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Sheehan Looks for Strong Autumn Finish at VIR

Bow, NEW HAMPSHIRE – October 6, 2022 – Having finished in P8 at the popular venue in 2019 and notched his 100th start in Trans Am in 2020 when he finished in P7 in the Heacock Gold Cup, New Hampshire’s Tom Sheehan has good memories of Virginia International Raceway. 2022 has so far been less kind to the evergreen “Ironman” of muscle car racing and a mechanical issue late in the race at Watkins Glen cost him several places and typified Tom’s luck this season. Nevertheless, Tom remains in upbeat mood, with the canary yellow No. 97 LTK Insulation Technologies Damon Racing Ford Mustang heading to Virginia.

VIR is a hugely popular track and originally opened in 1957 as one of the country’s first permanent road racing circuits. The 3.27-mile track has unusually remained exactly the same ever since. While the track is unchanged, the grounds at VIR have gone through quite a transformation since their humble beginnings. The VIR we know today began to take shape when new owners had a vision of something altogether more grand. After several fallow years, they reopened VIRginia International Raceway in 2000 with world-class facilities and resort amenities. Since then, VIR has received international acclaim and tremendous reviews as one of the most exciting road courses in all of North America and is usually a very popular resort.

Testing for the TA2 Racers begins at 5:00pm ET on Thursday, October 6 with practice at 1:00pm ET on Friday. Qualifying will be in two groups from 5:30pm ET the same day. The drop of the green flag for the race itself at 11:40 am ET on Saturday morning.

TV Broadcast:

TA2 – Oct 12, 7:00p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network
TA2 (Encore Presentation) – Oct 13, 12:30 a.m. ET on CBS Sports Network

Keep up with Trans Am driver Tom Sheehan on social media – Facebook page is Damon Racing; Instagram is TomSheehanTA97 and Twitter follow @TomTA2_97.

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NCS AT CHARLOTTE ROVAL: Team Chevy Advance

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
Bank of America ROVAL 400
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
Concord, North Carolina

October 9, 2022

PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 12 ELIMINATION: CHARLOTTE ROVAL

Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott became the first NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) playoff driver to win in the post-season thus far, giving the No. 9 Camaro ZL1 team an automatic berth into the Round of 8. As the only driver with a secured spot into the next round, the seven positions that remain up for grabs in the Round of 8 will be determined in Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. The 2.32-mile, 17-turn road course located within “America’s Home for Racing” of Charlotte Motor Speedway was first added to the NCS schedule in 2018; and since then, each of the circuit’s four races have held a spot in the post-season.

Chevrolet recorded its first win at the Charlotte ROVAL in 2019, with road course phenom Chase Elliott taking the checkered flag in the circuit’s second annual NCS race. Since then, it’s been a repeat visit to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course victory lane for the Bowtie brand. Elliott became a back-to-back winner at the circuit in 2020, with his Hendrick Motorsports’ teammate Kyle Larson becoming the ROVAL’s most recent NCS winner in 2021.

In similar fashion, the Bowtie brand will look to make it four in a row in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. The “King of the Road” AJ Allmendinger recorded his first NXS win at the ROVAL in 2019 and he’s taken each win since; recording the victory in 2020 and later going on to make it a three-peat in 2021. In five NXS road course races this season, Chevrolet has scored the victory in four of those events, three of which were won with Allmendinger behind the wheel of his No. 16 Kaulig Racing Camaro SS.

NASCAR Cup Series – Defending Winner at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course:

Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

October 10, 2021

NASCAR Xfinity Series – Defending Winner at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course:

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Camaro SS

October 9, 2021


BOWTIE LOOKING FOR 12 IN A ROW ON ROAD COURSES

Since Chase Elliott delivered Chevrolet its milestone 800th all-time win in NASCAR’s premier series at Circuit of The Americas in May 2021, it’s been nothing but the Bowtie brand in victory lane on NCS road course circuits. The series’ most recent road course race at Watkins Glen (August 2022) saw Kyle Larson hoist the trophy once again, giving Chevrolet its 11th consecutive NCS road course victory. Within that time frame, a total of six drivers from four different Chevrolet teams added wins to that streak.

Four of Chevrolet’s six remaining playoff contenders have at least one NCS road course victory to their name. Joining Elliott and Larson on that list includes Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez, who both recorded their first career wins in NASCAR’s premier series on a road course circuit earlier this season.

While Elliott has already punched his ticket to the next round with his win at Talladega Superspeedway, a win at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course would move the 26-year-old Georgia native up the ranks on the NCS all-time road course wins list. Currently leading all active NCS drivers in career road course wins with seven, a win in Sunday’s race would move Elliott to second on that elite list, tying NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart with eight. At the top of the NCS all-time road course wins list is Career Chevrolet driver, Jeff Gordon, who recorded nine career road course victories in NASCAR’s premier series.

A look at where the Team Chevy NCS playoff drivers stand heading into the Round of 12 elimination race, including season numbers and career stats at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course:

Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1 – 1st in Playoff Standings

2022 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion

Victories: 5 (series-leading)

Top-Fives: 12; Top-10s: 19; Laps Led: 773

Average Finish: 11.5; Stage Wins: 6

At Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course:

Wins: 2

Top-Fives: 2; Top-10s: 3

Average Finish: 5.000 (series-best)

Of Note:

  • The 2022 season marks Elliott’s seventh consecutive appearance in the NCS playoffs.
  • Elliott has advanced to the Championship 4 the past two seasons, winning his first career NCS Driver Championship in 2020.
  • Six of his 17 career NCS wins have come in the playoffs.
  • Elliott has won at two of the three tracks in the Round of 12, including Talladega Superspeedway (2019); and a two-time winner at the Charlotte ROVAL (2019 and 2020).

Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1 – 3rd in Playoff Standings (28-points above cutline)

Victories: 2

Top-Fives: 11; Top-10s: 17; Laps Led: 621

Average Finish: 13.8; Stage Wins: 5

At Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course:

Top-25: 1; Average Finish: 23.000

Of Note:

  • The 2022 season marks Chastain’s first career appearance in the NCS playoffs.
  • Chastain has one career NCS road course win to his name, taking the victory at Circuit of The Americas in March 2022.

Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1 – 6th in Playoff Standings (18-points above cutline)

2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion

Victories: 2

Top-Fives: 11; Top-10s: 16; Laps Led: 368

Average Finish: 13.7; Stage Wins: 4

At Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course:

Victories: 1

Top-Fives: 1; Top-10s: 1;

Average Finish 13.000

Of Note:

  • The 2022 season marks Larson’s sixth appearance in the NCS playoffs, with 2021 bringing Larson his first trip to the Championship 4.
  • During the playoff era (2004-present); Larson leads the series in ‘multiple playoff race wins in a single season’ with five in 2021 (Bristol, Charlotte ROVAL, Texas, Kansas, Phoenix).
  • In 2021, Larson took the wins at two of the three tracks that are in the Round of 12, including the annual race at the Charlotte ROVAL.

Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1 – 7th in standings (12-points above cutline)

Victories: 1

Top-Fives: 6; Top-10s: 12; Laps Led: 249

Average Finish: 16.0; Stage Wins: 2

At Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course:

Top-15s: 1; Average Finish: 23.250

Of Note:

  • The 2022 season marks Suarez’s first career appearance in the NCS playoffs.
  • Suarez has three top-five finishes on road course circuits in 2022 including his first-career NCS win at Sonoma Raceway; and fifth-place finishes at Road America and Watkins Glen.

William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1 – 10th in Playoff Standings (11-points below cutline)

Victories: 2

Top-Fives: 5; Top-10s: 9; Laps Led: 714

Average Finish: 16.3; Stage Wins: 4

At Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course:

Pole Wins: 1

Top-10s: 2; Average Finish: 14.250

Of Note:

  • The 2022 season marks Byron’s fourth consecutive appearance in the NCS playoffs.
  • Bryon’s career-best finish in the NCS playoffs came in 2021, finishing the season 10th in the final standings.

Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1 – 12th in Playoff Standings (54-points below cutline)

Victories: 1

Top-Fives: 4; Top-10s: 12; Laps Led: 136

Average Finish: 16.1; Stage Wins: 2

At Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course:

Top-Fives: 2; Top-10s: 4;

Average Finish: 6.00

Of Note:

  • The 2022 season marks Bowman’s fifth consecutive appearance in the NCS playoffs.
  • Bowman has raced his way into the Round of 12 in each of his NCS playoff appearances; making it to the Round of 8 in the 2020 season to score a career-best sixth in the final standings.

*Bowman will not be competing at the Charlotte ROVAL. Chevrolet driver Noah Gragson will return to fill the seat of the No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1.


PLAYOFF PICTURE UPDATE: CHEVROLET REMAINS ON TOP

The Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course holds the position as the Round of 12 playoffs elimination race for both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series, where each of the respective playoff fields will be reduced to just eight drivers remaining in the championship title hunt.

With Chase Elliott’s playoff victory at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend, seven spots are up for grabs in the NCS Round of 8. Entering the elimination race, four Chevrolet drivers makeup the top-eight in the playoff driver points standings, with Elliott leading Ross Chastain in third (+28-points), Kyle Larson in sixth (+18) and Daniel Suarez in seventh (+12). Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron continues to sit on the outside looking in, but just 11-points below the cutline. Alex Bowman, who rounds out the top-12 in the playoff driver points standings, will be sidelined once again this weekend with continued concussion symptoms, ultimately eliminating Bowman and the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1 team from the 2022 NCS playoffs.

Chevrolet continues to sit 1-2 in the NXS playoff driver points standings, with AJ Allmendinger (1st) and Noah Gragson (2nd) already sealing their fate into the next round with victories in the Round of 12. Chevrolet drivers currently occupy six of the top-eight in the playoff driver points standings. Joining Allmendinger and Gragson in the top-eight includes NXS rookie Austin Hill, No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Camaro SS, in fourth; with JR Motorsports’ teammates Josh Berry, Justin Allgaier and Sam Mayer sitting in the fifth through seventh positions, respectively. 

CHEVROLET SWEEPS TALLADEGA TRIPLEHEADER

For the third time this season, Chevrolet took the wins across all three NASCAR national series during a tripleheader race weekend.

The weekend sweep started out with Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 25 Rackley W.A.R. Silverado RST team’s win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Chevy Silverado 250. The victory was DiBenedetto’s first in the series; the fifth for the Silverado RST in 2022; and Chevrolet’s 262nd all-time in the NCWTS.

Later that afternoon, AJ Allmendinger edged out fellow Chevrolet driver Sam Mayer at the line by a mere .015-second to record his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series superspeedway victory. The triumph – Allmendinger’s fourth of the season – also gave the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Camaro SS team a guaranteed spot in the series’ Round of 8. The 40-year-old California native is the second driver to secure his spot into the next round, joining Chevrolet driver Noah Gragson, who accomplished that feat with his win at Texas Motor Speedway. The victory was Chevrolet’s 21st NXS win of 2022, while also extending the manufacturer’s win streak to seven in a row in the series.

Capping off the weekend sweep was Chase Elliott’s victory in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500. The victory brought Elliott to a series-leading fifth win of 2022, putting him back at the top of the NCS driver points standings as the only playoff driver with a win in the post-season. The victory marked Chevrolet’s series-leading 18th NCS victory this season, with the manufacturer now just one win away from tying its win record from the 2021 NCS season.


