Category: Truck Series PR

Concord, NC (February 17, 2020) – Spencer Boyd is proud to announce another new sponsor for his 2020 NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series campaign, American Pavement Specialists. The full service paving company from Danbury, CT, will be the primary sponsor of the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

“We have a mission to extend our racing family this year,” said Boyd. “American Pavement Specialists is a family company that has been in business for over 25 years and they’re now part of our family. It’s going to be a great partnership that has been brought together for the right reasons. Our truck looks amazing as well. Their fleet of trucks boasts a racing red color and we’ve got our Chevy looking exactly the same.”

The goal at American Pavement Specialists is to establish long-standing relationships with their customers. They are known for customer service, quality performance, and an acute attention to detail. With the experience American pavement has, they are the fastest paving crew in the business.

“We are beyond excited to partner with Spencer and Young’s Motorsports,” said Matt Stanley head of Marketing for American Pavement Specialists. “Both the Boyd and Young families live by the same motto as our family does, ‘Work Hard and Stay Humble’ and now we have this huge stage to help expand our business. We need more great employees to join our growing team so if you have American Pride, come on board.”

Boyd, in his second season in the Young’s Motorsports No. 20, will return to Las Vegas Motorsports for the fifth time in his career. This is American Pavement Specialists first appearance in NASCAR.

The Strat 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday, February 21, 2020 is the second race of the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck season. The race can be seen live on FS1 or heard on the Motor Racing Network or Sirius XM Radio Channel 90 beginning at 9:00pm ET.

About American Pavement Specialists
As a family owned and operating company, we pride ourselves on the long-standing relationships we’ve established with our customers. Our extensive network of repeat customers has given us a reputation that speaks for itself. And after 25 years in business, our customers continue to be our number 1 priority and the foundation of our company. So, when you’re looking for an asphalt company, trust and hire American. Call American at 203-792-4800 or visit on the web at www.americanpavement.com.

FORD POSTS 100th ALL-TIME NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES VICTORY AS THORSPORT’S GRANT ENFINGER WINS IN A PHOTO FINISH AT DAYTONA

Friday’s victory by Grant Enfinger at Daytona International Speedway is the 100th all-time NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series victory in Ford history.

Enfinger, who won the 2019 series regular season championship, kicked off the 2020 campaign in thrilling fashion as he and Jordan Anderson banged door-to-door across the finish line. Enfinger was deemed the winner by 0.010 seconds.

“It’s an unbelievable feeling,” said Enfinger in victory lane. “It’s the 100th win for Ford in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, so it’s great for them. More importantly it’s the 25th anniversary for Duke and Rhonda Thorson, who have put so much into this sport.

“The biggest thing is we had a really good Ford F-150 to do it with,” continued Enfinger. “With four or five laps to go it was time to go and we were able to get up in the third groove and make some stuff happen. We got the lead on that big wreck going into one and two and that’s what kind of sealed the deal for us. My buddy, Ross (Chastain) gave me some good pushes at the end. I know he was trying to reach out on us and I was able to block him, but it’s just an unbelievable night.”

The win is Enfinger’s third in the series, but Ford’s all-time leader is Greg Biffle, who scored Ford’s only series championship in 2000, and won 16 times with the Blue Oval. Joe Ruttman is second with eight.

NASCAR Hall of Fame team owner Jack Roush is responsible for half of those wins as 11 different drivers combined to win 50 series events. Roush drivers who won at least one series race include: Greg Biffle (16), Mark Martin (7), Joe Ruttman (6), Carl Edwards (6), Kurt Busch (4), Travis Kvapil (4), Jon Wood (2), Erik Darnell (2), Mike Bliss (1), Ricky Craven (1), Colin Braun (1).

Overall, 30 different drivers have won at least one series race with Ford.

