Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team have had some recent success on intermediate tracks, including a win at Las Vegas. But as they head to the Wood Brothers’ home track, the half-mile Martinsville Speedway, for Sunday’s Cook Out 400, they’re hoping to remind everyone that they’re also a formidable competitor on short tracks.

“We’re definitely optimistic heading into Martinsville,” said crew chief Miles Stanley. “When you look at the schedule at the start of the year, you tend to put pins in a few races where you feel you’ll have a strong shot, and Martinsville is one of those for us. I’m really looking forward to it.

“We’ve gathered a lot of solid information and feel like there’s a good foundation to build on, especially after our run at Bowman Gray earlier this season. It’s not identical, but the package is very similar.”

In the season-opening, non-points Clash on the quarter mile oval at Bowman Gray Stadium, Berry started 13th in the 75-lap Last Chance Qualifier, drove into the lead for six laps then finished second to secure a starting spot in the main event. In that 200 lapper, he drove from 22nd to 13th despite damage to the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang from aggressive racing in the Qualifier.

Stanley said he’s hoping to keep the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang Dark Horse among the frontrunners, as it has been throughout the start of the 2025 season. “The goal is to keep the team’s confidence up and continue building momentum in the right direction,” he said.

Practice for the Cook Out 400 is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. Eastern Time to be followed by qualifying at 3:10. Amazon Prime will carry the live TV coverage. Sunday’s 210.4-mile, 400-lap race is scheduled to get the green flag just after 3 p.m. with TV coverage on FOX Sports 1. Stage breaks are planned for Laps 80 and 180.

About Motorcraft®
Motorcraft offers a complete line of replacement parts that are recommended by Ford Motor Company. From routine maintenance to under hood repairs, Motorcraft parts offer value with high quality and the right fit at competitive prices. Motorcraft parts are available nationwide at Ford Dealers and Lincoln Retailers, independent distributors and automotive-parts retailers, and are backed by the Service Parts Limited Warranty* of Ford Motor Company. For more information, visit www.motorcraft.com.
*See your dealer for limited-warranty details.

About Quick Lane® Tire & Auto Center
Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center offers extraordinary service for routine maintenance, serving all vehicle makes and models. Quick Lane provides a full menu of automotive services, including tires, oil change and maintenance, brakes, batteries, alternator and electrical system, air conditioning system, cooling system, transmission service, suspension and steering, wheel alignment, belts and hoses, lamps and bulbs and wiper blades plus a thorough vehicle checkup report. Service is performed by expert technicians while you wait at any of nearly 800 locations in the U.S., with evening and weekend hours available and no appointment necessary. For more information about Quick Lane, please visit www.quicklane.com.
*See your dealer for limited-warranty details.”

About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan, committed to helping build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. The company’s Ford+ plan for growth and value creation combines existing strengths, new capabilities and always-on relationships with customers to enrich experiences for customers and deepen their loyalty. Ford develops and delivers innovative, must-have Ford trucks, sport utility vehicles, commercial vans and cars and Lincoln luxury vehicles, along with connected services. The company does that through three customer-centered business segments: Ford Blue, engineering iconic gas-powered and hybrid vehicles; Ford Model e, inventing breakthrough EVs along with embedded software that defines exceptional digital experiences for all customers; and Ford Pro, helping commercial customers transform and expand their businesses with vehicles and services tailored to their needs. Additionally, Ford is pursuing mobility solutions through Ford Next, and provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. Ford employs about 177,000 people worldwide. More information about the company and its products and services is available at corporate.ford.com.

About Ford Performance
Ford Performance is based in Dearborn, Mich. It is responsible for Ford’s performance vehicle development and major racing operations globally, including NASCAR, IMSA, SRO British GT, FIA World Rally Championship, Supercars Championship, World of Outlaws, Ultra4, SCORE-International, FIA Rally-Raid, Formula Drift, NHRA, Rebelle Rally, Thailand Super Series and our latest commitment in Formula 1 with RedBull Ford Powertrains. Ford Performance also maintains a constantly evolving fleet of electric performance demonstrators to showcase the limits of electrification technology. In addition, the organization also oversees the development of Ford’s racing engines, as well as the outreach programs with all Ford Clubs and Ford enthusiasts. For more information regarding Ford racing’s activities, please visit Performance.Ford.com or follow @FordPerformance on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads, TikTok and YouTube.

About Wood Brothers Racing
Founded in 1950 by Hall of Famer Glenn Wood in Stuart, Virginia, Wood Brothers Racing holds a special place in NASCAR history as the sport’s longest-running team. Over eight decades, the team has earned 101 victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, along with 120 poles, and remains proud of its longstanding relationship with Ford Motor Company, fielding only Ford products since its inception. Glenn’s brother, Leonard Wood, played a key role in shaping modern racing by developing the techniques behind today’s pit stops. With a rich legacy rooted in innovation and tradition, Wood Brothers Racing continues to honor its heritage while adapting for the future as it competes in NASCAR’s premier series with Josh Berry.

Noah Gragson and the No. 4 A&W Root Beer Ford Team
Martinsville Speedway Competition Notes
Cookout 400

Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025
Event: Race 8 of 38
Series: NASCAR Cup Series
Location: Martinsville Speedway (0.526-mile)
#of Laps: 400
Time/TV/Radio: 3:00 PM ET on FS1/MRN/SiriusXM channel 90

Noah Gragson Notes

Noah Gragson will take his first swing of the season at the Martinsville Speedway this weekend. A&W Root Beer will make their 2025 season debut, partnering with Gragson and the No. 4 team for the 400-lap race.

Pioneers in the Industry – Established in 1919, A&W has been a pioneer in the fast-food industry. It all started when Roy W. Allen opened a roadside root beer stand in Lodi, CA. From there, Allen partnered with Frank Wright, and together they coined the name A&W, which has become synonymous with root beer ever since. Then, in 1926 A&W began franchising with a system that has expanded internationally. After a whole century, A&W® Root Beer remains the most popular in its category among consumers.

