Zane Smith and the No. 38 Speedy Cash 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

Zane Smith Notes

Zane Smith and the No. 38 head to Fort Worth, Texas for the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Texas Motor Speedway. Following a19th place finish at the Talladega Superspeedway, Smith now sits 23rd in the Driver Championship points standings.

Speedy Cash, the omni-channel lender that specializes in financial services such as installment loans, title loans, payday loans, personal lines of credit and money service offerings, returns this weekend in the brand’s third primary race with Smith and the No. 38 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. Speedy Cash is a part of the Community Choice Financial Family of Brands, which includes CheckSmart, easymoney, Check Into Cash, California Check Cashing Stores, and more. For more information about Speedy Cash, please visit www.SpeedyCash.com.

“Texas is a challenging track, but with the speed that Ryan (Bergenty) and the team have been bringing, I think we’ll be able to conquer this place,” said Smith. Winning a pole at Talladega was cool but we want more and a result to follow. I think we can do that at Texas.”

Road Crew

Driver: Zane Smith

Hometown: Huntington Beach, California

Crew Chief: Ryan Bergenty

Hometown: Plainville, Connecticut

Car Chief: Will Norris

Hometown: Bells, Tennessee

Engineer: Jacob Clamme

Hometown: Hartford City, Indiana

Engineer: Chris Yerges

Hometown: Green Bay, Wisconsin

Mechanic: Steve Godfrey

Hometown: West Haven, Connecticut

Mechanic / Engine Tuner: Tyler Podlaski

Hometown: Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania

Spotter: Ryan Blanchard

Hometown: Bethlehem, Connecticut

Transport Co-Driver: Ernest Mullins

Hometown: Fayetteville, North Carolina

Transport Co-Driver: Rick Grissom

Hometown: Bakersfield, California

Pit Crew

Front Tire Changer: Ryan Flores

Hometown: Manasquan, New Jersey

Rear Tire Changer: Austin Chrismon

Hometown: China Grove, North Carolina

Tire Carrier: Drew Baum

Hometown: Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Jackman: Ryan Selig

Hometown: Lindenhurst, Illinois

Fueler: Chris Webb

Hometown: Concord, North Carolina

ABOUT SPEEDY CASH

Speedy Cash is an omni-channel lender that specializes in financial services such as installment loans, title loans, payday loans, personal lines of credit and money service offerings. Speedy Cash is a part of the Community Choice Financial Family of Brands, which includes CheckSmart, easymoney, Check Into Cash, California Check Cashing Stores, and more. The Community Choice Financial family of brands provide personal lending and ancillary services at over 800 stores nationwide and online.

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.

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
Texas Motor Speedway
May 2-4, 2025

A pair of mile-and-a-half ovals are on deck for the 2025 NASCAR tour, with all three national series making their annual appearance at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for the sport’s seventh tripleheader of the season.

As the only manufacturer to be able to accomplish a tripleheader sweep thus far this season, the Bowtie brigade will look to keep that stat alive – returning to track as the defending winners across all three series.

Defending in the Lone Star State

With a sweep of the annual tripleheader weekend last season, Chevrolet heads back to Texas Motor Speedway with 51 victories across all three national series including 18 NASCAR Cup Series wins (series-best), 13 Xfinity Series wins and 20 Truck Series wins.

Fighting for a Five-Peat

One year ago, Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott snapped a 42-race winless streak by making his long awaited return to victory lane at Texas Motor Speedway. The Georgia native delivered Chevrolet its fourth-straight Cup Series triumph to keep the Bowtie brand undefeated in the Next Gen era at the 1.5-mile oval, while also setting the record for the longest active win streak by a manufacturer at the track in the division. Dating back to the July 2020 event, Chevrolet has hoisted the trophy in five of the six races – each earned by a different driver. Among those victors included a pair of Richard Childress Racing-prepared Chevrolet’s with Austin Dillon (July 2020) and Tyler Reddick (Sept. 2022), as well as Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson (Oct. 2021), William Byron (Sept. 2023) and Elliott (April 2024). Among the series’ seven active past Texas winners, four come from the Chevrolet camp, also including Kyle Busch with a series-best four career Texas triumphs.

