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Chandler Smith: Driver, No. 18 Safelite® Toyota

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overview:
Event: Kansas Lottery 200, Race 19 of 23 (Race 3 in the Round of 10)
134 Laps – 30/30/74; 201 Miles
Location: Kansas Speedway in Kansas City (1. 5-mile tri-oval)
Date/Broadcast: Sept. 9, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR 90

Chandler Chatter:
Chandler Smith and the No. 18 Safelite team head to Kansas Speedway for the final race in the Round of 10 having already punched their ticket to the Round of 8 via Smith’s win at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. Smith dominated the middle race of the Round of 10, leading 176 of the final 177 laps picking up the Stage 2 win and the victory and adding six playoff points that will carry over to the Round of 8. The victory was Smith’s third of 2022 and the fifth of his career. Beginning with his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory at Bristol last September, he had produced five wins, 11 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes across his last 23 starts.

The Toyota Racing Development product has produced three wins in 2022: the second race of the season at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway, the regular season finale at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway and the series last stop at Richmond. Across 18 Truck Series starts this season Smith has recorded eight top-five and 12 top-10 finishes. He ranks first among Truck Series regulars in average running position (8.676), laps completed (2469) and quality passes (575), second in average finish (8.8), laps led (334) and fastest laps run (180), and third in driver rating (103.2).

The 20-year-old driver has three prior Truck Series starts at Kansas Speedway with a best result of fourth coming earlier this season. He finished fifth in October of 2020 and 11th in May of 2021, totaling an average finish of 6.7 across his three starts. Smith has an average finish of 5.0 across five starts on mile-and-a-half tracks in the Truck Series in 2022 and has finished inside the top 10 in all five.

The No. 18 team will unload KBM-75 for Friday night’s race at Kansas, which is the same truck that Smith dominated with at Pocono Raceway in July in its first career start.

Smith made the playoffs last year in his first full-time campaign as the 10th seed. He advanced to the Round of 8 with a must-win victory at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in the final race in the Round of 10. He found himself in another must-win situation in the final race in the Round of 8 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and saw his playoff run end when he finished fourth. As a consolation prize, he won the pole and swept all three stages in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series finale at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway.

The Georgia driver earned NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year honors in 2021 after producing two victories, one pole, 213 laps led, six top-five and nine top-10 finishes in his first full-time season. He earned his first career Truck Series victory at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in September of 2021. Across 56 career Truck Series starts, the Toyota Racing Development driver had recorded five wins, one pole, 640 laps led, 22 top-five and 30 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 13.0.

Veteran crew chief Danny Stockman will once again call the shots for Smith and the No. 18 team in 2022. Stockman’s drivers have produced eight victories at KBM since he joined the organization in 2020, including four with Smith behind the wheel. The veteran crew chief captured a Truck Series championship with Austin Dillon in 2011 and also won an Xfinity Series championship with Dillon in 2013. Stockman’s drivers have produced two top-five and four top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 8.6 across seven Truck Series starts at Kansas. His best result was a fourth-place finish earlier this season with Smith. In Xfinity Series action, his drivers have complied three poles, three top-five and four top-five finishes, including runner-up finishes with Austin Dillon (2012) and Daniel Hemric (2018).

Safelite, the nation’s largest provider of vehicle glass repair, replacement and recalibration services, returned to KBM for a fifth season and will be the primary sponsor on Smith’s Tundra TRD Pro Tundra for 16 races this year, including Friday’s race at Kansas. Charge Me will serve as an associate sponsor on the bedtop of Smith’s No. 18 Tundra TRD Pro this weekend. Charge Me was founded on the principle that the electric vehicle (EV) revolution will require robust infrastructure support at all levels.

Chandler Smith, Driver Q&A:
After having such a dominant performance at Richmond there has been a few weeks off. Have you been itching to get back to the track?
“It is kind of hard having all that momentum and then having to wait several weeks to race again, but I’ve really enjoyed time with my wife and our newborn son more than anything. I’m excited to get back to it but wouldn’t trade the time and memories that we were able to make on the time off.”

With two wins in the last three races do you feel like your team is peaking at the right time?
“I certainly hope so. I feel like we are doing all the right things and really if you look at it, we had a really fast Safelite Tundra at IRP as well and I feel like if we didn’t get wrecked in that race, we could be looking at three in a row. We just need to keep executing the way we are capable of and I’m confident that Danny (Stockman, crew chief) and all the guys on this No. 18 team are going to do just that.”

How good does it feel to be locked into the next round heading into Friday’s race?
“It feels great for sure. It allows us to work on some things and go for the stage wins and the race win in order to try and get some more playoff points to carry over to the next round. We also don’t have the stress that the other teams do trying to advance Friday.”

