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Rackley W.A.R. Team Report: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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Team Report
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News and Notes
Event: Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts
Date: Friday, September 24, 2021
Venue: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Track Description: 1.5-mile(s)
Race: 134 laps / 201 miles

Rackley W.A.R.’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series History … Since entering the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) in 2021, the Centerville, Tenn.,-based organization has logged 19 starts with three drivers, Josh Berry, William Byron, and Timothy Peters, collecting one top-10 finish (Texas), with an average starting position of 19.7 and an average finishing position of 21.9.

Rackley W.A.R.’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series History at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway … This weekend will mark Rackley W.A.R.’s second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start at the Las Vegas, Nev.,-facility. The organization has posted a team best 16th-place finish at the track in 2021 with driver Timothy Peters. The one previous start at the 1.5-mile track has earned Rackley W.A.R. an average starting position of 19.0 and an average finish of 16.0.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Rewind … Timothy Peters, driver of the No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley W.A.R., finished in the 16th-place in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Bucked Up 200 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday, March 5. Peters started in the 19th-place in the 40-truck field and at the end of Stage 1 on Lap 30, he was in the 14th place. By the end of Stage 2 on Lap 60, Peters was scored in the 19th-place. Under caution on Lap 117 Peters, among the leaders, came to pit road for service. He was scored as high as the fifth-place at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Under the Neon Lights Experience … Rackley W.A.R. co-owner Willie Allen, who spent seven years as a driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS), has experience at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year has one NASCAR Xfinity Series start (2010), and one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start (2007) at the Las Vegas, Nev.,-facility.

Catch the Action … The Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be broadcast live on FS1 on Friday, September 24, starting with NASCAR RaceDay: NCWTS Las Vegas at 8:00 p.m. (ET). It will also broadcast live at 8:30 p.m. (ET) on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

In the Rearview Mirror: Bristol Motor Speedway … Josh Berry, driver of the No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley W.A.R., finished in the 11th-place in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics at the Bristol Motor Speedway, located in Bristol, Tenn., on Thursday, September 16. Berry started in the 17thplace in the 40-truck field, and at the end of Stage 1 on Lap 55 he was in the 20th-place. By the end of Stage 2 on Lap 110, Berry was scored in the 18th-place. He was scored as high as the 11th-place at the Bristol Motor Speedway.

Brett Moffitt
No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet Silverado

Sin City … This weekend marks Brett Moffitt’s eighth Las Vegas Motor Speedway appearance with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The Grimes, Iowa,-native has two top-five finishes and three top-10 finishes, with 71 laps led at the track. In 2020 Moffitt collected the pole award. In addition, Moffitt has posted three NASCAR Xfinity Series starts (2020, 2021), and one NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) start at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In 2015 Moffit made his track debut at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series. Speedway Stats: Brett Moffitt has 49 combined NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts on speedways (tracks 1 to 2-miles in length). He has six wins (Atlanta, Chicago, Homestead, Kansas, and Phoenix), 20 top-five finishes, and 30 top10 finishes collecting an average finish of 9.5.

Starting Lineup: The lineup for the 134-lap event was determined by using NASCAR’s competition-based formula, which takes into account finishing positions from the previous race (weighted 25% owner, 11th-place Bristol, and 25% driver, 41st place), the ranking in team owner points (35%, 18th-place) and the fastest lap from the previous race (15%). Brett Moffitt will start at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from the 22nd-place on Row 11.

Pit Stall Selections … Pit Stall 19, towards Turn 1

Atop the Pit Box: Chad Kendrick … Chad Kendrick, crew chief for the No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet Silverado, has two top-five finishes and four top-ten finishes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 16 starts. As a crew chief, Kendrick has led 92 laps at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

QUOTE WORTHY

Brett Moffitt, driver of the No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley W.A.R.
“I am thankful and excited for the opportunity to behind-the-wheel of the No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet Silverado for
Rackley W.A.R. Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a track that I enjoy racing at, and always look forward to going to.”

BRETT MOFFITT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY PERFORMANCE PROFILE
Date Event Start Finish Laps Status Led
Friday, March 2, 2018 Stratosphere 200 6 3 134/134 Running 27
Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 World of Westgate 200 9 11 144/144 Running 18
Friday, March 1, 2019 Strat 200 2 2 134/134 Running 0
Friday, Sept. 13, 2019 World of Westgate 200 4 7 134/134 Running 12
Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 Strat 200 10 16 134/134 Running 0
Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 World of Westgate 200 1 15 134/134 Running 1
Friday, March 5, 2021 Bucked Up 200 17 11 134/134 Running 13

BRETT MOFFITT STATISTICS

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South Point Racing: Riley Herbst Las Vegas NXS Advance

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RILEY HERBST
Las Vegas NASCAR Xfinity Series Advance
No. 98 South Point Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing

NASCAR Xfinity Series Overview

• Event: Alsco Uniforms 302 (Round 27 of 33)
• Date: Saturday, Sept. 25
• Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
• Layout: 1.5-mile oval
• Time/TV/Radio: 7:30 p.m. EDT on NBCSN/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Riley Herbst Notes of Interest

• NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Riley Herbst is heading home to kick off the 2021 NASCAR Playoffs. After a third-place finish at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway last Friday night, the 22-year-old Las Vegas native secured his spot in the postseason for the second year in a row, making him two-for-two in his Xfinity Series career. The third-generation racer is now returning to the city where he got his start in the motorsports world with winning on his mind. The Herbst name is well known in the Las Vegas area. His grandfather Jerry, uncles Tim and Ed, and father Troy, are all Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame inductees as championship-winning off-road racers. Herbst intends to keep the motorsports legacy going in the NASCAR world. In addition to Saturday’s Xfinity Series race in Vegas, the hometown kid will throw out the ceremonial first pitch Thursday night for the Las Vegas Aviators – the Triple-A affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics – prior to their game against the Oklahoma City Dodgers.
• Furthering the hometown connection is Herbst’s No. 98 South Point Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), with the Las Vegas-based hotel, casino and spa adorning Herbst’s car for the second time in 2021. Featuring more than 2,100 guestrooms, the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa overlooks the famous Las Vegas Strip and the serenity of the surrounding mountainscape. Each oversized guestroom features state-of-the-art LED televisions, as well as WiFi with high-speed internet connections. Guests visiting South Point Hotel will experience affordable luxury through a casino offering top-of-the-line gaming technology, more than 60 table games and a separate race and sports book area, 11 restaurants, world-class Costa Del Sur Spa and Salon, a 400-seat showroom featuring headliner entertainment, a 700-seat bingo room, a 16-screen Cinemark movie complex, a 64-lane bowling center, a 52,000-square-foot conference center, and an 80,000-square-foot exhibit hall. The venue is the “Official Hotel and Casino of Las Vegas Motor Speedway” and sponsor of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, the South Point 400. Connect with South Point on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
• You have to play your cards right in NASCAR Playoffs, but the easiest way to advance is to win. Eight of the initial 12 playoff drivers will advance to the next round that starts Oct. 16 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Up to three of those spots can be earned by three different winners in the first round that begins at Las Vegas, continues at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and then wraps up at the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Roval where the playoff field will be whittled down to eight drivers. And if there’s a different playoff winner in each of those races, five spots are available to be secured via points. Herbst was able to point his way into the postseason, but he can lock in his spot for the Round of 8 by coming out of the gate hot and winning at his home track.
• What do you need to do if you don’t hit the jackpot at Las Vegas? Collect as many points as possible. Herbst used this strategy in his race to make the NASCAR Playoffs. He entered the July 10 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon on the outside looking into the top-12, 56 points below the playoff cutline. In the next eight races, Herbst erased that deficit to move all the way up to 11th in the standings by the time the checkered flag waved in the final regular-season race last Friday at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. While he enters Las Vegas seven points below the Round of 8 cutline, Herbst can use the same strategy to collect stage points and race his way into the next round by continuing his front-running ways.
• SHR knows how to win at Las Vegas. The No. 98 team swept both races at the 1.5-mile track in 2020 via Chase Briscoe. In February, he beat Austin Cindric by 2.874 seconds. Briscoe defended that victory with another win just seven months later, beating Noah Gragson by 1.370 seconds.
• The Alsco Uniforms 302 will mark Herbst’s fifth career Xfinity Series start at Las Vegas. The 22-year-old driver is on the hunt for redemption at his home track after an accident ruined a top-10 run for him just 56 laps into the series’ prior race at the track in March. In his first two Xfinity Series starts at Las Vegas in September 2019 and February 2020, Herbst scored back-to-back ninth-place finishes. He finished 12th in his third career start at Las Vegas last September.

