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RFK Advance | Martinsville I

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Martinsville I Event Info:
Track Info: Martinsville Speedway, 0.526-mile short track
Date: Sunday, April 16
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Series: NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Location: Ridgeway, Virginia
Format: 400 laps, 210 miles, Stages: 80-100-220
TV: FS1
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Weekend Schedule:
Saturday: 4:35 p.m. ET, Practice (FS2, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday: 5:20 p.m. ET, Qualifying (FS2, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday: 3 p.m. ET, Race (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

6 Team Info:
Crew Chief: Matt McCall
Partner: Fastenal

  • April is designated as Month of the Military Child (MOMC), a time to celebrate the resiliency and strength of children within military families. Brad Keselowski and the Checkered Flag Foundation (CFF) will recognize MOMC by featuring the name of military children in purple letters – the official color of MOMC – above the passenger side door on the No. 6 Ford.
  • Names will appear on the name rail for each of the April races – Richmond, Bristol, Martinsville, Talladega and Dover. Part of CFF’s mission is to honor military members and their families who all make sacrifices.
  • This week’s featured name is the Hardy siblings.

17 Team Info:
Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Partner: NEXLETOL (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe)

Pace Laps:

  • The NASCAR Cup Series schedule heads to Martinsville this weekend for another short-track showdown, this time on pavement, with 400 laps set for Sunday afternoon at ‘The Paperclip.’
  • RFK is coming off an impressive showing at Martinsville in 2022 that saw its two Ford Mustangs qualify inside the top-10 three of the four times there. Keselowski crossed the line fourth which was his best finish of the season until a post-race disqualification.

Keselowski at Martinsville
Starts: 26
Wins: 2 (2017, 2019)
Top-10s: 17
Poles: 1 (2020)

  • Keselowski, a two-time winner at Martinsville, is set for his 27th Cup start at ‘The Paperclip.’
  • Martinsville stands as one of Keselowski’s best tracks statistically with an average finish of 12th, fourth-best among active tracks on the circuit behind Loudon (10th), Pocono (10.7) and Las Vegas (11.9).
  • He has finished top-10 in over 65 percent of his starts there. Of the 17 top-10s, 12 have been inside the top five. He earned his first Grandfather clock back in 2017 and won the same race two years later in the spring.
  • Keselowski has finished fifth or better in 11 of his last 16 races at the track with a pair of runner-up results and three finishes of third.
  • Last season he ran 17th in the spring, and crossed the line fourth in the fall race before later being disqualified.
  • He carries an average starting position of 11.1 into the weekend with 15 starts inside the top-10 and one pole (2010). Last season he qualified ninth in the spring and sixth in the fall.
  • Keselowski also made four Truck Series starts from 2004-07.

Buescher at Martinsville
Starts: 15
Wins: —
Top-10s: 1
Poles: —

  • Buescher is set for his 16th Cup start at Martinsville this weekend where he has one top-10 (P9), which came in the 2021 fall race.
  • Last season Buescher finished 15th in the spring race and 24th in the fall.
  • He has three-straight top-15s in the spring event dating back to 2020 with a P13 result that spring, followed by another 13th-place finish in 2021, and last season’s P15.
  • Buescher has an average starting position of 22.5 at Martinsville and is coming off a career qualifying effort of fourth last spring.

RFK Historically at Martinsville
Cup Wins: 4 (Mark Martin, 1992, 2000; Jeff Burton, 1997; Kurt Busch, 2002)

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls: RFK has earned four Grandfather Clocks at Martinsville with former drivers Mark Martin (two), Jeff Burton and Kurt Busch. RFK most recently went to victory lane with Busch in Oct. 2002.
  • Rock Around the Clock: RFK had its overall most-successful outing at Martinsville in the spring of 2002 when it placed all four of its cars inside the top 10 with drivers Martin, Burton, Busch and Matt Kenseth.
  • Closing Time: RFK earned a one-two finish in the April 9, 2000 event at Martinsville with former drivers Martin and Burton. Martin paced the field for 64 laps en route to the victory.
  • Short-Track Prowess: RFK has started a total of 696 NCS races on short tracks, recording a total of 23 wins, 124 top-five finishes, 247 top-10 finishes and 7,863 laps led.
  • Tale of the Tape: RFK has started 224 NCS races at Martinsville, recording four victories, 26 top-five finishes, 69 top-10 finishes, an average finish of 17.8 and has led 1,378 laps. RFK also boasts two NASCAR Truck Series wins in 46 starts at Martinsville (fall of ’03 and ’05).

RFK Martinsville Wins

1992-1 Martin Cup
1997-2 Burton Cup
2000-1 Martin Cup
2002-2 Busch Cup
2003-2 Wood Truck
2005-2 Craven Truck

Last Time Out & Where They Stand
Bristol Dirt: Keselowski finished 17th in the King’s Hawaiian Ford, while Buescher had his sights set on a top-10 before a spin in front of him on the race’s final restart ultimately set him back to finish 18th.

Points Standings (6: 9th, 17: 16th): Keselowski remains inside the top-10 in points heading into the ninth points race of 2023, while Buescher sits inside the playoff picture in 16th.

By the Numbers at Martinsville

Race      Win       T5           T10         Pole       Laps       Led        AvSt      AvFn     Miles

224         4              26           69           4              107622  1378       20.2        17.8        56609.1
3              0              0              1              0              750         0              28.0        19.3        394.5
46           2              14           24           3              10256    270         12.4        12.3        5394.6
273         6              40           94           7              118628  1648       20.2        16.5        62398.2

Ford Performance – Martinsville Speedway 1 Advance

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MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY NOTES
Friday, April 14 – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1)
Saturday, April 15 – NASCAR XFINITY Series, 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1)
Sunday, April 16 – NASCAR Cup Series, 3 p.m. ET (FS1)

From dirt to pavement, NASCAR keeps it on the half-mile this week by heading to the shortest track on the schedule in Martinsville Speedway. The NASCAR Cup and Truck series will be rejoined with the Xfinity series, as they engage in close-quarters battles on the unique, paperclip configuration. The Ford Mustang stable features two top-10 drivers and former winners, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski, who also won the Cup race in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

Ryan Blaney: “I’ve always looked at Martinsville as a home race for me. I grew up closer to there than I did to Charlotte Motor Speedway being from High Point (NC). I went up there a lot to go and watch dad run and then it became even more special running for the Wood Brothers with them being from Stuart. It’s a place I always have circled on the calendar because it was special to me as a kid and it still is.”

