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Connor Mosack Adds NASCAR Xfinity and ARCA Series Races With Joe Gibbs Racing

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Have Helmet, Will Travel

Connor Mosack Adds NASCAR Xfinity and ARCA Series Races With Joe Gibbs Racing to Existing 20-Race Xfinity Series Slate With Sam Hunt Racing; 23-Year-Old Racer Will Also Return to his Roots With a Trans Am Series Race for TeamSLR Along With Select Late Model Races

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2023) – With 20 NASCAR Xfinity Series races for Sam Hunt Racing already on his 2023 schedule, Connor Mosack is bolstering that lineup with an additional slate of races driving for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR).

The 23-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, will pilot JGR’s No. 19 Toyota GR Supra in three Xfinity Series races – July 1 at the Chicago Street Course, July 22 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway and July 29 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin – while also competing for JGR in six ARCA Menards Series races. Mosack’s ARCA schedule begins Feb. 18 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and then continues May 6 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, May 26 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, July 21 at Pocono, Aug. 4 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn and Sept. 8 in the series’ second trip to Kansas.

Amid these added events is a return to Mosack’s roots. He will drive a Super Late Model in the World Series of Asphalt Feb. 10-18 at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway for team owner Jamie Yelton. Mosack will then revisit the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli on Feb. 26 when he drives for TeamSLR in the TA2 division’s season opener at Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway.

Mosack ran the full CARS Tour in 2020 and promptly won its rookie-of-the-year title. He then augmented his Late Model schedule that year with four Trans Am races before committing to the full TA2 schedule in 2021 and 2022. In those two seasons with TeamSLR, Mosack never finished outside of the top-four in the championship standings, scoring two wins and earning five poles. When he wasn’t turning left and right in Trans Am, Mosack was getting more oval experience in ARCA. In 13 career ARCA starts, Mosack scored nine top-10s, eight of which were on ovals. His best finishes came on successive weekends last June – second on June 4 at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway (road course) and third on June 11 at Iowa Speedway in Newton (oval).

“I made my Xfinity Series debut with JGR last June at Portland and from the moment I made my first lap in their racecar, I realized why they’ve been so successful,” Mosack said. “Their equipment was second to none and the resources they had in terms of people and their knowledge was incredible.

“Jason Ratcliff was my crew chief at Portland and he’s got a ton of experience. I was able to learn from him before we even went to the track. Just in our time in the simulator, we made some great changes. So, to be back with him for three Xfinity races is going to be really valuable.

“And when it comes to JGR’s ARCA program, it’s the class of the field. After having to race against JGR cars, I’m really looking forward to racing with a JGR car. No matter what track they were on, they were always up front competing for wins. To have that chance in 2023 is pretty special, and I aim to make the most of it.”

When the 2023 racing season concludes, Mosack will have competed in more than 40 races, with 23 of them being in the Xfinity Series, the stepping-stone division to the elite NASCAR Cup Series.

“I’ve learned the more seat time you can get, the more you learn and the faster you learn,” Mosack said. “I’ve spent the last two years racing fulltime in Trans Am and running a decent amount of ARCA and Late Model races. It got me prepared to make my NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series debuts last summer, and that’s led to these opportunities with Sam Hunt Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing. It’ll be the most racing I’ve ever done in a single season, and I’m genuinely stoked about it. This is what I want and NASCAR is where I want to be.”

You could say Mosack is making up for lost time. He didn’t start racing until he was 18, bucking the trend of drivers who begin their careers at age four or five in go-karts. Instead, Mosack enjoyed a well-rounded and worldly childhood. He played football and lacrosse in middle school and high school, and volunteered with Open Eyes on a mission trip to Rwanda and Uganda in 2017. It wasn’t until his senior year in high school that Mosack was introduced to Legends cars. As soon as he sat behind the wheel, Mosack knew it was where he belonged. After winning five Legends car championships, Mosack transitioned to Late Model stock cars in 2019. All the while, Mosack balanced racing with school, graduating from High Point (N.C.) University in 2021 with a degree in business entrepreneurship. This past November, Mosack was honored with the university’s Ten Under Ten Young Alumni Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in a graduate’s chosen profession.

“Growing up, I’ve always been into cars, but I never really thought racing was something realistic for me. I didn’t know anybody in the sport, and nobody in my family had ever raced. I didn’t know that anybody could just show up at a local racetrack and rent somebody’s car, or buy their own racecar and go out there and run it. So when that was introduced to me, I thought it was really cool and I got a little taste of it, and that’s when I really fell in love with it. Once we knew that was an option, we decided to pursue it to see where it could go,” Mosack said.

“The first year I ever drove something was really just a blur, and I really didn’t know much. Year two, we started to kind of get the hang of things and understand where we could go and what it would take. We’ve been kind of building on that ever since.”

Mosack’s 20-race Xfinity Series schedule with Sam Hunt Racing begins March 11 at Phoenix Raceway.

CHEVROLET INDYCAR AT THERMAL CLUB CONTENT DAYS MEDIA AVAILABILITY – RINUS VEEKAY

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CHEVROLET IN NTT INDYCAR SERIES
CONTENT DAYS
THE THERMAL CLUB OPEN TEST
THERMAL, CALIFORNIA
ED CARPENTER RACING TEAM TRANSCRIPT
FEBRUARY 1, 2023

RINUS VEEKAY, NO. 21 ED CARPENTER RACING CHEVROLET:

When you look back at how INDYCAR started for you, where you’re at now, one of the up-and-coming drivers that can win races and challenge for the championship, has it happened according to your schedule or faster than you thought it would?

“It’s going according to my schedule like I’d hoped it to be. It’s gone fast. The whole Road to Indy, I’m in INDYCAR now longer than I’ve been in the Road to Indy. Pretty crazy. I’m very happy with how it goes. No complaints.”

Last year was an up-and-down year. Not the consistency you wanted. What have you dug into or found this off-season or focused energy on to try to make this year across 17 races more of what you want from a performance standpoint?

“That’s definitely something we focused on. We’ve had great pace at races, but we’ve been too up and down. With the engineers, we kind of took apart every full race weekend with Practice 1, Practice 2, like everything with the feedback, what I gave. Lap for lap, we looked everything back. We tried to find stuff that should have gone right but didn’t go right. Kind of kept going the whole weekend. Sometimes in practice one something happens, that kind of carries over throughout the whole weekend. Sometimes something goes very well in Practice 1, and it carries out throughout the whole weekend. We found a lot of stuff that I could prepare better in some ways. I feel like I can prepare a bit better in some ways. I found ways, different ways, to prepare, so I’m focusing on that now. Also within the team, they found a few things they can improve, so we can start off better.”

You mentioned you have some new people at the team. Can you elaborate on that? How many people did they bring in, what departments, and did you have any influence on that?

“I did not really have an influence on that. Of course, I encouraged the team to get new people, extra people, new minds, new brains in the team. We have a new fueler. We have a new performance engineer. For me, the main people are still the same. I think there’s definitely people around that are going to pick up a little bit.”

When you look back at last season, do you feel you drove to pretty much what the maximum of the car gave you? Do you feel you didn’t leave anything on the table? Did you feel like there was more you could have done?

