Team Penske NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report
Track: Texas Motor Speedway
Race: Alsco Uniforms 250
Date: June 12, 2021

No. 22 Odyssey Battery Ford Mustang – Austin Cindric
Start: 4th
Stage 1: 1st – Sixth Stage Win of 2021
Stage 2: 3rd
Finish: 3rd
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 171/171
Laps Led: 14
Point Standings (ahead of second): 1st (+108)

Notes:

• Austin Cindric added to his championship point lead with a third-place finish Saturday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 22 Odyssey Battery Ford Mustang team won Stage 1, his sixth stage victory of the season. Cindric grabbed the 20th stage win of his career, becoming just the third driver in NASCAR Xfinity Series history to accomplish the feat. He stretched his advantage in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver standings to 108 points over second-place AJ Almendinger and has been the points leader in all 14 races this season. He collected his 10th top-five finish of the season and fifth top-five in seven starts at Texas.
• The starting lineup was once again set per the NASCAR rulebook, which gave Cindric the fourth starting position. During the opening laps he briefly slipped to the fifth position before making his way to the front. The Mooresville N.C. native grabbed the lead on lap 29 and outran ran Daniel Hemric and Kyle Busch to win the stage when the segment ended on lap 40. During the stage caution, the defending series champion reported his Odyssey Battery Ford Mustang was good but ran tight as the run progressed. Crew chief Brian Wilson elected to pit on lap 43 four tires, fuel, and tape and Cindric restarted fourth on lap 47.
• He was up to third position when the third caution was displayed on lap 61. Cindric held firm to third over the final 19 laps of Stage 2 and pitted during the stage caution on lap 83 for four tires plus air pressure adjustments to improve the balance on the No. 22 Mustang. Cindric lined up fourth when the race went green on lap 88.
• Shortly after the restart, Cindric took it three-wide to grab third position. He pitted during the sixth caution on lap 111 for four tires and he restarted fourth on lap 115. A total of four more cautions would slow the pace, the last yellow flag pushing the finish of the race into NASCAR Overtime. Wilson kept his driver on the track after each yellow and Cindric held firm to third after each restart. The final restart came on lap 169 with Cindric pushing Kyle Busch at the drop of the green flag and briefly ran second before dropping back to third on the final lap.
• Austin Cindric will be back in action with the No. 33 PIRTEK racing team at Texas Motor Speedway tomorrow afternoon in the NASCAR All-Star Open. Live coverage will begin at 6:00 p.m. ET on FS1.

Quote: “We faded halfway through the race. We were really good to start with and just didn’t quite have the pieces to keep up with the track with the PJ1 fading away. Overall, it was a great race. It was good to get a playoff point and we had a good points day. We had a lot of people from Odyssey Battery here. The last time I did a suite appearance was back at Fontana last year. It’s great to have them as partners and we hope to keep the momentum going.”

KYLE BUSCH CLAIMS 300TH VICTORY FOR JGR AND TOYOTA
Busch Scores 99th Xfinity Series Win and 10th at Texas Motor Speedway

FORT WORTH (June 12, 2021) – Kyle Busch scored his 99th NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) win in Saturday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch was followed to the checkered flag by Toyota teammates Daniel Hemric (fourth) and Brandon Jones (fifth).

Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Texas Motor Speedway
Race 14 of 33 – 250.5 miles, 167 laps

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, KYLE BUSCH
2nd, Justin Allgaier*
3rd, Austin Cindric*
4th, DANIEL HEMRIC
5th, BRANDON JONES
20th, DAVID STARR
23rd, BRANDON GDOVIC
26th, MATT MILLS
27th, MATT JASKOL
30th, HARRISON BURTON
*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

KYLE BUSCH, No. 54 Twix Toyota Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 1st

How do you win at Texas time and time again?

“Just being with a great group of guys and everybody at Joe Gibbs Racing, it’s pretty awesome to drive these Toyota Supras here in the Xfinity Series. Thank Twix, M&M’s, Rowdy Energy for keeping me hydrated, it’s hot out here. Going to need to get a little more of that here before tomorrow. All in all, just such a good car. I wouldn’t say it was a great car because (Justin) Allgaier was maybe just as good as us if not better. I was just able to think through a few things there on a couple restarts that may or may not have worked. There at the end, it really did. Thanks to Austin Cindric as well too, good teammate kind of today in helping. With this thing you always have to rely on the row behind you and you can’t do it on your own anymore. He had some help for us on those restarts for sure.”

What does it say to you to know you have 99 NXS wins and 10 wins at Texas Motor Speedway?

“10 percent, almost. It feels really good obviously. Driving these Toyota Supras from Joe Gibbs Racing and thanks to Twix and M&M’s, Interstate Batteries – their hometown, Rowdy Energy keeping me hydrated. We’re going to need more of that for later on tonight and tomorrow. Just good stuff. Chris Gayle (crew chief) and the guys did a great job. Pit crew was good today and the car was good, it wasn’t great. The 7 (Justin Allgaier) was really good, he was right there with us and he put up a hell of a fight there at the end through some of those restarts. We were able to get ahead of him there and control the rest of the way. Thanks to the 22 (Austin Cindric), he did a great job of helping me out and you can’t win these things on your own from the front row anymore it seems. You have to rely on what’s behind you and the rows behind you to help you. He did that and got us out front. Just want to say thanks to Rowdy Nation for coming out here, supporting us here today and looking forward to tomorrow, hopefully being able to bring home a million bucks.”

