Category: ARCA

Bacterial Defense Company to Adorn No. 46 at Bristol Motor Speedway

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (September 13, 2021)—David Gilliland Racing (DGR) announced today that BAC-D® will serve as the primary partner of Thad Moffitt’s No. 46 Ford Fusion for the Bush’s Beans 200 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway when the ARCA Menards Series tackles the iconic half-mile track on September 16.

The BAC-D® brand of sanitizers is owned by AEC Consumer Products headquartered in Fayetteville, North Carolina. AEC is an innovator, marketer and national distributor of branded consumer products. With the mission of creating products that enhance quality of life while contributing to a healthier future, BAC-D® Sanitizers including Original, Alcohol and Animal are a convenient and gentle way to kill 99.99% of illness-causing germs and bacteria.

“AEC is proud to partner with DGR and the Petty Family to sponsor Thad Moffitt,” Richard Guy, Founder and CEO, said. “It is an honor to align ourselves with family-oriented people who share the same values and are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of others.”

“I’m excited to head to Bristol Motor Speedway with Bac-D® Hand Sanitizer as our primary partner. They are leading the charge in the hand-sanitizer sector by offering a quality, American made product that is 99.99% effective in killing germs and bacteria,” Moffitt said. “A sense of safety is always reassuring on and off the track. I am grateful for the opportunity to represent their brand and I look forward to building our partnership.”

Moffitt has competed in 15 ARCA Menards Series races for DGR in 2021. The Trinity, North Carolina-native has five top-five and 12 top-10 finishes with a best finish of third twice – Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway in March and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington in June.

The Bush’s Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway will be televised live on FS1 and streamed on the Fox Sports Go app at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 16.

About AEC Consumer Products

AEC Consumer Products was founded by Richard Guy, creator of Blue Emu® and is based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As a privately-owned company, AEC Consumer Products controls all aspects of production including the supply of all raw materials as well the flow of all manufacturing. That allows us to continuously formulate, manufacture and distribute quality products nationwide to both retail and commercial facilities. We are proud to supply accounts such as Petty Motorsports as well as SeaWorld, Smithfield Foods, Texas Roadhouse, and many more. And through the support of these partners, we have the privilege of being able to support the US Military and First Responders. For more information, visit www.aecconsumerproducts.com or www.bac-d.com.

About David Gilliland Racing

David Gilliland Racing (DGR) is a race team owned by NASCAR veteran David Gilliland and businessman Johnny Gray. The team specializes in driver development, competing full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, multiple ARCA Menards Series divisions and CARS Tour with factory support from Ford Performance. In its first four years of operation, DGR has achieved success in each series tallying up multiple wins and championships. The team operates out of three buildings totaling 60,000 square feet in Mooresville, N.C.

Saturday, September 11
Track: Portland International Raceway, 12-turn, 1.967 mile road course
Race: 6 of 9
Event: Portland 112 (57 laps, 112 miles)

Taylor Gray, No. 17 Ripper Coffee Fusion
Start: 3rd
Finish: 1st

• Taylor Gray qualified third for his first ARCA event at Portland International Raceway.
• By lap 10, Gray was in the second position in his Ripper Coffee Ford Fusion. He took the lead on lap 18 and held onto it through the break on lap 30.
• The young driver pitted for service during the break for adjustments to help him with front grip.
• Gray restarted from the first position on lap 33. Shortly after the restart, Gray spun after contact with a competitor and was unable to get the car to re-fire which caused a caution and sent him one lap down.
• After restarting 16th, one lap down, Gray was able to get back on the lead lap on lap 43 after another caution came out and he was the beneficiary of the free pass.
• Once Gray was back on the lead lap, he worked quickly to move his way up through the field.
• On lap 52, the caution was once again displayed and Gray was fifth. The lengthy caution set up a green-white finish. Gray got a great restart from fifth, went three-wide and took the lead which resulted in his first win this season.
• The 16-year-old earned the victory in his first start at Portland International Raceway and his first this season.

Next event: Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 23 at 10 p.m. ET.