“You know, I always try to give it my all. There’s been weekends where I’ve left some on the table. Like Portland, I definitely made a mistake while that was an easy top-10 when we were at that race. There’s been a few mistakes that were unnecessary that needed to be filtered out. For me, I think there was a top-eight in the championship that was possible with the car we had last year. I think now it was 12. I think if stuff would have gone my way a little, if I didn’t leave some stuff on the table, a top-eight would have been possible.”

You may have an opportunity at Detroit where I think you’ve done well, changing from Belle Isle to the new course. What can you say about the new course and how you perceive it?

“I think it’s going to be interesting for everyone to come to a new track. Definitely downtown is going to be I think a bit more alive. I think the fans, there’s going to be a bit more attendance from the fans. I’m curious to see how it’s going to go. Of course, I’ve seen the track from the aerial view. It looks very square. I’ve been on the track before with a road car. It actually looks very cool. If they change up some patches on the track, I think it’s going to be a very cool race.”

What are your goals going into the 2023 season?

“My goals for the 2023 season is getting back to the top step of the podium, winning a race again, hopefully more than one. But ideally just to be more consistent and be closer to top-fives and top-10s all the time so we can be high up in the championship standings at the end of the season.”

Except for the Indy 500, what race are you looking forward to this year?

“St. Petersburg; first race of the season. I’m excited for that.”

CONOR DALY, NO. 20 ED CARPENTER RACING CHEVROLET:

You’re looking forward to getting back in the car tomorrow?

“It’s rare to get to drive our Indy cars now in the off time. These days are really, really important. It’s just honestly good from a physical standpoint just to get in the car. We can train all we want, and I’ve had the most consistent training regime of any off-season thankfully, so it feels good what we’ve been doing in the gym, but there’s nothing like getting in these cars to drive to really prepare yourself for the first race. It’s going to be important. Try to do as many laps as possible.”

It is rare for you guys to get on track and do as many laps as possible. It’s even more rare to do it at a track you’ve never been to. What is the challenge going to be like trying to make the most out of this place?

“Well, I’m trying to think back to I guess the last time we all had to learn a new track. It’s probably Nashville. We’re going to have to do it again at Detroit, right, because Detroit will be a new one for us this year. We’ve done it before. But when it comes to Nashville, it was very, very time condensed, then we went racing. This is just two full days of testing. It’s hard when it comes to just two full days of testing because obviously some people will adapt to it quicker than others. You might feel like a hero, then the next day you might feel like a zero because some people have caught up. It really kind of funny to see. It’s kind of a shame that it’s all officially timed and judged upon day one because it could be a complete flip in day two. These days are important because hopefully it is an indication for us on all the permanent road circuits that we go to, right? This is a permanent road circuit that we get to test at which is important for a number of tracks: Mid-Ohio, Laguna Seca, Indy GP, all the permanent tracks we go to. Hopefully it’s helpful for us in all those scenarios.”

Is it important maybe to stay a little bit measured [at this test]? It’s not like any track exactly on the circuit.

“Yeah, and it’s a long lap, too. I guess if we’re kind of thinking and simulating that it’s a minute 44, 43, 42. When it comes to tire stints, as well, we can only really get 18 to 20 laps out of tires. Like, that’s not a lot. Hopefully we can use those laps just as efficiently as possible. It doesn’t matter to us how fast we go, as long as we get something out of it, right? How do we judge some changes? If that’s great for a certain section of the track, that could represent a section of another road track we go to. There’s a lot that we can learn, for sure. Realistically we kind of have to keep ourselves in check with our expectations and what we want, make sure that we focus on our test plan, just get through that, and enjoy it, enjoy what we can learn, take a lot from it.”

Go back to 2018. Did you think [100 starts] would be even close to possible?

“It’s been cool to be around for nine seasons, but I’m just excited to be here again. This level of continuity is super important, right? We have a great off-season to work together with the team, to work with all of our partners, to really market what we want to market really well this year with BITNILE.COM. We want to be faster at certain places. We’ve been able to look at all those places all during the off-season, which is really cool. We got to do a lot of simulating days in the end of last season, the beginning of this season. There’s a lot of really cool stuff. Even after the Indy 500 last year, there’s areas where, like, I obviously have not been as good at qualifying there as my teammates have been, so that’s really an area I would like to be better. But, boy, have we been good in those races the last two years. Excited to take that to another level as well. We know our cars, when we show up there, are very, very good. All of it is good. I did not know I would get to this point. I’m 31 years old and I’m still racing Indy cars, which is kind of crazy. I hope to do that for many more years, too.”

ED CARPENTER, NO. 33 ED CARPENTER RACING CHEVROLET:

Going in with two full-time cars, your oval program, do you have any vision of filling out the rest of those street courses, Beth [Paretta], some other program or driver?

“Not for 2023. We had plans and talks about doing more, but we kind of set a date on the calendar. If we didn’t have everything in order from funding and people, the full program in place by a certain date, we wanted to be disciplined and focus on exactly what we’re doing. That’s the plan. I don’t see that changing. Things can always change. If we’re going to have growth, my focus is doing that in ’24.”

When Rinus [VeeKay] was in here, he mentioned there are some new faces. He said he was asking for extra help on the engineering side. Can you discuss some of that?

“Yeah, we’ve been really fortunate. We’ve been able to bring in some new people. We lost a couple. All things considered I would say our turnover was low. For a year and a half, we’ve been trying to add a couple positions that we didn’t have. I think we’re happy with the people we’ve been able to bring in. Some new faces in engineering, some new faces out on the car. Hopefully have a deeper team, a little bit of a restructure at the shop, but minor relative to other teams.”

Any areas you’re looking to shore up?

“I really think it’s more depth more than a specific area. I think we’re not venturing. It’s not like we created a new department or project. It’s just more depth on the bench, more people working on the projects we already had going and furthering them. Just more depth.”

What are your goals for 2023?

“My number one goal is the same every year, and that’s to win the Indianapolis 500, whether it’s in my car would be best, or the other team cars. After that, be as competitive as possible, win as many other races as possible, place our cars hopefully in championship contention at Laguna [Seca].

What’s your most favorite race, what race are you most looking forward to this year, except for the Indy 500?

“I would say Iowa. I think it’s a spectacular event, always has been. Hy-Vee is taking it to another level. I think consistently that’s put on some of the most exciting racing on the calendar each and every year. Now it’s just an all-around great fan experience as well.”

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Hendrick Motorsports Media Advance: Clash at the Coliseum

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023
.25-Mile Oval
8:00 PM ET
Location: Los Angeles, California
TV: Fox
Event: NASCAR Cup Series exhibition
Radio: SiriusXM, PRN

5 KYLE LARSON

Age: 30 (July 31, 1992)

Hometown: Elk Grove, California

Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina

Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels

Standings: 7th (2022)

No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, will be available to members of the media at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 1:15 p.m. PST.

2022 SUCCESS: Following his career-best year in 2021 when he secured his first NASCAR Cup Series championship during a 10-win season, Kyle Larson added to his winning ways in 2022. The No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM team secured a spot in the owner’s Championship 4 while Larson finished the season seventh in the driver point standings. In his eighth full-time season, the 30-year-old driver posted three victories, 13 top-five finishes, 19 top-10s, 635 laps led with an average start of 7.86.