What were some of those restarts like toward the end of the race? Were they nerve-wracking?

“Yeah, a little bit. For as close as the 7 (Justin Allgaier) was, he was too close. Our cars were really equal and he did a good job with what he had. Finally, I was just able to prevail on one of those restarts. I just kept trying to think of things that I could do and it was really hard to do because his car was really good. We were just able to get ahead there and control it the rest of the way.”

Are you still planning to retire after you win your 100th NXS race?

“So here’s the problem, Joe (Gibbs) already sold me for 2022 so I don’t know. We’re going to have to talk about that. I better get a pay raise, that’s for sure. Racing for free ain’t fun no more, I’m just kidding.”

What did you learn from the traction compound today that could be in play tomorrow?

“I don’t know what’s going on with it, but it was getting kind of clumpy out there so it was rubbering up and putting rubber on the surface. Not necessarily using the grip and widening the surface out to go search for more grip. It was putting the rubber on top so you were now shallowing back down and not running in it. I don’t really know what that is for tomorrow. It’s the same tire, the Xfinity cars ran the same tire today that I believe we’re on tomorrow. The Cup cars here last time had a really bad problem of putting that rubber down similar to that and it balling up like that in turns three and four. Not in one and two and today it was worse in three and four, but also in one and two.”

How do you heat train to prepare for these hot conditions?

“Just normal training. Actually, I hate heat training. Some of the guys like (Daniel) Hemric and Harrison (Burton), the Toyota guys, we do have a heat room and they train in the heat room and I’ve never been in that thing. I absolutely can’t bear it. Just normal workouts and getting in better physical health and having the ability to withstand some of those hotter races and then this cool shirt device, I just started wearing it a little bit last year and a little bit more this year. It’s been super helpful on the hot ones and being able to keep you a little bit cooler in the car.”

What does today mean with John Hunter Nemechek winning in your truck earlier in the afternoon?

“It’s awesome, it’s really good. I feel like KBM (Kyle Busch Motorsports) is on the right path and on the right track to be a force to be reckoned with. John Hunter is week in, week out running up front and doing good things, winning stages, leading laps and winning races. That’s awesome. Excited for him and Eric (Phillips, crew chief) and everybody at KBM to showcase what we’ve got. For myself here today, I wasn’t going to say it was easy sailing, but there at one point I was building a lead and I was like, ‘oh well, alright, this is going to be pretty easy.’ Then there at the end, (Justin) Allgaier got there and got to the front and then it was a race. He was kind of hard to hold off there for a few times. Luckily, we got a couple cautions there where I was able to kind of regroup and rethink and do something to try to get by him. We were so equal, I felt like if either of us was out front, barring something happening with lapped traffic, that was going to be who goes on to win.”

What becomes important on late-race restarts, lane choice or who lines up behind you?

“It’s definitely the person pushing you. Why did I take the inside would be the next question. I don’t know. I felt like depending on who was behind you and who was going to push you was kind of how things were going to go. Being in my position, it’s kind of hard to rely on anybody in that stance, but you have to. It just kind of became the 22 (Austin Cindric) car there those last couple. Certainly, he was the car that I needed behind me in order to get the job done. He did a good job. I wouldn’t say, I think he did all he could pushing me. We got loose a couple times. I was spinning my tires kind of on one of those restarts, but we were able to hold it straight so that was good.”

Where did the bow come from and what did you think of John Hunter Nemechek using it in his celebration?

“The bow came from a long, long time ago. I’m obviously from Las Vegas, Nevada and there’s a lot of shows out there and every time a show ends, all the performers come out and give a bow to the crowd kind of like a thank you, thanks for coming, whatever. That’s kind of where it came from and I’ve done it for a long, long time. It can be interpreted in different ways if you want, but that’s where it stemmed from. And John Hunter using it, I don’t know. Was it to me or was it to Chase Elliott who did it to me last year who John Hunter beat today? Didn’t think about that one did you?”

How much does the PJ1 differ from track to track and week to week?

“Yes. I don’t know. Charlotte was super, super slick if you got in it. Today was kind of slick to get in it, but it warmed up a little bit there through the truck race and then in the Xfinity race there, it was really fast through the mid-portion of the race. I ripped off some laps that were super-fast at the end of stage two I think. Then it kind of went away after that. Bristol putting it around the bottom, that’s a completely different feeling running through it with your left sides than it is the rights. It’s hard to say, but I kind of feel like we need to find something different. We need to find something that adds grip. Oh I know what adds grip, softer tires, that’s right. We need to find something that adds grip, that wears out, that you can search for more of it and it gives you what you’re looking for. This one here just kind of clumped up here today. I think it’s the tire combination with whatever is going on out there because it did the same thing last year so I’m sure it’s the same mixture. I don’t know if it’s the same mixture as it is at Charlotte. Charlotte it doesn’t clump up. I don’t know if any of that answers your question, but that’s all I know.”

Has the PJ1 ever actually enhanced the product on the race track?

