Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Hyak Motorsports are joining forces with Hulk Hogan for the race weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
According to a press release, Hogan's Real American Beer will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro this weekend. The Cup Series car will feature a special Real American Beer scheme, complete with the tagline, "Get some, brother."
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"Real American Beer belongs at the track, brother," said Hogan, co-founder of Real American Beer, in a statement. "NASCAR and Real American Beer -- two real American institutions built on grit, passion, and community.
"This weekend, we're rolling into Las Vegas Motor Speedway with No. 47 ready to run wild. Ricky knows what it means to push it to the limit, and there's no better place for RAB than Las Vegas."
The partnership does not solely feature Hogan. Jimmy Hart, "The Mouth of the South," will also make an appearance at the track this weekend. Hart was a longtime manager in WWF, TNA, and WWE, and he spent decades working with Hogan.
Everywhere Hart went, he brought along his signature megaphone. This trend will continue at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as he aims to hype up Stenhouse and the No. 47 team for a pivotal race at the intermediate track.
This partnership with Hyak Motorsports is not the first time Hogan has crossed paths with NASCAR. He was previously the grand marshal for the Truck Series race at Daytona that opened the 2004 season. Carl Edwards won the race after leading 28 laps.
Hogan also served as the grand marshal for the 2006 Dover 400 Cup Series race. His daughter, Brooke, performed the national anthem. Jeff Burton won the race after leading six laps.
The longtime professional wrestler will now join Stenhouse as the NASCAR driver makes his 20th career Cup start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stenhouse has one top-five finish and two top-10s at the intermediate track, but the team put in extensive work over the offseason to make progress.
"This weekend's race at Las Vegas is the first true test of the season for intermediates," Stenhouse said. "Our road course stuff needs some work still, but I feel like we made our short track program better last weekend. We didn't have the speed (at Phoenix) that we should've, but that damage early in the race didn't help our case.
"This is one of the last tests to start the season when it comes to the different types of tracks, so I'm interested to see how we stack up at Las Vegas. I'm pumped up for this weekend to see if a lot of the stuff we worked on in the offseason will help. I'm looking forward to getting them on track to see if they pay off."