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Spire Motorsports Ambetter Health 400 Race Advance

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  • In 20 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS), Spire Motorsports has logged two top-five and two top-10 finishes. Corey LaJoie earned consecutive top fives in the spiring edition (2022-2023) of the Cup Series annual visits to AMS in the team’s No. 7 Chevrolet. Spire Motorsports fields the Nos. 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet ZL1s in the NCS with Justin Haley, Michael McDowell and Carson Hocevar, respectively.
  • The Ambetter Health 400 from Atlanta Motor Speedway will be televised live on FOX Sunday, Feb. 23, beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The second of 36 points-paying races on the 2025 Cup Series schedule will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Justin Haley – Driver, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet ZL1

  • Justin Haley will pilot Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet ZL1 in Sunday’s Ambetter Health 400.
  • The Winamac, Ind., racer has recorded eight Cup Series starts at AMS and owns two top 10s at the circuit.
  • In six appearances in NASCAR Xfinity Series competition at AMS, Haley did not finish outside of the top 10, and recorded a trio of top-five finishes.
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  • In 26 appearances on drafting tracks, Haley has completed 5,135 of the 5,197 laps contested, which converts to 98.807 percent of laps completed.
  • Last September, Haley made his return to Spire Motorsports and participated in the final seven events of the year aboard the team’s No. 7 Chevrolet, earning a season-best finish of seventh at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
  • The four-time NASCAR Xfinity Series race winner is a veteran of 145 Cup Series starts and has notched one win, five top fives, 16 top 10s and led 103 laps in NASCAR’s premier division.
  • In total, Haley has made 42 Cup Series starts for Spire Motorsports, with the bulk of races coming during the 2021 season behind the wheel of the team’s No. 77 machine. He made his first Cup Series start at Talladega Superspeedway on his 20th birthday.

Justin Haley Quote
How has Atlanta’s track surface changed, and how important is handling with multiple grooves now?
“I enjoy Atlanta. The track is really starting to wear, and I feel like now there are three distinct grooves. You really have to put an emphasis on making sure your car is handling good. After getting our first race out of the way, we can only get better. I like where the No. 7 team is at, and we are ready to get back out on the track.”

Atop the No. 7 Box – Crew Chief Rodney Childers

Crew chief Rodney Childers comes to Spire Motorsports after spending the past 11 seasons at Stewart-Haas Racing, leading the organization’s No. 4 team. The first 10 of those campaigns were with 2014 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kevin Harvick.
Childers has called 28 Cup Series events at Atlanta, including two wins, five top-fives and nine top 10s. He led Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 team to victories at the Hampton, Ga., oval in 2018 and 2020.
The veteran crew chief has participated in 678 NASCAR Cup Series races where he’s earned 34 poles, 40 wins, 178 top-five and 298 top-10 finishes. He also earned 2014 championship honors with Harvick.
Childers’ 40 wins at NASCAR’s premier level are second-most amongst all active crew chiefs in the Cup Series garage.

Michael McDowell – Driver, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet ZL1

  • Michael McDowell will pilot Spire Motorsports’ No. 71 Group 1001 Chevrolet ZL1 in the Ambetter Health 400.
  • The 40-year-old driver will pull double duty on the weekend, competing in Saturday’s Fr8 208 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race. McDowell will drive the No. 07 Delaware Life Chevrolet Silverado with crew chief Allen Hart atop the pit box. He will be making his fourth-career CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start, and second in as many weeks.
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  • McDowell owns 18 Cup Series starts at AMS, highlighted by one top five and two top 10s. He earned back-to-back Busch Light Pole Awards at the track last season.
  • In last week’s season-opener at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, the No. 71 team navigated a late-race melee to secure a solid 11th-place finish. The Go Bowling Chevrolet clocked the fastest lap of the race at 45.169 seconds (199.252 MPH), earning a championship bonus point via the Xfinity Fastest Lap.
  • The veteran, now in his 18th Cup Series season, aims for his third career playoff appearance (2021, 2023). After the 67th running of the Daytona 500, McDowell sits 14th in the driver standings.
  • Across his first five qualifying attempts during the 2024 season, McDowell held an average starting position of 6.2, which included two front-row starting positions, second at Daytona and a pole position at Atlanta. McDowell’s lowest starting position in his first five races last season was a 12th-place qualifying effort at Las Vegas.
  • McDowell marked his 500th career start at Martinsville Speedway last fall, a milestone he celebrated at the site of his first Cup Series start in 2008. Now 40-years-old and a father of five, McDowell is set to complete his 17th season competing in NASCAR’s premier division. To date, he has 502 career Cup Series starts on his resume.

Michael McDowell Quotes
How does the aging of the surface change each stop the series makes at Atlanta? Furthermore, how will running the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race on Saturday help you on Sunday.
“Atlanta will be a similar style to Daytona, but handling will still be a big part of it, especially in how you take those runs. I will have a good opportunity to learn the track this weekend in the Truck race on Saturday afternoon, so I’ll have some data and video to review. I’m going to be studying up and getting ready for Atlanta throughout the week at the shop. This is a big opportunity for us. Last year in the Cup race, it was my first career pole, and we sat on both poles at Atlanta. It was a really solid race for us. So, I am hoping to build on that and carry some momentum into the weekend to try and get both the truck and the No. 71 into Victory Lane.”

Atop the No. 71 Box – Crew Chief Travis Peterson

  • Crew chief Travis Peterson joins Spire Motorsports after spending the past two seasons at Front Row Motorsports. He made the move alongside driver Michael McDowell.
  • The 33-year-old led McDowell to a pair of Busch Light Pole Awards at Atlanta Motor Speedway last season.
  • Peterson and McDowell combined for five pole positions at the six events contested at drafting tracks during last season. Two of those poles came at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Additionally, McDowell led the field to the green flag at World Wide Technology Raceway (Ill.) in June, giving the team six total Busch Light Pole Awards on the season – the most of any team last season.
  • Peterson contributed to several victories during his tenure at RFK Racing, Hendrick Motorsports and JR Motorsports, highlighted by clinching the NASCAR Xfinity Series title in 2014 and racking up three Cup Series wins with Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and the No. 88 team in 2015.
  • Peterson is a mechanical engineering graduate of the Williams States Lee College of Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The West Bend, Wis., native earned his degree in 2012.

Carson Hocevar – Driver, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet ZL1

  • Delaware Life returns to Carson Hocevar’s No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet ZL1 for the Ambetter Health 400 at AMS.
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  • In two Cup Series starts at Atlanta, Hocevar has finished no worse than 19th. The 25-year-old racer finished 16th in the series’ most recent visit to the 1.54-mile drafting track last September.
  • Hocevar also owns three NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Atlanta with a best finish of 16th coming in 2021, before the track was reconfigured to produce superspeedway-style racing.
  • Last Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series kicked off the 2025 season with the 67th running of the Daytona 500. Hocevar qualified 33rd but was dealt a tough hand early on with fuel pump issues on Lap 5. The No. 77 team adjusted strategy and fought to stay in the race, but Hocevar’s race ended with just five laps remaining, leaving him 30th in the final rundown.

Carson Hocevar Quotes
What is the craziness factor going from somewhere like Daytona to Atlanta the following week?
“I think Daytona is more unpredictable in my mind because the wrecks don’t happen from bad blocks anymore, they happen from bad pushes. At Atlanta, it’s more chaotic, and you can see the wrecks happening or that aggression starting to build up, so you can try to move around a little and avoid it. At Daytona you are just sitting a sitting duck. At Atlanta, you can kind of see things starting to form even if things are still happening quickly in the draft.”