FORD’S ALL-TIME TRUCK SERIES WINNERS: Greg Biffle (16), Joe Ruttman (8), Mark Martin (7), Mike Bliss (7), Carl Edwards (6), Terry Cook (5), Rick Crawford (5), Mike Wallace (4), Kurt Busch (4), Travis Kvapil (4), Dave Rezendes (3), Ryan Blaney (3), Tony Raines (3), Tyler Reddick (3), Kenny Irwin Jr. (2), Stacy Compton (2), Jon Wood (2), Chase Briscoe (2), Erik Darnell (2), Grant Enfinger (2); Butch Miller (1), Boris Said (1), Rick Carelli (1), Ricky Craven (1), Colin Braun (1), Brad Keselowski (1), Joey Logano (1), Austin Cindric (1), Ben Rhodes (1), Johnny Sauter (1).

DEREK KRAUS CLAIMS TOP FIVE IN DAYTONA DEBUT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 14, 2020) – Tundra driver Derek Kraus made his Daytona debut in tonight’s NASCAR Gander Outdoors and RV Truck Series and claimed a top-five finish as he crossed the finish line in the fourth position.

Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series
Daytona International Speedway
Race 1 of 23 – 100 Laps, 250 Miles

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Grant Enfinger*
2nd, Jordan Anderson*
3rd, Codie Rohrbaugh*
4th, DEREK KRAUS
5th, Natalie Decker*
6th, AUSTIN HILL
12th, RILEY HERBST
17th, BRENNAN POOLE
18th, KORBIN FORRISTER
20th, RAPHAEL LESSARD
21st, STEWART FRIESEN
22nd, CHRISTIAN ECKES
*non-Toyota driver

Tundra driver Derek Kraus claimed a top-five finish in his debut at the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway with a fourth-place finish.

Defending race winner Austin Hill led twice for a total of 11 laps (of 106) en route to a sixth-place finish.

Riley Herbst started the race from the pole, but a late-race accident forced him to finish outside the top 10 in the 12th position.

TOYOTA QUOTES

DEREK KRAUS, No. 16 SHOCKWAVE Toyota Tundra, McAnally-Hilgermann Racing
Finishing Position: 4th

Describe your evening.

“Just surviving really. We survived all night. I just rode in the back with Ross (Chastain) there, and we kind of had a strategy there going into the race, and we executed the strategy and we ended up fourth.”

What’s it mean to get a good start to the season?

“This is really big start to the season, especially for my no. 19 SHOCKWAVE Toyota Tundra. I cannot thank SHOCKWAVE enough for coming on board for this race, and I’m really looking forward to the rest of the season.”

What did you learn in this race?

“Yeah, I learned a lot. Coming into this race, I didn’t really have a lot any drafting experience at all, so we learned a lot in practice and in the race, we kind of just bided our time. In the beginning, we had a few wheel weights fall off. We pulled in, got a lap down and then we got our lap back and just slowly just stayed in the back and raced with Ross for a bit. We followed him and then in the end we went.”

When you had to go down pit road early what were you feeling?

“I asked right away if we were going to go a lap down, and Kevin (Bellicourt, crew chief) said we probably were, but we would be the first car a lap down. Stages are kind of short – just a 20 laps – and it went by pretty quick actually. So we just tried to stay calm.”

AUSTIN HILL, No. 16 United Rentals Toyota Tundra, Hattori Racing Enterprises
Finishing Position: 6th

Talk about what it was like out there.

“It was good. It was a fun race. I felt like we had a truck that could win, we just couldn’t get clear enough. The 98 (Grant Enfinger) was really strong all night. He could side draft really good. He’s truck was really stable. I felt like a lot of the changes that were made in the offseason for the superspeedway side made the trucks move around a little more, so it made the race a little better. You could really get down on somebody’s door and suck them back. It just made the two-wide racing really good. It was a handful all night. I feel like all of us drivers were white-knuckling it. We were coming off the bottom and it really wasn’t our choice to do that. It was just the way the trucks were moving around and the air disturbance was pretty high tonight. All in all it was a good night. It was fun. We’ll go on to Las Vegas, a place where we won at, and try to get it done.”

STEWART FRIESEN, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota Tundra, Halmar-Friesen Racing
Finishing Position: 21st

Talk about your day.