Saturday, September 11
Track: Portland International Raceway, 12-turn, 1.967 mile road course
Race: 6 of 9
Event: Portland 112 (57 laps, 112 miles)

Schedule

Friday, September 10
Practice: 5:00 p.m. ET
Final Practice: 6:50 p.m. ET

Saturday, September 11
Qualifying: 1:30 p.m. ET
Race: 8:00 p.m. ET (TrackPass)

Taylor Gray, No. 17 Ford Performance Fusion

• Taylor Gray will make his first ever appearance at Portland International Raceway on Saturday night.
• Last time out at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds with the ARCA Menards Series, the Ford driver started seventh and finished fifth on a rough dirt surface.
• Through six career ARCA West races, Gray has one win, three top-fives and five top-10s with an average finish of 5.8.
• The 16 year old has four career starts on road courses between ARCA and ARCA West with two top-fives and three top-10s.

Sunday, September 5
Track: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, 1-mile dirt oval
Race: 17 of 20
Event: Southern Illinois 100 (100 laps, 100 miles)

Taylor Gray, No. 46 Ford Fusion

Start: 7th
Finish: 5th

• Gray qualified seventh for the 100-lap event at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. An early caution on lap 16 saw the No. 46 up to the sixth position. The team chose to pit for trackbar adjustments and rejoin the field in eighth.
• On lap 23, Gray couldn’t avoid a spinning car in turn two and sustained damage to the nose of the car. He came down pit road to pull out sheet metal and restarted in eighth.
• At the first competition caution on lap 35, the Ford driver had made his way up to the fourth position. Crew chief Chad Johnston called him to pit road for tires, fuel and multiple adjustments to try and free up the car.
• The No. 46 Fusion held steady in fourth for nearly the entire length of the second stage and was running there when the second competition caution came out on lap 70. The team pitted again for tires, fuel and adjustments to aid the tight handling racecar.
• The race resumed with 23 laps to go. Gray held fourth until four laps remaining in the race. While running fifth, he spun in turn 3 coming to the white flag. The caution set up a one-lap dash to the finish and he ultimately finished in fifth.

Next event: Bush’s Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee on September 16 at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Young’s Motorsports | ARCA Menards Series
The Milwaukee Mile | Sprecher 150

Fast Facts
No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Team:
Driver: Connor Mosack
Primary Partner(s): Nic Tailor Custom Fit Underwear
Manufacturer: Chevrolet SS
Crew Chief: Eddie Troconis
2021 Owner Points Position: 21st
Chassis Intel: YMS Chassis No. 97
Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

So Glad To Have You Back: This weekend, the ARCA Menards Series returns to the famed Milwaukee Mile for the first time since the 2007 season. In their 14-year hiatus, only one driver (Brad Smith) and four ARCA Menards Series teams have prior experience at the one-mile oval.

Sunday’s Sprecher 150 will be ARCA’s sixth-race overall in West Allis, Wisconsin since 1982.

The 150-lap race is also a combined ARCA Menards Series premier, ARCA Menards Series East and Sioux Chief Showdown event.

Welcome Back: For the third time this season, Young’s Motorsports welcomes Connor Mosack aboard their No. 02 Chevrolet SS.

Mosack returns to the team on the heels of an impressive performance last weekend at Michigan International Speedway. While the finish wasn’t what the Young’s Motorsports team had hoped, their on-track effort has everyone upbeat ahead of the penultimate ARCA Menards Series East race of the season.

In May, Mosack made his ARCA debut with the team at Dover’s Monster Mile. Starting 14th, he utilized the 125-lap race to move forward in his stock car debut to take seventh at the checkered flag.

The effort led by veteran crew chief Eddie Troconis was not only a top-10 for Mosack but also a top-10 for the Tyler Young-led team in their ARCA East Series debut.

Meet Connor: Connor Mosack, 22, will drive the No. 02 Nic Taylor Custom Fit Underwear Chevrolet SS in Sunday afternoon’s Sprecher 150.

A veteran of Motorsports, Mosack is a recent graduate of High Point University where he was on a presidential scholarship and earned a degree in business entrepreneurship.

Behind the scenes, Mosack is also a leader in his community. He organized a fundraiser for ContainIt, a student-led initiative that takes used shipping containers and turns them into transitional housing units. In its first year with Covenant Day School, it raised over $50,000.

