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Caymus Vineyards Reunites with Ty Dillon through Partnership with Petty GMS

Will Serve as Associate Partner on the No. 42 Chevrolet for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Season

STATESVILLE, N.C. (April 15, 2022) – With nearly a decade of involvement in NASCAR to their credit, Caymus Vineyards and the Wagner family will continue their longtime support of Cup Series driver, Ty Dillon, as they announce a partnership with Petty GMS. Beginning this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, one of Napa Valley’s most celebrated wines, Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon, along with the family’s Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon, will adorn the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 as an associate sponsor for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

The Wagners have a history in Napa Valley dating back to the 1850’s. Through the years, they have embraced a hands-on work ethic and are constantly trying out new ideas in pursuit of making exceptional wines. Whether it’s venturing to different regions to find diverse sources of top-quality grapes or experimenting with new farming techniques, the result is a pairing of tradition with innovation, a respect for the old with the promise of the new.

Caymus Vineyards is excited to partner with Dillon and Petty GMS, a team that carries a storied tradition of its own. Team owner Maury Gallagher has collected five NASCAR championships, along with 65 wins and over 235 top-five finishes, across six series. Team chairman Richard Petty, affectionally known as ‘The King’, is a member of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2010 and accumulated 200 wins as a driver. Petty was the first of three drivers to win seven championships in the Cup Series.

The Wagner family’s commitment to innovation and excellence aligns well with the philosophy and goals of Dillon and the Petty GMS race team.

“We’ve been involved in NASCAR for many years and appreciate the support of the NASCAR fanbase, and we share with Ty and the Petty GMS organization the desire to evolve and chase success,” said Karen Perry, Executive Vice President of Caymus Vineyards. “Ty has always been a terrific ambassador for our brands, and we look forward to continuing that partnership to inspire race fans.”

“I’m thrilled to be reunited with Caymus Vineyards,” Dillon said. “They have been a terrific partner throughout my Cup Series career, and I look forward to highlighting their brands throughout the season. Chuck Wagner and his family have built an elite brand through hard work and dedication, which is something that I respect and relate to. Not only are their wines delicious and crafted with top-quality grapes, but visiting their vineyard is a highlight of our trip to Sonoma County.”

Chuck Wagner and his late parents, Lorna and Charlie, started Caymus Vineyards in 1972. They were a family of farmers with roots in Napa Valley dating back to the 1850s. Today, the family’s two Cabernet Sauvignons – Caymus Napa Valley and Caymus Special Selection – are among the region’s most celebrated wines. Chuck now works alongside two of his children, Charlie and Jenny, and the family produces diverse wines from Napa Valley, other parts of California and beyond. Continually pursuing new ideas, they feel extremely fortunate to spend their days farming grapes and making wine. For more information, please visit wagnerfamilyofwine.com.

ABOUT PETTY GMS:

Petty GMS competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, operating the No. 42 Chevrolet for Ty Dillon and the No. 43 Chevrolet for Erik Jones. The newly formed team brought together two storied organizations in December 2021. Over the last decade, owner Maury Gallagher built a victorious team, capturing two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championships, one ARCA Menards Series title, and two ARCA Menards Series East championships, as well as 65 wins and 235 top-five finishes across six series. Richard Petty, a member of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2010, serves as Chairman of Petty GMS. Petty, known as “The King,” accumulated over 200 wins and was the first of three drivers to win seven championships in the Cup Series. For more information, visit www.pettygms.com.

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RCR Event Preview – Bristol Dirt

Richard Childress Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway … In 181 NASCAR Cup Series starts at the concrete Bristol Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has scored nine wins, 35 top-five, and 71 top-10 finishes. 2021 marked the first year that RCR competed on the track’s dirt configuration.

Follow Sunday’s Action in Bristol … The Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway will be televised live on Sunday, April 17 beginning at 7 p.m. ET on FOX and will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.


This Week’s Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Off Road Camaro ZL1 at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt … Dillon has one previous NASCAR Cup Series start on the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track configuration, finishing 21st in the inaugural event last season.

Winner, Winner … Dillon has won at Bristol Motor Speedway on both the paved and dirt configurations. In addition to winning a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the track in August 2016 (paved), Dillon was among the first drivers to compete on the track’s dirt surface in 2021. He won two features and a heat race in dominating fashion in a 604 Crate Late Model for Corey Hedgecock Racing.

An Ace on Dirt … Dillon first began racing dirt late models in 2006 as the natural progression in his career after starting out in legend cars and bandoleros. Under the tutelage of Shane and Dale McDowell, notable dirt racing victories include the All-Star Shootout at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 2009 and May 2007).

Tracker Off Road … Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 prominently features TRACKER ATVs, a game-changing new line of all-terrain vehicles and side-by-sides offering breakthrough performance, service and value in the off-road industry. TRACKER OFF ROAD was born out of a powerhouse partnership formed between Bass Pro Shops and TRACKER founder Johnny Morris and Textron Specialized Vehicles, bringing together the undisputed world leader in boating with a global leader in innovation and technology.

Bass Pro Shops … Bass Pro Shops is North America’s premier outdoor and conservation company. Founded in 1972 when avid young angler Johnny Morris began selling tackle out of his father’s liquor store in Springfield, Missouri, today the company provides customers with unmatched offerings spanning premier destination retail, outdoor equipment manufacturing, world-class resort destinations and more. In 2017 Bass Pro Shops acquired Cabela’s to create a “best-of-the-best” experience with superior products, dynamic locations and outstanding customer service. Bass Pro Shops also operates White River Marine Group, offering an unsurpassed collection of industry-leading boat brands, and Big Cedar Lodge, America’s Premier Wilderness Resort. Under the visionary conservation leadership of Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Shops is a national leader in protecting habitat and introducing families to the outdoors and has been named by Forbes as “one of America’s Best Employers.” Bass Pro Shops has a long relationship with NASCAR, dating back to 1998. For more information, visit http://www.basspro.com/.

Double-Duty … In addition to competing in this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Dillon is scheduled to race in the NASCAR Truck Series for Young’s Motorsports on Saturday, which airs live on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1. Dillon is the 2011 NASCAR Truck Series Champion and a seven-time winner in the series.

AUSTIN DILLON QUOTES:

Do you circle the dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway on your calendar as one of the most anticipated races of the season for your team?

“I’m excited to get the new Next Gen Chevy to Bristol Motor Speedway to see how it runs on the dirt, especially with the independent rear suspension. It’ll be fun to have something a little bit different. There was a test last week and it looked pretty fun. I was hoping they would take the windshields out of the cars, but it was a little late in the game to make that decision. Maybe they will be able to do it the next time around, because then we could have a little bit of a happier track. It won’t be so dry.”

What are you doing to prepare for the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race?

“I talked to my good buddy Dale McDowell. He was influential in my dirt racing career growing up and helped teach me how to race on dirt. Dale won a $50,000 to win late model race at Bristol a couple of weeks back, so I’ve been picking his brain on what he thought about the track and what we need to be good. A lot of what Dale has told me aligns with the asphalt track that we run at Bristol. He mentioned that it gets tight off Turn 2 and that it’s a different radius than Turns 3 and 4. When you look at an overview photo of Bristol, it looks the same on each side, but that’s not the case. In Turns 3 and 4 you have a lot more exit room, and it’s always been that way. Turns 1 and 2 are rough and it’s a little bit tighter on exit to Turn 2. You need a car that is able to rotate off of Turn 2. The track characteristics are similar to what you see when you’re running the asphalt track, but it’s going to be a different compound on the track. I love the dirt stuff, so it will be fun. I’m running the NASCAR Truck Series race, too, so it will be good to get a little bit more experience with the track and the transitions it takes. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.”

Did you learn anything in the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race last year that you can carry over to this year’s race?

“I had a blast doing it last year, even though we really weren’t that good. I probably took too much on myself as a dirt racer trying to crew chief the car. I think this time we’re just going to let the crew chief do his job and crew chief and I’ll stick to driving the car to see how that turns out.”

Is the Bristol dirt race especially fun for the teams ?

