Ryan Ellis and Alpha Prime Racing are proud to announce that Eclipse Claims Consulting will be the primary sponsor of Ryan Ellis and the No.43 Alpha Prime Racing entry in the Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 14th, 2023.

Last year, Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the site of Ellis’ first race with Alpha Prime – where he recorded his best-ever finish in his first start with his new team, finishing 13th at the 1.5-mile oval located just outside of the infamous Las Vegas Strip. Since then, Ellis’ has tied that result twice (Charlotte 2022, Texas 2023) and bettered it once, finishing 11th at Talladega Superspeedway earlier this year.

Eclipse Claims Consulting, renowned as the foremost authority in the realm of insurance adjusting, has emerged as a game-changer for policyholders and businesses alike. With a steadfast commitment to securing fair settlements, Eclipse Claim Consulting has successfully reclaimed millions of dollars for its valued clients, cementing its status as the nation’s premier insurance adjuster.

In a landscape where insurance claims can be fraught with complexities, Eclipse Claim Consulting stands as a beacon of hope for those who have struggled to receive just compensation from their insurance providers. The company’s ethos revolves around putting their clients’ interests first, advocating relentlessly for their rights, and ensuring that every dollar rightfully owed is recovered.

“Tim [Woodard] and his group at Eclipse Claims have been long-time supporters of so many different types of motorsports,” said Ryan Ellis, driver of the No.43 Eclipse Claims car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. “I’ve known Tim for several years now, and it’s really great to be making our first start together. It’s been really cool to see the growth of Eclipse Claims, and for our racing program to be part of that is really exciting as well. I’m hopeful that we can be part of their continual growth in the NASCAR market with all of the people and businesses involved in our sport.”

“Eclipse Claims is very excited to be a part of Ryan Ellis and Team Alpha Prime in Las Vegas. Ryan’s attitude and relentless pursuit of excellence are aligned with the ethics and values of Eclipse Claims Consulting. We are extremely thrilled that Ryan will be driving the Eclipse Claims car on Eclipse Saturday,” said Tim Woodard, President and CEO of Eclipse Claims. 

The No.43 Alpha Prime race car will also be supported by Erickson Manufacturing and Kebab Daddy Meats for the Las Vegas race. 

Kebab Daddy delivers exclusively sourced premium meats nationwide from renowned labels such as Snake River Farms, Certified Angus Beef Brand, and Mountaire Farms. 

Erickson is the leading provider of cargo control products in North America, offering a wide range of solutions to secure, tow, load, and winch your equipment and cargo efficiently.

LAS VEGAS TUNE-IN INFORMATION:

Coverage of practice and qualifying for the Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway begins Friday, October 13th at 7 p.m. ET on the USA Network.

Saturday’s pre-race coverage kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on the USA Network, with the green flag falling around 3:30 p.m. ET. Post-race coverage continues on the USA Network at 6 p.m. ET. Additional coverage will be provided by the Performance Racing Network (PRN) and Sirius XM NASCAR.

ABOUT ECLIPSE CLAIMS CONSULTING:

Eclipse Claim Consulting is a leading insurance adjusting firm dedicated to securing fair settlements for policyholders and businesses. With a proven track record of recovering millions of dollars for their clients, Eclipse Claim Consulting is at the forefront of advocating for those who have been underserved by insurance companies. For more information, visit www.eclipseclaims.com.

ABOUT ALPHA PRIME RACING:

Alpha Prime Racing is a NASCAR Xfinity Series team co-owned by NASCAR driver Tommy Joe Martins and Alpha Prime Sports Founder and CEO Caesar Bacarella. The team was initially founded in 2009 under the name Martins Racing and has since grown into a three-car Chevrolet team, adding the No. 43 Chevrolet in 2023, primarily piloted by Ryan Ellis. 

It was announced on August 4th, 2023, that Ellis will compete full-time in the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season in his first-ever full-time NASCAR season.