He is also involved with the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation supporting kids with pediatric cancer.

Mosack’s Racing Career At A Glance: Mosack’s racing career began in 2017 in the INEX U.S. Legend Car ranks. Entering his first full season in 2018, the young driver needed just four races to earn his first victory, taking the fourth of five events in the 2018 Winter Nationals at Citrus County (Fla.) Speedway.

Racing in the Semi-Pro and Open Divisions, Mosack competed at Concord (N.C.) Speedway, the Summer Shootout Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway among other events. In 42 starts, Mosack earned 20 victories, 34 top-five and 37 top-10 finishes. Among those was a sweep of the National events at Las Vegas, including the Road Course World Finals and Asphalt Nationals.

In 2019, Mosack joined JR Motorsports to compete in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour Series and competed for the championship in 2020. In 10 starts, he earned three top-five, eight top-10s and finished sixth in the championship standings. With an average finish of 8.5, Mosack also earned Rookie of the Year Honors.

This season in addition to ARCA and Late Models, Mosack has competed in the Trans Am Racing Series by Pirelli where he has scored four podium finishes.

He is also a veteran of the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway.

On The Car: For Mosack’s third career ARCA Menards Series race, Nic Tailor Custom Fit Underwear will serve as the primary partner of the No. 02 Chevrolet SS.

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Calling The Shots: Guiding Mosack as crew chief of the No. 02 Nic Taylor Custom Fit Underwear Chevrolet is returning crew chief Eddie Troconis.

Troconis is a two-time winning crew chief in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and joined Young’s Motorsports at the beginning of the season after tenures at ThorSport Racing, AM Racing and Sam Hunt Racing (Xfinity Series) respectively.

He has 138 races as crew chief in Trucks, including last Friday night’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. In those races, he has two wins, 23 top-five and 46 top-10 finishes to his resume.

The Milwaukee Mile will mark his second race as crew chief in the developmental NASCAR-owned ARCA Menards Series East.

Michigan International Speedway | Henry Ford Health System 200 Race Recap: In the most recent ARCA Menards Series race at Michigan International Speedway, Connor Mosack made his premier ARCA Menards Series start.

After practicing fourth quickest overall in his No. 02 Nic Tailor Custom Fit Underwear Chevrolet, Mosack started 17th based on car owner points.

Once the green flag flew, Mosack entered the top-10 in one lap and maneuvered inside the top-five before fuel pump issues sent the team to the garage and ultimately a disappointing 16th place finish.

Young’s Motorsports 2021 ARCA Season: A staple in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports expanded their team to include ARCA this season and has competed in five premier events entering Michigan.

Kicking off the year with the season-opener at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, the team’s season highlights include back-to-back 12th place finishes at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and Kansas Speedway with female driver Toni Breidinger at the wheel.

Most recently, Young’s Motorsports took on the high-speed Michigan International Speedway for the Henry Ford Health System 200, where Mosack started 17th but finished 16th after encountering a mechanical failure.

Additionally, the team made their ARCA Menards Series East debut in May with Mosack at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, earning a seventh-place finish after starting 14th for the team’s best finish in an ARCA sanctioned series.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Connor Mosack, please visit, connormosackracing.com like him on Facebook (Connor Mosack Racing) and follow him on Instagram (@connormosack) and Twitter (@connormosack).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports) and follow on Instagram (youngsmotorsports) and Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Connor Mosack Pre-Race Quotes:

On The Milwaukee Mile: “I think we can have a strong run this weekend at Milwaukee. This will be my first ARCA race where we can really focus on our speed instead of me learning how to race on a big oval.

“We’ve been fast at Dover and Michigan, and we were really there to just run all the laps and get some experience. Milwaukee should race much more like what I’m used to, and I think that will really serve us well.”

On Goals For The Sprecher 150 At The Milwaukee Mile: “I think a realistic goal for us would be to run in the top-five. So far, the hardest thing for me has been adjusting to much bigger tracks and learning how to race around other cars in the dirty air – but I don’t think I will have to deal with that on Sunday at the Milwaukee Mile.

“If we can get ourselves in the top-five, that would be an incredible rebound for Young’s Motorsports and everyone who supports this No. 02 Nic Tailor Custom Fit Underwear team.”

