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Ankrum rallies from off-track excursion to win at Mid-Ohio

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LEXINGTON, Ohio - JULY 8: Tyler Ankrum, driver of the #61 LiUNA Toyota, speaks to the media, after winning the ARCA Menards Series SmartCoat 150 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on July 7, 2023, in Lexington, Ohio. Photo: Tucker White/SpeedwayMedia.com

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Tyler Ankrum led 20 of the 42 laps to score his maiden ARCA Menards Series victory at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Now if you read that lede without watching the SmartCoat 150, Friday, you’d think he all but put on a clinic.

Except he ran off-course.

With 18 laps to go, Ankrum out-braked himself and veered off into the gravel trap in Turn 1. Which he thought would work, because he did the same thing on the first restart.

Tyler Ankrum (02:46):

“So I’m thinking, ‘OK, I got more grip because I’ll be on the bottom, I’ll be in the rubber,'” he said. “And the further you can get close to the curb, the less uncambered the pavement is.”

Instinctively, he throttled up and escaped the kitty litter. If he didn’t, it was game over.

“I was probably going to lose a lap or two and my race would be done.”

He trailed the leader, however, by seven seconds. So barring a late caution, Ankrum needed the drive of a lifetime to win.

“I mean, in order to do that, you have to be not only really good on brakes, but you also have to be turning really good and have drive off,” he said.

Fortunately for Ankrum, he worked on doing just that over the “past couple of years,” and cut the deficit by seven seconds over the course of 12 laps.

Then with five laps to go, he made his move on Dean Thompson in the keyhole.

Ankrum drove away from the field and crossed the line to win.

And with a car he thought didn’t have the speed to reel in the leaders.

“It wasn’t until about a lap or two later, I passed one or two cars already and I could still see the leader when we’re coming out in Turn 2,” he said. “And I was thinking to myself, ‘I’ve got the car to do this. I can do this myself. At the least, I’ll make it back to the top-three.”

Of course, as one-off, this probably won’t have major championship implications. Jessie Love leaves Mid-Ohio with a 43-point lead.

Preparing yourself for the first meeting with your car accident lawyer

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After a major collision, speaking with a car accident lawyer can help you with direction, clarity, and assistance. But since this is probably the first time you’ve scheduled a session with a personal injury lawyer, you might be unsure of the questions to pose to get the most out of this chance.

If you’ve never been in a scenario like this before, setting up a meeting with a car accident lawyer can be a little intimidating. But with a little planning, you may make the process go more quickly so that your lawyer can assist you in comprehending your legal possibilities. Here’s how to prepare for your meeting with a potential lawyer for your case and how you can start getting legal assistance right away. Read carefully.

Meeting your lawyer for the first time – What to carry

Your accident lawyer should be able to let you know what to bring when you schedule your consultation. Don’t be reluctant to bring supporting documents if you have any material that may be helpful, even if it wasn’t something that was requested right away. Some items you’ll probably want to bring with you are listed below:

  • Health care documents: Bring all of your medical records, such as those from the hospital, physical therapy records, ambulance and emergency care records, and other providers who treated you for a condition connected to a crash. Include copies of all diagnoses made by medical professionals, along with their future outlook and treatment suggestions.
  • Police report: The organization that generated them, such as the neighborhood police, highway patrol, or county sheriff’s office, can provide you with any police or accident reports connected to the collision.
  • Insurance details: Bring any bills you have received from the insurance company, as well as your insurance information, including what and how much is covered under your coverage.
  • Health care and medical bills: Bring your clinic, hospital, rehabilitation service, psychologist, chiropractor, and any other healthcare providers’ invoices that you received for services related to the crash, in addition to your real medical records.

Few Vital Questions to Ask an Accident Lawyer

You can expect to receive information from the attorney in addition to giving them information about your life and the accident, so be ready with questions for your initial session and be expecting good responses in return. Here are some examples of possible inquiries:

  • How long have you been in the legal profession?
  • How much of your practice and time is devoted to instances like mine involving car accidents?
  • Have you handled many accident claims, and have any of them ever gone to trial?
  • Do you anticipate that my case will provide any difficulties?
  • Will you be working on my case, or someone else?
  • Is it possible for me to meet any other lawyers who will be handling my case?
  • How are your services priced? Do you work on a contingency fee basis?

You have the option to move on and select a different company if the responses you get are unsatisfactory. It’s perfectly acceptable for you to determine that this lawyer isn’t the best fit for your case. Don’t allow yourself to be pressured or intimidated into using the services of a stranger.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series returns to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio

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ARCA Menards Series kicks off the event today with the Zinsser SmartCoat 150; green flag at 6 p.m. ET

LEXINGTON, Ohio (July 7, 2023) – The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) makes its second ever appearance at the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio. The green flag for the race drops tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET. The two-day event starts off today with NCTS practice and qualifying followed by the ARCA Menards Series race beginning at 6 p.m. ET in the Zinsser SmartCoat 150.

The fender-banging weekend will include a lineup of notable drivers in both series. ARCA’s entry list includes actor Frankie Muniz, known for his role in the FOX sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle,” competing in the No. 30 for Rette Jones Racing. Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 could potentially feature two drivers in the starting field who have NTT INDYCAR SERIES experience at Mid-Ohio. Conor Daly will drive the No. 41 for Niece Motorsports, and Marco Andretti will make his NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks debut in the No. 7 for Spire Motorsports. Daly and Andretti have made eight and 15 starts, respectively, in INDYCAR at The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio.

“I can’t wait to get my feet wet in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series,” said Andretti in an interview with Racer.com. “I’m grateful for Group 1001 and Spire Motorsports for making this happen. I have a lot of laps in an Indy car around Mid-Ohio. It’s going to be a bit different but a lot of fun. The Cup Series guys I have spoken to said I will love it.”

Daly, Andretti and the rest of the NCTS lineup, 39 entries, will battle today to qualify for tomorrow’s 36-car field. Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio will feature 67 action-packed laps during NASCAR’s only national series stop in Ohio. Last year’s inaugural NCTS race at Mid-Ohio saw Parker Kligerman and Zane Smith cross the finish line in close formation with Kligerman’s No. 75 Henderson Racing Chevrolet taking a narrow .119-second margin of victory.

ThorSport Racing, based in nearby Sandusky, Ohio, is the local NASCAR team to watch at Mid-Ohio this weekend. The Ohio team brings three drivers in the top-10 of the NCTS point standings to the track: Ty Majeski (4th), Ben Rhodes (5th) and Matt Crafton (9th). Majeski, who trails series points leader Corey Heim by only 17 points, will look to continue his run of recent road course success on the team’s home track.