“The Halmar team has battled the last two months to build this deal from the ground up and we led some laps. We didn’t qualify good, but we were able to race towards the front of the pack most of the night and just got swallowed up there at the end. I’m really proud of these guys and what they put together. Thanks to Toyota for the awesome support. I’m really excited to get back in our Tundra next week at Vegas, and looking forward to the rest of the season.”

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About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North America for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 38 million cars and trucks in North America, where we have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold 2.8 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2018.

Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights the way it partners with community, civic, academic and governmental organizations to address our society’s most pressing mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move, anything is possible. For more information about Toyota, visit ToyotaNewsroom.com.

Toyota Racing – Derek Kraus
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Quotes

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 13, 2020) – McAnally Hilgemann Racing driver Derek Kraus was made available to media at Daytona International Speedway:

DEREK KRAUS, No.19 Shockwave Toyota Camry, McAnally Hilgemann Racing

What’s the biggest track you have been on before this?
“I did the ARCA test a few weeks ago, but before that it was Gateway and Las Vegas in at truck.”

What was your first impression going around this place?

“It was a lot of fun. I didn’t really know what to expect at first. There’s a lot of history here at Daytona. I took a few laps in the draft and that helped a lot.”

This truck race has a history of wrecks. Is there any apprehension to that at all?

“I think I can look past all of that and look forward to the race. I can bide my time, and be there at the end of the race. I feel like if I’m there at the end of the race, we will get a good finish.”

What is your plan for practice?

“The plan is to draft a little bit in practice. We will try to get a few Toyotas together to draft and then get a few single car runs.”

What’s your expectation for this race?
“Just to try to finish. As you said, there are a lot of wrecks and you have to keep your nose clean and keep the fenders on it for all the laps in Daytona. If we are there at the end of the race, I feel like we will get a good finish.”

Is qualifying a big deal for you?

“Yeah, we have to make the race. We do not have any points to fall back on to. We have to try to qualify good enough to lock ourselves in the show.”

What’s your deal for the rest of the year?

“Full-time trucks with MHR. I feel like we have a lot of good people behind us. We will go to the race track and try to finish all the laps and be there at the end of races.”

When did you see this coming together?

“It was in the works for a while. We were pretty much working on it all of the off season and towards the end of the off season, we put everything together and were able to make the announcement of being full time. I’m really having fun so far, and I’m really looking forward to the race of the season.”

What are your expectations for the season?

“I feel like just finishing all the laps and being at the end of the races will be really important for me, and just having good runs and good finishes will be good for the confidence as we go throughout the season.”

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About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North America for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 38 million cars and trucks in North America, where we have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold 2.8 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2018.

Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights the way it partners with community, civic, academic and governmental organizations to address our society’s most pressing mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move, anything is possible. For more information about Toyota, visit ToyotaNewsroom.com.

Niece%20Motorsports/Logos%20and%20Artwork/NIECE%20jpeg.jpgNextEra Energy 250 | Daytona International Speedway Race Advance
Team: No. 45 Plan B Sales Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Ty Majeski
Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @TyMajeski

Ty Majeski on Racing at Daytona: “I’m ready to get this season started,” said Majeski. “I’ve spent a lot of time in the shop during the offseason, and I see how hard the team has been preparing these trucks. I’m excited to get on track and hopefully get the season off to a good start. As a driver, there is a lot that is out of your hands at Daytona, but we are going to do our best to control the things we can, stay clean, and compete for a win. Thanks to Plan B Sales for kicking off the season with us. We couldn’t go racing without their support.”

Majeski at Daytona: Friday’s race at Daytona International Speedway marks Majeski’s first start at the 2.5-mile track.

On the Truck: The No. 45 Chevrolet will carry the Plan B Sales colors at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night.

Plan B Sales was founded in 2010 with the goal of bringing service to dealers that carry licensed motorsports product. Plan B Sales started as a Lionel diecast and Chase Authentics apparel distributor. Over the last few years Plan B Sales has grown to be the largest account for Lionel servicing the motorsports market and has expanded product offerings.