“That’s a great question. I think it makes it a bit more interesting. I think you can definitely look at, I don’t know from a fan’s perspective, but from a driver’s perspective, you have to think, do you want to use it, do you want to get in it, do you want to get in it all the way, do you want to use it with two tires, do you use it on entry, not on exit. I will say yes, Loudon (NH), Loudon I feel it’s a huge benefit. When we all use it there, I think it’s really exciting on restarts, I think it’s really great when it’s fresh. As it wears out, it kind of becomes more dull to the race you’re putting on. It’s kind of like you need to respray halfway through. That would definitely be hard to do.”

DANIEL HEMRIC, No. 18 Poppy Bank Toyota Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 4th

How was your race overall today?

“Very good Poppy Bank Supra. I think as a group we’ve hit on something with this 18 team in particular where myself and Dave Rogers (crew chief) are building our notebook for when it’s going to matter the most come fall. It’s been a rough probably 30-some days for us as finishing positions go so it’s nice to finally get a decent one on the board. I’m a little disappointed there, we took the lead off of Kyle (Busch), it’s always fun to line up next to him and beat him on a restart. Had another shot at it and I’m not sure if I got in the speedy dry and it slipped, but felt like how big track position was, we were lucky to get back to fourth. I’ll take it. I wish we could have taken another pit stop and had another shot at it, but overall a decent day.”

Would you have had a shot at Kyle Busch had you lined up alongside on the restart?

“By the time, not having another shot to put another set of tires on it and have a little better track position, it’s hard to say. In all reality, the cars come out of the same shop so no reason that if he’s (Kyle Busch) winning why I can’t. Just have to figure out what I need to do to get better.”

BRANDON JONES, No. 19 Menards/PelonisToyota Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 5th

How was your car today?

“We fired off pretty dang good I thought. We weren’t good enough to lead the race, but we were good enough to stay in the top-three. Little bit tight through the center of the corner and exit. Had a ton of stability. When we came here last year, that was our weakness was stability, that was where we struggled. We fixed that. We just jumped the gun and came down, ended up having a little gash in the tire that got us really loose at one point and lost a ton of track position. For places that you just can’t pass at, it was pretty impressive for us to come back to a top-five. We just have to continue to plug away and get points here. We’re not out of the fight for sure.”

How intense was the heat today?

“I invested in a cool suit this weekend and a lot of other things and still really hot. We do a lot fitness wise and we do a bunch to hydrate. It’s not terrible, but it weighs on your for sure.”

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Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Alsco Uniforms 250 | Saturday, June 12, 2021

FORD FINISHING RESULTS
3rd — Austin Cindric
11th — Ryan Sieg
12th — Riley Herbst

AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 22 Odyssey Battery Ford Mustang — Finished 3rd

“We faded halfway through the race. We were really good to start with but didn’t quite have the pieces to keep up with the track for the PJ1 fading away. Overall it was a great race and good to get a playoff point. It was a good points day. I am happy to have a lot of people with Odyssey Battery here supporting us in their 25th anniversary. It is funny, the last time I did a suite appearance was the last time we had a normal race in Fontana. I am proud to have them as great partners for us and hopefully, we keep the momentum going.

THAT SERIES OF RESTARTS, YOU WERE REALLY ABLE TO PUSH AND IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE TRYING TO MAKE A MOVE “Yeah. I did my job on those. I think we maximized because we didn’t have enough for the 7 or the 54. The best thing you can do is dictate someone else’s destiny. The 54 wasn’t racing for points so that played into my decision there. It was a strong day for us.”

RILEY HERBST, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang — Finished 12th

“Man, it was hot for sure. We finally got track position there at the end, running fifth and just got loose and fell back to 11th. It was kind of a struggle all day for us to be honest. But there isn’t a scratch on the car, so that is good. We will walk away from here and learn and get better to come back here in the fall.”

SS GreenLight Racing | NASCAR Xfinity Series
Texas Motor Speedway | Alsco Uniforms 250

Fast Facts
No. 07 SS GreenLight Racing Team:
Driver: Joe Graf Jr. (@JoeGrafJr)
Primary Partner(s): G-Coin
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Camaro
Crew Chief: Mike Tyska
Driver Points Position: 29th | Owner Points Position: 36th
Chassis Intel: SSGLR Chassis No. 709; competed last at Dover International Speedway on May 15, 2021.
Engine: Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines (ECR)

Notes of Interest:

Welcome Aboard: This weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, SS GreenLight Racing and Joe Graf Jr. welcome G-Coin as the primary partner of the team’s No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro for Saturday afternoon’s Alsco Uniforms 250.

Texas marks the second of a multi-race deal where G-Coin, a product that brings gold into the digital age, making it accessible and giving it true utility will be the primary partner.

About G-Coin: Unlike cryptocurrencies, G-Coin is a digital title to a real asset: 1 G-Coin token equals 1 gram of Responsible GoldTM.

G-Coin combines the best qualities of traditional gold – stability, security, value, confidence, and social status – with the benefits of digital innovation, allowing users to easily save, send, and spend gold.

Tech-savvy investors keen to avoid cryptocurrency volatility, or physical storage burden and costs, are now able to purchase G-Coin digital gold tokens. G-Coin tokens can be purchased in increments of 0.01gram, giving individual investors better access to the gold market and the ability to use gold for day-to-day purchases.

