Israeli stock-car racer gets NASCAR shot, with support for hostages on hood

Israeli stock-car racer gets NASCAR shot, with support for hostages on hood

When Israel’s premier stock car racer gets behind the wheel at a NASCAR competition tomorrow — July 6 —  his car’s hood will display homage to the Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

A four-time EuroNASCAR champion, Alon Day plans to compete as part of the Alpha Prime Racing team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Chicago Street Race.

The Ashdod native will drive car number 45, a Chevy Camaro sponsored in part by the Chicago-based Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) and Setna iO, located in the Windy City suburbs.

The car’s paint scheme, which Day recently released, features a blue-and-white wrap, with the word chai written in Hebrew on the hood.

A “show car,” which Day will use for marketing and display purposes at promotional press conferences this week in Chicago, features an alternate hood design, with an Israeli flag inlaid in a Star of David and the phrase “Bring them home” underneath.

NASCAR does not allow religious symbols on hoods, which is why Day’s car on race day will have the chai rather than the Star of David.

Day, 32, has captured four championships in NASCAR’s Whelen Euro Series, in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022.

He is the first Israeli driver to compete in an IndyCar-sanctioned series and the first Israeli to compete in one of NASCAR’s top three touring series.

JNS

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