Riley Herbst, Driver of the No. 98 South Point Ford Mustang

Welcome to the NASCAR playoffs. Talk about the journey to get to the Round of 12.

“Man, it feels good to finally say we’re in the playoffs after the start to the season we had. Our journey to the playoffs was an uphill battle, to say the least. We were still learning each other at the beginning of the season and it always seemed like bad luck would find us when we hit the track. These past several races, I think we’ve started to show the field that we’ve got the speed and we’re here to contend for wins. Look at Bristol – we were running top-10 there at the end and seized an opportunity on the final restart to finish third. We probably could’ve stolen the win with another lap.”

You’re coming off back-to-back top-five finishes for the first time this season and it comes at the right time with the playoffs starting this week at Las Vegas. Talk about the momentum your team now has coming into this first race of the Round of 12.

“We’re hitting our stride and it’s honestly a really good time for that. While we struggled somewhat during the season, we were still able to make the playoffs and I think we’ve finished in the top-10 in eight of the past 12 races. We’ve still got some work to do to get ourselves into the Round of 8, but I believe in this No. 98 team. We’ve got to take it week by week.”

You’re heading home to Las Vegas. What would a win at your home track mean to you, especially now that you’re in the playoffs?

“Man, I’m so excited to go home this weekend and race for a championship. It’s gonna be so much fun. I’ve been looking forward to going home for a long time. You always want to win at home, but to win at home in the playoffs and secure a spot in the Round of 8, it would just be a testament to the hard work the whole team has put in this season. Honestly, with the momentum we’ve had these past few races, I think we can win. We’re very capable of winning and we’re ready to do it.”

No. 98 South Point Team Roster

Primary Team Members:

Driver: Riley Herbst
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Crew Chief: Richard Boswell
Hometown: Friendship, Maryland

Engineer: Justin Bolton
Hometown: Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Engineer: DJ VanderLey
Hometown: Mobile, Alabama

Spotter: Tim Fedewa
Hometown: Holt, Michigan

Over-The-Wall Crew:

Front Tire Changer: Shayne Pipala
Hometown: Frankfort Square, Illinois

Rear Tire Changer: Chris Jackson
Hometown: Fort Mill, South Carolina

Tire Carrier: Dwayne Moore
Hometown: Griffin, Georgia

Fueler: James Keener
Hometown: Fortuna, California

Jackman: Sean Cotten
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

Road Crew Members:

Truck Driver: Steve Wood
Hometown: Eatontown, New Jersey

Front End Mechanic: Mike Brill
Hometown: Woodsville, New Hampshire

Engine Tuner: Willie Pelotte
Hometown: Oakland, Maine

WIGHT MOTORSPORTS SUPERSIZES FOR DELAWARE

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(September 22, 2021) As Fall arrives, Wight Motorsports Inc (WMI) is not slowing down at all. They’ll be going full speed for the final three races of the 2021 NASCAR Pinty’s Series scheduled for this weekend at Delaware Speedway near London, Ontario. Here’s how it looks by the numbers, three races, four cars, five drivers.

In addition to the usual fleet of cars with Donald Theetge, Mark Dilley and TJ Rinomato participating in each of the three events, the #19 car returns to action with Brandon Watson at the wheel on Friday to kick off the weekend.

Watson had an impressive showing in his first start at Flamboro Speedway collecting a sixth-place finish. Theetge also recorded a top ten finish at Flamboro, his first race of the season.

Completing the lineup, after a lot of discussions of when would be the right time, racing veteran Glenn Styres will make his Pinty’s Series debut Sunday in the #19 car.

Weekend Race Event Previews:
September 24th
Canadian Tire 125
Race eight of ten in 2021
This is the seventh NASCAR Pinty’s Series race at Delaware

September 26th
Qwick Wick 125
Race nine of ten in 2021
This will be the eighth NASCAR Pinty’s Series race at Delaware

September 26th
Pinty’s Fall Brawl
Race ten of ten in 2021
This will be the ninth NASCAR Pinty’s Series race at Delaware

The Track:
1/2-mile paved oval

Best finish:
Theetge 18th in 2017, Watson, first event, Dilley 7th in 2012, Rinomato, first event, Styres, first event

Quotes-David Wight, WMI Principal

“First off, huge credit to the WMI team for working so hard to pull this together. With the second Flamboro race postponed, that meant Brandon would race Friday in the make-up event. He did a super job at Flamboro. And then we’ll have Glenn in the #19 car Sunday which we’d planned for some time, so it’s been a lot of hard work to make this happen”.

“I’m excited to see how Donald will perform this weekend, he’s shown a lot of speed and that he’s capable of winning. Mark (Dilley) started on pole at Delaware before and has had a lot of success. TJ has also shown some real progress this season. I’m excited about our chances”

TV & Live Streaming
The races will be streamed live on TSN.ca and the TSN app in Canada and through Trackpass on NBC Sports Gold in the US. The Canadian Tire 125 begins at 9PM Friday September24th. The Qwick Wick 125 will start Sunday at 3:55PM and the Pinty’s Fall Brawl will begin at approximately 5:20 PM ET.

Each race will also be televised on TSN and RDS2. Check local listings for dates and times.

The 2021 NASCAR Pinty’s Series will consist of ten total races in Ontario and Quebec with a mixture of oval tracks, road and street courses.