“We’ve had good runs on road courses the past couple seasons,” said Majeski. “We finished third at Sonoma (Raceway) and third this year at COTA (Circuit of the Americas), so we’ve been knocking on the door of a road course win. Hopefully, we can put it all together this weekend for our home race.”

Tonight, the Toledo, Ohio-based ARCA Menards Series continues its 71st season running with the Zinsser SmartCoat 150. Taylor Gray won last year’s ARCA Menards Series race at Mid-Ohio in a 25-car field. This year Jesse Love leads the series in the points standings heading to Mid-Ohio with actor Frankie Muniz chasing in second place. The 42-lap, 94.84-mile race starts at 6:00 p.m. ET.

Additional race weekend highlights include open-wheel action via a doubleheader for the USF Juniors Presented by Cooper Tires. In its second season, the series serves as the first step in the USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires development ladder system. Between NCTS, ARCA and USF Juniors, four races will take the green flag across the two-day event.

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course offers an exceptional family value. Children 12 and under are admitted free to Mid-Ohio when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Free parking is also available. General admission is $60 for the weekend, and grandstand seating is free on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are available online at midohio.com or can be purchased at the gate for an additional $10 per ticket. Tent and motorhome camping is available on site.

About Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course:

A comprehensive motorsports facility in Lexington, Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course sits on 380 acres and features a permanent road-racing circuit with two primary race track configurations: 2.4-mile, 15-turn or 2.258-mile, 13-turn layout. Located 60 miles north of Columbus and 75 miles south of Cleveland near Mansfield, the natural terrain road course is commonly referred to as the “Most Competitive in the U.S.” and annually hosts a diversity of locally, regionally and nationally-sanctioned race events for amateur, club and professional drivers and riders. It is also home to The Mid-Ohio School, featuring over 20 driving and riding courses, for teenagers to professional racers using Honda vehicles. Opened in 1962, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has been owned and operated by Green Savoree Mid-Ohio, LLC since 2011, just the raceway’s third private ownership group in its history.

For more information, visit midohio.com, ‘like’ its Facebook page @MidOhioSportsCarCourse or follow updates on Twitter @Mid_Ohio and Instagram @officialmidohio.

Young’s Motorsports Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Truck Series Team Preview

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Young’s Motorsports | NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | O’Reilly Auto Parts 150

Fast Facts

No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Will Rodgers

Primary Partner(s): RANDCO. Industries

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

Crew Chief: Andrew Abbott

2023 Driver Points Position: N/A

2023 Owner Points Position: 30th

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Welcome To The Team: Young’s Motorsports welcomes Will Rodgers to the team as the primary driver of the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for the 14th race of the Truck Series season.

A familiar name in the NASCAR garage returns to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series for the first time since Circuit of the Americas in 2022.

A native of Maui, Hi, Rodgers began go-kart racing at the age of nine before moving into motorcross at the age of 13. After a successful stint including a regional championship on two wheels, Rodgers broadened his racing resume by competing in off-road events before evolving into Sports Car Racing in 2015.

By 2016, his Sports Car credentials landed him in NASCAR’s development series, the ARCA Menards Series where he competed in several races on the series’ platform winning four times at iconic road courses like New Jersey Motorsports Park, Sonoma Raceway and Watkins Glen International.

While sponsorship has kept him on the sidelines from competing full-time, the likable driver has managed nine NASCAR Xfinity Series starts since 2019 and three previous Truck Series races leading into Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

All Board: For Rodger’s Young’s Motorsports debut, Texas-based companies Young’s Building Systems and Randco Industries Inc. will serve as the primary partner on his No. 02 Chevrolet RST in the Buckeye state.

Will Rodgers Truck Series Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Track Stats: Saturday afternoon’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 will mark Rodgers’ first Truck Series start at the 2.25-mile, 13-turn road course.

While Rodgers will make his inaugural Truck Series start at the Lexington, Ohio course, the track is the home of his career-best NASCAR Xfinity Series finish in 2019 with Brandonbilt Motorsports.

Additionally, Rogers competed at Mid-Ohio last month in the TA2 & XGT TransAm classes. The XGT class performance with Chris Evans Race Cars landed Rodgers in Victory Lane.

Will Rodgers Truck Series Career Truck Stats: In two years of Truck Series competition, Rodgers has three career Truck Series starts with a career-best 21st-place finish in the XPEL 225 at Circuit of the Americas in March 2022 driving for Reaume Brothers Racing.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Riggs as crew chief of the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado is longtime crew chief Andrew Abbott.

He will be crew chief in his 117th NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series race on Saturday afternoon. In his previous 116 races, he has two top-five and seven top-10 finishes to his resume.

Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 will be his second tango with Mid-Ohio as crew chief in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ fourth, fifth and sixth NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The organization posted a team-best finish at the track of seventh with Kaz Grala in the 2022 edition of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 on July 9, 2022.

Since 2022, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 22.3 and an average finish of 19.3 in three Truck Series starts overall.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series History: Since entering the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in 2012, the Mooresville, N.C., – based organization has logged 445 starts from 54 drivers, resulting in solid performances that include two victories (Talladega Superspeedway 2019, 2021), seven top-five finishes and 32 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 22.5 and an average finishing position of 21.5.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Will Rodgers, please like him on Facebook (Will Rodgers), follow him on Instagram (@willrodgers_) and Twitter (@willrodgers65).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports), and follow them on Instagram (@youngsmotorsports) and Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Will Rodgers Pre-Race Quote:

On Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: “I am very appreciative of this opportunity with Young’s Motorsports for Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend. I believe with my previous experience at Mid-Ohio and the confidence in the No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado truck that my team is bringing me, I believe we can turn some heads.

“Our goal is to make sure we put ourselves in a good position to capitalize on track position in Stage 3 and be around when it counts the most. If we can stay out of trouble and have the track position we need, we should be in contention for a top-10 or better finish on Saturday afternoon.”

No. 12 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Spencer Boyd

Primary Partner(s): Freedom Warranty

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

Crew Chief: Tyler Young

2023 Driver Points Position: 28th

2023 Owner Points Position: 34th

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Back To Familiar Territory: Fan favorite Spencer Boyd invades familiar territory this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the 14th race of the 2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series season eyeing his first top-10 of the year but more importantly hunting his second win of his Truck Series career.

No. 154: This weekend at Mid-Ohio, Boyd will make his 154th career NASCAR start. Boyd has three starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, 50 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and will make his 100h start in Trucks when the green flag waves Saturday afternoon.