On Michigan International Speedway: Of course, the way our day ended at Michigan was disappointing, but we had a really fast car, and I was happy with the speed we had.

“It’s hard to get to upset about things that are out of your control, and I think we showed if we get some luck to go our way, we can have a solid finish.

“I would have liked more laps to get some more experience on a place like Michigan, but I still feel like I was able to learn a lot in the short time we had on the track.”

Race Information:

The Sprecher 150 (150 laps | 150 miles) is the seventh of eight races on the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East schedule. Practice begins Sun., Aug. 29 with a forty-five-minute practice session from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. A timed General Tire pole qualifying session is set for a short time later at 11:30 a.m. The race is set to take the green flag shortly after 2:00 p.m. The event will be televised live on MAVTV and NBC Sports Gold Pass. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the day’s festivities. All times are local (CT).

The Sprecher 150 (150 laps | 150 miles) is the 16th of 20 races on the 2021 ARCA Menards Series schedule. Practice begins Sun., Aug. 29 with a forty-five-minute practice session from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. A timed General Tire pole qualifying session is set for a short time later at 11:30 a.m. The race is set to take the green flag shortly after 2:00 p.m. The event will be televised live on MAVTV and NBC Sports Gold Pass. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the day’s festivities. All times are local (CT).

Daniel Dye, No. 21 GMS Racing, Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet
Milwaukee Mile Stats

- Daniel Dye has no prior starts at the flat one-mile oval.

2021 ARCA Menards Series Stats

• Starts: 4, Best start: 1, Best finish: 1, Avg finish: 5.8

Career ARCA Stats

Notes:

• Daniel Dye will make his fifth career ARCA Menards Series national tour start on Sunday at the Milwaukee Mile, on the Wisconsin State Fair Park property.
• Sunday’s Sprecher 150 will be Dye’s first career start at the flat one-mile oval and his sixth event in the GMS Racing No. 21 Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet. Daniel will finish 2021 with races at Milwaukee, Bristol, and Phoenix for GMS Racing.
• The Milwaukee Mile is the oldest continuously operating speedway in the world. With the exception of the years the U.S. was involved in World War II, the Milwaukee Mile has hosted at least one auto race every year since 1903.
• Dye attends Father Lopez Catholic High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, maintaining a 3.9 GPA in his senior year.
• Solar-Fit will be the entitlement sponsor of the No. 21 GMS Chevrolet at Milwaukee, along with Heise LED, ClementeCar.com, and Race to Stop Suicide.
• The 150-lap, 150-mile ARCA Menards Series race will air live on MAVTV and NBC Sports Gold TrackPass, beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Quote:

“It will be fun getting back in the GMS Racing Chevrolet Sunday in Milwaukee after a few weeks off. I know it’s been a while since Chad Bryant (crew chief) has been there, but he and the GMS guys always bring great equipment to the track, and I’m confident we’ll be dialed in. I haven’t raced at a track like Milwaukee in an ARCA car, so there will definitely be a learning curve, but hopefully, we’ll get it figured out quickly like some of our other races this season and be in contention up front when it counts on Sunday afternoon.”

ABOUT GMS RACING

GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with drivers Sheldon Creed, Zane Smith, Tyler Ankrum, Chase Purdy, and Jack Wood. The team also competes in the ARCA Menards Series with Daniel Dye. Since the team began in 2014, GMS Racing won the 2016 and 2020 Camping World Trucks Championship, the 2015 ARCA Racing Series championship as well as the 2019 & 2020 ARCA East championship and 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown Championship. GMS has grown to occupy several buildings located in Statesville, N.C. The campus also includes operations for GMS Fabrication. More information can be found at https://www.gmsracing.net/

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WEST ALLIS, Wisc.: Set to compete four hours or 250 miles from his hometown of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, teenager Parker Retzlaff returns to the ARCA Menards Series East scene eyeing his first career victory in Sunday afternoon’s Sprecher 150 at the famed Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile.

Circumstances out of Retzlaff’s controls sidelined him in the series’ most recent race at Iowa Speedway last month, but rejuvenated and ready to the No. 42 Paul Senft & Sons Trenching Toyota for Cook Racing Technologies for battle, Retzlaff is hoping to pick up right where he left off at Southern National Motorsports Park (SNMP) in June.