CHEVROLET CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR “MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER” WITH PINK CAMARO SS 1LE PACE CAR

Chevrolet’s partnership with the American Cancer Society (ACS) and its “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” initiative marks its 12th consecutive year in 2022. A specialty-themed pink Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE made its return to the track at Talladega Superspeedway as the official pace car. Proudly carrying the ACS logo, the pink Chevrolet Camaro pace car will do more than just lead NASCAR’s premier series under caution during the month of October. For every lap run under caution in three select races, Chevrolet will donate $350 to the American Cancer Society to honor “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.”

The first of three NASCAR Cup Series events that are part of the initiative took place at Talladega Superspeedway this past weekend. With the specialty-themed Pink Camaro pace car leading the NCS for 25 laps under caution during Sunday’s YellaWood 500, Chevrolet will contribute $8,750 towards the campaign.

The pink “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” Camaro will return as the official pace car at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 23 and Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on October 30 as part of the contribution.

BOWTIE BULLETS

· Victories by active Chevrolet drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course:

   Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (2021)

   Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (2019, 2020)

· Chevrolet is heading into the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course looking for four in a row in both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. Chase Elliott took back-to-back NCS wins at the circuit in 2019 and 2020, with his Hendrick Motorsports’ teammate Kyle Larson taking the win in 2021. Kaulig Racing’s AJ Allmendinger recorded wins in the past three NXS ROVAL events.

· Chevrolet has recorded wins in 15 of the last 16 NASCAR Cup Series road course races, including a streak of the past 11. In that timespan, six drivers from four different Chevrolet teams have contributed to those wins.

· Chase Elliott has recorded seven road course victories in his NASCAR Cup Series career; the most of all active NCS drivers. Elliott ranks third on the NCS all-time road course wins list behind NASCAR Hall of Famers Jeff Gordon (nine wins) and Tony Stewart (eight wins). Elliott’s victories have been recorded at five different road courses, a record in series’ history.

· Four of Chevrolet’s six NASCAR Cup Series playoff drivers have at least one career road course win in NASCAR’s premier series:

   Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet – 7 (series-leading)

   Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet – 4

   Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet – 1

   Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet – 1  

· Chase Elliott’s win at Talladega Superspeedway – his series-leading fifth of the 2022 season – delivered Chevrolet its manufacturer-leading 18th win in 31 NASCAR Cup Series points-paying races. The Bowtie brand also continues to lead its manufacturer competitors in top-fives (73), top-10s (136), laps led (3,626) and stage wins (25).

· Seven Team Chevy drivers have combined 25 NASCAR Cup Series stage wins:

   Tyler Reddick 2 - Fontana x2

   Alex Bowman 1 - Las Vegas, Kansas

   Ross Chastain 4 - Las Vegas, Darlington, Charlotte, Pocono, Richmond

   William Byron 4 – Phoenix, Atlanta, Talladega, Darlington

   Daniel Suarez 2 – COTA, Charlotte

   Chase Elliott 3 – Martinsville x2, Charlotte, Atlanta x2, Talladega

   Kyle Larson 4 – Bristol, Sonoma, Pocono, Texas

· Reigning NASCAR Cup Series and NASAR Xfinity Series Manufacturer Champions, Chevrolet, continues to lead in the manufacturer points standings in both series. The bowtie brand leads the NCS manufacturer points standings by 97-points, with the manufacturer’s lead in the NXS standings expanding to 141-points.

· With its 40 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships, 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships, and 832 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title of winningest brand in NASCAR.


FOR THE FANS

· Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing Display in the Fan Midway at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

· Fans can check out an assortment of Chevrolet vehicles including: Silverado 1500 Crew ZR2, Tahoe Z71, Blazer RS, Corvette Z51, Camaro ZL1, Silverado 2500HD Crew LTZ Diesel, Pink MSABC Silverado 1500 Crew High Country Diesel.

· At the Chevrolet Display, fans can also view Kyle Larson’s No. 5 Camaro ZL1 show car.

Team Chevy Driver Appearances at the Display:

Sunday, October 9

· Erik Jones: 10:45 a.m.

· Noah Gragson: 11:00 a.m.

· William Byron: 11:50 a.m.

Chevrolet Display Hours of Operation:

Saturday, October 8: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 9: 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Tune In:

NBC will broadcast the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 9. Live coverage can also be found on the NBCSports Gold App, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

NBC will broadcast the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 8. Live coverage can also be found on the NBCSports Gold App, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

QUOTABLE QUOTES

ROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 WORLDWIDE EXPRESS CAMARO ZL1

How do you feel going into the Charlotte Roval?

“I feel ready to win. I’m ready to jump back in the Chevy simulator and brush up on a few things. That’s been the road course that I’ve been focused on the most. I’ve focused a lot on road courses in my career, but I haven’t shown the speed at that course like I have at other ones. So I’m looking for that next step there in speed for overall raw lap times.”

Road courses have seen aggressive racing all year. Lots of drivers pushed off and things like that. You don’t really have that option because of the Roval layout. Are you expecting that same kind of aggression?

“We’ll just have to be mindful of what is around our No. 1 Chevy. We need to know at all times what is going on. We’ll be aware of the points and not put ourselves in the position to fall out of the race. Aside from the that, we’ll just go and try and make fast laps.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1

Larson on if he races differently since he is above the cutoff line:

“I don’t think so – well, maybe a little bit. You may look at a situation and think risk versus reward and maybe hold back on a move early in the race. Our road course program has been really good and I hope it carries over to this weekend. I’ve been above the cut line several times before here and have had some crazy races and results.”

CLIFF DANIELS, CREW CHIEF, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1

Daniels on the uniqueness of the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL:

“The (Charlotte) ROVAL is substantially different compared to the other road courses on the circuit because you have the addition of the banking. There are a lot of different suspension components that we have to look at differently with this car. There were maybe a lot of similarities to a ROVAL setup last year compared to a Sonoma (Raceway) setup. It’s a much different look now for this weekend – it’s almost not a road course setup. I was joking earlier that it’s almost dune-buggy style – you have the banking, you have big elevation changes. There is a lot more happening with the suspension geometry and the travel of the car that we have not encountered anywhere else this year.”

