Category: XFINITY Series PR

MOORESVILLE, N.C- (April 1st, 2022) – NASCAR Driver Ryan Ellis and Alpha Prime Racing are proud to announce that Limetree will be the primary sponsor of Ellis and the No.45 Chevy Camaro at Texas Motor Speedway for the May 21st NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the Texas 250.

Limetree has sponsored Ellis in different capacities, including last year’s Xfinity Series race at Road America, in the Henry 180. However, this will mark their first race as a full primary sponsor.

“I’m really excited to carry the Limetree colors at their home track. We’ve worked together in the past, but for them to have their own scheme and branding on track just miles away from their headquarters is really cool. I’ve always loved Texas Motor Speedway and how much the area embraces NASCAR. We’ll have a big crowd out of Limetree employees and clients. I hope we can bring the Limetree Chevy home with a solid finish in their home race,” said Ellis, driver of the No.45 Limetree Chevy.

“We’re excited about our partnership with Ryan and Alpha Prime Racing. At Limetree, we’re always looking for that extra gear of performance for our clients, and felt like racing was a perfect fit to support that message. Additionally, as a minority-owned business, we’re thrilled that we’ve been able to support Ryan in his journey and be a small part of enabling an opportunity for him. Our team members loved their interaction with him in the past and have been ecstatic with his recent success,” said Tom Rouse, Founder of Limetree.

The No.45 Limetree Chevy will hit the track for the first time Friday, May 20th, at Texas Motor Speedway. Race coverage of Saturday’s Texas 250 will begin at 1:30 pm ET on FS1. Stay tuned to Ryan’s and Limetree’s social media for more information!

Limetree was founded in 2016 and is based in Dallas, Texas, and is one of the fastest-growing privately held marketing companies in the US. Fans can find out more at golimetree.com.

Secondary and associate sponsorship is still available on the Limetree Chevy – for more information, please see the below contact info.

About Limetree
Limetree is a behavioral marketing company dedicated to making marketing more effective by uniting data, behavioral science, and design. Rooted in science, our approach delivers actionable intelligence and activations that significantly improve a marketer’s ability to target the right people with the right message while measuring and improving performance.

For more information on Ryan Ellis, please visit www.ryanellismotorsports.com.

RILEY HERBST
Richmond NASCAR Xfinity Series Advance
No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing

NASCAR Xfinity Series Overview

• Event: Richmond 250 (Round 7 of 33)
• Date: Saturday, April 2
• Location: Richmond (Va.) Raceway
• Layout: .75-mile oval
• Time/TV/Radio: 1:30 p.m. EDT on FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Riley Herbst Notes of Interest

• The Richmond 250 will mark Herbst’s fifth career NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Richmond. In his four previous Xfinity Series starts at the .75-mile oval, the driver of the No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has scored three top-10 finishes, with his best result coming in his most recent visit to the track – fifth in last September’s GoBowling 250.

• Pit strategy by crew chief Richard Boswell combined with Herbst’s savvy driving delivered that fifth-place finish. After starting 20th, Herbst worked his way up to 14th before the lap-35 competition caution. The No. 98 crew gained its driver six spots on pit road, placing him 10th for the start of the second stage. Herbst stayed in the top-10, moving up to eighth by the end of the stage. When the caution came out on lap 183, Boswell made the call to keep Herbst on the racetrack, betting on a late-race caution that would allow him to bring Herbst in after the leaders had pitted, thereby giving him fresher tires and more grip in the waning laps. The strategy proved successful. The caution flag flew on lap 224 and Herbst came down pit road to put on his final set of fresh tires. The leaders, meanwhile, had no new tires at their disposal. Herbst restarted in 10th and gained five positions in the final 26 laps.

