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Howie DiSavino III to race in late Mother’s memory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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LAS VEGAS, Nev.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) rookie Howie DiSavino III heads to Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway for Friday night’s Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts competing with a heavy heart.

Following his most recent Truck Series start at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway last Thursday night, DiSavino’s mother Dawn lost her five-year battle with cancer on Sat., August 18.

Determined to keep his emotions in check, the Chesterfield, Va. native has decided to fulfill his obligations to Jordan Anderson Racing (JAR) and his marketing partners and race, but he is also poised to honor his mother’s last words to her only son, “Pass them all” in his Las Vegas debut.

“The last few days have been the most difficult of my life,” said DiSavino. “My mom was one of my biggest fans and it is going to be incredibly hard to get into that truck on Friday night knowing that I won’t be able to send her a text message or follow-up with a phone call or even a hug, but I know she would want me to continue my dreams.

“I’m going to do my best to “pass them all” just like she told me too shortly before she died. The outpouring of support and condolences has been overwhelming, but I am incredibly grateful to each individual who has thought of me and my family during this difficult time.

“I know my Mom is watching me from heaven and I hope I continue to make her proud not only this weekend at Las Vegas but whatever my racing career brings in the future. I love you, Mom.”

DiSavino, 20, will make his fifth Truck Series start of the season on Friday night and hopes to rebound from a disappointing 28th place finish at Bristol.

“We were really fast, but Bristol was tough,” added DiSavino. “We got collected in a few incidents, but it was ultimately a mechanical issue that put us out of the race.

“The guys on the Jordan Anderson Racing team have been working hard on our Las Vegas truck over the last few weeks and I hope we’re able to go to Las Vegas and not only pass them all, but recover for a career-best finish in the Truck Series.”
Longtime DiSavino partner Bud’s Heating & Air Conditioning will serve as the primary marketing partner on the No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado, while KEES Vacations will hold an associate partnership role in the triple-header weekend with the three national series of NASCAR all in competition in Sin City.

“I cannot thank my primary partners Bud’s Heating & Air Conditioning and KEES Vacations enough for this opportunity and sticking with me through a most challenging week. There are no words to describe what their support means to me, especially when you go through something like this. I hope I make them and all of our partners proud on Friday night.”

In addition to KEES Vacations and Bud’s Heating & Air Conditioning, Azalea D Realty, Bommarito Automotive Group, Lucas Oil, MassMutual Greater Richmond, and Q Barbeque Richmond will serve as associate marketing partners on DiSavino’s No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado.

Keeping his mother’s spirit close to him, DiSavino’s passenger door will adorn a special name rail decal.

In addition to Bristol, DiSavino made his NCWTS debut in April at Richmond (Va.) Raceway and competed at both Texas Motor Speedway and Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in June. He is also a six-time participant in the ARCA Menards Series where he earned two top-10 finishes for AM Racing.

Former winning NASCAR driver Reed Sorenson will continue to guide DiSavino from above this weekend as his spotter.

For more on Howie DiSavino III, please visit howiedisavino.com, like him on Facebook (Howie DiSavino III Racing), follow him on Twitter (@hdisavino) and Instagram (HowieDiSavino).

The Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts (134 laps | 201 miles) is the 19th of 22 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races on the 2021 schedule. The 40-truck field will take the green flag on Fri., Sept. 24, 2021, shortly after 6:00 p.m. PT (9:00 p.m. ET) with live coverage on FOX Sports 1, the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM Satellite Radio NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (PT).
About Bud’s Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning & Electric:

Bud’s Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning & Electric is the recognized leader in residential and light commercial mechanical contractors in the Hampton Roads market. From simple, honest beginnings in 1969, Bud’s quickly rose to prominence, establishing a legendary reputation for quality, service and professionalism while always maintaining the same home-town personalized connections with clients throughout its 51-year history.

In 2000, Bud’s expanded under the current leadership of CEO Robert W. Nelson Jr. adding plumbing and electrical departments and introducing a science-based whole home approach that has now become the industry benchmark, while national influencing the market through innovative business and customer relations practices.

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FedEx Racing Express Facts – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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Denny Hamlin
11 FedEx Office Toyota
Joe Gibbs Racing

Sunday Race Info:
Race: South Point 400
Date/Time: Sunday, Sept. 26/7:00 p.m. ET
Distance: 267 laps/400.5 miles
Track Length: 1.5 miles
Track Shape: Tri-Oval
Banking: 20 degrees

Express Notes:

Bristol Recap: Denny Hamlin had a third Bristol Motor Speedway win in his sights Saturday night. He’d already led 65 laps and was working on retaking the lead from Kyle Larson, but contact between the two cars cut a tire on the FedEx Freight Toyota and sent Hamlin sliding into the wall, ending his drive toward Victory Lane. The incident came with 101 laps to go in the 500-lap race, when Hamlin dove underneath Larson to go for the lead, and the two cars made side-by-side contact. The #11 team quickly made repairs under the ensuing caution and kept their car on the lead lap. But there weren’t enough laps remaining for Hamlin to get back to the front to challenge Larson. The FedEx Racing team did reclaim 13 spots, pushing the FedEx Camry from 22nd to ninth before the checkered flag flew as Larson crossed the line for the win.

Las Vegas Preview: The Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs takes the green flag at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday evening, taking the FedEx Racing team back to an intermediate track, where they’ve made significant gains in recent months. Hamlin is still looking for his first career win at the mile-and-a-half oval, where he has four top-five and nine top-10 finishes, including a fourth-place finish in March.

Hamlin Statistics:

Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Races: 19

Wins: 0

Poles: 0

Top-5: 4

Top-10: 9

Laps Led: 186

Avg. Start: 15.2

Avg. Finish: 12.9

Hamlin Conversation – Las Vegas:

Do you see Vegas as the most important race in the next round?

“That is the track where you can control your own destiny the most, so that is the one you have to put the most emphasis on. If you do a good job as a driver and your car is fast and the team does their job, that is where you can get your best result. The other two tracks you are more likely to be caught up in someone else’s issues. I’m sure that race will be the most nervous the entire 12-car playoff field is going to be, hoping that they perform well, because there are just no givens after that.”

What has the team done to try to end your winless streak at Vegas?