“Bristol Dirt is a fun race for the mechanics, crew chiefs and engineers because it’s just a fun way to race to bring everything back to your short track roots and have the chance to work on the cars during the breaks. Everyone is slinging stuff and trying to find some speed and exploring ways to improve the car in ways that you wouldn’t normally get to go about it when you’re at a normal NASCAR race. I’ve always enjoyed this event because it feels more like an exhibition, but we get points and the chance to make the NASCAR Playoffs so we want to run well and try to keep this streak of top-10 finishes going, and maybe even come home with a W.”

Is there anything you do differently to prepare for racing on dirt?

“You start sealing up your helmet a little bit more than you would any other weekend because it’s pretty dusty with it staying as dry as it does on the dirt. Anything you can do to clean the windshield off. Some people change their steering wheel. Mine is going to stay the same. I started off the race last year with a smaller steering wheel in practice but ended up going back to my regular wheel that I use every weekend. The rack should help the steering. With this car being as quick with the steering, It should help. I’ve always thought having quick steering on dirt is a good thing so that you can catch it and drive it a little bit differently.”

This Week’s 3CHI Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt … The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt this weekend for the second time in history. The inaugural dirt race at the Bristol, Tennessee 0.533-mile dirt track had 10 cautions for 39 laps and a five lead changes. Reddick finished seventh in the race after starting 27th. Reddick grew up dirt racing and has an extensive background on dirt. He’s raced mini sprints, midgets, dirt late models and sprint cars. He became the youngest person to qualify on the pole for the World 100 at Eldora Speedway and became the youngest winner at the East Bay Winter Nationals and in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Although it’s a completely different race on dirt, Reddick has three Cup Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway. He has a best finish of fourth from 2020.

Visit the 3CHI Display at Bristol Motor Speedway … 3CHI invites everyone to come visit their display this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway for samples, swag and the opportunity to win prizes. Tyler Reddick is also scheduled to visit the 3CHI display on Sunday at 2:50 p.m. ET. Come join the fun and get an autograph from the driver of the No. 8 3CHI Chevrolet!

3CHI Blazes the Trail for Another Industry First … 3CHI and Richard Childress Racing created another first with their partnership for the 2022 NASCAR season. 3CHI began with roots as a CBD producer and quickly became a pioneer in science-based hemp and cannabis innovation. The company was the first to commercially develop and market Delta 8 THC, and today, 3CHI is an industry leader with unsurpassed product quality and purity as verified by top independent labs and benchmark organizations. 3CHI products are sold in a majority of the United States, and the company produces and markets a variety of gummies, tinctures, lotions, edibles and vape products. All 3CHI products meet federal requirements for full legal compliance, with a commitment to promoting responsible adult use. See 3CHI.com for more information.

TYLER REDDICK QUOTES:

How does a driver prepare for a Cup Series race on dirt?

“I come from a dirt background, so this race really brings me back to my roots. It’s a cool race because the teams get the chance to work on the cars during the breaks. You’ve got teams trying all kinds of things to improve the car in ways that we don’t get to on a typical race weekend. It’s going to be really dusty so we will be focused on visibility and the steering. We’ve been brainstorming what setup will be the best for us. Some guys change their steering wheel and some don’t. This race feels so different than our usual race weekends, but points matter and your finish matters so I’m excited to get out there and get us points and a W on dirt.

As a driver, what are your thoughts heading back to the Bristol Dirt event for the second year?

“We want an entertaining race. We want to make dirt racing look good. We don’t want to make dirt racing look bad; we don’t want to make ourselves in the sport look bad either. Eldora was able to put on some really great races. As a dirt racer myself growing up, just the thought of having dirt back at Bristol and having other dirt cars out there in itself is really a huge deal for me. That’s something I never thought I’d see in my lifetime, just only able to hear stories about it from the drivers that got to do it. So being a part of it is really cool. It is really, really important for it to be a good race from my perspective being more of the dirt background. We don’t want to make dirt racing look bad. It’s always been really good.”

What does having a good race at Bristol Dirt mean to you?

“Well, it could mean a number of things but certainly you’ve seen with asphalt races and dirt races, I’ve seen a lot of good dirt races where the leader has been checked out by half a lap and he’s just running his tail off, bouncing off the fence, doing absurd things in the race car that should not be possible. And when you see guys being able to do stuff like that on dirt or on asphalt, in my opinion, watching somebody be able to physically see them driving their tail off, I think that’s what makes a good race or having a good battle for the lead. Having the cars being hard to drive on dirt, which I’m sure they will be, or getting into each other and having accidents and all that sort of stuff, I think it is important because the cars are going to be hard to drive. I hope they will be. It’s important to see us in the car driving our tails off, wheeling the steering wheel and really having to work for it lap after lap.”

Petty GMS Event Preview: Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt

Ty Dillon, No. 42 Gain Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Dillon at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt:

  • In 2021, Dillon competed in the inaugural Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Driving in a limited NASCAR schedule, Dillon drove the No. 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing machine to a 26th-place result.
  • Freshness of Gain: In partnership with Food City, Gain’s bright green-and-orange color palette will adorn Dillon’s No. 42 Chevrolet, marking the brand’s return to NASCAR competition since 2018. The “Smell Ya Later!” design will feature Gain branding on the hood and sides.
  • Testing 1, 2, 3: Last Sunday after racing at Martinsville Speedway the previous night, Dillon tested a dirt late model at Friendship Motor Speedway in Elkin, N.C. While making laps in preparation for the dirt banks of Bristol, the veteran racer also lended a hand to GMS Racing’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie Jack Wood. - About Food City: Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, Food City is a local, family-owned company operating 138 retail supermarkets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, north Georgia, and Alabama. The company serves as the title sponsor of the spring Cup Series Food City Dirt Race and fall Food City 300 Xfinity race. Celebrating 30 years of racing, Food City is Bristol Motor Speedway’s longest running sponsor and the second longest in NASCAR Motorsports. Food City’s annual Family Race Night events have contributed more than $565,000 in proceeds to charitable organizations throughout the region over the past 35 years.
  • From the Drivers Seat: What are your thoughts on returning to Bristol Dirt for a second time?

“I get a good legit shot at it this time around. Last year, I was just trying to get here and have an opportunity; which I am thankful for. This time around with Petty GMS, I’m very excited to take good advantage of my background which is dirt racing and do it with a great team. I’m looking forward to the opportunity this weekend. Bristol has changed the banking around a little bit, so from a dirt racer’s side, it should be racier. I know the track has been working hard to make sure we have multiple grooves to race in, compared to last year when we ended up around the bottom. When you re-do the track along with having a new car, everyone is going to have to learn as we go. It’s the same as every other race this season, our team will have to learn a lot on the fly.”

Erik Jones, No. 43 Tide Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Jones at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt:

  • In last year’s inaugural Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Jones drove his Tide Camaro to a ninth-place finish after starting from the 24th position and completing every lap.
  • The Power of Tide: In partnership with Food City, Tide’s recognizable logo, the distinctive orange-and-yellow bullseye, will be on the hood and sides of Jones’s No. 43 Chevrolet. The design, which is the same scheme the 25-year-old ran in 2021, includes a nod to Tide’s rich NASCAR history with the addition of the iconic Petty Blue. The duo will look to “Fight Dirty!” together as the series embarks on the dirt surface. - About Food City: Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, Food City is a local, family-owned company operating 138 retail supermarkets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, north Georgia, and Alabama. The company serves as the title sponsor of the spring Cup Series Food City Dirt Race and fall Food City 300 Xfinity race. Celebrating 30 years of racing, Food City is Bristol Motor Speedway’s longest running sponsor and the second longest in NASCAR Motorsports. Food City’s annual Family Race Night events have contributed more than $565,000 in proceeds to charitable organizations throughout the region over the past 35 years.
  • From the Drivers Seat: You have a special partnership with Tide and Food City this weekend. Talk about your thoughts of carrying the brand for a second year in a row and what your outlook is for the race?

“Yeah, we were able to go up to Bristol last month to make the partnership announcement. Tide will be on the car along with Food City and the No. 42 car will have Gain on the car. It will be cool to have two cleaning products pinned up against each other for the dirt race. That will be fun. We learned a ton at the dirt race last year at Bristol as far as what could be better about the track, what went well, what didn’t go well. They have made good changes. I think with the race being at night will be really good with visibility and keeping the dust down. They have also made some changes to the racetrack – adding some banking at the top side to hopefully widen the surface out for us and give us some more options there. I enjoyed it last year. Obviously, it’s going to be a different race car, but I think the racing is going to be similar. I don’t see this race car doing much different on the dirt than what our old car did – similar weight and power. I’m looking forward to getting back.”

