16th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway
News and Notes:
Heading into Sunday’s 400-mile event at the Kansas Speedway, the No.32 Midwest Transplant Network/JT Concrete team will travel west to the “The Sunflower State” with Cedar Rapids, IA native Joey Gase for the 16th annual Hollywood Casino 400 at the Kansas Speedway, in Kansas City, KS.
Sunday’s event will mark Gase’s 12th career start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series(NSCS), and his fourth start at the 1.5 mile Kansas Speedway. Gase made his three previous NSCS starts at Kansas driving for Go Fas Racing, earning a best finish of 34th after starting 38th which came earlier this season in the spring event.
Gase is no stranger to the Kansas Speedway, as he has four starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series where he has a best finish of 19th, coming back in the 2013 event after starting 32nd driving for Jimmy Means.
Midwest Transplant Network staff will host organ donor families this Thursday, October 13th from 11:00am-1:00pm at the Midwest Transplant Network located at 1900 West 47th Place, Westwood Kansas for “Hand Prints of Hope”. These personal tribute from donor families will ride on the No.32 Ford Fusion that Gase will drive in this weekend’s Hollywood Casino 400.
Joey Gase On Kansas:
“I’m really excited to get back behind the wheel of the Go Fas Racing No.32 Ford Fusion again this weekend at Kansas! This is the first time all year I will be revisiting a track in a Sprint Cup Series Car. After the race in May, I feel like Wally, Myself, and our team learned a lot, and I’m looking forward to using that knowledge in the Spring race and applying it to this weekend. I can’t thank everyone at Midwest Transplant Network, JT Concrete, and everyone at Go Fas Racing enough for the opportunity this weekend.”
Chassis Info:
Crew Chief Wally Rogers will be bringing chassis GFR-842 to serve as the primary car. This chassis was last by Jeffrey Earnhardt at Loudon in September. Chassis GFR-890 will serve as the backup car.
Joey Gase Career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stats:
Starts: 11
Wins: 0
Top-Five: 0
Top-Ten: 0
Poles: 0
Laps: 2961
Average Start: 39.8
Average Finish: 37.2
Joey Gase Career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stats at Kansas:
Starts: 3
Wins: 0
Top-Five: 0
Top-Ten: 0
Poles: 0
Laps: 732
Average Start: 40.7
Average Finish: 36.3
No.32 Go Fas Racing Team Roster:
Owner: Archie St.Hilaire
Driver: Joey Gase
Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
Car Chief: Clinton Cram
Engine Tuner: Willie Pelotte
Front End Mechanic: Adam Wilcox
Rear End Mechanic: Scott Kazura
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
Spotter: Curtis Aldridge
Truck Driver: Ron Utter
Team Manager: Mason St.Hilaire
Public Relations: Timothy Barile
About Midwest Transplant Network: With a mission to save lives by honoring the gift of donation with dignity and compassion, Midwest Transplant Network (MTN) has been connecting lives in the Kansas and western Missouri communities for 40 years. The successful development of organ and tissue transplantation is one of the most extraordinary triumphs of modern medicine, and MTN works to increase education and awareness to fulfill the serious need for organ and tissue donors and make it possible to deliver this miracle. MTN is a federally certified not-for-profit Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) and works with donors, donor families and hospitals to extend legacies, provide hope and give life. For more information, please visit www.mwtn.org
About Go Fas Racing: Go Fas Racing (GFR) currently fields Ford Fusion’s in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Rookie of the Year contender Jeffrey Earnhardt, 2000 NSCS Champion Bobby Labonte, and Joey Gase. 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.