Starting a career-best third in the Southern National 200, Retzlaff maintained pace throughout the 200-lap and finished third earning his first career ARCA Menards Series East top-five finish in 11 career starts.

“I’m stoked about getting back in the No. 42 Paul Senft & Sons Trenching | Ponsse Toyota this weekend at the Milwaukee Mile,” added Retzlaff. “Having to sit out Iowa was probably the hardest thing in my career so far, but I realize that there is going to be some challenges and bump along the way and I’m focused on getting back behind the wheel and continuing our pace from Southern National.”

While the ARCA Menards Series hasn’t visited the famed one-mile oval in 14 years, Retzlaff is hoping for the decade and a half sabbatical will put the field on a level playing field for Sunday’s 150-lap race.

“Even though most of the field doesn’t have experience at the Milwaukee Mile, I think it is going to be a very competitive race where there is going to be little to no room for error. I’m taking all the steps I can to prepare myself for the race on Sunday.

“I know Bruce (Cook, owner) and my crew chief Amber (Slagle) are bringing me a fast and competitive car and hopefully it will lead us to Victory Lane. That would certainly put an exclamation point on everything that we’ve had to encounter in 2021.”

An accomplished iRacer, Retzlaff has turned to the popular motorsports simulation program to turn thousands of laps at the one-mile oval not only in private testing but actual race simulations to aid him ahead of his 12th career ARCA Menards Series East start.

“I am really hoping that the hours that I have spent on iRacing at the Milwaukee Mile will help on Sunday,” added Retzlaff. “iRacing without a doubt has made me a better race car driver and I’m hoping that my weeks of preparation will help ease the real-life transition on Sunday.”

Franksville, Wisc. based Paul Senft & Sons Trenching will serve as the co-primary partner of Retzlaff’s No. 42 Ponsse Toyota.

Absolute Realtors, Eco-Tracks, Global Fabrication Inc., GrilleAdz, Iron Horse Loggers, Klinner Insurance, MMI and Sunwest Construction and Zamp Racing Products will all join as associate partners for the 150-lap race on Aug. 29.

“I feel very fortunate to be able to have a stack of companies that believe in me and our Cook Racing Technologies team,” added Retzlaff. “We earned them some time in the spotlight this season, it’s important to keep that going this weekend at the Milwaukee Mile.”

Despite missing the most recent ARCA Menards Series East race at Iowa Speedway, Retzlaff secures seventh in the championship standings, 36 points from fifth with two ARCA Menards Series East races remaining.

Sunday’s Sprecher 150 will be ARCA’s sixth-race overall in West Allis, Wisconsin since 1982. The 150-mile race is also a combined ARCA Menards Series premier, ARCA Menards Series East and Sioux Chief Showdown event.

Outside of the cockpit, Retzlaff is an accomplished racer with 1,262 poles, 1,605 wins, 3,155 top-five and more than 67,000 laps led.

For more on Parker Retzlaff, please visit parkerretzlaff.com, like him on Facebook (Parker Retzlaff Racing), Instagram (@parkerRetzlaff) and follow him on Twitter (@Parker79p).

The Sprecher 150 (150 laps | 150 miles) is the seventh of eight races on the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East schedule. Practice begins Sun., Aug. 29 with a forty-five-minute practice session from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. A timed General Tire pole qualifying session is set for a short time later at 11:30 a.m. The race is set to take the green flag shortly after 2:00 p.m. The event will be televised live on MAVTV and NBC Sports Gold Pass. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the day’s festivities. All times are local (CT).

The Sprecher 150 (150 laps | 150 miles) is the 16th of 20 races on the 2021 ARCA Menards Series schedule. Practice begins Sun., Aug. 29 with a forty-five-minute practice session from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. A timed General Tire pole qualifying session is set for a short time later at 11:30 a.m. The race is set to take the green flag shortly after 2:00 p.m. The event will be televised live on MAVTV and NBC Sports Gold Pass. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the day’s festivities. All times are local (CT).