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1

Elliott on what the win Talladega Superspeedway does for the team heading into the Charlotte ROVAL:

“At Talladega (Superspeedway), we really just wanted to have a solid day and try to get as many points as we could. Honestly after that second stage, I was super happy with our day. Regardless of what happened from there, I thought we had done a really good job. We had gained some good stage points and that was going to keep us in a position, we had hedged our bet to have a pretty solid points day regardless of how the finish ended up. To have the win on top of that was just icing on the cake. Now we can try to have a good weekend here at the (Charlotte) ROVAL. Gives us an opportunity to short those stages and not have to go for stage points and hopefully we have enough pace to fight for the win.”

ALAN GUSTAFSON, CREW CHIEF, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1

Gustafson how the win at Talladega affects how the team approaches the Charlotte ROVAL:

“We always try to win. That just goes without saying. For us, it’s just about bonus points. It’s the biggest thing that we can do to put ourselves in a better position going into the next round. Our road course program has not been exactly where we’ve wanted it to be. We’ve been good, we’ve had shots to win and we haven’t been able to win. So focusing on trying to improve that, continuing to learn there, trying to get some bonus points and solidifying our position moving forward.”

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 VALVOLINE CAMARO ZL1

Byron on his approach to the playoffs so far:

“Rudy (Fugle) and I have been taking it one week at a time in the playoffs. We’re not worrying about races past the one that comes up next. I think it’s been working pretty well so far since we have the second-best average finish in the playoffs right now. I think when you start worrying too far in advance, that’s when mistakes happen. We’ve done a good job of showing up, having speed and executing a good race while minimizing any mistakes. Would we like to be in a better position heading into a cutoff race? Yeah, of course. We can’t worry about the what ifs. We just need to go out and do our jobs the best we can.”

RUDY FUGLE, CREW CHIEF, NO. 24 VALVOLINE CAMARO ZL1

Fugle on what he expects at the Charlotte ROVAL:

“Even though we tested at the (Charlotte) ROVAL in the Next Gen car, I’m not sure there’s much that’s going to translate from that test since it was so long ago and we’ve made so many changes to the car since then. I think the biggest unknown will be in regard to tires. We’ll be running road course tires for the race. With part of the track being on the oval, we don’t know what to expect from tire fall off and grip levels in that part of the track. Same with our set up, the infield and the oval have such different characteristics and need such different things, you almost have to pick and choose which portion you think is most important. If anything, we can pull notes from the Indianapolis (Motor Speedway) road course race earlier this year, but that’s about the closest we have right now before we get on track Saturday.”

GREG IVES, CREW CHIEF, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1

Ives on having Noah Gragson as his driver at the Charlotte ROVAL:

“The whole team wants to continue our playoff run with Alex (Bowman) behind the wheel, but that will not happen. Despite that, our goal remains the same from an owner’s championship – we will show up to give our all to win. Noah (Gragson) did a great job filling in for Alex last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway and we will prepare him to do the same at the (Charlotte) ROVAL.”

Ives on Bowman’s recovery:

“Our main priority is to make sure Alex is back to 100% before he gets back in the No. 48 Ally Chevy. We are committed to his long-term health and trust the process. There is no doubt he is working hard and doing everything he can to return when the time is right.”

DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 COMMSCOPE CAMARO ZL1

How do you feel about your chances to advance at the ROVAL?

“I feel very good about it. My goal today was to at least break even. I haven’t seen the points to know, but I think we did that. Heading to the ROVAL, I feel very confident that we can contend for it.

We have a very good road course program at Trackhouse Racing. Both Ross and I have won races and been strong in each race. It’s a great feeling as a driver to know you have a strong chance to win every time you race.”

Are you happy with your points position?

“Talladega was such a wild card that I said I just wanted to break even and I think we did more than that. We got very lucky. I’m not sure we would be 12 points ahead of the cutoff if that race were a few laps longer. The engine blew up with 15 laps to go and I was barely hanging in there. On that restart, I couldn’t go and the 24 (William Byron) helped me a lot to get going, but the engine was killed. So I guess we had a little bit of luck because it was definitely killed and we were about to not finish that race.

We are just going to do our thing this weekend in Charlotte. I feel very confident.”


Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics

Manufacturers Championships:

Total (1949-2021): 40

First title for Chevrolet: 1958

Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)

Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021

Drivers Championships:

Total (1949-2021): 33

First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)

Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)

Most Recent: Kyle Larson (2021)

Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021

Event Victories:

Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007)

2022 STATISTICS:

Wins: 18

Poles: 8

Laps Led: 3,626

Top-five finishes: 73

Top-10 finishes: 136

Stage wins: 25

Tyler Reddick (Fontanax2)
Alex Bowman (Las Vegas), (Kansas)
Ross Chastain (Las Vegas), (Darlington), (Charlotte), (Pocono), (Richmond)
William Byron (Phoenix), (Atlanta), (Talladega), (Darlington)
Daniel Suarez (COTA), (Charlotte)
Chase Elliott (Martinsvillex2), (Charlotte), (Atlantax2), (Talladega)
Kyle Larson (Bristol Dirt), (Sonoma), (Pocono), (Texas)

CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:

Total Chevrolet race wins: 832 (1949 to date)

Poles won to date: 731

Laps led to date: 244,962

Top-five finishes to date: 4,211

Top-10 finishes to date: 8,691

Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:

       General Motors: 1,166

       Chevrolet: 832

       Pontiac: 154

       Oldsmobile: 115

       Buick: 65



       Ford: 818                                                           

       Ford: 718

       Mercury: 96

       Lincoln: 4



       Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467

       Dodge: 217

       Plymouth: 191

       Chrysler: 59



       Toyota: 168


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Brady Behrman and Hardpoint Return to International GT Competition at VIR for Home Race

Behrman, Joined by Coby Shield For Enduro, Brings the No. 428 TradeCentric Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to his Home Race

DANVILLE, Virginia (October 6, 2022) – Brady Behrman leads Hardpoint’s charge this weekend to his, enduro co-driver Coby Shield, and the team’s home track of VIRginia International Raceway for the latest round of the International GT Championship. Behrman will race the No. 428 TradeCentric Porsche 911 GT3 Cup in a pair of sprint races and an hour-long enduro in the Mission Foods GT3 Cup Trophy chase.