Atop the No. 77 Box – Crew Chief Luke Lambert

  • Luke Lambert has served in the crew chief role for 15 races at Atlanta. He led his driver to a top-10 finish three times – twice with Ryan Newman in 2014 and 2015 and once with Chris Buescher in March 2021.
  • Lambert has collected 413 starts as a crew chief in the NASCAR Cup Series with a total of 28 top-five and 92 top-10 finishes, highlighted by a win with Ryan Newman at Phoenix in 2017.
  • Lambert also led Newman to a second-place finish in the 2014 Championship standings on the strength of five top-five and 16 top-10 finishes.

About Spire Motorsports …
Spire Motorsports earned its inaugural NASCAR Cup Series victory in its first full season of competition when Justin Haley took the checkered flag in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on July 7, 2019. Less than three years later, William Byron drove Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado to its inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win on April 7, 2022, at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The team’s most recent win came on April 12, 2024, when Kyle Busch took the checkered flag in the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

In 2025, Spire Motorsports will campaign the Nos. 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolets in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team will also field the Nos. 07, 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet Silverados in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and the No. 77 Chevrolet in the ARCA Menards Series in select events.

PRN Becomes Exclusive Streaming Home for Trackside Live with Kenny Wallace, John Roberts, and Jose Castillo

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CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 18, 2025) – The Performance Racing Network (PRN) is thrilled to announce that it will be the exclusive streaming home of Trackside Live, the high-energy show featuring racing legend Kenny Wallace, and long-time hosting favorites John Roberts and Jose Castillo. Known for its electric atmosphere, Trackside Live brings fans closer to the action with engaging driver and celebrity interviews, interactive games, contests, and nonstop fun and laughter.

As a long-time fan-favorite, Trackside Live offers an inside look at the world of motorsports like never before. Whether it’s candid conversations with top drivers or unexpected moments that only Wallace, Roberts, and Castillo can deliver, the show is a must-watch for racing enthusiasts.

“I am so excited about this partnership and that we will have a consistent streaming home for race fans to find these awesome shows. PRN is the perfect partner for the electric atmosphere of Trackside Live.” said former NASCAR Cup Series Driver and dirt racing legend, co-host Kenny Wallace.

Through this new partnership, PRN continues to expand its content offerings, giving fans more access to premium motorsports entertainment through its social streaming platforms.

Fans can catch Trackside Live exclusively on PRN’s streaming channels, Facebook, X, and YouTube (channels listed below), ensuring they never miss a moment of excitement.

Trackside Live’s 2025 debut will stream on Feb. 23, starting at 12 PM E.T., from Atlanta Motor Speedway, ahead of the Ambetter Health 400. Stay tuned for more details on streaming schedules and special event broadcasts.

PRN Social Streaming Channels:

Facebook: com/PerformanceRacingNetwork/
X: com/prnlive
YouTube: com/@GoPRNLive

PRN will kick off its 2025 race broadcast season during the Ambetter Health 400 weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Feb. 22-23. Visit GoPRN.com to see our full broadcast schedule and find a station near you.

For more information, visit GoPRN.com or follow PRN on social media for the latest updates.

ABOUT PRN

Performance Racing Network (PRN), a Speedway Motorsports, LLC subsidiary, is one of two NASCAR-licensed multi-broadcast radio networks that markets, produces, and distributes motorsports programming 365 days a year. PRN broadcasts 14 NASCAR Cup Series races and 13 NASCAR Xfinity Series races and co-produces the NASCAR races from the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. PRN races can be heard nationwide on over 385 affiliate radio stations, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90, and streamed on GoPRN.com, the PRN mobile app, NASCAR.com, and TuneIn. In addition to live race coverage, the network also offers a complete lineup of nationally syndicated studio programming, including: “Fast Talk presented by Toyota,” “Pit Reporters,” “Garage Pass,” “Kyle Petty’s Back Then Again Country Countdown with Charlie and Debbie,” and “At the Track.” Visit GoPRN.com for more information.

Spire Motorsports Fr8 208 Race Advance

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  • In three NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS), Spire Motorsports has collected one win and two top-10 finishes. Kyle Busch, driver of the team’s No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet Silverado, is the defending winner of the Fr8 208. The Mooresville, N.C., organization fields the Nos. 07, 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet Silverados full time in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. The No. 07 and 7 entries will see a rotating roster of all-star caliber drivers throughout the season, while Rajah Caruth and Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Andres Perez de Lara will pilot the Nos. 71 and 77, respectively, for the full slate of races.
  • The Fr8 208 from Atlanta Motor Speedway will be televised live on FS1 Saturday, Feb. 22 beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The second of 25 races on the 2025 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series calendar will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Michael McDowell – Driver, No. 07 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado

  • Michael McDowell will pilot Spire Motorsports’ No. 07 Delaware Life Chevrolet Silverado in Saturday’s Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Last weekend, McDowell competed in his first CRAFTSMAN Truck Series event in 16 years. After starting 31st, the driver worked his way to the front and led Lap 72. He remained in the top half of the field before his No. 07 Go Bowling Chevrolet was involved in a multi-truck incident. The team was credited with a 31st-place finish.
  • The 2021 Daytona 500 champion will pull double duty this weekend, driving the No. 71 Group 1001 Chevrolet ZL1 in the NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400.
  • Prior to last weekend’s event in Daytona, the Arizona native had two previous CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts to his credit. His most recent of the two came in 2009 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway where he earned a career/series-best 14th-place finish with ThorSport Racing.
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  • McDowell owns 18 Cup Series starts at AMS, highlighted by one top five and two top 10s. He earned back-to-back Busch Light Pole Awards at the track last season.
  • The Delaware Life colors will wrap Spire Manufacturing chassis SMT-073. The truck was most recently on track last November at Phoenix Raceway with Chase Purdy behind the wheel. Purdy also raced the truck to its best finish in 2023 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Michael McDowell Quotes
You have been outspoken about wanting a win in all three series, how can you pick up your first CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win at Atlanta?
“We’re back at it again in Atlanta, this time in the Delaware Life Chevrolet Silverado. I had so much fun at Daytona. The race didn’t end how we wanted it to, but I learned a lot. Every race, it feels like, for me at least, it’s like my rookie season. I haven’t sat in a truck in so long, and I never had on a superspeedway so, I am learning the pace and what needs to happen, how to make moves and how the runs come. You know, Atlanta will be a similar style to Daytona, but handling will still be a big part of it, how you make those runs. But luckily, I got Kyle Busch this weekend as a teammate, which, you know, he won there last year.”

Atop the No. 07 Box – Crew Chief Allen Hart

Allen Hart will call the shots for the No. 07 team, an entry that will see a rotating roster of drivers throughout the 2025 campaign.
Prior to arriving at Spire Motorsports, Hart spent two seasons calling the shots for Sam Hunt Racing’s No. 26 entry. Before Sam Hunt Racing he was a lead race engineer with JR Motorsports’ No. 7 team for eight seasons.
Hart is a mechanical engineering graduate of Saginaw Valley State University, earning his degree in 2005. While studying at SVSU, he contributed to the school’s Formula SAE program.