Ryan Preece: “I feel like Martinsville is a big Coliseum, so there are some things we can take from there, but there are also some things that we have to change. I feel like our short track stuff has been really good and shows a lot of promise, so going into Martinsville I’m obviously optimistic. I’ve had a lot of success there in modifieds, so hopefully that translates to this new car.”

Harrison Burton: “I love Martinsville. I won an Xfinity race there and that was obviously really cool. Qualifying is so important because it’s really hard to pass. It was hard to gain track position if you didn’t have it, and I got kind of bit by that in the first race, so executing in qualifying there is really important. For me, it makes the race really challenging because you have two laps that can really determine the trajectory of your whole weekend and you have to make the most of it.”

LOGANO LIKES MARTINSVILLE

No track on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit has been better for Joey Logano when it comes to qualifying than Martinsville Speedway. Logano enters this weekend with an average starting position of 7.9, which is his best among all tracks in which he has more than 10 starts. He has six poles, including three in a row in 2015-16, and had an active streak of 18 straight top-10 starts (including races where qualifying was rained out) until he qualified 14th last spring. In 28 career races at the half-mile short track, Logano has an average finishing position of 11.5 and has been running at the finish of every event, including both events in 2022 when he finished second and sixth.

BLANEY’S BEST

Even though Ryan Blaney does not have a NASCAR Cup Series win in 13 starts at Martinsville Speedway, it’s still a place where he has a lot of confidence. Look no further than the fact that he has an average finishing position of 9.7, which is a personal best on tracks he’s had more than five starts. Blaney has seven top-5 and eight top-10 efforts, including fourth and third-place efforts last season.

BOWYER NETS FIRST FORD WIN

Clint Bowyer snapped a 190-race winless stretch by leading the final 114 laps to win the weather-delayed STP 500 in 2018. The win was Bowyer’s first with Ford and ninth of his career. He passed Ryan Blaney on lap 285 to gain the lead for the first time, and when Jamie McMurray brought out the caution 100 laps later after hitting the wall, Bowyer’s pit crew got him back out with the lead and that proved to be the difference. That capped a big day for Ford, which had five drivers finish in the Top 10 and saw Blaney win Stage 2.

KESELOWSKI WINS FIRST CLOCK

Brad Keselowski outdueled Kyle Busch down the stretch to win his first grandfather clock after capturing the STP 500 on Apr. 2, 2017. The two drivers waged a memorable battle that saw them swap the lead five times in the last 160 laps, but Keselowski ended up making the decisive pass on lap 458 and led the final 43 circuits to become the first repeat winner in 2017. Prior to winning at Martinsville, Keselowski took the checkered flag at Atlanta in the second race of the season.

A FIRST FOR FRED

The first time Ford won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway also marked the first career victory for 2015 NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen. The date was April 9, 1961 and Lorenzen battled Rex White, who led the first 118 laps after starting on the pole. Lorenzen, driving for Holman-Moody at the time, grabbed the lead on lap 119 and held it until rain came ending the race prematurely after 149 circuits. Little did anyone know that 54 years later both men would be enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame as part of the same induction class. Martinsville was a place Lorenzen dominated, winning six times, including four straight from 1963-65 – the only driver to date to accomplish the feat. He was absolutely unbeatable in 1964 as he led 990 out of a possible 1,000 laps (487 in the first and 493 in the second) in winning both races.

CRAVEN WINS FIRST CUP RACE

Ricky Craven outlasted Dale Jarrett over the final laps to post the first victory of his NASCAR Cup Series career on Oct. 15, 2001 at Martinsville Speedway. Pit strategy played a key role in this race as Jarrett opted for four tires on his final stop while Craven just got two. That enabled Craven to build a lead following the ensuing restart with 17 to go, but Jarrett gained ground and found himself in position to win on the final lap. That’s when Jarrett went to the outside going into turn one and got side-by-side with Craven coming off turn two. Both Fords made contact door-to-door entering turn three, but Craven emerged off four with the advantage and took the checkered flag.

RUDD ROUGHS IT OUT

No driver displayed more toughness during his career than Ricky Rudd and that was evident again in 1998 when the Virginia native endured burns on his backside to win the NAPA Autocare 500 on Sept. 27. On a day that saw temperatures in the mid-nineties, Rudd found himself in a bad way just five laps into the race when his cooling unit failed. As the cockpit got hotter he asked to have a relief driver standing by, so Hut Stricklin was in the pit area ready to takeover. Ice packs helped momentarily, but his back was blistering so the team tried to cool him off with a hose. Unfortunately, the hose they used had been lying in the sun, so when they doused him the first time the water was hot. That method worked better on later stops, but in the end it was Rudd who toughed it out and led the final 96 laps to win and extend his streak to 16 consecutive seasons with at least one NASCAR Cup Series win.

HERBST IN CONTENTION

Riley Herbst has put together an exemplary 2023 campaign so far this season and continues to chase the points lead. In seven starts, Herbst has compiled two top-fives and six top-10 performances, ranking him second in the standings (265). Notably, in his last three appearances at Martinsville dating back to October 2021, he has earned top-10s across the board which also includes a third-place finish in his most recent showing.

WALLACE THUNDERS TO VICTORY LANE

Kenny Wallace was the last Ford to cross the finish line first at Martinsville in 1994, the final regular series stop there until a one-off 2006 show and again in its 2020 reboot. Wallace, who started 12th, was temporarily delayed in his ascent to the front, when he was sent to the back on lap 95 for loose sheet metal hanging from his Ford Thunderbird. By virtue of several cautions, he eventually slipped past brother Mike into second, and then passed pole-sitter David Green on lap 220 for the lead. He led 81 of the 300 laps. Simultaneously, brother Rusty also won that weekend in Cup, sweeping Martinsville in the 1994 season in his Ford Thunderbird.