Race fans can get the latest information regarding WMI and the drivers on these social media channels:

Wight Motorsports Inc Twitter @Wightmotorsport Instagram @wightmotorsport

Donald Theetge: Twitter @DonaldTheetge

Brandon Watson: Instagram brandonwatson_9
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BrandonWatsonRacing/

Mark Dilley: Twitter @MarkDilley9 Instagram @markdilley

TJ Rinomato: Twitter TJ_Rinomato Instagram @tjrinomato

Glenn Styres: Twitter @GlennStyres Instagram @glennstyres
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/styres.racing/

BRODY ROA SHOOTS FOR THIRD PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY SIGNATURE EVENT WIN OF 2021

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Brody Roa and crew after August win at Perris Auto Speedway.  Doug Allen Photo.

(Cypress, CA, September 22, 2021) This Saturday night, Brody Roa will be seeking his third Perris Auto Speedway signature main event win of the season in the “13th Annual Glenn Howard Memorial.”  Already this year, the veteran driver has won the annual “Salute To Indy” and the “California Racer’s Hall of Fame Night” events on the famous Riverside County half mile clay oval.

If Roa, 30, does emerge triumphant on Saturday, it would not only be his third USAC/CRA and Perris Auto Speedway win of the year, but it would be his fifth total victory in 20 starts.  In addition to the aforementioned wins at Perris, he scored a win in the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series at the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare and in an open 360 race on The Dirt Track at the Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield. 

Saturday’s big event at Perris will be Roa’s first time in competition since contesting three races in Northern California over Labor Day weekend.  In the 72-hours of racing in the upper half of the “Golden State,” he had sixth and third place finishes at the two night “Louie Vermeil Classic” at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico.  He rounded out that quick sojourn to the north with another third-place finish at the Petaluma Speedway.

Going into the three races in NorCal, “The Pride of Garden Grove” had closed to within 24-points of the point lead.  However, the two third place finishes, and the sixth saw him lose some ground in the USAC/CRA Championship point standings.  Heading into this Saturday’s race, he is 44-points behind the leader.  Hopefully he can turn that tide back the other way beginning on Saturday.  Starting in May, he has two wins, a second and a third at Perris.  That makes his average finishing position at the track 1.75 in those four outings.  That is by far the best at the track in that time period.   

While racing is a very significant part of Roa’s life, there are more important things.  For example, last week the veteran driver and his wife Tailor celebrated the first birthday of their daughter Addison Leanne with family and friends.  They then snuck in a trip to Disneyland before heading back to the track this Saturday.

Fans can meet Roa and take photos with him during Saturdays on track autograph and candy giveaway session at intermission.  They can also meet him in the pits after the race.  He will have his good-looking shirts available in both places.

Fans who would like to purchase Brody Roa merchandise, but who cannot attend a race, can check out the online store that is packed with great items including t-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, beanies, baby onesies, plush blankets, jigsaw puzzles, stickers, notebooks, tote bags, wine tumblers, mugs, bandana pet collars and more.  To see the full line, please visit the following website https://www.brodyroa.com/shop/. 

Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and the first race will take the green flag at 7:00.  There will be plenty of tickets for everyone at the ticket window.  For fans who prefer to order advance tickets online, they can do so at the following link www.tix.com.  Fans who cannot make it to the track can see all the action live with a subscription to Flo Racing.  For details, please use the following link https://www.floracing.com/.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the freeway close Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in Perris (92571).  The office phone number is (951) 940-0134 and the track website is www.perrisautospeedway.com.

Roa and the team would like to thank the following for being part of the 91R’s 2021 campaign.  HD Industries, Burris Racing, Sander Engineering, Biker Bruce Fisher, Inland Rigging, ALR Virtual Services, Caltrol, Competition Suspension, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Baldwin Filters and Jambo BBQ Pits.  In addition, the veteran driver offers thanks to Fastenal, Coopers Propane, Total Lubricants, Marina Pools, TJM Oilfield Distribution, Certex, and Biker Bruce for sponsoring the #8M. 

If you or your company would like to jump on board and receive recognition throughout the year, please give the two-time USAC champion racer a phone call or drop him a note at the contact information at the top of this release.  You can also contact him if you would like to put him in your car in a USAC National Series race when his west coast schedule permits.

To view Roa’s online portfolio and learn more about the team, please click on the following link https://www.teamwithbrody.com/.  Fans can also check out the team website at  https://www.brodyroa.com/ and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/br91r/.  

To keep up with May Motorsports, please check out and “like” its Facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/MayMotorsports8M

2021 Results

3-12             Kern County Raceway Park                  USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                    7th A Main

3-13             Kern County Raceway Park                  USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                    2nd A Main             

3-26             Thunderbowl Raceway                          USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                    13th A Main  

4-10             Keller Auto Speedway                           USAC West Coast Sprint Cars   3rd A Main

4-10             Keller Auto Speedway                           King Of The Wing Sprint Cars   22nd A Main

4-16             Kern County Raceway Park                  Open 360 Sprint Cars                    1st A Main

4-17             Thunderbowl Raceway                          USAC West Coast Sprint Cars   1st A Main

4-24             Perris Auto Speedway                           USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                     20th A Main

5-8               Bakersfield Speedway                           USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                    3rd A Main

5-22             Perris Auto Speedway                           USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                    1st A Main

6-12             Keller Auto Speedway                           King of Thunder Bandits                   2nd A Main

6-19             Perris Auto Speedway                           USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                     3rd A Main

6-26             Ventura Raceway                                 USAC West Coast Sprint Cars   5th A Main

7-3               Santa Maria Raceway                           USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                    2nd A Main

7-17             Perris Auto Speedway                           USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                    2nd A Main

8-21             Perris Auto Speedway                           USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                    1st A Main

9-4               Silver Dollar Speedway                         USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                    6th A Main

9-5               Silver Dollar Speedway                         USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                    3rd A Main

9-6               Petaluma Speedway                             USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                    3rd A Main

How to Buy Car Accessories

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Photo by Kevin Bhagat on Unsplash

Must say Buying equipment to customize a car is because we want to be different from other cars both increasing speed and appearance. The thing to keep in mind is the legal issue, whether it’s the color to be registered or the sound from the exhaust pipe. It is expensive according to the quality, brand, material used. Some parts may be But some items can be expensive.

Today we will introduce the purchase of car accessories to be used to decorate your car

Alloy wheels

It’s the first thing that’s popular. But when buying, be careful of second-hand Max. Especially those Max fixed the color. Be careful, the wheels may distort, should check carefully before buying because the price is not cheap and for your own safety as well

body kit

Also known as a set of spoilers to add beauty to the car. But should choose that it is customized to match the car If you choose badly, it will make your car look ugly instead. And have to look at the material of the parts that affect the smoothness of the parts. Mainly, the set comes from 3 major sources, namely the factory set. Dress from the Bureau of Standards and handcrafted dresses from general dress shops.

Factory set with a dress from a standard dresser may be more expensive than the dress in the store because of materials such as ABS plastic or injection molded fiber. It will be smooth and closely attached to the car body as well The color will have the same shine like the surface of the car as for spoilers at the custom-designed shop. It is often designed by itself or copied as fiber work by hand. Maybe some pieces are not smooth and the color may be distorted, not as shiny as it might be

Therefore, you have to consider it yourself and will pay higher to get items that have the same section as your car mats.