The highlight of his NASCAR career is a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series win at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in October 2019 driving for Young’s Motorsports.

Welcome Back: This weekend at Mid-Ohio, Young’s Motorsports and Boyd welcome back Freedom Warranty as the primary partner on the No. 12 Chevrolet Silverado RST for the second time in 2023.

Freedom Warranty is the fastest-growing vehicle service contract administrator in the nation, offering a variety of products sold exclusively through authorized auto dealers, certified repair facilities, established lenders and accredited insurance agencies in 23 states and the District of Columbia.

Their goal is to provide a valuable service to automobile owners who want to protect their investment and shield them from unexpected repairs.

By providing superior service to contract holders, they strive to provide dependable coverage with customer care that goes above and beyond.

Bucks for the Brave: This weekend at Mid-Ohio, Boyd will continue to promote Record Rack’s Bucks for the Brave initiative.

Spencer Boyd is continuing his efforts to support the men and women who have served in the line of duty.

Veterans (no longer serving) and retired First Responders (Law Enforcement, Firefighters, EMTs) can win the hunting experience of a lifetime thanks to long-time Boyd partner, Record Rack® premium wildlife feed (brand owned by Cargill, Inc.)

The window for nominations will be open on July 4 through September 11, 2023, for the annual Bucks for the Brave charitable event, which will include for the first time a women-only hunt.

Bucks for the Brave is an all-expense paid trip that will take place in the fall of 2023.

The event will be hosted at Trinity Oaks’ Thumbtack Ranch in Batesville, TX, which is the only nationally recognized Purple Heart Ranch in the United States.

Four women plus one winner from each of our eight categories will be chosen: Army Veteran, Marine Corps Veteran, Navy Veteran, Air Force Veteran, Coast Guard Veteran, Retired Firefighter, Retired Law Enforcement and Retired EMT.

Spencer Boyd Truck Series Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Stats: Saturday afternoon’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 will mark Boyd’s second start at the 2.25-mile, 13-turn road course.

Last July in the Buckeye State, he earned a track-best finish of 16th after starting 35th in the 2022 O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 for Young’s Motorsports.

Spencer Boyd Truck Series Road Course Stats: At NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series tracks classified as a road course; Boyd has made seven starts throughout his career. He also holds an average finishing position of 26.1.

Chasing That W: Boyd is eyeing his second career NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series victory for himself and Young’s Motorsports.

In 2019 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Boyd pulled an upset during the Truck Series Playoffs by winning the Sugarland Shines 250 at the 2.66-mile superspeedway edging Todd Gilliland by 0.027 seconds.

Truck Series Rundown: In seven years of Truck Series competition, Boyd has 100 career Truck Series starts with one win, two top-five and three top-10 finishes, and a championship best of 17th in 2019 and carries an average finish of 24.1.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Boyd as crew chief of the No. 12 Freedom Warranty Chevrolet Silverado RST is crew chief and team principal Tyler Young.

Saturday afternoon will be his first dance with the central Ohio road course as crew chief in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ fourth, fifth and sixth NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The organization posted a team-best finish at the track of seventh with Kaz Grala in the 2022 edition of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 on July 9, 2022.

Since 2022, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 22.3 and an average finish of 19.3 in three Truck Series starts overall.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series History: Since entering the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in 2012, the Mooresville, N.C., – based organization has logged 445 starts from 54 drivers, resulting in solid performances that include two victories (Talladega Superspeedway 2019, 2021), seven top-five finishes and 32 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 22.5 and an average finishing position of 21.5.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Spencer Boyd, please like him on Facebook (Spencer Boyd Racing) and follow him on Instagram (SpencerBoydpr) and Twitter (@SpencerBoyd).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports), and follow them on Instagram (youngsmotorsports) and Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Spencer Boyd Pre-Race Quote:

On Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: “Mid-Ohio is a beautiful road course. I cannot think of a better partner than Freedom Warranty to celebrate the week of Fourth of July.

“Hopefully, we can have an explosive performance on Saturday afternoon.”

On the Bucks for the Brave: “This will be the sixth annual Bucks for the Brave that I will be associated with. I look forward to it every year and am humbled to represent all Veterans and First Responders on my truck.

“What Record Rack does to authentically engage my fellow NASCAR fans that love hunting and their country is truly inspiring. I love being a part of it and am honored to help promote nominations.”

No. 20 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Matt Mills

Primary Partner(s): Thompson Electric Inc.

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

Crew Chief: Joe Lax

2023 Driver Points Position: N/A

2023 Owner Points Position: 32nd

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Welcome Back!: Veteran racer Matt Mills returns to Young’s Motorsports for the fifth time in a limited NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series schedule for Saturday afternoon’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Mid-Ohio was not initially on Mills’ Young’s Motorsports schedule but it will have behind the wheel for the first time since competing in the Toyota 200 at World Wide (Ill.) Technology Raceway at Gateway in early June.

During his four-race stretch with Young’s Motorsports, Mills earned a season-best 19th-place finish after starting 29th.

Welcome Aboard: This weekend at Mid-Ohio, Young’s Motorsports and Mills welcome Thompson Electric Inc. as the primary partner on the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado RST for this weekend’s race.

Thompson Electric, Inc. is a full-service electrical contracting company that started in 1977 by father and son and has grown to be one of the largest electrical contractors in Ohio.

They offer electrical contracting and emergency services for commercial, residential, industrial, institutional, highway lighting, traffic signalization, temperature control, substation, transmission, distribution and projects of all sizes.

Additional Support: Mills will have additional partnership support aboard his No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado from J.F. Electric.

J.F. Electric is a leading electrical construction company specializing in the Commercial, Industrial, Telcom and Utility segments. J.F. Electric has been in business for over 50 years with the goal of delivering quality and value to every project.

Utilitra, a women-owned utility and technology solutions provider will also serve in an associate role on the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado RST for the 14th Truck Series race of 2023.

Matt Mills Truck Series History: From 2016 to 2023, Mills has 19 starts in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series, highlighted by a career-high 15th place finish in 2022 driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Young’s Motorsports.

Matt Mills Truck Series Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Stats: Saturday afternoon’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 will mark Mill’s inaugural Truck Series start at the 2.25-mile, 13-turn road course.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ fourth, fifth and sixth NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The organization posted a team-best finish at the track of seventh with Kaz Grala in the 2022 edition of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 on July 9, 2022.

