There is an old adage in the car business that goes "win on Sunday, sell on Monday," but "race on Saturday and Sunday, sell on Monday" better applies to Chevrolet's latest sports car.

Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports have entered a modified version of the NASCAR Cup Series Camaro in this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans as an exhibition of the series' technology.

The Camaro will run alone in a special Innovative Car class the race organizers offer to showcase new ideas under the guise of Garage 56, the name inspired by the race's traditional 55 car entry limit, which is no longer fixed.

Seven-time NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson will team up with 2009 F1 Champion Jenson Button and 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller to drive the car twice around the clock.

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The car is based on the seventh generation Cup Series Camaro that launched last year, which is the first with an independent rear suspension that makes it more suitable for road course racing.

The changes made for the endurance race include a 500-pound weight reduction, a larger fuel tank and the switch from a stick shift to paddle shifters for its five-speed sequential transaxle.

Its body has also been significantly updated with a new aerodynamic design optimized for the 8.5-mile long Circuit de la Sarthe, with prominent dive planes sprouting from its front corners, while fade-resistant carbon brake rotors bring it down from speed.

In pre-qualifying testing, the V8-powered car ws turning laps a few seconds quicker than the lighter, but less powerful GTE sports cars, but far behind the prototype classes.

It is already a winner, however, as it has been met with long lines of fans at the track hoping to get a look at it and absolutely blowing up on social media.

Now, Chevrolet is ready to capitalize on that with a special edition production Camaro ZL1 inspired by the Garage 56 car.

The ZL1 Garage 56 Edition is painted Riptide Blue and features a graphics package inspired by the race car's design, including a stylized American flag on the hood bulge and roof.

Dive planes have also been added to the front corners and a tall NASCAR-style wicker bill on the rear spoiler.

Garage 56 and Hendrick Motorsports logos are affixed to the exterior and additional Garage 56 badges can be found inside.

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Buyers can also spec their cars with a NASCAR windshield header decal, white Goodyear front wheel arch decals and door decals displaying 24 to make it look even more like the race car.

The ZL1's stock 650 horsepower supercharged V8 and other mechanicals remain unchanged.

Just 56 of the ZL1 Garage 56 Edition cars will be offered later this year at a yet to be announced price, but the recently unveiled Camaro ZL1 Collector's Edition, which commemorates the end of the model's production next January, starts at $88,690. 

Pope Francis is recovering after a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, problems that developed following previous surgeries.

"The night went well," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement early Thursday, adding further updates would be released later.

Francis, 86, underwent a three-hour operation in a Rome hospital on Wednesday, June 7 to repair a hernia, which doctors said was successful enough that he should have no limitations on his travels and other activities after he recovers.

In July 2021 he had part of his colon removed in an operation aimed at addressing a painful bowel condition called diverticulitis. He said earlier this year that the condition had returned and was affecting his weight.

On Tuesday, the Roman Catholic leader went for a check-up at the hospital and was admitted Wednesday following his general audience.

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Dr. Sergio Alfieri, director of abdominal and endocrine sciences at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, said in a press conference that the Pope woke up in good spirits, and was even joking after.

"When will we do the third one?" Alfieri said, quoting the Pope.

The surgeon had previously removed part of Francis’ colon in 2021. 

During the operation, doctors removed adhesions, or internal scarring, on the intestine that had caused a partial blockage. Alfieri revealed that in addition to the 2021 colon surgery, Francis had undergone previous abdominal surgeries sometime before 2013 in Argentina, which had also caused scarring.

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After that surgery in 2021, the Argentine pope lamented that he hadn’t responded well to the general anesthetic. That reaction in part explained his refusal to have surgery to repair strained knee ligaments that have forced him to use a wheelchair and walker for over a year.

However, Alfieri said Francis had no clinically adverse reactions to the anesthesia in 2021 or Wednesday.

"Clearly no one likes to be operated on and put to sleep because the moment we’re put under, we lose consciousness," he said. "But there was no physiological problem two years ago or today."

Alfieri cautioned that while strong, the pope was elderly and recently had bronchitis so "we will take all necessary precautions" regarding the timing of the hospital stay. 

The Vatican said all the pope's private and general audiences had been canceled until June 18 as a precautionary measure. 

The pope has a busy summer schedule in the coming months with two trips to Portugal and to Mongolia. He is expected to attend the World Youth Day and visit the Shrine of Fatima in Aug. 2-6, and to Mongolia Aug. 31-Sept. 4, one of the more remote places he has traveled to.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.