Category: Truck Series PR

Team: No. 45 AUTOParkit Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Lawless Alan (Los Angeles, California)
Follow the Team: Twitter: @NieceMotorsports | Instagram: @NieceMotorsport | Facebook: /NieceMotorsports | Web: www.niecemotorsports.com
Follow Driver: Twitter: @lawlessalan25 | Instagram: @lawless_alan | Facebook: /LawlessAlanRacing | Web: www.lawlessalanracing.com
Start: 27th | Finish: 27th | Points Standings: 23rd

Alan On Saturday’s Race at Pocono: “I feel like we were struggling with the handling of our truck for most of the race. On the start, we got damage from someone missing a shift which made it a little bit more difficult throughout the race. But, we worked with the cards we were dealt and continued to work on it all day.”

Race Recap: Saturday marked Lawless Alan’s second start at the Tricky Triangle as he is in a must-win situation to make the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs. Alan wasn’t thrilled with the handling of his Silverado for most of the weekend. But, Wally Rogers and team worked together to help to balance of the AUTOParkit Silverado.

From his 27th-place qualifying effort, Alan would fall back to 29th in the initial stage but would rebound for a 17th-place finish in Stage Two. Unfortunately, Alan was involved in a few incidents throughout the race which hindered the performance of his No. 45 Chevy.

Ultimately, Alan would finish where he started, in 27th, as he advances to 23rd in the driver’s points standings.

About Niece Motorsports:
Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2023, Niece Motorsports enters its eighth season in the NASCAR Craftsman 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

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

About AUTOChargit:

AUTOChargit designs, manufactures and installs EV charging systems for automated and conventional parking applications. AUTOChargit can decrease capital expenditures by up to 75 percent by providing automated coupling and decoupling of EV charging stalls from the power source. For conventional parking applications, a single 40-AMP circuit coupled with a single AUTOChargit System can be multiplexed to four, eight, or 12 stalls. Each charging stall is individually metered for the exact tracking of electricity usage. The AUTOParkit Mobile APP provides a touchless experience for the user.

Team: No. 41 Worldwide Express Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Ross Chastain (Alva, Florida) | Crew Chief: Mike Hillman Jr.
Follow the Team: Twitter: @NieceMotorsport | Instagram: @NieceMotorsports | Facebook: /NieceMotorsports | Web: www.niecemotorsports.com
Follow Ross Chastain: Twitter: @RossChastain | Instagram: @rosschastain | Facebook: /RossChastainRacing | Web: www.rosschastain.com/
Start: 23rd | Finish: 30th | Owner’s Points Standings: 15th

Chastain on Saturday’s Race at Pocono Raceway: “Throughout the weekend, we battled a really loose Silverado. That ended up carrying into the race and we struggled most of the day. I felt that we had the truck handling the best it had all-day before we were caught up in the pileup. But, it’s always a pleasure driving these trucks for Niece Motorsports and WWEXRacing.”

Race Recap: Ross Chastain made his final Craftsman Truck Series start of the season on Saturday in Pocono. The Florida-born driver struggled on Friday with a 29th-place finish in practice and a 23rd-place qualifying effort.

Fortunately, Chastain and team were able to find speed on Saturday to work towards the front, making steady gains throughout the race. Chastain would finish the first stage in 19th, the second-highest running Niece Motorsports Chevy.

Much like teammate, Carson Hocevar, the No. 41 would short-pit in the second stage which would allow them to remain on track during the stage caution. He finished 28th in the stage, but would restart inside the top-10 when racing resumed in Stage Three.

But with eight laps remaining, Chastain was collected in a big pileup off of turn-one which ended his day prematurely. The ‘Melon Man’ would finish in 30th as the No. 41 falls to 15th in the owner’s points standings.

About Niece Motorsports:

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2023, Niece Motorsports enters its eighth season in the NASCAR Craftsman 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 Worldwide Express:

The WWEX group of brands, which comprises Worldwide Express, Unishippers and GlobalTranz, offers full-service logistics expertise to more than 115,000 customers across the country. With access to industry-leading small package, truckload, less-than-truckload and managed transportation solutions, its customers benefit from enhanced visibility and value for their supply chains. The company is the second-largest privately held freight brokerage and largest non-retail UPS Authorized Reseller® in the U.S. , with an annual systemwide revenue nearing $5 billion through a network of company-owned, franchise and agent locations. A highly selective carrier portfolio, proprietary technology, unique data assets and business intelligence capabilities provide clients with unmatched options and flexibility to meet their shipping needs. The WWEX Racing initiative was borne of a desire to address the complex but underserved logistic needs of the performance motorsports industry, using the unique combination of capabilities offered by the three brands’ combined 80+ years of insight. To learn more about the WWEX Racing program, visit www.wwexracing.com. For media inquiries, contact racing@wwex.com.

Team: No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Kaden Honeycutt (Aledo, Texas) | Crew Chief: Cody Efaw
Follow the Team: Twitter: @NieceMotorsport | Instagram: @NieceMotorsports | Facebook: /NieceMotorsports | Web: www.niecemotorsports.com
Follow Kaden Honeycutt: Twitter: @KadenWHoneycutt | Instagram: @kadenhoneycutt10 | Facebook: /kaden.honeycutt.1 | Web: www.kadenhoneycuttracing.com
Start: 17th | Finish: 20th | Points Standings: 26th

Honeycutt On Saturday’s Race at Pocono: “It was great to make my first start with Niece Motorsports this weekend. A stack-up on the initial start of the race put us behind the 8-ball to begin. But, we were able to fight all day to salvage a top-20 finish. I’m looking forward to my next opportunity and hoping for some more partners to come on-board.”

Race Recap: Kaden Honeycutt made his debut start with Niece Motorsports on Saturday in Pocono. The Texas-born driver was the second-quickest Niece Motorsports Silverado all weekend behind teammate, Carson Hocevar. Honeycutt set the 16th-best time in practice on Friday and he would qualify 17th.

Unfortunately for Honeycutt, he would be involved in a lap one stack up on the start which would cause slight damage to the nose of his Silverado. After pitting multiple during stage one to assess the damage, the No. 44 would come home 32nd in Stage One.