Since 2022, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 22.3 and an average finish of 19.3 in three Truck Series starts overall.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series History: Since entering the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in 2012, the Mooresville, N.C., – based organization has logged 445 starts from 54 drivers, resulting in solid performances that include two victories (Talladega Superspeedway 2019, 2021), seven top-five finishes and 32 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 22.5 and an average finishing position of 21.5.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Mills as crew chief of the No. 20 Thompson Electric Inc. Chevrolet Silverado RST is veteran crew chief Joe Lax.

He will be crew chief in his 109th NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series race on Saturday afternoon. In his previous 108 races, he has one pole and nine top-10 finishes to his resume.

Saturday afternoon will be his second tango with Mid-Ohio as crew chief in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Matt Mills, please like him on Facebook (Official Matt Mills Racing) and follow him on Instagram (@mattmillsracing) and Twitter (@mattmillsracing).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports), and follow them on Instagram (youngsmotorsports) and Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Matt Mills Pre-Race Quote:

On Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: “Excited to be back on a road course this weekend after a couple of years, and even better that it’s a trip back home to Ohio.

“I am also happy to also be bringing my longtime local sponsor Thompson Electric on board to make this weekend happen with Young’s Motorsports.”

Race Information:

The O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 (67 laps | 151.28 miles) is the 14th of 23 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series races on the 2023 schedule. Practice begins on Friday, July 7, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Qualifying will immediately follow from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The 36-truck field will take the green flag on Saturday, July 8, 2023, shortly after 1:30 p.m. with live coverage on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (ET).

Racing to End Alzheimer’s team ready to race in Toronto

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Nick Galante will carry the iconic livery in the Sports Car Championship Canada

LOS ANGELES (7 July 2023) – The Racing to End Alzheimer’s team will take on the upcoming Honda Indy Toronto, with Nick Galante contesting the Sports Car Championship Canada presented by Michelin behind the wheel of a very special Mercedes AMG GT4 prepared by Toronto-based VPX Motorsport.

“I appreciate that this opportunity came about,” said Galante. “I’ve known Chris Bye (President of St. Catharines-based FEL Motorsports, who owns the Canadian series) for a few years through the IMSA paddock. He’s been trying to help us find a way to come run with them and this came together with a local team — VPX Motorsport — that gives Phil and me a chance to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s in Canada.”
The No. 77 Mercedes gives families the chance to honor loved ones who have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. For a $250 CAN donation, the family member’s name and hometown is placed on the car, and their photo can be posted on the R2EndAlz website’s tribute page. All donations are matched by Legistics (Phil Frengs), VPX Motorsport (Vince Partap, M.D.) and FEL Motorsport (in the name of Barbara Glover), which means that a $250 donation becomes $1000 – with 100% going to the Alzheimer Society of Toronto.

Racing to End Alzheimer’s partner in Toronto will be VPX Motorsport, led by Interventional Radiologist Dr. Vince Partap. He notes the similarities between the levels of precision and teamwork involved in both medicine and racing.

“The level of excellence we have to practice in medicine is what I am trying to replicate in racing, where every millisecond counts,” said Dr. Partap. “I accomplish this by giving people in my organization the guidance and opportunity to do just that. When I select partners, I select them not just for their name on the car, but their willingness to support people. Because ultimately, supporting people is why racing succeeds, why medicine succeeds and why charity succeeds. I believe that Phil and I share similar principles and why we have so easily collaborated to bring that organization to Canada and can work together to drive its future success here.”

“We as an organization are honored to work with Phil and R2EA in making this a success.”

Galante has only been racing since 2007, and the story of how his racing career began – and how he connected with Racing to End Alzheimer’s founder Phil Frengs – has taken on almost legendary status in the sport: the broken back as a result of a skiing accident that made him decide to take control of his life – and find his passion.

“You only live once, right?” said Galante. “I loved racing, and I loved golf. I had decided to become a race car driver and a friend of mine told me that WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Pebble Beach were very near each other. I thought – those are two of the top venues in their industries! I decided to move to California, that I would put on a tie and walk into Pebble Beach and get a job, and I’m going to go to Laguna Seca and learn how to race cars.

“And that’s what I did.”

Galante went to work as a caddy at the renowned California golf course and began taking classes at the Jim Russell school, discovering a natural talent for racing. He earned a scholarship for the Jim Russell F3 Championship Series and won two Masters F3 titles. But later that year, his life would take another dramatic turn when he caddied for Phil Frengs at Pebble Beach, and a friendship began. Frengs’ company Legistics began to support Galante, who would go on to win 2016 and 2018 championship titles in what is now the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.

But Frengs’ wife Mimi was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s, and in 2017, he formed Racing to End Alzheimer’s as a way to help other families honor their loved ones, and to raise money and awareness about the terrible disease. Galante was happy to race in the new livery, as the fight is also a very personal one for him.

“Alzheimer’s affected my family as well – I lost my grandmother to the disease 10 years ago, and recently lost my aunt as well. There isn’t much you can do to help, but Phil wanted to do something in Mimi’s honor, so he created this charity to make a difference.”

The Sports Car Championship Canada joins the NTT INDYCAR SERIES at the Honda Indy Toronto, contesting a tripleheader of races: Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and 4:35 p.m., and Sunday at Noon. The races will be live streamed on the FEL Motorsports YouTube channel.

About Racing to End Alzheimer’s

In 2013, Phil Frengs’ wife Mimi was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Their experience with the disease led Frengs to a seminal moment: his company, Legistics, had long sponsored a team in IMSA sports car racing and he realized an opportunity to raise money and awareness for the fight against the disease. In 2017, he formed Racing to End Alzheimer’s, giving fans the opportunity to honor loved ones by putting their names on the race car via donation – with Legistics matching each donation. 100% of those donations go to the two organizations the team supports:

The Nantz National Alzheimer’s Center at Houston Methodist Hospital is exploring cutting edge strategies in therapy, care and research to find a cure for these dementias. NNAC was founded by longtime CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz and his family in honor of his father, Jim, Jr., who passed away after a 13-year battle with Alzheimer’s.

The UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program is a nationally-recognized grant-funded program designed to help patients and their families with the complex medical, behavioral and social needs associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.

Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing Atlanta Motor Speedway July NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Preview

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RSS Racing | NASCAR Xfinity Series
Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway | Alsco Uniforms 250

Fast Facts

No. 38 RSS Racing Team:

Driver: Joe Graf Jr.

