RACE SETUP
Race: NASCAR XFINITY Series – Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 – 75 laps / 169.35 miles
Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.4-mile road course)
Driver: Justin Marks
Car: No. 42 Linksys Chevrolet Camaro
Television: Saturday, Aug. 15 – NBC Sports Network (3:30 p.m. EDT)
Social: @JMarksDE @TeamHSMCG @Linksys #NCH200
HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi Media Contact at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Ian Moye No.42 Linksys Chevrolet Camaro – imoye@ganassi.com – 704-308-6664
SETTING THE SOCIAL SCENE
Busy week for Justin Marks: Packing for Knoxville -> Mid-Ohio -> Knoxville. Awesome week on tap with @LarsonMarks and @TeamHSMCG
TIME TO HIT YOUR “MARKS” AT MID-OHIO
Justin Marks will make his 12th career NASCAR XFINITY Series start, and first for HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi (HSMCG), this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Although this is only his second start at the 2.4-mile road course in an XFINITY Series car, Marks is no stranger to the facility. He collected a GT-class victory in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, now the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, race in 2004. Marks scored a XFINITY Series career-best sixth-place finish one year ago at Mid-Ohio. He will also compete for HSMCG at the XFINITY Series race at Road America later this month.
WELCOME ABOARD
Belkin International and their Linksys brand will partner with the No. 42 Chevrolet team for the XFINITY Series race at Mid-Ohio. Linksys has pioneered wireless connectivity since its inception in 1988 with its leading innovation and engineering strategies, and best-in-class technology, design, and customer service. Recently selling more than 100 million routers worldwide, Linksys enables a connected lifestyle for people at home, at work and on the move. With its award-winning products, Linksys focuses its consumer and business products on quality and performance, and continues to innovate to deliver products and solutions that provide the best experience possible.
MEET JUSTIN
On Saturday, Aug. 15 from 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. EDT, Marks will sign autographs, along with several other XFINITY Series drivers, in the Driver/Crew Chief Meeting tent. Wristbands will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The first 100 fans in line will receive wristbands.
WATKINS GLEN RECAP
Kyle Larson made his seventh start of 2015 at Watkins Glen. This was the first time that Procter & Gamble’s Crest brand served as the primary sponsor of the HSMCG entry. After setting the quickest time and best 10-lap average in the final practice session on Friday afternoon, hopes were high for a strong run at the 2.45-mile road course. Larson started fourth, tying HSMCG’s best starting position in 2015. In the opening laps, Larson quickly moved into the third position and began to catch the top-two cars. On lap six, Larson reported something amiss in the rear end of the Crest Chevrolet. The team diagnosed the problem as a broken axel and was forced to make repairs behind the wall, losing 10 laps in the process. Larson returned to the track and gained several positions, ultimately settling for a 28th-place finish.
MARKS ON MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
“I’ve been able to have success in many different types of race cars at this track, so I am really looking forward to racing at Mid-Ohio. I finished sixth last year and feel that we can have another very strong run. HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi has great people, solid equipment and displays great effort every time they’re on the track. I really love road-course racing and look forward to this great opportunity in the Linksys Camaro.”
CREW CHIEF MIKE SHIPLETT ON MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
“Mid-Ohio is very challenging. The track has a lot of elevation changes and races tend to have long green-flag runs there. Like with all road courses, fuel mileage will be important. The most important things for the driver is to keep the car on the track and not use up the brakes. This will be Justin’s first race with us, but we know how strong he can be on a road course, so we’re really excited to have him in the car this weekend.”
2015 STATS
NASCAR XFINITY Series
Starts
Wins
Poles
Top 5s
Top 10s
Avg. Start
Avg. Finish
Justin Marks
1
0
0
0
0
2.0
34.0
CAREER STATS
NASCAR XFINITY Series
Starts
Wins
Poles
Top 5s
Top 10s
Avg. Start
Avg. Finish
Justin Marks
11
0
0
0
1
19.5
29.9
TEAM ROSTERS
Max Jones – Team Manager
John Probst – Technical Director
Tony Lunders – Competition Director
No. 42 XFINITY Series
Hometown
Hometown
Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
Amherst, OH
Front Tire Changer: Phil Foster
Charlotte, N.C.
Chief Mechanic: Ryan Shea
Tionesta, PA
Front Tire Carrier: Wes Wauters
Green Bay, WI
Race Engineer: Davin Restivo
Asheboro, N.C.
Jack Man: Shaun Peet
Nanaimo, B.C.
Tire Specialist: Justin Grosser
Fort Atkinson, WI
Rear Tire Changer: Justin Prevette
Waco, TX
Interior Specialist: Matt House
Fayetteville, N.C.
Rear Tire Carrier: Doug Riepe
Danbury, CT
Mechanic: Travis Young
Owensboro, KY
Gas Man: Ed Watkins
Richmond, VA
Mechanic: Jonathan Ellis
Hixon, TN
Spotter: Robbie Fast
Dallas, OR
Truck Driver: Dan Collins
Columbus, OH
Engine Tuner: Eric Meade
Thaxton, VA
HSCOTT MOTORSPORTS WITH CHIP GANASSI
HScott Motorsports, which was established in 1989 as Phoenix Racing, is owned and operated by Harry Scott Jr. and competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with technical support from Hendrick Motorsports. The team competes full time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Justin Allgaier driving the No. 51 BRANDT Chevrolet and Michael Annett driving the Pilot Flying J Chevrolet. Scott also owns HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi, which fields the No. 42 Camaro in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, and is the co-owner of HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks, which fields five entries in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. His vision is to build a championship contender by developing talented young drivers, partnering with dedicated sponsors and competing hard every week. For more information, visit www.hscottmotorsports.com.