The second stage brought strategy into the mix as many of the front-runners would pit before the stage caution to stay out under the yellow. Because of this, Honeycutt was able to climb to 16th before the green-white checkered flag flew.

The final stage brought some calamity but Honeycutt would stay calm, finding his way through the chaos unscathed. But, Honeycutt would bring home a top-20 finish in his first start with the team.

About Niece Motorsports:

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2023, Niece Motorsports enters its eighth season in the NASCAR Craftsman 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.

HEIM CLOSES IN ON THE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP WITH RUNNER-UP FINISH
Taylor Gray delivers career-best result

POCONO, Penn. (July 22, 2023) – Corey Heim closed in on the regular season championship with a heartbreaking runner-up finish in Pocono on Saturday afternoon. Heim led a race high 27 laps and was leading on the last lap before former Cup Series champion Kyle Busch was able to sneak past and get the win. With the finish, Heim expanded his points lead to 42 points heading into the regular season finale in Richmond next weekend. Taylor Gray earned a career-best third-place finish, while Christopher Bell (fourth) and Dean Thompson (eighth) were also inside the top-10.

Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Pocono Raceway
Race 15 of 23 – 60 Laps, 150 Miles

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS

1st, Kyle Busch*

2nd, COREY HEIM

3rd, TAYLOR GRAY

4th, CHRISTOPHER BELL

5th, Grant Enfinger*

8th, DEAN THOMPSON

12th, TYLER ANKRUM

21st, TYLER HILL

31st, KAZ GRALA

32nd, STEWART FRIESEN

36th, TANNER GRAY

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

COREY HEIM, No. 11 Safelite Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, TRICON Garage

Finishing Position: 2nd

What do you take away from this weekend?

“Just unreal. I felt like I did everything right. It seemed like we had about five laps in the truck before it started tightening up on me. I didn’t really get the run I wanted out of (turn) one and I knew his straightaway speed was really good. I was a little upset initially, but realistically, I would have done the exact same thing. Heat of the moment right there, but I’ve just got a lot of respect for Kyle (Busch). I raced for him for two years, and he was really good to me, and he raced me with respect today. Hard racer, he didn’t wreck us to win. It just really sucks. I really thought we had it there, especially when it seemed like he couldn’t form up a run enough to pass me and then he sent it on the last lap. Just super thankful to everyone at TRICON Garage, Toyota Racing, Safelite. This Tundra TRD Pro was really good today. Once again, just seemed like we had four or five laps in it until it started tightening up – and all of the blame goes on me for not doing what I should’ve done.”

TAYLOR GRAY, No. 17 JBL Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, TRICON Garage

Finishing Position: 3rd

What more did you need there at the end?

“I just needed a little more front grip through (turn) three, but by biggest issue was just being a little too tight. I can’t thank my guys enough for bringing me a really fast JBL Toyota Tundra TRD Pro. I’m going to go back and work on myself, watch some more film and keep getting better.”

CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 61 Gunma Toyopet Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, Hattori Racing Enterprises

Finishing Position: 4th

How was your race?

“I thought it was pretty good. After the weekend, we practiced around 18th, qualified around 14th and to finish fourth is pretty good. Thankful for HRE (Hattori Racing Enterprises) for giving me the opportunity to driver one of their Tundras. It was fun. It was fun but obviously you want a little more.”

DEAN THOMPSON, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, TRICON Garage

Finishing Position: 8th

Great day, can you talk about your races today?

“In ARCA, I feel like we had a great car, probably one of the best, but the track cooled down and it just made it tough. It really hurt our car when it cooled down. I think Jesse (Love) was just a better car overall. Fought like heck to stick with him, but made too many mistakes on our end. Didn’t have any favors. Finished where we could, got what we could out of the car. The ARCA race was okay, the Truck race was really, really good. The boys put together an absolute rocket ship. We were working through strategy thinking maybe we will pit this lap to get some track position, but no, we drove that truck all the way to top-15 pretty quickly, so we went to plan b. The truck was great, our pit strategy was great. We were right with Kyle Busch, the winner, so super thankful, super happy to have TRICON Garage behind me. Super thankful for Thompson Pipe Group, Assured Partners and Toyota.

TANNER GRAY, No. 15 Mobil 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, TRICON Garage

Finishing Position: 36th

Hard hit, what happened?

“Yeah, just put myself in a bad spot racing the 1 (Kaz Grala) there. Just got the air taken off of me, got loose and couldn’t catch it. I feel really bad for my guys, they brought a fast Mobil 1 Tundra. I feel like we were pretty decent there to get going and get it sorted out, but honestly, I feel really stupid. I put us in a bad spot. We’ve got to go to Richmond and win, and it’s not a place I’m very good at. I don’t know – put us in a lot of bad spots all year, and did it again there. I don’t know. I need to do a better job. All-in-all, I just feel sorry for my guys and everyone involved in this deal. I need to do a better job.”

What do you now take with you to Richmond?

“Yeah, we are going to a place that I’m not very good at – in a must win. I just want to apologize to my guys. They brought a fast truck and I destroyed it, early on, not racing very smart. I feel really stupid – yeah, just not what we needed to do here today. Proud of everyone at TRICON for bringing fast trucks, I just need to do a better job. I feel like I’ve made a lot of dumb mistakes all year to put us in the position that we are in. To do that at a race that you must run well at is pretty bad. I just need to figure some things out on my end. Proud of everyone at TRICON, Toyota. I appreciate everyone that supports me, I just need to do a better job.”

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in North America for more than 65 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than 1,800 dealerships.

Toyota directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 45 million cars and trucks at our 13 manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota’s 14th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 24 electrified options.

Grant Enfinger, No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet Silverado RST

START: 3RD
FINISH: 5TH
POINTS: 3RD

Post-Race Quote: “I’m proud of the effort that every one of my crew guys put into our Champion Power Equipment Chevy today. Overall, given the situation we were in, a fifth place run is pretty good. We restarted 21st at the beginning of the final stage, and obviously track position is so tough here at Pocono with the package we have. I’m proud of the execution that we had there at the end. The last few couple of restarts worked in our favor, but overall we had a pretty solid truck there at the end, too. I’m a little disappointed in how we fired off, after yesterday I thought we were going to fire off at the beginning of the race a little better than we did. But Jeff made some good calls and the best we were all weekend was on that last stint. So yeah, I’m proud of the execution we made but we’ve still got some things to clean up on before Indy and before we start the playoffs.”

