Young’s Motorsports | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway Dirt Track | Pinty’s Dirt Truck Race
Fast Facts

No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Kaz Grala

Primary Partner(s): Ruedebusch

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

Crew Chief: Steven Dawson

2022 Driver Points Position: 34th

2022 Owner Points Position: 18th

Chassis Intel: YMS Chassis No. 101

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Welcome Back: This weekend at the Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway Dirt Track, Young’s Motorsports welcomes Kaz Grala back as the driver of the No. 02 Ruedebusch Chevrolet Silverado RST who returns to the organization for the third time during the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

The former Truck Series winner has competed for Young’s Motorsports at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway and Circuit of the Americas (COTA) respectively.

Sponsor Intel: Ruedebusch Development & Construction Inc. will serve as the primary marketing partner on Grala’s No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for his 37th Truck Series start.

Ruedebusch Development & Construction Inc. is a highly qualified, vertically integrated full service commercial construction, and real estate development company located in Madison, Wisconsin which offers: Commercial Real Estate Development Design Build Construction Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Economic Development, Commercial Real Estate and Facility Consulting.

The Lowdown: Last month, Young’s Motorsports confirmed that Grala who will race in all three of NASCAR’s national divisions throughout the 2022 season will pilot the No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado RST for 11 races throughout the season including Saturday night’s race at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track.

In addition to Las Vegas, COTA and Bristol, Grala will also compete at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway (Ill.), Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway, Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Richmond (Va.) Raceway, Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.

Kaz Grala Truck Series Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track Stats: Saturday night’s Pinty’s Dirt Truck Race will mark Grala’s inaugural Truck Series start at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track.

While he doesn’t have any experience on the dirt at the 0.533-mile dirt track, he has two starts in Thunder Valley on the pavement in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

Kaz Grala Truck Series Dirt Track Stats: At NASCAR Camping World Truck Series tracks classified as a dirt track, Grala has made just one start throughout his career at the famed Eldora Speedway in Eldora Ohio in 2017.

Driving for GMS Racing, Grala started his No. 33 15-40 Connection Chevrolet Silverado third but was eliminated from the competition after a Lap 34 accident.

Martinsville (Va.) Speedway | United Rentals 200 Race Recap: Kaz Grala’s teammate Jesse Little piloted the No. 02 Skuttle Tight in a Thursday night thunder at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on April 7th.

Mother Nature soaked the 0.526-mile paperclip oval canceling practice and qualifying and setting the field by NASCAR metrics.

Little started the 200-lap 25th and comfortably moved inside the top-20 and appeared headed towards another top-15 finish before being tagged by another competitor late in the race sent Little into a spin.

With little time to recover, Little and the Young’s Motorsports team settled for a disappointing 27th place finish.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Grala as crew chief of the No. 02 Ruedebusch Chevrolet Silverado RST is crew chief Steven Dawson.

A long-time Young’s Motorsports employee, Dawson will serve as crew chief for just his seventh Truck Series race. The Pinty’s Dirt Truck Race will be his first race as crew chief at the 0.533-mile Dirt Track.

Dawson, 34, is a native of Concord, N.C.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Kaz Grala, please visit, kazgrala.com, like him on Facebook (Kaz Grala) and follow him on Twitter (@KazGrala).

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Kaz Grala Pre-Race Quote:

On Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt: “Even though I don’t know much about dirt, I’m so excited to get to Bristol this weekend. I have basically zero dirt experience, but I surprised myself and ran really well at Eldora the one time I raced it in 2017.

“Bristol looks a lot different so I’m sure I’ll have my work cut out for me, but no matter what I know it’s going to be a blast and we’re going to give it everything we’ve got. It sure would be a fun race to win. Our goal is clear!”

No. 12 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Spencer Boyd

Primary Partner(s): RimTyme | Scorpion Offroad Wheels

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

Crew Chief: Ryan “Pickle” London

2022 Driver Points Position: 22nd

2022 Owner Points Position: 27th

Chassis Intel: YMS Chassis No. 9

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Back To Somewhat Familiar Territory: Fan favorite Spencer Boyd returns to the popular Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway Dirt Track getting comfortable aboard his new Truck number and leadership eyeing his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of his career.

No. 125: This weekend at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track, Boyd will make his 125th career NASCAR start. Boyd has three starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, 50 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and will make his 72nd start in Trucks when the green flag waves Saturday night.

The highlight of his NASCAR career is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in October 2019 driving for Young’s Motorsports.

Anchor Partner: Last month, Spencer Boyd announced that RimTyme will serve as an anchor partner on his No. 12 Chevrolet Silverado for the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.

RimTyme will serve as the primary marketing for seven races this season while serving as an associate marketing partner for the remaining 16 races.

RimTyme Custom Wheels and Tires carries more custom rims than the traditional wheel shop. They have a large selection of name-brand custom wheels available in the latest styles, finishes, colors, and sizes.

In addition to a variety of wheel brands, RimTyme carries popular tire brands for everyday driving needs at affordable prices to fit any budget.

Welcome Aboard: This weekend at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track, Boyd and the Young’s Motorsports team welcome Scorpion Offroad Wheels as a co-primary partner for Saturday night’s duel in the dirt.

Scorpion Offroad Wheels are in stock and available at RimTyme stores nationwide.

Spencer Boyd Truck Series Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track Stats: Saturday night’s Pinty’s Dirt Truck Race will mark Boyd’s second start at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track.

Last March, Boyd started his No. 20 Eco Twist Chevrolet 31st and earned a lead-lap 25th place finish.

Spencer Boyd Truck Series Dirt Track Stats: At NASCAR Camping World Truck Series tracks classified as a dirt track, Boyd has just one start throughout his career at Bristol in 2021.

Entering this weekend’s race, Boyd aims to improve his 31st place average starting position and 25th place average finishing spot.