ABOUT PETTY GMS:

Petty GMS competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, operating the No. 42 Chevrolet for Ty Dillon and the No. 43 Chevrolet for Erik Jones. The newly formed team brought together two storied organizations in December 2021. Over the last decade, owner Maury Gallagher built a victorious team, capturing two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championships, one ARCA Menards Series title, and two ARCA Menards Series East championships, as well as 65 wins and 235 top-five finishes across six series. Richard Petty, a member of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2010, serves as Chairman of Petty GMS. Petty, known as “The King,” accumulated over 200 wins and was the first of three drivers to win seven championships in the Cup Series. For more information, visit www.pettygms.com.

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Zachary Tinkle and the American Association of Pet Parents Launch Laps 4 Love Leading up to Talladega

The Laps 4 Love Initiative Kicks off at Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter on Thursday, April 21 and Aims to Keep More Pets Out of Shelters and in Loving Homes

The American Association of Pet Parents (AAPP) is teaming up with NASCAR’s Zachary Tinkle for Laps 4 Love. This new lifesaving initiative will help pets in need across America stay happy, healthy and in their loving homes, in turn, reducing the number of animals that enter the sheltering system each and every year.

AAPP and Zachary Tinkle Racing are making a lifesaving pit stop at Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter (TMAC), in Tuscaloosa Ala., on the way to Talladega, to officially kick off Laps 4 Love this Thursday, April 21 at 4 p.m. and all (humans) are invited to attend.

“Pets have always been part of my family growing up and they still are. They hold a special place in my heart. I can’t imagine ever having to surrender them to a shelter due to financial hardship or a lack of resources, that’s why partnering with AAPP to help keep pets with their families is so important to me,” Tinkle said.

The mission of the American Association of Pet Parents is to keep pets happy, healthy and in their loving homes by providing expert, reliable information and resources that protect and celebrate the human-animal bond. AAPP strives to protect all pet parents and the bond they share with their pets, regardless of their socioeconomic status, or if they have fallen on tough times.

“Pets are Family, and should be treated as such in our society,” said Tom Van Winkle, Founder of AAPP. “A family should never be faced with the heartbreaking choice of having to relinquish their beloved pet in order to pay rent or put food on the table. We need to step up and help keep families whole, that’s why our collaboration with Zachary Tinkle Racing is so imperative. We can’t assist in the capacity that is needed without trusted partners like Zachary who use their platform to pay it forward and generate awareness and support for pets in need.”

Tinkle’s racing team will be driving down from Indiana with a trailer of pet food to help stock TMAC’s food pantry and assist pet parents who are struggling to care for their pets. Everyone in attendance will receive a free Benebone to take home for their dogs and they’ll have the opportunity to meet Tinkle, who will be onsite to take photos, sign autographs, and encourage Laps 4 Love donations.

Laps 4 Love gives pet parents, sponsors, fans and the entire NASCAR and ARCA communities the opportunity to give back for each lap Tinkle races during the ARCA Menards 2022 season. Give $0.25 per lap or up to $10 (or more) per lap and help AAPP (Van Winkle and Tinkle) keep pets and their people together.

Saturday, April 23 will be Tinkle’s debut at Talladega Motor Speedway in the ARCA Menards Series. Be on the lookout for the brightly colored car sporting a dog and cat on the hood with the simple yet powerful message behind AAPP’s mission: Pets are Family.

“NASCAR and ARCA have the greatest fan bases in all of sports; they are passionate, loyal, and they sure do love their pets! I’m so excited to rally this amazing and generous community to help the pets and families who need us the most across this great nation,” said Tinkle.

As NASCAR famously starts each race, it’s time to officially start Laps 4 Love so, “Donors…start your giving!” With Zachary Tinkle Racing and the entire NASCAR Community’s support, this racing season will be a lifesaving one for countless pets and their people in underserved communities across the country.

To support Laps 4 Love and help keep pets out of shelters and with their loving families: https://myaapp.org/laps-4-love-donations/

About the American Association of Pet Parents
The American Association of Pet Parents is a division of Hinsdale Humane Society, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit. The mission of the American Association of Pet Parents is to keep pets happy, healthy and in their loving homes by providing expert, reliable information and resources that protect and celebrate the human-animal bond. AAPP strives to be the most trusted source for pet information and build a diverse, supportive community of pet parents to make the world a kinder, safer, more beautiful place for animals and the people who love them.

SPIRE MOTORSPORTS WELCOMES GARNER TRUCKING TO FAMILY OF PARTNERS

CONCORD, N.C. (April 14, 2022) – Spire Motorsports is pleased to welcome Garner Trucking to its family of partners with a multi-year agreement beginning with Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Garner Trucking is a family-owned and -operated business started in 1960 by Vern and Jean Garner and is highly regarded in the industry for its excellent safety record and on-time delivery performance.

The Garner Trucking livery will be showcased on the decklid of Justin Allgaier’s No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 during this weekend’s Easter Sunday 250-lap classic. Corey LaJoie will also carry the Garner Trucking insignia on his decklid later this season when the NCS returns to the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Later in the year, the No. 77 team will carry Garner Trucking on the lower-rear quarter panels at Michigan International Speedway, while returning to LaJoie’s effort at Bristol Motor Speedway in September.

Garner Trucking will provide semi tractors to Spire Motorsports and serve as the team’s Official Transportation Partner.

“I am thrilled to venture into a new sponsorship partnership with the Nos. 7 and 77 Spire Motorsports racing teams,” said Sherri Garner Brumbaugh, President, CEO and Owner of Garner Trucking, Inc. Transportation of the race team’s cars is very important, and Garner Trucking can provide the right trucks to do the job. Good luck to everyone at Spire Motorsports and let’s go racing!”

The Food City Dirt Race will mark Allgaier’s first NCS start this season. He made two starts (Pocono2 – Talladega2) behind the wheel of Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 in 2021.

Allgaier, 35, is the full-time driver of JR Motorsports No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) and a veteran of NASCAR’s premier series with 79 starts on his résumé. The Riverton, Ill., native is currently seventh in the NXS championship point standings on the strength of two top-five and four top-10 finishes in eight races this season.

“Spire Motorsports is proud to add Garner Trucking to our family of partners,” commented Spire Motorsports co-owner T.J. Puchyr. “The transportation industry is critical to what we do every weekend so to bring Garner Trucking on board this season and to take delivery on two new tractors later this year is a proud moment for our team. Their reputation speaks for itself, so we’re geared up to kick off the program this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway.”

The Food City Dirt Race from Bristol Motor Speedway will be televised live on FOX Sunday, April 17 beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The ninth of 36 races on the 2022 NCS schedule will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

About Garner Trucking …
Garner Trucking is a family-owned and -operated business started in 1960 by Vern and Jean Garner. In 2012, Sherri Garner Brumbaugh became President/CEO/Owner. Headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, Garner is a dry-van truckload, retail and distribution for-hire motor carrier. Garner is known for its excellent safety record and on-time delivery performance. Since 2017, Garner Trucking has been named a Best Fleet to Drive For from trucking companies in North America, recognized in 2022 as the overall Best Fleet for small carriers.

About Spire Motorsports …
Spire Motorsports was established in 2018 and is co-owned by Jeff Dickerson and Thaddeus “T.J.” Puchyr. In 2022, Spire Motorsports will field two full-time NASCAR Cup Series entries. Corey LaJoie will drive the team’s No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in NASCAR’s premier series for the entire 2022 campaign while Josh Bilicki and Landon Cassill will split time in the team’s No. 77 entry. The team will also field a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team in select events.

Spire Motorsports earned an upset victory for the ages in its first full season of competition when Justin Haley took the checkered flag in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 7, 2019.

CHEVY NCS AT BRISTOL DIRT: Team Chevy Advance

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
FOOD CITY DIRT RACE
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE
APRIL 17, 2022

RACE #9 – BRISTOL ON DIRT
The Next Gen Camaro ZL1 has now been in competition on a superspeedway, intermediate track, road course and short track; but this weekend will serve for a variety of new for Chevrolet drivers and teams. For the second-straight year, “The Last Great Colosseum” of Bristol Motor Speedway has been converted to a dirt track for the NASCAR Cup Series’ (NCS) return to the dirt for just the second time since 1970. The 250-lap Food City Dirt Race will be contested under the lights on Sunday, April 17, the second of just four night races on the 2022 schedule for NASCAR’s premier series.