 Home of a Milestone

Texas Motor Speedway is the site of one of Chevrolet’s many unprecedented milestone feats in NASCAR. On Nov. 4, 2012, NASCAR Hall of Famer, Jimmie Johnson, and the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team took the checkered flag in the AAA Texas 500 to deliver Chevrolet its 700th all-time Cup Series victory. The triumph is part of five-straight milestone Cup Series victories that Hendrick Motorsports has tallied for the Bowtie brand, with the organization also earning Chevrolet its 400th win (Terry Labonte at Richmond Raceway; Sept. 1994), 500th win (Jeff Gordon at Watkins Glen International; Aug. 2001); 600th win (Kyle Busch at Bristol Motor Speedway; March 2007) and 800th win (Chase Elliott at Circuit of The Americas; May 2021).

 Top-10 Tally’s

Despite the platter of unknowns that Talladega Superspeedway serves, Chevrolet wrapped up the doubleheader weekend with an exceptional representation in the top-10 of each event. In the Xfinity Series, Austin Hill kept Richard Childress Racing undefeated on drafting tracks this season by taking the checkered flag in Saturday’s Ag-Pro 300. Hill’s first Talladega triumph led a brigade of eight Team Chevy drivers in the top-10, including a sweep of the top-seven positions – marking the first time since Sept. 2004 that a manufacturer has taken the top-seven finishing positions in a Xfinity Series race. The feat came from a collective effort of drivers from five different Chevrolet organizations, including the Richard Childress Racing teammates of Hill (1st) and Jesse Love (3rd); Jordan Anderson Racing’s Jeb Burton (2nd) and Blaine Perkins (7th); JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier (4th); Viking Motorsports’ Matt DiBenedetto (5th) and Young’s Motorsports’ Anthony Alfredo (6th).

The Chevrolet camp in NASCAR’s top division nearly matched those results in Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500, with drivers from four different Chevrolet organizations leading the manufacturer to seven top-10 finishes. Among those contributors included all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers with top-fives by Kyle Larson (2nd), William Byron (3rd) and Chase Elliott (5th), as well as a seventh-place finish by Alex Bowman. Spire Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar brought home a sixth-place finish, with Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suarez and Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon rounding out the top-10 in the ninth and 10th positions, respectively. The feat matches the manufacturer’s season-best top-10 results, with the Bowtie brigade also earning seven top-10 finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With now 10 points-paying races in the books, the Bowtie brand has earned at least half of the top-10 finishing positions in six events.

Hill Makes History

Richard Childress Racing’s superspeedway dominance continued with yet another commanding performance by teammates Austin Hill and Jesse Love at Talladega Superspeedway. The duo swept the front-row starting positions, going on to take both stage wins and collectively leading 69 of the 113 laps in Saturday’s Ag-Pro 300. In a three-wide photo finish, it was Hill and the No. 21 Chevrolet team that prevailed to record their series-leading third victory of the 2025 season. It was the 30-year-old Georgia native’s first trip to victory lane at Talladega Superspeedway and his ninth all-time superspeedway victory – ultimately passing Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s records to make him the series’ winningest driver on drafting-style tracks.

 Sanchez Slated for Truck Series Return

While early in his campaign for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series ‘Rookie of the Year’ title, Nick Sanchez has a double-duty weekend on deck with his return to the Truck Series in Friday’s SpeedyCash.com 250. The 23-year-old Miami, Florida, native will get behind the wheel of the No. 07 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, making him the seventh different Chevrolet driver to make a start in the entry this season. Sanchez moved up into the NASCAR national ranks in 2023, competing two full seasons in the Truck Series with Rev Racing. Within that timeframe, Sanchez earned the ‘Rookie of the Year’ honors and two trips to victory lane. This will mark Sanchez’s first appearance back in his old stomping grounds since making the jump into the Xfinity Series with Big Machine Racing at the beginning of the season.

In just two Truck Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway, Sanchez won the pole in both events and a best-result of third one year ago. The 1.5-mile oval is a place of redemption for the young Chevrolet driver. In his first career start at the track, Sanchez led 168 of 172 laps and earned an average running position of 1.1 before an incident in an overtime restart ending in a heartbreaking 16th-place finish.