Chandler Smith Career Highlights:

• Across 56 career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts has recorded five wins, 640 laps led, 22 top-five and 30 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 13.0.
• Earned NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year honors in 2021 and finished eighth in the championship standings after producing two victories, one pole, 213 laps led, six top-five and nine top-10 finishes in his first full-time season. He earned his first career Truck Series victory at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in September and in the series finale at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway earned his first career pole and swept all three stages en route to his second victory.
• Has posted an average finish of 29.5 across two NASCAR Xfinity Series starts in 2022, with a best result of 22nd coming at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway.
• Has collected 10 wins, 10 poles, 1894 laps led, 23 top-five and 30 top-10 finishes en route to an average finish of 5.2 across 35 career ARCA Menards Series starts.

Chandler Smith’s No. 18 Safelite Tundra:
KBM-75: The No. 18 Safelite team will unload KBM-75 for Friday night’s race at Kansas. In its only start, Smith led 49 of 60 laps with this Tundra TRD Pro at Pocono Raceway in July en route to his second victory of 2022.

KBM-75 Performance Profile
KBM Notes of Interest:

• KBM drivers have collected five wins, five poles, 717 laps led, 16 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 10.0 across 40 starts at Kansas. Owner-driver Kyle Busch has collected three wins at Kansas (2014, 2017 and 2021). Noah Gragson led a race-high 128 laps and swept all three stages in the 2018 event and William Byron earned his first career Camping World Trucks victory there in 2016.
• KBM holds the Camping World Truck Series records for most career wins (97) and most wins in a single season (14 in 2014). With his victory at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway earlier this year, 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. 18, the number which was on the first Tundra that went to victory lane for KBM in 2010, has 26 career victories.

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

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overview:
Event: Kansas Lottery 200, Race 19 of 23 (Race 3 of 3, Round of 10),
134 Laps – 30/30/74; 201 Miles
Location: Kansas Speedway in Kansas City (1.5-mile tri-oval)
Date/Broadcast: Sept. 9, 2022, at 7:30p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR 90

Neme’chek’ the Facts:

After a 27-day hiatus, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs resumes this Friday, Sept. 9 at Kansas Speedway for the cutoff race in the Round of 10. Nemechek enters Friday’s race fourth on the playoff gird, 43 points above the cutoff line for advancing to the Round of 8. The second-generation driver can advance to the Round of 8 with a win on Friday night or by earning 13 points if there is a repeat winner, or by recording 16 points if there is a winner from outside of the top eight (Carson Hocevar or Christian Eckes).

Kansas Speedway is the only track on the Camping World Truck Series schedule that the series travels to twice in 2022. In the first race at the 1.5-mile venue back in May, Nemechek earned the pole before finishing fifth and third in the opening two stages and crossing the stripe in sixth on lap 134. Nemechek will be making his sixth start at Kansas in the Camping World Truck Series. Throughout his first five starts, he has tallied two poles, 19 laps led, three top-five and four top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 9.2. While he hasn’t reached victory lane in a truck at Kansas yet, he picked up his first career Xfinity Series victory at the 1.5-mile venue in October of 2018 for Chip Ganassi Racing. He also finished eighth in the Xfinity Series event at Kansas in 2019.

With five races remaining in the 2022 Truck Series season, the second-generation driver leads all Truck Series regulars in poles (five), average starting position (6.7), and driver rating (104.7). He is also second in average running position (8.700) and third in laps led (264).

The Toyota Racing driver kept busy during the three-week break, running two NASCAR Xfinity Series races for Sam Hunt Racing (SHR) behind the wheel of the No. 26 GR Supra. In his first race at Daytona, Nemechek was running as high as fourth before getting caught up in a late-race accident, relegating him to a 35th-place finish. In his most recent event at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway this past weekend, Nemechek notched another top-10 finish for SHR, finishing in ninth.

The world’s leading synthetic motor oil, Mobil 1, returns as the primary sponsor of the No. 4 Tundra TRD Pro this Friday at Kansas. Mobil 1 will adorn the hood for one more race in 2022 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Oct. 1.

Nemechek is a 12-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 and 2022 with KBM. Across 142 career starts in NASCAR’s third division, he has compiled seven poles, 1,445 laps led, 48 top-five and 79 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.4.

Eric Phillips returned to lead the No. 4 team in 2022. His 42 career Truck Series victories make him the winningest crew chief in Truck Series history, with 33 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 Series history to capture an owner’s championship in its first season of competition. In 2014, the Illinois native led the first team in Truck 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. In those 12 Trucks Series starts at Kansas, his drivers have recorded two wins (Mike Skinner – 2009 & Kyle Busch – 2014), two poles, 201 laps led, four top-five, and six top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 10.3. Phillips also has one NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Kansas, he was atop the pit box for Christopher Bell’s first series victory in 2017.