Coming off the first win for the new Silverado RST since its competition debut at Daytona International Speedway, Chevrolet drivers and teams look to carry that momentum to the first of two dirt races on the 2022 schedule for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS). The 150-lap Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt will take the green on Saturday, April 16, at 8 p.m. ET. The series will return to the dirt in June, taking on the famed half-mile of Knoxville Raceway for the second-consecutive year.
The trip to the .533-mile Tennessee short track will see a unique format for the race weekend. On-track action kicks off on Friday, April 15, where both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will each participate in two, 50-minute practice sessions. Saturday will bring four, 15-lap qualifying heat races for each series that will determine the starting lineup for their respective main events.

The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race on the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt saw a strong showing by the bowtie brand with six Chevrolet’s finishing in the top-10, led by notable dirt track racer and World of Outlaws sprint car team owner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver is one of just eight drivers to have won in NASCAR’s premier series, as well as the USAC Silver Crown, National Sprint Car and National Midget Series.

DOING THE DOUBLE
The highly anticipated race weekend will see two Team Chevy NASCAR Cup Series stars pull double-duty. Coming off its first win in just three starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Spire Motorsports will be fielding the No. 7 Silverado RST entry again this weekend, this time with 2020 NCS Champion Chase Elliott behind the wheel. This will mark the first appearance by Elliott in the series this season and his 17th all-time NCWTS race in his career. During his tenure in the series, the 26-year-old Georgia native has recorded three wins, 11 top-five’s and 13 top-10’s.

Also making the crossover will be Team Chevy’s Austin Dillon, who will be piloting the No. 20 Silverado RST for Young’s Motorsports. Dillon is no stranger to success in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, picking up wins in each of the five seasons he has competed with the series, as well as the championship title in 2011. Bristol will be Dillon’s 72nd-career start in the series and his first since 2019. Of those starts, Dillon has captured seven wins, 24 top-5’s and 48 top-10’s.

The NASCAR Cup Series will also see a couple of familiar Team Chevy faces from the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) in the field this weekend. JR Motorsports driver, Justin Allgaier, will make his first NCS start of the year this weekend behind the wheel of the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Camaro ZL1. The NXS standout has made two previous starts in the No. 77 Chevrolet, both during the 2021 season. The 35-year-old Illinois native has made 79 starts in his career in NASCAR’s premier series. Fellow JR Motorsports teammate, Noah Gragson, will also return to the series to pilot the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Camaro ZL1. His trip to Bristol will mark the second of 14 races he will be running for Kaulig Racing during the 2022 NCS season.

BYRON CLOCKS IN TWICE
A trip to Martinsville Speedway turned into one to remember for Chevrolet driver, William Byron, who brought home two coveted grandfather clocks following his wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR Cup Series. The race weekend for the 24-year-old North Carolina native started out behind the wheel of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Silverado RST, making his 26th all-time start in the NCWTS. With qualifying canceled due to rain, Byron was forced to start deep in the field in the 32nd position. Showing his speed early, Byron wheeled his Chevrolet-powered machine to the lead during the final stage, leading a race-high 94 laps to capture his 8th-career NCWTS victory. The triumph also marked the first victory of 2022 for the new Silverado RST, which made its competition debut at Daytona in February.

Byron carried that momentum onto the NASCAR Cup Series, where he qualified 5th in his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1, making it his fourth top-10 starting spot in 2022. The Chevrolet driver went on to record runner-up finishes in both stage one and two, with a stellar pit stop performance by the No. 24 Chevrolet team giving Byron the top position to start the final stage. Never looking back, Byron went on to lead a race-high 212 laps en route to his second victory of 2022 in NASCAR’s premier series, making him the first driver thus far this season to become a repeat winner.

Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Chase Elliott, also showcased his speed throughout the 400-mile race, sweeping both stage victories and leading 185 laps. Combining Byron and Elliott’s laps in the lead, Hendrick Motorsports reached the record of 10,000 laps led at Martinsville Speedway, making it the first time an organization has accomplished this feat at any track in NASCAR history. Byron’s victory was Hendrick Motorsports’ 27th NCS win at the .526-mile paperclip, all recorded behind the wheel of a Chevrolet-powered machine.
ALL-NEW CHEVROLET SILVERADO ZR2 TO MAKE PACING DEBUT
Chevrolet will be pacing both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to the green at Bristol Motor Speedway with the all-new Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 making its debut as a pace vehicle. The latest addition to Chevrolet’s pickup lineup, the Silverado ZR2 marks the first time the off-road trim is being introduced to Silverado. Knowledge gained from off-road racing through the desert makes the new Silverado ZR2 a supremely capable and confidence-inspiring truck, well-suited for controlling the field on the dirt at Bristol this weekend.

Chase Elliott gives a first look of the first-ever Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 pace truck.
The race-proven Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 Pace Truck features:

· Standard 6.2L V-8 engine, delivering 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque, mated with a 10-speed automatic transmission.
· Silverado-first application of Multimatic 40mm DSSV spool-valve dampers, plus 33-inch off-road MT tires.
· Specific off-road chassis and suspension calibrations, including Terrain Mode, which allows one-pedal rock crawling.
· New high-approach steel front bumper designed for off-road strength, durability and clearance that enables an improved 31.8-degree approach angle compared to other Silverado off-road models.
· Chevy “flow-tie” emblem for increased air flow.

BOWTIE BULLETS
· Heading into the ninth race of the 2022 season at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers in NASCAR Cup Series wins (5), top-five’s (23), top-10’s (36), laps led (1,184) and stage wins (9).

· Six Team Chevy drivers have combined nine NASCAR Cup Series stage wins:
Tyler Reddick 2 – (Fontanax2)
Alex Bowman 1 – (Las Vegas)
Ross Chastain 1 – (Las Vegas)
William Byron 2 – (Phoenix)(Atlanta)
Daniel Suarez 1 – (COTA)
Chase Elliott 2 – (Martinsvillex2)

· With its 40 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships; 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships; and 819 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet holds the title of winningest brand in NASCAR.

· Chevrolet leads in the driver points standing in both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. Chase Elliott took over the top spot in the NCS standings with a 3-point advantage over second; and AJ Allmendinger continues to lead in the NXS standings by 20 points. The bowtie brand also sits atop both the NCS and NXS manufacturer points standings.

FOR THE FANS:
· Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing Display in the Fan Midway at Bristol Motor Speedway.
· Fans can check out an assortment of Chevrolet vehicles at the Team Chevy Racing Display including: Corvette Z51, Camaro ZL1, Blazer RS, Equinox Premier, Silverado 1500 Trail Boss, Silverado 2500 LTZ, Tahoe RST, Traverse Premier Redline.
· The Team Chevy Racing Display will also feature the first-ever Chevrolet Silverado ZR2.

TEAM CHEVY QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS AT THE DISPLAY:
Friday, April 15
· Carson Hocevar and Lawless Alan: 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
· Dean Thompson and Kris Wright: 1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
· Kaz Grala and Spencer Boyd: 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
· Blaine Perkins: 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 16
· Grant Enfinger and Jack Wood: 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
· Derek Kraus and Colby Howard: 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
· Matt DiBenedetto: 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
· Ty Dillon: 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
· Erik Jones: 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 17
· Tyler Reddick: 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
· Alex Bowman: 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
· Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Chevrolet Display Hours of Operation:
· Friday, April 15: 12:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
· Saturday, April 16: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
· Sunday, April 17: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

TUNE IN
FOX will telecast the NASCAR Cup Series 250-lap Food City Dirt Race live at 7 p.m. ET Sunday, April 17. Live coverage can also be found on PRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
FS1 will telecast the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 150-lap Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt live at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 16. Live coverage can also be found on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

QUOTABLE QUOTES
ROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 ADVENT HEALTH CAMARO ZL1
WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN THE BRISTOL DIRT RACE LAST YEAR AND CAN YOU APPLY ANYTHING THIS YEAR?
“Going through practice and getting into the race was an experience and it was a highlight. I crashed out in the race last year, unfortunately. The two best dirt racers in the field, the Nos. 20 and 5 crashed into each other and I piled in. I wish I could’ve run the rest of that race. I had an awesome experience and learned a ton.