COLE CUSTER | RILEY HERBST
Las Vegas NASCAR Xfinity Series Advance
NASCAR Xfinity Series Overview

• Event: Alsco Uniforms 302 (Round 30 of 33)
• Date: Saturday, Oct. 14
• Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
• Layout: 1.5-mile oval
• Time/TV/Radio: 3:30 p.m. EDT on USA/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Cole Custer Notes of Interest

• Cole Custer heads to Saturday’s Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway full of confidence as the Round of 8 begins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs. Custer locked himself into the Round of 8 on points with his sixth-place finish Sept. 23 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. With nothing to lose last weekend on the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Roval, Custer could focus on fighting for the victory and showing the strength of the No. 00 Haas Automation team. After starting seventh, Custer ran in the top-five for a majority of the race. Pit strategy helped him restart in the top-three during the final stage. He took the lead with seven laps to go after an incident involving the leaders before eventual race-winner Sam Mayer got by him. Custer finished second, .909 of a second behind Mayer. It was Custer’s best Roval finish in three starts.
• The Alsco Uniforms 302 will be Custer’s seventh Xfinity Series start at Las Vegas and his 15th overall. He has seven NASCAR Cup Series starts at the track and a lone NASCAR Truck Series start. In his six previous Xfinity Series starts at the track, he’s never finished outside the top-12, and he qualified on the pole for three straight races there prior to his return to the Xfinity Series this season – September 2018, and the March and September races in 2019 – all of which resulted in top-10 finishes. His best finish at Las Vegas is third, earned in September 2018. Custer’s Truck Series outing at Las Vegas in October 2016 resulted in a third-place finish from the third starting position driving the No. 00 entry for JR Motorsports.
• In Custer’s most recent Xfinity Series start at Las Vegas in March, the 25-year-old driver showed speed straight out of the gate after posting the fastest lap times in Friday’s practice. Despite qualifying third, he was forced to start at the rear of the field as the team had to go to a backup car. He wasted no time working his way up through the field, running eighth by the end of Stage 2. But his No. 00 Ford Mustang developed handling issues in the final stage, leaving him to persevere for a 12th-place finish.
• Custer and the No. 00 Haas Automation team take on a pair of intermediate tracks and a short track in the Round of 8 before heading to the mile oval at Phoenix Raceway for the Championship 4 season finale. After this weekend, the Xfinity Series heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Oct. 21 Contender Boats 300, then concludes the Round of 8 on Oct. 28 at the half-mile Martinsville (Va.) Speedway paperclip. Intermediate tracks have been a strength for Custer in his Xfinity Series career. During his most recent fulltime Xfinity Series campaigns in 2017, 2018 and 2019, Custer scored six of his nine race wins on intermediate tracks – Nov. 18, 2017, at Homestead, Nov. 3, 2018, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, June 29, 2019, at Chicagoland Speedway, July 12, 2019, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Aug. 31, 2019, at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, and Oct. 5, 2019, at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway.

Riley Herbst Notes of Interest

• Riley Herbst is heading home for Saturday’s Alsco Uniforms 302 Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 24-year-old Monster Energy driver grew up in the Entertainment Capital of the World before moving to North Carolina at the age of 17. The Herbst family name is well known in Las Vegas motorsports circle due to its competitiveness in another form of racing. His grandfather Jerry, uncles Tim and Ed, and father Troy are all Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame inductees as championship-winning off-road racers. While Herbst has been continuing to pursue his dream of racing fulltime in the NASCAR Cup Series like his West Coast childhood heroes, he’s made appearances in the off-road racing world – in the 2021 and 2022 Baja 1000 events. In his most recent outing last November, Herbst drove the third and final leg of the race and crossed the finish line first in the Trophy Truck Spec class. A time penalty dropped his team to third place in the highly competitive class.
• Saturday’s Alsco Uniforms 302 will mark Herbst’s ninth career Xfinity Series start at Las Vegas. He has three top-10s in his eight previous starts at the 1.5-mile oval – and eighth-place finish when the series last visited in March, and a pair of back-to-back ninth-place outings in September 2019 and February 2020. Last year at Las Vegas, Herbst posted finishes of 14th in March and 18th in September.
• While Herbst seeks victory lane for the first time at Las Vegas, his No. 98 team at Stewart-Haas Racing already knows the way. With Chase Briscoe behind the wheel, the No. 98 team swept both Xfinity Series races in 2020. Briscoe started second, led a race-high 89 laps, and beat runner-up Austin Cindric by 2.874 seconds in the February race. He backed up that victory in September by qualifying on the pole, leading a race-high 164 laps, and beating runner-up Noah Gragson by 1.370 seconds.
• Prior to Saturday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Herbst will make a trip to the 1.5-mile oval Thursday for the track’s annual “Paint the Track” event in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Las Vegas native will help paint the start-finish line pink beginning at 11 a.m. local time with breast cancer survivors.
• Last weekend on the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Roval, Herbst and the No. 98 Monster Energy team felt refreshed and ready to finish the year on a high note coming off the final Xfinity Series off weekend. He qualifed ninth, then ran in the top-10 for the majority of the race. In the final stage, he restarted third in his Ford Mustang thanks to a savvy pit strategy from crew chief Davin Restivo. Herbst ran in the top-four for the remainder of the race and even battled for a top-three on the final restart. Ultimately, he would finish fourth, his best in four Xfinity Series appearances on the Roval.