Primary Partner(s): No. 38 CoverSeal® Ford Mustang

Manufacturer: Ford Mustang

Crew Chief: Steve Addington

Spotter: Joe Campbell

Engine: Roush-Yates Engines

Driver Championship Point Standings: 21st

Team Championship Point Standings: 24th

Notes of Interest:

Settling In: After spending the last three seasons with SS GreenLight Racing with Jeff Lefcourt (2020 – 2022), Joe Graf Jr. moved to RSS Racing during the offseason where he’ll spend the majority of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series season competing for the Sugar Hill, Ga.-based team.

In addition to RSS Racing, Graf will also compete in a limited NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule driving the No. 19 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing, including next weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Welcome Aboard: Joe Graf Jr. and RSS Racing welcome back CoverSeal® as the primary partner of the team’s No. 38 Ford Mustang for Saturday night’s Alsco Uniforms 250.

The annual summer trip to the New York of the south will mark the third time the company has been represented with RSS Racing and Joe Graf Jr. this season.

CoverSeal® supported the organization in the season-opening race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in February and at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in April.

We Have You COVERED: Racing fans know the importance of keeping cars in top-quality condition, and they can extend an unmatched level of care toward their own vehicles with CoverSeal®.

These covers don’t just protect vehicles from nature’s damage: whether fans plan to tailgate at the track or barbecue in the backyard, CoverSeal® craftsmanship can protect grills and furniture when not in use.

The CoverSeal® weighted apron helps seal the cover to the ground on each version, making the cover easy to use and hard to beat.

Thanks For Your Support: With a little more than 48 percent of the 2023 Xfinity Series season complete, Joe Graf Jr. and RSS Racing would like to thank their associate marketing partners: ArmsList.com, AVOID, Bass Reaper Bait Company, Bucked Up Energy Drink, EAT SLEEP RACE Apparel, fgrACCEL, G-Coin®, GTECHNIQ, JACOB Companies, Lefcourt Brothers Racing, Love Motorsports, Model Electronics and ShopRite for their continued support.

Catch Him On The Dial: Before Joe Graf Jr. straps into his No. 38 CoverSeal® Ford Mustang on Saturday, the RSS Racing driver will be featured on “The Frontstretch” on SiriusXM Satellite Radio Channel 90 with host Pat Patterson on Saturday morning, July 8, 2023, at approximately 10:00 a.m. ET.

Graf will also spotlight a commercial featuring CoverSeal® in several spots throughout the weekend, including the full four-hour program on Sunday, July 9, 2023.

Joe Graf Jr. Xfinity Series Atlanta Motor Speedway Stats: Joe Graf Jr. will make his seventh NASCAR Xfinity Series start at the 1.5-mile speedway on Saturday night.

In his previous five starts, Graf has delivered a track-best of 23rd earned in the March 19, 2022, running of the Nalley Cars 250 after starting 23rd for SS GreenLight Racing with Jeff Lefcourt.

Overall, he has an average finish of 26.3 at Atlanta.

He has also completed 983 of 988 laps for a 99.5 percent lap completion.

Joe Graf Jr. Xfinity Series Career Speedway Stats: At tracks classified as a speedway, Graf has competed in 54 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. He holds an average starting position of 25.6 and an average result of 25.7.

Joe Graf Jr. NASCAR Xfinity Series Career Stats: In 109 career Xfinity Series starts since 2020, Graf has earned three top-10 finishes, including a career-best seventh-place finish in the 2023 Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway in February. During that tenure, he also holds an average finishing position of 25.7.

Chicago Street Course | The Loop 121 Race Recap: In the most recent NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Chicago Street Course, Joe Graf Jr. and the RSS Racing team were a part of history.

Graf was one of 38 starters in the inaugural The Loop 121 at the Chicago Street Course. Aboard his No. 38 Gtechniq EXOv5 Ford Mustang, he started 35th and quickly raced into the top 30.

Unfortunately, an early pit stop put him 33rd for a restart which was then thwarted by lightning and because of adverse weather conditions Saturday and into Sunday morning, the race was never restarted and was deemed concluded after just 25 laps leaving the driver and team trapped.

Sneaker Mania: Along with the adrenaline of the Motorsports competition, Joe Graf Jr. also has a vogue for hype sneakers. In his current collection, he owns and wears at least 90 limited edition sneakers – and his collection continues to grow monthly.

The current estimated value of his collection tops $100,000.

From the Pit Box: Industry veteran Steve Addington is Joe Graf Jr.’s crew chief.

He will be crew chief for his 280th NASCAR Xfinity Series race as crew chief on Saturday and his 12th from the track nestled in the Peach State.

In his previous 279 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts, he has collected 11 wins, 10 poles, 68 top-five and 118 top-10 finishes.

Hello From The Other Side: Graf Jr. has two teammates at RSS Racing.

Veteran Ryan Sieg will drive the No. 39 CMRroofing.com Ford Mustang and Xfinity Series rookie Kyle Sieg will make his return in the No. 28 Cedar Ridge Landscaping Ford Mustang.

Ryan Sieg is set to make his 318th career Xfinity Series start overall and 14th at Atlanta.

Kyle Sieg is poised to make his 34th career Xfinity Series start and his fourth at Atlanta.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Joe Graf Jr. visit JoeGrafRacing.com, like him on Facebook (Joe Graf Jr.), follow him on TikTok (@JoeGrafJr), Twitter (@JoeGrafJr) and Instagram (@joegrafjr).

For more on RSS Racing, please like them on Facebook (RSS283839) and follow them on Instagram (@rss283839) and Twitter (@RSS283839).

Joe Graf Jr. Quoteboard:

On Atlanta Motor Speedway: “I am looking for some redemption for RSS Racing this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Honestly, because we had a better car than what we finished last weekend at Chicago and because we should have easily finished inside the top-15 or better in the spring at Atlanta if not for some contact with another competitor on the final restart.

“I liked Atlanta before the repave and I like it now too. Obviously, it’s two different styles of racing and the cars react differently from the spring race to the summer race because of the track temperatures.

“I learned a lot last July and hope to apply that to our No. 38 CoverSeal® Ford Mustang on Saturday night. We’ve been steady but as we approach the second half of the Xfinity Series season, we definitely want to make some improvements and be running consistently as close to the top-20 as possible and throw some top-10 finishes in there too.

“We are resilient and we will continue to fight, including Saturday night at Atlanta.”

On The 2023 Season: “We started the year off really strong between RSS Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing, but unfortunately we’ve been on a rollercoaster throughout the season.

“I know we just have to survive this stretch of unique races which includes a street course, a hybrid superspeedway, a flat track, a fast track and another road course. Hopefully in-between all the different types of tracks we’ll find a rhythm that will allow us to continue to accelerate in a positive direction.