This week’s schedule features a pair of 20-minute sprint races on Saturday, October 8, with the first at 11:15 a.m. ET and the second at 4:55 p.m. ET. Sunday’s one-hour Enduro race begins at 8 a.m. All three races can be seen through the championship’s live stream on their Youtube channel.

Hardpoint News and Notes

Behrman’s first two events under the Hardpoint umbrella have been nothing short of spectacular. The last time out, in his first time at Watkins Glen International, Behrman scored a runner-up finish in the opening sprint race despite difficult conditions. In the enduro, he teamed with Shield for a second silver medal on the weekend.

Behrman’s success wasn’t limited to the timed races at Watkins Glen. He started each race from the class pole after turning the best laps in qualifying.

The International GT championship features multiple classes of racing, mixing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars of various generations with Porsche Caymans and Ferrari Challenge cars on track. Behrman’s 991.1-generation Porsche Cup car races in the largest class, the GT3.8 class for those of the same generation.

Though not in the quickest generation of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars, Behrman has been near the front of the overall race lead in addition to the class podiums. Behrman was sixth overall in his second-place finish at Watkins Glen.

The races at VIR will bring a number of Behrman, Shield and Hardpoint’s friends and family to the race track. Behrman hails from Virginia Beach, with Shield calling Lynchburg, Virginia home. Hardpoint’s shop is located on the grounds at VIR – making this easily the closest race to home for each entity this season.

The VIR rounds follow Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen on the IGT schedule. Both stops were first-time visits for Behrman, who now gets to attack on a track that he knows well.

Behrman races this and every weekend with the support of TradeCentric. TradeCentric transforms the way businesses transact by enabling PunchOut, Purchase Order and Invoice Automation for thousands of companies every day. Uniquely positioned at the intersection of eCommerce and eProcurement, TradeCentric helps B2B buyers and suppliers connect, automate and scale their digital trading capabilities. TradeCentric offers a cloud-based integration platform that is fully managed and purpose-built to simplify the complexities of B2B trade and transaction processes. More information can be found at tradecentric.com.

The International GT round comes on the heels of a difficult IMSA season finale for Hardpoint at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

A cut tire for the No. 22 Racing to End Alzheimer’s Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport put Nick Galante and Sean McAlister a lap down in the two-hour Michelin Pilot Challenge finale last Friday. The flow of the race and relative lack of cautions eliminated any opportunity to get the lap back, with the team scored 22nd in the Grand Sport class at the checkered flag.

Likewise, the No. 99 GridRival/de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry Porsche 911 GT3 R picked up damage after being collected in an incident just in front of them on track early in Saturday’s 10-hour Motul Petit Le Mans race. That left Hardpoint chasing repairs throughout the race, which ended the 2022 WeatherTech Championship season for Rob Ferriol, Katherine Legge and Nick Boulle two hours shy of the finish with a second off and heavier damage.

Hardpoint Quote Board

Brady Behrman, Driver, No. 428 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: “I’m looking forward to an awesome weekend with Hardpoint, representing TradeCentric on that Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. VIR is home. That’s where I started racing four or five years ago and I’m feeling optimistic we can end up on that top step three out of three times. There are strong contenders in our class, and we’re looking forward to competing with all of them. We want to see if we can keep up with those 4.0 liters out of class. That would be a great accomplishment if we can do that at our home track. VIR has really helped shape my driving across all the various tracks we get to race at. It’s a tough track for new people, it’s a tough track for seasoned professionals. I’m excited we’re at home, we have family and friends and some TradeCentric team members who are going to be joining us track side and I’m looking forward to an awesome weekend.”

Coby Shield, Driver, No. 428 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: “I’m super excited for VIR. Obviously WGI went very well, Brady did a fantastic job under difficult circumstances with rain and had only been there one other time. I’m super, super excited to see Brady at his home track. It’s home for both of us, so it’s super exciting to be part of a track that’s the team’s home, it’s my home track, and it’s Brady’s home track. It’s kind of weird, I never thought we’d get to this point and be racing with a team at this level at VIR. It’s extremely exciting because we’ll have all of our friends and family there and people who don’t always get to see motorsports front and center will be there to see it. I’m insanely excited to see Brady get comfortable immediately and I hope I can help him get on the top step three times out of three. It’s very realistic. Everybody is going to be gunning for us, we’ve got a huge target on our back, Pippa (Mann) has jokingly made some comments to us on social media so I know everyone is coming for us.

“VIR is where I got my start, I started going there when I was five or six years old watching the old Rolex series. I started doing track days, instructing, coaching, and have had the opportunity to set a track record there in multiple classes. I have very high expectations for myself, I have high expectations for Brady there. I don’t want that to be unachievable or cloud our efforts, but we’ll have lots of friends and family there and I don’t want to let anyone down. The weather looks perfect, it should be an incredible weekend.”