Kyle Busch – Driver, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado

  • Kyle Busch will pilot Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet Silverado in Saturday’s Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • In the 2024 Fr8 208 at AMS, Busch took the No. 7 Group 1001 Silverado to Victory Lane at the high-speed 1.54-mile quad-oval, leading 33 laps along the way.
  • The 39-year-old has made 58 starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway across all three of NASCAR’s national touring series. In 28 races in Cup Series competition, the father of two has logged two wins,10 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes. His resume includes three Xfinity Series wins in 14 starts, 10 top fives and 11 top 10s. In 14 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races at the iconic Hampton, Ga., venue, Busch has compiled two poles, seven wins, 10 top-five and 11 top-10 showings.
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  • Billy Ballew Motorsports will serve as an associate sponsor on the No. 7 Saturday at Atlanta. You can find the lowest prices on used Cars, Trucks and SUV’s at www.BillyBallewMotorsports.com. Busch claimed his first career Truck Series victory driving the No. 51 Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May of 2005 and coined the nickname “Rowdy” as a tribute to Rowdy Burns in the film Days of Thunder while driving under the Billy Ballew Motorsports banner from 2005-2009.
  • The Las Vegas native holds the record for most CRAFTSMAN Truck Series wins (66) and highest average finish in series history (6.5), while he ranks second on the series’ all-time laps led list (8,050).
  • In five starts last season with Spire Motorsports, Busch racked up two wins (Atlanta and Texas Motor Speedway), three top fives and paced the field for 263 circuits.
  • Busch’s pair of races with crew chief Brian Pattie and the No. 7 team will conclude at Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 23), while he will see time behind the wheel of the Spire’s No. 07 Chevy at North Wilkesboro Speedway (May 17), Nashville Superspeedway (May 30) and Watkins Glen International (August 8).
  • “Rowdy” will be behind the wheel of Spire Manufacturing chassis SMT-081 on Friday. He parked the truck in Victory Lane at Texas Motor Speedway last April, and the chassis was last on track in November at Phoenix Raceway with Connor Mosack at the controls.

Kyle Busch Quotes
On his return to Spire Motorsports’ CRAFTSMAN Truck Series operation…
“With my long-standing relationship with Jeff (Dickerson) and having a lot of my former employees still working on the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series teams at Spire Motorsports, it’s cool to be able to hop back in their Chevy Silverados five times and work towards filling those trophy cases. I still really enjoy being a part of the process of evaluating their equipment and being a mentor to the young drivers in Spire’s lineup. It’s fun trying to help speed up their learning curve by passing on a few pointers here and there.”

You’ve won a lot of CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races at Atlanta. What is the key to being able to bring home a victory there?
“With the new speedway-style racing at Atlanta it takes a lot of teamwork to win the race. You can’t just go out and single-handedly drive to the front and stay there. So, it’ll be a benefit to have three other Spire Silverados to work with in Saturday’s race. We had a really fast truck at Atlanta last year that we led a lot of laps early in the race and then in the closing laps had to make some moves to get the lead back and bring home the win. Hopefully, we can put our Gainbridge Chevy in Victory Lane again this year. I’m looking forward to the chance to bring home another trophy and another golf cart from Fr8 Auctions. We’ve got Billy Ballew Motorsports onboard with us again as an associate sponsor — we’ve won a lot of races with Billy over the years and he seems to be a good luck charm for us at Atlanta.”

Atop the No. 7 Box – Crew Chief Brian Pattie

  • Brian Pattie returns to the top of the No. 7 pit box, an entry that will see a plethora of all-star caliber drivers behind the wheel throughout the 2025 season.
  • In his first season at Spire Motorsports in 2024, Pattie led the No. 7 team to two victories across the first seven events of the season, both with Kyle Busch (Atlanta Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway). The duo also won twice across five races in 2023 with Kyle Busch Motorsports.
  • The Zephyrhills, Fla., native visited Atlanta’s Victory Lane with Joe Nemechek in the 2001 Aaron’s 312 in NASCAR Xfinity Series competition.
  • Pattie is a 24-year veteran of the sport, 14 of which came in the NASCAR Cup Series. As a crew chief, he has earned six wins in Cup Series competition and 11 in the Xfinity Series.

Rajah Caruth – Driver, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado

  • Rajah Caruth will pilot Spire Motorsports’ No. 71 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet Silverado in Saturday’s Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Last season, Caruth qualified 12th and finished eighth at Atlanta, his career-best on the 1.5-mile circuit. During the event, he logged the most green flag passes (122) and fourth-most quality passes (76).
  • Born in Atlanta, the 22-year-old deems Atlanta Motor Speedway as one of his home tracks. He first raced on the Georgia oval in the 2023 CRAFSMAN Truck Series race during his time at GMS Racing. Despite a 22nd-place starting position, the then-rookie driver found himself in the second row on a late-race restart. He finished 25th after he was taken three-wide and dropped to the back of the pack with a significant loss of momentum.
  • The 2024 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Most Popular Driver has collected two top fives, three top 10s, and four top 15s in seven CRAFTSMAN Truck Series events on drafting tracks.
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  • Last week, Caruth qualified 13th for the Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Contact from a competitor sent him spinning toward the inside retaining wall and caused terminal damage to the No. 71 Silverado. After he was checked and released from the infield care center, the team was credited with a 30th-place finish.
  • The 2024 season marked a career year for Caruth. He tallied one win, a pair of Cometic Gasket Pole Awards and five top-five finishes, all of which were the first of his young career. The 12 top-10 finishes on the season tripled Caruth’s total of four in 2023, while his average starting position of 10.7 was four positions higher than 2023 and his 11.6 average finish was an impressive seven positions higher.
  • Caruth and the No. 71 team qualified for the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series playoffs in 2024, the first such appearance for the former Washington, D.C., resident. Despite reaching the Round of 8, a mechanical malady stalled his championship bid in the season’s penultimate event at Martinsville Speedway.
  • With his first career CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win and pole position last season, Caruth became the third African-American driver to win a NASCAR National Touring Series race.
  • Caruth will be behind the wheel of Spire Manufacturing chassis SMT-078. The truck last saw action with Nick Sanchez at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway last September. Sanchez also parked the chassis in Victory Lane at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.

Rajah Caruth Quotes
As a driver born in Atlanta, what will it be like to race in front of so many friends and family members this weekend?
“It will be nice. We definitely have quite a few coming out, and I really appreciate them coming to support me. It is a great market for myself and my family, so it is super great to go back. At the end of the day, it is business as usual, but we will have more familiar faces that we can celebrate with in Victory Lane.

You have had the opportunity to work with Michael McDowell, Justin Haley and Kyle Busch in the first two weeks of the season. How do they help you prepare for the weekend, and what do you take away from those experiences?
“It was great to work with Kyle (Busch) last year, especially in the simulator before Darlington and Texas, and it has been great to work with him in preparation for Saturday. Working with these guys is invaluable. Every ounce of knowledge you can gain from pre-race prep, to small talk around the shop and at the race track, to looking at data and discussing the balance of our Silverados, is incredibly valuable for my development. They have already been through where I am right now, so it is great to lean on them and gain additional insight that can help me not only this weekend, but in my pathway to the Cup Series.”

Atop the No. 71 Box – Crew Chief Kevin “Bono” Manion

  • Veteran crew chief Kevin “Bono” Manion will call the shots for Rajah Caruth and the No. 71 team in 2025.
  • The 52-year-old has led Zane Smith (2020) and Nick Sanchez (2024) to top-five finishes in CRAFTSMAN Truck Series competition at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • As a crew chief, the Boylston, Mass., native has racked up six Cup Series victories (including the 2010 Daytona 500), 17 NASCAR Xfinity Series triumphs and 11 CRAFTSMAN Truck series wins.
  • Manion, a 31-year veteran of the sport, founded Spire Motorsports’ CRAFTSMAN Truck Series program alongside Mike Greci in 2022. The team won that season in their second outing with William Byron behind the wheel at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
  • In 2023, Manion became one of few to call a race in all three of NASCAR’s national series in a single season, all of which came under the Spire Motorsports banner. He led the part-time effort on the No. 7 Silverado in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, helped in limited starts for Carson Hocevar in the Xfinity Series and took the reigns during the second half of the Cup Series season for Ty Dillon and the No. 77 team.