“The second round, for many years, terrified me because Las Vegas was by far my worst mile-and-a-half racetrack. So, we found a set-up that really works for me there, and we’ve been really good. We’ve had good internal meetings about what I need to do to be the best car. I’ve been the second- or third-best car on the mile-and-a-halfs this year – (Kyle) Larson obviously being the stand-out best. As a team, we’ve got a plan, and I’ve got a plan, to take the next step to be a dominant car every week.”

FedEx Office Along for the Ride at Las Vegas: FedEx Office recognizes FedEx Office District 122 – NYC East for being the top district in its Elite Club standings through June 2021. “D122” will be along for the ride with Denny Hamlin for the Las Vegas race, appearing on the B-post of the FedEx Office Toyota.

FedEx Office – Closest to Las Vegas Motor Speedway: 228 S Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89104 (702) 431-5076

Gilliland and Speedco Look to Play Spoilers in Las Vegas

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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (September 22, 2021) – Todd Gilliland and his No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150 team want to play the spoiler role as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competes at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this Friday night.

Gilliland, who is no longer in the championship hunt, looks to continue competing for wins and top-five finishes through the remainder of the 2021 season as he knows that his No. 38 Speedco team will be a factor in all four of the remaining NASCAR Truck Series races.

“I think we’ll be a threat at Las Vegas and the rest of the season,” said Gilliland. “We’re still racing for an owners championship and getting as high in the points as possible. We’re still going to be competitive and plan on racing with the guys that are still in the championship hunt. Our Speedco team has had a great season, but it’s not over it. We still have work to do.”

Gilliland heads into the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with six previous starts. He has three Top-10 finishes with a best result of fifth.

Friday night’s NASCAR Truck Series race will be televised live on FS1 at 9:00 p.m. ET.

ABOUT SPEEDCO
Speedco is a member of the Love’s Family of Companies. Love’s is the nation’s industry leading travel stop network with more than 560 locations in 41 states. Love’s has more than 415 truck service centers, which include Speedco and Love’s Truck Care locations. Love’s and Speedco combined is the largest oil change, preventative maintenance and total truck care nationwide network. Love’s is committed to providing customers with “Clean Places, Friendly Faces” at every stop.

To learn more about Speedco, visit www.loves.com.

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

Thwaits Returns to the Scene of 2020 Trans Am Triumph in Fine Shape

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Alton, VIRGINIA – September 22, 2021 – Ken Thwaits makes the journey east from his Tennessee base to Virginia International Raceway this week with more action in the 2021 Trans Am presented by Pirelli Championship season. Ken currently sits in P5 after surviving the two incident packed all-class races at Watkins Glen to finish just off the podium in both events, in P4 and P5.

Our venue for the weekend’s action, Virginia International Raceway, has excellent recent memories for Ken Thwaits. Racing in the XtremeGT Class in 2020, the No. 5 Franklin Road Apparel Audi R8 LMS Ultra piloted by Ken set a new track record in class of 1:52:858 in Saturday’s race last year. This year the car bearing the No. 5 Franklin Road Apparel livery is a Chevrolet Camaro for all but the first race of the season, when he ran in the Pancho Weaver prepared Dodge Challenger.

In the Camaro, Ken has put together a terrific series of results, garnering him 171 Championship points, 33 ahead of sixth place and former TA Champion Simon Gregg. Ken is just one point behind Amy Ruman in P4, while Chris Dyson looks set for his first Trans Am Championship.

“I like the track in Virginia, it’s really fast,” stated Ken Thwaits. “The team keeps improving each race weekend with our prep and setup on the car. It’s hard to believe we only have two races left in the season! I’m just getting going!”

12 cars are in the Trans Am race at VIR, billed as the VIR SpeedTour and some of the best vintage and historic sports racing, Formula and Production GT race cars will grace the road course over the weekend. The grids are going to be featuring many of the best-known, and prestigious marques in racing, including: Lotus, Porsche, Shelby, Alfa, Corvette, MG and Jaguar. A fine pairing for the Trans Am features.

Ken has put tremendous effort and resources into spending as much time behind the wheel of the TA Class Camaro this year. He will get his first look at the track at 11:30 a.m. on Friday for testing with another session at 5:00 p.m. Official practice is at 11:40 a.m. on Saturday morning with qualifying at 5:30 p.m. the same day. The race goes green at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Reserved Camping and tickets for the event are available through this link:

Download the new Trans Am Racing App and watch the race events live from the Google PlayStore or Apple from your smartphone or mobile device.

Learn more about the Showtime Motorsports team partner, Franklin Road Apparel, at franklinroad.com and showtimemotorsports.net. Keep up to date with the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli at gotransam.com. Check out the Showtime Motorsports Facebook page: facebook.com/showtimemotorsp/ and @ShowtimeMotorsp on Instagram.

About Showtime Motorsports:

The Showtime Motorsports brand includes Ken Thwait’s racing team and racecars, and an outstanding classic Camaro collection. Showtime Motorsports brings together a dynamic staff who employ diverse talents and share a passion for cars, racing and caring for clients like they are our own family members.

Interstate Batteries Racing: Ty Gibbs Las Vegas Advance

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TY GIBBS
Playoff Within the Playoffs

HUNTERSVILLE, North Carolina (Sept. 22, 2021) – Even though Ty Gibbs is scheduled to make just his 15th career NASCAR Xfinity Series start in Saturday’s Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he’ll hope to kick off a championship run in the series, albeit a different kind of championship.

While the Xfinity Series playoffs for the driver title begins this weekend at Las Vegas, Gibbs will kick off the final seven-race stretch of the season with the No. 54 team very much in the hunt for the owner title. He’s shared the car this season with Joe Gibbs Racing’s (JGR) Cup Series regulars Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., and Christopher Bell, along with Cup Series veteran Ty Dillon, who joined the team for a handful of early season races. The No. 54 team arrives at Las Vegas third in the owner standings, 16 points behind the leading No. 16 car for Kaulig Racing.

Adding to the excitement for Gibbs this weekend is another chance to drive the No. 54 Supra featuring the colors of Interstate Batteries, as JGR’s founding sponsor returns for the second time this year with the next generation of the Gibbs family behind the wheel after he drove it during Throwback Weekend at Darlington back in May. For JGR and Interstate Batteries, this weekend continues the 2021 celebration of their 30th anniversary together.