G-Coin Wallets give users the freedom to send and receive value instantly, securely, and at no cost from the convenience of your mobile phone.

You can watch the official wrapping of the No. 07 G-Coin car here.

G-Coin Tip of the Week: There is no credit risk associated with owning physical gold.

The drivers behind gold supply and demand tend to be independent of, and sometimes opposed to, other traditional reserve assets (like currencies, securities, and bonds), making physical gold an effective diversifier for investment portfolios.

You Can Win $1,000 In Gold! To celebrate their new partnership with Joe Graf Jr., in the NASCAR Xfinity Series G-Coin will give away $1,000 in FREE gold to a lucky individual later this month.

To enter, download the G-Coin app on your smart phone and click here for official rules and to submit your entry.

Saving You Some Money: As summer kicks off, Joe Graf Jr.’s other marketing partner Z Grills wants to help the NASCAR community save money – but also enjoy the perfect barbecue.

On the heels of their third race partnership of the season last month at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, Z Grills Racing (ZGrillsRacing.com) is offering a 10 percent discount off your TOTAL purchase, using the code NASCAR at checkout.

Joe Graf Jr. Xfinity Series Texas Motor Speedway Stats: Joe Graf Jr. will make his third NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon in the Also Uniforms 250.

In his two previous races, Graf Jr. finished 21st and 22nd respectively. In his most recent trip to the Forth Worth, Texas race track, Graf Jr. contended for a top-10 finish before becoming a victim in a multi-car accident on Lap 169 of 200.

Fun Fact: On Saturday’s Graf Jr.’s Miniature Goldendoodle Sebastian will celebrate his first Birthday. Sebastian often travels with Graf and girlfriend Taylor locally during the week to GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville and at Millbridge Speedway.

Joe Graf Jr. Xfinity Series Career Intermediate Nuggets: At tracks greater than 1.0-mile in size, Graf has competed in 24 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. He holds an average starting position of 24.3 and an average result of 23.5.

Put Me In Coach: In an effort to strengthen his physique, Joe Graf Jr. began working with new trainer and former NASCAR Cup Series Josh Wise during the offseason.

In addition to Wise, Graf has also been working with former NASCAR driver and open wheel driver Scott Speed on being more discipline behind the wheel of his No. 07 G-Coin Chevrolet Camaro.

Sneaker Mania: Along with the adrenaline of Motorsports competition, Joe Graf Jr. also has a vogue for hype sneakers. In his current collection, he owns and wears at least 80 limited edition sneakers – and his collection continues to grow every month.

The current estimated value of his collection tops $90,000.

From the Pit Box: Industry veteran Mike Tyska is Joe Graf Jr.’s crew chief.

He will crew chief his 13th NASCAR Xfinity Series race as crew chief on Saturday afternoon.

Tyska joined SS GreenLight Racing in January after honing his skills in all three of NASCAR’s national divisions and working for teams like Germain Racing, GMS Racing and Rick Ware Racing.

Tyska was a part of Todd Bodine’s 2006 championship season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Germain Racing.

Hello From The Other Side: Graf Jr. has a teammate at SS GreenLight Racing. Cody Ware will drive the No. 17 Nurtec ODT Ford on Saturday afternoon.

Ware, a veteran racer is poised to make his 28th career NASCAR Xfinity Series start and second at Texas Motor Speedway. He returns to the 1.5-mile track for the first time since 2016 in Xfinity Series competition and looks to better a track-best of 36th.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Joe Graf Jr. visit JoeGrafJr.com, like him on Facebook (Joe Graf Jr.), follow him on Twitter (@JoeGrafJr) and Instagram (@joegrafjr).

For more on SS GreenLight Racing, please like them on Facebook (SS GreenLight Racing) and follow them on Twitter (@SSGLR0708) and visit their website at SSGreenLight.com.

Joe Graf Jr. Pre-Race Quotes:

On Texas Motor Speedway: “I’m focused on finishing what we started at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. We had a lot of speed in our car last fall there and was contending for my first career top-10 but just found ourselves at the wrong place at the wrong time.

“Texas is a very challenging mile and a half-track, but I embrace the challenge and I look forward to getting back there and putting a positive finish together for not only G-Coin but everyone on this SS GreenLight Racing team.”

On G-Coin Partnership: “This is a unique partnership, and I am excited to officially welcome G-Coin to NASCAR and our SS GreenLight Racing team.

“G-Coin is building an amazing ecosystem and we believe the NASCAR community will put G-Coin on the global map. Plus, we will strike gold in our No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro with some strong finishes on the track.”

On Recent Performances: “The last several races have been tough; however, it is during times like this that all your mental discipline and training really come to the forefront.
“I can’t stress enough the importance of mental toughness in overcoming obstacles you don’t control. We have an amazing pit crew, but two weeks in a row they have suffered late-race problems that ruined our day.

“When I look at the speed and balance of our cars this year they are much better than last year. That isn’t from luck. That is from the hard work and grind it out mental toughness of this team.

“It’s such a shame that we have had such a rough stretch, but this is no different than life. We all experience highs and lows in life. Like anyone at a low point, we are going to remain mentally tough and keep moving forward. We embrace the suck. We know it can’t last.