WEST ALLIS, Wisc.: Max Gutiérrez’s rookie ARCA Menards Series East season is approaching the finish line, but with two races remaining in the 2021 season, Rette Jones Racing (RJR) is determined to put the freshman driver back in Victory Lane in Sunday afternoon’s Sprecher 150 at the famed Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile.

In the series’ most recent race at Iowa Speedway, Gutiérrez and his Mark Rette-led team had a solid showing at the 0.875-mile oval, but a tight field and close competition left Gutiérrez with a 12th place finish in the ARCA combined event and definitely more to be desired.

Luckily this weekend at the iconic Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile, most of the ARCA field will be on the same page.

The series returns to the short track after a 14-year hiatus with only one driver entered in the next-to-last ARCA Menards Series East race of the season with previous experience at the track.

Gutiérrez hopes the lack of inexperience for his competitors will put the field on a level playing field.

“I’m excited about getting back in an ARCA car with these Rette Jones Racing guys,” said Gutiérrez. “It’s hard to believe that the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East season is almost over with, but we still have time to get ourselves another win and make our presence known not only on Sunday but next month at Bristol too.”

Not exactly thrilled with his most recent performance at Iowa Speedway, Gutiérrez has hunkered down and focused on trying to better prepare himself for the 150 laps that await him on Aug. 29.

“I take every race seriously, but Milwaukee is an opportunity for our Rette Jones Racing team,” added Gutiérrez. “While there have been some teams and just one driver that has prior experience at The Milwaukee Mile – I’ve been doing what I can looking at photos, watching old races and just doing everything I can to make sure that when the track opens for practice, we can take advantage of the time allotted.

“The track is going to be green for a lot of us, so we just have to focus on making sure we get our No. 30 TOUGHBUILT Ford Fusion dialed in during practice and then make the right adjustments for qualifying and the race that keep us in the hunt.”

With two races remaining in 2021, Gutiérrez remains mathematically in the fight for the championship sitting fourth in the series standings, 30 points behind leader Sammy Smith and 11 markers behind current runner-up Mason Diaz.

The 18-year-old Gutiérrez knows his Rette Jones Racing team will have to be nearly flawless over the next four weeks and contend wins and top-five finishes.

“We’re not out of the championship battle yet and we will do everything we can to remain in that hunt,” he said. “These next two races aren’t going to be easy, but nothing is when it comes to auto racing, but if we can stay focused and out of trouble, hopefully, we’ll find ourselves exactly where we need to be when that checkered flag falls on the season.”

In addition to TOUGHBUILT. TekNekk and Jimmy Morales Escuderia TELMEX | TELCEL, BolsaDX.mx, Distributed Ledger Inc. (DLI), GoGig, Ford Performance, Goodridge Fluid Transfer Systems, Jones Group Demolition and Abatement and JRi Shocks join the Mooresville, N.C.-based team as partners this weekend.

Championship or not, Rette is happy with the efforts of his driver and team.

“We are going to Milwaukee this weekend with the same mentality that we’ve had all season long,” Rette sounded. “We’re here to win. But if for whatever reason we can’t, we will do what we can to bring home the best finish possible for all of our partners and everyone who supports Rette Jones Racing.

“Milwaukee is going to be tough. It’s another new track, but I think Max will adapt well. He has proven time and time again this season that he is a quick learner. Hopefully, the homework that he gave himself will pay off and we bring home our second win of the season.”

In eight career ARCA Menards Series East starts, Gutiérrez has one win, two top-five and five top-10 finishes and hoists a series’ average finish of 8.8 over two years.

RJR is co-owned by Canadian entrepreneur and former race car driver Terry Jones.

The Sprecher 150 (150 laps | 150 miles) is the seventh of eight races on the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East schedule. Practice begins Sun., Aug. 29 with a forty-five-minute practice session from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. A timed General Tire pole qualifying session is set for a short time later at 11:30 a.m. The race is set to take the green flag shortly after 2:00 p.m. The event will be televised live on MAVTV and NBC Sports Gold Pass. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the day’s festivities. All times are local (CT).

The Sprecher 150 (150 laps | 150 miles) is the 16th of 20 races on the 2021 ARCA Menards Series schedule. Practice begins Sun., Aug. 29 with a forty-five-minute practice session from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. A timed General Tire pole qualifying session is set for a short time later at 11:30 a.m. The race is set to take the green flag shortly after 2:00 p.m. The event will be televised live on MAVTV and NBC Sports Gold Pass. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the day’s festivities. All times are local (CT).