“I just need to continue to stay focused, communicate with my team and utilize the knowledge that I’ve gained over the past three years to recover and have my best Xfinity Series season yet.”

Race Information:

The Alsco Uniforms 250 (163 laps | 251.02 miles) is the 16th of 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the 2023 schedule. Qualifying begins on Sat. July 8 from 4:05 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. The 38-car field will take the green later that night shortly after 8:00 p.m. with live coverage on the USA Network, the Performance Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90 (Satellite Radio).

About RSS Racing:

RSS Racing fields multiple entries in the NASCAR Xfinity Series led by mainstay driver Ryan Sieg.

RSS Racing has competed in NASCAR events since 2009 from its headquarters in Sugar Hill, Ga.

CORVETTE RACING AT MONZA: Ben Keating Transcript

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Corvette Racing’s Ben Keating was part of the FIA World Endurance Championship’s pre-event press conference today ahead of Sunday’s Six Hours of Monza. Keating and teammates Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone share the No. 33 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R and can wrap up the GTE Am Drivers and Teams championships this weekend on the strength of wins at Sebring, Portimao and Le Mans:

BEN KEATING, NO. 33 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “It’s obviously been a fairy-tale season. You’d be crazy to expect it to go this way. Things just seem to have fallen into our hands, really. We haven’t always had the fastest car, and we’ve gotten extremely lucky many times throughout the season. What really makes this kind of unique is that I can look back at every race and I can point to different people on the team where I feel like they have made a specific difference. It’s really been much more of a team win throughout the season, which has been really nice. It’s a really well-run team but a tight-knit group of people who all love to do well and love to perform for each other. It’s a really fun team to be part of. There have been plenty of races so far this season where I feel like I have let everybody down but other people have picked up and covered it for me. It’s been great. Our plan is to do what we’ve been doing – put one step in front of the other, do our job well and hopefully we get enough points to close it out at some point in the next three races.”

ON LAST YEAR’S RACE AT MONZA WITH TF SPORT AND IF THERE IS ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS: “I really love this track. I feel like I have always been quick here. Unfortunately it has not loved me back. I had a blowout on the backstraight in 2021 and blew the whole front of the car off – the bonnet, the splitter, the floor, the exhaust… it was a big explosion. And of course last year we had a rock that broke the bleeder noodle off the caliper. Going into the braking zone at the second chicane, we had no brakes which ended our race last year in dramatic fashion. I don’t believe this place owes me anything. But we’re going to go back at it again and see if we can change that luck.”

The Six Hours of Monza is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. CET / 6:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. MotorTrend and MotorTrend Plus will provide both live television and streaming coverage, as will the FIA WEC app. Radio Le Mans will stream audio coverage of qualifying and the race.

2023 FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am (After four of seven events)

Driver Standings

  1. Ben Keating/Nicky Catsburg/Nico Varrone – 133
  2. Ahmad Al Harthy/Charlie Eastwood/Michael Dinan – 59
  3. Michelle Gatting/Rahel Frey/Sarah Bovy – 56
  4. Francesco Castellacci/Thomas Flohr/Davide Rigon – 47
  5. Alessio Rovera/Lilou Wadoux/Luis Perez Companc – 43

Team Standings

  1. No. 33 Corvette Racing – 133
  2. No. 25 ORT by TF – 59
  3. No. 85 Iron Dames – 56
  4. No. 54 AF Corse – 47
  5. No 83 Richard Mille AF Corse – 43

CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP & MONZA: By the Numbers

  • 1: As in one team, one manufacturer and one model of car for 25 years of racing: Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet Corvette
  • 3: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at CTMP since 2000 – Corvette C5-R (2004), Corvette C6.R (2005-13) and Corvette C7.R (2016-2019). The Corvette C8.R raced at the track for the first time last season.
  • 3: Number of GTE Am wins in four FIA WEC races this season for Nicky Catsburg, Ben Keating and Nico Varrone with the No. 33 Corvette C8.R.
  • 6: Hours difference between the IMSA team competing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and the Corvette Racing WEC team competing at Monza on the same days.
  • 7: Number of drivers who have won races at CTMP for Corvette Racing. Johnny O’Connell (six), Jan Magnussen (five), Oliver Gavin (four), Ron Fellows (three) and Olivier Beretta (two) each have multiple wins there with the team.
  • 7: Pole positions for Corvette Racing drivers at CTMP. Oliver Gavin leads with three with Antonio Garcia (2016) being the most recent.
  • 11: Class victories at Corvette Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – all since 2001.
  • 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
  • 27: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
  • 34: Number of drivers for Corvette Racing since 1999. Ben Keating and Nico Varrone joined that list with their participation – and victory – in the 1,000 Miles of Sebring for the World Endurance Championship.
  • 125: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 113 in North America, nine at Le Mans – including two weeks ago – and three in the FIA WEC.
  • 275: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999.
  • 11,080.25: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its 20 previous trips to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. That represents 4,506 laps.
  • 358,144.93: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon… and then some!

Corvette Racing at Monza (wins in bold)

2022

No. 64 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 1st in GTE Pro

About Chevrolet
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, available in nearly 80 countries with nearly 2.7 million cars and trucks sold in 2021. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

Brett Moffitt | AM Racing Atlanta Motor Speedway July NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Preview

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AM Racing | NASCAR Xfinity Series
Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway | Alsco Uniforms 250

Fast Facts

No. 25 AM Racing Team:

Driver: Brett Moffitt

Primary Partner(s): AM Technical Solutions (AMTS)

Manufacturer: Ford Mustang

Crew Chief: Joe Williams Jr.

Spotter: Tony Raines

Chassis Intel: AMR Chassis No. 77

Engine: Roush-Yates Engines

Driver Championship Point Standings: 14th

Team Championship Point Standings: 16th

Notes of Interest:

Inaugural Journey Marches On: After spending the past several seasons as a full-time team in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series, AM Racing will embark on its inaugural journey in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this season with driver Brett Moffitt for the entire 33-race tour continuing with Saturday night’s Alsco Uniforms 250 at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway.

Saturday night’s race marks the halfway point of the 2023 Xfinity Series season for the Statesville, N.C.-based organization.

Future Focused: With AM’s inaugural Xfinity journey set to continue at the track dubbed the New York of the South, the team has chosen veteran driver Brett Moffitt to lead the team’s campaign from the driver’s seat aboard the No. 25 Ford Mustang.

Moffitt, a native of Grimes, Iowa hails numerous starts across all three of NASCAR’s National Series, including the 2018 Truck Series championship with Hattori Racing Enterprises.