In addition to the Cup Series history of Interstate Batteries, the soon-to-be 19-year-old Gibbs has joined several other drivers who have made Xfinity Series starts for JGR’s founding partner, including Busch, Hamlin, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Erik Jones, Elliott Sadler, and Daniel Suarez.

While it’s only the 15th Xfinity Series race of the season for Gibbs, the start of his career has been impressive, to say the least. He won in his very first start on the Daytona road course back in February, then backed it up with a runner-up finish in his second start at Phoenix Raceway. Two more victories would come this season for the young driver – at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway in May and last month at Watkins Glen (N.Y) International.

While Gibbs is set to compete in 18 total Xfinity Series races in 2021, he is competing fulltime in the ARCA Menards Series, where he is first in points and has won at Phoenix, Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Toledo (Ohio) Speedway, Charlotte, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Iowa Speedway in Newton, Winchester (Ind.) Speedway, Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, The Milwaukee Mile, and Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. His 10 ARCA wins are just two short of Tim Steele’s modern-era single-season record of 12 wins in 1997. Gibbs has 18 ARCA victories in all and is tied for 14th on the all-time series wins list with Ken Schrader.

So as Gibbs heads west to Las Vegas for the first time, he’ll not only focus on trying to get his Interstate Batteries Toyota Supra to victory lane for the fourth time, he’ll look to kick off the team’s playoff-within-the-playoffs run in style with JGR’s founding partner riding along.

TY GIBBS, Driver of the No. 54 Interstate Batteries Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing:

What are your thoughts heading to Las Vegas to race there for the first time?

“I’m looking forward to racing at Las Vegas and it’s another new track for me. It’s great to have Interstate Batteries on the car. They have such a longstanding relationship with JGR and the Gibbs family. They are our founding sponsor. So I’m looking forward to having a great race at Las Vegas and hopefully putting them in victory lane. We’ve run well at the mile-and-a-half tracks and we won at Charlotte, so we should be good this weekend. Chris Gayle (crew chief) and the 54 boys will bring me a great Toyota Supra. Again, it’s just about learning each week and I’m hoping to do that this week at Las Vegas.”

How special is it to run for Interstate Batteries given its 30-year history with your family?

“Interstate Batteries means a lot to everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing. You just see all the pictures and highlights of the 1993 Daytona 500 and how excited everyone was. Norm (Miller, chairman) and everyone at Interstate Batteries have been a big part of Joe Gibbs Racing over all these years. It’s just really cool how they’ve been able to grow with us as the team grew over the years. It’s really an honor to be able to run an Interstate Batteries car and I’m hoping we can make everyone proud this weekend at Las Vegas.”

Chris Gayle, Crew Chief of the No. 54 Interstate Batteries Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing:

You have Interstate Batteries returning to the No. 54 car this week. You personally have had a relationship with them over the years, working on the No. 18 car and some in the Xfinity Series, as well. What does that relationship mean to not only yourself, but the entire team?

“JGR has had such a longstanding relationship with Interstate Batteries, so it’s really cool to have them get involved with Ty. They’ve obviously been involved with the Gibbs family for a long time. It’s pretty cool to start off our playoff races with them in Vegas and Ty. It’s a really neat deal to transcend into the next generation for a company that has been with us for a long time.”

This will be the first time Ty has raced at Las Vegas. Can you talk about his progression this year since the Daytona road course, where he didn’t know anything about the place and then won, until now, where he’s trying to do the same at Las Vegas this weekend?

“It’s really unexpected. I don’t think any of us knew how good he was really going to be. He was really good at the road course right away but, beyond that, I’ve seen him become a little more racer savvy and learn how to race around other cars and not get himself in trouble. Richmond was a good example of him taking care of tires and learning that. It’s really cool to see that, and hopefully there’s a lot of that left. I’m hoping that this year’s playoffs, we hope to use that as a springboard for next year, where we could be doing it on the driver’s side.”

You are technically not in playoffs from a driver standpoint, but you are from the owner side. How important is that to you and the team?

“It is very important for us. I think, from the financial standpoint and still getting the championship, that’s all we can do. Not only from a money standpoint, but a pride and sentimental standpoint, it means a lot to be able to win the championship because it would mean we scored the most points this year than anybody. That’s what the No. 54 team is hanging their hats on and we would really like to get that championship.”

Event Overview:

● Event: Alsco Uniforms 302 (Round 27 of 33)
● Time/Date: 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 25
● Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
● Layout: 1.5-mile oval
● Laps/Miles: 201 laps/302 miles
● Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 45 laps / Stage 2: 45 laps / Final Stage: 111 laps
● TV/Radio: NBCSN / PRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Meet the No. 54 Interstate Batteries/Joe Gibbs Racing Team

Primary Team Members:

Driver: Ty Gibbs
Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
Car Chief: Brian Gainey
Spotter: Hal Martin

Over-The-Wall Crew Members:

Gas Man: Bailey Walker
Front Tire Changer: Thomas Hatcher
Jackman: Derrell Edwards
Tire Carrier: Dylan Dowell
Rear Tire Changer: Jake Lind

Road Crew Members:

Race Engineer: Kyle Abrahims
Truck Driver: John Shelburne
Mechanic: John Lanham
Mechanic: Keith Fortier

Ty Gibbs Notes of Interest:

● Quick Learner: To say Ty Gibbs is a quick learner would be quite the understatement. Gibbs made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut back in February at Daytona. He was impressive, to say the least, as he navigated several late restarts to lead twice for a total of 14 laps en route to a victory in his first series start.
● Three Times: Saturday’s Steakhouse Elite 200 will be Gibbs third career Xfinity Series start. In addition to his aforementioned win in his series debut, he followed it up last month at Martinsville by leading 28 laps and bringing home a solid fourth-place finish.
● A Title in Mind: While Gibbs is set to compete in 14 Xfinity Series races in 2021, Gibbs is competing fulltime in the ARCA Menards Series with his eyes set on bringing home that series title. So far this season, in just four races, Gibbs has three top-five finishes along with wins at Phoenix Raceway in March and Kansas Speedway in Kansas City this past weekend.
● The Heat is On: With spring in full swing and temperatures on the rise this weekend in Darlington and around the country, now is the perfect time to get your car battery checked before the summer is here. Fans can head to https://www.interstatebatteries.com/find-a-location to find a nearby location to get their battery checked and set themselves up for their summer on the road.