John Hunter Nemechek, Driver Q&A:

“Will having competed in a couple of Xfinity races during this long off period from the truck series scheduled be beneficial to you?”
“Being able to stay in the seat I think it’s helped me. Having three weeks off in between truck races is definitely difficult from getting into a groove staying mentally sharp and really just making sure that you’re on top of everything that’s going on. I think being in the seat helps me as a driver continue to learn and gain valuable knowledge and experience. As well as just being able to be on top of everything that is going on with pit road stops, restarts and a lot of different things that play into those.”

How will you approach this race being 43 points above the cutoff line?
“We have to race smart; the main goal is to advance to the next round and continue to put ourselves in a good position to try and make the Championship 4. Yes, winning would be great but the big goal is to advance.”

“You’ve finished inside the top 10 in 6 of 7 starts at Kansas between truck and Xfinity including a Xfinity win. What makes you so successful at this track?”
“Kansas has always been really good to me, have rattled off quite a few top-10’s like you said and for me it’s a place that suits my driving style. You can run the bottom, you can run the middle, and you can run the top. You have to have a good balance in your vehicle, but a driver can also help quite a bit from running those different lines and trying to stay on top of the racetrack as it changes. Kansas has always just been a place that I loved, and I’ve run really well there from the first time that I ever raced there.”

John Hunter Nemechek Career Highlights:

• Twelve-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 142 career starts in NASCAR’s third division, has compiled seven poles, 1,445 laps led, 48 top-five and 79 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.4. Registered a career-high and series-leading five victories in 2021, earned the NCWTS Regular Season championship and finished 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 65 career XFINITY Series starts, has totaled two wins, one pole, 510 laps led, 17 top-five and 37 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.3.

John Hunter Nemechek’s No. 4 Mobil 1 Tundra TRD Pro:
KBM-56: The No. 4 Mobil 1 team will unload KBM-56 for Friday night’s race at Kansas Speedway. Nemechek has raced this Tundra three times in 2022, earning two poles (Las Vegas & Texas), one top-five (Pocono), and two top-10 finishes (Pocono & Texas) while leading a total of 37 laps. In 2021, Nemechek piloted KBM-56 three times including a win at Pocono Raceway in June. Overall, KBM-56 has recorded one win (Nemechek), three poles, 91 laps led, three top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 14 starts resulting in an average finish of 12.7.

KBM-56 Performance Profile
KBM Notes of Interest:

• Across 38 starts on road courses, KBM drivers have earned two wins, 15 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 9.3 and an average finish of 11.7.
• Owner-driver Kyle Busch earned his organization’s most recent road course win in June at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway. Erik Jones picked up KBM’s first road course victory in 2015 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ont.
• KBM holds the Camping World Truck Series records for most career wins (95) 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 17 career victories at KBM and was the number for both of the organization’s driver championships.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (September 7, 2022) – Young’s Motorsports announced today that Buchanan Hauling & Rigging will be the primary sponsor of their No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST driven by Kaz Grala for Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kansas Lottery 200 at Kansas Speedway.

Buchanan Hauling & Rigging was established in 1996 with one truck, two trailers and dreams to supply quality transportation at a fair market rate, build long-lasting business relationships and provide high-quality jobs to drivers and owner-operators.

The one-race deal will be Buchanan’s first appearance in NASCAR.

“We love introducing new sponsors to the sport of NASCAR, said Young’s Motorsports team principal Tyler Young. “What Geary and Becky have done with their business over the years is amazing and their organizational and family values align nicely with ours.”

The Buchanan Advantage is comprised of sound, ethical business practices performed by professionals who adhere to our safety pledge: “Setting the Standard for Safety One Mile at a Time.”

Geary Buchanan, founder of Buchanan Hauling & Rigging is ecstatic about seeing his company’s emblem on the hood of a NASCAR truck.

“I never would have imagined this,” Buchanan offered. “It shows hard work and answering the phone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year certainly pays off. We recently expanded our hauling & rigging services into a full-service logistics company so we are handling all types of commodities, projects, and freight moves throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.

“Our logistics group has the expertise, technology, and industry contacts to manage shipments of any size, frequency and instance.”

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

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).

The Kansas Lottery 200 (134 laps | 200.1 miles) is the 19th of 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races on the 2022 schedule. Practice begins on Friday, September 9, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Qualifying will follow immediately beginning at 2:30 p.m. The 36-truck field will take the green flag shortly after 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET) with live coverage on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (CT).

No. 38 Team Looks to Add Fourth Win in 2022

 MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 6, 2022) – Hamsters USA, one of the largest motorcycle groups in the United States, most known for their fundraising efforts to charitable organizations, will partner with Zane Smith and the No. 38 Ford F-150 team this weekend. Smith and the No. 38 team head back to Kansas Speedway for the final race in the ‘Round of 10’ in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs. This partnership with the Hamsters helped raise over $500,000.00 dollars for the children’s hospitals of South Dakota and Life Scape.

Kansas is the site of Smith’s most recent win of 2022, leading the No. 38 Ford team to a dominate victory in May. Smith is confident the team is prepared to defend that win.