Moffitt, 30, arrives on the scene at AM Racing after a stint at Our Motorsports.

Partner Intel: The Statesville, N.C.-based team will sport the signage of AM Technical Solutions on the No. 25 Ford Mustang for the 17th of 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series races this season.

Headquartered in Austin, TX, AM Technical Solutions (AMTS) was founded in 1994.

AM Technical Solutions is a Global Architecture, Engineering & Construction firm specializing in the high-tech markets. AMTS has managed over $20B of global capital projects for over 170 different customers in 24 countries and across five continents.

AM Minute: Last weekend was a career-best weekend for AM Racing.

With the ARCA Menards Series team idle, the AM Racing Dirt Division and Xfinity Series teams were both in action.

Austin Wayne Self picked up his seventh win of the season this past Saturday night at Fairgrounds Raceway in Boone, N.C. Overall, the Statesville, N.C.-based Dirt Division has eight victories thus far in 2023.

This weekend, it’s a triple-header weekend for AM Racing with the ARCA and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series programs in Mid-Ohio and the Xfinity Series racing at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway on Saturday night, July 8.

Austin Wayne Self returns to the Truck Series for AM Racing at Mid-Ohio and will pilot the No. 22 AIRBOX Air Purifier Ford F-150.

Thanks For Your Support: With more than 48 percent of the 2023 season complete, AM Racing and Brett Moffitt would like to thank their associate marketing partners for their support: AIRBOX Air Purifier, CForce Bottling Company, Concrete Supply, Destiny Homes, Flying Circle, Kreuz Market, Lane Frost Brand, Mechanix Wear and Mobil 1.

AMerican Heroes: NASCAR and its fans have always put Patriotism and American Pride at the forefront of every race weekend. That same passion runs just as deep at AM Racing, a team whose family lineage is deeply rooted in the Armed Forces and First Responders workforce.

We’re a team whose blood bleeds Red, White and Blue every day, which is why we are proud to launch, AMerican Heroes.

At AM Racing, it is our mission to recognize and highlight the men and women who continue to put their lives on the line every day, as well as honoring and paying respect to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.

We are a nation that is united by one flag, which represents all the liberties and freedoms that we would not be able to enjoy without the sacrifices of those willing to answer the call.

Continuing with Atlanta this weekend, AM Racing will carry the AMerican Heroes livery, which will continue for the remainder of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series and ARCA Menards Series seasons.

The team will work to salute all the men and women, past and present, who truly deserve the title of Hero, every weekend.

Brett Moffitt Xfinity Atlanta Motor Stats: Saturday night’s Alsco Uniforms 250 will mark Moffitt’s seventh start at the 1.5-mile speedway.

In his previous six efforts, he has delivered two top-10s, four top-15s and five top-20 finishes. His track-best result occurred during the 2023 spring edition of the Raptor of King of Tough 250 when Moffitt steered to a track best of sixth after starting 12th for AM Racing.

In addition to his previous six Xfinity Series races, the popular driver also has two NASCAR Cup Series starts at the Georgia race track to coincide with five NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series starts in the Peach State, including a victory in 2018 driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises.

Brett Moffitt Xfinity Series Speedway Stats: At NASCAR Xfinity Series tracks classified as a speedway 1.0-mile to 2.0-mile in length, Moffitt has made 50 starts throughout his career earning one pole and 16 top-10 finishes. He also holds an average finishing position of 15.8.

Brett Moffitt NASCAR Xfinity Series Career Stats: In 100 career Xfinity Series starts, Moffitt has earned three top-five and 27 top-10 finishes, including a second-place outing at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in February 2021. During that tenure, he also holds an average finishing position of 17.5.

He earned a career-best Xfinity Series qualifying effort of fourth earlier this year at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway with AM Racing.

In addition to 100 Xfinity Series starts, he has achieved 45 NASCAR Cup Series and 92 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series starts to his credit.

Chicago Street Course | The Loop 121 Race Recap: In the most recent NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Chicago Street Course, Brett Moffitt and the AM Racing team were a part of history.

That history of participating in the first-ever NASCAR Xfinity Series street course carried on to history for the team after Moffitt steered the No. 25 AM Technical Solutions Ford Mustang to a season-best fourth-place finish after starting seventh.

Even though the race was rain-shortened, Moffitt showed incredible pace and honed his road racing skills throughout the streets of downtown Chicago.

The result marked the first-ever top-five finish for AM Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

From the Pit Box: Industry veteran Joe Williams is Brett Moffit’s crew chief.

He will be crew chief for his 115th NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday and his seventh at the 1.5-mile facility in Hampton, Ga.

In his previous 114 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts, he has collected one win (Auto Club Speedway | February 2022), eight top-five and 25 top-10 finishes.

Follow on Social Media: For more on AM Racing, please visit AMRacingteam.com, like their Facebook page (AM Racing), or follow them on Instagram and Twitter @AMRacingNASCAR.

For more on Brett Moffitt, please visit BrettMoffitt.com, like his Facebook page (Brett Moffitt Racing), or follow him on Instagram (@brett_moffitt_racing) and Twitter (@brett_moffitt).

Brett Moffitt Quoteboard:

On Atlanta Motor Speedway: “I am looking forward to returning to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend with the AM Racing team. After our success there in the spring, I think we can return with a shot at our first NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season.

“As a team, we have learned a lot together since March, and coming off our season-high fourth-place finish on the streets of Chicago, the momentum is here right now for our AM Racing team and I look forward to capitalizing on it with our No. 25 AM Technical Solutions Ford Mustang on Saturday night.”

On 2023 Season Outlook: “Through the first 16 races, we have definitely showcased speed, but we know we have to turn that speed into better performances.

“Chicago was a great accomplishment of that. We are at the point of the season where we need to press the attack if we are going to make the Xfinity Series Playoffs. We certainly have made gains over the last few weeks and we just need to keep going in the right direction.”

Race Information:

The Alsco Uniforms 250 (163 laps | 251.02 miles) is the 16th of 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the 2023 schedule. Qualifying begins on Sat. July 8 from 4:05 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. The 38-car field will take the green later that night shortly after 8:00 p.m. with live coverage on the USA Network, the Performance Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90 (Satellite Radio).

About AM Racing:

AM Racing is a multi-tiered, multi-faceted Motorsports program headquartered in Statesville, N.C.

Established in December 2015, AM Racing is prided on faith, honesty and intelligent performance.