GMS Racing NCWTS Las Vegas Motor Speedway II Preview

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Sheldon Creed, No. 2 LiftKits4Less Chevrolet Silverado

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Stats

  • NCWTS Starts: 5, Top 5s: 2, Top 10s: 4, Best start: 2nd, Best finish: 2nd (Sept. 2020)

2021 NCWTS Season Stats

  • Starts: 18, Wins: 3 (Darlington I, II, & Gateway), Top 5s: 8, Top 10s: 9, Poles: 2 (Darlington II, Bristol II), Stage wins: 6, Laps led: 596
  • Sponsor spotlight: LiftKits4Less returns this week to feature on Sheldon Creed’s No. 2 Silverado. LiftKits4Less will sponsor Creed for the remainder of the season all the way through the finale in Phoenix.
  • Chassis history/info: Creed and the No. 2 team will utilize chassis no. 338 at Las Vegas. This is a brand new Chevy Silverado that will debut during the first race of the Round of 8.
  • Moving on up: Last week, it was announced that Sheldon Creed will be moving up to compete full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2022 with Richard Childress Racing. With just four races left to go this season, the 2020 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion would love nothing more than to deliver another championship to the GMS Racing organization.
  • Back2Back: After a dominant opening to the Round of 10 with two victories and 433 laps led out of 510 total laps, Creed and the No. 2 LiftKits4Less team have cemented themselves as one of the favorites for the championship battle. Sheldon enters Las Vegas with a twenty point gap to the Playoffs cutline after the reset, and looks to continue to build momentum throughout the next three races.
  • Quote: “I’m looking forward to opening up the Round of 8 on a mile-and-a-half this weekend at Las Vegas. My No. 2 LiftKits4Less crew has been putting in so much effort to make sure that we have fast trucks week in and week out, and I think we have a real chance to show what we are capable on all types of tracks as we near the end of the season.”

Zane Smith, No. 21 Allegiant Chevrolet Silverado

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Stats

  • NXS Starts: 1, Best start: 6th, Best finish: 24th (March 2019)
  • NCWTS Starts: 3, Top 10s: 3, Best start: 7th, Best finish: 6th (twice)

2021 NCWTS Season Stats

  • Starts: 18, Top 5s: 1, Top 10s: 12, Stage wins: 3, Best start: 2nd, Best finish: 4th (Nashville), Laps led: 66
  • Sponsor spotlight: Allegiant joins Zane Smith for the first time this season on Friday night. Notably, Las Vegas is home to the corporate headquarters of Allegiant, and is also home to GMS Racing team owner, Maury Gallagher.
  • Chassis history/info: Smith and the No. 21 team will utilize chassis no. 339 on the 20-degree intermediate track. This is a brand new sister chassis to the No. 2 Silverado and will debut in the first race of the Round of 8.
  • 21in21: Zane Smith was able to overcome early adversity through the first three races of the Playoffs and advance through to the Round of 8 by a mere two points in the series’ most recent race at Bristol. As the trucks head to Las Vegas to start the next three races, Smith and the No. 21 GMS Racing team look to capitalize on the points reset which has them above the cutline by three points.
  • Quote: “I think that we have a big opportunity in front of ourselves with the Round of 8. Most people counted our No. 21 team out early, but that’s when we’re able to rally back the hardest. Las Vegas has always been a really fun track for me, and it’s always great to head out west to see some close friends and family. I’m ready to prove that we are here to contend for this championship.”

Chase Purdy, No. 23 Bama Buggies Chevrolet Silverado

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Stats

  • NCWTS Starts: 2, Best start: 16th, Best finish: 23rd (March 2021)

2021 NCWTS Season Stats

  • Starts: 17, Top 10s: 1, Best start: 4th, Best finish: 6th (Gateway), Laps led: 4
  • Sponsor spotlight: Bama Buggies returns this week to feature on Chase Purdy’s No. 23 Silverado.
  • Chassis history/info: Purdy and the No. 23 team will utilize chassis no. 321 in Sin City. This weekend will be the fifth time that this specific chassis has raced at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where it has a best finish of seventh in 2019. The chassis started on pole a year ago with Brett Moffitt behind the wheel. - Gaining Ground: Despite coming home with a disappointing finish at Bristol Motor Speedway last Thursday, Chase Purdy continues to close in on competitor Tanner Gray in the points standings. Currently, Purdy sits only twenty four points behind 18th place in his NCWTS rookie season. - Quote: “I’m pumped to go back to Vegas this weekend because I really feel like my No. 23 crew and I will bring a lot of speed here. I’ve gotten a lot better since we last raced on a mile-and-a-half and have learned so much over the course of the season. We’ve got some work to do starting towards the back but I believe we will make it a solid day for us.”

Jack Wood, No. 24 Martin Auto Color Chevrolet Silverado

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Stats

  • Jack Wood will make his first start ever at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday

2021 NCWTS Season Stats

  • Starts: 8, Top 10s: 1, Best start: 2nd, Best finish: 10th (Gateway), Laps led: 1
  • Sponsor spotlight: Martin Auto Color joins Jack Wood for the first time this season at Las Vegas. The automotive paint distributor operates out of 24 locations in California and two in Nevada, and have been in business for over twenty years.
  • Chassis history/info: Wood and the No. 24 crew will utilize chassis no. 308 in the Las Vegas desert. This Silverado was most recently driven by 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott at Texas Motor Speedway earlier this season, where it finished in 2nd place.
  • Back in the Seat: 21-year-old Jack Wood returns to the driver’s seat of the No. 24 Silverado after stepping aside for Doug Coby to make his NCWTS debut last time out at Bristol Motor Speedway. Wood, who was announced as GMS Racing’s first confirmed full-time driver in 2022, will run the final four races of the season for the team starting at Las Vegas.
  • Quote: “I’m really excited to get back on an intermediate race track this weekend. I feel that I take well to that style of racing and look forward to seeing what we are able to bring to the table. Having Martin Auto Color jump onboard our 24 GMS Racing Chevrolet is a great feeling, and I’m looking to deliver them a good finish this Friday night in Las Vegas.”

