Todd Gilliland and the No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Team
Texas Motor Speedway Competition Notes
Wurth 400

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
Event: Race 12 of 38
Series: Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-miles)
#of Laps: 267
Time/TV/Radio: 3:30 PM ET on FS1/PRN/SiriusXM channel 90

Todd Gilliland Notes

Todd Gilliland returns to the Lone Star State for 267 laps at the Texas Motor Speedway. Following his 16th place finish at the Talladega Superspeedway last weekend, Gilliland remains 28th in the Driver Championship points standings but heads into Fort Worth, Texas track with strong momentum to take a swing at the top-25.

Gilliland has built himself an impressive resume at the Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, earning one pole, one top-five, and three top-10’s in seven starts at the track.

Love’s Travel Stops returns to Gilliland’s Ford Mustang Dark Horse this weekend. Fans are encouraged to download the Love’s Connect App to unlock exclusive benefits and savings. Users can save 10¢ per gallon on gas and 15¢ per gallon on auto diesel, along with access to great mobile-only deals. Fans can download the app from Google Play and the Apple App Store.

“Texas is a tough track to navigate, but I’m confident that this No. 34 team will bring a fast Ford Mustang Dark Horse,” said Gilliland. “The speed is there; we just need to work on our execution in order to get the results.”
Road Crew

Driver: Todd Gilliland
Hometown: Sherrills Ford, North Carolina

Crew Chief: Chris Lawson
Hometown: Medway, Ohio

Car Chief: Joe Marra
Hometown: Somers, New York

Engineer: Marc Rullo
Hometown: Ringwood, New Jersey

Engineer: Kevyn Rebolledo
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

Spotter: Brit Andersen
Hometown: Branford, Connecticut

Underneath Mechanic: Michael Brookes
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Interior Mechanic: Chance Burke
Hometown: Siler City, North Carolina

Tire Specialist: Billy John
Hometown: Pitman, New Jersey

Engine Tuner: Tim Meyer
Hometown: Beatrice, Nebraska

Transporter Driver: Christian Boller
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

Pit Crew

Front Tire Changer: Danny Olszowy
Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky

Rear Tire Changer: Justin Fox
Hometown: Concord, North Carolina

Tire Carrier: Paul Steele
Hometown: Wichita, Kansas

Jackman: Courtney Edmonds
Hometown: Burlington, North Carolina

Fueler: Zeke Nance
Hometown: Calhoun, Georgia

ABOUT LOVE’S TRAVEL STOPS

Love’s has been fueling customers’ journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with more than 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company’s core business is travel stops and convenience stores with 640 locations in 42 states. Love’s continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love’s serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace are hallmarks of the company’s award-winning culture.

ABOUT FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup and Craftsman Truck Series. The team is the 2021 Daytona 500 and 2022 Craftsman Truck Series champions. The team was founded in 2004 and is owned by successful entrepreneur, Bob Jenkins. FRM fields the No. 4, No. 34, and the No. 38 NASCAR Cup Series teams along with the No. 34 and No. 38 Craftsman Truck Series teams from its Mooresville, N.C. headquarters. Visit teamfrm.com and follow FRM on social media: Twitter at @Team_FRM, Instagram at @teamfrm and Facebook at facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.

Texas Event Info:
Date: Sunday, May 4
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Series: NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Format: 267 Laps, 400.5 miles, Stages: 80-165-267
TV: FS1
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)

Weekend Schedule:
Friday: 5:05 p.m. ET, Xfinity Practice (CW App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Friday: 6:10 p.m. ET, Xfinity Qualifying (CW App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday: 11:05 a.m. ET, Cup Practice (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday: 12:10 p.m. ET, Cup Qualifying (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday: 2 p.m. ET, Xfinity Race (CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday: 3:30 p.m. ET, Cup Race (FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Pace Laps:

• Texas Motor Speedway hosts its lone race date of the season this weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series embarks on the 11th race of 2025.
• There have been eight different winners in the last eight NASCAR Cup Series races at TMS.
• Nine of the last 12 winners in the NASCAR Xfinity Series were first time Texas winners, including Sam Mayer last season in the spring.