About Hardpoint:

Hardpoint was founded by Rob Ferriol in 2018 with the vision of combining his experience as a successful entrepreneur with his passion for racing. Headquartered at VIRginia International Raceway, the team captured the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America Pro-Am championship in its inaugural season and competes full-time in the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship in the No. 99 GridRival Porsche 911 GT3 R with co-drivers Ferriol and Katherine Legge, joined by Stefan Wilson for Michelin Endurance Cup races. In 2022, Hardpoint has added the No. 22 Racing To End Alzheimer’s Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport driven by Nick Galante and Sean McAllister in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Grand Sport (GS), as well as the No. 428 TradeCentric Porsche 911 GT3 Cup driven by Brady Behrman in International GT. More information on Hardpoint can be found at www.hardpoint.com or through its strong social media presence on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Taylor Gray – ARCA Menards Series Advance: Toledo Speedway

Saturday, October 8th
Track: Toledo Speedway, Half-mile paved oval
Race: 20 of 20
Event: Shore Lunch 200 (200 laps, 100 miles)

Schedule
Saturday, October 8th
Practice: 11:45 a.m. ET
Qualifying: 1:30 p.m. ET
Race: 4:00 p.m. ET (MAVTV/FloRacing)

Taylor Gray, No. 17 Factory Canopies Mustang

  • Taylor Gray makes his fourth career start at Toledo Speedway this Saturday, strapping in for the final race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season.
  • Last time out, the 17-year-old qualified second at Salem Speedway and finished fifth after a right side tire came apart with under 15 laps remaining.
  • The Shore Lunch 200 marks Gray and Crew Chief Chad Johnston’s first appearance at the half-mile oval as a pair. In his three previous starts, Gray scored a career-best finish of third in 2020.
  • Gray looks to end the year on a high note, having already set career-bests in wins, laps led, and top-fives in 2022.
  • The No. 17 will carry a special throwback scheme this weekend as Taylor and team will pay homage to 10-time ARCA champion Frank Kimmel and his favorite car from 2002. Kimmel is a mechanic for the DGR ARCA program.

Daniel Dye – GMS Racing ARCA Toledo Preview

Daniel Dye, No. 43 Race to Stop Suicide GMS Racing Chevrolet

2022 ARCA Menards Series Stats

  • Starts: 19
  • Top 5’s: 13
  • Top 10’s: 17
  • Poles: 1
  • Avg Finish: 5.8

Toledo Stats

- Daniel has no prior starts at Toledo Speedway.

NOTES

  • Daniel Dye will make his inaugural start at the Toledo Speedway half-mile on Saturday afternoon in the season finale ARCA Menards Series Shore Lunch 200.
  • DD will drive the black GMS Racing No. 43 Race to Stop Suicide, Low Payment Kings, Solar-Fit sponsored Chevrolet.
  • Following 19 ARCA national series races, Dye sits 2-points behind current championship point leader Nick Sanchez.
  • Dye has recorded the best average finish of any full-time driver in the series this season at 5.8. Daniel has a series-high 17 top-10 finishes through 19 races, and led 224-laps heading into the final event at the Toledo Speedway oval.
  • Following last weekend’s race at Salem Speedway, Dye and the GMS Racing team were awarded the CGS Imaging Bill France 4 Crown championship. More Info
  • Saturday’s ARCA finale will be broadcast live on MAVTV and FloRacing at 4:00 p.m. ET.

ABOUT GMS RACING

GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series operating the No. 23 and the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado RSTs, as well as the ARCA Menards Series with the No. 43 Chevrolet SS. Since the team was formed in 2012, GMS Racing has won five titles across multiple series, including the 2016 and 2020 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, the 2015 ARCA Menards Series championship, as well as the 2019 & 2020 ARCA Menards Series East championships. GMS has grown to occupy several buildings located in Statesville, N.C. including operations for GMS Fabrication. The GMS Racing campus also houses operations for Petty GMS, a two car full-time NASCAR Cup Series team formed in 2021.

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Spencer Boyd Goes ‘Off The Grid’ with Fresh Apparel Sponsor

Mooresville, NC (October 6, 2022) – Apparel company, Off The Grid Surplus, has stepped up their sponsorship of NASCAR driver Spencer Boyd. The motor-driven adventure brand will be featured as the primary sponsor at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway.

Boyd provided insight on the partnership and news, “I wear a flat bill. Always have. I love the outdoors. Always will. I love motorsports. Obviously. So when I met Josh, with this company that believed in so many of the same things that I do, I knew we had to partner up. They are the perfect balance of outdoors and edgy, I love their stuff. It’s exciting that they wanted their own paint scheme and I’m happy to introduce NASCAR fans to their brand.”

Off The Grid is the motor-driven adventure brand, built to inspire more connection through adventure. They find retreat in motorized adventure, whether it is off road racing in a Jeep, camping in Baja or connecting around campfire. They make functional clothing with this lifestyle always front of mind hoping to inspire people to get away and connect with each other, person to person.

Founder of Off The Grid Surplus, Josh Patterson, shared part of his story, “I started this clothing company in 2017 as a creative outlet for the lifestyle that I was passionate about. I never would have imagined we’d be at this point where our logo would be on the hood of a NASCAR truck. We are stoked to partner with the most patriotic NASCAR driver because the military always gets a discount for our products. Spencer is a great human and we’re excited to see this grow.”

Spencer added, “The company’s motto is stated on their website offthegridsurplus.com – “Off The Grid” isn’t just a saying or a place, but it is a state of mind. We can all use a bit more of it, especially in this day and age. – In the off-season you will find me out in the woods and around a campfire. It’s simple, they make clothes for me.”

The Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway on Friday, November 4, 2022 airs live on FS1 at 10:00pm ET. The season finale and championship race is series sponsor, Camping World’s swan song and Off The Grid’s first primary race with Spencer Boyd and Young’s Motorsports.

Hendrick Motorsports welcomes iconic tech brand HP Inc. as new corporate sponsor

CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 6, 2022) – Iconic technology company HP has joined Hendrick Motorsports as a team sponsor thanks to a marketing and innovation agreement that will see the 14-time NASCAR Cup Series champions utilize its leading hardware and software solutions.