Body WRAP

Wrap with stickers It gives short-term beauty and is expensive once the sticker is peeled off. There may be cutter marks, scrapes, or paint scrapes. Including it may cause the color to be wrong from the registered and may be illegal as well. If you want to change the color, add a little more money. Going to the garage to paint would be better. Plus, the color is shiny and lasts longer as well as Intake Making a loud exhaust pipe must also be seen. Do not do more than what the law requires. So as not to disturb others Just change the exhaust pipe to add beauty should be better than the seat 

Some people may not like the original upholstery. That has come and changed to a racing cushion. The selection must be made of copycats and cat dyes strewn about should choose well Should choose one that is comfortable and comfortable. It’s not just about being cool or beautiful.

TURBO

gasoline engine If the car didn’t have a turbo in the first place Or supercharged from the factory, do not go to decorate it. Because the price is not worth the car with 10-20 horsepower, except for an overhaul.

The important part, do not worry about the beauty of the dress alone. Should take into account the safety and then to be legal as well. Don’t be impatient. Impatient may get bad things, waste money without reason

What to do if your vehicle has a power steering leak

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The power steering on your vehicle will affect all aspects of handling from making a turn or just driving straight down the road.  Without the proper fluid, your power steering will fail and the vehicle will become very hard to steer and it can become a serious situation very quickly.

If your vehicle becomes hard to turn or you start hearing weird noises such as a moan or whine while turning, it might be low on fluid, but it could also be the first sign of a power steering fluid leak.  Quick action on your part is required for your safety and others on the road.  You can find more about routine maintenance and car fix guides at carfixbook.com.

The leak could be an inexpensive solution such as just adding power steering fluid or something a little more expensive such as the replacement of the power steering pump.  It is also important to note that using the right type of fluid is also very important if you need to add fluid into the power steering fluid reservoir.  Some power steering systems use synthetic automatic transmission fluids (ATF), others use silicone-based fluids.  So, it is important to check the manufacturer’s manual to see what fluid is recommended for the vehicle.

The power steering fluid flows from the reservoir where you fill it, through the hoses, into the steering pump, steering gear, and for some vehicles the steering coolers.  The most common place to find a leak is in the steering gear or rack because those areas are most likely to get damaged or road grime that wears out the shafts and seals.  The reservoir itself also could be loose or broken, but a leak could develop from any of those areas.

When there are no leaks and there are proper fluid levels, the power steering will be pressured by the power steering pump, that is driven by a belt which in turn helps to turn the wheels.  But without fluid, there will not be adequate pressure and it will lead to difficulty in steering.

As the vehicle ages, the O-rings, hoses, and worn-out seals lose their form that eventually fail and the fluid begins to leak.  A leak can also be detected by the power steering fluid color.  The color of the power steering fluid is normally pink, red, or clear.  If the fluid is brown or black in color, it’s been contaminated and could cause serious damage.

This not only applies to the power steering fluids.  There are other leaks that can develop because of age such as the seals, hoses, and gaskets on the radiator, and can cause coolant leaks and overheating.  A power steering leak might not be as serious as a brake or oil leak, but it still needs attention right away.

How can a power steering leak be fixed?

The leak can be fixed in some cases by the vehicle owner or in a lot of cases, you need to find a reputable professional mechanic to investigate the problem and make the necessary repairs.  It could be an expensive repair depending on how long the leak has been going on, the damages caused by low fluid levels, and the parts such as the power steering pump, rack, cooler, or gear can vary in price and installation costs.  The price for repairs will also depend on the year and make and model of the vehicle.

If the fluid is leaking from a power steering line, that should be an easy fix and not as expensive as something like a steering rack or the replacement of a pump seal or pump. 

You can also use products such as No Leak, which is an additive that is compatible with all power steering fluids and has been effective to seal leaks and prevent future ones with minimal cost.  But this might not be a long-term solution and you might have to consult with a mechanic for a permanent fix.

Drive home in 1 HOUR or less – bring your down payment and proof of income

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Barry Albert
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If you are trying to purchase a vehicle – but you want to avoid the all-day hassle of waiting at a dealership for your paperwork to go through – then find an alternative solution. In fact, there are many places that can provide you with the best customer service at a dealership that will help you walk away with your new vehicle in less than one hour!

But how do you find these foolproof and customer-oriented dealerships? If you have been looking for a new or used car for some time now and find that it is difficult to choose a dealership that has your best interest in mind, maybe you should put the responsibility in someone else’s hands. 

Instead, use a marketing agency that can help you find the best car dealerships. If you live on the East Coast, you are in luck! You can use a marketing company that will help you find a dealership in all of the major cities, like Newark, NJ, Irvington, NJ, and Philadelphia, PA.

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Drew Dollar – No. 51 Sunbelt Rentals Tundra Camping World Trucks Las Vegas Preview

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Drew Dollar: Driver, No. 51 Sunbelt® Rentals Toyota

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overview:
Event: Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200, Race 19 of 22 (Race 1 in the Round of 8), 134 Laps –30/30/74; 201 Miles
Location: Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway at (1.5-mile tri-oval)
Date/Broadcast: Sept. 24, 2021, at 9 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR 90

The Data on Dollar:

  • Drew Dollar will make his sixth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start behind the wheel of the No. 51 Tundra in Friday’s 134-lap event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as part of an eight-race schedule with Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) in 2021. It will be Dollar’s first career start in any series at the 1.5-mile tri-oval. He has two starts on mile-and-half tracks in Truck Series action this year, with a best result of 20th at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.
  • Sunbelt Rentals, the premiere rental company in North America, will serve as the primary sponsor on Dollar’s Tundra Friday and for one more race this season. After Thursday’s event, the remaining two races on Dollar’s schedule in the No. 51 Tundra this season are Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (Oct. 2) and the series finale at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway (Nov. 5). Corey Heim will pilot the No. 51 Tundra at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway Oct. 30.
  • Dollar has recorded an average finish of 24.2 across the first five starts of his Camping World Truck Series career. His best result was a 10th-place finish in his series debut at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in February.
  • In addition to his part-time schedule with KBM in the Truck Series, Dollar is competing in a limited schedule in the ARCA Menards Series this season with Venturini Motorsports. Despite competing in only 11 of the 18 races, the 20-year-old driver ranks sixth in the championship standings behind the strength of an average finish of 7.7 across his 11 starts this year.
  • The Toyota Racing Development driver finished fourth in the ARCA Menards Series championship standings in 2020 after recording one win, four top-five and 14 top-10 finishes across 20 starts. Dollar led 40 laps en route to his lone series victory at Talladega Superspeedway last June. He also finished inside the top 10 in both of his ARCA Menards Series starts in 2019, including a sixth-place finish in his series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.
  • The No. 51 team has won three times this season, including earlier this season on the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track with Martin Truex Jr. KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch collected victories at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., and Kansas Speedway in Kansas City. The team qualified for the owner’s portion of the playoffs by finishing the regular season ranked fifth in the point standings but were eliminated in the Round of 10.
  • Mardy Lindley is in his first season as a crew chief at KBM. Before arriving at KBM, Lindley guided his drivers to 32 wins and four ARCA Menards Series East championships since 2013, including back-to-back titles with Sam Mayer the last two seasons. Additionally, he earned the ARCA Menards Series Sioux Chief Showdown championship with Mayer in 2020. Behind the wheel, the second-generation driver won 11 races on the Pro Cup Series from 2000 to 2006 and was crowned the series champion in 2001. In his only race atop the pit box at Las Vegas, Lindley earned a runner-up finish with Kyle Busch earlier this season.