I’ve been going to school to learn how to dirt race – how to read the dirt, what has grip, what does moisture look like, what’s the blue groove, what’s slicked off – I don’t know all of those terms. Fortunately for me, a lot of the No. 1 team guys are old dirt racers, sprint car guys that came over because of Kyle (Larson) to be on the No. 42 team and are now on the No. 1 team. I work with (Tyler) Reddick, (Alex) Bowman, Larson and Josh Wise. Between those four guys, they’ve forgotten more about dirt racing than I have ever learned, so I’ll lean on them a lot. I’m used to dirt, but it has been on a tractor.”

DO YOU HAVE MUCH DIRT EXPERIENCE FROM GROWING UP?
“I never did any dirt racing growing up. I did the Truck race at Eldora in 2019 and that’s really it. The only other dirt race was the Bristol Cup race last year. I just did Millbridge a couple of weeks ago. I didn’t do it for Bristol in particular, just more for pure dirt racing knowledge and being around people and seeing how the groove changes.”

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 BASS PRO SHOPS / TRACKER OFF ROAD CAMARO ZL1
DO YOU CIRCLE THE DIRT RACE AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY ON YOUR CALENDAR AS ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED RACES OF THE SEASON FOR YOUR TEAM?
“I’m excited to get the new Next Gen Chevy to Bristol Motor Speedway to see how it runs on the dirt, especially with the independent rear suspension. It’ll be fun to have something a little bit different. There was a test last week and it looked pretty fun. I was hoping they would take the windshields out of the cars, but it was a little late in the game to make that decision. Maybe they will be able to do it the next time around, because then we could have a little bit of a happier track. It won’t be so dry.”

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PREPARE FOR THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY DIRT RACE?
“I talked to my good buddy Dale McDowell. He was influential in my dirt racing career growing up and helped teach me how to race on dirt. Dale won a $50,000 to win late model race at Bristol a couple of weeks back, so I’ve been picking his brain on what he thought about the track and what we need to be good. A lot of what Dale has told me aligns with the asphalt track that we run at Bristol. He mentioned that it gets tight off Turn 2 and that it’s a different radius than Turns 3 and 4. When you look at an overview photo of Bristol, it looks the same on each side, but that’s not the case. In Turns 3 and 4 you have a lot more exit room, and it’s always been that way. Turns 1 and 2 are rough and it’s a little bit tighter on exit to Turn 2. You need a car that is able to rotate off of Turn 2. The track characteristics are similar to what you see when you’re running the asphalt track, but it’s going to be a different compound on the track. I love the dirt stuff, so it will be fun. I’m running the NASCAR Truck Series race, too, so it will be good to get a little bit more experience with the track and the transitions it takes. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.”

DID YOU LEARN ANYTHING IN THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY DIRT RACE LAST YEAR THAT YOU CAN CARRY OVER TO THIS YEAR’S RACE?
“I had a blast doing it last year, even though we really weren’t that good. I probably took too much on myself as a dirt racer trying to crew chief the car. I think this time we’re just going to let the crew chief do his job and crew chief and I’ll stick to driving the car to see how that turns out.”

IS THE BRISTOL DIRT RACE ESPECIALLY FUN FOR THE TEAMS?
“Bristol Dirt is a fun race for the mechanics, crew chiefs and engineers because it’s just a fun way to race to bring everything back to your short track roots and have the chance to work on the cars during the breaks. Everyone is slinging stuff and trying to find some speed and exploring ways to improve the car in ways that you wouldn’t normally get to go about it when you’re at a normal NASCAR race. I’ve always enjoyed this event because it feels more like an exhibition, but we get points and the chance to make the NASCAR Playoffs so we want to run well and try to keep this streak of top-10 finishes going, and maybe even come home with a W.”

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU DO DIFFERENTLY TO PREPARE FOR RACING ON DIRT? “You start sealing up your helmet a little bit more than you would any other weekend because it’s pretty dusty with it staying as dry as it does on the dirt. Anything you can do to clean the windshield off. Some people change their steering wheel. Mine is going to stay the same. I started off the race last year with a smaller steering wheel in practice but ended up going back to my regular wheel that I use every weekend. The rack should help the steering. With this car being as quick with the steering, It should help. I’ve always thought having quick steering on dirt is a good thing so that you can catch it and drive it a little bit differently.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1
LARSON ON RACING ON DIRT AT BRISTOL EARLIER THIS YEAR:
“I think running the dirt late model at Bristol a few weeks ago just helps me get eyes on the track to see what’s different. It’s a temporary track and it’s never going to be exactly the same as it was the year before. Getting to run some laps to see how the dirt transitioned throughout the night was helpful and hopefully it pays off this weekend.”

CLIFF DANIELS, CREW CHIEF, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1
DANIELS ON CHALLENGES OF PREPARING FOR BRISTOL DIRT RACE:
“Probably one of the hardest things is having Kyle Larson in your car knowing you have the highest expectation to live up to – which is a great thing. The other big thing in dirt racing that doesn’t get as much attention is what we have to do to make sure the car is durable and will last the whole race – like the right cooling to the proper systems in the car – like gear cooling and engine cooling. That’s step one. Step two, of course, is to have a fast car and to tune on it correctly during the race to be there at the end.”

TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 3CHI CAMARO ZL1
HOW DOES A DRIVER PREPARE FOR A CUP SERIES RACE ON DIRT?
“I come from a dirt background, so this race really brings me back to my roots. It’s a cool race because the teams get the chance to work on the cars during the breaks. You’ve got teams trying all kinds of things to improve the car in ways that we don’t get to on a typical race weekend. It’s going to be really dusty so we will be focused on visibility and the steering. We’ve been brainstorming what setup will be the best for us. Some guys change their steering wheel and some don’t. This race feels so different than our usual race weekends, but points matter and your finish matters so I’m excited to get out there and get us points and a W on dirt.”

AS A DRIVER, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS HEADING BACK TO THE BRISTOL DIRT EVENT FOR THE SECOND YEAR?
“We want an entertaining race. We want to make dirt racing look good. We don’t want to make dirt racing look bad; we don’t want to make ourselves in the sport look bad either. Eldora was able to put on some really great races. As a dirt racer myself growing up, just the thought of having dirt back at Bristol and having other dirt cars out there in itself is really a huge deal for me. That’s something I never thought I’d see in my lifetime, just only able to hear stories about it from the drivers that got to do it. So being a part of it is really cool. It is really, really important for it to be a good race from my perspective being more of the dirt background. We don’t want to make dirt racing look bad. It’s always been really good.”

WHAT DOES HAVING A GOOD RACE AT BRISTOL DIRT MEAN TO YOU?
“Well, it could mean a number of things but certainly you’ve seen with asphalt races and dirt races, I’ve seen a lot of good dirt races where the leader has been checked out by half a lap and he’s just running his tail off, bouncing off the fence, doing absurd things in the race car that should not be possible. And when you see guys being able to do stuff like that on dirt or on asphalt, in my opinion, watching somebody be able to physically see them driving their tail off, I think that’s what makes a good race or having a good battle for the lead. Having the cars being hard to drive on dirt, which I’m sure they will be, or getting into each other and having accidents and all that sort of stuff, I think it is important because the cars are going to be hard to drive. I hope they will be. It’s important to see us in the car driving our trails off, wheeling the steering wheel and really having to work for it lap after lap.”

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 KELLEY BLUE BOOK CAMARO ZL1
ELLIOTT ON RETURNING TO THE BRISTOL DIRT FOR THE SECOND YEAR:
“Last year, I think we got pretty fortunate to run where we did. We had a lot going on there at the end of the race and were kind of hanging on. This year, I think is just going to be a completely different ball game with this car. Being able to adapt quickly is going to be the key, because I think this year is going to be different than last. Whoever hits on that quickly and figures out what it’s going to take to be fast is likely going to be rewarded for it.”

ELLIOTT ON RACING AT NIGHT AT BRISTOL:
“I think it’s a great thing moving this event to night. I think it’s going to help with a lot of the issues we had, keeping some moisture in the track hopefully and then obviously keeping the dust down. I think everything we learned last year has been a great tool of how to go about it this season. It seems like we’re doing all the right things and hopefully it can be a good show. I think it has a lot of potential.”