Andres Perez de Lara – Driver, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado

  • Andres Perez de Lara will pilot the No. 77 Telcel Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports in the Fr8 208.
  • Last time out in the Fresh from Florida 250, Perez de Lara finished 14th after he was tagged in a late-race incident. The No. 77 team was able to pick up a pair of stage points in Stage 1, helping the Mexico City native to 14th in points after one week of competition.
  • The 19-year-old will make his first start at the 1.54-mile Georgia oval this weekend. Perez de Lara has made six starts on 1.5-mile speedways in the ARCA Menards Series, collecting one top-five and three top-10 finishes, while claiming the pole position in the 2023 event at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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  • Perez de Lara will chase Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in 2025. One race into the seasons, he sits second in the standings, 24 points behind Gio Ruggiero. Atlanta will mark his fourth career CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start.
  • The 2024 ARCA champion juggled his full-time duties while competing full time in the NASCAR Mexico Series. In 2023, he earned the Rookie of the Year award while finishing fourth in the division’s points and reaching the series’ version of the NASCAR playoffs. He returned one year later to secure his first checkered flag in the series, visiting Victory Lane at Ovalo Aguascalientes Mexico.
  • Perez de Lara will pilot Spire Manufacturing chassis SMT-082 on Saturday. Rajah Caruth piloted the truck in its previous three appearances, collecting a pair of top 10s, most recently a seventh-place finish at Kansas Speedway last September.

Andres Perez de Lara Quotes
You are making your first ever start at Atlanta Motor Speedway, what is it going to take to have a successful weekend?
“Really excited to go to Atlanta this weekend being that I have never been there before. There will be a lot of things that I will have to learn quickly, especially going straight into qualifying without any practice this weekend. Having no practice this weekend will be the toughest challenge for sure, but I have faith in my team. We will do our best to run a clean race and be there at the front contending for the win at the end.”

How are you going to keep building momentum after a solid finish at Daytona?
“For me, it is all about feeling more comfortable in the car. Each time I am in the truck I feel more and more comfortable. I am getting in more of a rhythm of how these trucks drive and how I can go faster on track. Me and my team are learning how to work and communicate with each other, as well. Really excited to gain more experience week in and week out. Each new race I go to the goal will be to learn as much as I can and get the best result I can.

Atop the No. 77 Box – Crew Chief Chad Walter

  • Crew chief Chad Walter will be atop the box for Andres Perez de Lara and the No. 77 team in 2025.
  • Walter has called four CRAFTSMAN Truck Series events at Atlanta Motor Speedway, highlighted by an eighth-place finish with Rajah Caruth in the 2024 event.
  • He owns one top-five in NASCAR Xfinity Series competition, a fifth-place result with Casey Mears in 2007.
  • The 53-year-old, a veteran race engineer of 20-plus years, picked up a pair of Daytona 500 victories (2001 & 2003) while on the crew for Michael Waltrip during his time at Dale Earnhardt Inc.
  • Walter guided Caruth to his first CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory on March 1, 2024 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • The Albion, N.Y., native earned a mechanical engineering degree from the Cornell University College of Engineering. During his time at Cornell, he played defensive end for the Big Red football team.

About Spire Motorsports …
Spire Motorsports earned its inaugural NASCAR Cup Series victory in its first full season of competition when Justin Haley took the checkered flag in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on July 7, 2019. Less than three years later, William Byron drove Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado to its inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win on April 7, 2022, at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The team’s most recent win came on April 12, 2024, when Kyle Busch took the checkered flag in the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

In 2025, Spire Motorsports will campaign the Nos. 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolets in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team will also field the Nos. 07, 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet Silverados in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and the No. 77 Chevrolet in the ARCA Menards Series in select events.

Clopay and Meyer Shank Racing Extend Partnership with Multi-Year Deal

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Both partners look ahead to future successes and shared innovation

Pataskala, Ohio (18 February 2025) – Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with Clopay through a multi-year agreement. Clopay, the largest manufacturer and marketer of garage doors and rolling steel doors in North America will continue to be an important part of MSR as the team continues its dual competition programs in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and NTT DATA INDYCAR SERIES.

First joining the team in 2022, Clopay and MSR have built a solid foundation based on shared values, including a commitment to performance, quality, and innovation. Clopay’s high-quality products remain a visible element in the team’s operations, including at MSR’s state-of-the-art 50,000 square foot facility in Pataskala, Ohio.

“Renewing our partnership with Clopay is something as a team that we are really proud of,” said Mike Shank, MSR Co-owner. “I’m very passionate about supporting local and with Clopay located just outside of Cincinnati, we have a really close relationship not only professionally but personally as well. We’re excited to have them continue to have a presence on our Indy cars and we’re hoping we can produce some more results for them this year.”

This multi-year deal reinforces the mutual commitment of Clopay and Meyer Shank Racing to pushing the boundaries of performance both on and off the track. As the team continues to evolve, this partnership will remain a key component of MSR’s identity and success.

“Watching the Meyer Shank team become a powerhouse in racing and knowing that Clopay has been a partner in that fills me with immense pride,” said Clopay Corporation President Victor Weldon. “Our partnership is built on the core values of collaboration and commitment to excellence. By leveraging our brands, we are able to deliver a similar superior experience to our customers.”

Clopay will once again be featured on both the No. 60 Honda driven by Felix Rosenqvist and the No. 66 Honda driven by Marcus Armstrong as the NTT INDYCAR season kicks off on March 2nd with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

About Clopay

Founded in 1964, Clopay Corporation (“Clopay”) is the largest manufacturer and marketer of garage doors and rolling steel doors in North America. The company sells residential and commercial overhead sectional doors through leading home center retail chains and a network of over 3,000 independent professional dealers under the brands Clopay®, Ideal Door®, and Holmes Garage Door Company®. Rolling steel doors and grilles for commercial, industrial, institutional, and retail use are sold under the Cornell® and Cookson® brands.

Clopay is headquartered in Mason, Ohio, and operates 4 manufacturing facilities and 56 distribution centers. For more information, visit www.clopaydoor.com

Ford Looking to Continue Atlanta Qualifying Dominance

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ATLANTA 1

Saturday, February 22 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 1:30 p.m. ET (FS1)
Saturday, February 22 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, 5 p.m. ET (CW)
Sunday, February 23 — NASCAR Cup Series, 3 p.m. ET (NBC)

After kicking off the season last week at Daytona International Speedway, all three NASCAR touring series will descend on Atlanta Motor Speedway for three races in two days. A doubleheader featuring the NASCAR Craftsman Truck and NASCAR Xfinity Series headlines Saturday’s action while the NASCAR Cup Series drivers take to the track on Sunday.

QUALIFYING DOMINANCE

When it comes to qualifying in recent years, no manufacturer has been more dominant than Ford, which has captured the NASCAR Cup Series pole four straight times. The Blue Oval hasn’t only won the pole, but it has swept the front row in each of those qualifying sessions. Team Penske has led the way during this two-year stretch as all three drivers – Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Austin Cindric – have qualified in the top 10 for each race. The organization has also had at least one driver start on the front row three of the last four times. Here’s a list of Ford’s qualifying success since 2023.

FORD POLE STREAK AT AMS

  • Ford has won the last four NASCAR Cup Series poles at AMS (Joey Logano, Aric Almirola and Michael McDowell twice).
  • Ford has swept the front row in four straight AMS qualifying sessions (McDowell/Blaney (2024-2), McDowell/Logano (2024-1), Almirola-Blaney (2023-2), Logano/Cindric (2023-1).
  • Team Penske has had at least one driver start on the front row in each of the last four races (Blaney, 2024-2; Logano, 2024-1; Blaney, 2023-2; Logano and Cindric, 2023-1)
  • Ford swept the top eight spots in the 2023 spring race.
  • Ford swept the top six spots in the 2023 summer race.
  • Ford swept the top five spots in the 2024 summer race.