• Saturday’s race at Richmond will mark Herbst’s 83rd career Xfinity Series start and his 13th on a short track. Herbst’s history on short tracks has been strong. After finishing an impressive sixth in his first career start in June 2018 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Herbst has gone one to earn seven other top-10s, including in his last two short-track starts – third last September at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and 10th last October at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

• A new associate partner has recently joined Herbst for the 2022 season. Baja Vida, a familiar name in off-road-racing, has aligned with Herbst and the No. 98 team as the “Official Beef Snack of the No. 98 Team”. Baja Vida Jerky passionately creates Baja-inspired products that support “The Flavor of Adventure.” The company’s focus is to connect others with the essence of Baja through delicious, quality food adventures and the vibrance of Mexican culture. Baja Vida Jerky made its first appearance with Herbst during last Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, by placing an on-board camera inside the Monster Energy Ford Mustang.

Riley Herbst, Driver of the No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang

You have three top-10s so far this season and have finished on the lead lap in all but one race. Talk about your start to 2022.

“I definitely think this is my strongest start. That was the goal that my crew chief, Richard Boswell, and I had for this year. We had some flashes of really good speed last year, but we weren’t consistent, by any means. Our biggest goal this year was to be consistent week in and week out. We knew that some weeks were going to be bad and some were going to be good, but we have to capitalize on the good weeks and try to finish every single race. It’s time to stock up on the top-10s and top-fives and, hopefully, the wins will come here shortly.”

You’ve had strong runs at Richmond in the past. Is this a track where you have a good opportunity to get that coveted first win?

“Man, I feel like every single weekend we have fast Ford Mustangs and can contend for wins. With that said, I really do enjoy going up to Richmond. Honestly, I just really enjoy short-track racing. That’s a nice, fun short track similar to some that most people like myself grew up racing on, so I’m excited to get back there and go for a win.”

Talk about your sponsorship with Monster Energy and what it means to be one of their athletes.

“Monster Energy want us to be who we are and that’s all about the brand. Just being a part of an organization that makes us feel like a family is all that I could really ask for and ever want from a sponsor. It’s so cool to be aligned with that brand and for people to know me as Riley Herbst, the Monster Energy driver, the driver of the black No. 98 Ford Mustang with the green claw on the hood. I love it.”

No. 98 Monster Energy Team Roster

Primary Team Members:

Driver: Riley Herbst
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Crew Chief: Richard Boswell
Hometown: Friendship, Maryland

Car Chief: Matt Noyce
Hometown: Oregon, Wisconsin

Engineer: Justin Bolton
Hometown: Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Engineer: DJ VanderLey
Hometown: Mobile, Alabama

Spotter: Tim Fedewa
Hometown: Holt, Michigan

Over-The-Wall Crew:

Front Tire Changer: Shayne Pipala
Hometown: Frankfort Square, Illinois

Rear Tire Changer: Trevor White
Hometown: Arlington, Texas

Tire Carrier: Chad Emmons
Hometown: Tyler, Texas

Fueler: Corey Coppola
Hometown: Bluefield, West Virginia

Jackman: Brandon Banks
Hometown: High Point, North Carolina

Road Crew Members:

Truck Driver: Steve Wood
Hometown: Eatontown, New Jersey

Engine Tuner: Willie Pelotte
Hometown: Oakland, Maine

RICHMOND, Va.: There is no question when NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Parker Retzlaff showed up on the scene earlier this month at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway, he certainly made a statement with his RSS Racing team.

A brilliant effort from Retzlaff during practice, qualifying and in the early stages of the United Rentals 200 continued to surprise teams and drivers alike. His Xfinity Series debut, however, was foiled by a mechanical issue.

And while the finish was tough to swallow following his presence throughout the race, Retzlaff treks to Richmond (Va.) Raceway for Saturday afternoon’s ToyotaCare 250 determined to finish what he started at Phoenix.

“I am very thankful to the RSS Racing team for bringing me an extremely fast No. 38 Ponsse Ford Mustang to Phoenix. Of course, it was a bummer that we couldn’t capitalize on the debut with a strong finish, but that’s just part of racing sometimes.”

Retzlaff heads to the Commonwealth of Virginia to the famed Richmond (Va.) Raceway, where he hopes to again showcase his talent and contend for a top-10 finish in just his second Xfinity Series start.