“Going forward we are going to focus on what we can control and continue to execute at our highest level. There are a ton of races left in the season and hopefully, we have shaken the bad luck. I would be worried if our cars lacked competitiveness, but they don’t. We have a lot of racing left and we are due for some good luck.”
Race Information:

The Alsco Uniforms 250 (167 laps | 250.5 miles) is the 14th of 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the 2021 schedule. The race will take the green flag shortly after 3:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. ET) with live coverage on FOX Sports 1, the Performance Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (CT).

About SS Green Light Racing:

As one of the most tenured teams in all of NASCAR, SS GreenLight Racing led by team owner and former driver Bobby Dotter has been a mainstay in the sport fielding entries in either the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series or the Xfinity Series competition since 2001.

SS GreenLight Racing will continue with a two-car program in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2021.

Spartanburg, SC – Jeremy Clements Racing is pumped to continue growing the JCR family with new partners: the Straitline and Nitro Companies. Along with Cruising Kitchens and AGP Energy Services they all will make their first foray into the NASCAR XFINITY Series this weekend. In the Alsco Uniforms 250 at the Texas Motor Speedway Saturday, June 12th.

“I’m really fortunate to be able to bring more new sponsors on board this weekend in Texas.” Clements said. “This was all made possible by longtime friend of JCR, Jim Sealy. Jim has been a partner of ours in the past and has helped us bring on new sponsors as well. So, I appreciate Jim for making this happen! Now we have to take this slick looking Hot Rod to the front!” Clements also said.

Joining Cruising Kitchens and AGP Energy Services as associate sponsors will be: Whitetail Smokeless, Chalew Performance, ELITE Towing & Recovery LLC, Circle Body Shop, Mechanix Wear, Wix Filters, Carolina Driveline, Cometic and ZMAX

RACE PREVIEW
Track: Texas Motor Speedway
Race: Alsco Uniforms 250
Date: June 12th, 2021
Broadcast Information – TV: 4:00 pm EST on FS1

FAST FACTS:
• Best Start 12th – 11/2019
• Best Finish 11th – 7/2020
• 25th career start at Texas

JCR TEAM
Team: No. 51
Crew Chief: Mark Setzer
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
Engine: Clements Racing Engines
Twitter: @JClement51 @JCR_Clements51
Instagram: @jclements51 @jeremyclementsracing
Facebook: Jeremy Clements Racing

ABOUT THE STRAITLINE & NITRO FAMILY OF COMPANIES

Nitro, founded in 2010 in Nordheim, TX, and Straitline, founded in 2018 in San Antonio, TX, together provide oilfield equipment and services solutions to the American Oil and Gas Industry. Although headquartered in Texas, they can work throughout this great country to provide their expertise. Everyone in their team is family, and that is how they treat their customers. They take pride in the quality of their work and exceeding their customers’ expectations and strive to do so daily. From site construction to multi-well completion services, Straitline and Nitro are the companies you can trust do get the job done.

ABOUT CRUISING KITCHENS

Cruising Kitchens out of San Antonio, TX is the leading custom food truck builder and mobile business fabricator in the world. Specializing in food trucks and trailers, kitchen trucks and trailers, shipping container trailers, multimedia trucks and trailers, mobile office trucks and trailers, and much more. For more information visit, www.cruisingkitchens.com

Toyota Racing – Harrison Burton
NASCAR Xfinity Series Quotes

FORT WORTH (June 9, 2021) – Joe Gibbs Racing driver Harrison Burton was made available to media prior to the Texas race weekend earlier today:

HARRISON BURTON, No. 20 Offerpad Toyota Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing

How would you evaluate this season for you thus far?

“It’s been frustrating at times. I feel like we should be winning more races. We haven’t got into that win column yet, but it has been a positive season because I think we’ve been running almost better than we ran last year at times. Last year, we won right off the bat. Won four races, had a pretty decent season, but I felt like we passed someone on the last lap. Martinsville was really the only race where I felt like we dominated. Now I feel like it’s the opposite. We are running up front more. I just need to find a way to capitalize on those runs. I need to find a way to win those races. As a team, we are doing a good job of meshing and learning each other as tough as it can be with no practice and no experience together kind of knowing what you can do. It’s been okay. We have higher goals in mind. We have to get after it and get to winning and getting more Playoff points.”

When do you start talking to people about next season?

“I don’t know really. I’m in the awesome situation where my dad (Jeff Burton) is a big part of my business side of my career because he knows the business well. I’ve got great partners behind me so I can kind of lean on my dad to navigate decision making and all of that. He’s been really great at that. That allows me to just focus on driving, so I’m getting the results. If you get results and show talent, the opportunities will follow. I would like to start getting in that direction soon, but nothing too crazy going on quite yet.”

What do you think about the return to Nashville and how are you preparing?

“It’s exciting. Anytime I go somewhere I feel like I have the same experience as everyone else, I kind of tally that as an advantage. I feel like we have gotten used to having to prepare with not practicing and having to show up at places with limited experience. Especially last year, going to a lot of places for the first time in the Xfinity car and having to learn quickly. It’s exciting to me to get there. Obviously, it’s an awesome town. It’s an awesome city. It’s a great market for our sport. It’s amazing. I think the track is going to be really fun and put on a great race, and for me personally, I’m excited to go and try it out. I’ve done it on the simulator. I probably started four weeks ago; I ran my first time there. I’m trying to learn as quick as I can, and I’m trying to get our team a win there.”