Rajah Caruth, No. 24 Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet Silverado RST

START: 7TH
FINISH: 16TH
POINTS: 18TH

Post-Race Quote: “Honestly, it was a battle today with our Wendell Scott Foundation Chevy Silverado. It was a short race, and I was trying to do all that I could. I lost a lot of track position there early on. The balance wasn’t really what I needed and I didn’t do the best job either of timing my runs. We got some stage points there in stage two, which was nice. However I’m definitely frustrated on how this one ended. We’ll just keep on digging here, and have one more chance left to make the playoffs next week in Richmond.”

Daniel Dye, No. 43 Champion Container Chevrolet Silverado RST

START: 20TH
FINISH: 17TH
POINTS: 17TH

Post-Race Quote: “It was good to have the support from everybody at Champion Container and at the track with us. We had good speed and worked our way into the top-10 for a little bit, but just had a bad restart there at the end. The guys on this No. 43 GMS Racing team brought us another fast truck, just gotta execute more there at the end. We’ll go to Richmond and hopefully get a win and make our way into the playoffs.”

ABOUT GMS RACING:

GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series operating the No. 23, No. 24, and No. 43 Chevrolet Silverado RSTs for drivers Grant Enfinger, Rajah Caruth, and Daniel Dye. Since the team was formed in 2012, GMS Racing has won five titles across multiple series, including the 2016 and 2020 NASCAR Truck Series championship, the 2015 ARCA Racing Series championship, as well as the 2019 & 2020 ARCA 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 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, a team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

To keep up-to-date with the latest news, information and exclusive content, follow GMS Racing on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Truck Series
CRC Brakleen 150 | Saturday, July 22, 2023

Ford Finishing Results:

6th – Ty Majeski

9th – Ben Rhodes

13th – Hailie Deegan

14th – Matt Crafton

23rd – Cory Roper

24th – Stephen Mallozzi

26th – Josh Reaume

34th – Zane Smith

TY MAJESKI, No. 98 Farm Paint/Curb Records Ford F-150 – “Not bad. We obviously got set behind a little bit in qualifying, but thought we did a good job of getting track position. It wasn’t a high stage point day, but we salvaged a pretty good finish. After a little bit of a rough stretch in May and June, we’re starting to get our season turned around. We had a really good race at Mid-Ohio and had a chance to win, and then came back from an unfortunate circumstance with Ben and finished seventh, and then sixth here today from starting in the back. Now we start a stretch of really good racetracks for us. I’m excited for this last regular season race and then the playoffs.”

YOU CLINCHED A PLAYOFF SPOT TODAY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? “It feels good. We felt like we were in good position all season from a points perspective. We just weren’t getting the results. We’ve had the speed all season, but just haven’t put the races together. Whether it’s wreck or mechanical failures we’ve just had a tough last six or seven races, so it feels good to get seventh last week and sixth this week. We can build on this going to the playoffs.”

BEN RHODES, No. 99 Kubota Ford F-150 – “I feel like we had a truck that was capable of maybe finishing a spot or two higher, but in the scheme of things I’ll take ninth. It was an exciting day at Pocono. It always is. This track breeds so much excitement and cautions and drama on the restarts. It’s so hard to pass and you get such big runs here that you’ve got to take them, but be smart. The name of the game today was keeping this 99 Kubota F-150 up front and in one piece. Thankfully, I had really good pit stops today. My pit crew has been awesome all year. We kind of joked on the radio that they were carrying us today and they did a fantastic job. All in all, everybody works really hard and I’m proud of the effort. If a ninth-place is our bad day, I know we’re gonna have a strong finish to this season.”

MATT CRAFTON, No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford F-150 – “We made lemonade out of today because we were just off and I didn’t help at all today by being impatient. The truck would handle good through the corners and then I would be too impatient and I would pull out and try to get inside of somebody and no one would go with me. It’s become plate racing. At the end of the day, it’s just all like plate racing because if you don’t have a line that will go with you, you’re just done. Zane was the dominant truck for a while and he got back there and couldn’t go anywhere.”

HAILIE DEEGAN, No. 13 Ford Performance/KittyKatCoin Ford F-150 – “It was hard from the start because we got a lot of damage on the front end on the initial green. One of the trucks in front of me locked it up and we all just kind of piled in, so I knew we had heavy damage on the front. It wasn’t enough to really hurt anything, but just enough to hurt the body and kind of kill our straightaway speed, so I looked super slow on the straightaway. I felt slow and felt like I was getting freight trained by a lot of people, but, overall, I think that we were able to manage to stay in it until the end and just be there. We pitted with 10 to go, which was the right call because they wrecked on that restart, and we had fresh tires, got rid of a few people in there, and we were able to salvage a 13th after having a lot of damage. I’m just happy to finish one. I haven’t done that in like five races.”

ZANE SMITH, No. 38 Birch Gold Group Ford F-150 – WHAT HAPPENED? “I don’t really know who wrecked in front of me. It was obviously just a matter of time with those weapons, but it’s just unfortunate. I got hit right into it and it just caught on fire. Our First Gold Ford was really fast. We won both stages, so fortunately we had that. It’s just a bummer we got put back there with those guys where we don’t belong.”

THE STRATEGY WAS TO GO FOR STAGE POINTS AND PLAYOFF POINTS? “Yeah, unfortunately this race is really weird. It makes no sense to me why the ARCA race is supposed to be longer than the Truck race, so you pit once and you decide when that’s gonna be – and once you get back there in dirty air it’s near impossible to pass, especially with all the squirrels we have in this series. It’s just a bummer. Fortunately, I did get those two playoff points, so that’s the positive for today. We had a fast truck, just nothing to show for it.”

Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Truck Series
CRC Brakleen 150 Qualifying | Friday, July 21, 2023

Ford Finishing Results:

6th – Zane Smith

21st – Hailie Deegan

22nd – Ben Rhodes

25th – Matt Crafton

29th – Josh Reaume

31st – Cory Roper

32nd – Stephen Mallozzi

34th – Ty Majeski

ZANE SMITH, No. 38 Birch Gold Group Ford F-150 – “I wasn’t too happy with our Birch Gold Ford in practice, but I was also in dirty air and dirty air here is really bad, so I didn’t really know quite what we had. I know I picked up a lot of pace once I got by myself there in practice, and going into qualifying I felt really good. I still want to be freer for the race tomorrow, just knowing at some point throughout the day you’re gonna be in dirty air. I’m happy with where we qualified. I didn’t think we were gonna be quite that good, so I’m excited for tomorrow. We haven’t really raced this truck much. This is the truck we won the championship with last year, so I’m excited to have it back.”

TY MAJESKI, No. 98 Farm Paint/Curb Records Ford F-150 – “I felt it get soft on the entry to the tunnel. Thankfully, it didn’t blow it out, it just obviously cut it and was leaking air slowly, so I was able to not destroy the truck. It could have been a lot worse. It’s unfortunate, but we’ll have to come from the back tomorrow.”

HOW DIFFICULT WILL THAT BE? “It’s always hard here. We always preach about track position, but here more than most tracks it’s harder to come through the field here. Track position is everything, so hopefully we can hit the strategy right and find our way towards the front at the end.”

Young’s Motorsports | NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series
Pocono (Pa.) Raceway | CRC Brakleen 150

Fast Facts
No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Team:
Driver: Stefan Parsons
Primary Partner(s): CRC Brakleen
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST
Crew Chief: Andrew Abbott
2023 Driver Points Position: N/A
2023 Owner Points Position: 30th
Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Glad to Have You Back: This weekend at Pocono Raceway, Young’s Motorsports welcomes Cornelius, N.C.-native Stefan Parsons as the driver of the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for the first time in 2023.

Parsons returns to the organization for the second time this season and the first race since the Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway Dirt Track race in April after piloting the team’s No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST entry in three races last year, including his most recent event at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Motor Speedway in October 2022.

About Stefan: Stefan Parsons, 25, is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Parsons is one of the most well-known drivers in the NASCAR community. When he isn’t racing, he is always the first driver to volunteer his time working for teams on the side.

Often praised for his mentality of “doing whatever it takes” to earn a spot in the top ranks of NASCAR, his hard work and endless efforts translate to value for the marketing partners he aligns himself with.

Parsons is also the son of television analyst and former NASCAR driver Phil Parsons and the nephew of former NASCAR Cup Series champion and Hall of Famer Benny Parsons.

All Board: CRC Brakleen will serve as the primary marketing partner of Parsons’ No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for the 60-lap race on Saturday afternoon.

CRC Industries is celebrating the 52nd anniversary of its flagship brand, Brakleen®, the number-one-selling brake parts cleaner worldwide.

CRC Industries Inc. is a global leader in the production of specialty products and formulations for the do-it-yourselfer and maintenance professional, serving the automotive, industrial, electrical, marine, heavy truck, hardware, and aviation markets.

Glad To Have You Back: This weekend at Pocono Raceway, Young’s Motorsports welcomes back Heartland Payment Systems Inc. as a major associate marketing partner for Saturday afternoon’s race.

Heartland Payment Systems Inc. (NYSE: HPY), one of the largest payment processors in the United States, delivers credit | debit | prepaid card processing and security technology through Heartland Secure™ and its comprehensive Heartland breach warranty.

Heartland also offers point of sale, mobile commerce, e-Commerce, marketing solutions, payroll solutions, and related business solutions and services to more than 300,000 business and educational locations nationwide.

Heartland Commerce has more than 90,000 customer locations using its Heartland commerce software.

Stefan Parsons Truck Series Pocono Raceway Track Stats: Saturday afternoon’s CRC Brakleen 150 will mark Parson’s inaugural Truck Series outing at the Lond Pond, Pennsylvania race track.

Parsons, however, does have experience at the 2.5-mile triangle in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with two prior starts for B.J. McLeod.

Stefan Parsons Truck Series Stats: From 2018 to 2023, Parsons has nine starts in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series, highlighted by a career-best 17th place finish at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in August 2018 driving the No. 15 Chevrolet Silverado for Premium Motorsports.

In addition to Premium Motorsports, Parsons also has also made Truck Series starts for MAKE Motorsports, CMI Motorsports, Glory 2 God (G2G) Racing and this weekend for Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports.

Double Duty: In addition to Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series race at Pocono, Parsons will also compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore The Pocono Mountains 225 for SS GreenLight Racing several hours after the checkered flag waves for the Truck Series race.

Parsons will make his third Xfinity Series start in Long Pond aboard the No. 07 OLLIE’S | Rich Mar Florist Chevrolet Camaro.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Parsons as crew chief of the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado is longtime crew chief Andrew Abbott.

He will be crew chief in his 118th NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series race on Saturday afternoon. In his previous 117 races, he has two top-five and seven top-10 finishes to his resume.

Saturday’s CRC Brakleen 150 will be his sixth tango with “The Tricky Triangle” as crew chief in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series at Pocono Raceway: This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ 19th, 20th and 21st NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series starts at Pocono Raceway. The organization posted a team-best finish at the track of 11th, twice, but most recently with Tyler Dippel in the 2019 edition of the Gander RV 150 on July 27, 2019.

Since 2014, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 20.7 and an average finish of 22.3 in 18 Truck Series starts overall.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series History: Since entering the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series in 2012, the Mooresville, N.C., – based organization has logged 448 starts from 55 drivers, resulting in solid performances that include two victories (Talladega Superspeedway 2019, 2021), seven top-five finishes and 32 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 22.5 and an average finishing position of 21.6.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Stefan Parsons, please visit stefanparsons.com, like him on Facebook (Stefan Parsons Racing) and follow him on Instagram (@stefan_parsons) and Twitter (@StefanParsons98).

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

Stefan Parsons Pre-Race Quote:

On Pocono Raceway: “I love working with the Young’s Motorsports group and I can’t wait to get behind the wheel of the No. 02 Chevrolet this weekend.

“I am very thankful to Tyler, Randy, Becky and the entire Young’s Motorsports family for the opportunity, as well as CRC Auto, Heartland Payment Systems and CS&A Insurance for believing in me and making this race happen on Saturday!”