NOAH GRAGSON, NO. 16 CHEVY TRUCK MONTH CAMARO ZL1
“I’m really looking forward to racing at Bristol this weekend in our No. 16 Chevy Truck Month Camaro. There are a few unknowns going into the weekend with the new car, but I think with practice and the heat races, that will give us a good amount of track time to get a feel for everything. Our goal is to keep the car in one piece for the whole race and be there at the end.”

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL1
BYRON ON HIS THOUGHTS RACING ON DIRT THIS WEEKEND:
“Even though we raced there last year, this weekend’s race is still a pretty big unknown with the Next Gen car. We ran well last year, but other than watching the videos from the test that NASCAR had a little while ago, it’s hard to know how this new car will race on dirt. I know NASCAR looked at making some changes to the car, but I’m not biased either way. We’ll all be in the same situation when we get there and it will be all about how you manage the heat races to set you up for the actual race on Sunday. My hope is that the dirt late model race on Thursday may help me get up to speed a little bit faster so we can start fine tuning during practice at Bristol on Friday.”

RUDY FUGLE, CREW CHIEF, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL1
FUGLE ON HOW THE TEAM WILL PREPARE TO RACE ON THE DIRT THIS WEEKEND:
“I’m really excited to get back to Bristol. William (Byron) did a good job there last year, especially for not having much experience on dirt. I grew up around it, so we tried to lean on that a bit more last year. Now we’re going to try a blend of last year’s car and the Next Gen car. We have some notes from the NASCAR test that they did last week. The difference with dirt racing, though, is how fast the track conditions change. They change just about every lap. How much rain that comes through this week will play a factor and then how the track is prepped plus how they handle all 36 trucks being there before our race. Those are things that simulation can’t predict, you just have to go off of history and experience. It’s a little old school, which I like.”

JUSTIN HALEY, NO. 31 LEAFFILTER GUTTER PROTECTION CAMARO ZL1
“I’m excited to do some dirt racing, which is my bread and butter. I was able to race my dirt modified car at Bristol a few weeks ago and was able to get some track time. I think the NEXT Gen car will be pretty fast and have a good amount of grip. Hopefully we can all put on a good show for the fans.”

RICKY STENHOUSE JR., NO. 47 KROGER / IRISH SPRING CAMARO ZL1
“We weren’t the fastest in practice at the dirt race at Bristol (Motor Speedway) last year, but I was really happy with our No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet. I felt like it did everything it needed to do to be fast in the race and it showed when it came down to crunch time. We had a shot at winning. We were running down the No. 22 (Joey Logano) for the lead when the checkered came out.
I feel really good about my guys and our team. We know what we need in our race car and I’m looking forward to getting to Bristol (Motor Speedway) and getting back on the dirt. I don’t race as much dirt as (Kyle) Larson or (Christopher) Bell do on a weekly basis, but I did grow up doing just as much as they did. I enjoy racing dirt. It’s a challenge and it’s something different. It kind of shakes things up for the Cup Series.

We’ve had two really disappointing weekends at Richmond (Raceway) and Martinsville (Speedway). We’re still scratching our heads trying to figure out what it is in our race cars that’s not liking the short tracks. We’ve changed several things from Phoenix (Raceway), to Richmond and to Martinsville, and we still can’t figure out exactly what we need on those short tracks. I’m definitely glad to get to a different short track, with Bristol (Motor Speedway) being something totally different than what we’ve been racing the last few weeks.

We’ve got Bristol and then Talladega (Superspeedway) coming up after that. We’d really like to have a strong showing this weekend at Bristol; put ourselves in position to try and get a win, really turn our season around and carry that momentum into Talladega.”

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1
BOWMAN ON HOW HE IS APPROACHING THE BRISTOL DIRT WITH THE NEXT GEN CAR:
“There are a lot of new challenges with the Gen-seven car. The car is designed to look like a streetcar and has parts that are similar to the production car, so it makes it tough to take it on dirt. The guys at Hendrick Motorsports do a great job of putting together really fast cars and giving me what I need to be competitive every week. We don’t have any notes for the event, but I think some of the changes to even, like making it a night race, will help us put on a better show for the fans. Hopefully, we can get another win this year and take home another cool trophy.”

GREG IVES, CREW CHIEF, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1
IVES ON RACING AT THE BRISTOL DIRT LAYOUT WITH THE NEXT GEN CAR:
“Last year, I feel like we had a great car. Alex (Bowman) was complimentary of the car. We had a mechanical issue that took us out of contention but feel we had a shot to win. Obviously, this year we have an entirely new car and new tire package, but the goal is still the same – we want to go to Bristol, have a solid race, and win at ‘The Last Great Colosseum.'”

DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 TOOTSIES ORCHID LOUNGE CAMARO ZL1
ARE YOU READY FOR BRISTOL?
“I am a lot more ready than I was last year. It was funny, all the guys with dirt experience seemed to struggle last year and the drivers who dirt racing was something new to seemed to do better.
I don’t know if that will continue. Those guys are pretty smart and will figure it out. It’s going to be a lot of fun and the fans should see a really good show Sunday night.”

HOW IS LIFE AT TRACKHOUSE RACING?
“It has been such a pleasure to be on this journey with Trackhouse Racing from the very beginning. I have seen the plan grow from something that was only on paper to a strong organization of two cars working together. I enjoy working with Ross (Chastain) and his crew chief Phil (Surgeon) and the entire No. 1 team. We share a lot of information and really try to help each other. At the same time we are very competitive. We want to try to keep pushing each other to get better. It’s been a lot of fun and really looking forward to keep pushing ourselves.”

GRANT ENFINGER, NO. 23 CHAMPION POWER EQUIPMENT SILVERADO RST
“I like when we take the Truck Series to the dirt. Our race at Bristol last year was a little different than what we had experienced with some of the past dirt races. Notably, tire wear was a big deal last year and we were mostly running the bottom. This year, we have a little harder tire and they’ve changed the track a little. I know Charles will have some adjustments built into our Champion Power Equipment Chevy for the changing conditions. I feel like our team is starting to click now, and Bristol is a great opportunity for us to contend for a win.”

JACK WOOD, NO. 24 CHEVYLINERS.COM SILVERADO RST
“I think that racing at Bristol on dirt is something that a lot of drivers dread because it’s not what they are used to. I only have one dirt race under my belt in last year’s race at Knoxville, but over the past twelve months I’ve had the opportunity to test some dirt modifieds and micro sprints, so I am looking forward to it. My No. 24 Chevy Liners team and I are going to stay open-minded all weekend and see what we can make of the opportunities ahead of us.”

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: 5
Poles: 2
Laps Led: 1,184
Top-five finishes: 23
Top-10 finishes: 36
Stage wins: 9
Tyler Reddick (Fontanax2)
Alex Bowman (Las Vegas)
Ross Chastain (Las Vegas)
William Byron (Phoenix), (Atlanta)
Daniel Suarez (COTA)
Chase Elliott (Martinsvillex2)

CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:
Total Chevrolet race wins: 819 (1949 to date)
Poles won to date: 725
Laps led to date: 242,520
Top-five finishes to date: 4,161
Top-10 finishes to date: 8,591

Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:

       General Motors: 1,153
       Chevrolet: 819
       Pontiac: 154
       Oldsmobile: 115
       Buick: 65

       Ford: 813                                                         
       Ford: 713
       Mercury: 96
       Lincoln: 4

       Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467
       Dodge: 217
       Plymouth: 191
       Chrysler: 59

       Toyota: 163

Team Chevy high-resolution racing photos are available for editorial use.

About Chevrolet
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, available in 79 countries with more than 3.2 million cars and trucks sold in 2020. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

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LOGANO READY TO DEFEND HIS FOOD CITY DIRT RACE VICTORY AS A HOST OF CUP SERIES DIRT SPECIALISTS ARE READY TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS ON THE BMS CLAY-COVERED HIGH BANKS

This season's only two-time winner, William Byron (24), is set to duel with a host of Cup rivals in this weekend's Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, including Daniel Suarez (99), defending winner Joey Logano (22), Martin Truex Jr. (19) and Denny Hamlin (11).