Cole Custer, Driver of the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford Mustang

Las Vegas marks the first race of the Round of 8. The points are reset and you now sit fifth in the standings, just two points below the top-four cutline. What are your thoughts heading into these next three races, and what do you need to make it to the Championship 4?

“I mean, overall, I feel like we’ve been a Championship 4 car and capable of making that final round all year. It’s just a matter of doing what we’ve been doing and making sure we maximize everything going into these final few races. Then, we just have to make sure we’re staying consistent like we have been. I mean, some guys will try and get a little bit too much in the playoffs and get themselves in trouble. So, we just have to take what the races give us and go from there. I think we have a team that knows how to win races and championships. Some people might doubt us going into these next few races, but I think we’re going to surprise them. We’ve had good cars this past round, but I think the best is still to come.”

You’ve had a strong career at Las Vegas and showed speed when the series last visited in March. How confident are you in the No. 00 Haas Automation team this weekend?

“I’m confident in our performance and this No. 00 Haas Automation team. I think we’ve made really big gains on our mile-and-a-half tracks this year, and it’s showed as the season has progressed. We were really good at Kansas until that tire carcass ruined our car, which relates to Vegas. I know the intermediate tracks weren’t our strength earlier in the year, but I think we’ve learned so much as a team throughout the season, so I’m really confident that we’ll have a fast car when we roll off the truck and onto the track this weekend. I’m proud of how far this team has come, and I hope we can maximize the weekend.”

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

You’re heading home this weekend for the Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. What are your thoughts heading into this weekend?

“I’m excited to go home. The two Las Vegas races are always fun for me because I’m heading back to the place where I grew up. I started chasing the NASCAR dream at the Bullring just across from Las Vegas Motor Speedway and, now, I’m going back to race there in the Xfinity Series. While the track itself has been a rollercoaster for me, I think we have been able to show speed there and on intermediates in general. Hopefully, we can show just that this weekend. Just ready to get home and put on a show for the home crowd.”

With only four races left in the season, you’ve mentioned that you’re going back to your original goals for the 2023 season, which were to focus on consistency and chasing a win. What would it mean to score your first Xfinity Series victory at your home track?

“It would mean a lot. Getting a win in the Xfinity Series is all that I’ve been chasing, but to get it at my home track would just make it that much more special. We have some work to do, but I think we have the speed to do it. We’ve brought some fast cars to intermediate tracks this year, so I think we can compete up front. It’s going to take a fast car, fast pit stops, and no mistakes to make it to victory lane, though. I think 2023 has thrown us a lot of bad luck, but I want to finish out this year strong. There are only four races to go. Four more chances to go for the win.”

JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW:
TRACK: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
RACE: Alsco Uniforms 302 (201 laps / 301.5 miles)
DATE: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023

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

Sam Mayer
No. 1 Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions Chevrolet

• Sam Mayer heads west to Las Vegas Motor Speedway coming off a dominant win at the Charlotte Roval that propelled him into the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs.
• Heading into the first race of the Round of 8, the young driver currently sits fourth in the playoff point standings, two points above the cutline.
• Mayer has four starts at the 1.5-mile speedway where he’s scored a pair of top 10s.
• In 19 starts on tracks measuring 1.5 miles in length, the Wisconsin native has tallied four top-five and 11 top-ten efforts in his NXS career.

Josh Berry
No. 8 LubeZone Chevrolet

• Las Vegas has been good to Josh Berry in his NXS career. In five starts, Berry has two wins, four top-five and five top10 finishes, an average finish of 3.6 and has led 105 laps.
• The Hendersonville, Tenn. native has won the last two fall races on the 1.5-mile oval.
• Berry has earned three of his five career NXS victories on 1.5-mile tracks, with a 2022 triumph at Charlotte Motor Speedway joining his two Las Vegas wins in 2021-22.
• Berry has an enviable record on tracks measuring 1-2 miles in NXS competition. Of his 27 top-five finishes, 14 have come on such tracks, including a fifth-place earlier this year at LVMS.