No. 12 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Spencer Boyd

Primary Partner(s): Rich Mar Florist

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

Crew Chief: Tyler Young

2023 Driver Points Position: 28th

2023 Owner Points Position: 35th

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Back To Familiar Territory: Fan favorite Spencer Boyd invades familiar territory this weekend at Pocono Raceway, the 15th race of the 2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series season eyeing his first top-10 of the year but more importantly hunting his second win of his Truck Series career.

No. 155: This weekend at Pocono, Boyd will make his 155th career NASCAR start. Boyd has three starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, 50 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and will make his 101st start in Trucks when the green flag waves Saturday afternoon.

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

Welcome Aboard: This weekend at Pocono Raceway, Young’s Motorsports and Boyd welcome Rich Mar Florist as the primary partner on the No. 12 Chevrolet Silverado RST for the first time in 2023.

Rich Mar Florist has been the Lehigh Valley’s local florist since 1955. From small beginnings, the

company has grown to provide floral arrangements at events large and small across the country.

The family-owned business has been involved in motorsports 2019. They have supported drivers and teams of all sizes, even creating their own racing brand, Rich Mar Florist Racing.

Rich Mar Florist Racing has sponsored drivers competing in NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity

Series, NASCAR Truck Series, 410 and 360 Winged Sprint Cars, Dirt Midgets, IndyCar, and more.

They’re also partnered with major venues such as Pocono Raceway, Nashville Superspeedway, Watkins

Glen International, and Dover Motor Speedway.

They have large partnerships outside of motorsports, including the U.S. Open, AHL partnerships with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and the Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins and MILB with the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.

Bucks for the Brave: This weekend at Pocono, Boyd will continue to promote Record Rack’s Bucks for the Brave initiative.

Spencer Boyd is continuing his efforts to support the men and women who have served in the line of duty.

Veterans (no longer serving) and retired First Responders (Law Enforcement, Firefighters, EMTs) can win the hunting experience of a lifetime thanks to long-time Boyd partner, Record Rack® premium wildlife feed (brand owned by Cargill, Inc.)

The window for nominations will be open on July 4 through September 11, 2023, for the annual Bucks for the Brave charitable event, which will include for the first time a women-only hunt.

Bucks for the Brave is an all-expense paid trip that will take place in the fall of 2023.

The event will be hosted at Trinity Oaks’ Thumbtack Ranch in Batesville, TX, which is the only nationally recognized Purple Heart Ranch in the United States.

Four women plus one winner from each of our eight categories will be chosen: Army Veteran, Marine Corps Veteran, Navy Veteran, Air Force Veteran, Coast Guard Veteran, Retired Firefighter, Retired Law Enforcement and Retired EMT.

Spencer Boyd Truck Series Pocono Raceway Stats: Saturday afternoon’s CRC Brakleen 150 will mark Boyd’s fifth NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series start at the 2.5-mile triangular race track.

In his previous four races at the “Tricky Triangle,” Boyd has a best-track finish of 18th after starting 25th in the 2019 Gander RV 150.

He holds an average finish at Pocono of 24.8.

Spencer Boyd Truck Series Speedway Stats: At NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series tracks classified as a speedway 2.0-miles and larger, Boyd has made 14 starts throughout his career with one win, two top-five and three top-10 finishes and carrying an average finishing position of 18.1.

Chasing That W: Boyd is eyeing his second career NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® 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 seven years of Truck Series competition, Boyd has 101 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 24.1.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Boyd as crew chief of the No. 12 Rich Mar Florist Chevrolet Silverado RST is crew chief and team principal Tyler Young.

Saturday afternoon will be his first dance with the “Tricky Triangle” as crew chief in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series at Pocono Raceway: This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ 19th, 20th and 21st NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Pocono Raceway. The organization posted a team-best finish at the track of 11th, twice, but most recently with Tyler Dippel in the 2019 edition of the Gander RV 150 on July 27, 2019.

Since 2014, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 20.7 and an average finish of 22.3 in 18 Truck Series starts overall.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series History: Since entering the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in 2012, the Mooresville, N.C., – based organization has logged 448 starts from 55 drivers, resulting in solid performances that include two victories (Talladega Superspeedway 2019, 2021), seven top-five finishes and 32 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 22.5 and an average finishing position of 21.6.

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).

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

Spencer Boyd Pre-Race Quote:

On Pocono Raceway: “Headed to the Tricky Triangle! One of the most unique tracks on the schedule and we have some great Pennsylvania local companies on board. So many campers too. I look forward to cruising the campground and having a good race on Saturday afternoon.”

On the Bucks for the Brave: “This will be the sixth annual Bucks for the Brave that I will be associated with. I look forward to it every year and am humbled to represent all Veterans and First Responders on my truck.

“What Record Rack does to authentically engage my fellow NASCAR fans that love hunting and their country is truly inspiring. I love being a part of it and am honored to help promote nominations.”

No. 20 Young’s Motorsports Team:
Driver: Chad Chastain

Primary Partner(s): Trophy Tractor

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

Crew Chief: Joe Lax

2023 Driver Points Position: N/A

2023 Owner Points Position: 32nd

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Welcome!: Young’s Motorsports welcomes driver Chad Chastain as the driver of the No. 20 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado RST for Saturday afternoon’s CRC Brakleen 150.

Chastain, the younger brother of NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain will make his inaugural Truck Series debut under the Young’s Motorsports banner.

The Alva, Fla. native will become the 56th different driver to pilot a Young’s Motorsports vehicle since the team’s inception in 2012.

Glad To Have You: For the 15th Truck Series race of the season, Chastain and Young’s Motorsports welcome Trophy Tractor as the primary partner of the team’s No. 20 Chevrolet this weekend at Pocono.

Trophy Tractor offers a cost-effective alternative to the purchase and rental of new equipment with quality low hour used equipment. Trophy Tractor specializes in the sale and rental of haul trucks, loaders, dozers, scrapers, excavators, compactors, graders and water equipment.

Recently, Trophy Tractor’s new state-of-the-art, 28,000-square-foot facility opened in Burleson, Texas just outside of Dallas-Fort Worth. The new building has a total of eight service bays, each with 22-ft. by 22-ft. access doors and a 5,000-sq.-ft. office.

Chad Chastain Truck Series Pocono Raceway Track Stats: Saturday afternoon’s CRC Brakleen 150 will mark Chastain’s inaugural Truck Series outing at the Lond Pond, Pennsylvania race track.

