67th Annual STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway
News and Notes:
Coming off the first off weekend in the 2016 NSCS season, the No.32 Donate Life Virgina/AlloSource Ford Fusion team is ready to go short track racing with Joey Gase at this weekend’s 67th annual STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, VA.
Sunday’s event in the “Old Dominion” state will mark Gase’s first career start at the .526-mile paper clip shaped track, and his ninth career NSCS start. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa native returns behind the wheel of the No.32, coming off a career best finish of 32nd at Phoenix International Raceway.
Joey Gase on Martinsville:
“I’m really excited to get a chance to race on such a legendary short track this weekend. It has so much history, and I love the bumper to bumper racing that it produces. I can’t thank everyone at Go Fas Racing, Donate Life Virginia, and Iowa Donor Network for giving me this opportunity.”
Chassis Info:
Crew Chief Wally Rogers will be bringing chassis GFR-759 to serve as the primary car. This chassis was last raced at Phoenix earlier this month with Gase. Chassis GFR-742 will serve as the backup car.
Joey Gase Career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stats:
Starts: 8
Wins: 0
Top-Five: 0
Top-Ten: 0
Poles: 0
Laps Completed: 1960
Average Start: 40.6
Average Finish: 37.4
Joey Gase career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stats at Martinsville:
Starts: 0
Wins: 0
Top-Five: 0
Top-Ten: 0
Poles: 0
Laps Completed: 0
Average Start: N/A
Average Finish: N/A
No.32 Go Fas Racing Team Roster:
Owner: Archie St.Hilaire
Driver: Joey Gase
Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
Car Chief: Clinton Cram
Engine Tuner: Willy Pelotte
Rear End Mechanic: Josh Long
Front End Mechanic: Adam Wilcox
Tire Specialist: Tony Ramirez
Front Changer: Andrew Gardner
Front Carrier: Byrce Hildebrand
Jackman: Mike Russell
Rear Changer: Thomas Parker
Rear Carrier: Telvin McClurkin
Gasman: Nate Spoor
Pit Crew Coach: Rodney Fetters
Spotter: Curtis Aldridge
Truck Driver: Ron Utter
Team Manager: Mason St.Hilaire
Public Relations: Timothy Barile
About Donate Life Virginia: The Virginia Donor Registry, DonateLifeVirginia.org, is maintained by Donate Life Virginia, a Virginia coalition of organ procurement organizations, eye banks, transplant centers and others committed to donation and transplantation, formerly known as the Virginia Transplant Council. Donate Life Virginia serves to save the lives of Virginians by working to increase the number of registered donors in the Commonwealth while promoting organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation. You can learn more about organ, eye and tissue donation by visiting www.donatelifevirginia.org.
About AlloSource: AlloSource is one of the largest nonprofit cellular and tissue networks in the country, offering more than 200 types of precise cartilage, cellular, bone, skin and soft-tissue allografts to advance patient healing. For more than 20 years, AlloSource’s products have bridged the proven science of allografts with the advanced technology of cells, offering life-saving and life-enhancing possibilities in spine, sports medicine, foot and ankle, orthopedic, reconstructive, trauma and wound care procedures. As the world’s largest processor of cellular bone allografts, fresh cartilage tissue for joint repair and skin allografts to help heal severe burns, AlloSource delivers unparalleled expertise and service to its growing network of surgeons, partners, and the country’s most reputable organ procurement organizations. The company is accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks and is headquartered in Centennial, CO. For more information, please visit allosource.org or our educational website, allograftpossibilities.org.
About Go Fas Racing: Go Fas Racing (GFR) currently fields Ford Fusion’s in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Bobby Labonte, & Jeffrey Earnhardt. Located in Race City USA; Mooresville, North Carolina. GFR has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series full time since 2014; fielding cars for some of NASCAR’s top drivers, including past champions. To find out more information about GFR please visit www.GoFasRacing.com.