Brandon Jones
No. 9 Menards/Jeld-Wen Windows Chevrolet

• Brandon Jones has made 13 starts in the NXS at Las Vegas and has tallied two top-five and nine top-10 finishes with a best of third coming during the 2019 and 2021 seasons.
• Additionally, Jones has made two starts at Las Vegas in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and scored one top-five and one top-10 finish coming during the 2015 season where he finished in the fifth position.
• Jones’ average finish of 10.2 in “Sin City” is the fifth best on active tracks in the NXS for the 26-year-old.
• On tracks measuring between 1-2 miles in length in the NXS, Jones has four wins, 19 top-five and 57 top-10 finishes in a combined 129 starts.

Justin Allgaier
No. 7 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet

• Justin Allgaier enters the Round of 8 in the NXS Playoffs as the third seed, 15 points above the playoff cutline with three races remaining in the round.
• In 18 career NXS starts at Las Vegas, Allgaier has scored 10 top fives and 15 top 10s, including four consecutive top fives dating back to 2021.
• The Illinois native has additionally finished in the runnerup position on four different occasions in Las Vegas, including in two of the last four events at the 1.5-mile speedway.
• Allgaier earned his way into the Round of 8 by virtue of his victory at Bristol Motor Speedway last month.

Driver Quotes

“Las Vegas is one of my favorite 1.5-mile tracks that we go to and I’m ready to get there with the momentum we have coming off a win at the Roval and transferring to the next round of the playoffs. I am so proud of this No. 1 JR Motorsports team for not giving up and building such fast Chevrolets for me to go out and perform at the highest level.” – Sam Mayer

“We are ready to go in this Round of 8 with our BRANDT Professional Agriculture team. We know what lies ahead for us and I know that we are plenty capable of doing what we need to do to get to Phoenix. I have always enjoyed racing at Las Vegas and we have been really strong there over the past couple of seasons. Hopefully, we will have that same speed that we had in the spring and be up front in contention for the win when it counts. I know that Jim (Pohlman, crew chief) and everyone on this No. 7 team will give me a great car, we just need to go out and execute the same way we have been and we should be right where we want to be.” – Justin Allgaier

“Las Vegas just seems to suit my driving style, and we’ve had a lot of success there over the past couple of seasons. We ran fifth there earlier this year and had a shot at an even better result. Having LubeZone back with us this week is really special, and we’ll go out there with all intentions of getting a victory. We want to finish out the season on a high note and doing that would be a great start.” – Josh Berry

“In our last few mile-and-a-half races, we have had a lot of speed and have had great finishes and this weekend in Vegas should be more of the same. This team has been really good at Vegas in the past and I am hoping we can be just as good this weekend, if not just a little bit better. We have a couple more races to go and I’d enjoy nothing more than to put this team in Victory Lane after everything that has happened this season.” – Brandon Jones

JRM Team Updates

• JR Motorsports at Las Vegas: JR Motorsports has made a combined 72 starts in “Sin City”. Over the course of those starts at the 1.5-mile oval, the organization has recorded three wins, 32 top-five and 48 top-10 finishes. Las Vegas is the site of JR Motorsports’ first career organizational win as a NASCAR Xfinity Series team with Mark Martin taking the checkered flag in 2008. Josh Berry has won two straight fall races at Las Vegas and the organization also finished 1-2-3 in the two aforementioned events.
• Souvenir Rig: JRM drivers Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones and Sam Mayer will be signing autographs at the JR Motorsports / Legacy MC souvenir rig on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. local time.

Alpha Prime Racing in a partnership with MBM Motorsports is excited to announce Ryan Reed as the driver of the #66 Tandem Diabetes Care Chevy for the “Alsco Uniforms 302” at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this Saturday.

It’s been a five year gap for Ryan Reed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, with the two-time winner’s last start occurring in 2018 where finished 12^th at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 

“It is so cool to be able to make my return to Xfinity racing,” Ryan commented. “The Xfinity Series was my home for many years, so it just feels right to be back!”

Team owner Tommy Joe Martins said, “Ryan has been so great to work with, and it’s fun to see a pro like him have another chance in our series, and bring new sponsors like Tandem along with him.” 

Tandem Diabetes Care is an American medical device manufacturer based in San Diego, California. The company develops medical technologies for the treatment of diabetes and specifically insulin infusion therapy. 

“I can’t thank Tandem Diabetes enough for coming on board and helping make this happen.” Ryan said, “Also Scott and Mandy Critchley and all the folks from Critchley Family Farms!”