“Kansas is one of my favorite tracks that we go to,” Smith stated. “When I saw that we go back in the playoffs, I knew that it would be a good shot for us to capitalize on another win. We had a great truck there in May. I believe that we can recreate that dominance this weekend.”

Smith, who currently sits 46-points above the playoff cutline, looks ahead to focus on the tricky track that await in the ‘Round of Eight’

“It is great to have a buffer going into the next round of the playoffs,” said Smith. “Next round is going to be tough. With Bristol and Talladega back-to-back this year, we are really going work hard to keep these points and hopefully find victory lane.”

Smith and the No. 38 team will race at Kansas Speedway on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1.

About Front Row Motorsports

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck Series and the 2021 Daytona 500 champions. The team was founded in 2004 and is owned by successful entrepreneur, Bob Jenkins. FRM fields the No. 34 and the No. 38 NASCAR Cup Series teams along with the No. 38 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team– from its Mooresville, N.C. headquarters. Visit teamfrm.com and follow FRM on social media: Twitter at @Team_FRM, Instagram at @team_frm and Facebook at facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.

Corey Heim: Driver, No. 51 JBL Toyota

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overview:
Event: Kansas Lottery 200, Race 19 of 23 (Race 3 in the Round of 10)
134 Laps – 30/30/74; 201 Miles
Location: Kansas Speedway in Kansas City (1. 5-mile tri-oval)
Date/Broadcast: Sept. 9, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR 90

The Story on Corey:
Corey Heim and the No. 51 JBL team head to Kansas Speedway for Friday’s Kansas Lottery 200, the final race in the Round of 10 of the owner’s playoffs. After Heim scored fifth-place finishes in each of the opening two races of the round, the No. 51 team sits sixth on the playoff grid, 31 points above the cutoff line for advancing to the Round of 8. Heim had a really fast JBL Tundra TRD Pro when the Truck Series visited Kansas earlier this year. After starting second, he took the lead on lap 14 and went on to win the opening stage. After finishing second in Stage 2, he dealt with handling issues in the Final Stage which caused him to brush the wall and ultimately blow a tire, relegating him to a 33rd-place finish.

Kansas was the site of Heim’s first career ARCA Menards Series victory. He led 82 of 100 laps en route to his first series victory on Oct. 16, 2020. Across five ARCA Menards series starts at Kansas, he has produced one win, four top-five and four top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 5.4.

The No. 51 team qualified for the owner’s portion of the playoffs via Heim’s two wins this season (Atlanta Motor Speedway and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway). They are tied with the No. 18 and No. 38 teams with a series-leading three wins this season. In addition to Heim’s two wins, Kyle Busch was victorious at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway in June. The No. 51 team has captured the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series owner’s championship three times (2013-2014 & 2019) and as on organization KBM has collected a series-record seven owner’s titles.

Across 11 Truck Series starts this season, Heim has produced two wins, two poles, 64 laps led, five top-five and six top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 15.5. The Georgia driver picked up his first career Truck Series victory in just his fifth start earlier this season at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway in March and was also victorious in June at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

Heim leads the Truck Series rookie of the year standings by 87 points over Lawless Alan. Heim will look to join three other KBM drivers that have won the award, reigning winner Chandler Smith, William Byron (2016) and Erik Jones (2015).

While many Truck Series drivers have been inactive since the last race on Aug. 13, Heim has stayed busy. He led all 125 laps and picked up a Southern Super Series Super Late Model victory Aug. 24 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga. He also competed in the Late Model Stock CARS Tour event Aug. 31 at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway where he qualified second but was relegated to a 25th-place finish after getting spun with 20 laps remaining in the 125-lap event. Most recently Heim piloted the No. 15 Camry to a ninth-place finish for Venturini Motorsports on the dirt track at DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds.

The DuQuoin event was part of a seven-race schedule for Heim with Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series. Heim led 74 of 90 laps en route to the victory at Daytona in February to pick up his eighth career ARCA Menards Series victory. Across 42 career ARCA Menards Series starts he has produced 713 laps led, 30 top-five and 40 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 4.4. Heim finished second to Ty Gibbs in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series championship standings. He will make his seventh and final scheduled start of the season Saturday at Kansas.

Mardy Lindley returned to KBM for his second season atop the pit box of the No. 51 team. Lindley has led his team to six wins since coming to KBM at the start of the 2021 season, including two with Heim and one with Kyle Busch this year. In 2021, his drivers produced three victories, 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 was victorious with KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch in the 2021 race at Kansas and finished 33rd with Heim earlier this year.