Plan B Sales has quickly become the choice of dealers for a stocking one-stop distributor. Its product offering also includes Auto World, Greenlight Collectibles, BrandArt and are the exclusive distributor for University of Racing product lines.

2020 Season: Phil Gould will once again serve as crew chief of the No. 45 team in 2020. Last season, his first with Niece Motorsports, Gould teamed up with Ross Chastain. Together the pair earned one pole, three wins and 10 top-five finishes. In addition, Chastain and the No. 45 team captured the most stage wins and led the most laps: finishing second in both the driver and owner point standings in 2019.

About Niece Motorsports:

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2020, Niece Motorsports enters its fifth season in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors 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.

NextEra Energy 250 | Daytona International Speedway Race Advance
Team: No. 44 N29 Technologies Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Natalie Decker
Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @NatalieRacing

Natalie Decker on Racing at Daytona: “I’m super excited for my first race with Niece and to be at Daytona,” said Decker. “I love the atmosphere that comes with racing at Daytona and can’t wait to wheel my No. 44 N29 Technologies and Far Out Toys Chevy Silverado!”

Decker at Daytona: Friday’s race at Daytona International Speedway marks Decker’s second NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (NGROTS) start at the 2.5-mile track. The Wisconsin-native made her first NGROTS start in this event last season.

On the Truck: The No. 44 Chevrolet will carry the N29 Technologies colors on Friday night at Daytona International Speedway. N29 Capital Partners financially supports early-stage startup companies that have created products or services that are disruptive in their industry.

In addition, Decker’s Chevrolet will race with support from Far Out Toys. Far Out Toys Inc. is one of the most rapidly growing forces in the global toy marketplace, with full product development, manufacturing and marketing capabilities, along with top licensing partnerships and mass retail distribution. Far Out Toys leverages its expertise and extensive relationships with the wider inventor community, global distributors, IP holders and major retailers to launch exciting new brands across a wide breadth of toy categories.

“We are thrilled to partner with Natalie Decker as she represents Far Out Toys and our NASCAR Adventure Force Crash Racers set in Daytona,” said Keith Meggs, CEO of Far Out Toys. “We know lots of kids are looking forward to meeting her in the Adventure Force Kids Zone this weekend!”

About Niece Motorsports:

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2020, Niece Motorsports enters its fifth season in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors 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.

NextEra Energy 250 | Daytona International Speedway Race Advance
Team: No. 40 Plan B Sales Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Ross Chastain
Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @RossChastain

Ross Chastain on Racing at Daytona: “I’m thankful to Niece Motorsports and Plan B Sales for the opportunity to go racing in the Truck Series at Daytona,” said Chastain. “This is a special track for me. Everyone at this organization has put in a lot of hours this offseason to prepare this truck, and I’m excited to get it on the track and try and contend for a win.”

Chastain at Daytona: Friday’s race at Daytona International Speedway marks Chastain’s sixth start in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series at the track. Last season in this event, Chastain finished third.

Chastain has 11 NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) starts at Daytona International Speedway. In his most recent NXS start at the track, Chastain led 49 laps on his way to the win. In his 11 NXS starts, Chastain has earned one win, one top-five finish and six top-10 finishes.

In addition, Chastain has three NASCAR Cup Series starts at Daytona International Speedway, with his best finish of 10th coming in last season’s DAYTONA 500.

On the Truck: The No. 40 Chevrolet will carry the Plan B Sales colors at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night.

Plan B Sales was founded in 2010 with the goal of bringing service to dealers that carry licensed motorsports product. Plan B Sales started as a Lionel diecast and Chase Authentics apparel distributor. Over the last few years Plan B Sales has grown to be the largest account for Lionel servicing the motorsports market and has expanded product offerings.

Plan B Sales has quickly become the choice of dealers for a stocking one-stop distributor. Its product offering also includes Auto World, Greenlight Collectibles, BrandArt and are the exclusive distributor for University of Racing product lines.