Drew Dollar, Driver Q&A:

How do you prepare going to a track for the first time?
“A lot of the preparation for Vegas this weekend is coming from the Toyota simulator. I’ve been on that a good bit making a lot of laps and I’ve been watching races from there. It’ll definitely be different going to a new track, but I feel like it’s pretty similar to Kansas which is a track that I really like racing at in my Camry. I think we’ll be able to go to Vegas in the Tundra and have it be similar to Kansas and hopefully be good there.”

How much will you look at the notes your team has from when Kyle (Busch) raced the 51 at Las Vegas earlier this year?
“The KBM team always seem to bring super fast Tundras every time they go to Vegas. I feel like I always watch Tundras go to victory lane in Vegas, so it’ll be my job to do as well as I can, finish all the laps and keep the Tundra up front where it belongs.”

Drew Dollar Career Highlights:

  • Has one top-10 finish and an average result of 24.2 across five career Camping World Truck Series starts.
  • Across 33 career ARCA Menards Series starts has one win, 98 laps led, nine top-five and 23 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 8.3.
  • Picked up his first career ARCA Menards Series victory at Talladega Superspeedway June 20, 2020.
  • Finished fourth in the ARCA Menards Series championship standings in 2020 after recording one win, four top-five and 14 top-10 finishes across 20 starts.
  • Recorded two top-five and seven top-10 finishes with 49 laps led across eight NASAR K&N Pro Series East starts in 2019.
  • Drew Dollar’s No. 51 Sunbelt Rentals Tundra:

KBM-054: The No. 51 Sunbelt Rentals team will unload KBM-54 for Friday’s race at Las Vegas. KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch has two victories driving this Tundra, including its maiden voyage at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. in July of 2018. Rowdy was victorious with it again this year in May at Kansas Speedway. In its most recent outing, KBM-54 finished second with Busch at Pocono in June.

Click Here for KBM-054 Performance Profile:
KBM Notes of Interest:

  • KBM drivers have collected five wins, four poles, 14 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes across 39 starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. They have earned a collective average starting position of 8.3, an average finish of 11.8 and have led 655 laps.
  • Nemecheck collected a victory earlier this season at Las Vegas, while owner-driver Kyle Busch won in the spring of 2018, 2019 and 2020 and Erik Jones was victorious in the fall of 2014.
  • KBM holds the Camping World Truck Series records for most career wins (89) and most wins in a single season (14 in 2014). With his victory at Bristol Motor Speedway Chandler Smith became the 17th different driver to win a Truck Series event for KBM. In addition to collecting a series-record seven Owner’s Championships, the organization has produced two championship-winning drivers: Erik Jones (2015) and Christopher Bell (2017).
  • With 37 victories, the No. 51 is the winningest number in KBM’s Truck Series fleet.

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION: ST. LOUIS – PRE-RACE ADVANCE & QUOTES

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CHEVROLET AT ST. LOUIS

What: NHRA Midwest Nationals
When: Friday, Sept. 24-Sunday, Sept. 26
Where: World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois
TV: FS1 will telecast eliminations live at 2 p.m. ET Sunday, Sept. 26


Chevrolet drivers seek to add to points total in Round 3 of Countdown
Brittany Force leads Top Fuel standings, Greg Anderson paces Pro Stock

DETROIT (Sept. 22, 2021) – It was Bring Your Wally to Work Day for Kyle Koretsky on Monday.

Koretsky, the newly minted first-time Pro Stock winner, scaled the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Countdown to the Championship standings with his Sept. 19 victory. He enters the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway – the third round of the Countdown — in third place.

The driver of the Lucas Oil Chevrolet Camaro SS joined KB Racing teammate Dallas Glenn as recording their first Pro Stock win at zMAX Dragway. Glenn, driver of the RAD Torque Systems Camaro SS, won the four-wide event in May.

“The Countdown is huge; it’s something I always wanted to do. To win the championship, to be honest I’m not even really looking at that now,” said Koretsky, who was runner-up three times in 20 races over two seasons before breaking through. “I’ll take every race one at a time and that’s the way I look at it. Would I like to get one of those white hats? 100 percent.”

Brittany Force took a step toward earning her second white championship hat with her eighth consecutive No. 1 Top Fuel qualifier and runner-up finish in the Monster Energy Chevrolet dragster at zMAX Dragway. Force, the points leader, will aim for her second win of the season and tying Gary Beck (1982-83 seasons) for the most top qualifier honors in a row.

“We’re not there yet, but the possibility that we could hold a big record with a name like that, that’s really cool,” Force said. “It makes me very proud of this entire team. It’s not easy to do; I’ll tell you that. But what’s really not easy is winning on race day, and that’s what we’re focused on right now.”

John Force, also the No. 1 qualifier at zMAX Dragway in the PEAK Antifreeze & Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car, enters the weekend third in the standings. Teammate Robert Hight, driver of the Automobile Club of Southern California Camaro SS, is tied for sixth.

In addition to the pro categories, the seventh round of the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown will be contested. Drivers of the Chevrolet COPO Camaro have won five of the seven races.

FS1 will telecast eliminations live at 2 p.m. ET Sunday, Sept. 26.

CHEVROLET FROM THE COCKPIT

TOP FUEL:

BRITTANY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, MONSTER ENERGY/FLAV-R-PAC CHEVROLET DRAGSTER (Points leader): “Heading into St. Louis with a slight points lead. Our Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac team plans to continue what we’ve been doing. We are looking to get as many points as we can during qualifying and on race day. Eight No. 1 qualifiers in a row is a huge accomplishment and we plan to add to that this weekend while also going for a St. Louis win.”

FUNNY CAR:

JOHN FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, PEAK ANTIFREEZE AND COOLANT CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (Third in standings; three-time winner at track): “We’re in the thick of it. I just want to be in the hunt, I am. This PEAK team, Danny Hood, Tim Fabrisi, Joe Barlam and all the guys, they’ve put me in the hunt. Now I just need to do my job. We have a great hot rod with this Chevy, even with a couple mistakes, we’re right there in it. St. Louis has been good to me, which makes it a nice place to finish out this four in a row. We’ll be putting on a show, especially with the competition in Funny Car. It’s going to be exciting.”