Gragson’s tenure at Martinsville outside of the NASCAR Cup Series is impressive. In five career NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at the track, he only has one finish outside of the top-four, and that lone 20th-place result in April 2022 came after Gragson qualified third and led 23 laps before he was caught up in a 15-car accident on the frontstretch 10 laps short of the finish. From 2020 through 2022, Gragson’s finishes in the Xfinity Series at Martinsville were third (October 2020), second (April 2021), first (October 2021), 20th (April 2022) and fourth (October 2022).

Gragson’s Martinsville history in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is just as impressive. In four career Truck Series starts from 2017 through 2018, Gragson never finished worse than seventh. He came home fourth in his Truck Series debut at the track in April 2017, won in his next Martinsville start in October 2017, and then finished fifth and seventh, respectively, in his last two Truck Series starts in March and October 2018.

“Martinsville has been good to me—I’ve won here in both Trucks and Xfinity,” said Gragson. “Now, the goal is to add a Cup win to that list. I’m confident in our guys to get the car where it needs to be to make it happen.”

Road Crew

Driver: Noah Gragson
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Crew Chief: Drew Blickensderfer
Hometown: Decatur, Illinois

Car Chief: Joey Forgette
Hometown: Iron Mountain, Michigan

Engineer: Dillon Silverman
Hometown: Chico, California

Engineer: Scott Bingham
Hometown: Lawrenceville, Georgia

Mechanic: Chris Trickett
Hometown: Grafton, West Virginia

Mechanic: Tony Infinger
Hometown: Fort Valley, Georgia

Tire Specialist: Chris Aunspaw
Hometown: Zelienople, Pennsylvania

Engine Tuner: Matt Moeller
Hometown: Monroe, New York

Spotter: Nick Del Campo
Hometown: Blauvelt, New York

Transporter Co-Driver: Nate “Cookie” Eller
Hometown: Granite Falls, North Carolina

Transporter Co-Driver: Matt Murphy
Hometown: Augusta, Georgia

Pit Crew

Front Tire Changer: Thomas Hatcher
Hometown: Middleburg, Florida

Rear Tire Changer: MarQuill Osborne
Hometown: Huntersville, North Carolina

Tire Carrier: Will Cooper
Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama

Jackman: Quan Hampton
Hometown: Compton, California

Fueler: Ray Hernandez
Hometown: Orlando, Florida

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.

Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Martinsville Midweek Media Availability
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 60 Fastenal Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RFK Racing, is coming off back-to-back top-10 finishes in the NASCAR Cup Series, including a ninth-place run Sunday in Homestead. He comes into this weekend’s race at Martinsville Speedway 16th in the point standings and has his only career Cup pole at the Virginia short track. He answered questions from the media earlier today about his season and the upcoming race weekend.

RYAN PREECE, No. 60 Fastenal Ford Mustang Dark Horse – WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HAVING THE SAME TIRE AS NOVEMBER AT MARTINSVILLE AND HAVING JUST ONE OPTION AS OPPOSED TO TWO DIFFERENT SETS? “I think traditionally I agree with only having one tire. I think until recently most forms of motorsports has always just been one compound. For me, I’m OK with it and I also think the improvements that Goodyear has done and continues to do on the short track tire – you look at Martinsville. How many years has it been since we’ve had an outside that prevails on a restart? We don’t need a second option to do that. Now, from the strategy standpoint, if you have a tire that’s a little bit better and it can get you off cycle that can sometimes be interesting and nice, but you could also do the same things if you changed lengths or other things that create different strategies, rather than having a straight-up race of ‘hey, we need to pit now.’ So, I’m OK and I like the fact that we’re gonna bring a tire that in 90 or 100 laps that if you beat on it, you’re gonna pay the price. I think if we continue to go down that avenue and trying to keep getting even more and more aggressive, it’s only gonna be better and better.”

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR CHANCES THIS WEEKEND AND WHAT IS YOUR MINDSET? “I feel like our chances are good. I feel like over the past few years we’ve qualified really well at Martinsville, especially with this tire. I think it’s something that I’m looking forward to things that I could definitely do better and hopefully do those things on Sunday. So, yeah, I’m looking forward to it, just being my background of short track racing and I’ve had success at Martinsville – not in the Cup Series, but in modifieds and obviously this form of racing suits my style.”

HOW HAVE YOU FELT UNDER THE RFK BANNER SO FAR? “I’ve enjoyed my time, for sure. Something that I really reflect on is the fact that Chris and Brad have a lot of experience and mile and a halves have kind of been the Cryptonite side of things for me at least how I feel when I show up, so being able to lean on Brad and being able to lean on Chris for that, and obviously we’ve shown improvements there. Other than that, it’s been great. I’ve really enjoyed it and am continuing to grow and perform better. At the end of the day, racing is a performance sport. We want to win races. We want to be consistent. I think, right now, what makes me feel really good is outside of the first three races, we’ve made a lot of gains and we are building a strong foundation overall within the group, so hopefully we can keep pushing and pulling all together and really make us a powerhouse.”

YOU WERE HAPPY WITH THE SPEED YOU HAD AT DAYTONA. “You take away the finish of Daytona and even COTA, to be honest with you. I thought we were gonna finish top 10 there. We’ve shown some really good signs, so it’s very promising.”