Martins went on to thank MBM Owner/Crew Chief Carl Long saying, “if it wasn’t for Carl helping us with this effort, it wouldn’t be possible. He’s a racer through and through and I have a ton of respect for him and his race team.”

The Las Vegas effort is the 2nd time in 2023 MBM & Alpha Prime Racing have partnered together, the other at Atlanta Motor Speedway with APR Owner/Driver Caesar Bacarella earlier this spring.

You can tune into practice & qualifying for the Alsco Uniforms 302 Friday at 7:05 pm ET on USA.

STEWART-HAAS RACING
NASCAR Xfinity Series: Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

Date: Oct. 7, 2023
Event: Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (Round 29 of 33)
Series: NASCAR Xfinity Series
Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Roval (2.28-mile, 17-turn road course)
Format: 67 laps, broken into three stages (20 laps/20 laps/27 laps)
Race Winner: Sam Mayer of JR Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Stage 1 Winner: Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Stage 2 Winner: John Hunter Nemechek of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)

SHR Race Finish:

● Cole Custer (Started 7th / Finished 2nd, Running, completed 67 of 67 laps)
● Riley Herbst (Started 9th / Finished 4th, Running, completed 67 of 67 laps)

SHR Points:

● Cole Custer (5th with 3,018 points, Advanced to the Round of 8)
● Riley Herbst (12th with 739 points)

SHR Notes:

● Custer earned his 12th top-five of the season and his first top-five in three career NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at the Charlotte Roval.
● Custer has never finished outside the top-10 at the Roval in his Xfinity Series career.
● This was Custer’s third straight top-10 at Charlotte. He finished eighth in his last Xfinity Series career start at the track in September 2019.
● This was Custer’s third straight top-10. He finished fourth Sept. 15 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and sixth Sept. 23 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
● Custer’s second-place finish bettered his previous best finish at the Charlotte Roval– seventh, earned in his first start at the track in September 2018.
● Custer led once for four laps to increase his laps-led total on the Charlotte Roval to 9.
● Herbst earned his sixth top-five of the season and his first top-five in four career Xfinity Series starts at the Charlotte Roval.
● Herbst’s fourth-place finish bettered his previous best finish at Charlotte– 12th, earned in his first start at the track in October 2020.

Race Notes:

● Sam Mayer won the Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina to score his third career Xfinity Series victory, his third of the season, and his first at Charlotte. His margin over second-place Cole Custer was .909 of a second.
● There were four caution periods for a total of 12 laps.
● Thirty-three of the 38 drivers in the race finished on the lead lap.

Sound Bites:

“Man, second-place is always hard. We just really struggled on the short runs, for sure. It’s frustrating as a driver when you’re so close to a win like that. There are definitely things that I’m going to replay in my head from those last laps. I could have done something different, but our No. 00 Haas Automation team did a great job all day. JT (Jonathan Toney, crew chief) and all of the guys got the car better with each pit stop to where we could compete for the win. We just needed a little bit more. I think we’ll surprise people with just how good we’ll be in this Round of 8 though. Excited to head to Vegas.” – Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford Mustang

“I’m proud of the No. 98 Monster Energy team and Stewart-Haas Racing as an organization today. Both of our cars did really well and had a ton of speed. I think overall, my Ford Mustang handled really well and this was probably one of the best cars that I’ve had at the Roval. We had a car that could run up front and contend for the win. It’s exciting to get back on track and have such a strong finish at a track that I’ve struggled at in the past though.” – Riley Herbst, driver of the No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang

Next Up:

The next event on the Xfinity Series schedule is the Alsco Uniforms 302 on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is the fourth race of the Xfinity Series playoffs and the first race of the Round of 8. The race begins at 3:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by USA and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

SMITH ADVANCES TO ROUND OF 8; JOINS TOYOTA TEAMMATE NEMECHEK
Sam Hunt Racing’s Kaz Grala gets second top-five of the season

CONCORD, N.C. (October 7, 2023) – Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, John Hunter Nemechek and Sammy Smith, both advanced to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8 after today’s Drive for the Cure 250 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL. Nemechek clinched his way in with a win at Texas two weeks ago, whereas Smith was able to transfer to the next round by being four points above the cutline with an 11th place finish. This will be both driver’s first appearance in the Xfinity Series Round of 8.

Kaz Grala of Sam Hunt Racing (SHR) captured his second top-five and second-best result of the season, finishing fifth after a tight battle at the end with drivers fighting to advance in the playoffs.

Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
Race 29 of 33 – 155.44 miles, 67 laps

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS

1st, Sam Mayer*

2nd, Cole Custer*

3rd, Josh Berry*

4th, Riley Herbst*

5th, KAZ GRALA

8th, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK

11th, SAMMY SMITH

14th, MYATT SNIDER

24th, CONNOR MOSACK

33rd, ALEX GUENETTE

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

KAZ GRALA, No. 26 CRUSH Strawberry Lemonade Toyota GR Supra, Sam Hunt Racing

Finishing Position: 5th

How would you describe your day and the great run you had?

“Today was great! We had the speed all weekend. Was able to run in the top-five there at the end even with a couple guys (Sheldon Creed and Daniel Hemric) fighting hard, battling for the playoff bubble. I had to be aggressive and smart at the same time knowing what we had to lose, and that they didn’t care. Really happy to end up in the top-five with Sam Hunt Racing and Toyota this weekend. We ran the pink, strawberry lemonade CRUSH paint scheme which looked great for Breast Cancer Awareness Month here in October. A good weekend for us all around and I look forward to big things for us in the future.”

JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK, No. 20 Mobil 1 Toyota GR Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 8th

You had an interesting day. Can you talk us through your race today?

“Overall, a solid day. Had to start last due to an issue after practice and before qualifying. We were able to get up through the field, won stage two and came home eighth. We play the strategy to come and get extra Playoff points from stage wins and also from trying to win the race. We saw the Playoff point there and went and grabbed it. Now, on to the next round. Today didn’t really mean too much to us other than stage wins or a race win for Playoff points. Solid day overall. I’m excited for the next round to get going at Vegas, Homestead and Martinsville and then on to Phoenix.”

SAMMY SMITH, No. 18 Pilot Flying J Toyota GR Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 11th

What was the balance of aggression and caution you had to use in order to make it through to the next round of the Playoffs?

“It was a struggle all day. It was definitely not the day we wanted to try and have in a cutoff race. Thanks to everybody. Pilot Flying J, TMC, Allstate Peterbilt Group, JGR and Toyota. We needed to have a good, solid day and that’s what we did. It was stressful, but we advanced and that’s what we needed to do.”

How do you feel going into the next round of the Playoffs?

“I feel confident with Vegas, Homestead and Martinsville there. Just gotta go and probably win one of those to make it to Phoenix, but at least we know what we need to do.”

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM), creator of the Prius hybrid and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota and Lexus brands, and directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America (more than 49,000 in the U.S.).

Over the past 65 years, Toyota has assembled nearly 45 million cars and trucks in North America at the company’s 13 manufacturing plants. By 2025, the company’s 14th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles.

Through our more than 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.), Toyota sold more than 2.4 million cars and trucks (more than 2.1 million in the U.S.) in 2022, of which, nearly one quarter were electrified vehicles (full battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell).

Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Overview-
Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval; October 7, 2023

Track; Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval– Roval (2.28 miles)
Race: Drive for the Cure 250; 67 Laps –20/20/27; 155.44 Miles
Date/Broadcast: October 7, 2023 3:00 PM/ET
TV: NBC, and the NBC Sports App
Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN) – Check Local Listings for affiliate, and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90
Social Media: Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito AutoSport; Facebook, Instagram, and X

Jeb Burton – No. 27 Fly Alliance
Chevrolet Camaro SS Preview- Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval

NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs; Round of 12
Position; 10 (-19 points of the cutline)

Social Media; Facebook, X, Instagram

News and Notes:

• Playoffs: The third round of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Playoffs continues Saturday afternoon at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval for the Drive for the Cure 250. Entering the event Jeb Burton holds the 10th position in the playoff standings 19 points back of the cutline after his 31st place finish in the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 at Texas Motor Speedway two weeks ago. After the conclusion of the Drive for the Cure 250 on Saturday the NXS Playoff’s Round of 8 will be decided and four drivers will be eliminated from Championship contention.
• Practice; After a day of technical inspection on Friday, Burton and the No. 27 Fly Alliance Chevrolet will first hit the unique 2.28-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval at 10:00 AM ET on Saturday morning for a brief 20-minute practice session for the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS). Coverage of practice will air LIVE on the NBC Sports App Saturday morning.