QUITE THE PAIRING: Larson begins his third consecutive full-time season with the 14-time Cup Series championship-winning organization. Paired with crew chief Cliff Daniels, the duo looks to add to their series-best total of 13 wins over the past two seasons and are on the hunt for their second championship together.

CALIFORNIA’S COLISEUM: The Elk Grove, California, native returns to his home state to compete in NASCAR’s second season-opening exhibition at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. During the 2022 race at the historic venue, Larson started eighth and finished fifth on the .25-mile track. On Dec. 15, 2022, the 2014 rookie of the year took part in the groundbreaking ceremony as work began on the specially constructed track for the 2023 Cup Series race.

WEEKEND VICTORY: On Friday, Jan. 27, Larson won in a late model dirt series race at Golden Isles Speedway. Taking the lead with two laps to go on the .4-mile clay dirt track, Larson would claim his first victory of 2023 on the second night of action at the Brunswick, Georgia, track.

DRIVER’S SEAT: This weekend, as Larson drives the No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 (view the paint scheme here) auto shoppers can pick up their own keys as Hendrick Automotive Group has 95 dealerships nationwide. Customers can also shop from the convenience of their home, selecting the category, make, model and vehicle packages that are important to them from the nearly 30,000 new, high-quality pre-owned and certified cars, trucks and SUVs available at HENDRICKCARS.COM.

WE’RE HIRING: Join 10,000+ others nationwide in working at Hendrick Automotive Group. Hendrick is hiring technicians and other positions at its dealerships throughout the country. Positions are open for all skill levels and offer tuition and training reimbursement. Individuals who are interested can apply at HENDRICKCARS.COM.

FAMILY OF FIVE: Larson and wife Katelyn welcomed their third child, Cooper Donald Larson, on New Year’s Eve of 2022. Cooper joins the couple’s oldest two kids – son Owen (age 8) and daughter Audrey (age 4).

9 CHASE ELLIOTT

Age: 27 (Nov. 28, 1995)

Hometown: Dawsonville, Georgia

Resides: Dawsonville, Georgia

Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson

Standings: 4th (2022)

No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, will be available to members of the media at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 1:15 p.m. PST.

LOOKING BACK ON ’22: Last season, Chase Elliott and his No. 9 team set the pace in the Next Gen car with a NASCAR Cup Series-high five victories – Dover Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. Prior to the start of the season, the 2020 Cup Series champion signed a five-year extension with the team. The Hendrick Motorsports driver also earned his first Cup Series regular-season championship, which helped catapult him to the top seeding to start the 10-race playoffs. Elliott advanced to the Championship 4 for the third consecutive year, ultimately placing fourth in the season standings. Accompanying Elliott’s five wins were 12 top-five finishes and 20 top-10s, while his 12.47 average finish and 857 laps led were series-best marks. At the NASCAR Awards show in Nashville, Elliott brought home his fifth straight National Motorsports Press Association Most Popular Driver Award.

LA BOUND: For the second year, the Cup Series returns to the legendary Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the exhibition Clash at the Coliseum. Last season, Elliott started the 150-lap main event from the 15th position and raced inside the top 10 before ultimately taking the checkered flag in 11th. While the 27-year-old driver has never won the Clash, he is a three-time winner in special events held by NASCAR, including two Daytona Duels victories (2017, 2018) and the 2020 NASCAR All-Star Race.

10 YEARS WITH NAPA: The 2023 season marks a decade of partnership between Elliott and NAPA Auto Parts. The Atlanta-based company first paired up with the Dawsonville, Georgia, native for his rookie NASCAR Xfinity Series season at JR Motorsports in 2014 and has been with him ever since. NAPA is serving as majority partner for Elliott and the No. 9 team for 26 NASCAR Cup Series races this season, including this weekend’s Clash. See every angle of the paint scheme here.

DYNAMIC DUO: Elliott and Alan Gustafson are entering their eighth season as a driver/crew chief combo. The duo is currently second on the list of wins by active driver/crew chief pairings with 18 points-paying victories. Gustafson and Elliott have advanced to the Championship 4 in each of the last three seasons, the only pairing to do so from 2020-2022. They earned their first Cup Series title in 2020 and the team captured the regular-season championship in 2022.

KELLEY BLUE BOOK IS BACK: On Tuesday, it was announced that Kelley Blue Book extended its sponsorship of Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports with a two-year contract renewal. In 2023 and 2024, Kelley Blue Book will be featured as a two-race primary sponsor and full-season associate sponsor of Elliott and the No. 9 team. The company’s association with Hendrick Motorsports began with a one-race primary sponsorship in 2014 and expanded to two races in 2016 when Kelley Blue Book joined Elliott for his rookie year. This season, the 27-year-old Elliott will drive the No. 9 Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 on March 12 at Phoenix Raceway and in the Cup Series playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sept. 24. You can view the paint scheme here.

24 WILLIAM BYRON

Age: 25 (Nov. 29, 1997)

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

Resides: Charlotte, North Carolina

Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle

Standings: 6th (2022)

No. 24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

2022 IN THE REARVIEW: Embarking on his sixth season in the NASCAR Cup Series, William Byron is coming off a career-best finish to the year at the highest level of competition. Starting off 2022 strong, Byron collected two wins early on. His first victory came at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March and he won three weeks later at Martinsville Speedway for his first multi-win Cup Series season. Locking himself in the Cup Series playoffs for the fourth consecutive time, Byron fought his way to the Round of 8 for the first time in the Cup Series, finishing a career-best sixth in the points standings. He ended 2022 with two wins, one pole award, five top-five finishes, 11 top-10s, and 746 laps led – the third-most laps led among drivers.

COMING FOR THE CLASH: With the 2023 season kicking off with the Clash at the Coliseum, this will be the second year that the exhibition race will be held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Byron’s last three Clash races have each occurred at different venues (Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Road Course and the LA Coliseum). In last year’s event in LA, Byron started seventh and despite racing his way within the top-five running order, ultimately finished the exhibition race in sixth. He was one of four drivers to race all 150 laps within the top 10, including running 89 of the 150 circuits in the top five.

STADIUM STYLE: While the historic California venue is only in its second year on the Cup Series circuit, it closely resembles Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston Salem, North Carolina. In 2015, Byron competed at Bowman Gray with what is known now as the ARCA Menards Series East. In that race, he started fourth and finished in the 15th position.

RUDY, RUDY, RUDY: Making strides in only his second Cup Series season, crew chief Rudy Fugle collected two wins with Byron and the No. 24 team in 2022. Continuing to learn about the Next Gen car, Fugle and his driver firmly locked themselves into the playoffs, reaching the Round of 8. The Livonia, New York, native is looking to build off his second season at the Cup level with the goal of propelling the No. 24 to a Championship 4 berth.

RAPTOR® TOUGH: RAPTOR® Tough and Tintable Protective Coatings will return in 2023 as the primary sponsor of William Byron and the No. 24 team. RAPTOR® is a durable protective coating that is designed to tolerate the toughest climatic conditions and can be applied to a wide range of items, including truck beds, lawnmowers, outdoor furniture and more. With 16 pre-mixed colors available, it’s easy to personalize anything you want to protect. RAPTOR® is available at local paint distributors, auto parts stores, and online retailers. For a better look at Byron’s No. 24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, click here.