HOW DOES THE MOMENTUM YOU HAVE CHANGE THE ATTITUDE YOU COME INTO MARTINSVILLE WITH? “For me, what I’ve liked about it is we’ve been aggressive – aggressive on pit calls, aggressive on the track, aggressive everything and that’s what I want to keep going for our group. As far as the momentum side, momentum is great to have. It’s great to have because when you look at the metric for qualifying, and I think of Martinsville, I think of a track that the later you go, the better off it’s gonna be historically. So the fact that we’re one of the last 10 cars gives us a great opportunity to have a great start to the race, so that makes me feel pretty good. But, I also understand that every week this is a grind. This is a grind of continuing that momentum, so we’re still a new team. We’re still a group that it’s a brand new group and we are still finding our way. As far as short tracks go, we ran Bowman Gray and we made the race and finished 11th, but I feel really comfortable with it and we’re gonna hopefully unload with some really good speed and be able to keep building the short track notebook that we all want to have, so I think that’s where, for myself, I want to keep it all in perspective. I do feel like if we unload with a bunch of speed, yeah, we can go win that race. But at the very least, you’ve got to manage expectations. My goal for the first third of this season is if you have the opportunity to win the race, you need to go win that race. If you don’t, we need to consistently be doing what we’re doing, which is being there in the top 12 and executing our days to have better days. I felt like at Homestead we qualified not very well and drove our way up into the top 12 and then we managed ourselves to get a ninth. Those are the things we need to do as a group right now and then just keep building that notebook.”

HAVE YOU TALKED TO JOSH BERRY SINCE HIS WIN, AND HOW MUCH MORE DOES IT ADD PRESSURE ON YOU TO GET INTO VICTORY LANE? “I don’t think it adds pressure. I did talk to Josh and I congratulated him and I was really happy for him. I think the situation was right there, just like I said a second ago, is when you have those opportunities and you have that speed, you need to capitalize on it, and I think Josh did a great job with it. When he had an opportunity on the front row, he didn’t let that opportunity slip away. When that opportunity is there, you need to grab it and that’s really hopefully the more consistent we run where we are, we’ll have those opportunities to go do that. So, I’m feeling pretty – I don’t want to say I’m 100 percent of where I am, but I couldn’t have asked more as far as how the first three races resulted versus how we turned it around at Phoenix and had an opportunity to, I felt like, win that race by saving the option set and having that lead. I felt like that just kind of put the little bit of life that we needed at the point we needed it and we’ve carried it since, so all eyes are on Martinsville now.”

YOU CALLED YOUR PIT CREW GANGSTERS WITH HOW FAST THEY WERE LAST WEEK AT HOMESTEAD. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT GROUP? “When I say gangsters that’s just something I say, but they’re bad ass. I’m proud of them because I’m here every Wednesday and I enjoy doing pit practice with those guys. For me, I just do it as like a camaraderie, team building thing, and I know the level of effort and what I put into my racing, and what I enjoy is seeing the grind that those guys have, the want to win and the will to win. We’re gonna have our moments, don’t get me wrong. Nobody is perfect, so they’re gonna have a day or a time that it might be a struggle, but I’m gonna support them whether they’re having good times or bad times. I want to praise them when they’re doing days like they did at Homestead. As far as the team, the pit crew side and knowing they were gonna be good, that’s not me. I feel like Brad and Jack and RFK, the Fenway Group, everybody here has done a phenomenal job in giving me every great opportunity I can have, so I’m really appreciative for the group that we have right now and the things that we’re building on.”

DARLINGTON IS TWO WEEKS AWAY. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT RACE WEEKEND COMING UP? “I say this to my father, I say this to a lot of people that know me, I live day to day and a week at a time, so as far as Darlington goes, I haven’t even started really analyzing or looking at it, other than the fact that I know Chris was super fast and Brad was super fast and they won, so I feel good about all the things that they’ve done as an organization and I feel like our group is gonna be able to really heavily lean on both of those. When Monday comes, I’ll be all eyes on it, but Darlington is a place that I’ve always enjoyed racing and I felt like we, I can’t even remember where we ended up. I think we ended up ninth or 10th in the fall race, but somewhere around there. I might be completely off, but I felt like we ran pretty well and that makes me excited going into next weekend.”

A COUPLE WEEKS AGO YOU SAID YOU SAW A WILL TO WIN ON THIS TEAM. HAS THE CONFIDENCE AND ATTITUDE BEEN SHIFTING THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS WITH HOW WELL YOU’VE BEEN RUNNING? “I think Derrick has done a great job of managing the group because this is a new group. There are a few guys that have been around for a long time within the road crew, but as far as experience and completely new guys, there is a wide variety, so I think for Derrick, which I’ll give him a lot of credit for, is teaching and instilling this mindset in guys that haven’t ever had the opportunity to race for wins and telling them to expect to try and win every given Sunday. I have that mindset. I’ve had that mindset my entire life because that’s all I’ve done other than in the Cup Series there have been some struggles, but anything outside of that, you show up to the racetrack expecting to win, so I think the mindset of expect to win and run well is a mindset that Derrick is trying to instill in this group and I’ll give him a lot of credit because the attitude of RFK in general is the push for perfection, so that’s what we’re doing. There’s just a lot of will to win and that’s the thing, it’s kind of like my racing career. I could have gave up chasing after this dream back in 2014, but there’s a piece inside of you that’s just gonna keep pushing and pushing and pushing and be relentless, and that’s this group.”

HAVE YOU LEARNED THINGS ABOUT YOUR PERFORMANCE AT RFK THAT YOU DIDN’T NECESSARILY FOCUS ON BEFORE? “Yeah, I would say there’s been some moments and some sitdowns of talking about, I think that’s really what I referenced to about areas we’re focusing on and that’s been something that I’ve been diving deep into and certainly I think it’s paying dividends, so I’m really thankful for my time here and the things that I’m learning and continuing to push to be better.”