JBL, the authority in engineering superior sound, will adorn the No. 51 as part of their 11-race schedule with Heim Friday night. Crescent Tools, a premier hand tool brand from Apex Tool Group, will return for three more races this season beginning next Thursday night at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

Corey Heim, Driver Q&A:
While the Truck Series has been off the last several weeks you’ve still been active racing other series. How important is it to have that seat time?
“I think the seat time is super important in racing and I believe that racing on a weekly basis in between all the Truck Series races will certainly pay off heading to Kansas on Friday with our No. 51 JBL team.”

You were really fast earlier this year and won the opening stage at Kansas before having some issues. Is this a race you’ve been looking forward to?
“Kansas is certainly a race I’ve been looking forward to. I feel the experience I have there in ARCA and now having a Truck Series race under my belt will really help me be up to speed and be able to go out and compete for the win on Friday.”

How will you approach this race with the No. 51 team being 31 points above the cutoff line for advancing to the Round of 8?
“Our mindset is to not overthink where we are in the playoff standings. If we go out and have a solid race and don’t make any major mistakes, we will be just fine.”

Corey Heim Career Highlights:

• Picked up first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway March 19, 2022 in just his fifth start. Across 14 career starts has two wins, two poles, 66 laps led, five top-five and six top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 15.9.
• With two victories across his first 10 Truck Series starts, the 19-year-old driver became one of just 12 drivers in series history to net multiple victories in their first 10 starts. Kasey Kahne and Mike Skinner each produced five victories, Mark Martin collected four wins, Ron Hornaday Jr., Ted Musgrave and William Byron brought home three checkered flags and Heim, Kyle Busch, Erik Jones, Rich Bickle, Clint Bowyer and Tony Stewart all delivered two wins.
• Finished runner-up in the ARCA Menards Series championship standings in 2021 after collecting six wins, three poles, 406 laps led, 16 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 3.1 across 20 starts.
• Across 42 career ARCA Menards Series starts has eight wins, 713 laps led, 30 top-five and 40 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 4.4. Picked up his first career ARCA Menards Series victory at Kansas Speedway Oct. 16, 2020.

Corey Heim’s No. 51 JBL Tundra TRD Pro:
KBM-54: The No. 51 JBL team will unload KBM-54 for Friday’s race at Kansas. This Tundra TRD Pro is the same truck that Heim led 18 laps with and won the opening stage with earlier this year at Kansas before being relegated to a 33rd-place finish after cutting a tire in the Final Stage. KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch has two victories driving KBM-54, including at Kansas Speedway last May. The other victory came at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in 2018 in its first career start.

KBM Notes of Interest:

• KBM drivers have collected five wins, five poles, 717 laps led, 16 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 10.0 across 40 starts at Kansas. Owner-driver Kyle Busch has collected three wins at Kansas (2014, 2017 and 2021). Noah Gragson led a race-high 128 laps and swept all three stages in the 2018 event and William Byron earned his first career Camping World Trucks victory there in 2016.
• KBM holds the Camping World Truck Series records for most career wins (97) and most wins in a single season (14 in 2014). With his victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway earlier this season, 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 40 victories, the No. 51 is the winningest number in KBM’s Truck Series fleet.

Friday, September 9
Track: Kansas Speedway, 1.5-mile oval
Race: 19 of 23
Event: Kansas Lottery 200 (134 laps/201 miles)

Schedule
Friday, September 9
Practice: 3:00 p.m. ET
Qualifying: 3:30 p.m. ET
Race: 7:30 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1)

Hailie Deegan, No. 1 Odyssey Battery Ford F-150 

• Hailie Deegan enters Kansas Speedway for the 19th race of the 2022 season — her 42nd career start in the NCWTS.
• Despite consistent top-10 speed throughout the weekend, Deegan had a bumpy weekend last time out at Richmond Raceway. The Temecula, CA native overcame two penalties en route to a 26th-place finish.
• Kansas Speedway is one of the 21-year-old’s preeminent tracks, averaging a 15.3-place finish in three career starts. Deegan made her NCWTS debut at the 1.5-mile oval, making history as the highest finishing female in their first-career series appearance.
• Veteran Crew Chief Jerry Baxter has a history of solid runs at the venue. In nine career Kansas Speedway appearances in the NCWTS, Baxter has notched a top-five, six top-tens, and earned an average finish of 9.3.

Tanner Gray, No. 15 Ford Performance F-150

• Tanner Gray enters Kansas Speedway for his 19th start of the 2022 season and the 67th NCWTS start of his career.
• In the series’ last outing at Richmond Raceway, Gray finished 16th after being trapped a lap down in the race’s final stage.
• The 23-year-old will be making his sixth career start at the 1.5-mile oval. In 2020, Gray wheeled the No. 15 to his best finish at the venue, earning a fourth-place finish. In the first Kansas outing this season, Gray put in a ninth-place qualifying effort before handing issues rendered him to an 18th-place finish.
• Crew Chief Mike Hillman Jr. has accumulated five top-fives, 10 top-tens, and one victory at Kansas Speedway. Gray and Hillman Jr. enter Kansas as their first contest together at a mile-and-a-half track layout, where the veteran shot-caller has a history of sustained success.