FORD LEADS THE CHARGE

Four Ford F-150s are vying for the top spots in the championship standings six races into the season. Ty Majeski has proved that consistency is key, earning five top-10s to the lead spot (259). He had his best finish of the season on Bristol dirt last weekend, finishing second behind race-winner Joey Logano. Defending series champion Zane Smith is runner-up (225), but also holds the most wins this season with two. Ben Rhodes (212) and Matt Crafton (198) are third and fourth. Notably, Ford has won three of six races so far, which includes Logano’s trip to victory lane on Saturday.

FIRST AND FINAL IMPRESSIONS

The Truck series made its Martinsville debut in September 1995, and Ford was quick on the throttle to leave its mark in victory lane. Joe Ruttman squeezed by on the bottom during a thrilling battle for the top-spot into the final laps, leading the final two for the win. Grant Enfinger is the last Ford to win at Martinsville, simultaneously securing him a spot in the 2020 Championship 4.

FORD NASCAR CUP SERIES WINNERS

AT MARTINSVILLE

1961 – Fred Lorenzen (1)

1962 – Nelson Stacy (2)

1963 – Fred Lorenzen (2)

1964 – Fred Lorenzen (Sweep)

1965 – Fred Lorenzen and Junior Johnson

1966 – Fred Lorenzen (2)

1969 – Richard Petty (Sweep)

1986 – Ricky Rudd (1)

1990 – Geoffrey Bodine (Sweep)

1992 – Mark Martin and Geoffrey Bodine

1993 – Ernie Irvan (2)

1994 – Rusty Wallace (Sweep)

1995 – Rusty Wallace (1)

1996 – Rusty Wallace (1)

1997 – Jeff Burton (1)

1998 – Ricky Rudd (2)

2000 – Mark Martin (1)

2001 – Dale Jarrett and Ricky Craven

2002 – Kurt Busch (2)

2017 – Brad Keselowski (1)

2018 – Clint Bowyer and Joey Logano

2019 – Brad Keselowski (1)

FORD NASCAR XFINITY SERIES WINNERS

AT MARTINSVILLE

1994 – Kenny Wallace

FORD NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES WINNERS AT MARTINSVILLE

1995 – Joe Ruttman

2003 – Jon Wood (2)

2004 – Rick Crawford (1)

2005 – Ricky Craven (2)

2015 – Joey Logano (1)

2020 – Grant Enfinger

Michael McDowell and the No. 34 Long John Silver’s Ford Team Martinsville Competition Notes

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Michael McDowell and the No. 34 Long John Silver’s Team
Martinsville Speedway Competition Notes

TEAM AND RACE NOTES:

Michael McDowell and the Long John Silver’s Ford team head to the half-mile Martinsville (Va.) Speedway this weekend for the NOCO 400.

The team is coming off a top-15 finish this past weekend at the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race, finishing 11th.

Track activity begins Saturday with practice at 4:35 p.m. and qualifying following at 5:20 p.m. ET.

Sunday’s race is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. ET on FS1.

COMPETITION NOTES:

After an 11th-place finish at the Bristol Motor Speedway, McDowell and the No. 34 Long John Silver’s crew have momentum on their side. The team has four top-15 finishes this season. The best finish this season for the team is sixth at the Richmond Raceway. They are now looking ahead to another short track.

CREW CHIEF TRAVIS PETERSON:

“We are heading in the right direction as a team. We have shown that we have what it takes to race on these short tracks. Martinsville presents its own sets of challenges, but I feel good about it.”

DRIVER MICHAEL MCDOWELL:

“We have put effort on our short track program this year. We have seen the results at tracks like Phoenix, Richmond, and really at Bristol, too, even on the dirt. Martinsville is a real tough track, but we’ve met the challenge this season.”

ABOUT FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. The team is the 2021 Daytona 500 and 2022 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champions. The team was founded in 2004 and is owned by successful entrepreneur, Bob Jenkins. FRM fields the No. 34 and the No. 38 NASCAR Cup Series teams along with the No. 38 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series team from its Mooresville, N.C. headquarters. Visit teamfrm.com and follow FRM on social media: Twitter at @Team_FRM, Instagram at @team_frm and Facebook at facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.

Zane Smith and the No. 38 Long John Silver’s Ford F-150 Team Martinsville Competition Notes

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Zane Smith and the No. 38 Long John Silver’s Ford Team
Martinsville Speedway Competition Notes

TEAM AND RACE NOTES:

Zane Smith and the No. 38 Long John Silver’s Ford F-150 team head to the Martinsville (Va.) Speedway for Friday’s Long Johns Silver’s 200.

Track activity will begin with practice at 3:00 p.m. and qualifying at 3:35 p.m. ET. The Long John Silver’s 200 will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1.

Smith is taking the Long John Silver’s colors with him for the first time this season. Boot Barn will be a major associate partner this weekend.

COMPETITION NOTES:

Smith and the team are 34 points behind leader Ty Majeski in the regular season championship battle. Smith still leads the playoff points.

Smith comes to Martinsville with three previous starts in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. He has finishes of third, a win, and a ninth-place result in the three races.

CREW CHIEF CHRIS LAWSON:

“It will be a tough race. Kyle (Busch) will be racing, but we love that. We love the competition and racing the best. The truck has come along well. We’re still working on it this week, but it’s going to be a good truck for Friday night.”

DRIVER ZANE SMITH:

“Super excited to get back to Martinsville and pavement. We’ve lost some points the past two weeks. It will be good to get back to a track where we’ve had success. Just want to have a good night and try and win the Long John Silver’s 200 for our team.”

ABOUT FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. The team is the 2021 Daytona 500 and 2022 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champions. The team was founded in 2004 and is owned by successful entrepreneur, Bob Jenkins. FRM fields the No. 34 and the No. 38 NASCAR Cup Series teams along with the No. 38 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series team from its Mooresville, N.C. headquarters. Visit teamfrm.com and follow FRM on social media: Twitter at @Team_FRM, Instagram at @team_frm and Facebook at facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.