Chad Chastain Truck Series Stats: From 2021 to 2023, Chastain has five starts in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series, highlighted by a career-best 30th-place finish, three times, most recently at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway in October 2022 driving the No. 44 for Niece Motorsports.

Pocono will be the first time in Chastain’s young Truck Series career that he has driven a vehicle by another partner outside of the Niece Motorsports family.

Brotherly Love: Saturday afternoon’s CRC Brakleen 150 will see the younger Chad Chastain face off against his older brother and four-time Truck Series winner Ross Chastain during the regular season finale.

The elder Chastain will drive a Chevrolet Silverado RST fielded by Niece Motorsports.

Pocono will mark the first NASCAR National Series-sanctioned race where both drivers have competed against each other

Double Duty: In addition to Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series race at Pocono, Parsons will also compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore The Pocono Mountains 225 for DGM Racing, several hours after the checkered flag waves for the Truck Series race.

Chastain will make his fourth career Xfinity Series start in Long Pond aboard the No. 91 MAR-DELicious Watermelons Chevrolet Camaro.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series at Pocono Raceway: This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ 19th, 20th and 21st NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Pocono Raceway. The organization posted a team-best finish at the track of 11th, twice, but most recently with Tyler Dippel in the 2019 edition of the Gander RV 150 on July 27, 2019.

Since 2014, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 20.7 and an average finish of 22.3 in 18 Truck Series starts overall.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series History: Since entering the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in 2012, the Mooresville, N.C., – based organization has logged 448 starts from 55 drivers, resulting in solid performances that include two victories (Talladega Superspeedway 2019, 2021), seven top-five finishes and 32 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 22.5 and an average finishing position of 21.6.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Chastain as crew chief of the No. 20 Trophy Tractor Chevrolet Silverado RST is veteran crew chief Joe Lax.

He will be crew chief in his 110th NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series race on Saturday afternoon. In his previous 109 races, he has one pole and nine top-10 finishes to his resume.

Saturday afternoon will be his sixth tango at the “Tricky Triangle” as crew chief in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Chad Chastain, please like him on Facebook (Chad Chastain Racing) and follow him on Instagram (@chad36chastain) and Twitter (@chadchastain36).

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

Chad Chastain Pre-Race Quote:

“I am very humbled by this opportunity with Young’s Motorsports. I am very thankful to everyone on the team for giving me a chance to drive the No. 20 Trophy Tractor Chevrolet Silverado while allowing me not only the opportunity to race with my brother Ross (Chastain) but also get some seat time before the Xfinity race on Saturday afternoon.”

Race Information:

The CRC Brakleen 150 (60 laps | 150 miles) is the 15th of 23 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series races on the 2023 schedule. Practice begins on Friday, July 21, 2023, from 1:35 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. Qualifying will immediately follow from 2:05 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The 36-truck field will take the green flag on Saturday, July 22, 2023, shortly after 12:00 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).

Pocono Preview
July 22 | NOON ET | FS1 – MRN – SiriusXM

2023 NASCAR Truck Series Stats
Starts: 14; Best start: 9th; Best finish: 11th (Gateway); Laps led: 5; Current points position: 16th

Chassis History
Dye and the No. 43 team will compete with GMS Racing chassis no. 330 in the Pocono mountains. Chassis no. 330 has been driven twice before at Pocono, first by Zane Smith in 2021 where it finished 14th, then last season by Jack Wood where it finished 33rd after getting involved in a crash. Daniel has raced with this chassis three times this season, and earned his best finish of 11th at WWT Raceway with it last month. Smith took it to victory lane at Dover Motor Speedway in 2020.

Rookie of the Year
Rebounding from an off-track excursion earlier in the race, Daniel Dye was able to claw his way through the field en route to a top-15 finish. A 14th place result for Dye at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was the second best result of all NCTS rookies in the field. Daniel surpassed his teammate, Rajah Caruth, and is now third in rookie points (139 back from Sanchez and 61 behind Garcia) heading into Pocono.

Daniel Dye Quote

“I’m really looking forward to heading to Pocono this weekend; it’s close to the Champion Container home base and we will have a bunch of their employees that’ll be joining us at the track. Pocono is a place that I’ve raced at before and I enjoy racing at quite a bit, so I’m looking forward to seeing what Blake and the rest of our No. 43 team can bring to the racetrack. We’ll fight hard all day and make good changes and hopefully put on a good show for our partners and give them a run they can be proud of.”

About Champion Container

Founded in 1968, Champion Container has evolved into the premier general line packaging container distributor in the Northeast. From our seven strategically based locations we provide packaging container solutions to our valued domestic and international customers.

We serve a diverse customer base in the chemical, flavors and fragrances, paint, cosmetic, food, agricultural, and pharmaceutical industries. Small, medium, and Fortune 500 companies rely on Champion to deliver quality and service at a competitive price. Our strength, “just in time” shipments, is the value added provided through our own fleet of trucks and significant investment in inventory.

Our knowledgeable sales representatives and customer service associates have the expertise required to provide packaging guidance and solutions for the most unique and demanding projects. Companies rely on us to be their technical source in the ever-changing packaging container landscape. For more information, please visit www.championcontainer.com.

About Race to Stop Suicide

Race to Stop Suicide is a non-profit organization co-founded by Daniel and Randy Dye. The organization’s main objective is to create awareness, remove stigma and normalize the conversation surrounding suicide. They provide entry-level education on what to look for, symptoms and how to check up on family and friends. Race to Stop Suicide also ensures that people have easy access to helpful resources like the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and 988. For more information, visit their website at www.racetostopsuicide.com.