LOGANO GOING FOR TWO STRAIGHT

Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano will be going for his second straight Atlanta win after capturing last year’s playoff opener. Logano used a restart shove from his Team Penske teammate, Ryan Blaney, to score the overtime win and automatically advance to the Round of 12. That marked Logano’s second victory in the last four Atlanta races after he won the Ambetter Health 400 in 2023. The last driver to win back-to-back Cup events at the mile-and-a-half track is Jimmie Johnson (2015-2 and 2016-1).

BLANEY ON TOP

It’s only been one week, but 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney finds himself on top of the point standings after Daytona. The Team Penske driver had a solid week, scoring three points after an eighth-place result in his Duel qualifying race last Thursday, and then registering third and first place finishes in the first two stages on Sunday (18 points). Blaney ended up being the top Ford as he came across the line seventh, giving him a total of 51 points. That capped a strong overall week for Team Penske that saw Blaney and teammates Joey Logano and Austin Cindric combine to lead 125-of-201 laps. Cindric, who started on the outside front row, led the most circuits with 59 while Logano, who captured the first stage, was second with 43.

AUSTIN CINDRIC: “I think every Atlanta race we’ve done since the repave has looked different each time, so I can’t sit here and confidently tell you that I know exactly what the race is gonna look like. From a generalization, yeah, it’s gonna be a drafting style race, no doubt, and handling is gonna be somewhat important, but to the levels of which and how it changes the racing, I think it’s been an unknown each time, which has been fun to kind of react and adapt on the fly and understand what your car is gonna need as the race goes on, and hopefully you have enough time to work on it and do those things and have that opportunity, but it’s been an exciting race, no doubt. I think the only one I didn’t leave either with a smile on my face or wanting to go back and do it again was the first one. Past that, they’ve been pretty exciting events for me.”

KESELOWSKI GETS FIRST CUP WIN FOR MUSTANG

Brad Keselowski gave Mustang its first NASCAR Cup Series victory as he held off Martin Truex Jr. at the finish line to win the Folds of Honor 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2019. Keselowski, who was battling an illness all weekend and had Austin Cindric standing by in case he needed relief, led the final 33 laps to post his 28th career victory. In all, Ford led 177 of the 325 laps and won for the third straight year at the 1.5-mile track.

TOP FIVE DEBUT FOR HAAS FACTORY TEAM

The new Haas Factory Team duo of Sam Mayer and Sheldon Creed got off to a good start last week as they finished second and third, respectively, in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. Creed, who led three times for seven laps, leads the point standings after one week thanks in large part to finishing second and third in the first two stages while Mayer is fifth overall.

MUNIZ POSTS FIRST CAREER TOP 10 FINISH

Frankie Muniz made his full-time NASCAR debut last week at Daytona International Speedway with Reaume Brothers Racing and promptly registered a 10th-place finish. That marked his first career top-10 run in a limited career that, to this point, has seen him compete in only two NASCAR Xfinity races and five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events. The only other full-time season Muniz has completed in his racing career came in 2023 when he finished fourth in the ARCA Menards Series final standings.

FORD’S ATLANTA CUP SERIES WINNERS

1961 – Fred Lorenzen

1962 – Fred Lorenzen

1963 – Fred Lorenzen

1964 – Fred Lorenzen and Ned Jarrett

1965 – Marvin Panch (Sweep)

1967 – Cale Yarborough and Dick Hutcherson

1968 – LeeRoy Yarbrough

1969 – LeeRoy Yarbrough

1975 – Buddy Baker

1978 – Bobby Allison

1981 – Neil Bonnett

1985 – Bill Elliott (Sweep)

1987 – Ricky Rudd and Bill Elliott

1990 – Morgan Shepherd

1991 – Mark Martin

1992 – Bill Elliott (Sweep)

1993 – Morgan Shepherd

1994 – Ernie Irvan and Mark Martin

1997 – Dale Jarrett

2002 – Kurt Busch

2005 – Carl Edwards (Sweep)

2008 – Carl Edwards

2017 – Brad Keselowski

2018 – Kevin Harvick

2019 – Brad Keselowski

2020 – Kevin Harvick

2021 – Ryan Blaney (1)

2023 – Joey Logano (1)

2024 – Joey Logano (2)

FORD’S ATLANTA XFINITY SERIES WINNERS

1992 – Jeff Gordon

1997 – Mark Martin

1998 – Mark Martin

2000 – Mark Martin

2004 – Matt Kenseth

2005 – Carl Edwards

2008 – Matt Kenseth

2011 – Carl Edwards

2012 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

2018 – Kevin Harvick

FORD’S ATLANTA CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES WINNERS

2020 – Grant Enfinger

New FOX Sports Era To Showcase Another History-Making INDYCAR Season

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Competition Updates Begin on Streets of St. Petersburg for NTT INDYCAR SERIES, INDY NXT by Firestone

INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025) – A late-winter thaw is well underway for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES as anticipation heats up for next week’s start to the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES and INDY NXT by Firestone seasons. Championship campaigns begin in the Florida sunshine with a two-day group test Feb. 17-18 at Sebring International Raceway ahead of the Sunday, March 2 season opener on the Streets of St. Petersburg.

The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding is expected to set the stage for what will be another thrilling season on track and on television.

FOX Sports launches its inaugural season of INDYCAR coverage with the season’s first practice in St. Pete on Friday, Feb. 28 on FS1. All 17 races for the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season will air on FOX, with two additional days during PPG Presents Armed Forces Qualifying May 17-18 ahead of the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge creating a series-record 19 network windows. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES is the only premier motorsport series in North America with all races broadcasting on network television.

All INDYCAR programming also streams live on the FOX Sports app.

“This will be a season of unrivaled exposure for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES,” said INDYCAR President J. Douglas Boles. “With phenomenal support of our sport across multiple massive platforms – including Super Bowl LIX – FOX Sports has proven to be a superb partner and promoter. With the season approaching, we know their unique style of engaging and innovative broadcasts will continue to raise the bar and drive an unparallelled growth opportunity for INDYCAR.”

With an eye on the fierce and intense competition of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, several updates will be featured in 2025:

More Time, More Action

To maximize the thrilling, wheel-to-wheel racing action for fans during the record number of FOX race broadcast windows, lap counts at several NTT INDYCAR SERIES races have been extended in 2025, creating added dynamics for race teams. Race distances have been updated for:

  • Streets of Long Beach – 90 laps (+5 laps)
  • Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – 90 laps (+10)
  • Iowa Speedway doubleheader – 275 laps (+25)
  • Streets of Toronto – 90 laps (+5)
  • Nashville Superspeedway – 225 laps (+19)

Hybrid Highlighted

2025 will feature the first full-season integration of the hybrid power unit, including the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for the first time. Hybrid assist – developed specifically for INDYCAR through a first-of-its-kind collaborative effort by Chevrolet and Honda – provides an added boost of 120 horsepower when used with traditional Push to Pass on road and street circuits. Used in tandem, a total of 800 horsepower is available to drivers for the first time in two decades.

New this season, use of the hybrid power unit will be allowed to start or restart the 2.2-liter twin-turbocharged V6 engines on pit lane. As in 2024, hybrid assist will be allowed to restart a stalled race car on the racetrack on non-ovals.

After meticulous development, the INDYCAR hybrid power unit made its successful race debut July 7, 2024, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. From its full-field integration at the Milwaukee Mile Open Test on June 11 through the end of the 2024 season, 94,244 miles were completed with the system. Overall use and influence of hybrid assist increased race-over-race on road and street circuits and ovals. Twelve of the 14 on-track passing records broken during the 2024 season came after the introduction of the hybrid power unit.

Practice Makes Perfect

Some NTT INDYCAR SERIES practice sessions will have an updated look in 2025.