48 Alex Bowman

Age: 29 (April 25, 1993)

Hometown: Tucson, Arizona

Resides: Concord, North Carolina

Crew Chief: Blake Harris

Standings: 16th (2022)

No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

2022 RECAP: Last season, Alex Bowman reached victory lane with a win in the third event of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 48 made 31 starts in 2022, tallying four top-five finishes and 12 top-10s. A second-place starting position in the 2022 DAYTONA 500 etched his name in the record books for the most consecutive front row starts in that event with five. In addition, he reached the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. Bowman was sidelined for five events after sustaining a concussion at Texas Motor Speedway in September but returned for the season finale at Phoenix Raceway in November.

DAY ‘N’ NITE: The No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will adorn two versions of the primary scheme during the 2023 Cup Series season. The No. 48 Ally Chevy “day” scheme will host a white base with bright plum, grapefruit, and seafoam stripes down the side. This version of the primary scheme will appear at races that take place during the day. When the lights come on over the racetrack, the black-based No. 48 Ally Chevy “night” scheme will be sported with a similar design to its daytime counterpart. Check out all the angles of the No. 48 machine’s new look here.

CLASH FLASHBACK: In the debut running of the Clash at the Coliseum in February 2022, Bowman finished sixth in his heat race – two positions away from making the main event. From that result, the 29-year-old driver competed in the second last chance qualifier. During his LCQ race, he was caught in an on-track incident and did not advance to the 150-lap feature race.

WINNING WAYS: The Tucson, Arizona, native is no stranger to victory lane. Since the start of the 2021 Cup Series season, Bowman is tied for the third-most wins with 2022 Cup Series Champion Joey Logano. Only Hendrick Motorsports teammates Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson have more wins, with seven and 13, respectively.

BRUSHING OFF THE DIRT: Bowman plans to strap back into the No. 55 Ally sprint car in the World of Outlaws at Volusia Raceway Park during the week between the Clash and the DAYTONA 500.

NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN: Blake Harris joins the Hendrick Motorsports’ 2023 crew chief lineup as the pit boss for Bowman. The 36-year-old Maypearl, Texas, native comes to the 14-time championship winning organization after completing his rookie season atop the pit box with Front Row Motorsports and the No. 34 team in 2022. Prior to being a crew chief, Harris served as a car chief for Kurt Busch and Martin Truex Jr. at Furniture Row Racing. He was an integral part of Furniture Row’s 2017 championship season when the No. 78 team won eight races and led 2,253 laps. In 2019, Harris followed Truex to Joe Gibbs Racing, where he also served as the car chief for the No. 19 team.

CLOSING IN ON 300: Entering the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, Hendrick Motorsports is nine points-paying victories away from 300 in the sport’s top series. Twenty drivers have combined to reach the organization’s current total of 291 wins, which is the most in the sport by any one team.

YEAR IN REVIEW: In 2022, Hendrick Motorsports notched a series-best 11 wins with Chase Elliott leading all Cup Series drivers with five victories and earning the regular-season championship. Kyle Larson and William Byron each posted multi-win campaigns. Alex Bowman earned a win for the fourth consecutive season. All four drivers made the playoffs and reached the Round of 12 with Elliott making the Championship 4 for the third consecutive season. The No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM team reached the owner’s Championship 4 for the second straight season. The organization’s 11 wins marked the ninth time that the team had won at least 11 races in a single season.

FORMAT FOCUS: The Clash at the Coliseum will see Saturday night’s single-car qualifying determine the starting order for Sunday’s four heat races of 25 laps. The top-five finishers in each heat race will advance to the main event with the winner of the first heat on the pole. Two last chance qualifiers of 50 laps each will be held among the drivers that have not raced into the field. The top-three finishers from those two races will advance to the main event. The 27th and final spot in the field will go to the highest driver from the 2022 driver point standings that is not yet locked into the 150-lap main event. In the heat races, LCQs and main event, only green flag laps will count.

IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: However, in the event that it does, teams will be able to use wet-weather equipment in the Clash. The LA Coliseum is one of six Cup Series ovals (Martinsville Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, North Wilkesboro Speedway, Phoenix Raceway and Richmond Raceway) that will see this as an option. The sanctioning body’s intent is to use it in mild conditions to speed up the resumption of racing following a rain delay.

LA REWIND: In last year’s first race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Hendrick Motorsports placed two cars in the top six of the final running order. Larson finished an organization-best fifth, while Byron came home sixth in the event.

CAPTURING THE CLASH: Hendrick Motorsports’ seven wins in the Clash are the third-most among all teams. All of their victories came at Daytona International Speedway, which was the home of the Clash from 1979 to 2020. The track’s road course hosted the 2021 edition of the Clash. Ken Schrader (1989 and 1990), Jeff Gordon (1994 and 1997) and Jimmie Johnson (2005 and 2019) each won the event twice, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored a win in 2008.

SAVORING THE SPECIAL: The Rick Hendrick-owned organization has recorded a series-best 37 wins in special events. The team’s win totals in the Daytona Duel qualifiers (16), NASCAR All-Star Race (10) and All-Star Open (four) are the most or tied for the most among all teams. Larson has four wins in such events with one coming with Hendrick Motorsports in the 2021 All-Star Race. Elliott has three wins in those events (2017 and 2018 Duels and the 2020 All-Star Race), while Byron has one victory (2020 Duels).

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on the Clash at the Coliseum: “I thought last year was amazing. NASCAR and everyone else involved did a great job building the track, making it proper for racing, creating excitement around the event and making it fun for fans. It was great to be a part of that historical event. I’m happy that we’re able to come back and put on another great show. I’m sure that it will be even better than the inaugural race was.”

Cliff Daniels, crew chief of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on the upcoming season: “People always say control what you can control. The good news for us is there are things that we (the No. 5 team) can control to make a difference and be better. A lot of those things we got right in 2021. We know that it is within us. We have the capability and talent. Now we just need to put it together and come out of the gates strong in 2023 to run a solid season. I’m confident that we will.”

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on racing in the Clash: “The Clash was a good event last year and it was a unique way to kick off our season. It seemed like the fans were excited to be there and enjoyed all the festivities they had going on. It was just kind of a different vibe than what we usually have. Everyone that had a hand in putting it together and bringing it to life did a great job, and going back a second year, I think it will just be as good.”

Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on heading back to Los Angeles for the Clash: “Last year was kind of surreal racing at such an iconic place where so many major events have been held. It’s just a cool venue and I’m looking forward to going back. Hopefully this year will be a little bit of a calmer experience and a little less stressful. Last year everything was brand new – the track, the format and the car. We’ll have a little bit better of an idea of what we’re going for this time around, but the track is so unique that even with going there last year, we’re still learning.”

William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on starting the 2023 season at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: “I’m excited to get out to Los Angeles. I’m just really ready to get the season started. We have our goals set to accomplish this year and the team has been preparing for the season to get back underway. While the Clash isn’t a points-paying race, it is a good way to get momentum going and really shake the dust off before the season ramps up in Daytona. The goal still remains to win every time we’re on track and show what we’ve learned.”