Martinsville (Va.) Speedway | United Rentals 200 Race Recap: In the most recent NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway, Boyd made his 71st career Truck Series start.

Mother Nature soaked the 0.526-mile paperclip oval canceling practice and qualifying and setting the field by NASCAR metrics.

Boyd started the 200-lap race 24th and comfortably moved toward the top-20 but shortly before the end of Stage 1, he began to experience fuel pick-up issues.

The mechanical gremlin sent Boyd and the No. 12 Young’s Motorsports team to the garage on a couple of different occasions, before eventually retiring from the event because of the electrical issue.

The team would be credited with a 33rd place finish and 119 of the 200 laps complete.

To The Point(s): Entering the Bristol Dirt, Boyd sits 22nd in the championship standings.

29 points separate Boyd from 15th in the championship standings currently held by Austin Wayne Self with 18 races remaining this season.

61 points separate Boyd from 10th in the championship standings occupied by Tyler Ankrum.

Young’s Motorsports’ No. 12 team secures 27th in the Truck Series owner standings.

Chasing That W: Boyd is eyeing his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory for himself and Young’s Motorsports.

In 2019 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Boyd pulled an upset during the Truck Series Playoffs by winning the Sugarland Shines 250 at the 2.66-mile superspeedway edging Todd Gilliland by 0.027 seconds.

Truck Series Rundown: In five years of Truck Series competition, Boyd has 71 career Truck Series starts with one win, two top-five and three top-10 finishes and a championship best of 17th in 2019 and carries an average finish of 22.6.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Boyd as crew chief of the No. 12 RimTyme Chevrolet Silverado RST is veteran crew chief Ryan “Pickle” London.

He will crew chief his 51st NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday night. In his previous 50 races, he has one win, two top-five and four top-10 finishes to his resume.

This weekend marks his second race as crew chief at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Spencer Boyd, please like him on Facebook (Spencer Boyd Racing) and follow him on Instagram (SpencerBoydpr) and Twitter (@SpencerBoyd).

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Spencer Boyd Pre-Race Quotes:

On Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt: “I am looking forward to getting dirty this weekend with our No. 12 RimTyme | Scorpion Offroad Wheels Chevrolet Silverado RST and building on my Bristol Dirt debut last March and contending for a strong finish on Saturday night.”

No. 20 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Austin Dillon

Primary Partner(s): K&L Ready Mix

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

Crew Chief: Andrew Abbott

2022 Driver Points Position: N/A

2022 Owner Points Position: 28th

Chassis Intel: YMS Chassis No. 1

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies
Notes of Interest:

Welcome Back Champ: This weekend at the Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway Dirt Track, Young’s Motorsports welcomes 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Austin Dillon as the driver of the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado RST.

Sponsor Intel: Dillon will pilot the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado RST with support from K&L Ready Mix.

K&L Ready Mix is a mid-level ready-mix concrete supplier in Northwest Ohio.

Founded in 1957, we began our journey hauling construction aggregates for several years until we felt we had enough knowledge of local aggregates, we joined the concrete industry.

Our six concrete plants were strategically placed so that we could overlap our coverage area, making it easier for more than any one plant to service the same area or increase plant production on large-scale jobs.

This allows us to batch concrete at multiple plants for the same job if necessary or focus our services to local customers out of multiple locations should it be required.

Our resources are mostly locally purchased, with multiple locations able to utilize the same materials in an effort to keep our products consistent from one mix to the next.

Austin Dillon Truck Series Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track Stats: Saturday night’s Pinty’s Dirt Truck Race will mark Dillon’s inaugural Truck Series start at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track.

While he doesn’t have dirt experience in Trucks, Dillon finished 21st in the inaugural Food City Cup Dirt Race at Bristol last March after starting ninth.

Austin Dillon Truck Series Dirt Track Stats: At NASCAR Camping World Truck Series tracks classified as a dirt track, Dillon has three starts at Eldora Speedway.

Dillon won the inaugural Mudsummer Classic in 2013 after starting 19th. He carries an average dirt finish of 5.7 at the Ohio dirt facility from 2013 to 2015 respectively.

Martinsville (Va.) Speedway | United Rentals 200 Race Recap: In the most recent NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway, rookie and modified standout Dillon Steuer made his Truck Series debut.

Mother Nature soaked the 0.526-mile paperclip oval canceling practice and qualifying and setting the field by NASCAR metrics.

Steuer started the 200-lap race 33rd and steadily made progress forward but was wiped out from the competition in Stage 3 after contact from another competitor relegating the No. 20 Young’s Motorsports team to a 32nd place finish.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Dillon as crew chief of the No. 20 K&L Ready Mix Chevrolet Silverado RST is veteran crew chief Andrew Abbott.

He will crew chief his 88th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Thursday night.

In his previous 87 races, he has one pole, two top-five and seven top-10 finishes
to his resume.

This weekend marks his inaugural race as crew chief at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Austin Dillon, please like him on Facebook (austindillon3) and follow him on Instagram (@austindillon3) and Twitter (@austindillon3).

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Austin Dillon Pre-Race Quote:

On Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt: “Bristol Dirt is a fun race for the mechanics, crew chiefs and engineers because it’s just an exciting way to race to bring everything back to your short track roots and have the chance to work on the cars during the breaks.

“Everyone is slinging stuff and trying to find some speed and exploring how to improve the car in ways that you wouldn’t normally get to go about it when you’re at a normal NASCAR race. I’m looking forward to running the NASCAR Truck Series race with Young’s Motorsports. it will be good to get a little bit more experience with the track and the transitions it takes.”

Race Information:

The Pinty’s Dirt Truck Race (150 laps | 75 miles) is the sixth of 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races on the 2022 schedule. Practice begins on Fri. April 15, 2022, from 3:05 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. A final practice has been etched from 5:35 p.m. – 6:25 p.m. Qualifying races will follow on race day, Sat., April 16, 2022, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The 36-truck field will take the green flag later that night shortly after 8:00 p.m. with live coverage on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (ET).