At select road and street circuits (Streets of St. Petersburg, Long Beach, Detroit and Toronto and Barber Motorsports Park, Road America, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Portland International Raceway), weekend tire allotments this season will include:

One additional set of Firestone Firehawk alternates (five total)
One less set of Firestone Firehawk primaries (five total)
Race teams will be allowed the freedom to use their weekend allotments as they see fit, reserving one set of new alternates, per the rulebook, for use during the race. Tire allotments for event weekends at The Thermal Club and Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course remain unchanged from last year.

Also on road and street circuits, split group practice sessions in Practice 1 will expand to all tracks except for Road America and its lengthy 4.014-mile layout. All cars will receive an initial 45-minute practice session before the start of two 10-minute segments, with groups split by odd and even numbered pit boxes. As in qualifying, the clock in Segments One and Two will stop for the first red flag condition of each practice segment.

Popular high-line practice sessions will continue on all short ovals in 2025. The additional track time allows for drivers and teams to work in the upper groove of the racetrack, providing more grip ahead of the race.

Race Ready

An annual INDYCAR review also has led to adjustments to procedures and rules for the upcoming NTT INDYCAR SERIES season:

  • Ahead of a race start on ovals, there will be a mandatory “pair up” location with “one to go” to reduce the chance of incident and the need for waved-off starts.
  • Where feasible for oval restarts, INDYCAR will extend the beginning of the restart zone to give the leader wider discretion on the choice to accelerate. The ending location of oval restart zones will remain the same as in previous seasons.
  • A multistage pit lane speed limiter, as utilized at pit in at Road America and at pit out at World Wide Technology Raceway and Nashville Superspeedway, will be expanded to pit lane entry at WWT Raceway, Iowa Speedway and Nashville. The update prevents cars from overextending from the apron onto the racetrack after the pit-in commitment point.
  • The 2024 road and street circuit restart line, where drivers must remain in single file and are prohibited from passing until reaching the designated line in the last corner, remains intact for 2025.
  • Additional EM Motorsport light panels, first used in 2022, will be used at all circuits. The additional lights will enhance the forewarning of conditions, particularly around blind corners.
  • Also for safety, drivers will be alerted of local yellow conditions by a notification on driver cockpit dashes in addition to the light panels and traditional cloth flag notifications at marshal posts around each circuit.

Also noteworthy, alternate tires at Nashville Superspeedway again will be available for the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season finale at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. Last season, the breathtaking championship race featured 653 on-track passes – the most on record for the series at the track.

“From the mid-year integration of the hybrid power unit to the on-track passing records and another championship decided at the final race, 2024 was truly a phenomenal year for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES,” INDYCAR Senior Vice President, Competition and Operations Mark Sibla said. “This is a testament to the hard work by the teams, drivers and naturally our partners Chevrolet, Honda, Firestone and Shell. As our attention turns toward 2025, we will continue the series’ energy, momentum and incredibly close competition on the track. We are excited to get the new season started.”

Talented, Packed Field, Live Television Highlight INDY NXT by Firestone

For the first time, an entire INDY NXT by Firestone season will be featured on live television. Announced in December, 12 INDY NXT races will appear live on FOX Sports’ FS1, with two airing on FS2. Additionally, all practice and qualifying sessions for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES’ development series will air on a combination of FS1 and FS2.

Which driver will receive the most attention from FOX’s cameras is anyone’s guess. After last season averaged the most starters (19.5) since 2009, the 2025 season is expected to match or exceed that number – in a field featuring drivers from 10 countries.

Chip Ganassi Racing will add even more intrigue to the championship as it fields cars in INDY NXT for the first time since 2007.

Building on the series’ continued momentum, 2024 featured on-track passing records at four circuits, with qualifying records broken at six. Sixteen of the 33 starters in last year’s Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge were graduates of INDY NXT.

After the launch of a reimagined look in 2023, this is the fourth season that INDYCAR’s development series will feature continued integration with INDYCAR as the sanctioning body. In 2025, INDY NXT chassis will showcase updated and stylized rear wing end plates featuring LED rain lights, matching the safety component available in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.

The pathway to North America’s premier open-wheel series once again features a total purse of $1.4 million. The series champion will receive $850,000 to be applied to a rookie oval test, the Indy 500 Open Test and Rookie Orientation Program, an entry for the 2026 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge and an entry for an additional 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES event. The 2025 championship team will receive a prize of $35,000.

“This will be a season of incredible and unprecedented exposure for INDY NXT by Firestone,” series director Richard Buck said. “The continued integration of this series with INDYCAR has clearly raised the quantity and quality of INDY NXT. The championship has never been more fierce and difficult to win, but it will prove to be all the more gratifying for the driver advancing to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.”

Coverage of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season debut Sunday, March 2 begins at noon ET on FOX. A Spanish-language version will be available on FOX Deportes.

INDY NXT by Firestone’s season opener begins earlier that day at 10 a.m. on FS1.

The award-winning INDYCAR Radio Network will provide coverage of both races with audio available on SiriusXM channel 218 and the INDYCAR App powered by NTT DATA.

NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Daytona

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Jeffrey Boswell
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Photo by Mike Biskupski for SpeedwayMedia.com

Note: The quotes in this article are fictional.

1. William Byron: Byron was running ninth on the final lap before a crash up front cleared the way for the Hendrick driver to win his second straight Daytona 500.

“It’s called ‘Being in the right place at the right time,'” Byron said. “Or, more specifically, ‘Being in the ninth place at the right time.”

2. Tyler Reddick: Reddick finished second after a chaotic finish at the Daytona 500.

“What a race,” Reddick said. “Daytona is easily the most exciting part of the NASCAR season. You could take one lap of the Daytona 500, and that single lap would feature more excitement than the entirety of the NASCAR playoffs. And I’m talking about a caution lap.”

3. Jimmie Johnson: Johnson avoided the chaos at Daytona and finished third in the Daytona 500.

“When you talk about Daytona,” Johnson said, “you have to talk about getting help from other cars. That’s called ‘pushing’ in this business. And nobody knows more about ‘pushing’ that me, because I’m pushing 50.”

4. Chase Briscoe: Briscoe finished fourth in the Daytona 500.

“Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves competed in the Daytona 500,” Briscoe said, “driving for Trackhouse Racing. He was knocked out of the race when he was collected by Ross Chastain in a pile-up during a lap 131 restart. Helio can officially call himself a NASCAR driver now, because he was wrecked by Chastain.”

5. John Hunter Nemechek: Nemechek finished fifth in the Daytona 500.

“It appears Kyle Busch is cursed to never win the Daytona 500,” Nemechek said. “And it appeared that wasn’t the extent of the cursing: Kyle had some choice words for Joey Logano. I think that’s great. The Cup series could certainly use a Busch-Logano feud. Heck, the Cup series could use any feud.”

6. Denny Hamlin: Hamlin led on the final lap before a scrap for the lead left Hamlin, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric, and Cole Custer spinning, allowing William Byron to steal the win. Hamlin finished 24th.

“My No. 11 Toyota has a new sponsor in National Debt Relief,” Hamlin said. “I think it’s a smart move for us, and for National Debt Relief, because it’s safe to say that 95% of NASCAR fans are in debt. And incidentally, 95% is the interest rate you’ll pay with National Debt Relief.”

7. Alex Bowman: Bowman finished sixth in the Daytona 500.

“Joey Logano experienced some engine trouble when a piece of debris found its way into the car’s throttle body. But his crew was able to remove it and Joey was able to continue. It may be the most notable piece of trash removal from a car since Jeremy Mayfield lost his ride for doing meth.”

8. Austin Cindric: Cindric led 59 laps and was battling for the lead on the final lap before a crash up front dashed his victory chances. Cindric finished eighth.

“It’s really important at Daytona to save fuel,” Cindric said. “So, for a lot of the race, we’re not running at full throttle. So, you could say I made a ‘half-gassed’ attempt to win the 500.”

