67th Annual Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway
News and Notes:
Heading into this weekend’s 500-mile event in the track “Too Tough to Tame”, the No.32 CorvetteParts.Net/Otter Pops team will head south to “The Palmetto State” with Jeffrey Earnhardt behind the wheel for the yearly visit at the fast 1.366-mile speedway in Darlington, SC.
The Labor Day weekend event will mark Earnhardt’s first career NSCS start at Darlington Raceway. In 2014 the Mooresville, NC native made his only NASCAR Xinfity Series start at Darlington finishing 20th after starting 26th.
Jeffrey Earnhardt on Darlington:
“I’m very excited to head to Darlington this weekend with CorvetteParts.Net and Otter Pops on our No.32 Ford this weekend. Our throwback paint scheme looks awesome in honoring my Grandfather.”
Chassis Info:
Crew Chief Wally Rogers will be bringing chassis GFR-890 to serve as the primary car. This Chassis was last ran at Pocono in July. Chassis GFR-842 will serve as the backup car.
Jeffrey Earnhardt Career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stats:
Starts: 14
Wins: 0
Top-Five: 0
Top-Ten: 0
Poles: 0
Laps: 4407
Average Start: 38.9
Average Finish: 35.0
Jeffrey Earnhardt Career NASCAR Xfinity Series stats at Darlington:
Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Top-Five: 0
Top-Ten: 0
Poles: 0
Laps: 147
Average Start: 26.0
Average Finish: 20.0
No.32 Go Fas Racing Team Roster:
Owner: Archie St.Hilaire
Driver: Jeffrey Earnhardt
Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
Car Chief: Clinton Cram
Engine Tuner: Willy 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
Pit Crew Coach: Rodney Fetters
Spotter: Curtis Aldridge
Truck Driver: Ron Utter
Team Manager: Mason St.Hilaire
Public Relations: Timothy Barile
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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 Patrick Carpentier. 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.