Cup Series regulars Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Austin Dillon and Harrison Burton also will compete in Camping World Truck Series race

BRISTOL, Tenn. (April 13, 2022) – There was a point last year when Zane Smith wasn’t sure where he would be racing in 2022 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. After joining forces with Front Row Motorsports, that question has clearly been answered, and it’s at the front of the pack.

Smith has rocketed out to an amazing start this season at the controls of the No. 38 truck for East Tennessee-based team owner Bob Jenkins. With two victories he is at the top of the points standings, contending for victories and having a blast. He is one of the contenders to win Saturday night’s Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt at the dirt-transformed Bristol Motor Speedway (8 p.m., FS1, MRN Radio/Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).

Smith, who took over the ride after Todd Gilliland graduated to the Cup Series, says he feels right at home with his new team. They’ve scored victories at Daytona and COTA, posted a top five in Atlanta and won Las Vegas but were ultimately disqualified following post-race inspection due to a lug-nut violation. They finished ninth this past weekend in Martinsville.

“[We’re] making sure we were going to hit the ground running as fast as we could, and we’ve hit the ground sprinting,” Smith told NASCAR.com recently. “I feel like that’s a product of starting [off the year] good at Daytona. Everyone wants to just be rolling at the end of Daytona and it’s like your year is good. When you win Daytona, the rest don’t come easy by no means, but winning is as contagious as losing is. I feel like the communication and confidence in the team, it’s a lot more fun.”

Now the team faces one of its toughest tests of the regular season with the challenging half-mile clay-covered high-banked bullring. The dirt-covered track features 19 degrees of banking at its highest point and a 50-foot wide racing surface. The race will be split into three stages, with a 40-lap first, 50-lap second and a 60-lap final stage. Earlier on Saturday afternoon there will be four 15-lap heat races in Bush’s Beans Qualifying to set the starting lineup. The heat races will be filled by random draw.

Last year Smith finished seventh in the 150-lap race that Cup Series regular Martin Truex Jr. rallied to win. Smith is looking for a better result this year with the move to scheduling the race under the lights.

“I know Bristol dirt last year in the very beginning was some of the most fun I’ve ever had in a truck and then at the very end I didn’t have quite that much fun, just from the seeing concept of things,” Smith said, “but I’ve heard they’re trying to work out those bugs and make it a good show for us. I feel like we’re all kind of in the same boat there and I love that.”

This year that boat is also going to include four talented Cup Series regulars and a USAC champion. Cup stars Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon, Joey Logano and Harrison Burton will pull double-duty during the weekend, while USAC champ Buddy Kofoid also will join the fray.

Elliott announced Tuesday that he will enter the race driving the red-hot No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, while Dillon will pilot the No. 20 Young’s Motorsports Chevy. Logano will be driving the No. 54 truck for David Gilliland Racing and Cup rookie Burton has been named the driver of the DGR No. 17 machine for the race. USAC Midget Series champ Kofoid will pilot the No. 51 for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

Logano won the Food City Dirt Race in the Cup Series last year and is looking to get as much seat time on the track as possible in an effort to defend his dirt title. Burton, who has ran in the Truck Series on dirt at Eldora in the past, also wants to get some extra lap time on the red Tennessee clay. Dillon won the first dirt Truck race at Eldora back in 2013 and has also won a dirt late model race at BMS last spring.

Meanwhile, Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion, who finished 10th in the Food City Dirt Race last year is looking forward to competing in the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt. The truck is the same one Elliott’s teammate William Byron drove to victory last weekend at Martinsville.

“Driving the No. 7 Chevy Silverado at Bristol this weekend is definitely something I’m looking forward to,” Elliott said. “These trucks always look like a lot of fun to race on dirt, and this team has had some great runs this year and put together a solid program in a short amount of time. I’m excited to see what we can do out there on Saturday night.”

California-native Kofoid, who many have called a dirt racing wunderkind, is excited to make his NASCAR debut in the truck that won the race last year.

“Getting the opportunity to race the best equipment in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a huge step in my career and I can’t thank Kyle Busch Motorsports, Mobil 1 and Toyota enough for giving me this chance,” Kofoid said. “To be making my Truck Series debut in such a unique event at an iconic venue like Bristol Motor Speedway is going to be really cool.”

Others to watch in the race include defending series champ Ben Rhodes, who finished second in the Bristol dirt last year, Bristol UNOH 200 winner Chandler Smith, the dirt racing couple of Stewart and Jessica Friesen, dirt aficionado Matt Crafton, former Cup regular Matt DiBenedetto, who drives the No. 25 for Rackley/WAR Racing, local standout Parker Kligerman, who drives the No. 75 truck for Abingdon, Va.-based Henderson Motorsports and fan-favorite Hailie Deegan, who pilots the No. 1 truck and cut her teeth racing on dirt tracks in Southern California.

The Food City Dirt Race weekend starts on Good Friday with Bush’s Beans Practice Day that will have both two 50-minute practice sessions for both Cup and Truck teams during the afternoon.

On Saturday, Bush’s Beans Qualifying will be held for both Cup and Truck competitors with each series participating in four blind-draw 15-lap qualifying heat races to set the fields for the main races. The Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt will follow with an 8 p.m. start (FS1, MRN Radio and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).

The green flag for the Food City Dirt Race is scheduled to drop at 7 p.m. (FOX, PRN Radio and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio) on Easter Sunday evening.

Fans will want to take advantage of so many fun activities taking place during the weekend. The BMS Fan Zone has plenty of action going on, highlighted by driver appearances, music, games and prizes at the Food City Fan Zone Stage. On Saturday night, country music artist Tim Dugger will perform during the post-race concert at the Food City Fan Zone Stage. On Sunday at 4 p.m., BMS will host a very special Easter Celebration in the Fan Midway, which will be headlined by Chris Tomlin, Max Lucado and former Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox.