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 10 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:

Wins: 3

Poles: 5

Laps Led: 1,232

Top-Fives: 20

Top-10s: 48

Stage Wins: 8

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 11 NASCAR Xfinity Series races complete:

Wins: 9

Poles: 8

Laps Led: 1,573

Top-Fives: 38

Top-10s: 72

Stage Wins: 17

Chevrolet’s season statistics with six NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races complete:

Wins: 4

Poles: 2

Laps Led: 456

Top-Fives: 17

Top-10s: 32

Stage Wins: 4

BOWTIE BULLETS:

· Chevrolet will serve as the official pace vehicle for the tripleheader weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, with the Corvette Stingray pacing the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series and the Silverado RST pacing the Craftsman Truck Series.

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

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

Kyle Busch – four wins (2020, 2018, 2016, 2013)

Chase Elliott – one win (2024)

William Byron – one win (2023)

Kyle Larson – one win (2021)

Austin Dillon – one win (2020)

· In 44 NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, Chevrolet has recorded a series-leading 18 victories. The Bowtie brand has earned victories in five of the past six Cup Series races at the 1.5-mile oval, including an active streak of four-straight to keep the manufacturer undefeated in the Next Gen era at the track.

· In the series’ 10th points-paying race of the season at Talladega Superspeedway, Chevrolet matched its season-high top-10 finishes of seven – earned collectively by four different Chevrolet organizations. The Bowtie brand has now earned at least half of the top-10 finishing results in six of the 10 races thus far this season.

· In 118 points-paying races in the Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 55 victories – a winning percentage of 46.6%.

· With its 43 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships, 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships, and 869 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

 
FOR THE FANS:

· Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing Display in the Fan Midway at Texas Motor Speedway.

· Fans can check out an assortment of Chevrolet vehicles including: Silverado EV RST, Silverado 1500 ZR2, Silverado 1500 RST, Traverse Z71, Blazer EV SS, Equinox EV RS, Tahoe RST, Corvette and No. 9 Chase Elliott show car.

Team Chevy Driver Appearances at the Display:

Friday, May 2:

Corey Day: 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Tyler Ankrum & Jack Wood: 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Connor Mosack: 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Dawson Sutton: 4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Grant Enfinger: 4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 3:

Sammy Smith: 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Justin Allgaier & Carson Kvapil: 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Connor Zilisch: 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Matt DiBenedetto: 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Christian Eckes: 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, May 4:

Alex Bowman: 10:40 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.

Daniel Suarez: 10:55 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.

Chase Elliott: 11:10 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.

Austin Dillon: 11:25 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

Justin Haley: 11:40 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

William Byron: 11:55 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

AJ Allmendinger: 12:10 p.m. – 12:25 p.m.

Chevrolet Display Hours of Operation:

Friday, May 2: 1 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 3: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 4: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

 
TUNE-IN:

NASCAR Cup Series

Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY

Sunday, May 4, at 3:30 p.m. ET

(FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Andy’s Frozen Custard 300

Saturday, May 3, at 2 p.m. ET

(CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

SpeedyCash.com 250

Friday, May 2, 8 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 Texas?

“I’m looking forward to Texas because it’s fun track to race on. We’ve been pretty good there the last couple of years. The Dallas and Fort Worth areas are so much fun because there’s so much to do at the Stockyards and in the surrounding areas.”

Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Katz Coffee is hopping aboard this weekend. What are your thoughts about them joining you at Texas?

“I’m excited for Katz Coffee to ride along with me at Texas Motor Speedway. I’ve had a lot of great runs at Texas, so hopefully we can mix it up at the front of the field and compete for the win. Katz does a great job of fueling the men and women at Spire Motorsports with rich, great tasting coffee both at the shop and at the track every weekend. I’m not going out on a limb when I say Spire Motorsports and Katz Coffee have the best coffee game in the sport.”

Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Let’s talk about what it is about Texas that you like?