Rudy Fugle, crew chief of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on returning to the LA Coliseum: “Last year’s Clash really had a lot of aspects we had never done before – the Next Gen car, the track location, logistics in general. It all worked out, but I think we’re better prepared for even the little details this year. We’ve come so far with the car setup-wise from race one to the season finale. What we learned at last year’s Clash with the car is vastly different to what it will be this year. I’m really excited to go try those new things out though and see what may arise.”

Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on the start of the season: “I am excited to get back behind the wheel. The way last season ended and me having to be out of the race car has made me hungry to get back. I have spent the offseason training and preparing, so I think the shortened season in 2022 and focusing on being ready for this season has created a lot of excitement and anticipation for me. Blake (Harris) has brought a lot of energy to this team and I know the crew is super motivated to go compete. We will take it one race at a time, and it starts at the Clash this Sunday.”

Blake Harris, crew chief of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on the team’s approach at LA Coliseum: “First and foremost, we have to make sure the team is clicking. Working on communication with Alex (Bowman) is the highest priority. It’s super unique how we go out there, being three eight-minute sessions for practice. We get a little extra time for changes compared to what our normal segments would be. Everything about that race is just different. The main thing we are going to try to take away is how we discuss changes that need to be made to the car and really just the communication between myself, Alex and the entire team for that whole practice session. Looking ahead to Daytona (International Speedway), we go right into a qualifying session and then qualifying races so between the heat races and all the practice at the Clash, a big portion of our focus is communication.”

Harris, on his expectations for the race: “Last season, the No. 48 team didn’t reach the main event, so the first priority is having enough speed to qualify well and put ourselves in a decent position in our heat to not go to a last chance qualifier. Our next priority is going and building off of what Hendrick Motorsports had for a short-track package towards the middle-end of the year, which seemed to have a lot of speed. Hopefully, we can bring some of that speed back to Los Angeles.”

Automatic Racing Secures a Top-Five Finish with Jim Jonsin, Tom Long and Brett Sandberg in the No. 9 “No Limits” Aston Martin Vantage GT4 at Daytona

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Jonsin, Long and Sandberg Raced No. 9 “No Limits” Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Alongside Automatic Racing Regulars Rob Ecklin and Ramin Abdolvahabi in the No. 09 Stoner Car Care Aston Martin Vantage GT4 at IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Daytona Opener

Jonsin’s First IMSA Action in Seven Years Coincides with Release of Motorsport-Inspired Album “Fueled By 808 Vol.1” Featuring a Song Unveiled at Each 2023 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Race

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 2, 2023) – Automatic Racing and co-drivers Jim Jonsin, Tom Long and Brett Sandberg scored a competitive top-five finish Friday in the season-opening IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge four-hour race at Daytona International Speedway in the No. 9 “No Limits” Aston Martin Vantage GT4. The solid result in the top-tier Grand Sport (GS) class marked a successful return of the flagship Rebel Rock Productions program and Jonsin after a seven-year absence from IMSA competition.

“This is like a big victory for all of us,” Jonsin said. “You have to pinch me! I couldn’t believe some of the driving I was dealing with out there. This series has incredibly talented drivers. Racing amongst those folks out there was very challenging and awesome. It was a privilege to be able to get up front like that and then hand off the car nice and clean to Brett and watch him do his thing. Ending it off by watching Tom get in the car and finish with a P5 was indescribable. The ‘No Limits’ Aston Martin Vantage GT4 prepared by Automatic Racing has been amazing.”

It was an important week on and off the track for Jonsin, an accomplished and Grammy Award winning record producer, songwriter, DJ and music industry businessman. Friday also saw the release of his latest song, “No Limits,” featuring Kid Rock, Jimmie Allen and Austin Mahone and Striking Matches. Jonsin plans to release one song at each round of the 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge for a season-long, 10-track collaboration featuring various artists. A complete album of the season’s songs, Fueled by 808 Vol. 1, will be released at the end of the year through Jonsin and Rebel Rock Productions on the EMPIRE label.

Russell is a long-time IMSA, GRAND-AM and international sports car racing competitor as both a team owner and driver. Friday’s top-five finish was the best GS showing for Automatic Racing, which is based in nearby Orlando, at Daytona since Gary Ferrera and Kris Wilson co-drove to a second-place finish in the No. 99 Invisible Glass Aston Martin Vantage GT4 in 2019’s season-opening four-hour race at Daytona.

“I am proud of Jim, Tom, Brett and everybody on the Automatic Racing team who never stopped working on both of our Aston Martin Vantage GT4s all week,” Russell said. “We knew from last week’s Rolex Roar test we would have some competitive pace but the race itself always presents a new set of challenges. We persevered through every single one and to start the year with a top-five finish in a field of this caliber is something to be proud of and build on.”

Shaking off a challenging qualifying session on Thursday, Jonsin started Friday’s race from 28th on the grid and quickly began to move the front. Driving a “double stint,” Jonsin was behind the wheel of the No. 9 for nearly 90 minutes and for two pit stops. He cycled to as high as second place during the first round of stops and dashed to the pits the second time to hand off to Sandberg just out of the top-15.

Sandberg continued to improve through his mid-race driving shift and handed the “No Limits” Aston Martin off to Long who quickly joined the top-five battle in the final part of the race. The team’s professional driver, Long maneuvered through more than one daring overtake and arguably pulled off the best move of the race, splitting a pair of competitors for a pass that moved the No. 9 into third place. Masterfully managing worn tires, Long continued the fight to the finish in fourth place and was just edged at the checkered flag in a photo finish that showed the “No Limits” Aston Martin in fifth by a scant .007 of a second.

“I am so proud of the entire Automatic Racing team,” Long said. “To be part of Jim Jonsin’s ‘No Limits’ campaign with the Aston Martin has been so much fun. Daytona is always a special event. It’s very rewarding to come home with a top-five finish. I wouldn’t have minded being on the podium – we were there for a little bit near the end – but I’m really looking forward to keeping the campaign going. Make sure to download and stream the ‘No Limits’ song as often as possible! It’s a catchy one.”

Jonsin and the Rebel Rock squad competed alongside longtime Automatic Racing co-drivers Rob Ecklin and Ramin Abdolvahabi in the No. 09 Stoner Car Care Aston Martin Vantage GT4. Ecklin and Abdolvahabi advanced through the running order like their No. 9 teammates and overcame a penalty and some mechanical issues to secure a 17th place finish.

Next up for Automatic Racing and its pair of Aston Martin Vantage GT4 teams is Round 2 of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge at Sebring International Raceway, March 15 – 16.

Noteworthy

Mahone was among the strong contingent of guests attending Friday’s IMSA race in support of Jonsin and the team. “We had Austin Mahone out here watching the race as well,” Jonsin said. “I’m stoked and I’m thankful.” Vic Martin, one of the main writers of “No Limits” – which is now available across all streaming and popular music download platforms – also made the trip to Daytona to cheer on Jonsin and his teammates.