9. Ryan Blaney: Blaney bounced back from involvement in a lap 185 crash triggered by Joey Logano and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. to finish seventh in the Daytona 500.

“Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. really screwed the race for a lot of drivers,” Blaney said. “I’m not sure what he was thinking trying to block Joey Logano. It was a dumb decision on Ricky’s part, but not nearly his dumbest—–he voluntarily dated Danica Patrick.”

10. Joey Logano: Logano was strong early at Daytona, and later overcame an engine issue, but saw his victory hopes dashed after contact with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. knocked him out of the race. Logano finished 35th.

“When it was operating at full strength,” Logano said, “my No. 22 Shell/Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang was incredibly fast. How fast? Faster than the time between eating Hunt Brothers Pizza and the need to run to the bathroom.”

‘The Big One’ takes out multiple contenders in closing laps of Daytona 500

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Tucker White
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Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – FEBRUARY 16: Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 8 zone Chevrolet, Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Menards/Peak Ford, Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet spin after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 16, 2025, in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The dicey racing and ticking of laps made it inevitable.

With 15 laps to go in the Daytona 500, Joey Logano got a run on Ricky Stenhouse Jr. He saw an opportunity to get below him and have another Ford push him. So he dropped to the middle line, but Stenhouse blocked him in Turn 2.

“From my perspective, I felt like to win the race, I had to get to the second row in my line there,” Logano said. “I was in third and needed to get to second.”

Logano tried to thread the needle down the backstretch between Stenhouse on the outside and Ryan Blaney on the inside. Again, Stenhouse blocked. Logano checked up, but bounced off Kyle Busch to his inside, turned Stenhouse, and triggered the Big One.

Busch, who rallied from a penalty at the end of Stage 1, got hit by Stenhouse and spun down the track. He avoided the inside wall but cut all his tires and needed a tow back to the garage. Thus, costing him a chance to win the Daytona 500 on his 20th attempt. Like the late Dale Earnhardt did in 1998.

“It sucks to have our race end the way it did,” he said. “When we got collected in the wreck at the end, all four tires were flat. We were towed back to the work area in the garage, where the guys looked over the car and didn’t see anything massively wrong. All the wheels were pointed in the right direction, so we changed tires and went back out to see what the next step would be. Unfortunately, when we came back into the work area in the garage, we got parked and told that our race was done.”

This multi-car incident was one of three in the closing 15 laps, plus overtime, of the 2025 Daytona 500. Ryan Preece suffered his second rollover in two years on the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway. William Byron snuck through the crash on the final lap to go back-to-back in the Daytona 500.

Niece Motorsports Race Advance: Atlanta Motor Speedway

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NIECE MOTORSPORTS
NCTS RACE ADVANCE: ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Event: Fr8 208 (135 laps / 208 miles)
Round: 2 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Location: Hampton, Georgia
Date & Time: Saturday, February 22nd | 1:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | Motor Racing Network (MRN) | Sirius XM Ch. 90

Team Stats & Notes

  • Niece Motorsports Atlanta Stats: Niece drivers have accounted for 24 combined NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway since 2017. The team has earned one top-five and seven top-10 finishes, with a best overall result of fourth set by Bayley Currey in 2023. Last year, Kaden Honeycutt led the organization with a sixth-place finish.
  • Close, But No Cigar: Last week’s outing in Daytona saw two Niece Motorsports drivers lead the field at various points of the race, but after getting collected in separate incidents, the crews were left to wonder, ‘what if?’.

No. 42 J.F. Electric / Utilitra Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Matt Mills | Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett

  • Mills’ Atlanta Stats: Matt Mills has made two prior NCTS starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway, with both coming on the new track layout. Mills finished 27th here in last year’s race, which is currently his best series finish at the track. Out of seven NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) races, Mills best run is 26th-place finish from the July, 2021 event.
  • Shiplett’s Atlanta Stats: Mike Shiplett has called one NCTS race at this track, finishing 11th last year with Bret Holmes. Shiplett’s NXS stats are highlighted by a pole with Cole Custer in 2019, a pair of runner-up finishes (Kyle Larson, ’16, and Custer, ’19), four top-fives, and six top-10 results in seven races. He’s earned two Cup Series top-10s in 11 starts, posting a personal best of sixth-place with AJ Allmendinger in the spring of 2010.
  • On the Truck: Mills’ No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from longtime partners J.F. Electric and Utilitra, who will serve as his anchor partners for the entire 25-race season.
  • Look Good, Race Good: This week sees the debut of the “day” paint scheme on Mills’ J.F. Electric Chevrolet. The No. 42 will feature different versions in corresponding day and night time races.
  • Recapping Daytona: Matt Mills and the No. 42 J.F. Electric team were hindered by a tire rub on the right rear of the truck. After starting 24th, Mills’ bided his time early, hoping to avoid any on-track incidents. Midway through stage two, the tire came apart, forcing a green flag pit stop which placed him two laps behind the leaders. The crew continued to work on the truck throughout the race, but were shown in 29th-place at the checkered.
  • Points Rundown: Mills heads to Atlanta sitting 26th in driver points, one point behind Rajah Caruth in 25th. He has a two-point buffer over Nathan Byrd, who currently holds down the 27th position.
  • Quoting Mills: Do you view this race as another super speedway track, or has it started to age past that point?

“Year-to-year, the grip has gotten progressively worse here in Atlanta. It’s gotten more aggressive, the bumps are starting to come out, and track position matters. In last year’s race, it started to get one lane dominant on the top side, so having good pit stops and keeping that track position is going to be important all race long I think it’s a fun hybrid for us in the Truck Series, and think our No. 42 J.F. Electric team can be really strong this week.”

About J.F. Electric: J.F. Electric is an electrical contractor that provides engineering expertise, backed by construction and installation know-how in a diverse range of service offerings, from utilities and commercial projects, to industrial and telecommunications customers. When having a long family history in an industry, a company not only builds on its knowledge and experience, it takes pride in cultivating a solid understanding of client needs, all the while nurturing strong relationships with its employees. Evolving through five generations of the Fowler family, J.F. Electric has matured into a well-managed and thoughtfully diversified electrical contractor which is poised to continue its growth and expansion into the future.

About Utilitra: Utilitra is a woman-owned firm specializing in utility and technology solutions with a diverse team of specialized professionals. Utilitra is committed to solving their client’s unique challenges, whether one expert or a team of experts is needed. By adapting to the needs of their respective industries, Utilitra has built a range of services for their utility and technology partners.

No. 44 Masked Owl Technologies / DQS Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Bayley Currey | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers

  • Currey’s Atlanta Stats: Bayley Currey has made three previous NCTS starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In 2023, Currey scored his first top-five finish at this track when he crossed the line in fourth-place. Last year, Currey was relegated to a 30th-place result after mechanical woes forced him out of the event. Currey has made a total of six NXS starts along with one Cup Series appearance here.
  • Rogers’ Atlanta Stats: Wally Rogers is a two-time Atlanta race-winning crew chief. Rogers won the NXS race here with Greg Biffle from the pole in 2003. Two years later in 2005, Rogers’ truck driven by Ron Hornaday won the closest NCTS race in the history of the speedway by a margin of just 0.008 seconds. He’s made two top-fives in nine NCTS starts and another two in eight NXS starts. He’s also called seven Cup Series races at the 1.54-mile intermediate.
  • On the Truck: Currey’s No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from Masked Owl Technologies and DQS Solutions & Staffing.
  • Recapping Daytona: Bayley Currey and the No. 44 team had a shot at winning Daytona, but ultimately would have their hopes dashed late in the race. Currey played it smart early on, hovering around the middle of the pack and staying out of trouble. When the laps wound down, however, the truck came to life. Currey appeared to make a race-winning move as he took the lead with three laps to go, but was shuffled out of line and collected in a last lap crash.
  • Points Rundown: Entering the second race of the season, Currey is scored 22nd in the championship standings. He is two points behind Spencer Boyd in 21st, and four points ahead of Dawson Sutton in 23rd.
  • Quoting Currey: Your team put together a strong race last year in Atlanta, so how optimistic are you to return here this year?