Ryan Preece, No. 17 Morton Buildings Ford F-150

• Ryan Preece straps into the No. 17 for his 8th NCWTS appearance of the season.
• The Berlin, CT native has been exceptional in nine career NCWTS starts, netting two victories at Nashville Superspeedway and averaging a fifth-place finish across his 2022 appearances.
• In Preece’s last NCWTS outing, he followed up his Nashville victory by earning a runner-up finish at Pocono Raceway, leading six of the race’s 150 laps.
• The 31-year-old will make his NCWTS debut at Kansas Speedway but is certainly not a newcomer to the half-mile oval. In eight career appearances between NASCAR’s top-two series, Preece’s best finish of seventh came in a 2018 Xfinity series start with Joe Gibbs Racing.

KANSAS CITY, Kan: AM Racing confirmed today that 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Brett Moffitt will return to the organization and pilot the team’s flagship No. 22 Chevrolet Silverado RST in Friday night’s Kansas Lottery 200 at Kansas Speedway.

Moffitt’s efforts will be supported by longtime partners The Rasmussen Group and its subsidiaries Concrete Supply and JMT Trucking as well as Destiny Homes.

Moffitt, a native of Grimes, Ia. will make his third Truck Series start for the Statesville, N.C.-based team after piloting the team’s second entry at Knoxville Raceway in 2021 and the No. 22 earlier this season.

“I am really excited to get back behind the No. 22 Chevrolet Silverado RST for AM Racing at Kansas,” said Moffitt. “We’ve had a fair amount of success at Kansas Speedway over the years in trucks.

“Thanks to everyone at AM Racing for allowing me to get back in their truck for this race and all of the partners for their support throughout this year.”

Moffitt, 30, will make his seventh Truck Series start at the 1.5-mile speedway and looks to catapult AM

Racing to its first career Truck Series win while eyeing his 13th Truck Series win at the site of his last timely victory in the 2020 Clean Harbors 200.

In addition to the win, he has posted two top-five and four top-10 finishes at Kansas.

“Hopefully we can repeat 2020 and be able to take the folks from Concrete Supply, JMT Trucking and Destiny Homes back to victory lane again,” added Moffitt.

Longtime Motorsports veteran Jamie Jones will serve as Moffitt’s crew chief for the 19th Truck Series race of the season.

“AM Racing is proud to have Brett Moffitt back behind the wheel of our No. 22 Chevrolet Silverado at Kansas Speedway,” said team principal Kevin Cywinski. “Brett has been an asset to our organization in his two prior races with us and we know given his talent and track record at Kansas we will have an opportunity to contend for the win.”

In addition to Concrete Supply, JMT Trucking and Destiny Homes – AM Technical Solutions, Aspen Aire Inc., Circle B Diecast, Gilcrest Jewett, Sparco and Vista Investments will serve as associate marketing partners for the event.

Since 2013, Moffitt has competed in 91 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races capturing three poles, 12 wins, 39 top-five and 53 top-10 finishes and has led more than 1,200 laps. In his first full season of Truck Series competition, Moffitt captured the Truck Series championship title in 2018 driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises.

For more on Brett Moffitt, please visit BrettMoffitt.com, like his Facebook page (Brett Moffitt Racing) or follow him on Instagram (@brett_moffitt_racing) and Twitter (@brett_moffitt).

For more on AM Racing, please visit AMRacingteam.com, like their Facebook page (AM Racing) or follow them on Twitter (@AMRacingNASCAR).

The Kansas Lottery 200 (134 laps | 200.1 miles) is the 19th of 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races on the 2022 schedule. Practice begins on Friday, September 9, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Qualifying will follow immediately beginning at 2:30 p.m. The 36-truck field will take the green flag shortly after 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET) with live coverage on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (CT).

About The Rasmussen Group:

The Rasmussen Group is an Iowa-based company with over a century of construction experience and expertise. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, the Rasmussen Group represents a variety of multi-faceted construction companies.

With companies specializing in bridge construction, marine contracts, concrete and asphalt supply, paving, heavy hauling, dump trucks, crane operations, and fabricating steel, the Rasmussen Group can provide excellent, complete customer service with one phone call.

Our diversified experience across many collaborating construction fields ensures for an on-time, safe, professional build that will keep your project on budget and provide for its successful completion.

Run by the fourth generation of the Jensen family, our values and commitment have not changed since 1912.

We treat our employees fairly and like family and believe in giving back to the communities that have supported us for over a hundred years. Our personal relationship with our clients is still the most important aspect of our business.

About Destiny Homes:

At Destiny Homes, there is no shortage of dedicated and experienced professionals ready to serve the families who put their trust in them to build a new home. The hard-working staff at Destiny Homes has over 150 years of combined experience in helping families achieve homeownership.