ROBERT HIGHT, JOHN FORCE RACING, AAA CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (Tied for sixth in standings): “We have our work cut out for us. I said it from the beginning, I believe you need to win three races in this Countdown to win the championship and I believe this AAA team can do just that. We had some issues on race day in Charlotte, but we got it handled. I’m excited for what we can do in St. Louis. I love racing here, hoping we can capitalize on our progress and gain some ground in the points battle. I know this AAA team is putting everything they have into these final five races, it’s time for their hard work to pay off.”

PRO STOCK:

GREG ANDERSON, KB RACING, HENDRICKCARS.COM CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (Points leader): “I’ve got a great-running car, I know we’ll be fast at St. Louis and I know I’ll have another chance (to break tie with Warren Johnson for most Pro Stock victories with 98) there. I left one on the table at zMAX. I’m happy for Kyle (Koretsky). He didn’t back into it; he earned it.”

KYLE KORETSKY, KB RACING, LUCAS OIL CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (Third in standings): “The Countdown is huge; it’s something I always wanted to do. To win the championship, to be honest I’m not even really looking at that now. I’ll take every race one at a time and that’s the way I look at it. Would I like to get one of those white hats? 100 percent.”

DALLAS GLENN, KB RACING, RAD TORQUE SYSTEMS CAMARO SS (Fourth in standings): “Overall, we didn’t lose any ground in points at zMAX Dragway. We’re still fourth and as long as I can stay in striking distance I know my car is going to like St. Louis a lot. The track is usually good for the car I’m in. I’ll just try to keep doing what I’m doing and drive the best I can. With a little bit of luck, I’ll be able to get another win.”

TROY COUGHLIN JR., ELITE MOTORSPORTS, JEGS.COM/ELITE MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (Sixth in standings): “This is my first time in the Countdown and I can tell you that it’s a pretty intense atmosphere at the racetrack these days. Pro Stock has always had the closest racing of any professional category and yet somehow it’s gotten even closer these last few events. It’s pretty insane and exciting, all at the same time. It’s fun to be in the thick of things every race and when the competition gets this tight it takes everything up another level. You know everyone is making great horsepower so it comes down to which driver gets off the clutch pedal and through the gears the quickest. Mistakes are magnified and win lights mean 1,000 times more than normal.”

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Hendrick Motorsports Media Advance: Las Vegas

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021
1.5-Mile Oval
7:00 PM ET
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
TV: Fox
Event: NASCAR Cup Series (30 of 36)
Radio: SiriusXM, PRN

5 KYLE LARSON
Age: 29 (July 31, 1992)
Hometown: Elk Grove, California
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
Standings: 1st

No. 5 Tarlton and Son Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: Kyle Larson captured his first short track win of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 29-year-old driver finished second in stage one before winning stage two. Larson led a race-high 175 laps in the 500-lap event.

JACKPOT: In March at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Larson led 103 laps en route to his first victory driving for Hendrick Motorsports. Along with that win, the driver of the No. 5 Tarlton and Son Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE has four top-five finishes and seven top-10s in 10 starts at the 1.5-mile track.

TWO-FER: Prior to 2021, Larson had accumulated six stage wins and led 794 laps in 70 starts but had never visited victory lane at a 1.5-mile track in NASCAR’s premier series. In his last six 1.5-mile starts, the Elk Grove, California, native has two wins (Charlotte Motor Speedway and Las Vegas) while leading 836 laps with seven stage wins to his credit.

MAKING A POINT: Larson has accumulated 59 playoff points this season through six race wins (five points per win), 14 stage victories (one point per stage win) and winning the NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season championship (15 points). He enters the Round of 12 with a 30-point advantage over second place and a 46-point advantage over the cutoff position.

BEST YEAR YET: Through 29 of 36 Cup Series races, Larson leads the series in wins (career-best six), top-five finishes (career-best 16), top-10s (career-best 21), stage wins (14), average start (6.9) and laps led (career-best 1,905). He has led 676 more laps than his closest competitor.

NASCAR DEBUT: Tarlton and Son Inc. will make its debut in NASCAR as the primary sponsor of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Tarlton and Son Inc. disrupts the construction industry in the California market with an award-winning mentality, unique Frame-2-Finish solution and unmatched work ethic to win. Owners Tom and Tommy Tarlton are well known in the California dirt racing community, Tommy Tarlton even raced against Larson in Larson’s early career. Seeing Tarlton and Son Inc. go from the No. 57 sprint car to the No. 5 NASCAR Cup Series car is a win for race fans everywhere. For more information, click here.

QUICK TIME: At 13.66 seconds, the No. 5 pit crew owns the quickest average time for four-tire pit stops in 2021. The over-the-wall crew is comprised of gasman Brandon Harder, jackman Brandon Johnson, tire carrier R.J. Barnette and tire changers Donnie Tasser (front) and Calvin Teague (rear).

NOW THE RACE IS ON: In March, Larson announced the launch of the Kyle Larson Foundation, which was established to better serve today’s youth, families and communities in need through hands-on support. The Sanneh Foundation and the Urban Youth Racing School are the primary beneficiaries of the foundation, which will also work closely with Hendrick Cares, the corporate social responsibility program of Hendrick Automotive Group. To kickstart “Drive for 5,” Larson pledged a personal donation of $5 for every NASCAR Cup Series lap he completes this season and will contribute another $5,000 for every top-five finish he earns. Through 29 races, he has already pledged more than $110,000 and raised nearly $190,000. To learn more, please visit KyleLarsonFoundation.org.

9 CHASE ELLIOTT
Age: 25 (Nov. 28, 1995)
Hometown: Dawsonville, Georgia
Resides: Dawsonville, Georgia
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Standings: 6th

No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE

ROUND OF 12: For the sixth consecutive season, Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, has advanced to the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. The reigning series champion enters the round seeded sixth, 38 markers behind Hendrick Motorsports teammate and points leader Kyle Larson. In Elliott’s previous 53 playoff races, he has collected six wins, 21 top-five finishes, 30 top-10s and led 1,650 laps.

NEXT SEVEN: Elliott and the No. 9 team have seen their share of success on the next seven tracks to close out the 2021 season. The 25-year-old driver has wins at five of the next seven venues – four of which came during a playoff campaign.

LAS VEGAS STATS: On Sunday, Elliott is set to make his 10th Cup Series start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In his previous nine starts, he has collected two top-five finishes, three top-10s, led 177 laps and has picked up three stage wins. Elliott’s 177 laps led at LVMS are the second-most that he has at a track without a points-paying win (Bristol – 439). He has led in each of the last four Las Vegas races, tied for the second longest active streak at the track. The driver of the No. 9 also has the second-most stage top-10 results of active drivers (15) and he ranks second all-time in stage points earned at the 1.5-mile track (89).

LAST SEASON LOOKBACK: Last year during the playoff race at the Las Vegas venue, Elliott led 73 laps and battled inside the top five for most of the race before lining up ninth for the overtime restart and losing a number of positions. He ultimately finished 22nd. During the race, Elliott’s average running position (4.23) was the second best of all drivers.

1.5 MILERS: Elliott will make his 63rd start on a 1.5-mile track while in Sin City. In his previous 62 1.5-mile races, he has led 799 laps. Last season, he scored his second career 1.5-mile track win at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28. Along with two victories, Elliott has collected 20 top-five finishes – six of which are runner-up results – and 32 top-10s on 1.5-milers.