The new “No Limits” release had a presence throughout the weekend’s featured 61st Rolex 24 At Daytona that followed the Pilot Challenge race last Saturday and Sunday. The song was frequently played on the NBC Networks television broadcast of the day-long race as a “bump” leading into and out of commercial breaks. Current plans call for other songs from the Fueled by 808 Vol. 1 project to have similar airplay on NBC IMSA race broadcasts later in the season.

TOMMY DUNKEL EXPERIENCES FIRST CHILI BOWL RACE AND HAS A SUCCESSFUL START AS A SPRINT CAR TEAM OWNER

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Tommy Dunkel in action in the Inland Rigging #17A Sprint Car at Perris in 2022. Bobby Kimbrough photo.

(Menifee, CA, February 1, 2023) For Southern California racing aficionado Tommy Dunkel, the month of January was an extension of Christmas. To start the year, the Menifee, California racer took part in the world-famous Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the very first time. If that wasn’t enough, he became the car owner of the USAC/CRA Sprint Car team that features star driver Brody Roa. The new owner/driver combo swept to victory in two races in Arizona at the end of the month.

The Chili Bowl, which drew over 350 cars, marked Dunkel’s initial time racing a midget. Widely known as the biggest midget race in the world, it matches drivers from a variety of different disciplines of racing including NASCAR, Indy Cars, NHRA, USAC Sprint Cars & Midgets, and World of Outlaws Sprint Cars. For most, including Dunkel, it is a dream to be a part of the show. He was over the moon to be a part of the program that was staged in the massive SageNet Center and was shown around the world on Flo Racing and MAVTV.

Getting to race the Dunkel Farms/Inland Rigging/Osborn Speed and Machine/United Asset Sales/Southside Mowers sponsored Boss Chassis/Esslinger, Dunkel finally flew into action on night four of the six evening event (all drivers compete once in the first five days and come back for Saturday’s finale). Dunkel’s first race was an eight-lap heat against a tough field of drivers. Forced wide on the start, he ended up with a seventh-place finish.

The heat race outcome placed Dunkel in one of the night’s two C mains. The midget rookie started 14th in the rough-and-tumble affair and came home 12th. That put him in one of the very early Saturday preliminary main events and meant he would have to make more transfers than anyone in the history of the Chili Bowl to make the A main. Being a rookie along with some car issues, Dunkel knew his chances of that happening were impossible.

“Our prelim was Thursday and we kind of really struggled with the car,” Dunkel said. “Unfortunately, I wasn’t in the best of equipment. After Thursday I just decided to sit out Saturday’s alphabet soup. I really wanted to run but for some safety reasons and just not really getting the car to work for me, I decided to bow out.”

While he exited the event early, it does not mean Dunkel is done with midget racing. In fact, quite the contrary. The exhilaration of being a part of such a high-profile race and being on the track with superstar drivers bit him hard and he now has the itch to get back to Tulsa. In fact, he is already making plans to be a part of the show in the upcoming years.

“Racing a midget was a lot different (from racing a sprint car) but I will tell you, I am hooked,” Dunkel enthused about the experience. “To see a midget in the Inland Rigging stable is not too far-fetched anymore. Honestly, it will probably be just for the Chili Bowl. I can definitely see making that a yearly deal. With the sprint car thing getting as serious as it is right now, I don’t know if I will have a whole lot of time to race a midget on the West Coast.”

“I really enjoyed it and they are a lot of fun,” Dunkel continued about his first foray into the lightweight cars. “The power-to-weight ratio is pretty high on them. They are really responsive cars to drive. I enjoyed it, and it was a thrill. In my heat race, I was lined up next to Shuman (Casey Shuman). My practice session had Rico Abreu and a few other big names. It was nerve-wracking, but I had some fast guys to follow. The nerves were at a solid 10 just walking into that place. The prestige that comes with that race is huge. To be able to compete there was a pretty big milestone for me.”

Soon after the Chili Bowl ended, Dunkel met with veteran racer Roa and took on some more duties fielding a car for the star driver in this year’s USAC/CRA Series. To say the least, they got off to a dream start when Roa swept the two opening races at Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway last weekend.

“We are over the top really,” happy car owner Dunkel said on Sunday. “We were hoping for a decent run with a brand new car, new team, and a whole new package. To go out there and sweep the weekend was a little unexpected. We are just over the top about it.”’

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Brody Roa scored two wins in the Dunkel Farms #17R last week in Arizona. A.J. Johnson photo.

After three weeks away from the track, Dunkel will return to action when the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series opens its 2023 campaign on the Dirt Track at the Kern County Raceway in Bakersfield on February 25th. From that day through the first week in July, Inland Rigging cars, with Dunkel or Roa behind the wheel, will be racing every single weekend before getting a week off.

Dunkel would like to thank the following for making the team’s racing efforts possible. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, United Asset Sales, Osborne Speed & Machine, Sander Engineering, “Biker” Bruce Fischer, ALR Virtual Services, Burris Racing, Caltrol, Competition Suspension, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Driven Racing Oil, Baldwin Filters, and NGK Spark Plugs. If you or your company would like to join the team for a full year of USAC Sprint Car competition in 2023, please give Tommy Dunkel a call at 951-901-5082 or send an email to mailto:TomDunkel@inlandrigging.com.

Tommy Dunkel’s 2023 Racing Results

1-12-23 Tulsa SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 12th C Main

Brody Roa’s 2023 Racing Results

1-27-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

1-28-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

What Are the Advantages of Using Auto Wrecker’s Services?

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Driving is a fun activity that brings excitement and fun. However, it comes at a cost. Most of the time, frequent driving can lead to wear and tear until the car components break and cannot be driven anymore. You might have put the wrecked in your garage. Despite having many relishing memories with it, you will need to get rid of it someday. The parts of the vehicle deteriorate with time due to friction. You may opt for a mechanic every time. If you do this throughout the year, you may spend more money on car maintenance. Purchasing a new car might be cheaper than the money spent on maintenance.

What can you do with your wrecked car?

Auto wreckers will significantly help you if you have a junk car in your backyard that you want to get rid of. The tasks would be complex without car wreckers. Car wreckers are experienced in dismantling eco-friendly procedures and have efficient duty tools. If you are looking for auto wreckers in perth, then you can consider the best by doing proper research.

A suitable method for selling your vehicle

Most people are opting for auto removal services to sell their cars nowadays. Suppose you want to avoid going through the complex process of selling cars to other avenues. Selling the car to an auto removal firm will save you time and effort and relieve you from those stressful things that would have bothered you. You don’t have to worry about the condition of your car or even advertise. The auto removal firm will evaluate your car’s value by checking the weight of the steal. They can also salvage some recyclable parts of the automobile. After they remove the usable parts, they then sell them. 

Free Car Removal

Sometimes, the car is so damaged, and they’ll still dispose of it if they are serious. One might hire a towing company to transport it to the salvage yard. You won’t need this when dealing with car removal services. Auto removal firms offer free removal services. They will remove the damaged car from your yard free of charge. You don’t have to bother doing anything. They will not deduct the removal cost from the cash they pay for the car.