Destiny Homes’ passion is that every essential worker in the current economy has the opportunity to own a new home. It goes beyond sticks and bricks; it’s about helping customers achieve homeownership which in turn keeps the economy strong.

Destiny Homes is proud of their focused effort in helping families achieve affordable homeownership and how that process strengthens the communities where we live, work and play.

About AM Racing:

AM Racing is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) team headquartered in Statesville, N.C.

Established in December 2015, AM Racing is prided on faith, honesty and intelligent performance.

The No. 22 team has named Austin Wayne Self as its primary driver for the 2022 season while also expanding to a second No. 37 truck with a rotation of drivers this season.

Company will also further expand its presence in the sport, entering into a multi-year partnership designating Stanley Black & Decker and its iconic brands as the “Official Tools Partner of NASCAR” and “Official Tools” of all NASCAR-owned and operated tracks.

Daytona Beach, FL (August 26, 2022) – NASCAR and Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), the world’s largest tool company and a leader in outdoor equipment, today announced American tool icon CRAFTSMAN® will return as the title sponsor of the NASCAR Truck Series beginning in 2023. After serving as the series’ title sponsor from its inception in 1995 to 2008, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will make its homecoming at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2023.

In addition to the Truck Series title sponsorship, Stanley Black & Decker will further expand its presence in the sport, entering into a multi-year partnership designating the company and its iconic brands as the “Official Tools Partner of NASCAR” and “Official Tools” of all NASCAR-owned and operated tracks.

“We celebrate the return of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series with our customers, distribution partners and employees,” said Doug Redpath, President of Hand Tools, Accessories and Storage for Stanley Black & Decker. “From proud homeowners and homebuilders to auto enthusiasts and master mechanics, CRAFTSMAN has been the brand generations have trusted to get the job done. The Truck Series represents authentic, bold and proud drivers and fans, which embody the same characteristics of our CRAFTSMAN brand. We look forward to our return in Daytona in 2023 to reunite with our loyal fans as we begin this new chapter in NASCAR history.”

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series title sponsorship includes exclusive brand integrations on vehicles, crew uniforms, tracks and more in addition to the branding of the Triple Truck Challenge and Championship Race entitlement. It will also serve as a platform to support the launch of new products, amplify seasonal promotions, and highlight the many ways CRAFTSMAN is building pride.

As part of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Title Sponsor announcement, representatives from NASCAR and Stanley Black & Decker revealed a CRAFTSMAN Toyota Tundra truck at Daytona International Speedway alongside current Truck Series driver Zane Smith and inaugural Truck Series champion Mike Skinner.

Stanley Black & Decker Named the Official Tools Partner of NASCAR

With a mission to celebrate those who make the world, paired with an enduring partnership history with NASCAR, Stanley Black & Decker and its brands such as CRAFTSMAN, DEWALT and MAC TOOLS will be put to work across all NASCAR locations. The company’s tools will be highly utilized from the pit crews during the big race, to the teams responsible for constructing new racing facilities across the country, generating unrivaled enthusiasm on and off the track.

“Stanley Black & Decker is an innovative company that has a rich history in our sport and these new agreements connect our brands in an authentic and meaningful way,” said Daryl Wolfe, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at NASCAR. “We know NASCAR fans are brand loyal and recognize how important tool performance is in racing. We are excited to see how this official partnership deepens the connection with our racing community while also bringing back CRAFTSMAN, the brand that started it all in the Truck Series.”

As an Official Partner, Stanley Black & Decker has exclusive NASCAR Marketing and Promotional rights and becomes a member of the NASCAR Fuel For Business Council.

About NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series™, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour™), one local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series™) and three international series (NASCAR Pinty’s Series™, NASCAR Mexico Series™, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series™). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).

About Stanley Black & Decker
Headquartered in the USA, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) is the world’s largest tool company operating nearly 50 manufacturing facilities across America and more than 100 worldwide. Guided by its purpose – for those who make the world – the company’s more than 60,000 diverse and high-performing employees produce innovative, award-winning power tools, hand tools, storage, digital tool solutions, lifestyle products, outdoor products, engineered fasteners and other industrial equipment to support the world’s makers, creators, tradespeople and builders. The company’s iconic brands include DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, HUSTLER® and TROY-BILT®. Recognized for its leadership in environmental, social and governance (ESG), Stanley Black & Decker strives to be a force for good in support of its communities, employees, customers and other stakeholders. To learn more visit: www.stanleyblackanddecker.com.

Returns to NASCAR Truck Series and Will Make Select Cup and Xfinity Series Starts

 MOORESVILLE, N.C. (August 25, 2022) – Zane Smith, the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Regular Season Champion, will return to Front Row Motorsports (FRM) in 2023 to compete in a dynamic schedule that will include defending his regular season championship with the No. 38 team in the NASCAR Truck Series. In addition, Smith will make his Daytona 500 debut with FRM as part of a plan that will include other NASCAR Cup Series starts for the organization as well as possible NASCAR Xfinity Series races in collaboration with FRM.