For additional information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.bristolmotorspeedway.com. If you prefer to make your ticket purchases over the phone, you can also call the BMS Ticket Office at (866) 415-4158.

Buddy Kofoid: Driver, No. 51 Mobil 1 Toyota

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overview:
Event: Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt, Race 6 of 23, 150 Laps –40/50/60; 75 Miles
Location: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (half-mile dirt oval)
Date/Broadcast: Apr. 16, 2022, at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR 90

The Beat on Buddy the Dirt Driver::

Toyota Racing Development dirt standout Buddy Kofoid will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut behind the wheel of the No. 51 Tundra TRD Pro Saturday the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Mobil 1, the world’s leading synthetic motor oil, a long-time partner at KBM who also sponsors Kofoid’s Keith Kunz Motorsports midget entry, will serve as the primary sponsor on his Toyota for the Truck Series second annual visit to the dirt covered half-mile oval.

Kofoid claimed the 2021 USAC Midget National championship on the strength of six victories in that series, which included two triumphs on his way to earning the USAC Indiana Midget Week title. The budding star also scored nine feature victories in the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series, won the Trophy Cup Sprint Car Race at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. and won the first two nights of the Wild Wing Shootout at Arizona Speedway in San Tan Valley.

The 20-year-old California driver is off to a strong start to the 2022 dirt season. Kofoid outdueled Kyle Larson to win his qualifying night feature and went on to finish fourth in Saturday night’s A Feature in the Chili Bowl Nationals at the Tulsa (Okla.) Expo Center. He scored two victories across the first three events of the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget schedule, including Toyota’s 400th national dirt midget victory March 25 at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After four events in the USAC Midget National championship standings, the reigning champion sits second in the point standings. This past Saturday, he won the Weldon Sterner Memorial 410 Sprint Car feature at Lincoln (Pa.) Speedway.

In addition to his time on dirt, Kofoid has been gaining experience on pavement running over 10 late model events in the last year highlighted by a third-place finish in the Pro Late Model division at the All-American 400 at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tenn. last October. Kofoid returned to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway two weeks ago, where he finished sixth in the Pro Late Model opener at the track’s 2022 opening night.

Kofoid follows the path of other TRD dirt drivers who made their Truck Series debut for KBM. Christopher Bell finished fifth in his series debut at Iowa Speedway in June of 2019 and Logan Seavey finished eighth at Eldora Speedway in July of 2018.

Mardy Lindley returns to KBM for his second season atop the pit box of the No. 51 team. In addition to this year’s win with Corey Heim at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the No. 51 team produced three victories in Lindley’s first season as a crew chief at KBM, two with Busch and one with Martin Truex Jr. Before arriving at KBM, Lindley guided his drivers to 32 wins and four ARCA Menards Series East championships since 2013, including back-to-back titles with Sam Mayer the last two seasons. Additionally, he earned the ARCA Menards Series Sioux Chief Showdown championship with Mayer in 2020. Behind the wheel, the second-generation driver won 11 races on the Pro Cup Series from 2000 to 2006 and was crowned the series champion in 2001. Lindley has called the shots for Martin Truex Jr.’s dominant victory last year at the Bristol dirt race when he led 105 of 150 laps en route to his first career Truck Series triumph. Lindley also scored a top-10 result with Brian Brown at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway last July.

The No. 51 team currently sits fifth in the Owner’s Championship standings. After five events they are just 28 points behind the No. 99 team but are currently in the owner’s portion of the playoffs via Corey Heim’s win at Atlanta. After Heim got caught up in an accident and finished 32nd in the season opener at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, the No. 51 team has rebounded by finishing third or better in each of the last four events.

For the Bristol Dirt Race, Kofoid is slated to drive the same chassis, KBM-12, that Martin Truex Jr. led 105 laps en route to victory in the Inaugural Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt at The Last Great Colosseum last year. In addition to Truex’s win on the Bristol dirt, KBM scored two victories when the Truck Series raced at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Bubba Wallace won at Eldora in 2014 and Christopher Bell was victorious in 2015.

Buddy Kofoid, Driver Q&A:
Buddy Kofoid | Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Preview
Have you reached out to any of the dirt drivers in NASCAR for advice going into this weekend?
“Definitely the main person that I’ve talked to is Christopher Bell. I’ve gotten to know him a little bit better these last couple of years and I’ve hung out with him before and raced alongside of him as a teammate in the Midgets. Got to know him pretty well and hopefully he can help me out a little bit this weekend. He didn’t really give me advice yet, there are also some other people I want to talk to. At least for him, I’m sure we’ll talk more at the track, but it was more reaching out to see if he would be open to being an extra guy on the radio for me during the race.”

Have you set any goals for Saturday?
“I’ve definitely thought about a few. First and foremost, like any driver I want to run up front and everyone wants to win of course, but I know how tough that will be. If we can have really good speed, whether it is in practice, the heat race, the race, I think that would be awesome. Get comfortable quick and learn the truck. I’d love to run up front or be in contention. I’d say those are some of my high priority goals and of course winning is one of them – that would be awesome.”