About Niece Motorsports:

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2020, Niece Motorsports enters its fifth season in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors 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.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla: Diversified Motorsports Enterprises’ big week is here, and they are ready to deliver.

With new marketing partner Teletrac Navman, Logan Puckett’s Diversified Motorsports Enterprises team heads to Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway looking for big results in their NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series debut.

Armed with the veterans of driver Jesse Little and crew chief Bruce Cook, the duo looks to take their wealth of experience and produce magical results in Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250.

“I’m so excited for our Diversified Motorsports Enterprises team,” said team owner Logan Puckett. “This is an awesome opportunity for me as a young, ambitious owner and to have the support of Teletrac Navman and the leadership of Jesse and Bruce. Our lean green Teletrac Navman machine looks sweet and I’m hoping for a good finish on Friday night.

Although Puckett is familiar with the characteristics of superspeedway racing, he’s hoping for the best and taking the positive approach to the Truck Series opener, the first race in a limited schedule for the DME team in 2020.

“I feel like we have a really good truck, it sure does look good with the Teletrac Navman colors too. Look, it’s Daytona. It can appear that you’re going to have an awesome night and then something completely out of your control happens and the night is over. We’re prepared for that.

“Our goal is to go to Daytona this weekend and make some noise. Get the truck into the show, draft to the front and try and stay there. If we can do that – it will give us some good momentum to take to our next race in March.”

Daytona is the first of at least a six-race deal with Teletrac Navman, a leader in fleet and management software.

“We are thrilled for the opportunity to partner with Diversified Motorsport Enterprises and the No. 97 race team,” said Jens Meggers, president Teletrac Navman. “NASCAR is associated with brands that are influential in their space and we are honored to be among those brands during the 2020 season.

“Working together with Logan (Puckett) and the DME team will make for an exciting year in both of our first seasons. We are eager to take advantage of the exposure this partnership will surely bring.”

Driver Jesse Little, 22, will have a busy week at the “World Center of Racing.” In addition to the Truck Series, he’ll also be competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for JD Motorsports with Gary Keller.

“I’m super pumped to go to Daytona with JD and DME,” offered Little. “I’m proud to represent Teletrac Navman and be apart of Logan’s debut in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. Bruce and the rest of the DME guys have worked hard on the truck and I’m focused on winning!”

Despite 31 starts in the Truck Series, Friday night’s season-opener will be Little’s first race on a superspeedway.

Following Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, DME will return to NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series competition at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway in March 2020.

The NextEra Energy Resources 250 (100 laps | 250 miles) is the first of 23 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races on the 2020 schedule. Practice begins on Thurs, Feb. 13 from 4:05 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. A final practice session is set for 5:05 p.m. – 5:55 p.m. Qualifying is set for race day, Fri., Feb. 14 beginning at 3:10 p.m. The 32-truck field will take the green flag shortly after 7:30 p.m. with live coverage on FOX Sports 1, the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Satellite Radio, Channel 90).

For more on Teletrac Navman, please visit teletracnavman.com/97, like them on Facebook (TeletracNavman) or follow them on Twitter (@TeletracNavman).

For more on Diversified Motorsports Enterprises, please visit team-dme.com, like them on Facebook (TeamDME97) or follow them on Twitter (@teamDME97).

Get to know team owner Logan Puckett by following him on Twitter @LPuckett_89.

For more on Jesse Little, please like him on Facebook at Jesse Little Racing.

Little tweets too. Follow him @JesseLittle97.

About Teletrac Navman:

Teletrac Navman is a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider leveraging location-based technology and services for managing mobile assets. With specialized solutions that deliver greater visibility into real-time insights and analytics, Teletrac Navman helps companies make better business decisions that enhance productivity and profitability.

Its fleet and asset management technology uncovers information that would otherwise go unseen, helping customers reduce risk and confidently move their business forward with certainty.

It tracks and manages more than 500,000 vehicles and assets for more than 40,000 companies around the world. The company is headquartered in Garden Grove, CA, with additional offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico.

For more information visit TeletracNavman.com.