The new relationship will debut during the 2022 Cup Series playoffs and see the HP brand featured as a full-season associate sponsor of Hendrick Motorsports and its four teams. The Z by HP logo will appear on a variety of team equipment, including pit boxes, transporters and radio headsets.

As it pursues a third consecutive NASCAR title, Hendrick Motorsports will employ a range of HP technology highlighted by the powerful Z by HP portfolio that includes high-performance workstation laptops, desktops, displays and solutions. By providing exceptional hardware and software tailor-made for data science and analytics teams, HP’s solutions will enhance performance on and off the track.

“Z by HP delivers high-performance technology solutions for the most demanding professional workflows, and it’s exciting to work with Hendrick Motorsports, a proven winner in the NASCAR Cup Series,” said Jim Nottingham, general manager and global head, Advanced Compute and Solutions, HP Inc. “We want to provide Hendrick Motorsports with the competitive edge to win by helping turn complex data into actionable insights.”

Among other leading-edge technology, Hendrick Motorsports will use HP’s most powerful desktop workstation, the HP Z8 G4, and its pro-performance mobile workstation, the ZBook Studio G9. In addition, Z by HP’s Data Science Solutions will help unlock new tiers of performance by significantly reducing time to completion for multiple operations and providing visibility into all concurrent workflows simultaneously.

“We’re thrilled to welcome HP to the Hendrick Motorsports family, and we look forward to winning races with this world-renowned brand,” said Hendrick Motorsports president and general manager Jeff Andrews. “Our team now has access to some of the most powerful technology available anywhere, and we can’t wait to share the HP story with millions of NASCAR fans.”

For more information, visit HP.com.

ABOUT HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS:
Founded by Rick Hendrick in 1984, Hendrick Motorsports is the winningest team in NASCAR Cup Series history. At the sport’s premier level, the organization holds the all-time records in every major statistical category, including championships (14), points-paying race victories (290) and laps led (nearly 77,000). It has earned at least one race win in a record 38 different seasons, including an active streak of 37 in a row (1986-2022). The team fields four full-time Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 entries in the NASCAR Cup Series with drivers Alex Bowman, William Byron, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson. Headquartered on more than 100 acres in Concord, North Carolina, Hendrick Motorsports employs approximately 600 people. For more information, please visit HendrickMotorsports.com or interact on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Burton, DEX Imaging Team Aiming for Good Results at the ROVAL

As Harrison Burton and the DEX Imaging team head into this weekend’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, they’re hoping to continue the success they’ve had on other road courses this year. And they’ll be hoping to avoid the pitfalls that come with racing on the infield course at the home track for many of the crew members on the No. 21 Mustang.

Crew chief Brian Wilson said racing in front of the home folks is a nice change of pace.

“Any time that we race in Charlotte, it’s a welcomed weekend that’s easy to be motivated for,” he said. “With so many of the teams and crew members residing in the area, the crowd in that stands and garage is filled with family and friends.

“You always want to race well in front of them.”

Wilson said that as he and the No. 21 team head into the sixth and final road course race of the season, their previous races turning left and right give them a sense of optimism.

“With this being our last road course race of the season, we’re obviously studying our notebook from the other races of this style,” he said. “Over the year we’ve had some great points days as well as our best finish so far this year in Indy.”

But the ROVAL, which incorporates much of the oval track into the 17-turn, 2.28-mile layout, is unique among road courses.

“Historically the ROVAL has provided some chaotic action, not too dissimilar to what we had in Indy this year,” Wilson said. “With this weekend being a cutoff race in the playoffs I believe we’ll see a large mix in strategies with some playoff contenders focused on stage points.

“This mixing of cars and strategies will only amplify the chaos, I believe. As we’ve shown at the previous road courses, the No. 21 Ford team will try to take advantage to have a strong points day and finish on Sunday.”

Cup Series practice at Charlotte is set for noon on Saturday to be followed by qualifying at 1 p.m.

Sunday’s 109-lap, 253-mile race is scheduled to start just after 2 p.m. with TV coverage on NBC.

Stage breaks are planned for Laps 25 and 50.

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

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES:
Reducing Operating Costs
Reducing Paper Consumption
Increasing Productivity

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

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

Advance Auto Parts Becomes Official Partner of NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Combine

NASCAR and Rev Racing Announce Drivers Participating in the Advance Auto Parts Drive for Diversity Combine

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 6, 2022) – NASCAR announced today that Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider and the Official Auto Parts Retailer of NASCAR, will serve as the primary sponsor of the Advance Auto Parts Drive for Diversity Combine.

The entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (NAAPWS) and Advance My Track Challenge, Advance has dedicated its resources to developing NASCAR at the grassroots level. As partner of the Advance Auto Parts Drive for Diversity Combine, the retailer continues to expand its presence in the sport.

“This program has been advancing careers for many years, with so many talented drivers getting the opportunity to showcase their abilities,” said Jason McDonell, Advance’s executive vice president of merchandising, marketing and e-commerce. “Increasing diverse representation within the motorsports community is paramount, and our Advance team is grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with NASCAR to create a pipeline for tomorrow’s racing stars.”

“We’re excited to welcome Advance Auto Parts as our combine partner,” said Brandon Thompson, NASCAR’s vice president of diversity & inclusion. “Their commitment to our industry diversity & inclusion efforts, and specifically their commitment to advancing the next generation of NASCAR drivers will aid us in identifying, attracting and developing young, diverse talent.”

NASCAR and Rev Racing also announced the names of 13 drivers who will be participating in the Advance Auto Parts Drive for Diversity Combine.

These drivers from around the world went through a rigorous selection process and will be evaluated by judges from across the NASCAR industry. Each participant will be assessed in different areas from physical fitness and on-track performance to media and marketing skills.

The NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program was created in 2004 to develop and train ethnically diverse and female drivers both on and off the track. NASCAR Cup Series drivers Bubba Wallace, Daniel Suárez and Kyle Larson are alumni of the program, which is operated by Rev Racing in Concord, N.C.