“Texas, it’s a challenging racetrack. Turns one and two being as flat as they are and as wide as they are. there’s a lot of room for where you can go. But there’s probably about six inches of that racetrack that feels really good. And that’s the groove that you want to be in, and stay in, in order to get that grip. We’ve been pretty decent there. Last year, we were fast. We had some good speed. Unfortunately, I wrecked in qualifying, which then forced us to go to a backup car. But we were able to come back up through the field and I think get a top-15 finish. So, I think having the primary, we would have been in the top 10. We would have had a shot. But, you never know how some of those races play at the end. I remember Denny (Hamlin), I think, was really pushing hard, running hard, trying the outside. And he finally busted his butt there towards the end as well, too, and Chase (Elliott) was able to get the win. So, it’s really, really finicky. It’s very hard to push harder, to find speed, to make speed to catch the guy in front of you or pass the guy in front of you and not overstep that edge.”

Is it a track that’s really sensitive when it comes to the temperature?

“Obviously, it’s in Texas. It gets hot there. It’s probably a track that may have a little bit of different characteristics when you go back each time.

As the sun and the heat builds up throughout the day, does that track change a lot?

“It does, yeah. That track really changes a lot. I think it changes a lot in the beginning of our races with the Xfinity rubber down from the day before. Then it progressively changes as the day gets hotter in our races or if it goes later and cools off a little bit. It gets faster, it gets more grip. So, you’re always kind of limited on that feel and the grip and how fast you can you feel like you can go. I talk about how treacherous or tricky turns one and two can be as far as being as flat as they are, but the same can be said for three and four with knowing how hard to push. Can you run wide open down there? Do you lift out of the throttle, get back to the throttle early? Do you just part throttle it longer through the corner? There’s a few different ways to run it.”

Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

“Having success at a track always helps, even though Texas has been repaved and the banking is a little different from when I won in the Truck Series. To be able to wear the cowboy hat and celebrate in victory lane is always a cool thing in Texas. For us, I think this is where the relationship really blossomed with myself and Kaulig Racing. We left Texas with a 16th place finish in the race last year. It was one of five starts I made with the team, and I felt like we all left Texas on a really positive energy and that led us to where we are today. Going back to Texas this weekend, it will be the first time that I am going to a track for the second time with Kaulig Racing. It’s a new crew chief and whole new situation, but with the team it feels good to go back to a place for a second time. I’m looking forward to this weekend. I always love being in Texas – great food, catching up with friends and just enjoying being in Texas.”

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

“Headed to Texas, I feel like our mile-and-a-half program has been one of our strong suits this year. I would say I’m cautiously optimistic and confident that we can continue to have speed and execute this weekend. Texas is one of the trickiest mile-and-a-half tracks that we go to with how different each end of the track is and how slick it can be. It’s a track I enjoy racing at and I’m looking forward to seeing what our No. 16 LeafFilter Gutter Protection team can do this weekend.”

Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

What are the challenges of Texas as the track continues to age?

“The bump in Turn Four on the high side is a big challenge, especially during restarts. The track is very daunting still to this day, even as it ages, because the speeds are so high and these cars are right on the edge. Now, you have some of that character with those bumps, and our cars are so low that when you bottom out, they take off. I wasn’t the only car to back it into the fence there while trying to get clear. We saw a few other guys do that last year as well. It just shows that typically Cup guys don’t make a ton of mistakes, and we saw a lot of mistakes there, which proves how challenging the race track is. It’s still one of those places that it can take your breath away.”

Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

The No. 77 team has raced within the top 10 in the last two races and now you head to Texas where you’ve run well in both the Cup and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. What are your expectations for this weekend’s race in Fort Worth?

“I’ve been excited to get to Texas and now even more excited to be able to return to the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. I’ve always done really well at Texas and feel like that’s a place where we can get a win in both series. We’ve been really strong on the intermediate tracks and it feels like we’re finally getting back to a place where we can consistently run up front. We’ve had a lot of fun with Chili’s the last few weeks and I’m ready to keep it going this week at their home track.”

Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

What are your thoughts entering this weekend’s race at Texas Motor Speedway?

“Yeah, I’m looking forward to it. I’ve never raced at Texas in a Cup car, so I’ll be learning a lot during practice on Saturday. The Xfinity race last year was early on in the season. We finished on the lead lap which was respectable since I didn’t have that many starts on ovals at that time. This weekend will be another challenge for me but looking forward to 400 miles in my SafetyCulture Chevrolet.”