Tyler Ankrum, No. 26 LiUNA! Chevrolet Silverado

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Stats

  • NCWTS Starts: 4, Top 10s: 1, Best start: 2nd, Best finish: 10th (Sept. 2020)

2021 NCWTS Season Stats

  • Starts: 18, Top 5s: 3, Top 10s: 5, Poles: 1 (COTA), Best finish: 3rd (twice), Laps led: 12
  • Sponsor spotlight: LiUNA! returns this week to feature on Tyler Ankrum’s No. 26 Silverado.
  • Chassis history: Ankrum and his No. 26 crew will utilize chassis no. 335 for the Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas. This chassis raced three times this season with teammate Sheldon Creed, and led 33 laps at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, but Friday night will be Ankrum’s first race with it.
  • West Coast Kid Returns Out West: Though four of the five of the GMS Racing drivers call the West Coast home, Tyler Ankrum grew up closest to Las Vegas. Ankrum, who hails from San Bernardino, CA, was born just about three hours from the track, thus labeling it his home track on the Camping World Truck Series schedule. A good amount of TA’s family and friends will be at the track cheering driver No. 26 on.
  • Quote: “I’m excited to return to Las Vegas this weekend. Vegas’ fall race is always a hot one, we spread way out as the track slows down so we’re able to run two, sometimes even three wide. There shouldn’t be too much wind throwing us around out there, so we should have some great pack racing for the fans.”

ABOUT GMS RACING: GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with drivers Sheldon Creed, Zane Smith, Tyler Ankrum, Chase Purdy and Jack Wood. The team also competes in the ARCA Menards Series with Daniel Dye. Since the team began in 2014, GMS Racing won the 2016 and 2020 Camping World Trucks Championship, the 2015 ARCA Racing Series championship as well as the 2019 & 2020 ARCA East championship and 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown Championship. GMS has grown to occupy several buildings located in Statesville, N.C. The campus also includes operations for GMS Fabrication. More information can be found at https://gmsracing.net/.

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KENNINGTON LOOKING TO TAKE CASTROL EDGE DODGE TO VICTORY LANE

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September 22, 2021. This weekend DJ Kennington and the #17 Castrol Edge Dodge team return to familiar territory, Kennington’s home track of Delaware Speedway just outside London, Ontario. Beginning Friday and wrapping up Sunday the NASCAR Pinty’s Series will stage an unprecedented three races during one weekend to wrap up the 2021 season.

Kennington has scored three previous victories in the #17 Castrol Edge Dodge at Delaware and he’s looking to add to that total this weekend. In fact, in six previous Pinty’s Series events at Delaware, Kennington has finished no worse than fourth and has been on the podium in five of the six races.

Here’s what you need to know.

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
QwickWick 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: Winner in 2009, 2010 and 2012

Career Victories: 21

Most Recent Win: Jukasa Motor Speedway 2020

DJ Quote: “This jammed schedule is going to be hard on everyone. We’ve had a lot of success here and that gives us some confidence going into this weekend. We’re coming off a second-place finish at Flamboro and I can tell you there’s nothing this whole Castrol team wants more than race wins to close out the year”.

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.

Race fans can follow DJ Kennington and the #17 Castrol Edge Dodge team on their official social media platforms:

Twitter www.twitter.com/@djkracing
Instagram www.instagram.com/djkracing
Website www.djkracing.ca
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DJKenningtonRacing/

Championship Deciding Weekend For Louis-Philippe Dumoulin at Delaware Speedway

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Photo Credit: Matthew Manor CSCG

Races 8, 9 and 10 – NASCAR Pinty’s Series – September 24 and 26, 2021

EventsSeptember 24: Canadian Tire 125September 26: Quick Wick Firestarter 125 & Pinty’s Fall Brawl 150
TrackDelaware Speedway (Delaware, Ontario) – 1/2-mile oval
Schedule (EDT) /Race Center·   September 24: Canadian Tire 125 – Practice 3:45 pm | Qualifying 6:20 pm| Race 9:00 pm·   September 26: Quick Wick Firestarter 125 – Practice 12:00 pm | Qualifying 1:45 pm | Race 3:55 pm·   September 26: Pinty’s Fall Brawl 150 – Race 5:20 pm ·   Canada: TSN.ca et sur l’application TSN app | United States: TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold | Live Timing : nascar.ca/race-center/
Dates / Television (EDT)·   Canadian Tire 125: TBD·   Quick Wick 125: RDS2 – Friday October 22, 9:00 pm | TSN – Sunday October 17, 12:30 pm·   Pinty’s Fall Brawl: RDS2 – Saturday, October 30 4:30 pm | TSN – Sunday, October 24, 1:30 pm

Trois-Rivieres (Quebec, Canada), September 22, 2021 – Louis-Philippe Dumoulin and the #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare team are seeking their third NASCAR Pinty’s Series championship (2014, 2018) over this Friday and Sunday triple-header at the paved half-mile Delaware Speedway track near London, Ontario. Louis-Philippe Dumoulin is currently second in the title race, 11 points behind the leader.

Louis-Philippe Dumoulin has been able to stay in the lead group all season long, thanks to the hard work of the entire #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare Team building a new bespoke oval car for him during the off-season and providing him with a competitive car every time out that has allowed him to score one win, three podiums, four top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes out of the seven races run so far this season. “We are aware of the importance of points. However, our strategy throughout the weekend will be to win the races. We are in “Go Mode” and aim to win every time out,” explained the driver of the #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare car.

Delaware Speedway

The top oval track drivers have been battling it out since 1960 at Delaware Speedway and today’s best will be on hand for the season finale this weekend to determine the 2021 NASCAR Pinty’s Series champion.

“Delaware Speedway is a beautiful place. The track is bumpy with a worn surface, there’s a lot of history there. The relatively low banking and the straights make it easy to pass on the inside line while passing on the outside becomes possible late in the race depending on the ambient conditions. The track surface is warmer in the daytime practice sessions and becomes increasingly slippery in the evening races as the temperature drops, forcing changes in set-up from one race to the next,” concluded the veteran Quebec driver.