Race Information

• Round: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race No. 15 of 23
• Track Location: Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, Pennsylvania
• Race Name: CRC Brakleen 150
• Broadcast: Saturday, July 22nd at 12:00 PM ET live on FS1 (TV), MRN (Radio), and Sirius XM NASCAR Channel 90
• Team Entrants:

No. 23 | Grant Enfinger & Jeff Hensley – Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet
No. 24 | Rajah Caruth & Chad Walter – Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet
No. 43 | Daniel Dye & Blake Bainbridge – Champion Container Corporation Chevrolet

Grant Enfinger, No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet Silverado RST

Pocono Raceway Stats

• NCTS Starts: 6; Best start: 5th; Best finish: 6th (2018); Top 10s: 2
• ARCA Starts: 8; Wins: 1 (2016); Best start: 2nd; Top 5s: 5; Top 10s: 7; Laps led: 25

2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Season Stats

• Starts: 14; Wins: 2 (Kansas I & Gateway); Best start: 2nd; Stage wins: 1; Top 5s: 5; Top 10s: 7; Laps led: 133; Current points position: 5th
• About Champion Power Equipment: Since 2003, Champion Power Equipment has earned a reputation for designing and producing the market’s finest power equipment. From our original headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, California, Champion has expanded its North American footprint to include facilities in Jackson, Tennessee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Toronto Canada. Today, Champion’s product line has expanded to include portable generators, home standby generators, inverter generators, engines, winches and log splitters. With over 2.5 million generators sold in North America, Champion is a market leader in the power equipment field. Visit ChampionPowerEquipment.com for more information.
• About Arlon Graphics: The history of Arlon is rooted in its customer-centric approach. What was founded in 1958 as a manufacturer of flexible materials (producing products like cork, rubber, and foam) has evolved into a global company manufacturing millions of feet of cast films. Today, Arlon Graphics is owned by FHT, a family-owned investment firm. Headquartered in Southern California, Arlon supplies the wide-format graphics industry around the world. For more information, visit Arlon.com/NA_EN.
• Chassis History/Info: Enfinger and the No. 23 team will compete with GMS Racing chassis no. 346 at Pocono Raceway. Debuting at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2023, Grant has raced this truck on three separate occasions, earning top-10 finishes every time it’s hit the track. Grant drove this Chevrolet at Kansas Speedway in May, where he earned his first win of the season in dominating fashion.
• Pocono ARCA Winner: Grant Enfinger has visited victory lane once before at Pocono Raceway. In 2016, driving for Bret Holmes Racing, Enfinger would take the No. 23 Chevrolet to the win in the ARCA Menards Series’ General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200. On that day, the veteran would lead 17 laps after starting deep in 13th position.
• Hensley at Pocono: Jeff Hensley has competed in every CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Pocono since the series made its debut at the track back in 2010. The veteran earned one pole position with Miguel Paludo in 2013, and went on to finish second with him that race, which is his best result at the track. In 13 total starts, Hensley has seven top-10 finishes, two of which were top-fives. Hensley’s drivers have led a total of 14 laps at “The Tricky Triangle” with him on top of the pit box.
• FearTheFinger Playoffs Profile: And then, there were two. Just two races left to run in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series regular season! Grant Enfinger has solidly locked himself into post-season championship contention by winning two NCTS races this season – first at Kansas Speedway and second at World Wide Technology Raceway. At the moment, he and the No. 23 team have captured 11 playoffs points (five for each win and one for a stage win in Gateway), which is fifth-highest out of the series’ drivers. He looks to continue to earn these points to bolster his total entering the playoffs.
• GE Appearances: Fans attending the CRC Brakleen 150 will have a few opportunities to meet Grant Enfinger throughout the race weekend:

NCTS Autograph Session | Friday, July 21st: Enfinger will sign autographs along with the majority of the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series field in the Pocono Raceway Infield from 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM local time on Friday.
Team Chevy Stage | Saturday, July 22nd: Grant will join teammate Rajah Caruth at the Team Chevy stage in the Pocono Raceway Fan Zone on the morning of race day from 9:30 AM ET to 9:45 AM ET.

• From The Drivers Seat: Enfinger’s thoughts on returning to Pocono Raceway:

“Pocono is one of the most unique tracks that we have on the schedule with the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, and it’s definitely one of the shortest races of the year. We’ve only got 60 laps to get it done here, so qualifying up front is going to be key with how short the stage lengths are. I like racing here and had a few good runs in the ARCA days, but for some reason it’s been tough on us in the Truck Series. Jeff and the rest of the No. 23 team have been doing a bunch of homework to make some big improvements on where we were last year, and I know the chassis is one of our best that we have in our rotation, so hopefully we can right the ship and put a good run together for everyone that supports us with Champion Power Equipment, Chevrolet, and all the guys back at the shop.”

Rajah Caruth, No. 24 Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet Silverado RST

Pocono Raceway Stats

• Rajah Caruth will make his first CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start at Pocono Raceway on Saturday.
• NXS Starts: 1; Best start: 32nd; Best finish: 38th (2022)
• ARCA Starts: 1; Best start: 4th; Best finish: 4th (2022); Top 5s: 1; Top 10s: 1

2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Season Stats

• Starts: 14; Best start: 3rd; Best finish: 6th (Darlington); Top 10s: 1; Current points position: 17th
• About the Wendell Scott Foundation: Founded in 2011, The Wendell Scott Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization inspired by Wendell Scott, Sr. and provides services such as job-skill training, STEM education opportunities, mentoring, and other supportive services to at-risk, underserved youth between the ages of 8-18 years in Danville, Virginia and surrounding areas.

The Foundation’s mission of using educational attainment to end racial disparities in education and health is vital in addressing economic inequality and improving future success in African-American communities. For more information, please visit www.wendellscott.org.

• Chassis History/Info: Rajah Caruth and the No. 24 team will compete with GMS Racing chassis no. 323 at “The Tricky Triangle”. This Silverado RST debuted one year ago at Pocono driven by teammate, Grant Enfinger, who drove it to a 17th place finish. Caruth has raced this chassis three times this year, giving it a best run of 11th place at Charlotte Motor Speedway back in May.
• Walter at Pocono: Chad Walter has two CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races under his belt as a Crew Chief, both with GMS Racing in 2020 and 2021. He guided Tyler Ankrum to a ninth place finish in 2020, the best result of the two races. Last year, Walter called his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Pocono, but his driver, Jeb Burton, crashed out early on and resulted in a 33rd place finish.
• NXS New Hampshire Recap: Though the Truck Series was off last weekend, Rajah Caruth competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for Alpha Prime Racing. Driving the No. 44 Circle Chevrolet Camaro, Caruth would qualify in the 27th position but suffered a ruptured oil line which took him out of the race at the completion of stage one resulting in a 37th place finish. The next NXS race for Rajah will come on August 19th at Watkins Glen International.
• Camp Cultivation Announcement: On Thursday, the team announced that Rajah will pilot a special Camp Cultivation paint scheme at Richmond Raceway. The three-day camp, which is hosted by the Wendell Scott Foundation and New College Institute, will take place this week (July 18th-20th) at the Virginia State University campus. Their hope is to inspire students to explore learn about STEM career opportunities and develop some true college experiences. Read the full press release here.
• RC Appearances: Fans attending the CRC Brakleen 150 will have a few opportunities to meet Rajah Caruth throughout the race weekend:

NCTS Autograph Session | Friday, July 21st: Caruth will sign autographs along with the majority of the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series field in the Pocono Raceway Infield from 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM local time on Friday.
Team Chevy Stage | Saturday, July 22nd: Rajah will join teammate Grant Enfinger at the Team Chevy stage in the Pocono Raceway Fan Zone on the morning of race day from 9:30 AM ET to 9:45 AM ET.