Chase Purdy- No. 4 Bama Buggies Silverado Craftsman Trucks Martinsville Preview

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Chase Purdy: Driver, No. 4 Bama Buggies Chevrolet

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Overview:
Event: Long John Silver’s 200, Race 7 of 23, 200 Laps – 50/50/100; 105.2 Miles
Location: Martinsville Speedway (0.526-mile oval)
Date/Broadcast: April 14, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR 90

‘Chase’n Checkers:

Despite being only six races into the 2023 season, Chase Purdy enters Friday’s race at Martinsville Speedway having already produced a career-high three top-10 finishes and having achieved a career-best runner-up finish earlier this month at Texas Motor Speedway. Purdy currently ranks 11th in the Craftsman Truck Series point standings, 112 tallies behind points leader Ty Majeski. With 10 races remaining before the playoffs begin, the 23-year-old driver sits 12th on the playoff grid, three points below the cutoff line. Across three prior Truck Series starts at Martinsville, Purdy has recorded an average finish of 30.0. His best result was a 21st-place finish in 2018.

The Mississippi native is in his third full-time season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and first with KBM. He enters Saturday’s race having totaled one top-five, eight top-10 finishes, and 18 laps led across his 58 career Truck Series starts. Purdy finished 16th in the Truck Series final standings in 2022 after competing in 22 of the 23 events. He posted two top-10 finishes and nine laps led, with a season-best finish of seventh coming at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in October.

Purdy will be trying to etch his mark in the KBM historical archives this weekend at Martinsville as he looks to collect the organization’s 100th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. KBM-owner driver Kyle Busch collected KBM’s record-extending 99th-career victory with his dominant victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway earlier this year leaving his organization one shy of the century mark. William Byron collected KBM’s record-breaking 51st Truck Series victory in July of 2016. Overall, 18 different drivers have won at least one race behind the wheel of a KBM truck, led by Busch’s 47. Four drivers rank second on the list with seven victories: Byron, Christopher Bell, Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek.

Eight of KBM’s wins have come at Martinsville, including four from drivers who collected their first career Truck Series victory at ‘The Paperclip,’: Denny Hamlin (2011), Bubba Wallace (2013), Noah Gragson (2017) and Todd Gilliland (2019).

Jimmy Villeneuve is atop the pit box for Purdy and the No. 4 Chevrolet team this season. Prior to being promoted to crew chief for the 2023 season, Villeneuve served as a Truck Chief at KBM since the 2017 season and in that role was a part of 18 wins, a driver’s championship with Christopher Bell in 2017 and the 2019 owner’s championship with the No. 51 team. Prior to joining KBM the New Hampshire native served as a truck chief at Athenian Motorsports in 2015 when the team won with John Wes Townley at Las Vegas. He was promoted to crew chief five races into the 2016 season. Saturday’s race will be Villeneuve’s second atop the pit box at Martinsville. He finished 21st with Townley at the Virginia track in 2016.

Bama Buggies, your one-stop shop for all the biggest names in powersports and utility vehicles, will be the primary sponsor on Purdy’s No. 4 Chevrolet Friday and for the majority of the events on the 2023 schedule. They are Central Alabama’s powersports experts, serving as an authorized dealer of Polaris, Slingshot, and Seadoo.
Chase Purdy, Driver Q&A:

After a tough week at the Bristol Dirt Race will it be good to get right back on track again Friday?
“I think you have to have short-term memory when you have a weekend like we had at Bristol. Especially when you were fast and had a shot at a really good finish and it was all taken away. We’ll debrief the Bristol race and move onto Martinsville.”

Do you enjoy short track racing?
“I’m really excited to get back to the roots of my racing, what me and a lot of other guys started in — short track racing. Martinsville is a fun place. There is always a lot of drama there and it is always action packed. I think it should be a good track for our No. 4 Bama Buggies team and I think it’ll put on a great show for the fans. I look forward to competing with the boss (Kyle Busch) and trying to get that 100th win before he does.”

What does it take to have a fast truck at Martinsville?
“You don’t want to be too free on entry and then you have to be able to turn the center and have drive up off. You have to make sure it really turns at the two-thirds mark and get off the corner with a lot of rear drive. If you can do that, then I think you’ll be good. And then of course you have to keep your nose clean because it’s a long race. You need to make sure you don’t tear stuff up early so that you are there at the end.”

Chase Purdy Career Highlights:

  • Across 58 career Truck Series starts, has produced 18 laps led, one top-five and seven top-10 finishes. Posted a career-best runner-up finish at Texas Motor Speedway in April of 2023.
  • Finished 16th in Truck Series championship standings in 2022.
  • Finished fourth in the 2018 ARCA Menard’s Series championship standings after recording 84 laps led, 10 top-five and 14 top-10 finishes.
  • Earned the 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East rookie of the year honors and finished fourth in the championship standings after posting four poles, 200 laps led, five top-five and eight top-10 finishes across 14 starts.
  • Won the prestigious Snowflake 100 Pro Late Model race at 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla., in Dec. of 2018.

Chase Purdy’s No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado RST:

KBM-58: The No. 4 Bama Buggies team will unload KBM-58 for Friday’s race at Martinsville. John Hunter Nemechek raced this truck three times in 2022, including a fourth-place finish in last year’s Martinsville race. In 2021, Nemechek piloted KBM-58 to three wins: Charlotte Motor Speedway, Richmond Raceway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway. KBM-58 has recorded four career wins, three with Nemechek in 2021 and one with owner-driver Kyle Busch at Charlotte in 2019.