“We are thrilled that we are in a position to return to an in-person evaluation for this year’s Advance Auto Parts Drive for Diversity Combine,” Rev Racing CEO Max Seigel said. “We are energized by the high-level of participating athletes and look forward to building the best driver class for 2023. As an organization, we have never been more positioned for success and future growth.”

Following the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 combines due to the impact of COVID-19, this year’s candidates were evaluated based on applications, references, historical success and previous on-track performance by a panel comprised of NASCAR executives and professionals. To apply, interested drivers submitted a racing resume and video highlights to NASCAR and Rev Racing.

The 2022 combine features the following drivers:

Name Age Hometown 
Justin Campbell 17 Griffin, Georgia 
Quinn Davis 13 Sparta, Tennessee 
Eloy Sebastián López Falcón 17 Mexico City, Mexico 
Katie Hettinger 15 Dryden, MI 
Caleb Johnson 15 Denver, CO 
Nathan Lyons 13 Concord, NC 
Andrés Pérez de Lara 17 Mexico City, Mexico 
Jaiden Reyna 16 Cornelius, NC 
Jordon Riddick 17 Sellersburg, IN 
Paige Rogers 19 New Haven, IN  
Lavar Scott  19 Carney’s Point, NJ 
Regina Sirvent 19 Mexico City, Mexico 
Lucas Vera 15 Charlotte, NC 

Kaulig Racing Weekly Advance | Charlotte ROVAL

Bank of America ROVAL 400
The ROVAL Charlotte Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Sunday, October 9 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC

In the 2022 NCS season, Kaulig Racing has earned three top fives, nine top-10 finishes and has led 33 laps

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Camaro ZL1

  • AJ Allmendinger has made two starts at the Charlotte ROVAL in the NCS and has earned one top-10 finish
  • In the 2022 NCS season, Allmendinger has earned one runner-up finish, five top-10 finishes, and has led five laps so far

“This is a big, double-header weekend for us. On Saturday in the Xfinity Series, we will be going for four in-a-row. We are locked into the next round of the playoffs, so it does take a little bit of pressure off everyone. Then on Sunday, we’re hoping to sweep the weekend. The ROVAL is my favorite track on the NASCAR circuit, so I’m definitely looking forward to this weekend.” – AJ Allmendinger on the ROVAL

Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Camaro ZL1

  • Justin Haley has made one start at the ROVAL in the NCS
  • He has earned two top five, three top 10s and has led 28 laps in the 2022 season

“We’ve been pretty good at road courses so far this year, and we’ve spent a lot of time on the simulator preparing for them. We’re coming off a string of Top 15s, so hope to capitalize this weekend.” – Justin Haley on the ROVAL  

Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

The ROVAL at Charlotte Motor Speedway
NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)
Saturday, October 8 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC

  • For the second year in-a-row, AJ Allmendinger and Kaulig Racing have won the NXS regular season championship
  • Kaulig Racing has earned four wins, 20 top five and 43 top-10 finishes in the 2022 NXS season
  • The team has led 398 laps in the 2022 NXS season so far
  • Allmendinger: 315 laps
  • Hemric: 66 laps
  • Cassill: 17 Laps

Landon Cassill, No. 10 Voyager Chevrolet

  • Landon Cassill has made two starts at the ROVAL in the NXS
  • Cassill has earned four top five and 10 top-10 finishes in the 2022 NXS season
  • He has led 17 laps so far in the 2022 NXS season

“We’ve been doing a ton of work on all the road courses this year at Kaulig Racing. We’ve had a few really great runs on all the road courses this year, and our teammate AJ (Allmendinger), has won a few of them. I feel like we are in a good spot heading in to the ROVAL weekend.” – Landon Cassill on the ROVAL

Daniel Hemric, No. 11 AG1 Chevrolet

  • Daniel Hemric has earned two top-five finishes and has led 21 laps led at the Charlotte ROVAL across three starts
  • Hemric has earned two top fives, 10 top-10 finishes and has led 66 laps in the 2022 NXS season

“I’m super excited for the ROVAL this weekend and to race in front of family and friends. We understand the situation and where we stand in the playoffs. There’s no better time to go have one of our best weeks of the year at my home track.” – Daniel Hemric on the ROVAL

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet

  • AJ Allmendinger has earned three wins in-a-row at the ROVAL,
  • He has led 53 laps at the Charlotte ROVAL
  • Allmendinger has earned the NXS regular season championship for Kaulig Racing for the second year in-a-row
  • He has earned a win for Kaulig Racing in four-straight NXS seasons
  • In 2022, Allmendinger has led 315 laps, recorded four wins, 14 top five and 25 top-10 finishes
  • Allmendinger currently has the most top-10 finishes of any driver in the 2022 NXS season


About Kaulig Racing™

Kaulig Racing™ is a full-time multi-car NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, owned by award winning entrepreneur, Matt Kaulig. Established in 2016, Kaulig Racing™ has made the NXS Playoffs consecutively each season since the playoff system started and made the Championship 4 round in both the 2020 and 2021 seasons. They will continue fielding three, full-time NXS entries; the No. 10 Chevrolet driven by Landon Cassill, the No. 11 Chevrolet driven by Daniel Hemric, and the No. 16 Chevrolet driven by AJ Allmendinger. With multiple wins, Kaulig Racing has come to be one of the top competitors on track each weekend. The team made multiple starts in the NCS in 2021 and won in its seventh-ever start with AJ Allmendinger’s victory at “The Brickyard” for the Verizon 200 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The young team has acquired two charters for the 2022 NCS season, with Justin Haley competing as its first, full-time driver in the series. The team’s second entry will be shared by part-time teammates AJ Allmendinger, Daniel Hemric and Noah Gragson. To learn more about the team, visit kauligracing.com.