The plan is part of Smith’s ongoing, long-term agreement and plan for growth with the organization.

“We have been thrilled with the performance by Zane this season,” said Bob Jenkins, Owner, Front Row Motorsports. “We always felt that he was the next breakthrough star in the sport, and he has been proving that this season. We have a plan laid out for him and our next step will be to put Zane and that team in NASCAR Cup Series races where we know we can be successful. We also want to give Zane the opportunity to win more races and a championship with our truck series program, and we are excited to see what he will do next season.”

FRM will tap its potent NASCAR Truck Series team to prepare a third NASCAR Cup Series car and work with Smith during the select NASCAR Cup Series starts as an open car. FRM will support Smith with new business and marketing efforts for Xfinity Series races. Currently FRM does not have plans to enter its own Xfinity Series entry.

The FRM truck series team has led Smith to three wins, fifteen top-10, 10 top-five finishes, and the regular season title. Smith is currently second in points and is competing for the championship.

“Chris Lawson, his team, and Zane have really worked well together this season,” said Jerry Freeze, General Manager, Front Row Motorsports. “We do not want to change that chemistry, but also feel this team is up to the challenge with Zane to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series. We will be strategic as what races we select to enter. We want to allow Zane to highlight what many have seen him do this year at the elite level. We will announce those races later once the 2023 schedules are announced. Until that time, we are focused on winning the truck series championship.”

Smith has continued to add to an already impressive career on the track this season. He currently has six wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to complement his four ARCA Series wins. Off the track, Smith continues to be one of the sport’s most likeable personalities and is the 2020 NASCAR Truck Series Most Popular Driver. He made his NASCAR Cup Series debut earlier this year with an impressive 17th-place finish and is excited for what is ahead.

“Front Row Motorsports has a lot of great momentum now, not only with their Truck Series program, but also with their Cup Series program,” said Smith, a two-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship runner-up. “While I’m 100 percent focused now on the Truck Series playoffs and racing to win a championship for our partners, I’m excited for what the future holds next season as I get the opportunity to also compete at the next level and continue to grow as a race car driver.”

Smith and the team return to the track on Friday, September 9 at the Kansas Speedway for the third playoff race of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule.

About Front Row Motorsports

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck Series and the 2021 Daytona 500 champions. The team was founded in 2004 and is owned by successful entrepreneur, Bob Jenkins. FRM fields the No. 34 and the No. 38 NASCAR Cup Series teams along with the No. 38 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team– from its Mooresville, N.C. headquarters. Visit teamfrm.com and follow FRM on social media: Twitter at @Team_FRM, Instagram at @team_frm and Facebook at facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.

Mooresville, NC (August 23, 2022) – NASCAR driver Spencer Boyd announced today that multi-season sponsor, Probuilt Pool & Patio has upgraded their sponsorship level in 2022. The step up for the Midwest expert in luxury outdoor living will include a primary paint scheme at the September 9 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway.

Spencer Boyd explained his excitement of the news, “Being a Midwest guy, it feels special to have support from a Midwest company. Probuilt (Pool & Patio) has grown quite a bit since our partnership began and humbled that they have chosen me to help expand their motorsports marketing program. They are such great people to work with!”

Probuilt Pool & Patio serves five major metropolitan areas – Kansas City, St. Louis, Omaha, Columbia, and Central Iowa with pool brands like Imagine Pools, Aqua Technics, Alaglas, Latham, Aviva, and San Juan.

President of the largest inground fiberglass pool installer in the Midwest, Chris Oswalt commented, “People are realizing that owning a pool is far more rewarding and achievable than they thought. Our growth throughout the Midwest shows that customers trust us with this big decision and that we deliver on our promises. Spencer is helping us reach more people and he is just an all-around great guy that we are happy to support. It’s a win-win situation for sure.”

Probuilt Pool & Patio specializes in luxury outdoor living space. The finest quality sunrooms, screen rooms, outdoor kitchens, decks, patios and fiberglass pools in the Midwest. Established in 2006, they have spent the last two decades proudly building a reputation of trust and quality with our customers.

This season’s sponsorship builds on the associate sponsorship since 2021 that saw the outdoor oasis builder’s logo on Boyd’s racecars for races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in addition to the trucks in Missouri and Kansas.

Boyd added, “You know those Instagram accounts and blogs you follow that take you to another place? That’s Probuilt for me. I love seeing what they’ve built and imagining just chilling in one of their pools after a long hot race.”

The Kansas Lottery 200 at Kansas Speedway on Friday, September 9, 2022 airs live on FS1 at 7:30pm ET and marks Probuilt Pool & Patio’s first primary race with Spencer Boyd and Young’s Motorsports.