KBM-58 Performance Profile:
KBM Notes of Interest:

  • KBM drivers have collected eight wins, five poles, 990 laps led, 26 top-five and 41 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 9.1 across 63 starts at Martinsville. Todd Gilliland picked up the organization’s most recent victory at the 0.526-mile oval in October of 2019. Kyle Busch (2016 & 2019), Darrell Wallace Jr. (2013 & 2014), and Denny Hamlin (2011 & 2012) have all collected two victories at the Virginia track while Noah Gragson (2017) has one win.
  • KBM holds the Craftsman Truck Series records for most career wins (99) and most wins in a single season (14 in 2014). With his victory at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway last year, Corey Heim became the 18th different driver to win a Truck Series event for KBM. In addition to collecting a series-record seven Owner’s Championships, the organization has produced two championship-winning drivers: Erik Jones (2015) and Christopher Bell (2017).
  • The No. 4 has 18 career victories at KBM and was the number for both of the organization’s driver championships.

Realtree Racing: Kevin Harvick Martinsville Advance

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KEVIN HARVICK
Martinsville Advance
No. 4 Realtree/Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing

Event Overview

● Event: NOCO 400 (Round 9 of 36)
● Time/Date: 3 p.m. EDT on Sunday, April 16
● Location: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway
● Layout: .526-mile oval
● Laps/Miles: 400 laps/210.4 miles
● Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 80 laps / Stage 2: 100 laps / Final Stage: 220 laps
● TV/Radio: FS1 / MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Notes of Interest

● Kevin Harvick is on the hunt for his first win of 2023 and the 61st of his NASCAR Cup Series career, so it’s only appropriate that he rolls into Martinsville (Va.) Speedway for Sunday’s NOCO 400 with Realtree on his No. 4 Ford Mustang. The unique car design features Realtree’s Hardwoods 20-200 camouflage pattern, and it’s a throwback to Harvick’s first race with Realtree – an ARCA Menards Series race on Oct. 16, 1999 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway for Richard Childress Racing (RCR) where Harvick finished third. Realtree is the world’s leading designer of photorealistic camouflage and the company has more than 2,000 licensees utilizing Realtree patterns and the brand. Thousands of outdoor and lifestyle products are available in Realtree camouflage patterns. Said Bill Jordan, president and CEO of Realtree: “Realtree has been a proud supporter and friend of Kevin Harvick since he first drove our car 24 years ago. Having Kevin run a Realtree paint scheme for one of his final races only seems fitting. We know the relationship extends far beyond what we’ve done together in NASCAR, and we cannot thank Kevin enough for all he has meant to the Realtree brand for all these years. We wish him the best in retirement and have a feeling we’ll see him in Realtree again – even if it’s not on the racetrack.”

● In his 23-year career as a NASCAR Cup Series driver, Harvick has proven to be incredibly consistent at Martinsville. The driver of the No. 4 Realtree/Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has made 43 Cup Series starts at the .526-mile oval and recorded 20 top-10s, the third-highest tally among active Cup Series drivers. Only Denny Hamlin (23 top-10s) and Kyle Busch (21 top-10s) have more.

● Among those 20 top-10s earned by Harvick at Martinsville is a win in April 2011. He defeated Dale Earnhardt Jr., by .727 of a second to win the Goody’s Fast Relief 500. It was Harvick’s 20th NASCAR Cup Series start at the track and his 16th career Cup Series victory. Harvick now has 60 career Cup Series wins and is 10th on the all-time win list.

● Harvick’s next best finish outside of that lone Martinsville win in April 2011 is a third-place drive in October 2010, the race that preceded Harvick’s victory. It was the start of a three-race run of top-fives at Martinsville, as Harvick followed his win with a fourth-place effort in the series’ return to the facility in October.

● Harvick’s best Martinsville finish since joining SHR in 2014 is a pair of fifth-place results – Oct. 29, 2017 and March 20, 2018.

● Martinsville is the shortest track on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, and its tight corners with only 12 degrees of banking means that beating and banging – be it door-to-door or bumper-to-bumper – is commonplace. But that also means accidents are prevalent, and being able to keep one’s car running from start to finish is easier said than done. In Harvick’s 43 career Cup Series starts at Martinsville, he has an impressive lap completion rate of 98.4 percent. That means that of the 21,443 laps available to Harvick, he has failed to complete just 344 of those laps. Among active drivers, only Kurt Busch has completed more laps at Martinsville (21,285), but with one more start than Harvick (44).

● Harvick has tasted success in every type of car he has raced at Martinsville. In addition to his NASCAR Cup Series win, he has a NASCAR Xfinity Series triumph and three NASCAR Truck Series victories.

● Harvick is undefeated in the Xfinity Series at Martinsville. He earned the equivalent of a walk-off home run on July 22, 2006 when in his only Xfinity Series start at the track, he led three times for a race-high 149 laps to take the win by .271 of a second over runner-up Clint Bowyer.

● Harvick’s three Truck Series wins at Martinsville came in 17 starts. He won on March 30, 2009 (defeated Ron Hornaday Jr.), March 27, 2010 (defeated Hornaday again) and March 31, 2012 (defeated Ty Dillon).

● The Truck Series is where Harvick made his first start of any kind at Martinsville – Sept. 26, 1998 when he finished 25th. Harvick earned his first top-10 at Martinsville on April 17, 1999 in a Ford F-150 for team owner Jim Herrick.

● DYK? Harvick tested a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour car at Martinsville on Jan. 21, 2020. The Modified Tour is NASCAR’s oldest division and it is the only open-wheel series sanctioned by NASCAR. Compared to a NASCAR Cup Series car, a Tour car is 11 inches shorter in height and a little more than 23 inches wider. It also weighs nearly 800 pounds less. Harvick’s test came via Ryan Preece’s No. 6NY Tour car. Preece was the 2013 series champion and he earned the first of his 25 career Modified Tour victories at Martinsville on Sept. 20, 2008, leading 265 of the race’s 300 laps. Harvick and his company, KHI Management, represent Preece, who joined SHR fulltime this season as the driver of the No. 41 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Kevin Harvick, Driver of the No. 4 Realtree/Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang

Martinsville is one of those tracks where you’ve made a lot of starts, dating all the way back to 1998 when you raced there in the NASCAR Truck Series with Spears Manufacturing. The track is celebrating its 76th anniversary and you’ve been racing there for 25 of those years. Does the history of Martinsville resonate with you?

“Martinsville has a deep history in our sport. It’s a place that’s just a part of NASCAR racing, and I think you have to respect that.”