Cole Custer Team Info:
Crew Chief: Aaron Kramer
Partner: Red Baron

Sheldon Creed Team Info:
Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
Partner: Road Ranger

Sam Mayer Team Info:
Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
Partner: Andy’s Frozen Custard

Custer at Texas (Cup)
Starts: 4
Wins: —
Top-10s: —
Poles: —

• Custer makes his 5th Cup start at Texas this weekend, where he has a 26.8 average finish. His best finish came in the fall of 2020 when he finished 14th.
• He has started inside the top-20 three times, rolling off P16 start in the fall of 2020 which is his best start. He boasts a 19.8 average starting position.
• Custer has also made eight NXS starts at Texas, including seven top-10 finishes, five top-5 finishes and a win in 2018.

Creed at Texas (Xfinity)
Starts: 4
Wins: —
Top-10s: 2
Poles: —

• Creed is set to make his 5th Xfinity start at Texas on Saturday, where he has two career top-10 finishes. His best finish came in the fall of 2022 when he finished 7th. Creed led two laps in last year’s race and finished 19th despite starting 15th.
• His best career starting position was P13 in that same race, and he holds an average starting position of 18.3.

Mayer at Texas (Xfinity)
Starts: 5
Wins: 1 (2024)
Top-10s: 3
Poles: —

• Mayer is in line for his 6th Xfinity start at Texas this weekend, coming off a win in last season’s fall race after starting 10th. He has three career top-10 finishes at TMS, and has an average finish of 12.6.
• He has started inside the top-10 four times, and has an average starting position of 8.2, the fourth best of any track in the Xfinity Series (3+ starts).

Where They Stand

Cup Points Standings (41: 34th): Custer is 34th in the Cup Series points standings through 10 races this season with 109 points.

Xfinity Points Standings (41: 3rd, 00: 10th): Mayer sits second in the Xfinity points standings with 347 total points on the season, while Creed is in 10th place with 290 points heading into Texas this Saturday.

Texas Event Info:
Date: Sunday, May 4
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Series: NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Format: 267 Laps, 400.5 miles, Stages: 80-165-267
TV: FS1
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)

• Weekend Schedule:
• Saturday: 11:05 a.m. ET, Cup Practice (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
• Saturday: 12:10 p.m., Cup Qualifying (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
• Sunday: 3:30 p.m. ET, Cup Race (FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Pace Laps:

• Texas Motor Speedway hosts its lone race date of the season this weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series embarks on the 11th race of 2025.
• There have been eight different winners in the last eight NASCAR Cup Series races at TMS.
• Jack Roush has 18 wins all-time at Texas, including nine in the NASCAR Cup Series.
• Brad Keselowski has 14 career top-10 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway, the third most among all active Cup drivers behind Joey Logano (15) and Kyle Busch (19).
• Chris Buescher’s 12.3 average starting position across the first 10 races is the sixth highest of any driver in the NASCAR Cup Series this season.

6 Team Info:
Driver: Brad Keselowski
Crew Chief: Jeremy Bullins
Partner: Consumer Cellular

17 Team Info:
Driver: Chris Buescher
Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Partner: Fifth-Third Bank

• Obsidian Chemicals is always committed to customer service and has been serving the basin since 2018.
• Obsidian Chemicals is the premier chemistry manufacturer in the oil and gas industry, and is 100% Texas based and blended.