“Passion – Performance – Partnerships”

2021 RESULTS

EventDateRoadOvalLP Dumoulin
 Start FinishPos.Points
Sunset Speedway (2 races) sunsetspeedway.ca01-08O311632/79
Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières gp3r.ca15-08R153/119
Circuit ICAR icarexperience.ca28-08R532/160
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park canadiantiremotorsportpark.com04-09R211/207
05-093112/240
Flamboro Speedway flamborospeedway.12-09O972/277
Delaware Speedway delawarespeedway.com24-09O   
Delaware Speedway (2 races) delawarespeedway.com26-09O   

ABOUT PARTNERS

WeatherTech is committed to designing, engineering and manufacturing the finest products possible for your vehicle, home and your pet. From the industry leading FloorLiner to the 100% non-toxic Pet Feeding System, WeatherTech has dedicated itself to exceed customer expectations of quality, craftsmanship and environmental sustainability for over 30 years. To see the full line of automotive, home and pet products that are guaranteed for life, visit weathertech.ca.

Groupe Bellemare is a 3rd generation family business that has been serving clients since 1959. Today, the company has more than 500 employees and provides them with an innovative work environment facilitating work-family balance and a healthy and safe quality of life. With over a half century of experience and its sustained R&D efforts, the Company offers high-quality products and services in areas as diverse as concrete, abrasives and minerals, dimensional load transportation, and recycling. Groupe Bellemare is also very involved in its industry and attaches great importance to its social and environmental role as a member of the business community. Groupe Bellemare makes a positive contribution to the quality of life of citizens in the communities it serves by supporting numerous social causes and promoting local purchasing through its responsible procurement practices. groupebellemare.com

Dumoulin Competition. Jean-François and Louis-Philippe Dumoulin founded the Dumoulin Competition Race Team in 2009. Working with financial, marketing, logistics and sports management experts, they built up a solid business structure. Dumoulin Competition prepares its on race cars in-house since 2016. Their motto: “Passion – Performance – Partnerships” expresses their will to perform on the track and offer their partners maximum visibility and profitability in return for their commitment. Their vision: To become Canada’s leader in motorsports through track performance, entrepreneurial and human values dumoulincompetition.com

SUMMARY – HIGHLIGHTS IN LOUIS-PHILIPPE DUMOULIN’S CAREER

NASCAR Pinty’s Series

·         Inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame (2020) for his outstanding contribution.

·         In 2020, the sanitary situation forced the NASCAR Pinty’s Series to present only 6 races in the “Pinty’s FanCave Challenge”. Louis-Philippe Dumoulin scored 1 win and 3 top-5 finishes.

·         2019: Third in driver and owner championships (2 wins, 4 podium, and eight top-5 finishes from 13 events).

·         2018: Champion (3 victories, 7 podiums, 2 poles, eight top-5 in 13 events). Saw his name added for the second time to the NASCAR Hall of Fame (Charlotte, NC) / Wins“Driver of the Year” and “Best Performing Driver” awards.

·         2017: Fourth in the driver championship (3 podiums, nine top-5 and eleven top-10 finishes from 13 events).

·         2016: Joint fourthin the driver championship (4 podiums, six top-5 and seven top-10 finishes from 12 events).

·         2015: Fourth in the driver championship (2 podiums, six top-5 and nine top-10 finishes from 11 events).

·         2014: Champion (2 victories, 5 podiums and nine top-5 finish from 11 events). Saw his name added to the NASCAR Hall of Fame (Charlotte, NC) / Awarded the “Driver Of the Year”, “Best Performing Driver” and “Gilles-Villeneuve” awards.

·         2013: Fifth in the driver championship (2 victories, 3 podiums, four top-5s, six top-10s and five-time top-3 grid positions from 12 events).

·         2012: Sixth in the driver championship (1 pole, three top-5 and seven top-10 finishes from 12 events).

·         2011: Rookie of the year.

Rallying and Road Racing

·         2015: Participated in FIA World Rallycross Championship round in Canada (Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres).

·         2012: Second in class in the 12 Hours of Sebring (American Le Mans Series – GT3 Cup). The only Canadian driver on the podium.

·         2004 to today: Front runner in the Grand-Am and Rolex Sports Car series, in Porsche, Ferrari and Daytona Prototype cars – Races in the 12 Hours of Sebring / and the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA events.

·         2002: Champion in the Canadian Formula Ford Championship.

·         2001: Awarded the ‘’Gilles-Villeneuve’’ and ‘’Quartz’’ trophies.

·         Records: Holder since 2002 of Formula Ford Series records for most victories (6) and most pole positions (7) in a single season.

WEBSITES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

WeatherTech Canada: weathertech.ca/behindtech

Groupe Bellemare: groupebellemare.com

Delaware Speedway: delawarespeedway.com/

Fondation québécoise du cancer: fqc.qc.ca

Musée Gilles-Villeneuve: museegillesvilleneuve.com

Festidrag développement: festidrag.com

Série Mini Sportsman Québec: seriesportsman.ca/mini-sportsman-calendrier

Dumoulin Compétition: dumoulincompetition.com

Série NASCAR Pinty’s: nascar.ca

Facebook: facebook.com/dumoulincompetition

Twitter: @DumoulinDC / @DumoulinLP / @jf_dumoulin

Youtube: youtube.com/user/dumoulincompetition

Instagram: @dumoulincompetition

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Announces Four-Car Team and All-New Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+ for Dakar 2022

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Toyota City, Japan, Sept 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will be entering a four-crew team in the upcoming Dakar Rally, which is set to take place in Saudi Arabia from January 2nd, 2022. As in 2021, the works team will be spear-headed by Nasser Al-Attiyah and navigator Mathieu Baumel. Giniel de Villiers will be partnered with navigator Dennis Murphy; Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings will return for their second Dakar; and Shameer Variawa will now be partnered with navigator Danie Stassen. The team will also be fielding an all-new Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+, which conforms to the updated regulations for the T1 category. The prototype car, in temporary raw carbon fibre finish, is currently undergoing testing in preparation for an official reveal later in 2021.

Building on the experience from Dakar 2021, the team will continue to field a mix of experienced specialists, such as Nasser and Giniel, while cementing Henk as an up-and-coming force in the sport. Shameer will be aiming to improve on his 21st position at the previous race.

Since finishing second at the 2021 edition of the race, 2019 winners Nasser (Qatar) and Mathieu (France) have powered to victory in the Andalucia Rally; as well as the Baja Spain Aragon. The pair, who won the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies three consecutive times, will be aiming to add a fourth Dakar victory to their resume in 2022. Giniel and Dennis, both from South Africa, have competed successfully in the South African Cross-Country Series (SACCS), which also serves as a testbed for the continued development of the Toyota Dakar Hilux. They were in the lead of the title chase after three of the seven rounds that make up the series.

