Sprint Showdown
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
Cole Whitt | No. 35 Speed Stick Ford
“We want to go for it because it’s an opportunity for us to shine with some of the bigger names not out there. But at the same time, we don’t want to tear anything up. We’d like to use the same car for the Coke 600 next week. So we want to get a good test in, maybe try something that we’ve been thinking about or been on the fence about, and see if we can make the car just a little bit better for the 600. We’ll be smart about it. But if the opportunity presents itself, we’ll definitely go for it.”
JUST THE FACTS: Whitt has one previous start in the non-points Sprint Showdown, which is the qualifying race for the Sprint All-Star Race … He finished 12th in the 2014 Showdown… Speed Stick returns to the No. 35 as primary sponsor.
David Gilliland | No. 38 Love’s Travel Stops Ford
“The Showdown is a big race for us. Obviously, we want to make it into the All-Star Race. But it’s just as much a test for us, too, for the Coke 600. Making the All-Star Race would be great for us and great for our sponsor, Love’s Travel Stops, but the Showdown is an important and valuable race even if we don’t transfer over. The 600 is the longest race of our season, and we want to try to learn all we can for that.”
JUST THE FACTS: Friday will mark Gilliland’s ninth start in the Sprint Showdown … His best finish in the Sprint All-Star Race qualifier is seventh (2008 and 2011) … Love’s Travel Stops returns as primary sponsor of the No. 38 Ford.
About Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports is a race-winning organization competing in NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup Series, fielding the No. 34, the No. 35 and the No. 38 Fords. The team is owned by Bob Jenkins and is headquartered just outside of Charlotte, N.C. FRM was named to INC Magazine’s “INC 5000” list in 2012, recognizing the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The team’s partnership base is representative of more than $200 billion of the U.S. economy and includes organizations such as Ford Motor Company, Love’s Travel Stops, Colgate-Palmolive, CSX Transportation, Taco Bell and Long John Silver’s. Visit teamfrm.com.