HAS THE NEXT GEN CAR IN ANY WAY FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED THE RACE CRAFT OF HALF-MILE SHORT TRACK RACING AT ALL? “I think it’s gotten closer, in my opinion. I know there’s some louder voices that talked about the Next Gen car and the aero and inefficiencies or some of those things, but what I truly believe is the fact that Goodyear has really been working hard on softening this tire and wearing this tire. When I watched the Martinsville race in October, when I rewatched it this week, I said it before of how many times with the old car did the outside prevail over the bottom car? Not very often because the inside was such an advantage with some of the things that you were dealing with with the other deal, and it could be frustrating. Where, if you’re a different series, I mean, you always felt like there was an opportunity, so I feel like our short track product is only gonna continue to get better, especially after what I felt like we saw with Martinsville in the fall and really the trajectory that I feel like we’re trying to go into for Richmond and all those things will pay off if we can continue that for a place like New Hampshire or Wilkesboro and continue on, but those type of things don’t happen overnight. I feel like the fact that we’re trying to make changes, and they’re positive changes, it’s all really good stuff and it’s only gonna pay dividends to the race fans because, and this is my opinion, I don’t think going to a smaller tire is going to make a difference. I think that you’re always gonna have your challenges, so I’m always a fan of more horsepower no matter what because it just gives me more opportunity for whether making good decisions or doing something right or even making mistakes. You want to be able to capitalize on when people make mistakes, so I hope that kind of answers your question. I kind of got long-winded there, but I’m a fan of the direction we’re going. One other thing I wanted to bring up, we talk about aero stuff all the time and short track stuff, but you go to a Pensacola in a super late model, aero is a thing. It’s a thing no matter what. Whether I race a modified, a super late model, it doesn’t matter. You’re going fricking fast and it is what it is, so it’s not only us in the Cup Series or Xfinity Series or Trucks or whatever that we see it, we just have really, really smart people in our garage that know how to maximize.”

GOODYEAR SAYS WE’RE APPROACHING A POINT WHERE THIS IS AS FAR AS WE CAN GO, BUT THEY’VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR A WHILE AND THEY SEEM TO GET FURTHER. CAN WE GET FULLY TO WHERE XFINITY IS RIGHT NOW PURELY THROUGH THE TIRE? “I don’t even think the Xfinity Series racing at Martinsville is that great, I just see guys knocking each other out of the way. That’s it. I don’t think that’s racing. I can go to a local go kart track and knock a guy out of the way and do the same damn thing. I find that the Next Gen car if you smash a guy, you can’t stick your nose under the guy like you can in those cars, but as far as what you were talking about with Goodyear saying that we’re getting to a point and maybe we are, but at the same time in the early 2000’s when we had right height rules and guys started to figure out coil binding and how to put the car on the ground and have an aero advantage once you go on the racetrack, those are all things that we thought weren’t possible until we figure out that they are, so that’s the thing about racing. It’s constant innovation and progression and figuring out things that you didn’t think were possible, so that’s the exciting thing that we have to look forward to in our sport.”

WHAT IS IT LIKE NOW WHEN YOU HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT PRIMARY SPONSORS IN TERMS OF TIME CONSTRAINTS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU? “Well, that’s part of my job. I think of what I tell people all the time is for those that don’t know, my father has a small family business in Connecticut. I think there are 10 employees there and they’re plumbers and HVAC, and as I was growing up in the summer I used to do a summer job either being a tin knocker making duct work, or in the winter we’d go on rooftops. I tell you what, going and doing sponsorship events and things of that nature are a hell of a lot better than sweating in an attic or freezing on a roof. So, I guess, to put it in perspective that’s part of my job. The racing part on Sunday and the prep work and all that, that’s just all part of the job description. It’s not a 40-hour week. My family and my wife support me and they understand that there are a lot of commitments to this and obviously a lot of benefits, so I deal with it fine because I’m the type of person that even when I was racing in Connecticut, my life revolved around racing. There was no such thing as, ‘well, I only want to spend two hours here because I want to go home.’ It was, ‘I’m gonna do whatever it takes to win,’ and part of winning is having great partners and that’s part of it. To me, it’s no different than normal. It’s just doing something a little different.”

HAVE YOU SEEN IT SHIFT DURING YOUR TIME IN NASCAR BECAUSE TEAMS HAVE SO MANY PRIMARY SPONSORS AND MORE DEMAND ON YOUR TIME? “I feel like maybe for guys that were 10 or 15 or 20 years ago, but, for me, no. I’ve always felt like I’m always doing something, so it’s no different for me.”

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
Martinsville Speedway
March 28-30, 2025

A trio of consecutive tripleheader weekends will wrap up this weekend as all three NASCAR national series will head to the historic short-track of Martinsville Speedway.

Chevrolet is coming off of a successful trip to South Florida, with the Bowtie brand becoming the first manufacturer to earn a weekend sweep across all three series this season. This weekend marks the first of two visits to the “Paperclip” this season, with all three divisions returning to the track in October where the .526-mile Virginia venue will determine the final four drivers that will compete for the coveted championship titles.

Chevrolet at Martinsville Speedway

Chevrolet is the all-time winningest manufacturer in two of NASCAR’s national divisions at Martinsville Speedway, entering the weekend with 61 NASCAR Cup Series wins and 19 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins. In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the Bowtie brand also paces its current manufacturer competitors with seven trips to victory lane at the .526-mile Virginia short-track.

A staple stop since NASCAR’s inception, Sunday’s Cook Out 400 will mark the Cup Series’ 153rd appearance at Martinsville. Chevrolet’s series-leading 61 triumphs in NASCAR’s top division is a record just shy of double the next leading manufacturer, Ford, with 32 victories. Among those wins includes three in the Next Gen era – each earned in the series’ spring event at the track. The most recent driver to add to Chevrolet’s win record at the track was William Byron (Apr. 2024), with the 27-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina, native leading Hendrick Motorsports to a one-two-three finish for the organization during its 40th anniversary weekend.

In the Truck Series, it was an all-Chevrolet victory lane at Martinsville in 2024 – courtesy of a season sweep by Christian Eckes and the No. 19 McAnally Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet team. Eckes’ second trip to victory lane at the track last season marked Chevrolet’s 19th all-time Truck Series win at Martinsville – a record that pushed Chevrolet to the top of the series’ all-time wins list at the track. Two of the four past Martinsville Truck Series winners entered in Friday’s event come from the Chevrolet camp, including series’ veteran, Grant Enfinger (Oct. 2020), and full-time Cup Series driver, William Byron (Apr. 2022).