GUSTAFSON AT LVMS: This weekend, No. 9 team crew chief Alan Gustafson will call his 21st race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from atop the pit box. In his previous 20 events with five different drivers (Kyle Busch, Casey Mears, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon and Elliott) at the venue, Gustafson has garnered five top-five finishes, eight top-10s and 186 laps led – 177 coming with Elliott.

PLAYOFF PERFORMANCE: The No. 9 team owns the third-best average time for four-tire pit stops at 13.75 seconds through 29 races. The NAPA pit crew is comprised of jackman T.J. Semke, gasman John Gianninoto, tire carrier Jared Erspamer and tire changers Chad Avrit and Nick O’Dell.

NAPA RETURNS TO VEGAS: This weekend, the familiar blue, white and yellow NAPA AUTO PARTS paint scheme will return to Las Vegas for the second time this season. The Atlanta-based company is serving as majority sponsor for Elliott and the No. 9 team for 25 Cup Series races this season.

24 WILLIAM BYRON
Age: 23 (Nov. 29, 1997)
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Resides: Charlotte, North Carolina
Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle
Standings: 8th

No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE

NOT DONE YET: Needing to make up 18 points on the NASCAR Cup Series playoff cut line last Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, William Byron and the No. 24 team did just that. Scoring crucial points in both stages in the 500-lap event, Byron battled his way within striking distance of the leaders in the closing laps, scoring a track-best finish of third at “The Last Great Colosseum.” His third-place result was good enough to secure his spot in the next round of the playoffs by two markers. With points resetting for the Round of 12, Byron is now sitting eighth in points, just above the cut line by one point.

BEST YEAR YET: With only seven races left in the 2021 Cup Series season, Byron is continuing to have a career-best season at the highest level of competition in the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE. So far, he has collected one win (Homestead-Miami Speedway), two pole awards (Road America and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course – most by a driver this season), 10 top-five finishes and 17 top-10s all while leading 276 laps and collecting three stage wins. In his Cup career, these are the most top-five finishes, top-10s, laps led and stage wins the 23-year-old driver has collected in a single season.

1.5-MILE MOMENTUM: With the Cup Series racing six times on 1.5-mile tracks so far this year, Byron has finished inside the top 10 in five of those events. This season, he has an 8.33 average finishing position in 1.5-mile races – the third best behind Kyle Busch and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson. Going back as far as the last 10 races on 1.5-milers, Byron has secured seven top-10 finishes – tied for the fourth-most behind Busch (nine), Martin Truex Jr. (nine) and teammate Alex Bowman (eight).

LOOKING FOR LUCK: When the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet ZL1 1LE unloads for Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, it will mark Byron’s eighth Cup Series start at the 1.5-mile venue. Out of those seven previous starts, Byron has a track-best finish of seventh (September 2019). However, Byron’s stats at Las Vegas don’t accurately represent the strength the No. 24 team has displayed there. Last February, he ran solidly inside the top five before a flat tire late in the race resulted in a 22nd-place finish. In September 2020, Byron pushed through the field to find himself within the top-10 running order, but an on-track incident with six laps to go left him in 25th. Byron rebounded in the spring of this year, starting second and racing to an eighth-place result.

VIVA LAS RUDY: Returning to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the second time with the Cup Series, crew chief Rudy Fugle is confident heading to a venue where he has had success at before. In his first Cup Series showing earlier this season, the No. 24 scored an eighth-place result at the 1.5-mile track. Aside from that one start, the Livonia, New York, native has called the shots for 10 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Las Vegas. He earned one win (March 2019) with Busch, four top-five finishes, six top-10s, three pole awards and 238 laps led. With Byron in the Truck Series in 2016, the duo qualified 10th and raced to a fifth-place finish at the 1.5-mile venue.

ALL ABOUT AXALTA: With the Round of 12 kicking off at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Byron will climb behind the wheel of the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for Sunday’s race. Now in its 29th year of partnership with Hendrick Motorsports, Axalta will return as primary partner on Byron’s No. 24 for 14 races in 2021. For a better look at Byron’s No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, click here.

48 Alex Bowman
Age: 28 (April 25, 1993)
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Resides: Concord, North Carolina
Crew Chief: Greg Ives
Standings: 7th

No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE

TOP FIVE IN BRISTOL: Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway ended with a top-five finish for the No. 48 Ally team after 500 laps. Alex Bowman rolled off 11th under the lights and battled through both loose and tight conditions throughout the evening. At the end of stage one, Bowman was 14th and, following a four-tire stop under the lap 220 caution, he reported that his balance felt better. With 30 laps remaining, he entered the top five and crossed the finish line in the same spot. Following his seventh top-five result of the 2021 season, Bowman advanced into the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

ROLLING THE DICE: Bowman has nine Las Vegas Motor Speedway appearances in the Cup Series. Earlier this season, the 28-year-old driver finished inside the top 10 in both stages but suffered a flat left-rear tire, which resulted in a 27th-place result. Bowman’s average running position during the 2020 playoff event at Las Vegas was 5.5, which was the third-best of all drivers. In his lone start at the track in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Bowman finished eighth after qualifying 18th for the 200-lap event in 2013.

1.5-MILE STATS: In six Cup Series starts on 1.5-mile tracks this season, Bowman has four top-10 results, including three top-fives. He has the eighth-best average finish (11th) at these venues in 2021. In the last 10 races on 1.5-mile tracks, the Tucson, Arizona, native has eight top-10 results, the third-best on the charts. He is second only to Kyle Busch with six top-five finishes in the last 10 races at these tracks. In nine events with the 550HP package this year, Bowman is ranked seventh in regard to his average finish (10th).

IVES’ VEGAS STATS: Crew chief Greg Ives will call his 11th Las Vegas Cup Series race this weekend. In his 10 previous starts at the 1.5-mile facility, the No. 48 crew chief has two top-five results and four top-10s with a best finish of fourth coming in 2015 with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ives also has two starts there in the Xfinity Series, including one top-five finish with Chase Elliott in 2014 and one top-10 with Regan Smith in 2013. From 2006-2012, Ives was a race engineer for the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team with seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson. During that time, he was part of three wins and four top-five finishes at Las Vegas.

BOWMAN VISITS NEON GARAGE: On Sunday, Sept. 26, Bowman will visit the fan stage inside the Neon Garage at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for a question-and-answer session. The Ally driver will be on stage starting at 1:15 p.m. local time.

PIT ROAD STATS: Following the Bristol event last weekend, the No. 48 pit crew sits fifth on the board for the fastest four-tire pit stop average in the Cup Series with a time of 13.89 seconds. The team had the fastest single stop at Dover International Speedway (12.18 seconds) on May 16 and had the third-fastest stop at Atlanta Motor Speedway (12.25 seconds) on July 11. The No. 48 pit crew includes fueler Jacob Conley, tire carrier Allen Stallings, jackman Dustin Lineback, and tire changers Scott Brzozowski (front) and Devin DelRicco (rear).