With a crash on Stage 5 of Dakar 2021 forcing South Africans Henk and Brett to retire after posting highly competitive times on Stages 3 and 4, they will be keen to show their pace, and mix it up with the more experienced crews ahead of them. Henk’s Dakar debut drew global attention, and the young driver from Johannesburg, who has won the SACCS crown multiple times, will be looking to build significantly on that experience.

Finally, Shameer and Danie, also from South Africa, will complete the four-car team. Shameer, who has won multiple championships in South Africa, finished his first Dakar in 2021, but will now have Danie doing navigational duties. This will be Danie’s first Dakar, but he campaigns in the SACCS together with Shameer, so the two should find it easy to gel in the car.

Following TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s philosophy of “making ever-better cars”, the team has continued to refine the Hilux and the latest iteration will spearhead the team’s Dakar Rally campaign. For 2022, the team is developing a new version of the Toyota Dakar Hilux, based on the latest rules. The new Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+ will share components with the race-proven Hilux that was first introduced in 2018, and won the race in 2019, but will feature a host of improvements including bigger running gear – tyres of 37 inches, up from 32 inches; together with a tread increase from 245mm to 320mm. The new car also has more suspension travel with the previous limit of 280mm now increased to 350mm.

Under the hood, the car is now equipped with a 3.5 litre twin-turbo powered petrol V6 engine, sourced from the all-new Toyota Land Cruiser 300, as used in the striking new GR-S version of the iconic vehicle. In standard form, the engine produces 305 kW of power at 5,200 rpm and 650 Nm of torque from 2,000 rpm. However, in race trim those numbers are significantly higher.

With TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s WEC and WRC teams chalking up milestone victories in their disciplines, all eyes will be on the latest Toyota Hilux when it breaks cover towards the end of 2021. With the WEC team competing on tarmac, and the WRC team taking care of the rally action, the rally-raid team is a force to be reckoned with in the world’s most iconic cross-country motor race, the Dakar Rally.

Dakar 2022 will again be based solely in the Saudi Arabian desert, though the race follows a clockwise route this time. The race will start on January 2nd in the northern city of Ha’il, before traversing southward to the Empty Quarter. The rest day will be in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on January 8th, before the race heads south-westward to the finish in the city of Jeddah on January 14th.

The race will kick off with a prologue to determine the starting positions for Stage 1. Two looped stages will also feature on the route, though the details have yet to be announced by the organisers. Finally, the traditional Marathon Stage will see the crews race away from the main bivouac to an unsupported encampment for an overnight stop, before racing back to rejoin their technical crews at the main bivouac. This is a challenging part of the race, that often plays a major role in its outcome.

The final route for the Dakar 2022 is yet to be announced, but it is expected that the terrain will be similar to that encountered in 2020 and 2021.

QUOTES:

Glyn Hall, Team Principal: “We are very pleased to announce a team that is very similar to last year. With Nasser and Giniel heading up our attack, and Henk gaining confidence, we are excited to take on the 2022 edition of the Dakar Rally. Our new GR DKR Hilux T1+ is progressing well, and we are confident that the new car will allow us to compete on a new level, come January.”

Nasser Al-Attiyah: “I am very happy to be back with the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing team for Dakar 2022. We won the race together in 2019, and now we have a new bullet coming. I am excited for our prospects, especially with the new GR DKR Hilux T1+, which is definitely faster and more capable than the previous car.”

Giniel de Villiers: “The Dakar is one of the toughest races on the planet, but it suits our new Hilux perfectly. The new wheels, suspension travel and especially the move to the turbo-powered petrol engine from the Land Cruiser, is sure to make a big difference to our campaign. The engine is highly responsive, and allows us to push the new car to the limit. Saudi has proven to be a worthy host for the race and we expect that this will again be the case in 2022.”

Henk Lategan: “My first taste of Dakar in 2021 was amazing, but unfortunately, our progress was cut short by a crash in Stage 5. Even so, I am confident that we have the pace to race in the front pack, and fielding a new car with a turbo petrol engine should make for an enticing battle.”

Shameer Variawa: “Finishing the race in 2021 was a highlight of my career to date, but I also saw opportunities for more pace in the future. Hopefully Dakar 2022 offers the same opportunities, so that I can capitalise on the experience I gained to date.”

Mathieu Baumel: “The Dakar Rally is an amazing challenge, and I am looking forward to return to Saudi Arabia with Nasser, in order to fight for victory again. The new car is very promising, and if our first tests are anything to go by, the new petrol engine, bigger suspension travel and increased tyre sizes may just bring the additional power, control and puncture-protection that we lacked in the recent past.”

Dennis Murphy: “For me, racing with Giniel has been highly rewarding in the SACCS. Now, I’ll have a chance to navigate for him in the Dakar, and to make things even better, we’ll be doing so in the new GR DKR Hilux T1+. The car is exciting on many levels, but the increase in tyre diametre, together with bigger suspension travel, will make it not only faster but also safer for the crew.”

Brett Cummings: “Navigating in the T1+ promises to be somewhat easier, especially with the digital roadbook which is mounted to the dash of the car. In the older specification Hilux, heavy braking and hard acceleration often made it a challenge to read the roadbook. Now, with more suspension travel and bigger tyres, this problem should be mitigated.”

Danie Stassen: “Competing in Dakar has been a dream for me. Now, I have the opportunity to join Shameer in the world’s toughest race, and I cannot wait for the race to start. We race together in the South African championship, so we know each other well. But Dakar promises to be a much bigger challenge than anything we’ve taken on together before.”

For more information, visit https://toyotagazooracing.com/dakar/release/2021/0922-01/.

GLENNN HOWARD MEMORIAL FOR USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS SATURDAY AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY

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Defending "Glenn Howard Memorial" winner Austin Williams. Anthony Hernandez Photo.

(Perris, CA, September 21, 2021)  The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and The PAS Senior Sprint Cars return to “The Southern California Home of Major League Sprint Car Racing,” Perris Auto Speedway, this Saturday night for the “13th Annual Glennn Howard Memorial.”  Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00.  Be sure to load up all the neighborhood kids and bring them to Saturday’s event.  At intermission, all the drivers will bring their cars to the front straightaway for the on track autograph session.  In addition, they will be passing out free candy to all the kids in attendance.