Great for the Environment

When the car is left outside to rot, they leak harmful chemicals into the atmosphere and the ground, making an auto wrecker an essential service for properly recycling vehicles and minimizing environmental harm. This can cause long-term harm to the water sources and local soil. As a result, you cannot use that field of land for other future purposes. If you are or are not concerned about the environment, it is still suitable to keep the environment conducive. Another way to keep the environment clean is auto recycling. Auto wreckers follow an eco-friendly way to dispose of the wrecked car. The damaged car can be recycled and utilized in another car for environmental benefits and long-term use. Vehicle wreckers use eco-friendly ways to recycle vehicle parts. Simply put, car wreckers will assist you in getting rid of your scrap car without causing any environmental harm.

How To Choose The Best Bronx Body Shop

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Whether small or big, dealing with damage to your car following an accident is never fun. No matter how careful you’re on the road, you can’t avoid some scenarios. A drunk driver or bad weather may cause damage to your vehicle. In such a case, you may want to hire an auto body shop to address the problem. They’ll help fix your car’s dents, replace faulty parts, and return your vehicle to its original state.  

Today, you have your choice of several auto body shops. So, finding one is easy, but choosing the best one can be tricky. It requires you to consider many elements. You need someone who can efficiently work in your car and provide better results. Here are six practical approaches to end up with the best body shop Bronx has to offer. 

  1. Choose A Shop With Certified Technicians

The quality of the work will majorly rely on the technicians handling it. With this in mind, the company you select should have qualified staff. This means they’ve undergone formal training and have been certified. Before you sign a deal with any auto body shop in the Bronx, ensure that the technicians are licensed.  

Aside from that, the shop should be a certified repair center for individual car models. For instance, if you see a Toyota-approved body shop, the center is approved to offer body repair services for any cars from this manufacturer. Reputable car body shops display these certifications on their websites, so they’re easily verifiable.  

  1. Ask For Recommendations

Today, many people own cars, and most of them have previously used the services of a body repair shop. This is why asking for recommendations can be an effective strategy for finding the best auto body shop in the Bronx. If you know of family members, friends, or colleagues who have had their car body worked by a shop in the area, ask for their feedback.  

If you have a car mechanic on speed dial who goes to your home to fix your car, you can ask them if there’s a body shop they can recommend. They may have a few of them on their list you can check out. But be sure to do your own research to identify the most suitable provider from the recommendation list.  

  1. Consider Location

Location is another element to consider when searching for an auto repair shop in the Bronx. With a population of more than a million, chances are the borough is home to a number of body shops. 

For convenience, check which are the ones nearest you. You can then go over online reviews to narrow down your options. See if they already did a job similar to what you need them to do, for example, restore sun-damaged and faded car paint.   

  1. Compare Prices

To get the best value for your money, you must compare prices. The various auto body shops charge different prices for their services. So, comparing prices just makes you a good shopper.  

List all the shops you’re considering. From there, request each to give you intimates for the work. Once that’s done, you can compare prices and make an informed decision.  

Sometimes, you may be tempted to hire the body shop with the lowest price tag, thinking you’ll save a lot of money. But that may not always be the case. The quality may be poor, forcing you to start looking again for another service provider to work on the botch job. Nevertheless, there are auto repair shops with low prices without compromising the quality of their work. A possible drawback is that they have a long queue. 

  1. Review Their Warranty Policy

A good auto body repair shop is always ready to stand by its work. They provide a warranty as a guarantee to redo the work if something goes wrong. With such a service, you can be confident with their work and eventually save money in case you get into another car accident. 

However, you must adhere to the warranty terms and conditions. Make sure you find a company with a reasonable warranty period.  

  1. Follow Your Gut

It’s also important to follow your gut when choosing an auto body shop in the Bronx.  If no customers visit a certain shop, many may avoid them because of poor service or poor quality. And if the place is so dirty, that can reflect their work or work ethic. You should avoid such shops.  

Takeaway

One of the most recommended ways to repair your car following an accident is to hire an auto body shop. They’ll work on your vehicle to return it to its original state. However, you must partner with the best provider. You can consider the tips listed in this article to ensure you hire the most suitable body shop in the Bronx.

Which Is the Perfect Application for Playing Poker?

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Poker has become one of the most widespread card games in the world. The participants find the poker game engaging because of its exciting gameplay structure and simple-to-understand rules. Moreover, the player finds it more tempting & thrilling to play different versions of the game on the Poker app to make the best hand ranking according to the poker hand order rule and win the pot. 

The first reason why poker has gained immense establishment is due to the number of poker modes available or offered. Moreover, through the basic rules of the poker game, every version has a different game structure and set of challenging rules. With the beginning of online poker, many players have started participating in matches, and the poker game has become more famous than ever before.

Here in this article, you will get to know the poker game and how to play different versions of poker, and at the end, you will get which is the best app for playing poker online. 

Basics 

Poker is a fascinating game consisting of 52 cards, and it is way more thrilling when the player tries to make the best pair combination per the hand ranking rules. Moreover, the players bet over the hand according to ranking and position, and they need to accept whether their hands are worthy compared to other players in-game. If suitable, they bet in a different game of the round to carry out the winner, or in some cases, they do, which simply means they don’t have worthy cards. 

Most Popular Poker Version

Texas hold ‘em is one of the most popular versions of playing poker. In which the players get two-private cards or hole cards. More than that, the players also get community cards to face up in the three different match rounds, like flop, turn, and river. All the rounds are similar to other versions, where few rules differ from others. Moreover, at the round of the showdown, the player who makes the high pair of five-card hands wins the match.

There are many types of poker modes, such as Texas Hold’em poker, 7-card stud, Omaha, pineapple, and many others. All are simple and convenient to play, where the pattern of playing is also similar but with some differences in rules. 

Wrapping Up!

One of the best Poker apps for playing poker online is Pocket52, where you can play it from any place, anytime. It consists of all the versions of poker with exciting tournament features. For more details, visit Pocket52 now.

Essential Repair Checklist to Upgrade your Car on Top Maintainance

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Introduction

You drive your car every day, and it’s an important part of your life. After all, you depend on it for everything from commuting to errands to weekend getaways. You want that car to last as long as possible—and with regular maintenance, it will!

Oil Change

Oil Change – Recommended every 3,000 to 5,000 miles

  • Change the oil filter at the same time.
  • Add a quart of oil if needed. Check the level after the car has been driven for about 15 minutes or so to see if it needs more or less.

Alignment

Alignment is the adjustment of the tire position to make sure that they are exactly parallel to one another. This is done so that your car’s wheels will be in line with its axis, and it can guarantee that your vehicle runs smoothly at all times.

Alignments are important because they help protect your tires from damage due to uneven wear on the roads, which could otherwise lead to expensive repairs later on. If you want to prevent specific problems like this, then having an alignment checkup done every six months or so is highly recommended!

When you visit a professional auto service center for an alignment checkup, here are some things that you should expect:

  • An inspection of your tires will be performed first so as not only to identify any potential issues but also to determine how much tread remains in each tire before deciding whether or not it needs replacing just yet; this way lies better safety!

Belts and Hoses

The next things you need to keep an eye on are our belts and hoses. These are important because they help keep everything running smoothly. You can check for worn belts and hoses using a flashlight, but make sure you don’t have the headlights on—you don’t want to blind yourself!

