Ford Motor Co. plans to set a new speed record next week at Daytona International Speedway using a 3.5-liter six-cylinder engine that is similar to EcoBoost power plants found under the hoods of some of its street vehicles.
The planned Oct. 9 record attempt is part of a broad program at Ford to promote its turbocharged EcoBoost engines, which the car maker touts as delivering the unusual combination of relatively high horsepower and good fuel economy.
The company said its Ford Racing motorsport unit, Continental Tire and race team Michael Shank Racing prepared a special prototype race car designed to surpass the fastest average speed of 210.364 miles an hour set in 1987 by Nascar champion Bill Elliott.
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The Wall Street Journal