What do you remember about the exciting win at Texas last season?

“Yeah, that was an exciting win last year. I remember how exciting how it was for me to win that race because just the circumstances it was under. I spun out earlier in the race. I made a mistake and kind of overstepped the car and somehow spun through the grass and didn’t tear off a splitter like I did last weekend. I made it through the grass and came back and rallied for the win. Those are probably the best two laps of my life that I ran – to run the 9 (Noah Gragson) down and pass him for the win. It was an awesome experience and that is a win that you can’t really draw up any better. You pass them on the last corner of the last lap to take the checkered from a distance you didn’t think you could catch them from. That’s pretty neat. I have a lot of confidence going into Texas just knowing that I can do it and get it done there.”

Are those the best kind of wins, when you come back from a challenge to score victory?

“I think so. Whenever you feel like you stole a win and you just did something that you didn’t expect to work and it worked, that’s always the most gratifying. You feel like you are on top of the world. It’s hard to beat that feeling for sure.”

Does Ty Gibbs scoring victories frustrating for you because you haven’t earned a win this year?

“When someone else wins on your team and you are not, it’s a little bit frustrating, but really, Ty’s (Gibbs) done a good job at being part of the team. He meshes well with everyone. We get along great, so I’m just happy for him. I remember last year, I got off to kind of a hot start, won a race early and felt probably the same type of feelings that he is feeling right now. It’s just a fun time to win races and run well every weekend. It’s just hard to beat that feeling. For him, it’s exciting and it’s exciting for the company. Coach’s (Joe Gibbs, team owner) grandson is running well and it’s neat for everyone. Overall, I can’t really say it frustrates me. I think he’s done a good job. He’s come in and deserved to win those races. It’s just about our team getting better and trying to win for ourselves. I think we are very capable of doing it, just have to make it happen soon.”

When you look at the Playoff field, do you want the same guys to keep winning?

“Well, if the same guys are always winning, as long as it’s me, I’m good. As long as it’s everyone else, it’s not good. They tend to get that gap between everyone else and the Playoff points are a huge deal, and it just makes it tough to crack into that Championship 4 without Playoff points. You are going to have to go and win if you don’t have any Playoff points to get into the top four. Most likely, you will have to go and win a race in the last round. For me, it’s important to start building that tally for ourselves and make us one of the top four cars and a threat on points to win the championship. I really feel confident that we can win any weekend, it’s just about putting it together and making it happen. It’s a tough feeling when you get out of the racecar and you are like, ‘Gosh, I just don’t know what we could have done differently. I ran well all day and put ourself in position and it just didn’t happen.’ I think it’s building Playoff points and trying to win for ourselves and create that gap is a big thing, but if anyone else does it, it is bad news for anyone else in the field.”

How far do you work ahead with your preparation?

“For me personally, I’m probably farther ahead than a lot of guys because I do a lot of the scaling for the simulator. Every weekend you have to scale the simulator to make it accurate. On Mondays, I’m in there trying to run tracks to make the simulator more accurate for those tracks and for our team to kind of get better. I’m normally pretty far ahead. Four weeks ago, I did Nashville and tried to make that accurate – which was tough, because I’ve never been there but neither had anyone else. Just trying to guess on that, but I’ve run Pocono, post-scaling all of the racetracks. I go back after the race and make them better. Kind of all over the place really. Trying to get the tires and all of the things that go into the sim model is insane. It’s hard to wrap my head around. Lucky that all of the great engineers at TRD (Toyota Racing Development) can kind of hold my hand through it. For my team as far as Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief) and my engineer, Dustin (Zacharyasz), we do the weekend of. We spend a few hours on the track the weekend of, but with JGR’s (Joe Gibbs Racing) time slot, I will do tracks in advance or last week or whatever they need to make it more accurate.”

How long is your session on the simulator?

“It’s pretty interesting. They have the ability to tune (INAUDIBLE) with scaling and then I’ll do 12 to 1:30 or 12:30 to 2 with my team afterwards. It’s a lot of laps. I’ve looked down at the lap counter a few times and it’s been way up there in number. It’s all about getting that feel in the car. It’s hard to emulate the feeling of ‘Oh my gosh. I’m sideways loose. I feel uncomfortable.’ because you are not afraid to hit anything in there. Just things like that are things I’m working on and trying to get better. I think we are doing a good job at getting our sim program better and better and that’s really important now-a-days with no practice. So, yeah, it’s normally a pretty long shift, but it’s definitely worth it. It pays dividends afterwards.”

Have you been doing this all season?

“I was doing it some last year, and all season this year. A few times, my teammates will jump in and do it. This last weekend, Daniel (Hemric) took my shift because I (stuck) my splitter into the grass and he did a good job at getting the Mid-Ohio tire good. Just whatever works for the company. We get an email on when we need to be there and that’s when I’m there.”

