Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is set to honour the wrestling icon, Hulk Hogan. His car will feature colours of Hogan’s wrestling persona and honour his relationship with stock car racing.NASCAR driver Stenhouse Jr. will race in honour of the late Hogan, WWE megastar, at the event in Watkins Glen, New York. He will offer his tribute by decorating the racing car with a special design of HULKMANIA Forever with a red, white and blue colour scheme signifying the Hogan beer product, Real American Beer. A sticker of Hogan in the act of tearing his shirt will be prominently displayed on the car, giving it the all-important "Hulkamania" image.Hogan recently passed away as a result of cardiac arrest on July 24th. Stenhouse Jr., of Hyak Motorsports, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet, is using this occasion to honour the legacy and relation of Hogan to racing.Wrestlezone reported the news on X, summing up the tribute:"NASCAR Driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Set To Honor Hulk Hogan At Upcoming Race"Hulk Hogan, born Terry Eugene Bollea on August 11, 1953, was one of the most iconic and influential professional wrestlers in history. Known for his larger-than-life persona, distinctive blond mustache and charismatic presence, Hogan became the cornerstone of professional wrestling during the 1980s and beyond.Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is a racing driver who competes in NASCAR, and his most interesting characteristic is his aggressive driving and competitive races in the NASCAR Cup Series. He races in the No. 47 Chevrolet, and since 2025, he has been the driver of Hyak Motorsports. Stenhouse has accomplished four career Cup Series victories, with numerous top 10 results on occasion in the latest seasons.When Hulk Hogan hyped NASCAR amid partnership with Richard Petty's teamIn 1995, WWE legend Hulk Hogan made a notable foray into NASCAR by partnering with Richard Petty-owned Petty Enterprises in the Busch Series. As part of this partnership, Hogan sponsored driver Rodney Combs, who raced the #43 car featuring a red-and-yellow paint scheme emblazoned with Hogan's "Hulkster" branding. Despite Combs not winning any races that season, he managed three top-10 finishes, providing respectable results for the newly sponsored team. During a press conference, Hogan expressed his enthusiasm by stating (via SpadeRacing):"I been scouting all the drivers for some time now, brother, and Rodney Combs, he’s got the training, the prayers, the vitamins, to run wild all over NASCAR, jack! NASCAR is the biggest racing series in America, and now with The Hulkster and all his Hulkamaniacs on board, brother, NASCAR's gonna be the biggest racing series in the WORLD, brother!“We’re talking main-event races, t-shirts, diecast cars, movies, heck—we might even try to get Rockin’ Rodney Combs in the ring, brother!”Hogan’s involvement was driven by a strategic partnership between Petty Enterprises and Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling (WCW).