60 Team Info:
Driver: Ryan Preece
Crew Chief: Derrick Finley
Partner: Kroger / Sara Lee / Kraft Singles

Keselowski at Texas
Starts: 29
Wins: —
Top-10s: 14
Poles: 2 (2015, 2022)

• Keselowski makes his 30th Cup Series start at Texas this weekend. He has a 15.3 average finish at the 1.5-mile track with 14 top-10s, and three runner-up results in 2012, 2015 and 2024.
• He’s coming off six-straight top-10 finishes in Fort Worth, including a P2 result last fall after starting 22nd.
• Despite no victories at TMS, Keselowski has led 685 laps at the track, fourth-most of any track in his career.
• Keselowski earned the pole in 2022 and went on to lead 31 laps, one of two Texas poles in his Cup career (2015).
• He’s also qualified inside the top-10 in six of the last seven Texas races with an overall average starting position of 13.5.
• He made an additional 23 combined starts at Texas in the Xfinity and Truck Series with two NXS victories in 2013 and 2015.

Buescher at Texas
Starts: 15
Wins: —
Top-10s: —
Poles: —

• Buescher makes his 16th Cup start at his home track of Texas this weekend. He’s coming off a 15th-place finish last spring.
• He qualified P2 at TMS in 2023, his best career qualifying effort at the track, and holds an average starting position of 21.7.
• Buescher also made five Xfinity starts at Texas with a best finish of ninth (2015).

Preece at Texas
Starts: 8
Wins: —
Top-10s: —
Poles: —

• Preece is set for his 9th Cup start at Texas this weekend, where he posted a career-best finish of 12th at the track last spring.
• Preece holds a 28.1 average starting position at TMS, and is looking for his first start inside the top 20.
• Preece also made four Xfinity starts at Texas with a best finish of fifth (2018).

RFK Historically at Texas
Cup Wins: 9 (Jeff Burton, 1997; Mark Martin, 1998; Matt Kenseth, 2002, 2011; Greg Biffle, 2005, 2012; Carl Edwards, 2008, 2008)

• Dream Season: RFK won both the first NCS (Jeff Burton) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (Mark Martin) races at Texas in 1997. Burton began the afternoon from the fifth position and led 60 laps en route to the inaugural victory.
• Houston, We Don’t Have a Problem: RFK has earned nine NCS victories at Texas, dating back to the inaugural event in 1997. Former drivers Burton, Martin, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth have captured the checkered flag in the Lone Star State.
• J.R.’s ’08 Sweep: Edwards swept the 2008 NCS races for RFK at Texas, leading 335 laps in the two events.
• 9 a.m. in Dallas: RFK has started 156 NCS races at Texas, recording a total of nine victories, 39 top-five finishes, 62 top-10 finishes, an average finish of 15.9 and has led 2,557 laps. Biffle earned RFK’s most recent victory at Texas in the April 2012 event.
• North Dallas Forty: RFK has earned eight victories, 26 top-five finishes, 47 top-10 finishes and an average finish of 13th at Texas in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. RFK won three of the first four races at the 1.5-mile oval.
• Jack Roush: TMS Hall of Famer: Based on the strength of RFK’s numerous accomplishments at Texas, team owner Jack Roush was inducted into the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
• Tale of the Tape: RFK has started 307 races all-time at Texas Motor Speedway, recording 18 wins, 77 top-fives and 136 top-10s. RFK Fords have captured 10 poles at the 1.5-mile track and led 3500+ laps while turning more than 113,000 miles.

RFK Texas Wins

1997 Burton Cup

1997 Martin NXS

1998 Martin Cup

1999 Martin NXS

2000 Martin NXS

2000 Biffle Truck

2002 Kenseth Cup

2005-1 Biffle Cup

2005-2 Edwards Cup

2007-1 Kenseth NXS

2008-1 Edwards Cup

2008-2 Edwards Cup

2010-2 Edwards NXS

2011-1 Edwards NXS

2011-2 Bayne NXS

2011-1 Kenseth Cup

2012-1 Biffle Cup

2012-1 Stenhouse NXS

Last Time Out & Where They Stand
Talladega: Buescher: 34th, Keselowski: 36th, Preece: 38th.

Points Standings (17: 13th, 60: 18th, 6: 32nd): Buescher dropped one position to P13, while Preece is 18th and Keselowski is 32nd entering Texas next weekend.

Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Texas Media Availability
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Noah Gragson, driver of the No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the NASCAR Cup Series, is coming off a season-best fourth-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway. As the series shifts to Texas this weekend, Gragson took some time this morning to answer questions from the media about the race and his season to date.

NOAH GRAGSON, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang Dark Horse – HOW DOES YOUR FINISH AT TALLADEGA HELP IN TERMS OF CONFIDENCE FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON? “I feel like it’s good motivation for our team. It’s not been a great year result-wise. I think we’ve had some good runs and good speed throughout the races, just closing them out and finishing them off we haven’t finished the way we need to be. Hopefully, it’s a good building moment for our group and good motivation and confidence that we can take to these next handful of racetracks.”

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT FINDING OUT THERE WAS AN INSPECTION ISSUE AND YOU WERE MOVED UP, AND HOW DID YOU AVOID THE SPIN WITH BUSCH AND KESELOWSKI? “Yeah, I saw the smoke coming and then I saw the cars appear and then more smoke and then I’m like, ‘Oh, man. They’re right here,’ and luckily I felt like Cole Trickle. I was able to miss the wreck and able to drive through the smoke. Going back to finding out the inspection issues and getting moved up into the top five, we were landing on the flight home and got word of it that we ended up fourth. I was like, ‘Heck, yeah.’ That’s good for the racing reference. You take some top fives any way you can get them, but we ran good at Talladega last year. We finished third and then ultimately to come home in sixth and then get moved up to fourth, Talladega in the spring has been pretty good to us. It’s good to get a top five.”

DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE CHANGED AND YOU CAN EVENTUALLY BE YOURSELF PUBLICLY? CAN YOU BE THAT EDGY DRIVER OR HAVE YOU TONED THAT DOWN? “I think a little bit of both. It’s definitely one of those things where you answer to so many different partners that might have different views. Within the partners that you have, they have different views. You kind of just have to tone it down and I’m probably a little more edgier than most drivers, and I try to live every day like it’s my last, and I try to enjoy it, but at the same time there’s so many partners that you’ve kind of got to walk that middle road.”

WHAT IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE SURFACE AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY? SOME DRIVERS HAVE SAID THEY DON’T FEEL LIKE IT IS WEARING LIKE SOME OTHER PLACES? “Yeah, there are no beaches around. That’s why the place doesn’t age, in my opinion. You look at Darlington and Homestead, I don’t know if they’re using asphalt from around those places, but it seems like the sand peels away and then you’ve got those sharp, jagged rocks that stick out of the surface and that is what, in my opinion, caused the tire wear. I don’t really think it’s too sandy out in the middle of Texas, so with that being said, I don’t know where they get their asphalt, but it certainly is a one maybe two lane track, and it definitely feels like ice out there.”

YOU DID A BACKFLIP ON A MOTORBIKE, AND YOU JUMPED THE EV DEMONSTRATOR TRUCK. WHAT’S NEXT? “I don’t know. It just kind of comes to me in the moment. I guess we’re just gonna have to wait and see. It’s one of those things with the Ford Switchgear, the F-150 Lightning, I was like, ‘Man, this thing looks pretty sweet. I should go jump it.’ And I didn’t really get permission. I kind of was hoping to ask for some forgiveness afterwards, and then the dirt bike thing was at (Travis) Pastrana’s house. I got to do a back flip on the dirt bike. That was pretty cool, but I didn’t plan that either. I just asked him, ‘Hey, could I flip a dirt bike?’ And he was like, ‘Heck, yeah.’ So, I don’t know what the next thing in store is. We’ll see.”

WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR FRONT ROW TO ALL CONNECT THE DOTS AND GET THOSE MORE CONSISTENT FINISHES? “I don’t know. It’s hard to say. Vegas, we were running sixth or seventh and got in a wreck with Blaney down the back straightaway with maybe 60 to go, so we were having a pretty solid run there. Atlanta, we were kind of biding our time there and Suarez comes up the racetrack and clips us. It’s just kind of silly wrecks and getting involved with them, but it really just comes down to we need to go faster so we’re not in those positions. If you’re leading the race, the odds are you’re not gonna be around that stuff. Ultimately, we just have to go faster and I think we’ve got a team to do it.”