You most recently sampled the new-for-2023 short-track package two weeks ago at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. What are your expectations for it at Martinsville?

“I don’t know if it’ll look much different than it did last year. It depends on the weather and the tire wear. We didn’t have great-handling vehicles at the two races there last year, but sometimes it’s just about doing everything right. The first race, we did everything OK and got a decent finish. But, honestly, I think we’ll just have to kind of wing it. The car doesn’t feel drastically different and it hasn’t raced drastically different, but it’s obviously a little bit different, and I don’t think we’ll really know how it will react at Martinsville until we race there. At Richmond, nothing really seemed that much different.”

Even with a new rules package and the subsequent uncertainty of how the racing will be when you return to Martinsville this weekend, the track has always made drivers feel a bit apprehensive because of its tight confines and close racing. How do you handle racing at Martinsville?

“It’s just a challenging racetrack. Martinsville can eat you up pretty quickly with somebody else’s mistake, or you can get behind pretty quickly. You just have to be able to be aggressive without getting your stuff torn up. If something’s not right, it’ll put you behind in a hurry.”

With all the shifting and braking that you have to do at Martinsville, how physical is 400 laps?

“It’s just so compressed. There are so many upshifts and downshifts, and you have to transition from asphalt to concrete. You kind of get into a rhythm and sometimes you get a little bit lazy and you go over the transition. So, you have to be on your toes all the time. You don’t want to slide the tires and you don’t want the back of the car to start snapping around over those transitions. You’ve got to be pretty methodical because it’s probably going to be as difficult to pass as anywhere we go, so you’ve got to try to minimize the losses on restarts and make your proper lap time as you go through the laps.”

Is Martinsville as mentally exhausting as it is physically exhausting?

“With the way that we race right now, it is mentally exhausting just because you upshift and downshift so often. You don’t race in fifth gear. You race in third and fourth gear, so there a lot of little nuances that are different.”

You’re coming to Martinsville with Realtree on your No. 4 Ford Mustang. Your relationship with Realtree has spanned more than two decades. How did it begin?

“Realtree was my first sponsor on my ARCA car at RCR in 1999. I had to run two races to get approved to move from the Busch Series to the Cup Series, as NASCAR required at the time. Talladega was the first race, and Richard (Childress) went to Bill (Jordan) and said, ‘Hey, I’ve got this kid and we need to run him in an ARCA race.’ Realtree was on the sides of my racecar, and really from that day forward, Bill Jordan and I became great friends. He introduced me to the outdoors – not that I wasn’t an outdoors person, but I grew up in Southern California, and I just wasn’t exposed to hunting. From 1999 forward, Realtree has been on my car or on my helmet for every race I’ve run. It’s a great partnership that has turned into a friendship. I’ve watched his kids grow up. Bill has always been one of those people who, whenever I’ve had a decision to make, he’s one of the people I call. I’ll call him even when I’m sitting in my car driving down the road just to see what he’s going. It’s been that way for a number of years and I’m proud to have Realtree back on my car this weekend at Martinsville.”

What aspects of the outdoors did Bill Jordan expose you to and what has resonated the most with you?

“I went on my first duck hunt, my first elk hunt, my first deer hunt, my first turkey hunt, my first bird hunt – everything I did from a hunting standpoint was with Bill and Realtree. Really, just teaching me how to do things safely, appropriately, what’s right, what’s wrong, whatever that is, Bill taught me. Through the years of Realtree Outdoors and everything that we’ve done together, we’ve been able to go on some really neat hunts at different times with different drivers or athletes – just great people. And part of hunting is the camaraderie and the people that you meet and the time you spend just being outdoors and doing something you enjoy and learning about other people. There really isn’t anything from a hunting standpoint that Bill didn’t introduce me to.”

No. 4 Realtree/Hunt Brothers Pizza Team Roster

Primary Team Members

Driver: Kevin Harvick
Hometown: Bakersfield, California

Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

Car Chief: Robert “Cheddar” Smith
Hometown: Whitewater, Wisconsin

Engineer: Stephen Doran
Hometown: Butler, Pennsylvania

Engineer: Dax Gerringer
Hometown: Gibsonville, North Carolina

Spotter: Tim Fedewa
Hometown: Holt, Michigan

Over-The-Wall Members

Front Tire Changer: Daniel Coffey
Hometown: Granite Falls, North Carolina

Rear Tire Changer: Daniel Smith
Hometown: Concord, North Carolina

Tire Carrier: Jeremy Howard
Hometown: Delhart, Texas

Jack Man: Brandon Banks
Hometown: High Point, North Carolina

Fuel Man: Evan Marchal
Hometown: Westfield, Indiana

Road Crew Members

Mechanic: Tyler Trosper
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

Mechanic: Nick DeFazio
Hometown: Orange, California

Tire Specialist: Jamie Turski
Hometown: Trumbull, Connecticut

Engine Tuner: Robert Brandt
Hometown: Mobile, Alabama

Transporter Co-Driver: Rick Hodges
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina

Transporter Co-Driver: Stephen Mitchell
Hometown: Woodville, Ohio

No. 10 Smithfield Ford Racing: Aric Almirola Martinsville 1 Advance

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ARIC ALMIROLA
Martinsville Advance
No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing

Event Overview

● Event: NOCO 400 (Round 9 of 36)
● Time/Date: 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 16
● Location: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway
● Layout: .526-mile oval
● Laps/Miles: 400 laps / 210 miles
● Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 80 laps / Stage 2: 100 laps / Final Stage: 220 laps
● TV/Radio: FS1 / MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Notes of Interest

● History at Martinsville: In 28 starts, Aric Almirola has earned seven top-10 finishes, one top-five and has led 75 laps on the .526-mile, paperclip-shaped Martinsville (Va.) Speedway oval. He qualified second at Martinsville at last year’s April race.

● In two races this season with the NextGen car’s new short-track aero package, Almirola’s finishes have not been indicative of his speed. On the mile oval at Phoenix Raceway last month, he started from the rear of the field and drove to 13th before a wheel broke off his racecar, sending him to the pits and putting him multiple laps down. On the three-quarter-mile oval at Richmond (Va.) Raceway two weekends ago, he drove from 32nd into the top-10 during the final stage before finishing 13th.