The family-owned team will compete in the ARCA Menards Series, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and various Dirt Modified events in its seventh year of competition.

The team has named Brett Moffitt, Christian Rose and Austin Wayne Self as their primary drivers for the 2023 Xfinity, ARCA Menards Series and Dirt Modified seasons respectively.

Learn About WNBA Picks Angles And Its Techniques

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Despite the league’s increasing popularity, there aren’t many people picking on the WNBA. The oddsmakers are less interested in minor markets, which gives bettors excellent opportunities to place wagers. Want to develop your WNBA predictions plan? Making a profit has no one magic formula, but starting with these three-pointers will assist.

No need to wager against the general populace

In sports betting, betting against the public is a typical tactic. According to the hypothesis, the more the sportsbook manipulates the line, the more bettors will favor one result over the other. It can create value in betting against the public perception. You can outsmart other bettors by analyzing historical data and placing wagers at better odds when the public is strongly in favor of one side.

However, betting against the public technique only works when there is a substantial volume of wagers. Consider it this way: More players typically equates to more squares. 

Find the value of underdogs

Big underdogs have often been underrated in the WNBA and outperform the spread admirably, particularly when playing on the road.  It presents an opportunity to buy low. Furthermore, oddsmakers don’t expect a club with a poor record to play well in subsequent games if they just had a win. Such instances could be another best opportunity to take the underdog.

Know when to bet the under

Because most sports fans like high-scoring contests, the public favors betting on the over. Betting the under is usually a wise move, but this is especially true if both teams hit the over in their games. Pick platforms exaggerate the line when groups examine by preying on the public recency bias. However, historically, very few WNBA predictions teams have consistently hit the over for protracted periods. For instance, in their last ten games to win the 2020 WNBA Championships, the Seattle Storm went over the amount seven times. This remarkable run serves as a reminder of the significance of doing your homework before parting with your hard-earned money. 

Techniques

Picks on the WNBA can be both thrilling and lucrative. With the appropriate WNBA predictions and information, your chances of striking it rich can increase. Using the techniques in this book, you may increase your wins when you wager on the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Know your risk tolerance

Knowing that certain players will bear greater danger than others is infused with the aforementioned premise. This season, Brittney Griner is the most prominent example since her future depends on a situation that is beyond her control. Breanna Stewart’s recovery from her second Achilles injury would be another illustration towards the top of the list. 

When healthy, she is one of the top fantasy players in terms of points per game, but it is yet unclear whether the injury will have long-term repercussions. In shallower leagues, where you would take a heavier blow while Griner is absent, replacement-level bench players will score better. It can be worthwhile to draught Griner early.

Pay attention to injury history

Somewhat related to the point above, players miss games in the WNBA for numerous reasons, so it gets helpful to know which players have a history of injuries. It is important to consider that athletes who have missed the most time due to injury frequently have a higher risk of reinjuring those regions than players who have kept reasonably fit. 

The exciting world of WNBA picks

With the help of these experienced picks, gamblers may take advantage of WNBA picks possibilities, perhaps earning money while taking pleasure in the thrilling world of professional women’s basketball. The WNBA predictions market is a rich one with lots of options for the savvy bettor. With the right information, tools, and well-thought-out strategy, you can increase the profitability and fun of your betting. 

Burton, DEX Imaging Team Prepping for a Superspeedway Race at Atlanta

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Harrison Burton and the No. 21 DEX Imaging team are setting up for a superspeedway-style race this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The venerable intermediate-length track races like Daytona and Talladega since a 2021 reconfiguration that raised the banking in the turns and narrowed the straightaways.

That change to the track, one of the cornerstone speedways on the circuit having hosted its first race in 1960, has produced some results that have crew chief Brian Wilson hopeful for a strong weekend for his No. 21 team.

“The last time we visited Atlanta, it was a very successful weekend for Ford Performance,” Wilson said. “Eight of the top 10 qualifiers were in Fords, including the pole sitter, and our manufacturer was able to get the win as well.”

To tune the DEX Imaging Mustang for Sunday night’s Quaker State 400, Wilson is using data gathered at the two bigger superspeedways, Daytona and Talladega, as well as from the race at AMS back in March.

“As we prepare to head south this weekend, we’re studying all of our notes from superspeedway-style races from this year,” he said. “Often these races have been highlights for us, as we’ve led and raced up front often at Daytona and Talladega.

“Between Ford’s success at Atlanta and our super-speedway notebook, we have reason for optimism in our preparations.”

(Burton led nine laps at Daytona and 11 at Talladega this year.)

Wilson said the choice of tire compounds by Goodyear, the exclusive supplier for the Cup Series, is always a factor as is the weather at the track.

“The tire combination that Goodyear is bringing is the same as the first race in March,” he said “The main difference will be the hot July temperatures.

“This tire has proven to be durable enough to allow for two-tire and fuel-only calls. The question is will the hotter temps make the handling gain of four tires pay off in the long run.”

Those answers won’t come until Sunday night. There will be no practice for the Quaker State 400, as is the procedure for superspeedway races, and qualifying is set for Saturday at 5:45 p.m. Eastern Time.

Sunday’s 260-lap, 400-mile race is scheduled to get the green flag just after 7 p.m., with TV coverage on USA Network. Stage breaks are planned for Laps 60 and 160.

About DEX Imaging
DEX Imaging is the digital document imaging division of Staples, the world’s largest business solutions provider. DEX sells and services the broadest selection of copiers, printers and data management solutions, such as HP, Konica Minolta, Canon, Kyocera and numerous others.

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES:
Reducing Operating Costs
Reducing Paper Consumption
Increasing Productivity

DEX Imaging has been the recipient of virtually every industry award since the company’s inception, including the JD Power & Associates Award for Best Customer Experience, the prestigious ProTech Service award by Konica Minolta, the Diamond Premier Dealer Award by Kyocera, and the Elite DEALER Award by ‘ENX’ magazine. Other accolades include being named ‘Best Place to Work’ by numerous business journals in the markets DEX serves.

Wood Brothers Racing
Wood Brothers Racing was formed in 1950 in Stuart, Va., by Hall of Famer Glenn Wood. Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team and one of the winningest teams in NASCAR history. Since its founding, the team won 99 races (including at least one race in every decade for the last seven decades) and 120 poles in NASCAR’s top-tier series. Fielding only Ford products for its entire history, the Wood Brothers own the longest association of any motorsports team with a single manufacturer. Glenn’s brother, Leonard, is known for inventing the modern pit stop. The team currently runs the Ford Mustang driven by Harrison Burton in the famous No. 21 racer.

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