HENDRICK HISTORY

Hendrick Motorsports’ journey to becoming the winningest organization in NASCAR Cup Series’ history all started at the hallowed grounds of Martinsville Speedway. The .526-mile Virginia short-track is the site of the Chevrolet organization’s first-ever trip to victory lane in NASCAR’s top division – earned with Geoff Bodine behind the wheel of the No. 5 Chevrolet on Apr. 29, 1984. Since then, the organization has reeled off 314 all-time points-paying victories in the division, with 29 of those triumphs coming at Martinsville – a record more than double the next leading organization, Joe Gibbs Racing, with 14 wins. All four of Hendrick Motorsports’ current drivers have found success at the “Paperclip”, with William Byron being a two-time Martinsville winner, and Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott owning one win each. The organization’s most recent trip to victory lane at Martinsville came just one year ago during its 40th anniversary celebration weekend, with Byron’s triumph also leading the organization to a podium sweep (Larson – second; Elliott – third).

 
Points Powerhouse

Hendrick Motorsports will return to the site of one of its most successful tracks with all four of its drivers in the top-six positions of the NASCAR Cup Series points standings. Despite an untimely pit road penalty in the closing laps of the race last weekend, William Byron was able to maintain the points lead for the fifth consecutive week – heading into the Martinsville race weekend with a 36-point advantage over the series’ most recent winner, Kyle Larson. Larson and Alex Bowman not only led the organization to a one-two finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway but also tallied the two highest points days among the field to move them up to the second and third positions, respectively, in the standings. Elliott completes the organization’s quartet with the No. 9 Chevrolet team sitting sixth in the points standings.

LARSON HITS 30

In his first of two attempts at a tripleheader sweep this season, Kyle Larson came just short of accomplishing the feat – ultimately taking the checkered flag in two of the three events at Homestead-Miami Speedway last weekend. Among the pair of triumphs included his first NASCAR Cup Series win of the season and an early ticket into 2025 playoffs. The victory was a landmark feat in Larson’s career, marking his 30th all-time win in NASCAR’s top division. Larson joins an elite list of just 30 racing icons that have reached 30 wins in the series, and at just 32 years of age, the 2021 champion is the 11th youngest driver to accomplish the feat. The Elk Grove, California, native has only competed behind the wheel of a Chevrolet-powered machine throughout his already storied racing career in the NASCAR national ranks. Larson became a first-time winner in NASCAR’s top division at Michigan International Speedway in 2016 – marking his first of six victories with Chip Ganassi Racing. Joining Hendrick Motorsports in 2021, Larson had a breakout season that saw the Chevrolet driver reel-off 10 victories en route to his first career championship title. With now 24 victories during his tenure with Hendrick Motorsports, Larson is the third winningest driver in the Cup Series for the Chevrolet organization – sitting behind NASCAR Hall of Famers Jeff Gordon (93 wins) and Jimmie Johnson (83 wins).

ALLGAIER GOES BACK-TO-BACK

Chevrolet’s near dominate season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series continued at Homestead-Miami Speedway last weekend with JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier earning the Bowtie brand its fifth victory in six races this season. The win marked Allgaier’s second trip to victory lane this season, making the reigning champion the series’ first repeat winner in 2025. Chevrolet has also reeled of four pole wins, 810 laps led, 19 top-fives and 36 top-10s already this season – the most among its manufacturer competitors. In addition, Chevrolet drivers have dominated the stages throughout much of the season, with six different drivers tallying wins in 10 of the 12 stages.

Day to Make Xfinity Debut

Hendrick Motorsports’ 16-race NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule continues at Martinsville Speedway this weekend with newcomer, Corey Day, taking his turn behind the wheel of the No. 17 Chevrolet entry for his series’ debut. The 19-year-old Clovis, California, native has just a handful of pavement starts to his name, including six in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In his short tenue in the NASCAR national ranks, Day has already tallied a Truck Series pole win (Las Vegas Motor Speedway), with his career best Truck Series finish of 15th coming just last weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The organization’s Xfinity Series effort has gotten off to a strong start already this season, including a pair of runner-up finishes (William Byron – COTA; Alex Bowman – Phoenix) and a fourth-place result by Kyle Larson at Homestead.

ENFINGER’S EARLY CONSISTENCY

With now four races in the books for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, consistency has been key for Grant Enfinger and the No. 9 CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet team. The series veteran is one of only two drivers that have collected top-10 finishes in every race thus far this season, including a season-best runner-up finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Looking for his first trip to victory lane this season, the 40-year-old Fairhope, Alabama, native is an automatic frontrunner heading into the Martinsville race weekend, with Enfinger being one of just four drivers entered in Friday’s event that is a past winner at the .526-mile Virginia venue. Last season, Efinger drove his Silverado RST to top-10 finishes in five of the seven short-track events, three of which were in the top-four.

Byron’s Back

William Byron will make his return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this weekend – taking his turn behind the wheel of the No. 07 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet entry. It has been nearly two years since Byron has gotten in the driver’s seat of a Silverado RST, but it’s a series in which he found success early in his career. Byron competed in just one full-time season in the Truck Series before moving up the ranks (2016) – earning an impressive seven race wins and a season average finish of 9.2 en route to the ‘Rookie of the Year’ title. The 27-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina, native has eight career Truck Series victories on his resume, with his most recent coming with Spire Motorsports at Martinsville Speedway in Apr. 2022 – the first for the Chevrolet organization in the series.

 
BOWTIE BULLETS:

· Active Chevrolet drivers with a NASCAR Cup Series win at Martinsville Speedway:

Kyle Busch – two wins (2016 & 2017)

William Byron – two wins (2022 & 2024)

Kyle Larson – one win (2023)

Alex Bowman – one win (2021)

Chase Elliott – one win (2020)

· In 152 NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, Chevrolet has recorded 61 victories and 56 pole wins – both of which are series-leading records. Among those victories includes victories in three of the six races contested in the Next Gen era at the track – each earned in the spring event (William Byron – Apr. 2022 and Apr. 2024; Kyle Larson – Apr. 2023).