● Last weekend at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway’s third annual dirt race, Almirola started 19th and consistently climbed through the field to third place in the final stage, his highest running position in three Bristol dirt-race starts. He stayed in and around the top-five until a mechanical failure forced the No. 10 Smithfield team to call him to the pits for repair work that placed him 10 laps down. He finished 31st.

● Almirola had a strong start in the first two outings of the season when he won his heat race and started on the pole during the non-points-paying Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Then, in the points-paying season opening Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, the 38-year-old veteran won his Duel qualifying race and led 16 laps of the 500 – the most laps he’s led at Daytona in 23 starts.

● Driver Points: Almirola arrives at Martinsville 29th in the driver standings, 180 points out of first.

● Almirola’s career: In 432 career NASCAR Cup Series starts, Almirola has three wins, 28 top-five finishes, 91 top-10s, three poles, and has led 1,007 laps.

● Fans will see the iconic white, black, and gold Smithfield Foods scheme adorn Almirola’s Ford Mustang this weekend. Smithfield has been a sponsor of Almirola’s for the entirety of his fulltime NASCAR Cup Series career – making it one of the longest-lasting partnerships in NASCAR. Smithfield is an American food company with agricultural roots and a global reach. Its 63,000 team members are dedicated to producing “Good food. Responsibly.®” Smithfield is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated protein companies. The company has pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including its industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30 percent across its entire U.S. value chain by 2030. Smithfield believes in the power of protein to end food insecurity and has donated hundreds of millions of food servings to local communities.

● Beyond the 10 YouTube Series: In 2023, Almirola is continuing to share his life beyond the No. 10 Ford with season five of his award-winning YouTube series. Fans and media can subscribe on YouTube to see Almirola’s personality on and off the track. Episodes have already featured life as a dad, a husband and an athlete, and the show gives fans a unique perspective on what goes on in the life of a professional NASCAR driver. Fans can also follow Almirola’s social media channels: @Aric_Almirola on Twitter and Instagram, and @AricAlmirola on Facebook.

Aric Almirola, Driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing:

Although your finish last weekend at Bristol was not indicative of the top-10 run you had going, do you feel the season is beginning to trend in the right direction?

“I think so. It’s just part of life sometimes. The last seven or eight races just haven’t gone our way, starting at Daytona. We got off to a great start winning our Duel and I felt like we had a chance to win the Daytona 500, then that didn’t play out well for us and it just carried on to the next several weeks. Going to Richmond was a great turn for us. We ran really well, but we had to start in the back due to qualifying getting canceled. We drove from 32nd to the top-10 and looked like we were going to run seventh before the caution came and we had to put on scuffs. Nothing catastrophic happened. We had a good day on pit road. We did all the things we needed to do right, so I felt like it was a good way to turn our season around.”

Are you encouraged by what you’re seeing with the modifications to the short-track package?

“I am. I think it’s still really difficult to pass, but I think it’s because we’re all so close on speed. I think it’s pretty tough to pass another car when you’re only a half-tenth faster than them. You have to be substantially faster to pass another car or you have to have more options on the track. Richmond is a place where you have options. You can move to that middle lane or you can move higher on the racetrack, or guys miss the bottom and you can get under them. Phoenix didn’t seem like there was as big of a difference from the old package. It’s certainly in the right direction in having more off-throttle time and making the cars less aero-dependent.”

How do you expect the aero package to affect the racing at Martinsville?

“I don’t know. Martinsville will be hard because the speeds are down. When speeds go down, the downforce is less of a factor, anyway. The 150 mile-per-hour entry speeds at Phoenix versus Martinsville at 120 miles per hour is a big difference in the way the cars drive in traffic. I don’t know that Martinsville will be a huge difference from the old package, but we’ll see.”

No. 10 Smithfield Ford Team Roster

Primary Team Members

Driver: Aric Almirola
Hometown: Tampa, Florida

Crew Chief: Drew Blickensderfer
Hometown: Decatur, Illinois

Car Chief: Jerry Cook
Hometown: Toledo, Ohio

Engineer: Davin Restivo
Hometown: Asheboro, North Carolina

Engineer: James Kimbrough
Hometown: Pensacola, Florida

Spotter: Joel Edmonds
Hometown: Dobson, North Carolina

Over-The-Wall Members

Front Tire Changer: Ryan Mulder
Hometown: Sioux Center, Iowa

Rear Tire Changer: Trevor White
Hometown: Arlington, Texas

Tire Carrier: Tyler Bullard
Hometown: King, North Carolina

Jack Man: Sean Cotton
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

Fuel Man: James “Ace” Keener
Hometown: Fortuna, California

Road Crew Members

Mechanic: Chris Trickett
Hometown: Grafton, West Virginia

Mechanic: Jacob Cooksey
Hometown: Westbrookville, New York

Engine Tuner: Matt Moeller
Hometown: Monroe, New York

Tire Specialist: Russel Simpson
Hometown: Medford, New York

Transporter Co-Driver: Steven Casper
Hometown: Salisbury, North Carolina

Transporter Co-Driver: Matt Murphy
Hometown: Augusta, Georgia

The Best Car-Themed Video Games

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If you can’t be out driving and there isn’t any racing to watch then what on Earth is there to do with your free time? We think this selection of the best car-themed video games ought to keep you busy for quite some time. Whether you like customizing cars, being behind the wheel, or the culture that surrounds cars, each of these games will have something for you. So, clear your schedule for the weekend and dust off your games console, it’s time to race.

F1 2021

First up is an amazingly dynamic game that allows players to manage their very own F1 team. This is a dream for so many of us and F1 2021 does a brilliant job at keeping things within the realms of realism, whilst allowing players to dream big. You begin in F2 racing, as a young and promising driver called Aiden. Together, you and Aiden will aim to rise through the ranks to make it to Formula 1 level. Once you get there, you can compete in all kinds of different modes, including grudge matches between heroes like Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. As well as this, you can play races in real-time, allowing you to binge-play for whole days as you battle it out for the title. The ability to change difficulty and physics is really interesting and makes it easier for new players to get started. As you get more used to the game, you can enable the physics to be just like real life, giving you a flavor for what it might actually be like to be out and about on the track for real.