• Sunoco Rookie Battle: Rajah spent a lot of time inside the top-10 at Mid-Ohio, but a late-race incident on a restart placed him a lap down in the closing moments of the race. Unfortunately for the No. 24 team, they were trapped one lap off the pace and had to settle for a 29th place finish. The result was the fourth highest of all rookies, and caused Rajah to lose a spot in points. He is now 17th overall and fourth in the rookie standings, nine points behind Daniel Dye in third and 148 behind Nick Sanchez.
• From The Driver’s Seat: Caruth’s thoughts on racing at Pocono Raceway:

“I’m pretty excited to go to Pocono this weekend with my experience from last year. I was passing for third in the ARCA race before it got cut short due to weather, and unfortunately had an early end to the Xfinity race the following day. I’ve got a lot of laps there from testing and the two races, so I’m feeling pretty good about it. Looking forward to getting back to another big track; I think those types of places give us a good shot at going for the win and locking ourselves into the playoffs. The men and women on our No. 24 truck, along with our partners at The Wendell Scott Foundation and Chevrolet, and Maury Gallagher, Mike Beam, Ron Booth, as well as the guys at GMS Fabrication deserve it. I think we have a good shot this weekend.”

Daniel Dye, No. 43 Champion Container Corporation Chevrolet Silverado RST

Pocono Raceway Stats

• Daniel Dye will make his first CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start at Pocono Raceway on Saturday.
• ARCA Starts: 1; Best start: 9th; Best finish: 5th (2022); Top 5s: 1; Top 10s: 1

2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Season Stats

• Starts: 14; Best start: 9th; Best finish: 11th (Gateway); Laps led: 5; Current points position: 16th
• About Champion Container Corporation: Founded in 1968, Champion Container has evolved into the premier general line packaging container distributor in the Northeast. From our seven strategically based locations we provide packaging container solutions to our valued domestic and international customers.

We serve a diverse customer base in the chemical, flavors and fragrances, paint, cosmetic, food, agricultural, and pharmaceutical industries. Small, medium, and Fortune 500 companies rely on Champion to deliver quality and service at a competitive price. Our strength, “just in time” shipments, is the value added provided through our own fleet of trucks and significant investment in inventory.

Our knowledgeable sales representatives and customer service associates have the expertise required to provide packaging guidance and solutions for the most unique and demanding projects. Companies rely on us to be their technical source in the ever-changing packaging container landscape. For more information, please visit www.championcontainer.com.

• Chassis History/Info: Dye and the No. 43 team will compete with GMS Racing chassis no. 330 in the Pocono mountains. Chassis no. 330 has been driven twice before at Pocono, first by Zane Smith in 2021 where it finished 14th, then last season by Jack Wood where it finished 33rd after getting involved in a crash. Daniel has raced with this chassis three times this season, and earned his best finish of 11th at WWT Raceway with it last month. Smith took it to victory lane at Dover Motor Speedway in 2020.
• Bainbridge at Pocono: Blake Bainbridge has called one Pocono race during his career as a crew chief, where in 2020 he worked with Tanner Gray in the ARCA Menards Series. Gray qualified 10th for that race, but had an early exit due to suspension issues, settling for a 15th place finish.
• Bull & Boar Barbecue Shop Announcement: Last Friday, the team welcomed a new partner to support Daniel Dye as Daytona Beach-based Bull & Boar Barbecue Shop was named as his primary sponsor at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Located in One Daytona directly across from Daytona International Speedway, Bull & Boar sells grills, smokers, pizza ovens, rubs, sauces, charcoal, pellets, and grilling accessories. The retailer will also be featured on Dye’s No. 43 Chevrolet as an associate sponsor for the remainder of the season. Read the full press release here.
• Sunoco Rookie Battle: Rebounding from an off-track excursion earlier in the race, Daniel Dye was able to claw his way through the field en route to a top-15 finish. A 14th place result for Dye at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was the second best result of all NCTS rookies in the field. Daniel surpassed his teammate, Rajah Caruth, and is now third in rookie points (139 back from Sanchez and 61 behind Garcia) heading into Pocono.
• DD Appearances: Fans attending the CRC Brakleen 150 will have an opportunity to meet Daniel Dye throughout the race weekend:

NCTS Autograph Session | Friday, July 21st: Dye will sign autographs along with the majority of the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series field in the Pocono Raceway Infield from 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM local time on Friday.

• From the Driver’s Seat: Dye’s thoughts on racing at Pocono Raceway:

“I’m really looking forward to heading to Pocono this weekend; it’s close to the Champion Container home base and we will have a bunch of their employees that’ll be joining us at the track. Pocono is a place that I’ve raced at before and I enjoy racing at quite a bit, so I’m looking forward to seeing what Blake and the rest of our No. 43 team can bring to the racetrack. We’ll fight hard all day and make good changes and hopefully put on a good show for our partners and give them a run they can be proud of.”

ABOUT GMS RACING:

GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series operating the No. 23, No. 24, and No. 43 Chevrolet Silverado RSTs for drivers Grant Enfinger, Rajah Caruth, and Daniel Dye. Since the team was formed in 2012, GMS Racing has won five titles across multiple series, including the 2016 and 2020 NASCAR Truck Series championship, the 2015 ARCA Racing Series championship, as well as the 2019 & 2020 ARCA 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 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, a team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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