· In just the fourth tripleheader of the 2025 NASCAR season, Chevrolet is the first manufacturer to accomplish a weekend sweep across all three national divisions – earned at Homestead-Miami Speedway courtesy of victories by Kyle Larson (Cup and Truck Series) and Justin Allgaier (Xfinity Series).

· In 114 points-paying races in the Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 54 victories – a winning percentage of 47.4%.

· With its 43 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships, 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships, and 868 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

 
TUNE-IN:

NASCAR Cup Series

Cook Out 400

Sunday, March 30, at 3 p.m. ET

(FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Marine Corps 250

Saturday, March 29, at 5 p.m. ET

(CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200

Friday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. ET

(FS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

 
QUOTABLE QUOTES:

Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Are you looking forward to Martinsville?

“This weekend is my first time having Choice Privileges on my car and I certainly want to make them proud. The rewards members have been able to meet my teammate Daniel Suárez so I hope I don’t disappoint (laughs). It’s a fun opportunity to meet fans and for them to get a VIP experience at the track. Martinsville is such a unique, old school environment and I think they will have a lot of fun. I have pretty good stats at Martinsville since driving for Trackhouse and I want to keep those strong finishes coming.”

You probably have the most famous move of all time at Martinsville. What do you remember from that moment and will Martinsville always hold a special place in your heart?

“It will. For right now, it’s the last time something like that has successfully been done. It’s been attempted since but not executed as well. It’s wild that I thought to do it and that I convinced myself it was the right move and even more wild that it worked. We still have the car on display at the Trackhouse shop. Hopefully I can win a Martinsville clock to go along with it.”

Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

What are your thoughts on racing at Martinsville Speedway this weekend?

“I’m looking forward to racing at Martinsville Speedway this weekend. I’ve always loved going there, it’s a fun track. Last year, we finished seventh in the fall race so hopefully, we can take our Bass Pro Shops/ Winchester Chevrolet and have a good day and pick up stage points. Martinsville is the smallest points track we race on so being aggressive will be key for 500 laps when the time calls for it.”

How important is a good starting spot at Martinsville Speedway?

“At Martinsville Speedway, qualifying for the race is extremely important, especially when it comes to selecting your pit stall. Pit road is very treacherous; it’s not very wide, and it wraps halfway around the track, so any penalty or having to come down pit road under the green flag can ruin your day. Hopefully, we can get a good starting spot on Sunday. We just have to go at the start of the race and maximize track position as much as possible.”

Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

You’re coming off your first top-10 of the season, what are your thoughts heading into Martinsville?

“Martinsville has been a struggle for me in a Cup car, but I’m confident Rodney and the No. 7 team will bring a great car this weekend. We have some momentum from the past few weeks and should have a good qualifying draw and that makes a huge difference at Martinsville.”

Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

What is the key to getting a win at Martinsville?

“It’s a tough racetrack, and any time you come in the pits and make an adjustment on your car, you certainly hope it goes the right way, or you make enough of it, or you don’t make too much of an adjustment. The last run can be tricky, too, because you can be coming off a 50-lap run on right-side tires and take four and you’ve only got 30 (laps) to go, or you could have 80 to go and you know you have to manage that run all the way to the end.”

What do you feel is the biggest key to performing well at Martinsville?

“I think just being able to get comfortable, get settled and make sure that you’re good to go for those long hauls. Don’t worry about what lap it is, ever, during a race. That’s the worst thing that could happen to you. You just try to not ever worry about what lap you’re on or what’s going on around you. You just keep battling, keep driving, keep your focus forward on what you’re doing.”

You’ve talked about the gains you’ve seen in the No. 8 team and specifically at Phoenix, does that portend well for when you go to Martinsville, which is another shorter, flat track?

“Each week’s different, right? We have a small sample size right now with the start of the season and only having a few races. So as we continue to add to that sample size of Las Vegas, Homestead and now we go to Martinsville… We still need to hit a Bristol, a Darlington, I feel like then you’ll really start to see where you stack up. The seasons change so fast also. You don’t want to start hot and then, you know, have NASCAR looking over you with a microscope, and then you have different issues getting through tech each week that then kind of derail your summer. So, you know, you’ve got to be careful and be patient with everything that you’ve got going on. But that sometimes can be a defining factor, as well too, to your season and how you play it out.”

Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

“This week we go to Martinsville, a place that has been super up and down for me throughout my career. I always feel like I race really well there, but qualifying has been a problem. I’m looking forward to going to Martinsville this weekend and creating speed in qualifying and practice to start the race a little bit closer to the front. We’ve had some speed this year, so hopefully that won’t be a problem at all, and I think we’re going to have a really solid day if we do so.”

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

“In the past, Martinsville has been a favorite racetrack of mine, but I’ve felt like we struggled there with the Next Gen car. Obviously, we’re coming off some good momentum the last two weekends so we’ll take that will us and put together a solid weekend to keep that rolling. It should be an interesting race with the tires being softer than last year so hopefully that will make the racing more exciting.”

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet

Martinsville has been an up-and-down track for you, but you did get an eighth-place finish in April 2023 and a 20th-place finish last November. What are you looking for this weekend out of the No. 47 team?

“Honestly, I think there have only been three ups there. I think the biggest thing for this weekend is that we’ve got some new help here that has kind of opened up some stuff for us to look at, including what other people were doing on short tracks. I think we made a step in the right direction at Phoenix. We got damage early in the race, but I felt like our practice speed was really competitive. The damage in the race kind of changed our whole car. I don’t think we really got a fair view of what it was going to do, so I’m looking forward to finally getting back on another short track. At Martinsville, being good on Saturday is the most important thing. Qualifying somewhere in the top-18 really helps set you up to have a good race. So, that’ll be the focus on Saturday, then from there we can see where our car goes and how it races on Sunday.”

Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

What are your thoughts about heading into the first short-track race of the season?