The race honors Howard, who passed away in 2007.  In his decades on the Southern California racing scene, Howard was a driver, car owner, racing dad, entrepreneur, fabricator and official.  Even though it has been 14-years since he passed away, his fingerprint is still on the sport in Southern California today.  Through his So Cal Performance company which supplied drivers with everything they needed to compete, he virtually knew everyone in the sport.  He was free with his knowledge of car setups, driving and race strategy to anyone who asked.  That made him a mentor to everyone and perhaps more important, he was everyone’s friend.  That is what makes this race very special to all the competitors.  

It was obvious that Howard had a lifelong love affair with the sport, and he wanted it to succeed.  In 1993, with the original CRA having issues, Howard and others founded another group named SCRA that fortunately kept traditional 410 sprint car racing alive in the west.  He was the original President of the new group and was instrumental when the current USAC/CRA was formed a little over a decade later in 2004.

“Glenn was a great man, who did everything he could to help anyone and everyone when it came to sprint car racing,” Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian said.  “If anyone ever needed advice whether it was a driver, crew chief, race official or promoter, you could always go to Glenn and get his opinion on what one should do.  That made him respected by everyone to this day.  The sport sorely misses him and all that he offered.” 

All 12 running’s of the “Glenn Howard” have taken place on the famous Perris Auto Speedway clay surface.  However, like nearly everything else, the race was canceled due to COVID in 2020.  When last contested in 2019, Austin Williams won the race for the second time. Recently, the Corona, California driver won the last race in the USAC/CRA Series on September 6 at the Petaluma Speedway.  He comes into Saturday night third in the USAC/CRA standings.  Concord, California’s Damion Gardner leads all drivers with four “Glenn Howard” wins.  The only other driver with more than one win in the event is Nic Faas, who currently has put his racing career on pause.

Another driver among the favorites for the win on Saturday is Garden Grove, California’s Brody Roa.  The veteran driver has already won two prestigious races at The PAS this year – the “Salute To Indy” and “California Racer’s Hall of Fame Night” – and comes into Saturday second in the standings, 44-points behind seven-time series champion Gardner.  The longtime rivalry between Roa and Gardner is legendary around the sport, and it reached the boiling point once again after the finale at the “Louie Vermeil Classic” at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico on September 6th. 

“Rivalries have been a part of racing since the beginning,” Kazarian stated.  “They always have been and always will be a part of the sport.  In the case of Damion Gardner and Brody Roa, it is the familiar rivalry in racing when two top drivers meet.  They are both very good drivers.  While the personalities of the two are polar opposites, they are both extremely competitive.  They each have good equipment and a tremendous will to win races and championships.  A few things have happened between them over the years and every so often it boils over.  Situations like this are inevitable when you have the competitive nature of sprint car racing.  They both have a lot of fans that think their guy wears the white hat while the other guy wears a black hat.  Rivalries keep things interesting.” 

In addition to the USAC/CRA portion of the show, The PAS Senior Sprint Series will be contesting it’s next to last race of the 2021 season.  El Segundo’s Tyler Hatzikian has a narrow six-point advantage over Ed Schwarz of Santa Fe Springs heading into Saturday’s race.  Anaheim’s Dale Gamer is third and is followed by Greg Badgwell of Tustin and Arizona’s Richard McCormick.

Adult tickets are $30.00.  For seniors 65 and over it is $25.00.  Kids 6-12 get in for just $5.00 and children five and under are free.  There will be plenty of tickets available at the ticket window on Saturday.  We will not sellout.  For fans who wish, advance tickets are available at www.tix.com

The Fairgrounds charges $10.00 for parking.  

Camping at the fairgrounds on the grassy area outside of turn four will begin at noon on Friday.  The cost is $25.00 per night.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of October’s Southern California Fair), approximately one-hour east of Los Angeles and one-hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, on the Ramona Expressway and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions on online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571.

Advance tickets for all other races on the 2021 schedule are also available at www.tix.com

Fans can stay up to date on track and driver news on The PAS social media efforts at the links below.

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl

Twitter: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/

Website: http://perrisautospeedway.com/

Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank the following corporate partners.  Ahern Equipment Rentals, All Coast Construction, Anderson Chevrolet, Battery Systems, Bud’s Tire Pro, Chris’ Hauling, City of Perris, Communication Innovations, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft, Flowdynamics, HD Industries, Heimark/Anheuser Busch, Hoosier Tires, Inland Rigging, Living Water’s Hospice, LKQ Pick Your Part, Luke’s Transmission, Moose Racing, Pepsi-Cola, Performance Online, Pole Position, PrintItNow.com,  Rainbow Bolt & Supply, Rugged Radios, Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunoco Race Fuels, Trench Shoring, Upland Rock, Varner Construction and Vista Paint.

Video and DVD productions of all racing sprint cars events at Perris Auto Speedway are available from Loudpedal Productions. For more information on these productions you can contact them by calling (805) 844-3854, E-mailing mailto:trtruex@gmail.com or you can visit the website LoudPedal Productions.

DVDs of all the PASSCAR/IMCA racing and Nights of Destruction at The PAS are available from Fourvideos.  For more information call (714) 225-9500. 

mailto:perrisautospeedway1@gmail.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment.

2021 EVENT SCHEDULE

September 25th – “GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC” AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints

October 16th – PASSCAR SERIES – “FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT” Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds

October 9th – WTP Motorsports $50K Best Whip Pro Invitational

October 23rd – AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints

October 30th – LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTIONVII – Demo Cross, Figure 8’s, Trailer Figure 8’s, Mini Stocks and Double Deckers     

November 3rd – 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION – Practice Night

November 4th  – 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH ANNUAL OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION AMSOIL USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars   

November 5th – 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION AMSOIL USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

November 6th – 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION AMSOIL USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars   

November 13th – PASSCAR “CHAMPION’S NIGHT” – Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks, IMCA Modifieds  

November 20th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION V – Demo Cross, Figure 8’s, Trailer Figure 8’s, Mini Stocks and Double Deckers

NOTE: SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE COVID 19 LEVELS AND MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED REOPENING.

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