BRISTOL, Tenn. (April 14, 2022) – Joey Logano proved in last year’s historic Food City Dirt Race that to claim a victory on the challenging dirt-covered high banks at Bristol Motor Speedway, a driver doesn’t necessarily have to have an accomplished dirt racing background.

Logano led the final 61 laps of the race in his No. 22 Team Penske machine and crossed the finish line well ahead of several of the Cup Series’ legion of dirt racing specialists, like Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Alex Bowman, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Austin Dillon and Chase Briscoe, to name a few.

Logano, who grew up racing mainly on asphalt, only competed in a couple of Modified races in the 2021 Bristol Dirt Nationals to prepare for the first Cup race to be held on clay since the 1970 season. He had so much fun last year that he can’t wait to defend his hard-earned title this weekend when the green flag drops for the Food City Dirt Race on Easter Sunday evening (7 p.m., FOX, PRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).

To help his preparation this year Logano also will drive the No. 54 truck for David Gilliland Racing in Saturday’s Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt to get as much seat time as possible on the 19-degree, 50-foot wide BMS dirt bullring. The race’s three stages will feature 75-lappers in the first two and then a 100-lap finale.

“I’m excited,” Logano said. “I had fun last year. You just kind of have to go with it. There’s still a lot of unknowns. We might know a little bit more than we did last year, but you have a whole new car now and there are areas I still want to be better at. That’s why I’m running the Truck race, so I don’t know. We’ll just kind of get up there and go racing like we do every other week.”

Austin Dillon, one of a handful of Cup Series drivers who grew up racing on dirt and has an extensive background in the discipline, says as Logano proved last year, it doesn’t take an advanced degree in Dirt Track 101 to master the Bristol dirt.

“Having a dirt background gives you a little bit of an advantage when the track changes,” Dillon said. “But as you saw last year, a lot of the asphalt guys ran well. Joey doesn’t have a long background with dirt. His win showed that you need to get your car right just like any other weekend because these drivers are the best in the world.”

Chase Elliott, who pulled off a 10th place and has a limited amount of dirt experience, agrees that when the best drivers in the world are racing, it really boils down to which one figures it out the quickest.

“There are lot of just really good race car drivers that may or may not have come up through the dirt ranks,” Elliott said. “Joey’s a good driver and it’s no surprise that he won the race. He’s about as asphalt of a guy as it gets, but he was able to able to figure it out. That shows you it was a bit of its own animal and might not have catered to your typical dirt habits. It was really more of like a super abrasive track that was paved in 1950. You know, somewhere in Florida that sits in the sun all summer. That was what it reminded me of.”

Dillon, who won a truck race on dirt at Eldora in 2013 and also scored a Late Model victory at the Bristol Dirt Nationals last season, finished 21st last year and felt like maybe he tried just a little bit too hard and let the expectations get to him. He’s going with a different approach this year.

“I was probably a little overconfident going in, and I did my best to crew chief because I was the dirt guy,” Dillon said. “This time, we’re just going to run the setups that we use on regular short tracks. That will probably be just fine.”

Another dirt master, Bell, tangled with fellow dirt aficionado Larson in an early race crash that ultimately ended both of their chances last year. Bell hopes to steer clear of any chaos this year.

“Bristol dirt is a race that I am so excited for,” Bell said. “Last year was another one of those races that we were really strong or was definitely capable of winning the race. Unfortunately, I made a mistake, spun out and crashed early. So I don’t want to do that again. I want to make sure that I get to the end of the race and I think we’ll have a strong showing.

“I passed Joey Logano early in the race last year before I spun out,” Bell continued. “That’s good to have that confidence in my head. All the dirt racers, we got a lot of them in the Cup Series now. So it’s not going to be an easy race by any means.”

The parity in the Cup Series is at an all-time high currently, with seven different winners emerging in the first eight races of the season. The lone driver with two victories on the year is William Byron, who won the circuit’s most recent event in Martinsville and will be bringing some momentum into Thunder Valley. However, despite his sixth-place finish on the Bristol dirt last year, he says he’s still in student mode when it comes to racing on the tricky clay surface.

“I’ll be honest, I have no idea what I’m doing, but I think iRacing has helped,” said Byron, who has also been racing a dirt Late Model in his spare time to help with his learning curve. “The iRacing (sim) dirt model is pretty good, the way the track changes. I feel like I’ve been trying to watch a lot of dirt races to kind of see how that all works. Luckily last year with Bristol dirt in the Cup car, it was pretty much like an asphalt track. It was just a slick asphalt track because it got rubbered in and you just had to baby the throttle. I think this year is going to be a little bit different, so hopefully running the dirt late model will help me a little bit.”

This year’s race on dirt has several wild cards, including moving the race to a night time start, a slight adjustment to the track’s banking, giving it a more progressive grade from bottom to top, and also the new Next Gen car. Most drivers seem to like the Next Gen and many have said they applaud BMS and NASCAR officials for moving the race to under the lights.

“Dirt racing was meant to be done at night,” Dillon said. “Every good dirt race that I’ve been a part of has been run at night. The track gets hard and rubbers up and this time of year in Bristol the moisture will have a chance to bleed back into the track and create some grip.”

Truck racer Stewart Friesen tested the Next Gen car at BMS last week and was pleased with its performance. That along with a new Goodyear tire, he feels, is going to make a huge difference in the racing action in Sunday’s nights Food City Dirt Race.

Logano says overall the Next Gen has been strong at the tracks they have visited so far and he expects more of the same on the Bristol dirt.

“I think the racing is better than what it’s been over the last couple of years, in my opinion,” Logano said. “I think cars have been able to move around the racetrack more. Things have been pretty good all things considered with the racing on the racetrack. A lot of what-ifs. There are a lot of teams making mistakes on pit road and drivers making mistakes in learning the car and understanding what they can and can’t do and just crashing them. It’s pretty good I’d say right now.”

Bell expects the Next Gen to give the drivers a little more room to use their bumpers at Bristol, which should make for more thrilling racing and put the fans on the edge of their seats.

“One thing that we have learned about the Next Gen car is it seems to be really durable,” Bell said. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to have a little bit more contact and you know, get away with stuff that we weren’t able to do last year.”

Other drivers to watch in the event include Stenhouse Jr., who finished second last year; Martin Truex Jr., who won the Truck race on dirt last year and led a race-best 128 laps of the Cup race before finishing 19th; Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suarez, who led 61 laps last year and finished fourth; and last year’s third-place finisher Denny Hamlin.

Xfinity Series regulars Justin Allgaier, Noah Gragson and Josh Williams are entered in the race. Gragson will drive the No. 16 for Kaulig Racing, while Allgaier will pilot the No. 77 for Spire Motorsports. Williams will drive the No. 78 for BJ McLeod’s Live Fast Motorsports.

The Food City Dirt Race weekend starts on Good Friday with Bush’s Beans Practice Day that will have both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series machines on track for two 50-minute practice sessions during the afternoon.

On Saturday, Bush’s Beans Qualifying will be held for both Cup and Truck competitors with each series participating in four blind-draw 15-lap qualifying heat races to set the fields for the main races. The Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt will follow Bush’s Beans Qualifying with an 8 p.m. (ET) start (FS1, MRN Radio, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).

Fans will want to take advantage of all of the fun activities taking place during the weekend. The BMS Fan Zone has plenty of action going on, highlighted by driver appearances, music, games and prizes at the Food City Fan Zone Stage. On Saturday night, country music artist Tim Dugger will perform during the post-race concert at the Food City Fan Zone Stage. On Sunday at 4 p.m., BMS will host a very special Easter Celebration in the Fan Midway, which will be headlined by Chris Tomlin, Max Lucado and former Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox.

For additional information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.bristolmotorspeedway.com. If you prefer to make your ticket purchases over the phone, you can also call the BMS Ticket Office at (866) 415-4158.

Chandler Smith joins Sam Hunt Racing for three-race Xfinity Series deal in 2022

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Sam Hunt Racing announced that Chandler Smith will be piloting the team’s No. 26 Toyota Supra in three NASCAR Xfinity Series events throughout the 2022 season, which will mark his inaugural appearances in the series.