– Starting Position; Directly after practice, teams will be given a 10-minute break to make minor adjustments, change tires, and refuel before moving into NXS Drive for the Cure 250 Qualifying at 10:30 AM ET. Similar to the road courses, Roval qualifying would consist of two rounds of group qualifying with the first round consisting of 15-minutes of two groups with the fastest five cars in each group moving onto the second round for a 10-minute session to determine the pole sitter. With 42 cars entered, four cars will miss the race. Burton is scheduled to go out on track in Group A at 10:32 AM ET. Coverage of qualifying will be shown LIVE on the NBC Sports App.

– Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval Stats; Saturday’s NXS Drive for the Cure 250 will mark Burton’s 3rd NXS start at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. In two previous starts, Burton holds an average finish of 15.5 with a 100% lap completion rate completing all 140 laps of the possible 140. Burton has one Top-Ten finish (2021) when he finished in the 7th position after starting in 10th.

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Parker Retzlaff – No. 31 FUNKAWAY
Chevrolet Camaro SS Preview- Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval

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• Practice; After a day of technical inspection on Friday, Retzlaff and the No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet will first hit the unique 2.28-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval at 10:00 AM ET on Saturday morning for a brief 20-minute practice session for the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS). Coverage of practice will air LIVE on the NBC Sports App Saturday morning.

– Starting Position; After the completion of practice, teams will be given a 10-minute break to make minor adjustments, change tires, and refuel before moving into NXS Drive for the Cure 250 Qualifying at 10:30 AM ET. Similar to the road courses, Roval qualifying would consist of two rounds of group qualifying with the first round consisting of 15-minutes of two groups with the fastest five cars in each group moving onto the second round for a 10-minute session to determine the pole sitter. With 42 cars entered, four cars will miss the race. Retzlaff is scheduled to join his teammate out on track in Group A at 10:32 AM ET. Coverage of qualifying will be shown LIVE on the NBC Sports App.

Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval Stats; Saturday’s Drive for the Cure 250 will mark Retzlaff’s debut at the one of kind 2.28-mile Charlotte Roval.

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About Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport

Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito AutoSport is a NASCAR team, owned by owner/driver Jordan Anderson and Bommarito Automotive Group President, John Bommarito. Established in 2017 the organization is fueled by an incredible, close-knit team of employees, fans, and sponsors with a focus on integrity in the pursuit of excellence. Our goal is to embrace the journey we’re on and to never give up – whether on the track, in the pits, or in life. Every single team partner, and fan of ours, is what keeps our race cars running strong and our team performing at the highest level.

RSS Racing with Lefcourt Brothers | NASCAR Xfinity Series
Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway ROVAL | Drive for the Cure 250

Fast Facts

No. 38 RSS Racing with Lefcourt Brothers Team:

Driver: Joe Graf Jr.

Primary Partner(s): G-Coin®

Manufacturer: Ford Mustang

Crew Chief: Steve Addington

Spotter: Joe Campbell

Engine: Roush-Yates Engines

Driver Championship Point Standings: 23rd

Team Championship Point Standings: 29th

Notes of Interest:

Settled In: After spending the last three seasons with SS GreenLight Racing with Jeff Lefcourt (2020 – 2022), Joe Graf Jr. moved to RSS Racing during the offseason, where he’ll spend the majority of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series season competing for the Sugar Hill, Ga.-based team.

In addition to RSS Racing, Graf will also compete in a limited NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule, driving the No. 19 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Saturday afternoon’s race from the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway ROVAL signifies the 11th race of the second half of the 2023 Xfinity Series season and just five races remaining on circuit this season.

Welcome Aboard: Joe Graf Jr. and RSS Racing welcome G-Coin® as the primary partner of the team’s No. 38 Ford Mustang for Saturday afternoon’s Drive for the Cure 250.

The Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL marks the 28th race of the 2023 Xfinity Series season and the 19th race overall from 2021 to 2023, 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.

G-Coin serves as a primary partner in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Joe Graf Jr. at RSS Racing for the fifth time this season.

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Thanks For Your Support: With a little more than 87 percent of the 2023 Xfinity Series season complete, Joe Graf Jr. and RSS Racing would like to thank their associate marketing partners: ArmsList.com, AVOID, Bass Reaper Bait Company, Bucked Up Energy Drink, CoverSeal, EAT SLEEP RACE Apparel, fgrACCEL, G-Coin®, GTECHNIQ, JACOB Companies, Lefcourt Brothers Racing, Love Motorsports, Model Electronics and ShopRite for their continued support.