NO. 275: Kyle Larson’s performance Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway represented the record-extending 275th points-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory for Hendrick Motorsports. Earlier this season, the organization broke the all-time team record of 268 Cup Series wins held by the legendary Petty Enterprises.

PLAYOFF PAYOFF: For the first time since 2014, all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers remain in contention for the Cup Series championship following the first playoff elimination race. At least two of the team’s drivers have advanced to the Round of 12 each year since 2014, including three in 2019.

THRIVING UNDER PRESSURE: With Larson’s Bristol victory, Hendrick Motorsports has won the last four Cup Series playoff elimination races, including teammate Chase Elliott sweeping the final three last season en route to the 2020 championship. Elliott won the Charlotte ROVAL in the Round of 12, at Martinsville Speedway in the Round of 8 and in the season finale at Phoenix Raceway to clinch the title.

A ONE AND A TWO: Larson’s Bristol win was Hendrick Motorsports’ 25th top-two finish of 2021, which is tied for the second-most all-time through 29 races (Joe Gibbs Racing in 2019). In 1956, Carl Kiekhafer Racing recorded a record 34 top-two finishes in the first 29 Cup Series events. This year, Hendrick Motorsports has 12 victories and 13 runner-up finishes.

GOOD COMPANY: On Saturday night, Larson became the eighth Hendrick Motorsports driver to record a race win during the Cup Series playoffs. Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Elliott and Mark Martin won as active playoff contenders, while Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers recorded victories as non-playoff spoilers. The organization has won a race during the playoffs in a record 17 of the 18 seasons since the format was established in 2004.

WIN CITY: Hendrick Motorsports has six Cup Series victories at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, including Larson’s triumph in March. Going into Sunday’s playoff race there, the organization holds the track records for top-five finishes (24), top-10s (43) and laps led (1,695). Its four Las Vegas stage wins are tied for the most of any team.

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, on returning to Las Vegas: “It’s nice going back to a track we’ve won at before. We were really good at Vegas earlier this year, so definitely excited to go back and hoping we have similar speed. The temperature will be much warmer this weekend, so that changes things but our team has been really good at adapting to every situation this year. Hopefully, we can prepare well and have another good car and battle for the win.”

Cliff Daniels, crew chief of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, on hotter temperatures compared to March: “It definitely presents a lot of challenges – from the ambient air temperature to the track temperature, and the pace is going to be slower and (tire) fall off is going to be higher. We’re taking all that into consideration and hope we make the right decisions to have a good car – not only for speed but longer into a run when grip is lacking.”

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, on returning to Las Vegas: “We haven’t had the best results at Las Vegas. The good thing is I feel like we have been fast out there at times. That’s the frustrating thing. Terrible results. I feel like every time I leave out there I’m mad and ready to go home, but I’m looking forward to this trip. Vegas is a place that I don’t have any ill will toward and again, I feel like we have had pace there. We have just really struggled to get the results. Hopefully, this time is a little different. It would be nice to get a win out there. That would be even better.”

Elliott on not looking ahead to next race or round in playoffs: “Ideally, you don’t want to be in a situation where you have to win that last race. You’d love to win the first one of every round. Maybe the first one and the last one of that round. I think the big thing is not getting ahead of yourself. The way this format is it’s really easy to look ahead a round or set your sights down the road and I think that’s the worst thing you can do. This stuff is taken for granted, in my opinion. You could have two bad races and then the next thing you know you have to win that final race in the round. That’s just the way this format is, and I think we recognize that and we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. For us, we take it a week at a time and enjoy those tough spots when they come.”

Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, on all four teammates advancing to the Round of 12: “I think everyone is super focused on running as best as we can and winning and transferring. What the No. 24 and No. 48 teams did was great, so to have more Hendrick Chevys in there and more opportunities to advance cars is what we’re going for, so it’s good.”

Gustafson on how the team is preparing for the different style tracks in the second round: “It’s a really tough round. We just have to perform every week. Every track is very different, so we have to be good across all three of those disciplines, which are quite a bit different. It’s rare to have a really good intermediate program and superspeedway program and a good road course program. I feel like we have that – we just have to bring the best cars possible and execute at the track. Stage points will be important. Certainly, everybody knows the volatility of Talladega, so you just want to make sure you get as much as you can in Vegas and as much as you can at the ROVAL. I think we can have success at Talladega but there’s just a lot of circumstances that can get us in trouble.”

William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, on how crucial Las Vegas is for the next round of the playoffs: “It’s a great feeling knowing that we had the performance we did in Bristol and were able to advance on. I knew this team was capable of it but to be able to execute it in a Game 7-style situation is even more impressive. Now we’re moving on and turning or focus to the next round. These upcoming tracks are ones that have always been good for us but they also can be wildcards in their own respective, especially Talladega (Superspeedway) and the Charlotte ROVAL. That’s why it’s even more important for us to go to Vegas, execute everything and maximize points. We don’t want to start this round off in a hole like we did the first round. Myself and Rudy (Fugle) would rather play offense through these next three races than have to worry on defending points. Vegas is crucial, in my mind, to determine how you play the rest of the round. Hopefully, we come out with a win and the only points that matter for the next two races are playoff points.”

Rudy Fugle, crew chief of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, on the momentum heading to Las Vegas: “We’re super excited to hit the reset button at this stage. Darlington put us behind and we didn’t have a good run at Richmond. It made Bristol way too stressful. I feel like Vegas is really good for us, and this whole round has tracks where we are fast and perform well. I’m really excited about getting a reset, getting a good start at Vegas, competing for a win and maybe not having to worry about the next two (races), so that would be great.”

Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, on moving on to the Round of 12: “Advancing to the Round of 12 was exactly what we needed to do going into the Bristol race. It is obvious we struggled in the first two races in the playoffs, but we went into Bristol with a strategy and Greg (Ives) and the team did a great job with adjustments throughout the race. We fought hard and coming out with a fifth-place finish was big for this Ally team. We want to take Ally as far as we can in these playoffs and putting races together like last weekend will do just that for us.”

Bowman on returning to Las Vegas for a playoff race: “Going to Vegas this weekend, it is a good track for the 48 team. We have seen success there in the past, and earlier this season we had a top-10, if not a top-five run going before we had a tire go down. Our mile-and-a-half program is strong and this Ally team has been working hard on our Chevrolets. This round of the playoffs has a lot of good tracks for us, so we are looking to have strong runs in the next three weeks.”

Greg Ives, crew chief of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, on moving on to Las Vegas with momentum: “Whether it’s a great week or a bad week, you try to look at each week as a new start and have realistic goals in mind. A realistic goal for us at Las Vegas is a win. There are some places you go and try to get top five in stages and then come out with a good finish. With Vegas, I feel like we got great race cars capable of going out there and scoring a lot of stage points and getting the win. Fortunately, or unfortunately, we have teammates who have the same thing. We just got to go out there and execute to the best of our abilities and take advantage when we can. Whether it’s a restart or on pit road or short runs or long runs. We just got to stay focused on that. I feel like we’re capable of winning at any racetrack, but there’s a lot of confidence going back to Vegas.”

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