And despite no prior real-time track experience at the 0.875-mile oval, Retzlaff is focused on the same approach that led to his on-track success at Phoenix.

“Like Phoenix, I’ve never been to Richmond Raceway in real life,” added Retzlaff. “However, I feel like time after time, I have been able to showcase my ability and adapt to new surroundings rather quickly. Of course, I’ve spent a lot of time on iRacing around Richmond and without a doubt, I feel like that will help with the transition on Saturday.

“For us, we showed that as a team we can practice and qualify inside the top-10 and now I really want to focus and finish inside the top-10. Not only as validation for myself but as redemption for us as a team.

“Practice and qualifying are done so quick – that it’s important for us to be on top of our game and then strategize what to do for the race, so we are positioning ourselves to move forward and hopefully challenging for a top-10 or better when the checkered flag is near.”

Ponsse, which manufactures and markets a range of forestry vehicles and machineries such as forwarders and harvesters will return as the primary partner of Retzlaff’s No. 38 Ford Mustang for the 187-mile race.

In addition to Ponsse, Eco-Tracks, Grille Adz, Iron Horse Loggers, Northern Chill Spring Water and Pewag will serve as associate marketing partners for the seventh Xfinity Series race of the season.

“I feel very fortunate to be able to have the support of Ponsse, Eco-Tracks, Northern Chill Spring Water and our other partners,” explained Retzlaff.

“Without them, I would not be competing in the Xfinity Series this year. My goal is to go out there and just stick to the same goals we had at Phoenix and just hope we’re able to see both the green flag and checkered flag on Saturday afternoon.”

Retzlaff, 18, graduated to the Xfinity Series in 2022 after spending the last two years competing in the ARCA Menards Series East tour where in 12 starts, the Rhinelander, Wisc. native delivered one top-five and nine top-10 finishes, including a career-best fourth-place finish in June at Southern National Motorsports Park (SNMP).

In addition to Richmond, Retzlaff will drive an RSS Racing entry at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway, Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway, Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Kansas Speedway, Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and the season finale at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway on Sat., Nov. 5, 2022.

“It will be extremely beneficial for me to be in the No. 38 Ponsse Ford Mustang for back-to-back races at Richmond and Martinsville,” sounded Retzlaff. “Even though the tracks are different, I hope to be able to take some of the fundamentals of learning to drive the Xfinity car at Richmond and apply it to Martinsville.

“I am also focused on building respect with my peers and teammates and having the chance to race two weekends in a row will help with that building process. I’m just looking forward to getting to Richmond and getting to work.”

Outside of the cockpit, Retzlaff is an accomplished iRacer with 1,615 poles, 1,653 wins, 3,291 top-five and more than 68,800 laps led.

He is also the rookie driver of the No. 6 KOHLER Generators Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series.

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

The ToyotaCare 250 (250 laps | 187.5 miles) is the seventh of 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the 2022 schedule. Practice begins on Sat., April 2 from 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Qualifying follows shortly after 9:00 a.m. The 38-car field will take the green flag later in the afternoon shortly after 1:30 p.m. with live coverage on FOX Sports 1, the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (ET).

TRACK: Richmond Raceway
RACE: ToyotaCare 250 (250 laps / 188 miles)
DATE: Saturday, April 2, 2021
TV: 1:30 p.m. ET on FS1
RADIO: 1:00 p.m. ET on MRN Radio Network and SiriusXM Ch. 90

Quotes:

Sam Mayer: “We had a really good run last week in COTA that qualified us for the Dash 4 Cash this weekend. I can’t wait to get to Richmond, it’s a great track for me and I know Taylor (Moyer, crew chief) and this entire Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions team will have this car ready to go. Hopefully we can come out of this weekend with a win, the $100k and another chance to race for the Dash 4 Cash.”

Justin Allgaier: “I can’t wait to get back to Richmond with our BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet. Richmond has always been a really strong track for us over the past few years and I see no reason why that won’t be the case again this weekend. Hopefully we can have a smooth day and be there in the end to fight for the win. It’s going to be a fun day for sure.”