YOU’VE WON THE FAN VOTE AT THE ALL-STAR RACE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT? “It means a lot. It’s cool to be able to take part in it and participate in that race, and then to make the main event and you walk out for driver intros with your pit crew guys it’s a good time. There are a ton of fans there and they’re all pretty hyped up, so it’s pretty sick to be able to take part in it.”

A YEAR AGO THE SHR RUMORS WERE STARTING AND NOW WE SEE ALL FOUR OF YOU GUYS HAVE LANDED ON YOUR FEET. WHERE WOULD YOU EVALUATE THE FOUR OF YOU NOW WITH ALL OF THE UNCERTAINTY YOU GUYS FACED? “Yeah, I think we’re all kind of settled into that new home we’re at. Josh obviously has done a great job this year getting the win at Vegas. Preece has had a lot of speed that he might not have had last year. Myself, I feel like I’m in a better position here at Front Row Motorsports. I have a lot of similar crew guys that I had on my team last year, but just really enjoying what we’ve got here at Front Row, and then Chase Briscoe has had a lot of speed. He sat on the pole at the Daytona 500 and stuff like that is pretty cool to see. I’m happy for all of their success. Preece obviously had a shot at the win this past weekend, but all of us going in our own separate directions, still at the end of the day it’s pretty cool to see those guys having success and I’m happy for them as well. I feel like I’m in a great spot here at Front Row Motorsports. Bob Jenkins and Jerry Freeze have a great vision and I’m thankful for the opportunity to race here. Our cars are fast. We haven’t had the results we want, but in racing when you don’t have speed, you’re really scratching your head. Right now, I feel like we have some decent speed, it’s just putting the whole race together. I’m probably not as stressed out right now as maybe I was around this time last year, just because I feel like we’re in a good spot.”

IF I TOLD YOU A YEAR AGO THE SHR WOULD SHUT DOWN, WOULD YOU THINK ALL FOUR OF YOU WOULD BECOME AS SETTLED AS YOU APPEAR TO BE NOW? “Yeah, I really didn’t know what was gonna happen, so I would have been pretty surprised by that statement had you told me 365 days ago, but we’re all in really good spots and just very grateful.”

HOW DO YOU VIEW SOME OF THE CHANGES GOING ON IN NASCAR. DO YOU VIEW THIS AS A TRANSITION PERIOD FOR NASCAR OR BUSINESS AS USUAL? “For me, it’s business as usual. I look at the task at hand and, for example, this weekend is Texas and I’m gonna go out there and try to be the best race car driver for our team as possible. I don’t really get caught up on all the different formats. I just try to control what I can control and focus on what I can control. With Mexico, that will be a new experience. It will be something that’s really cool and something that’s different for NASCAR. They haven’t been down to Mexico in the premier series of NASCAR at the Cup level, so that will be super exciting, but as far as the playoff format and all that kind of stuff I just kind of do what I’m told and try to control things I can control.”

DO YOU LIKE THIS CHANGE AND NOT NECESSARILY KNOWING THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING NEW NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER? “I don’t lose sleep over it. It’s cool, I guess, but they just kind of tell me what we’re doing and I just try to be the best race car driver for our team and whatever scenario we’re in, whether it be a different points format and/or going to new tracks, I just try to show up and do the best job I can.”

CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE BUMPS ARE LIKE IN TURNS THREE AND FOUR AT TEXAS? “You kind of just lose the nose a little bit through three and four at Texas. Just being mindful of being aimed and pointed in the right direction that you want to be to be able to finish the corner with throttle – definitely timing on the steering wheel and timing on where you let out of the throttle to get your car pointed in that direction. I would compare it a little bit to a hiccup. You hit it and you’re like, ‘Oh.’ It’s a little hiccup of a bump, but it’s not too bad.”