Buddy Kofoid Career Highlights:

• Outdueled Kyle Larson to win his qualifying night feature and went on to finish fourth in Saturday night’s A Feature in the 2022 Chili Bowl Nationals at the Tulsa (Okla.) Expo Center.
• Claimed the 2021 USAC Midget National championship on the strength of six victories in that series, which included two triumphs on his way to earning the USAC Indiana Midget Week title. The budding star also scored nine feature victories in the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series, won the Trophy Cup Sprint Car Race at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. and won the first two nights of the Wild Wing Shootout at Arizona Speedway in San Tan Valley.
• Has been gaining experience on pavement running over 10 late model events in the last year highlighted by a third-place finish in the Pro Late Model division at the All-American 400 at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tenn. in October of 2020.
• Buddy Kofoid No. 51 Mobil 1 Tundra TRD Pro:

KBM-12: The No. 51 Mobil 1 team will race KBM-12 for Saturday’s dirt race at Bristol. This is the same chassis that Martin Truex Jr. piloted to a dominant victory last year at the Bristol dirt race when he led 105 of 150 laps en route to his first career Truck Series triumph. On pavement, this Tundra TRD Pro has one victory, with Erik Jones at Iowa Speedway in Newton in July of 2014.
KBM-35 Performance Profile

KBM Notes of Interest:

• KBM drivers has scored three wins, one pole, 478 laps led, eight top-five and 15 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.7 across 26 career starts on dirt tracks. Martin Truex Jr. won the inaugural race on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2021, while Bubba Wallace (2014) and Christopher Bell (2015) each scored victories at Eldora Speedway.
• KBM holds the Camping World Truck Series records for most career wins (92) and most wins in a single season (14 in 2014). With his victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway Corey Heim became the 18th different driver to win a Truck Series event for KBM. In addition to collecting a series-record seven Owner’s Championships, the organization has produced two championship-winning drivers: Erik Jones (2015) and Christopher Bell (2017).
• With 38 victories, the No. 51 is the winningest number in KBM’s Truck Series fleet.

Race Advance – Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt (150 Laps/75 Miles) | Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, April 16 | Bristol, Tenn. | 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: FS1 | Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN), Sirius XM Ch. 90
Team: No. 40 Worldwide Express/GlobalTranz/Unishippers Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Dean Thompson (Anaheim, Calif.) | Crew Chief: Cody Efaw
Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @deanthompsonr

Thompson on making his start at Bristol Motor Speedway: “I’m excited to head to Bristol with the No. 40 Worldwide Express team for my first dirt race. While there are a lot of unknowns that come with the territory, I have a lot of confidence in this team to make the right adjustments and improvements to our Chevrolet Silverado from practice to the qualifying races to have us pointed in the right direction.”

Thompson at Bristol Motor Speedway: Thompson makes his first-career start at Bristol Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Saturday night..

On the Truck: Thompson and the No. 40 Chevrolet Silverado will have the Worldwide Express/GlobalTranz/Unishippers paint scheme on display for Saturday night’s Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt.

Last time out (Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 – Start: 28th / Finish: 36th): “Unfortunately, it was another tough-luck night for our No. 40 Worldwide Express team with an electrical issue bringing our run to an abrupt end. We had a lot of confidence going into the first short track race of the season and we’ll bring that same energy to Bristol next week.”

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About Niece Motorsports:

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2022, Niece Motorsports enters its seventh season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Niece also owns Niece Equipment, which has for over 40 years provided clients with reliable products at competitive prices. Niece Equipment’s reputation is built on service, integrity and dependability. The company provides water and fuel/lube trucks that are engineered with quality and durability in mind for the construction and mining industry. Follow the team on Facebook and Instagram @NieceMotorsports as well as Twitter @NieceMotorsport.

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About Worldwide Express

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Race Advance – Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt (150 Laps/75 Miles) | Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, April 16 | Bristol, Tenn. | 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: FS1 | Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN), Sirius XM Ch. 90
Team: No. 44 Big Dog Energy Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Kris Wright (Wexford, Pa.) | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @KrisOnNASCAR

Wright on making his Bristol Dirt debut this weekend: “I am really excited to get to go dirt racing at the Bristol Motor Speedway. I feel like dirt can be a great equalizer for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Coming off a few dirt races, I am feeling confident. It is great to have Big Dog Energy on-board with us this weekend.”

Wright at Bristol Motor Speedway: This weekend marks Wright’s debut Bristol Motor Speedway dirt configuration appearance with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The 27-year-old has two previous starts at the Bristol Motor Speedway, in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on September 16, 2021, and in the ARCA Menards Series East on September 17, 2020.

On the Truck: Big Dog Energy, a family-owned natural gas company, has partnered with Kris Wright, driver of the Niece Motorsports No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado, for multiple NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events including Bristol Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway on September 9, and Phoenix Raceway on November 4.

Last Time Out (Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 – Start: 14th / Finish: 30th): Wright and the No. 44 team were faced with adversity early on in Thursday night’s race at Martinsville after being involved in the first caution of the night on lap seven, but rallied back to post a 20th-place finish in Stage One. After making a scheduled four-tire stop at the stage break, Wright continued to battle his way through traffic to post a 25th-place result in Stage Two.

On lap 156, Wright was collected in a wreck coming out of turn two and had nowhere to go, resulting in heavy nose damage that put the No. 44 team three laps down. The team worked to make repairs under caution before being black flagged and brought down pit road under green, culminating in a 30th-place effort.

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About Niece Motorsports

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2022, Niece Motorsports enters its seventh season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Niece also owns Niece Equipment, which has for over 40 years provided clients with reliable products at competitive prices. Niece Equipment’s reputation is built on service, integrity and dependability. The company provides water and fuel/lube trucks that are engineered with quality and durability in mind for the construction and mining industry. Follow the team on Facebook and Instagram @NieceMotorsports as well as Twitter @NieceMotorsport.

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About Big Dog Energy

Big Dog Energy, a family-owned natural gas company, has partnered with Kris Wright, driver of the Niece Motorsports No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado, for multiple NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events this season. For more information on Big Dog Energy, LLC, headquartered in Wexford, Pa., visit Instagram (@bigdogenergyllc).