Catch Him On The Dial: Before Joe Graf Jr. straps into his No. 38 G-Coin® Ford Mustang on Saturday, the RSS Racing with Lefcourt Brothers driver will be featured on “The Frontstretch” on SiriusXM Satellite Radio Channel 90 with host Pat Patterson on Saturday morning, October 7, 2023, at approximately 10:00 a.m. ET.

Graf will also spotlight a commercial featuring G-Coin® in several spots throughout the weekend, including the complete four-hour program on Sunday, October 8, 2023.

Joe Graf Jr. Xfinity Series Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL Stats: Saturday afternoon’s Drive for the Cure 250 will mark Graf’s fourth Xfinity Series start at the famed 2.28-mile ROVAL.

In his previous three efforts, he has delivered a track-best of 15th during the 2022 Drive for the Cure 250 after starting 31st for SS GreenLight Racing.

Since 2020, Graf has an average Charlotte ROVAL finish of 23.3 and has been running at the finish of all three of his previous starts and has completed 207 of the 208 laps for a 99.5 percent lap completion.

Joe Graf Jr. Xfinity Series Road Course Stats: At tracks classified as a road course, Graf has competed in 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. He holds an average starting position of 31.4 and an average result of 27.1.

Joe Graf Jr. NASCAR Xfinity Series Career Stats: In 121 career Xfinity Series starts, Graf has earned four top-10 finishes, including a seventh-place outing at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in February 2023. During that tenure, he also holds an average finishing position of 25.6.

He earned a career-best Xfinity Series qualifying effort of fifth in 2020 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway with SS GreenLight Racing.

With Joe Gibbs Racing, he earned his non-superspeedway career-best qualifying effort of 11th at Kansas Speedway in September 2023.

Texas Motor Speedway | Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 Race Recap: In the most recent NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, Graf hunted for his third top-10 finish of the season.

After qualifying his No. 38 Tarpon River Brewing’s Honey Love | Lefcourt Brothers Racing Ford Mustang 35th, he was involved in an early race accident that resulted in a disappointing 36th place finish.

Sneaker Mania: Along with the adrenaline of the Motorsports competition, Joe Graf Jr. also has a vogue for hype sneakers. In his current collection, he owns and wears at least 90 limited edition sneakers – and his collection continues to grow monthly.

The current estimated value of his collection tops $100,000.

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

He will be crew chief for his 292nd NASCAR Xfinity Series race as crew chief on Saturday afternoon and his second race at the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway ROVAL.

In his previous 291 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts, he has collected 11 wins, 10 poles, 68 top-five and 118 top-10 finishes.

Hello From The Other Side: Graf Jr. has two teammates at RSS Racing.

Veteran Ryan Sieg will drive the No. 39 Sci Apps Ford Mustang, while younger brother Kyle Sieg will drive the No. 28 RSS Racing Ford Mustang.

Ryan Sieg is set to make his 330th career Xfinity Series start overall and sixth at the Charlotte ROVAL.

Kyle Sieg is poised to make his 46th career Xfinity Series start and first at the Charlotte ROVAL.

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

For more on RSS Racing, please like them on Facebook (RSS283839) and follow them on Instagram (@rss283839) and X | Twitter (@RSS283839).

Joe Graf Jr. Quoteboard:

On The Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL: “I am optimistic about the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL this weekend. We need a strong bounce back after the disappointment of Texas.

“I am hoping we can utilize some strategy on Saturday, and that finds us in a good position to take advantage of any potential late race drama to earn our RSS Racing with Lefcourt Brothers team a solid finish and some welcomed momentum to take to Las Vegas Motor Speedway next weekend.”

On The 2023 Season: “The end of the season is on the horizon, and I am working hard between my responsibilities with RSS Racing with Lefcourt Brothers Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing to ensure I can give 100 percent behind the wheel.

“I want to make the most of this last month and deliver strong results.

“I just need to stay focused, communicate with my team, and utilize the knowledge I’ve gained over the past three years to recover and end the season on a high.”

Race Information:

The Drive For The Cure 250 (67 laps | 155.44 miles) is the 28th of 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the 2023 schedule. Practice begins on Saturday, October 7, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Qualifying immediately follows. The 38-car field will take the green flag shortly after 3:30 p.m. with live coverage on NBC, the Performance Racing Network (Radio), and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (ET).

About RSS Racing:

RSS Racing fields multiple entries in the NASCAR Xfinity Series led by mainstay driver Ryan Sieg.

RSS Racing has competed in NASCAR events since 2009 from its headquarters in Sugar Hill, Ga.