“I’m excited. There’s a lot of different styles that we race on racetrack wise, right? Phoenix is not really a short track, it’s pretty unique in the approach, set up, and things like that. So, I feel like Martinsville is that first true short track, but at the same time, it’s such a unique short track that is its own beast and approach. I look forward to it, we’ve had a lot of speed this year with our Spire cars. Martinsville’s been a love hate relationship for me. It’s been an up and down race in the old car. It was one of my better tracks. I felt like I could outperform my equipment at times but in the NextGen era, it just hasn’t been great for me, which is crazy because everywhere else has been really good in the NextGen car, so it’s a head scratcher for sure.

Spire has had good speed there the last few years and I feel like they have a different approach to their Martinsville package, so I’m excited to try that and see if I can make the gains that I need to make. It’s one of those weekends where I feel like if you execute, you can win, and you can give yourself a legitimate shot, so I am looking forward to it. We’ve got Rockingham on the car, which is going to be fun, supporting the Rockingham race that’s coming up here April 18-19. It’s going to be a fun weekend. It is such a legendary racetrack.”

Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

What makes Martinsville one of the toughest tracks on the circuit?

“I think the unpredictability of how the race will play out. You know there will be chaos, but you don’t know when or where. We’ve seen wrecks happen at the front of the field, at the back, on restarts and deep in a green flag run. As a driver you’re trying not to think about when something is going to happen. It’s inevitable that it will, but Martinsville is a track where you have to find your rhythm and stay in it. There are just so many things that have to go right to leave with a good finish, but that’s what we need. Whatever we can do to have a clean race and a good points day, that’s what we’re going to do.”

Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Beyond the road courses, are there any tracks that you feel a little bit better about as you enter the heart of the NASCAR season?

“I feel like we are making strides on the bigger tracks. I was competitive at Martinsville last year in both Xfinity and Cup, so we should be good there this weekend. I enjoyed racing at Darlington in Xfinity, but I struggled a bit in the Cup car so hopefully we can get better there.”

This is a stretch of six straight weeks of racing traditional ovals. How important are these next few weeks to figuring out the rest of the year? Is this a key part of the schedule for a successful season?

“It is pretty important. I just want to start to get a bit of momentum going. A couple of our results weren’t our fault. I would like to just have some consistent weeks now and keep building and keep doing more and more laps. Doing laps is probably our key to success, getting more experience and get more comfortable, learn what I want from the car. The results will come from there.”

Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

What is the biggest challenge to running well at Martinsville?

“You can go test Martinsville tomorrow and if you go with a couple of cars there is a chance you won’t learn anything because the Martinsville track changes so much because of temperature and rubber. It might be our most temperature-driven race track. You have to base your plans on history. That’s why you see the same guys running well there all the time. It’s a tricky little track. I like Martinsville a lot. I have had great runs and very bad runs there. I feel that it’s an amazing track.”

How would you assess where Trackhouse is at the moment?

“I think we as a group have more speed than last year. We worked hard in the off-season to show that. We worked on the structure of how we do things and how we work together.”

The No. 99 pit crew has been one of the fastest crews all season. What does that mean to a driver?

“My pit crew has taken care of me all year. These guys have been with me a long time now and they keep getting better and better each year. As tight as these races are now every spot you gain matters whether it’s on the race track or in the pits. I think fans sometimes forget how much time these guys spend working at their jobs. They work and work and work just to gain a fraction of a second but that fraction of a second means the difference between gaining and losing spots on pit lane. As a driver, there is no better feeling than knowing you are coming to pit road and you have a chance to gain spots.”

Jesse Love, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

What is the goal for this weekend at Martinsville Speedway?

“Every time that our No. 2 team shows up to the track, our goal is always to win the race. However, in saying that, Martinsville is probably my least favorite track that we go to. We need and want to be better than we were there last season. I’ve put in a lot of work to prepare for this weekend and hopefully do just that. Danny (Stockman, crew chief) and the guys have changed the setup for our car and feel like it should be an improvement.”

Austin Hill, No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

What is the outlook for this weekend at Martinsville Speedway?

“We are bringing an entirely new setup to the track this weekend. Our Martinsville program, outside of one race a couple years ago, hasn’t been our strongest, and we know that the second time we go back there, it could be our last opportunity to make it into the Championship 4. Chad (Haney, crew chief) and the No. 21 team have done a great job each and every week so far this season though. Our Chevrolets are showing up with speed right off the truck, which is encouraging. We have two DNFs, but those could have very easily been a win at Daytona and a top-five finish at Phoenix. The consistency is there and hopefully it carries into Martinsville as well.”

Connor Zilisch, No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

What is challenging about racing at Martinsville?

“Martinsville is a tough track. It’s one of the shorter tracks we go to, really tight corners and it’s really important to have the car handling good. We are doing everything we can to make sure when we do show up it’s going to be as close as possible. Racing is always aggressive there. It can be easy to get frustrated and make mistakes. It’s always close quarters and a lot of bumping and late-race restarts. I’m just going to try to get through as clean as possible. You can win that race if you’re in the top-10 with 50 to go. You just have to put yourself into position to be there towards the end when things start getting crazy. Qualifying well will be a big part of that. Starting up front and getting stage points throughout the day and staying up front is important. It can be tough to pass at Martinsville depending on how the rubber lays down. If you qualify poorly then you’re going to have to be aggressive getting through the field.”

 
Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics

Manufacturers Championships:

Total (1949-2024): 43

First title for Chevrolet: 1958

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

Most recent: 2024

Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Drivers Championships:

Total (1949-2024): 33

First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)

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

Most recent: Kyle Larson (2021)

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

Event Victories:

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

2025 STATISTICS:

Wins: 2

Poles: 3

Laps Led: 424

Top-Fives: 13

Top-10s: 29

Stage Wins: 3

CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:

Total Chevrolet race wins: 868 (1949 to date)

Poles won to date: 756

Laps led to date: 253,135

Top-fives to date: 4,382

Top-10s to date: 9,036

Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:

       General Motors: 1,202

       Chevrolet: 868

       Pontiac: 154

       Oldsmobile: 115

       Buick: 65



       Ford: 841                                                                             

       Ford: 741

       Mercury: 96

       Lincoln: 4



       Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467

       Dodge: 217

       Plymouth: 191

       Chrysler: 59



       Toyota: 192

 

About General Motors

General Motors (NYSE:GM) is driving the future of transportation, leveraging advanced technology to build safer, smarter, and lower emission cars, trucks, and SUVs. GM’s Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands offer a broad portfolio of innovative gasoline-powered vehicles and the industry’s widest range of EVs, as we move to an all-electric future. Learn more at GM.com.