YOUR VOICE IS REALLY ROUGH. ARE YOU SICK? “Yeah, I’ve kind of been sick since last Wednesday or Thursday. It’s been kind of hitting me really hard today. I have a little bit of a sore throat.”

ARE YOU GOOD FOR THE WEEKEND? “Oh, yeah. We’ll be alright.”

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE AT AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SOME STABILITY COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO? “Like you said, it’s kind of business as usual. You’ve got stability and it’s a good place for me. I really enjoy my teammates, Todd and Zane. I really enjoy the people I work with. When you go to work and you’re having fun and you’re enjoying yourself, I think it makes it that much better and you can take it up an extra notch. Just showing up with excitement every day makes it better.”

This Week in Motorsports: April 28 – May 4, 2025

• NCS/NXS/NCTS: Texas Motor Speedway – May 2-4
• ARCA EAST: Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway – May 3

PLANO, Texas (April 30, 2025) – NASCAR is back in the Lone Star State, this time at Texas Motor Speedway as the Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series take on the mile-and-a-half oval this weekend. The ARCA Menards Series East is also in action this weekend at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for its third race of 2025.

NASCAR National Series – NCS/NXS

Wallace continuing strong run … With an eighth-place finish at Talladega last weekend, Bubba Wallace has three top-10 finishes in the last five Cup Series races, currently sitting seventh in the series points standings. The driver of the No. 23 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing comes to Texas Motor Speedway, where he’s found recent success with back-to-back top-10 finishes and a pole position in 2023.

Jones makes 300th Cup Series start … Sunday afternoon’s race at Texas Motor Speedway will be the 300th in the Cup Series career for Erik Jones of LEGACY MOTOR CLUB. The driver of the No. 43 Toyota Camry XSE in his ninth full-time Cup Series season, and has three race victories, 38 top-fives and 90 top-10s to his credit. This will also be Jones’ 14th career start at Texas, where he’s found success in the past with seven top-10 finishes in his previous 13 starts.

Herbst back in No. 19 GR Supra … For the second time this season, Riley Herbst is piloting the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyota GR Supra in the Xfinity Series – adding double duty to his plate with his full-time efforts in the Cup Series with 23XI Racing this weekend in Texas. Herbst ran for JGR in the Xfinity Series race earlier this season at Circuit of the Americas (COTA). Herbst has made eight previous Xfinity Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway, with a career-best finish of fifth in 2022.

Heim aims to continue strong streak … Corey Heim has had a strong start to the 2025 Truck Series season, with six top-10 finishes or better in the first seven races, including five straight, which includes his two wins at Daytona International Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Heim’s top-10 streak dates back to last season as well, with the Toyota Development Driver scoring such finishes in 12 of the last 14 Truck Series races going back to the Milwaukee Mile last August. Heim makes his fourth Truck Series start at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, where he’s finished inside the top-10 in each of the previous three races.

Friesen back at favorable Texas … Stewart Friesen and his No. 52 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro team return to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend – a track that has served the Canadian driver well over the course of his career. Friesen has top-10 finishes in six of his 12 career starts at the mile-and-a-half oval, which includes his 2022 win. Another top-10 finish would be paramount for Friesen as he pushes for a Playoff spot, currently sitting 10th in the series points standings.

NASCAR Regional Series – ARCA Menards Series East

Reaves goes for another victory … After his historic win at Five Flags Speedway last month, where he became the youngest ARCA Menards Series East winner in history, Max Reaves is back with JGR and the No. 18 Toyota Camry this weekend at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. In that race, which was his ARCA Menards Series East debut, Reaves led 92 of the 150 race laps from pole to capture victory. Another win by Reaves this weekend would also give Toyota and JGR its third consecutive ARCA Menards Series East victory to begin the season, as Brent Crews took home victory at Rockingham Speedway two weeks ago.

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