For more on Max Gutiérrez, please visit maxgutierrez.com, like him on Facebook (Max Gutierrez Racing) or follow him on Instagram (@maxgutierrezmx).

For more on Rette Jones Racing, please visit RetteJonesRacing.com, like them on Facebook (Rette Jones Racing) or follow them on Twitter (@RetteJones30).

About TOUGHBUILT Industries Inc.:

TOUGHBUILT is an advanced product design, manufacturer and distributor with emphasis on innovative products. Currently focused on tools and other accessories for the professional and do-it-yourself construction industries.

We market and distribute various home improvement and construction product lines for both the do-it-yourself and professional markets under the TOUGHBUILT brand name, within the global multibillion-dollar per year tool market industry. All of our products are designed by our in-house design team.

Since launching product sales in 2013, we have experienced significant annual sales growth.

Our current product line includes three major categories, with several additional categories in various stages of development, consisting of Soft Goods & Kneepads and Sawhorses & Work Products.

Our mission is to provide products to the building and home improvement communities that are innovative, of superior quality, derived in part from enlightened creativity for our end users while enhancing performance, improving well-being and building high brand loyalty.

Additional information about the company is available at: toughbuilt.com.

About Rette Jones Racing:

Headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina, Rette Jones Racing (RJR) was founded in 2015 with the intent of building a successful racing operation built around the fundamentals of hard work and a never give up attitude.

Owned by racers Terry Jones and Mark Rette, RJR plan to field a full-time entry in 2021 in the ARCA Menards Series East, while also hopeful to field vehicles in the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).

The winning ARCA East team also offers technical and setup intel as part of its technical alliance partnership program.

Sunday, August 29
Track: Milwaukee Mile, 1-mile oval
Race: 16 of 20
Event: Sprecher 150 (150 laps, 150 miles)

Schedule
Practice: 11:00 a.m. ET
Qualifying: 12:30 p.m. ET
Race: 3:00 p.m. ET (MAVTV)

Taylor Gray, No. 17 Ripper Coffee Ford Fusion

• Gray enters the Milwaukee Mile with seven starts in ARCA Menards Series (ARCA) competition so far this season.
• Last weekend, the Ripper Coffee driver competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois on Friday before joining the ARCA series at the Springfield Mile on Sunday where he finished third.
• This will be the first appearance at the historic one-mile oval for Gray and crew chief Chad Johnston.
• Gray has recorded a top-10 finish in all seven of his ARCA starts in 2021 with five of those finishes being inside the top-five. He sits ninth in the series point standings despite only competing in seven of the 15 completed races.

Thad Moffitt, No. 46 Dirteeze Ford Fusion

• Sunday afternoon will mark Moffitt’s 15th start of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season and 43rd of his career. He did not compete in the series’ last race at the Springfield Mile last Sunday afternoon.
• The 20 year old was involved in an incident on lap one last Friday evening at Michigan International Speedway that required him to pit for tires and damage repair and go three laps down. He ultimately finished in the eighth position, two laps down.
• Moffitt has five top-fives and 11 top-10s in his 14 starts this season. He remains third in the series standings with five races remaining.
• The No. 46 will be adorned with the vibrant purple Dirteeze paint scheme for the second time this season. It was previously on the car at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in June.

Joey Iest, No. 54 ASN/Basila Ranch Ford Fusion

• Joey Iest returns to the seat of the David Gilliland Racing No. 54 for his seventh start of the season as he continues his pursuit of the ARCA Menards Series East championship.
• The last time out in the DGR Fusion at Iowa Speedway on July 24th, Iest’s day ended early after 26 laps. He was credited with a 20th-place finish.
• Between the ARCA East and ARCA West series’, the California native has 11 starts with one win, seven top-fives and eight top-10s. He sits fifth in the East standings, 35 points out of first place and sixth in the West standings, 21 points out of first place.
• Iest will work with veteran ARCA crew chief Seth Smith for the Milwaukee Mile.
• Click here for Iest’s career statistics.