The 19-year-old Smith from Talking Rock, Georgia, will making his Xfinity debut at Talladega Superspeedway on April 23 followed by Dover Motor Speedway on April 30. He will cap off his Xfinity schedule by competing at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 22 during the 2022 Xfinity Series Playoffs.

Smith currently competes on a full-time basis in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Through 43 career starts, he has achieved three victories, including one this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March. He has also achieved a pole, 17 top-five results, 22 top-10 results and an average-finishing result of 14.0. Smith also captured the 2021 Truck Rookie-of-the-Year title on the strength of two victories and making the 2021 Truck Playoffs, where he finished in eighth place in the final standings.

To go along with his achievements in the Truck Series, Smith has also achieved nine victories, 10 poles, 22 top-five results and 29 top-10 results in 34 career starts in the ARCA Menards Series.

“It’s definitely going to be exciting,” said Smith. “The experience just being able to come up and do a longer race and have more pit stops with a different car instead of a truck is going to be all in all a lot different than what I’m accustomed to. I’m really looking forward to the challenge. It’s big for me to join Sam’s team. SHR is still kind of a smaller team. They are still learning a lot and in their baby years, and I feel like I may have a little bit to bring to the table myself to help them excel and to bring a new aspect to the team. Hopefully I can be an asset and help a little bit with their development and growth. I can’t wait to be a small part of this team’s huge success as it continues to grow.”

Smith’s three-race schedule with Sam Hunt Racing means that he will become the sixth different competitor to drive for the organization based in Mooresville, North Carolina, throughout the 2022 Xfinity Series season. Other competitors who have competed for the team this season include Parker Chase, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Derek Griffith, John Hunter Nemechek and Ryan Truex. The team’s current best result through the first seven scheduled Xfinity events is a fifth-place run at Phoenix Raceway in March with Nemechek.

Sam Hunt Racing is currently in its second full-time season in the Xfinity circuit. The team made its debut during the 2019 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway and campaigned on a part-time basis throughout the 2020 season before fielding the No. 26 Toyota Supra as a full-time entry that was piloted by eight different competitors. This past September, John Hunter Nemechek recorded the team’s current best ever result of third place at Richmond Raceway. Since 2021, the team started to field a second part-time entry, the No. 24 Toyota Supra, that has thus competed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in August 2021 with Sage Karam and at Daytona International Speedway in February 2022 with Jeffrey Earnhardt.

Our entire organization is excited to add Chandler to our roster,” Sam Hunt, owner of Sam Hunt Racing, added. “His ability speaks for itself and it will be fun to begin his transition from the truck series into the Xfinity series here at SHR. These races will serve as a great opportunity for him to learn these cars, how they drive, and how the races flow at this level. Seeing his success in the truck series, there’s no reason he can’t be competitive out of the gate with us. Our spotter, Chris Lambert, works with Chandler at KBM, making this transition even simpler. We’re also proud to partner with the ChargeMe brand for these races, and cannot thank Bill and his entire team for coming on board. It’s going to be a fun couple of races and a great next step for Chandler’s climb in NASCAR.”

Also joining Sam Hunt Racing is Charge Me, a company that provides off-grid charging solutions powered by natural gas and propane with a focus to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also placing electric vehicles at the forefront towards a greener future. Charge Me, which will sponsor Smith in five Truck events this season, will sponsor Smith’s three-race Xfinity effort.

“Charge Me is excited to be sponsoring Chandler Smith as he continues to show real heart and grit out there on the race track,” Bill Marr, Executive Vice President of Charge Me, added. “Chandler embodies a lot of the ideals we strive for at Charge Me, and we’re proud to support him. At Charge Me, we want to help build electric vehicle infrastructure across America. But we recognize the need for off-grid solutions in the form of clean fuels like propane and natural gas. We want to electrify America the way Chandler electrifies race tracks – burning fuel responsibly.”

Smith is set to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway on April 23 with the event’s coverage to occur at 4 p.m. ET on FOX.

TAG Heuer Extends Partnership with INDYCAR, IMS

INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, April 14, 2022) – TAG Heuer – a pioneer in motorsports sponsorship for more than 50 years – has renewed its multiyear partnerships with INDYCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The timepiece manufacturer will continue as the Official Watch, Timepiece, Chronograph and Smartwatch of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. TAG Heuer also will remain as a presenting sponsor of the Hulman Terrace Club hospitality suites at IMS.

TAG Heuer started its partnership with INDYCAR in 2014 and with the Indianapolis 500 and IMS in 2004.

“It’s a pleasure to continue this longstanding, mutually beneficial partnership with TAG Heuer, a brand so deeply rooted in motorsports and the tradition and values of INDYCAR and the Indy 500,” said Mark Miles, president and CEO of Penske Entertainment Corp., which owns INDYCAR and IMS. “TAG Heuer remains the ultimate reference in luxury chronograph watches, so it’s an ideal match for the high performance on display at every INDYCAR event, including the Indy 500.”

As part of the activation of its partnership, TAG Heuer will provide a special edition watch to the winning driver and chief mechanic of the Indianapolis 500 and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion driver. The Swiss watchmaker and luxury goods company also will produce a special edition Indy 500 watch, expected to launch to consumers this May. Details will be provided soon.

TAG Heuer branding also will continue to be visible around IMS, including high-visibility locations on the iconic IMS Pagoda and IMS Scoring Pylon year-round and on the retaining wall near the iconic Yard of Bricks start-finish line during the Month of May.

“With almost twenty years of history, it is a great pleasure for TAG Heuer to continue this remarkable partnership with INDYCAR,” said Benjamin Beaufils, president of the Americas at TAG Heuer. “INDYCAR and Indy 500 are mythical names in motor racing, and there is no better proving ground to demonstrate TAG Heuer’s passion and strong heritage in motorsport, and motto of ‘Don’t Crack Under Pressure’ than the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.”

About TAG Heuer

TAG Heuer, founded in 1860 by Edouard Heuer in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland, is a luxury watch brand that is part of LVMH Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton SE (“LVMH”), the world’s leading luxury group. Based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and with four production sites, TAG Heuer has 1,470 employees and is active in 139 countries. TAG Heuer products are available online on www.tagheuer.com for select countries and in 160 boutiques and 3,000 points of sale worldwide. The company is headed up by Frédéric Arnault, CEO of TAG Heuer. For 160 years, TAG Heuer has demonstrated pure avant-garde watchmaking spirit and a commitment to innovation with revolutionary technologies that have included the oscillating pinion for mechanical stopwatches in 1887, the Mikrograph in 1916, the first automatic-winding chronograph movement – Calibre 11 – in 1969 and the first luxury smartwatch in 2015. Today, the brand’s core collection consists of three iconic families designed by Jack Heuer – TAG Heuer Carrera, Monaco and Autavia – and is rounded out with the contemporary Link, Aquaracer, Formula 1 and Connected lines. Capturing TAG Heuer’s motto, “Don’t Crack Under Pressure,” are prominent partnerships and brand ambassadors that express the brand’s passion for action and high performance.

About INDYCAR

INDYCAR is the Indianapolis-based governing body for North America’s premier open-wheel auto racing series, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and its development series, Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires. The series features an international field of the world’s most versatile drivers – including six-time series champion Scott Dixon, two-time series champion Josef Newgarden, 2021 series champion Alex Palou and four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves – who compete on superspeedways, short ovals, street circuits and permanent road courses. The 2022 season will consist of 17 races in the United States and Canada and is highlighted by the historic Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IMS Productions are owned by Penske Corporation, a global transportation, automotive and motorsports leader. For more information on INDYCAR and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, please visit www.indycar.com.

About Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the world’s largest spectator sporting facility, has been the worldwide leader in motorsports entertainment since opening in 1909. IMS will host the 106th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge – the world’s most prestigious auto race – on Sunday, May 29. That race is the climax of an exciting Month of May schedule for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES that also includes the GMR Grand Prix on Saturday, May 14 on the IMS road course. Three of the biggest racing series in North America each will race on the IMS road course during Brickyard Weekend on July 29-31, featuring the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard for the NASCAR Cup Series, Brickyard Grand Prix for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard for the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Other events in 2022 at IMS will feature the NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midget Series, the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association and the Fanatec GT World Challenge America. IMS, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and IMS Productions are owned by Penske Corporation, a global transportation, automotive and motorsports leader. To purchase tickets or for more information, please visit www.ims.com.