Follow Kris Wright on Instagram and on the web: @KrisOnNASCAR / KrisWrightMotorsports.com

Race Advance – Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt (150 Laps/75 Miles) | Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, April 16 | Bristol, Tenn. | 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: FS1 | Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN), Sirius XM Ch. 90
Team: No. 45 AUTOParkit™ Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Lawless Alan (Los Angeles, Calif.) | Crew Chief: Darren Fraley
Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @lawlessalan25

Alan on making his first career start on dirt: “I’m looking forward to running Bristol Dirt with Niece Motorsports and AUTOParkit in what will be my first career race on dirt. If it’s anything like iRacing, it’s going to be a blast. There’s going to be carnage, for sure, but hopefully we make our way through it and have ourselves a good day on the dirt.”

Alan at Bristol Motor Speedway: Alan makes his second-career start at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday night and his first on the dirt-covered, half-mile oval. Alan made his Bristol debut last September with Niece Motorsports, recording an 18th-place finish after starting 25th.

On the Truck: Alan and the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado will run the AUTOParkit™ scheme for Saturday night’s Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt.

Last time out (Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 – Start: 15th / Finish: 20th): Alan and the No. 45 team held steady in the top-20 in the opening laps at Martinsville Thursday night before a strategy call to stay out during the caution on lap 38 positioned them in the top-10 heading into the final laps of Stage One. Alan fell one spot short of earning stage points, settling for 11th in the opening stage.

With 20 laps left to go in Stage Two, Alan was sent for a spin in turn two to bring out the caution but he was able to gather it up and stay on the lead lap. Restarting at the back with only a handful of laps left in Stage Two, Alan clawed his way back to finish 29th in the second stage. The No. 45 team opted to stay out at the stage break and restarted the final stage in eighth, but differing strategies on the track shuffled Alan back outside the top-15 before settling for a 20th-place finish – good enough to earn his second-consecutive and third overall Sunoco Rookie of the Race honor.

Alan goes into the sixth race of the season as the Sunoco Rookie of the Year points leader.

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About Niece Motorsports:

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2022, Niece Motorsports enters its seventh season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Niece also owns Niece Equipment, which has for over 40 years provided clients with reliable products at competitive prices. Niece Equipment’s reputation is built on service, integrity and dependability. The company provides water and fuel/lube trucks that are engineered with quality and durability in mind for the construction and mining industry. Follow the team on Facebook and Instagram @NieceMotorsports as well as Twitter @NieceMotorsport.

Media Inquiries: media@niecemotorsports.com www.niecemotorsports.com

About AUTOParkit:

AUTOParkit™ designs, manufactures, and constructs fully automated parking systems for new and existing buildings. AUTOParkit system structural steel and modular design can provide double the capacity of a traditional parking garage, providing up to 17 LEED points and drastically reducing construction time. AUTOParkit automated systems are 40 percent less expensive to operate, safer for the user and reduces carbon emissions associated with parking by more than 80 percent. AUTOParkit’s charging pallets provided by AUTOChargit, are a fast and convenient way of charging EVs and Hybrids. AUTOChargit’s patented technology allows for shuffling charged vehicles cutting infrastructure costs by up to 80 percent.

For more information on AUTOParkit, visit www.autoparkit.com

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Race Advance – Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt (150 Laps/75 Miles) | Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, April 16 | Bristol, Tenn. | 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: FS1 | Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN), Sirius XM Ch. 90
Team: No. 42 Premier Security Solutions Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Carson Hocevar (Portage, Mich.) | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @CarsonHocevar

Hocevar on the first dirt race on the 2022 schedule: “Dirt racing has a lot of unknowns – anybody can be good on the right day, especially on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway. There are a lot of issues that you can run into that are specific to Bristol, such as the overheating issue we experienced last year. Our No. 42 Premier Security Solutions team ran really well at Knoxville last season and I’ve found success of my own in past dirt races. Hopefully our bad luck on the dirt is behind us and we can have a solid weekend fighting for that win that is out there for us.”

Hocevar at Bristol Motor Speedway: Hocevar makes his fourth overall start at Bristol Motor Speedway and second-career start on the dirt Saturday night. He produced a 21st-place finish in last season’s Bristol Dirt event after starting 11th.

In two previous starts on the asphalt, Hocevar ran to a 17th-place finish in 2020 before securing a top-10 finish with a sixth-place showing in his rookie year a season ago. Hocevar led six laps in the Bristol night race last September and held an average running position of ninth on the night.

On the Truck: Hocevar and the No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado will run the Premier Security Solutions paint scheme for Saturday night’s Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt.

Last time out (Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 – Start: 9th / Finish: 17th): Hocevar kept his No. 42 Chevrolet in the top-10 for a majority of the first stage before opting to pit under caution on lap 39 before the stage break, resulting in 14th-place finish in Stage One. After restarting fourth to begin Stage Two, Hocevar made his way into the bottom lane before making the pass to move into third by lap 62. Following a caution on lap 79, he restarted in second before settling for third in Stage Two to earn eight stage points.

Hocevar began to fight a brake issue towards the end of Stage Two and overshot his pit box during the team’s four-tire stop at the stage break. The team worked to remedy the issue during the final stage but it continued to persist, resulting in a 17th-place finish.

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About Niece Motorsports:

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2022, Niece Motorsports enters its seventh season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Niece also owns Niece Equipment, which has for over 40 years provided clients with reliable products at competitive prices. Niece Equipment’s reputation is built on service, integrity and dependability. The company provides water and fuel/lube trucks that are engineered with quality and durability in mind for the construction and mining industry. Follow the team on Facebook and Instagram @NieceMotorsports as well as Twitter @NieceMotorsport.