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JEB BURTON
No. 10 Titan XC Chevrolet Camaro
Point Standings: 5th (-139 pts)
NXS Texas Stats:
Starts: 6
Wins: 0
Top Fives: 1
Top 10s: 3
Laps Led: 7
Best Start: 2nd
Best Finish: 5th

JUSTIN HALEY
No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet Camaro
Point Standings: 6th (-157 pts)
NXS Texas Stats:
Starts: 4
Wins: 0
Top Fives: 0
Top 10s: 3
Laps Led: 3
Best Start: 2nd
Best Finish: 7th

AJ ALLMENDINGER
No. 16 Hyperice Chevrolet Camaro
Point Standings: 2nd (-96 pts)
NXS Texas Stats:
Starts: 0
Wins: 0
Top Fives: 0
Top 10s: 0
Laps Led: 0
Best Start: n/a
Best Finish: n/a

“I’ve always ran well at Texas, and it’s where I got my first win in the truck series. We’ve been running inside the top five the last few weeks, so I think we will have a pretty good showing this weekend. Hopefully we can get a finish we deserve. I’m excited to have Titan XC, one of Nutrien Ag Solutions’ products, on board our No. 10 Chevy, and I’m hoping to make them proud.” – Jeb burton

“Texas is a pretty typical mile-and-a half track, and we’ve improved our intermediate package quite a bit. We have never been stellar there, but we were pretty good at Las Vegas earlier this year, which is similar in certain ways. We will have a really good starting position after our great run at Mid-Ohio, which is always key at a mile-and-a-half track. Clean air is super important at Texas. Hopefully we can get some more stage points and ultimately, a win.” – Justin Haley

“To me, Texas feels like the fastest mile-and a-half track that we go to – at least inside the car. Turns three and four are quick, but turns one and two are completely different with how flat it is. That makes the track really technical and hard to set the car up for. I’ve always enjoyed the race track, and I am looking forward to going there with how well we have been doing with our mile-and a-half program. We have a great starting position, and hopefully we can stay up front all day and win another one.” – AJ Allmendinger

66- Kaulig Racing has led 66 laps at Texas Motor Speedway in the Nascar Xfinity Series.
3 – Kaulig Racing has led at least 3 laps at Texas Motor Speedway in 3 consecutive races.
3 – Three times in 2021, Kaulig Racing has finished all three cars inside the top-10. (LVMS, Talladega, COTA)
45 – Dating back to the 2020 season opener, Kaulig Racing has finished at least one car in the Top 10 in 4

JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW:
TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway
RACE: Alsco Uniforms 250 (167 laps / 250.5 miles)
DATE: Saturday, June 12, 2021

Broadcast Information – TV: 4 p.m. ET on FS1 / Radio: 3:30 p.m. ET on PRN and Sirius XM Ch. 90

Michael Annett
No. 1 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet
• Michael Annett enters this weekend’s race at Texas Motor Speedway in search of his third straight top-10 finish on the 1.5-mile quad-oval. In this race last year, the Iowa native finished fifth and followed that with a sixth-place run in the fall.
• A seventh-place finish last week at Mid-Ohio saw Annett jump two spots in the season point standings to 10th.
• The No. 1 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet returns to its primary paint scheme this week, but will carry Summer Is a Go branding on the decklid and myRewardsPlus on the TV panel for the next three races. Both summer promotions are currently under way at Pilot Flying J locations nationwide.

Josh Berry
No. 8 Tire Pros Chevrolet
• Josh Berry will make his first start at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend in the Tire Pros Chevrolet.
• In seven previous starts at tracks that are 1.5 miles in length, Berry has recorded two top-10 finishes with both coming during the 2021 season.
• Berry has two runner-up finishes (Darlington Raceway and Dover International Speedway) in his last three starts for JRM in the NXS.
• Throughout the 2021 season, Berry has accumulated one win, three top fives and six top 10s, all while pacing the field for 151 laps.

Noah Gragson
No. 9 Bass Pro Shops / TrueTimber / Black Rifle Coffee Chevrolet
• Noah Gragson’s best finish at Texas came last season in the fall. The Nevada native led 43 laps on the way to a runnerup finish.
• In four starts on 1.5-mile tracks so far this season, Gragson has a pair of top-five finishes to his credit. He was fourth at Atlanta and fifth on his home track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
• Over his career, Gragson has 11 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes on 1.5-mile tracks. His best career finish (second) came at Texas in 2020.

Justin Allgaier
No. 7 Dollar Shave Club Chevrolet
• In 21 previous starts at Texas in the NXS, Allgaier has recorded a best finish of third, coming in this event last season.
• Overall, Allgaier has scored 10 top 10s at the 1.5-mile quad oval and led for a combined 170 laps, including 133 in the two events in 2020.
• Thus far in four races on 1.5-mile tracks in 2021, Allgaier has earned one win, scoring the victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March.
• It’s a new look for Allgaier this weekend as Dollar Shave Club comes aboard the No. 7 for the first time this season.