Josh Berry: “I’ve only raced at Richmond a couple of times but I really enjoy racing there. The way the tires wear out during the long runs reminds me a lot of the late model so I am excited to get back to that style of racing. After how last weekend went in COTA, this Tire Pros team is due for a good run and hopefully we can do just that this weekend.”

Noah Gragson: “Last year we had a really strong Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/Black Rifle Coffee Camaro at Richmond, so that gives this team a lot of confidence as we head into this weekend and having another chance to win a Dash 4 Cash race. I can’t thank Xfinity enough for allowing us drivers to run for $100k and hopefully we are walking out of Richmond with another large check but also with a trophy.”

Notes:

• Sam Mayer will compete for a $100,000 prize in his first Dash 4 Cash race this weekend at Richmond Raceway.
• In one NASCAR Xfinity Series start at the .75-mile facility, Mayer led seven laps en route to a 12th-place finish. Mayer also made two Truck Series starts at Richmond with a best finish of ninth in 2021.
• According to NASCAR’s loop data statistics, Mayer had the fifth-best driver rating (110.2) at Circuit of the Americas last weekend. Mayer led the charge for JR Motorsports in the category.
• Mayer currently sits ninth in the Championship standings, 27 points above the cutline and 96 points from the leader.
• Justin Allgaier enters this weekend at Richmond on a string of five consecutive top-five finishes at the Virginia short track.
• Overall, Allgaier has earned two victories, eight top fives and 11 top 10s in 21 career NXS starts at Richmond.
• The Illinois native’s victories both came in the 2020 season, where Allgaier led 213 out of a possible 500 laps en route to the wins.
• According to NASCAR’s loop data statistics, Allgaier currently ranks first in laps led (494), laps run inside the top 15 (4,164), fastest laps run (314) and quality passes (421).
• Josh Berry returns to the site where he earned his first career NXS top-10 finish. Berry started fifth and finished seventh in his first start at Richmond in 2015.
• On tracks measuring less than 1 mile in length in the NXS, Berry has seven starts with one win, one top five and three top 10s.
• Berry remains fifth in the championship standings only 77 markers behind teammate Noah Gragson who is currently leading the field.
• In two starts at the .75-mile oval, Berry holds an average finish of 15.5 with his most recent start coming during the 2021 season.
• Noah Gragson is one of four drivers to compete for Xfinity’s Dash 4 Cash $100k prize this weekend. The Las Vegas native has four D4C checks and looks to add a record fifth.
• Gragson heads into this weekend as the most recent winner at Richmond, taking last fall’s race after leading the final 14 laps.
• The 23-year-old driver has had a hot hand so far in 2022, winning at Phoenix and earning top-five finishes in five of the six races.
• Richmond has been a very good track for Gragson, as he has the one victory, three top-five and five top-10 efforts in six starts. His average finish there is 7.5.

JRM Team Updates:

• JR Motorsports at Richmond: JR Motorsports has competed at Richmond Raceway a combined 85 times in the NXS. Over the course of these 85 starts at the .75-mile facility, JRM has tallied six wins, 28 top fives – the most it has at any facility – and 52 top 10s. JRM’s most recent win came with Noah Gragson during the 2021 season. The organization has won three straight races at Richmond as Justin Allgaier swept the doubleheader in 2020 and Gragson won the only event in 2021.
• Tire Pros Store Appearance: JRM driver Josh Berry will be making an appearance at 301 Auto Repair Tire Pros located at 8270 Jupiter Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23116 on Friday, April 1 from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. ET.
• Dash 4 Cash Panache: Should Noah Gragson win the opening Xfinity Dash 4 Cash bonus this week at Richmond, he will become the alltime winningest driver in program history. The 23-year-old Nevada driver has won four Dash 4 Cash bonuses over the past two seasons, including three of the four in 2021. Currently, Gragson is tied with teammate Justin Allgaier and former JRM drivers Regan Smith and Elliott Sadler for the top spot. Since the beginning of the program in 2009, JR Motorsports has collected 17 Dash 4 Cash wins. Sam Mayer will vie for his first $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus by virtue of his fifth-place finish last week at Circuit of the Americas. Gragson qualified after finishing fourth at COTA.