Media Inquiries: media@niecemotorsports.com www.niecemotorsports.com

About Premier Security Solutions:

Founded in 2013 by a retired Flint Michigan Police Officer, Premier Security Solutions is committed to deflect and deter unlawful activity for their clients, create a safe campus, and provide a secure environment. A company fully committed to community involvement and protection. Premier partners with many community organizations like Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson and his G.H.O.S.T. team combatting human trafficking. Premier provides an array of security services, including K-12 school campus, industrial logistics, corporate and event security in addition to a state-of-the-art monitoring center and all types of security training for both law enforcement and civilian trainees. For more information, please visit www.premiersecurity.solutions/

John Hunter Nemechek: Driver, No. 4 Mobil 1 Toyota

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overview:
Event: Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt, Race 6 of 23, 150 Laps –40/50/60; 75 Miles
Location: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (half-mile dirt oval)
Date/Broadcast: Apr. 16, 2022, at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR 90

Nemechek #Back4More in 2022:

After a fourth-place finish at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway last Thursday, John Hunter Nemechek and the No. 4 Mobil 1 team return to action Saturday night for the second running of the Pinty’ Truck Race on Dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway. In last year’s inaugural event, Nemechek started on the pole before being relegated to a 39th-place finish after being caught up in a Stage Two incident.

Through the first five races of the 2022 season, Nemechek currently sits fifth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standings, 44-points behind ThorSport Racing driver Ben Rhodes in first. Nemechek leads NASCAR Tuck Series regulars with 85 laps led and is in a three way tie with Ben Rhodes and Zane Smith for most stage wins (three) this season. After finishing 20th or worse in the first three events of the season, the second-generation driver has responded with top-five finishes in each of the last two events.

The 24-year-old driver will be making his eighth career start on a dirt track in Camping World Truck series action. Nemechek has previously made five starts at Eldora (Ohio) Speedway, and one start each at Knoxville (Iowa) and Bristol Dirt. In his first seven starts, he has tallied 12 laps led, one top-five and four top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 14.1. His best result on dirt was a fifth-place finish at Eldora in 2017.

The Toyota Racing driver has been preparing for the Bristol Dirt race by testing a Midget and Micro Sprint at Millbridge Speedway, a 1/6-mile dirt track in Salisbury, N.C. Nemechek is scheduled to make his first Micro Sprint start Wednesday night at Millbridge.

The world’s leading synthetic motor oil, Mobil 1, will return as the primary sponsor of the No. 4 Tundra TRD Pro with a new look this weekend. The No. 4 Mobil 1 Tundra will be switching from a matte black look to a matte white finish with the Mobil 1 pegasus returning to the side of the truck. Mobil 1 will continue the new paint scheme throughout the remainder of the 2022 season.

Nemechek is an 11-time winner in Camping World Truck Series action, winning at least one race each season from 2015 to 2018 for his family-owned team, NEMCO Motorsports, and returning to victory lane in 2021 with KBM. Across 129 career starts in NASCAR’s third division, he has compiled three poles, 1,266 laps led, 42 top-five and 68 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.7.

Eric Phillips returned to lead the No. 4 team in 2022. His 41 career Truck Series victories make him the winningest crew chief in Truck Series history, with 32 of those coming while at KBM including five last year. Phillips led the No. 18 team at KBM in its debut season in 2010 and helped build the organization into one of the premier teams in all of NASCAR before departing at the end of the 2014 season. Under his guidance, the No. 18 team won eight races in its inaugural campaign and became the first team in Truck Series history to capture an owner’s championship in its first season of competition. In 2014, the Illinois native led the No. 51 team to an owner’s championship and his team’s 10 wins spearheaded KBM to a single-season Truck Series record of 14 wins. Phillip’s has been atop the box for just three NASCAR Truck Series starts on dirt. In those three starts, his driver’s have tallied one pole and 24 laps led for an average finish of 26.3.

John Hunter Nemechek, Driver Q&A:
John Hunter Nemechek | Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Preview
Do you enjoy racing in the Truck Series on dirt?
“Yeah, it’s something different. Definitely something to adapt to. The trucks are heavy and don’t quite drive like a normal dirt car when you go to race on dirt so you have to drive them a little bit different but it’s been a fun experience, I feel like I’ve run decent on the dirt stuff so far. We had a decent showing at Bristol last year, had speed, but ended up getting taken out. Hopefully that doesn’t happen this year and hopefully we can run up front and be a contender.”

How do you approach the Bristol Dirt race?
“I think if it was a non-points race, you could say ‘whatever happens, happens’ but with it being a points race and part of the year I definitely think you have to take it serious. You have to go there and show up and do the best that you can, try to get as many stage points as possible, possibly play a little bit of strategy depending on tire wear and how the track changes. This year it’s going to be a night race rather than a day race so that’ll change some things. Just have to take it serious and go there and do the best we can every single week.”

You’ve been testing at Millbridge Speedway, is that more practice for the Truck Series dirt races or something that you wanted to do for fun?
“It’s something that I have wanted to do for some time, being able to go and drive a Midget and now in a Micro, so a little bit of both. I’ve tested both once so far and actually have a Micro race this week that I’m going to go run, but it’s something that I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. Christopher Bell and I have talked quite a bit about it, and (Kyle) Larson as well. They have been pushing me to get in one at some point and thankful for Toyota and TRD to let me hop behind the wheel of theirs and go enjoy some laps and hopefully that’ll get me better prepped for the dirt race at Bristol.”

John Hunter Nemechek Career Highlights:

• Eleven-time winner in Camping World Truck Series action, winning at least one race each season from 2015 to 2018 for his family-owned team, NEMCO Motorsports. Across 129 career starts in NASCAR’s third division, has compiled three poles, 1,266 laps led, 42 top-five and 68 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.7. Registered a career-high and series-leading five victories in 2021 and earned the NCWTS Regular Season championship and third in the final standings after qualifying for the Championship Four for the first time in his career.
• Produced three top-10 finishes and an average result of 22.4 while competing for rookie of the year honors in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2020. He recorded a career-best eighth-place finish twice, both coming at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway
• Across 59 career XFINITY Series starts, has totaled two wins, one pole, 510 laps led, 16 top-five and 35 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 11.5.