If you do find any worn parts, replace them as soon as possible so that your car keeps running well.

Radiator Flush and Refill

Radiator Flush and Refill

Radiator coolant is used to keep the engine cool by circulating the fluid throughout the engine. Radiator fluid should be checked regularly and replaced when needed. If you’re in doubt about whether your car’s radiator is full or not.

Transmission Service

A transmission service is a process of cleaning and replacing specific parts in the transmission system. This procedure should be performed once every 20,000 miles (30,000 km), or every two years if you drive daily.

A transmission service includes:

  • Fluid change (transmission and torque converter)
  • Check/adjust of clutch disc and throwout bearing
  • New filter element for torque converter housing and pan gasket replacement if necessary

Brake Repair

Your car’s brakes are the most important safety feature of your vehicle. It’s crucial to take care of them and keep them in good working order, but many people don’t know how to check for problems. To make sure you’re doing everything you can to keep your brakes safe, follow these steps:

  • Check your brake pads. You should be able to see a layer of material on the back edge of each pad—this is wear indicator material that will begin to disappear as the pads wear down. If there isn’t enough material left, it means they need to be replaced immediately. Make sure that if you’re driving with worn-out brakes, you avoid any long downhills or sharp turns because they could cause serious damage if handled poorly.
  • Change your brake fluid regularly.
  • Check all hoses and lines every time you change the oil (every six months).
  • Get new rotors if yours are worn out or warped beyond repair; otherwise, just have them turned over so they last longer before needing replacement again later.

Car dent repair

Car Dent Repair is the process of removing a dent from the body of a car. It can be done by hand, or with some type of pneumatic tool look at dent repair in Brisbane. The goal is to get the dent out as much as possible to make it look like new so that you don’t have to keep looking at it and thinking about it.

These repairs can be key to extending the life of your vehicle.

Many of these repairs can be key to extending the life of your vehicle. For example, you may save money in the long run and avoid costly repairs down the road by addressing issues such as worn brake pads or a coolant leak right away. By maintaining your car’s value, you’ll also benefit from higher resale prices when it comes time to trade in or sell it at some point down the road.

Conclusion

Car maintenance is so important! By following this checklist, you can ensure your car will last longer and run smoother. It’s also important to be proactive about your vehicle’s health. The more frequently you keep up with these checks and repairs, the less likely you are to have problems in the future.

What Really Happens in Money Laundering Checks When Selling a House

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Selling a house can be a long and complicated process, with many steps to complete before you can successfully transfer ownership to the new owner. One of the most critical and often misunderstood steps is the money laundering check. This check is designed to ensure that the money used to purchase the property is from a legitimate source and not from any illegal activity. 

However, many people need to become more familiar with what actually happens during this process and what they need to prepare for. In this blog post, we will provide a comprehensive guide on what happens in money laundering checks when selling a house, including the process, common mistakes to avoid, and best practices to follow. 

Whether you’re a first-time home seller or a seasoned real estate professional, understanding the money laundering check process is essential to ensure a smooth and successful transaction.

What is Money Laundering?

Money laundering is the process of disguising illegally obtained money or assets as legitimate funds. This is done to hide the source of the money and make it appear as if it has been legally earned.

Examples of money laundering can include hiding the proceeds of illegal activities, such as drug trafficking, tax evasion, and bribery, by making it appear as if the money came from a legitimate source. This can be achieved by funneling the money through various financial transactions or businesses to conceal its origin.

Money laundering checks in real estate are conducted to prevent criminals from using real estate transactions to legitimize illegal funds. According to Alex from Property Rescue, Real estate transactions often involve large amounts of money, making them an attractive target for money launderers. By conducting money laundering checks, the real estate industry can help prevent the proceeds of illegal activities from being funneled into the legitimate economy, which could negatively impact the financial system and the economy as a whole.

The Process of Money Laundering Checks in Real Estate

The money laundering check process in real estate is a series of steps taken to verify the source of funds used to purchase a property. The goal is to ensure that the money is from a legitimate source, not from any illegal activity.

The steps involved in the money laundering check process typically include the following:

  1. Gathering information from the buyer and seller, such as identification documents and proof of income.
  2. Verifying the buyer’s identity and source of funds.
  3. Reviewing the transaction history and any related financial records.
  4. Conducting risk assessments to determine the likelihood of money laundering.
  5. Submitting the information to the relevant authorities for review.
  6. Receiving the results of the check and determining if the transaction can proceed.

Different parties involved in the money laundering check process include the buyer, the seller, the real estate agent, the bank or financial institution, and the relevant authorities, such as anti-money laundering (AML) departments. 

The buyer and the seller are responsible for providing the necessary information, while the real estate agent and the bank verify the information and conduct the check. The relevant authorities review the information and determine if the transaction can proceed. All parties must work together to ensure a smooth and efficient money laundering check process.

Common Mistakes Made During Money Laundering Checks

During the money laundering check process, common mistakes include incorrect or missing information, failure to comply with regulations and procedures, and failure to understand the importance of the check.

The consequences can be severe if mistakes are made during the money laundering check process. The transaction may be delayed or even canceled, leading to additional costs and inconvenience for the buyer and seller. In some cases, criminal charges may be filed, and reputational damage may occur.

To avoid mistakes during the money laundering check process, it is essential to be well prepared. Some tips include:

  1. Gathering all necessary information and documentation ahead of time.
  2. Familiarizing yourself with the regulations and procedures related to money laundering checks.
  3. Working with a reputable real estate agent and financial institution with experience with the check process.
  4. Communicating with all parties to ensure everyone is on the same page.
  5. Seeking the advice of legal or financial professionals if necessary. 

By following these tips, you can ensure a smooth and successful money laundering check process.

Best Practices for Selling a House with Money Laundering Checks

The best practices for selling a house with money laundering checks include following all regulations and procedures, being well prepared, and clearly understanding the process. Other best practices include working with a reputable real estate agent and financial institution, maintaining good communication with all parties involved, and seeking the advice of legal or financial professionals if necessary.

Preparing beforehand is essential for a successful money laundering check process. This includes gathering all necessary information and documentation, familiarizing yourself with the regulations and procedures, and understanding the importance of the check. Being well-prepared can help to avoid mistakes and ensure a smooth and efficient process.

To prepare for the money laundering check, you can take the following steps:

  1. Gather all necessary identification documents and proof of income.
  2. Review the regulations and procedures related to money laundering checks.
  3. Work with a reputable real estate agent and financial institution.
  4. Communicate with all parties to ensure everyone is on the same page.
  5. Seek the advice of legal or financial professionals if necessary.
  6. Be prepared to provide detailed information about the transaction, including the source of funds used to purchase the property.

By following these steps, you can ensure that you are well-prepared for the money laundering check process and that the transaction proceeds smoothly.

Conclusion

In conclusion, money laundering checks are a crucial part of selling a house. These checks are designed to ensure that the funds used to purchase a property are from a legitimate source, not from any illegal activity. 

A money laundering check can be complex and involves several steps and parties. It is essential to be well prepared and to follow all regulations and procedures to ensure a smooth and successful outcome. By understanding the process, being aware of common mistakes, and following best practices, you can help ensure a successful money laundering check and a smooth property sale.

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