Driver Quotes

“We had a solid run at Mid-Ohio and moved up in the points entering the summer stretch. The last two races at Texas, we’ve been in contention. Our Pilot Flying J Chevrolet has been good at Texas, and Bummy (crew chief Mike Bumgarner) and the No. 1 team continue to put good solid cars under me every week. We have some momentum, and now is the time to carry it forward.” – Michael Annett

“Everyone on this No. 7 team is ready to get to Texas this weekend. We had really good speed there last year and I feel really confident that we will unload just as strong again on Saturday. Hopefully we can get that positive momentum back on our side and be right where we want to be at the end of the day on Saturday and contending for the win with our Dollar Shave Club Chevrolet.” – Justin Allgaier

“I’m looking forward to getting to Texas in our Tire Pros Chevrolet this weekend. We were fast at Charlotte and got caught up in someone else’s mess which ended our day early. With the two tracks being somewhat similar, I know Taylor (Moyer, crew chief) and the entire No. 8 team will bring a fast Camaro and hopefully we can get Tire Pros into Victory Lane this weekend.” – Josh Berry

“Last time we were at Texas we almost put our Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/Black Rifle Coffee Camaro in Victory Lane, so I know Dave (Elenz, crew chief) and this entire No. 9 team will unload a fast Chevrolet. We will hopefully be one spot better than the last time here and have our entire team celebrating in Victory Lane.” – Noah Gragson

JRM Team Updates:
• JR Motorsports at Texas: JR Motorsports has competed at Texas Motor Speedway a combined 81 times in the NXS. Over the course of those starts, the organization has totaled one win (2014), 21 top fives, and 49 top 10s, while pacing the field for 572 circuits. The average finish for JRM at Texas is 11.1, the second best average among all 1.5-mile tracks, placing just behind Atlanta Motor Speedway (9.4).  Additionally, the 81 starts at Texas is the most starts for JRM at a 1.5-mile track.
• Dollar Shave Club: Father’s Day is almost here on Sunday, June 20, and this year is a perfect time to mix it up for dad! Whether you’re shopping for your dad, husband, a dad-to-be or even a dog dad, there’s a perfect grooming product from Dollar Shave Club: razor sets, shave products and skincare products including face washes and moisturizers, all ranging in price from $6.88 to $17.99. Visit Walmart, Target, Walgreens today!
• Pilot Flying J Summer is a Go!: Pilot Flying J kicked off its Summer Is a Go! campaign over the Memorial Day weekend, traditionally the time that travelers get back on the road, with its third annual National Road Trip Day on May 28. Pilot Flying J Road trippers, professional drivers and Pilot Flying J guests are encouraged to share their road trip adventures on its Facebook page or post their best trip photos on Instagram and Twitter with the #SummerIsAGoGiveaway hashtag and tagging @PilotFlyingJ. Participants who share a photo with any Pilot branded cup will receive an additional entry, provided they use the hashtag, and will be eligible for a drawing that will award three monthly $250 Pilot Flying J gift cards and $5,000 in free fuel to the Grand Prize winner.

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 9, 2021 (Newswire.com) – After two straight weeks of solid finishes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Charlotte (16^th) and Mid-Ohio (18^th), Ryan Vargas has secured additional support from loyal partners Swann Security and Best Buy at Texas Motor Speedway.

The newly added race for Swann Security means that their lineup of products will be promoted in at least five races this season, further underlining an impressive jump into the world of NASCAR racing. This weekend in Texas, the No. 4 Chevrolet will highlight Swann’s latest 4-Camera, 1080p Enforcer™ DVR Security System, available exclusively at Best Buy.

Vargas is no stranger to the 1.5-mile track in Fort Worth, as it was the site of his best career finish of eighth place last fall. Despite only having made one previous start in the Lone Star state, the twenty-year-old looks to build upon his recently found momentum.

“I’m ecstatic to share the news that Swann Security with Best Buy will be back onboard our #4 Chevy this weekend at Texas. Charlotte was a great race as we improved all day long and were able to secure our best finish of the season. On top of that, being able to welcome Best Buy back aboard is a huge deal, and I’m excited to have their support once again this weekend.”

The Alsco Uniforms 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race can be seen on Fox Sports 1 at 4:00 p.m. EDT this Saturday, June 12. For more information about Swann products and to learn more about their NASCAR ambassadors, visit them on the web at https://www.swann.com/us/ambassadors.

“We are looking forward to this weekend’s NASCAR race in Texas and glad we can support Ryan Vargas in the early stages of his Xfinity Series career; he has such a bright future in racing,” says Leslie Conover, VP of Sales in the Americas at Swann. “We’re so proud of what he’s already accomplished, and the Swann family will again be cheering him on via the sidelines.”

To keep up with Ryan Vargas, follow his social media pages and visit his official website at https://www.ryanvargas.com/.  For all things JD Motorsports, follow along on our social media pages @JDMotorsports01 and visit the team’s official website at https://www.teamjdmotorsports.com/. #TeamJDM

About Swann:
Swann is a veteran in the global security camera market and has been in this business for over three decades. Founded in Melbourne, Australia, Swann creates innovative DIY security solutions including their patent-pending Enforcer™ Series product line, which offers enhanced crime deterrence with red and blue flashing lights, spotlights, and sirens, combined with mobile alerts, when unwanted activity is detected. Also, Swann is the only brand on the market that offers a complete lineup of inter-connectable wired and wireless security solutions via the Swann Security app that is completely integrated with Google Assistant and Alexa. As the global leader in wired, DIY security solutions, Swann helps its customers protect their homes, businesses, and garages no matter where life takes them — around the world or around the track. Swann’s products can be found at Best Buy, Sam’s Club, Lowe’s, Menards, Costco, Amazon, Ingram Micro, etc. Follow Swann on social media to stay updated on the latest products and news: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.