John Hunter Nemechek’s No. 4 Mobil 1 Tundra TRD Pro:

KBM-35: The No. 4 Mobil 1 team will unload KBM-35 for Saturday’s dirt race at Bristol. This Toyota has not raced since October of 2020. KBM-35 has one career win in 17 career starts, coming with Daniel Suarez at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway in 2016.
KBM-35 Performance Profile
KBM Notes of Interest:

• KBM drivers have collected three wins, one pole, 478 laps led, eight top-five and 15 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.7 across 26 starts on dirt tracks. Martin Truex Jr. picked up the organization’s most recent victory on a dirt track in the inaugural Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway (2021). Bubba Wallace (2014) and Christopher Bell (2015) have each picked up a win at Eldora Speedway.
• KBM holds the Camping World Truck Series records for most career wins (92) and most wins in a single season (14 in 2014). With his victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19, Corey Heim became the 18th different driver to win a Truck Series event for KBM. In addition to collecting a series-record seven Owner’s Championships, the organization has produced two championship-winning drivers: Erik Jones (2015) and Christopher Bell (2017).
• The No. 4 has 16 career victories at KBM and was the number for both of the organization’s driver championships.

Grant Enfinger, No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet Silverado RST
NCWTS Dirt Track Career Stats

• Bristol Starts: 1, Best start: 8th, Best finish: 6th (2021), Top 10s: 1
• Eldora Starts: 3, Best start: 9th, Best finish: 2nd (2018), Top 5s: 3, Top 10s: 3, Laps led: 1
• Knoxville Starts: 1, Best start: 26th, Best finish: 3rd (2021), Top 5s: 1, Top 10s: 1

2022 NCWTS Season Stats

• Starts: 5, Best start: 7th, Best finish: 8th (Martinsville), Top 10s: 2, Laps led: 14, Current points position: 13th
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• Chassis History/Info: Grant Enfinger will compete with GMS Racing chassis no. 315 in Thunder Valley. This chassis has been raced three times previously by three different drivers, and in its debut race at Eldora in 2019, it went to victory lane with Stewart Friesen behind the wheel. Last year, this truck was driven by Rafael Lessard at Bristol, as well as Jack Wood at Knoxville.
• Dirt Dark Horse: Considering his stat numbers on dirt, Enfinger will certainly be one to look out for this weekend at Bristol. In five career truck starts across three different tracks, the driver of the No. 23 Chevrolet has finished in the top-10 in every single race, and has only finished outside of the top-5 once. In addition, Grant has won three times on the one mile flat tracks in ARCA competition, including back-to-back wins at Duquoin in 2014-2015 and once at Springfield in 2017.
• Fan Facing Appearances: Fans will have the chance to meet GMS Racing drivers Grant Enfinger and Jack Wood in the Bristol Motor Speedway fan zone on two occasions, as the teammate duo will participate in a Q&A session at the Team Chevy stage from 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM on Saturday, followed by a stop at the Food City stage from 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM. – GE Quote: “I like when we take the Truck Series to the dirt. Our race at Bristol last year was a little different than what we had experienced with some of the past dirt races. Notably, tire wear was a big deal last year and we were mostly running the bottom. This year, we have a little harder tire and they’ve changed the track a little. I know Charles will have some adjustments built into our Champion Power Equipment Chevy for the changing conditions. I feel like our team is starting to click now, and Bristol is a great opportunity for us to contend for a win.”

Jack Wood, No. 24 ChevyLiners.com Chevrolet Silverado RST
NCWTS Dirt Track Career Stats

• Jack Wood will make his first start at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track this weekend
• Knoxville Starts: 1, Best start: 20th, Best finish: 39th (2021)

2022 NCWTS Season Stats

• Starts: 5, Best start: 11th, Best finish: 13th (Atlanta), Current points position: 27th
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• Chassis History/Info: Jack Wood will race GMS Racing chassis no. 21 in the first dirt race of the season. This chassis debuted at Eldora in 2016, where NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson drove it to victory lane. Most recently, it was part of Sheldon Creed’s fleet during the 2021 season, racing at Bristol and Knoxville.
• Seat Time: To help prepare for Saturday’s race at Bristol, Jack Wood participated in a dirt modified test at Friendship Speedway along with Petty GMS driver, Ty Dillon. This experience is crucial heading into the weekend, as Jack has only ever raced on dirt once in his career.
• Sunoco ROTY Update: Despite getting swept up in an early crash resulting in a 35th place finish at Martinsville Speedway, Wood remains in third place for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings. Entering Bristol, he remains five points behind his nearest competitor and thirty points out of the lead.
• Fan Facing Appearances: Fans will have the chance to meet GMS Racing drivers Jack Wood and Grant Enfinger in the Bristol Motor Speedway fan zone on two occasions, as the teammate duo will participate in a Q&A session at the Team Chevy stage from 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM on Saturday, followed by a stop at the Food City stage from 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
• JW Quote: “I think that racing at Bristol on dirt is something that a lot of drivers dread because it’s not what they are used to. I only have one dirt race under my belt in last year’s race at Knoxville, but over the past twelve months I’ve had the opportunity to test some dirt modifieds and micro sprints, so I am looking forward to it. My No. 24 Chevy Liners team and I are going to stay open-minded all weekend and see what we can make of the opportunities ahead of us.”

ABOUT GMS RACING:

GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series operating the No. 23 and the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado RSTs, as well as the ARCA Menards Series with the No. 43 Chevrolet SS. Since the team was formed in 2012, GMS Racing has won five titles across multiple series, including the 2016 and 2020 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, the 2015 ARCA Menards Series championship, as well as the 2019 & 2020 ARCA Menards Series East championships. GMS has grown to occupy several buildings located in Statesville, N.C. including operations for GMS Fabrication. The GMS Racing campus also houses operations for Petty GMS, a two car full-time NASCAR Cup Series team formed in 2021.

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