Grand Theft Auto Series

Whilst F1 2021 is all about racing, GTA is about grabbing the best car you can and driving it around until the police inevitably catch up with you. If you like your gaming with a healthy dose of chaos then all of the GTA games will scratch that itch. Playing one of the earlier GTA games is a nostalgia trip for many of us. There are so many side quests that you can pour your hours into, some more difficult than others. The poker side quest was fiendishly difficult and saw many of us heading online to practice our skills on free poker games before unleashing them in the world of GTA. Looking out for the sasquatch in the mountains was another hilarious mission that’s so well-loved it even made its way into some more of Rockstar’s games.

If you want a little of the supercar element of F1 2021 and a heavy dose of the chaos of Grand Theft Auto, then Wreckfest might be just what you’re looking for. This game puts you behind the wheel of a demolition derby car and lets you have at it. The physics in this game are what really set it apart from others of its type. You can dent, scratch, and crumple every tiny detail of the cars, making the car wrecks look incredibly realistic. As well as the endless ability for destruction, there are plenty fo different race modes, including stadium races and races with cars made out of bits of old furniture. It’s a varied game that’s a hilarious amount of fun.

Bikers and Casino – A Match Made in Heaven

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Bikers are known for their love of adventure, freedom, and the open road. They thrive on adrenaline, and their lifestyles are often associated with risk-taking and excitement. It’s no surprise that many bikers enjoy the thrill of gambling and the excitement of the casino. In this article, we will explore the connection between bikers and casinos, and how online casinos like House of Jack website cater to this exciting niche market.

Bikers and Casinos – A Natural Connection

Bikers and casinos have always had a natural connection. Casinos offer the same kind of thrill and excitement that bikers seek in their everyday lives. Both involve taking risks, and the adrenaline rush that comes with winning is similar to the rush of riding a motorcycle. Casinos also provide an escape from reality, a chance to let loose and have fun.

Bikers and Online Casinos – The Perfect Match

Online casinos, like House of Jack, are the perfect match for bikers. They offer all the excitement of a traditional casino, with the added convenience of being able to play from anywhere, at any time. Bikers can access their favorite games on their mobile devices, making it easy to play while on the road or during a break from riding.

Biker-Themed Online Casino Games

Online casinos like House of Jack have recognized the appeal of bikers and have created biker-themed games that cater to this niche market. These games often feature themes such as motorcycles, leather, and skulls, and are designed to appeal to the thrill-seeking nature of bikers. Some of the most popular biker-themed games include:

  1. Hell’s Grannies: This slot game features a group of hardcore grannies riding motorcycles and causing chaos on the streets. The game’s symbols include motorcycles, leather jackets, and tattoos.
  2. Motorhead: This slot game is based on the famous rock band Motorhead and features their music, as well as symbols such as guitars, skulls, and amps.
  3. Easy Slider: This slot game is all about motorcycle racing and features symbols such as helmets, speedometers, and engines. The game’s main character is a biker chick who can trigger bonus rounds and free spins.

Bikers and casinos are a match made in heaven, and online casinos like House of Jack are taking advantage of this niche market by offering biker-themed games and catering to the needs of this exciting and adventurous community. Whether you’re a biker looking for a thrill or a casino enthusiast looking for something new, online casinos offer the perfect escape. So, fire up your engines, grab your helmets, and get ready for an adrenaline-fueled ride at House of Jack!

How To Choose The Best Limousine Service In Singapore

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Limousine services are available in plenty in Singapore. You can hire a limousine of your choice for various reasons, including airport transfers, corporate and business purposes, local city tours, weddings, and other events. Visit tridentlimo.sg to gather further insights about limousine hire in Singapore so that choosing the best limousine service becomes easy. 

Companies that provide limousine services offer some of the top vehicle brands and the latest models of vehicles, such as Mercedes, Rolls Royce, and Mercedes, along with various other cars. Not all limo service providers are alike; only the best can ensure the most memorable experience accompanied by top-class hospitality. Here are some tips for choosing the best limousine service in Singapore.

  • Check the track record

Transporting people across the busy city in a massive vehicle with utmost comfort is a challenging job. A lot depends on the experience and attitude of the chauffeur to ensure the most comfortable and smooth ride. Only the most experienced and tested service provider can provide customers the most satisfying limo ride. Do a background check of the service provider to ascertain the number of years they have been in business. It bears enough hints about its capability to provide top-class service consistently to a solid base of satisfied customers.  

  • Check reviews and testimonials

Browse the internet to check reviews and feedback about the service providers. Focus on genuine reviews from actual customers to gather reliable and impartial information about the quality of service. The exercise should evaluate any service provider based on factors like the quality of the fleet, punctuality, safety, comfort, and hospitality. However, if you can talk to some of the customers, it would be the most dependable feedback that you can count upon.

  • Ask for a test ride

There is nothing better than knowing first-hand what awaits you if you hire a limo from that service provider. Despite doing the best exercise in due diligence, things might prove otherwise when you go for a ride. Therefore, to be sure about what you will likely get from the service provider, it is best to request a test ride on your chosen vehicle.

  • Talk to the chauffeur

The chauffeur plays a critical role in determining customer experience. If the chauffeur performs poorly, riding the most expensive vehicle might betray your expectations. Since the chauffeur is responsible for ensuring the most comfortable and relaxed ride, the chemistry between him and the rider is crucial in determining the customer experience. Try to talk to the chauffeur before hiring the vehicle to understand his personality and behavior and how well you can go along with him. 

  • Review the fleet

Review the fleet of vehicles to understand the types of cars available and their condition. Since limousines are available for various occasions, the review should help you know whether the type of vehicle you are looking for is available with the service provider. 

Finally, check the licenses and permits of the service provider and the vehicle you select to ensure that it has all legal clearances. 

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