Do you bounce ideas off your Trackhouse teammates in terms of learning? Do you feel like the communication has gotten stronger this season?

“I think that the dynamic in Trackhouse has changed a little bit, which for me is good. Everyone works a lot closer together. At the simulator, all our driving notes are open. I lean on those guys as much as I can. Daniel and Ross are very different in the way they think and describe things. It’s paying back at the moment because I help them on the road course stuff. It’s pretty cool dynamic at the moment and I’m enjoying that.”

Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

What are your thoughts on Texas?

“I love Texas Motor Speedway. I have always enjoyed the track. It’s fast and a big challenge, but very rewarding plus Texas feels like home to me. We have a lot of fans who show up in Texas every year. We didn’t have a perfect race in Talladega, but when it mattered most at the end of the race, we executed well and finished ninth. It would be nice to build upon that this weekend, especially driving the Kubota Chevrolet. Kubota’s corporate office is in Grapevine, Texas. We are visiting there Friday and I know they are bringing a lot of employees and customers to the track for the race on Sunday.”

 
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: 3

Poles: 5

Laps Led: 1,232

Top-Fives: 20

Top-10s: 48

Stage Wins: 8

CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:

Total Chevrolet race wins: 869 (1949 to date)

Poles won to date: 758

Laps led to date: 253,943

Top-fives to date: 4,389

Top-10s to date: 9,055

Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:

       General Motors: 1,203

       Chevrolet: 869

       Pontiac: 154

       Oldsmobile: 115

       Buick: 65



       Ford: 842                                                                             

       Ford: 742

       Mercury: 96

       Lincoln: 4



       Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467

       Dodge: 217

       Plymouth: 191

       Chrysler: 59



       Toyota: 194

 

About General Motors

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When Josh Berry and the No. 21 Ford Mustang team hit the track this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, they’ll be sporting a fresh look and a lot to race for this weekend in Texas.

The Würth Group, a global leader in assembly and fastening materials, will debut as the primary sponsor on Berry’s No. 21 Ford Mustang for Sunday’s race, which also carries the Würth name as the event’s title sponsor — the Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY. Featuring a bold red, white and black design, the Würth machine will stand out as Berry takes on the 1.5-mile Texas oval.

“It’s always exciting to welcome a new partner to the team, and having Würth join us for the Würth 400 makes it even more special,” said Berry. “The car looks awesome – it’s a clean, aggressive design that really stands out. I’m looking forward to getting to Texas and hopefully putting together a strong run.”

The team heads to the Lone Star State looking to bounce back after a strong showing at Talladega Superspeedway slipped away late. With speed and execution continuing to show, the group is eager to reset and put together a complete weekend in Fort Worth.

Texas Motor Speedway’s unique configuration presents its own set of challenges, with each end of the track demanding a different approach — something Berry is well aware of heading into Sunday’s race.

“It’s definitely a unique layout. Each end of the track is so drastically different that part of the problem is it’s very hard to get your car really balanced on both ends,” said Berry, who has six total NASCAR national series starts at the track.

“Turn one is much slower with less banking, and getting off turn two is really important because it sets you up to carry all that momentum through three and four. To be good in one and two, you’ll have your hands full in three and four just with the speed. The sketchiness of it is going through three nearly wide-open. That makes it a handful.”

Sunday’s Würth 400 is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

About Würth
Würth is Quality. The Würth Companies of North America provide customers with everything they need to succeed in the Automotive, Industrial and Woodworking Industries. From body shops to fleet garages, Wurth USA is the leading supplier of high-quality products and services for the transportation maintenance and repair industry. Würth Industry of North America specializes in the creation and management of vendor managed inventory programs for industrial production. With 420,000 line items available, Würth Industry of North America is the most complete C parts supplier in the industry. Würth North American Wood Division companies build strong partnerships for the cabinet and woodworking professional by providing premier manufacturer brands combined with superior delivery systems through their own fleet. The Würth Group’s 400 companies throughout 84 countries proudly serve over 3 million customers every day.

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 100 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.

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

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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.”