Brandonbilt Motorsports welcomes Jabs Construction back as a primary sponsor for the fourth straight season

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 29, 2022) – Brandonbilt Motorsports (BMS) announces today the return of Jabs Construction as the primary sponsor of Brandon Brown’s No. 68 Chevrolet Camaro for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday, April 2.

Jabs Construction Inc. is a full-service design/build residential remodeling company based out of Dumfries, Virginia. They provide complete contracting services for projects ranging from small trim repairs to whole-house remodeling. In addition to their complete remodeling services, Jabs Construction maintains an Architectural Department and an Electrical Division.

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“I’m so excited to have Jabs Construction back on the race car this weekend in Richmond. They’ve been a partner for the past four seaon Richmond Raceway is their home track, so hopefully I can make this weekend that much more special with a good finish!

The company was started in 1978 as a small family business and maintains that structure today with Jabs Construction still being owned, operated and managed by members of the Jabs Family.

“One of my favorite things about working with Jabs is that they’re a family-owned business, just like Brandonbilt Motorsports. We really relate to one another because of that. I strive to support other family-owned businesses, because I know the amount of hard work and heart that it takes to operate one.”

Brandon Brown heads to Richmond Raceway feeling optimistic about the first short-track race of the season. “Short track racing is my comfort zone and something that I’m pretty confident about. I’m anxious to get back out there and redeem myself after my run at COTA. Tire strategy will be important here for stronger long runs.”

“Another thing that I’m pumped about is my family being there this weekend. My hometown is only about an hour from the track (Woodbridge, VA) so a lot of them are able to come. I feel like I push myself harder when my mom and younger brother are at the tracks, because I’d love to get them to Victory Lane. The feeling of winning is indescribable.”

The No. 68 Jabs Construction Chevrolet Camaro will hit the track on Saturday, March 19 at Richmond Raceway, with coverage airing live on FS1 at 1:30 p.m. ET.

For more information about Jabs Construction, please visit www.jabsinc.com/.

About Brandonbilt Motorsports

Brandonbilt Motorsports (BMS) is a race-winning organization that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and fields the No. 68 Chevrolet Camaro piloted by Brandon Brown. Headquartered in Mooresville, N.C., BMS is owned and operated by successful entrepreneurs, Jerry Brown, David Clarke and Alex Mascioli.

For team updates, follow BMS on social media: Twitter at @BMSRaceTeam, Facebook at Brandonbilt Motorsports and Instagram at @bmsraceteam. Visit www.bmsraceteam.com for more team related information.

Sheldon Creed Earns Hard-Fought Top-10 Finish in No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet at COTA

Finish: 10th
Start: 6th
Points: 11th

“Considering everything this No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet team went through today, we finished well. We started fifth and planned to run up front all day, but it took a while to get going at the beginning of the race. We were having some brake issues, but the Whelen team did a great job addressing that during the race. It felt like once we got the brake issues figured out, we got our Chevy driving a little bit better and passed a lot of cars. Another car turned us in the final stage, and that didn’t do us any favors. We had a fast car at the end, but we needed a little bit more track position. We probably had top-five speed. It is what it is. On to next weekend.” -Sheldon Creed

Austin Hill Thrills with Second-Place Finish in the No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet

Finish: 2nd
Start: 8th
Points: 6th

“Everyone at RCR did a heck of job building this No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, and it means a lot to be able to show that with a second-place finish at COTA. I guess AJ Allmendinger was just a little bit better than I was, but today showed that we can run with him. We started the race eighth and we kept it clean all day. Andy Street did a really good job with the calls on pit road to gain the track position that we needed. It was a solid effort, but we’ll go back and debrief just to see where I can improve. There were certain spots that I thought AJ was better than us, but we’re still learning and we’ll get the job done next time. Thanks to everyone at Global Industrial for coming on board. I love road course racing.” -Austin Hill