Driver Anthony Alfredo with Partner Fortify Building Solutions Look to Better Last April’s Sixth-Place Finish at the Alabama Oval

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (March 26, 2025) – The team of Beard Motorsports, partner Fortify Building Solutions, and driver Anthony Alfredo will make their collective return to the racetrack when the NASCAR Cup Series hits the mammoth 2.66-mile Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway oval on April 27 for the Jack Link’s 500.

It will mark the 31st appearance for the team, which made its Cup Series debut in 2017 under the leadership of the late Mark Beard Sr., and continues under the ownership of Linda Beard, with her children Amie Beard-Deja and Mark Beard Jr. overseeing daily operations. Beard Motorsports kicked off its ninth season of participation in select Cup Series events last month at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, where Alfredo and the No. 62 Fortify Building Solutions Chevrolet fell just short of the team’s seventh Daytona 500 appearance as the second-highest finisher among the open teams in the second Duel at the Daytona qualifying race.

The Fortify Building Solutions brand – part of the Cornerstone Building Brands family of exterior building product brands – will use the Jack Link’s 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race to highlight Hypersteel™ cold-formed buildings. This product line of simple metal buildings offers the quickest design and production turnaround in their building solutions lineup.

“We share a heightened commitment with the Beard family to community, perseverance and, well, speed,” said Heather Hollis, vice president of marketing at Cornerstone Building Brands. “Showcasing Hypersteel cold-formed buildings on the No. 62 Fortify Building Solutions Chevrolet helps us share an exciting story about how customers can get a new customized metal building faster and easier. Our partnership with Anthony Alfredo underscores our dedication to speed and endurance.”

Alfredo returns to the cockpit for his 42nd career Cup Series outing and fifth tour of duty for Beard Motorsports. In this race a year ago, the native of Ridgefield, Connecticut who turns 26 on March 31, qualified 24th and rallied for a sixth-place finish, leading four laps along the way. It was the team’s best finish in 13 Cup Series starts at Talladega, eclipsing Brendan Gaughan’s eighth-place finish in the Beard Motorsports Chevrolet in the April 2019 GEICO 500.

“We’ll head to Talladega feeling like there is some unfinished business to take care of in more ways than one,” said Beard-Deja, executive vice president of Beard Motorsports. “Despite the incredible preparation that is the hallmark of this team, beginning with our crew chief Darren Shaw, things just didn’t go our way at Daytona this time, and that’s the way it goes in this highly competitive arena, particularly for a small, single-car, open team. It’s certainly disappointing, but it only strengthens our resolve as we prepare for Talladega. Anthony and the team did a remarkable job there last spring, and we’ll look to improve on that this time around.”

Beard-Deja added, “We welcome Anthony back for his fifth race with the team, and we are thrilled to have Fortify Building Solutions and Cornerstone Building Brands back with us for the third time after making their debut on the No. 62 Chevrolet at Talladega last fall. We are pulling out all the stops to deliver a top result.”

Alfredo’s sixth-place finish at Talladega in the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet last spring was not only the team’s best at the track, it was his career best in 41 Cup Series starts. He returned with the team to Talladega last October for a 24th-place finish in his fourth career Cup Series start at the track. His first two, in the April and October 2021 races for Front Row Motorsports, resulted in finishes of 12th and 10th, respectively. Alfredo has seven Talladega starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, where he’s driving fulltime this season for Young’s Motorsports. Best of those was his third-place finish last April, the day before his sixth-place Cup Series finish in the Beard Motorsports Chevrolet. Alfredo’s lone NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at Talladega resulted in a 15th-place finish in the October 2019 race for David Gilliland Racing.

“I echo Amie’s sentiments when I say we definitely have some unfinished business next month at Talladega,” Alfredo said. “We went to Daytona feeling very confident after making the 500 on qualifying speed last year. We executed flawlessly during our Duel, had an awesome, green-flag pit stop, but we were outnumbered with the lack of drafting opportunities with other Chevrolets. “I feel thankful to be back at Talladega with the Beard family and Fortify Building Solutions. I’m excited to push for a result even better than our sixth-place finish last year, showcasing the Hypersteel product and our shared commitment to being hyper fast.”

About Fortify Building Solutions

Fortify Building Solutions provides builders, contractors and homeowners – across local communities and nationwide – with the broadest selection of metal roofing, wall and building products through its vast manufacturing and distribution network. As part of the Cornerstone Building Brands family, the Fortify brand represents a team dedicated to offering personalized support and service to help its customers through every step of their project.

About Hypersteel™ Cold-Formed Buildings

Hypersteel™ cold-formed buildings offer the quickest design and production turnaround in our building solutions lineup. Enjoy the benefits of metal buildings while minimizing time and effort. Engineered for speed, our Hypersteel™ structures are easier to install than heavier steel buildings of similar design, typically without the need for large teams, heavy equipment and specialized labor.

About Cornerstone Building Brands

Cornerstone Building Brands is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products for residential and low-rise non-residential buildings in North America. Headquartered in Cary, N.C., we serve residential and commercial customers across the new construction and Repair & Remodel (R&R) markets. Our market-leading portfolio of products spans vinyl windows, vinyl siding, stone veneer, metal roofing, metal wall systems and metal accessories. Cornerstone Building Brands’ broad, multi-channel distribution platform and expansive national footprint includes more than 18,800 team members at manufacturing, distribution and office locations throughout North America. Corporate stewardship and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) responsibility are embedded in our culture. We are committed to contributing positively to the communities where we live, work and play. For more information, visit us at www.CornerstoneBuildingBrands.com.