“Yeah, we’ve had speed every time we’ve shown up to Atlanta when driving at Niece Motorsports, so I don’t see this weekend being anything different. We finished fourth in 2023 and were running fourth when we had a catastrophic failure last year, and I really think we had a truck that could win that race. Being able to take that experience back will help a lot. We had a really good truck and were leading late in Daytona, but just didn’t really have any drafting partners to help keep us there. I think we’re bringing another fast Masked Owl Chevrolet Silverado RST, and we’ll see what happens when we get down there. It is great to have that confidence especially after what we were able to do last weekend, but I don’t try to over-hype myself based off what happened last year.”

About Masked Owl Technologies: Masked Owl Technologies (MOT) is an industrial solutions integrator specializing in developing customized automation and controls processes. They take a consulting-based approach to identify the root cause of system challenges and incorporate tested, emerging technology into industrial solutions that mitigate risk and solve complex problems, the first time.

About DQS Solutions & Staffing: Guided by a mission to achieve excellence and adaptability, DQS partners with clients to create custom solutions that address unique business challenges. Recognized as Michigan’s fastest-growing company and #22 in the nation on the Inc. 5000 list, DQS drives industry growth while giving back through its nonprofit, Foundation for Pops, and partnerships like the River Rouge School District.

No. 45 DQS Solutions & Staffing / DealBadger Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Kaden Honeycutt | Crew Chief: Phil Gould

  • Honeycutt’s Atlanta Stats: Kaden Honeycutt has made two NCTS starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway, including his track debut in 2023. Last year, in his first start driving the No. 45 Silverado, Honeycutt walked away with his first top-10 at the track when he scored an impressive sixth-place result.
  • Gould’s Atlanta Stats: Phil Gould has called six NCTS races at this track and has had his trucks finish inside the top-10 in half of the starts. His best finishes are a pair of sixth-place runs, first in 2019 with Ross Chastain and last year with Honeycutt. Gould has also made six NXS starts here on the old surface, adding up to three top-10s (best result of seventh-place with Brian Scott in 2014).
  • On the Truck: Honeycutt’s No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from DQS Solutions & Staffing along with DealBadger, a local auction house based in Georgia.
  • Recapping Daytona: What appeared to be a strong first outing in Daytona proved to be a disappointing end to Kaden Honeycutt’s night. After qualifying eighth, Honeycutt powered his No. 45 Silverado to the front of the pack at the start of the race. On lap three, Honeycutt took the lead of the race, but spun in turn four, resulting in hard contact with the inside wall. Honeycutt was credited with a 35th-place finish.
  • Points Rundown: Following his early crash in Daytona, Honeycutt is searching to make up ground this weekend. The driver of the No. 45 currently sits 31st, one point behind Tyler Ankrum in 30th and one point ahead of Parker Kligerman in 32nd.
  • Quoting Honeycutt: What clicked with you here last year to get a top-10 finish?

“I think it was a combination of things. One was considering the fact that we were on the conservative side since we started towards the back in 25th. We didn’t have to go after stage points or anything like that, so we really only set ourselves up in a position to try and win the race. In the midst of that, we were able to miss a lot of the chaos. We made a bunch of good calls on pit road to put ourselves in that spot, but just didn’t have things line up correctly. This year, we have worked on a lot of those things to come back better. The approach should be the same, but we might see how qualifying is and ride early. If we can get points, we’ll take them, but we have to get ourselves a good finish to have some momentum heading into Las Vegas.”

About DQS Solutions & Staffing: Guided by a mission to achieve excellence and adaptability, DQS partners with clients to create custom solutions that address unique business challenges. Recognized as Michigan’s fastest-growing company and #22 in the nation on the Inc. 5000 list, DQS drives industry growth while giving back through its nonprofit, Foundation for Pops, and partnerships like the River Rouge School District.

About DealBadger: DealBadger is a secondary marketplace for customer returns and other liquidation items. With two locations based in Decatur and Smyrna, Georgia, DealBadger allows you to bid on amazing deals that most individuals or independent resellers can’t get on their own. All auctions start at $0.50 with no reserve. Visit DealBadger.com to learn more.

About Niece Motorsports: Niece Motorsports is a professional auto racing team founded by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2025, the team celebrates its 10th consecutive season competing in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) where it fields the Nos. 41, 42, 44 and 45. Since its founding in 2016, Niece Motorsports has garnered nine wins, 50+ top-fives, 100+ top-10s, 190+ top-15 finishes and made five playoff appearances. At its 80,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Salisbury, NC, Niece Motorsports is a trusted build shop for the Chevrolet Silverados of multiple NCTS teams as well as a customizable fabrication shop for any manufacturing needs.

Follow the Team: To keep up to date with the latest team news, visit niecemotorsports.com or connect on Facebook and Instagram (@NieceMotorsports) as well as X (@NieceMotorsport).

CORVETTE RACING AT QATAR: Cranking Up for FIA WEC Season

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TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs ready for Prologue, start of 2025 LM GT3 title challenge

DETROIT (Feb. 18, 2025) – Some of the same and some of the new… that’s the theme for TF Sport and the Corvette Racing program in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship.

For the second year, TF Sport will field two Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs in the series’ LM GT3 class. This season’s campaign begins this weekend with the FIA WEC’s official two-day Prologue test, followed by next week’s Qatar 1812 Km – in reference to Qatar Day, observed on December 18 and commemorating the country’s unification.

The driving lineup for both Corvettes includes a returning roster in the No. 81 Corvette – factory driver Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy – and a new trio of factory driver Daniel Juncadella, Ben Keating and Jonny Edgar in the No. 33 Z06 GT3.R.

Both Corvettes and all six drivers will contest the full eight-race WEC calendar, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June – a race that the Corvette brand won nine times with the Corvette Racing factory team from 2001-2023.

Although the Qatar action will be the first for the Corvette GT3 in the WEC this year, the Z06 GT3.R already has accrued significant mileage and achievements in 2025. A Corvette won the GTD class of the Rolex 24 At Daytona in the hands of AWA – which will make its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut later this year – and another placed second in GTD PRO with Juncadella as part of the Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports lineup.

The 3.37-mile, 16-turn Losail International Circuit was the site of the Corvette Z06 GT3.R’s WEC debut a year ago with mixed results. Van Rompuy stunned the LM GT3 field with a pole position run in the No. 81 Corvette, but only the sister car finished the race with a 10th-place showing for the car that featured Juncadella as one of the drivers.

Armed with the lessons learned from the venue at year ago plus the results from Daytona, TF Sport is hoping to continue the momentum from last year’s double-podium finish at the season finale in Bahrain and spring ahead to championship contention in a stacked 18-car LM GT3 field.

The FIA WEC Prologue is set for Friday and Saturday with the Qatar 1812 Km is scheduled for 2 p.m. Arabian Standard Time / 6 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 28.

JESSICA DANE, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: “Daytona was a very successful and positive kickoff for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R in IMSA. It validated the work of our engineers during the offseason to give our customers a Corvette that is now both quick and reliable. All this makes us extremely excited for Qatar and the start of the FIA World Endurance Championship season.TF Sport has assembled another stellar lineup for its two Corvettes, and there is a lot of familiarity within the team and our program. Both groups are bringing tremendous momentum and learnings from both the Rolex 24 and last year’s double-podium finish at Bahrain. The goal is to continue carrying that forward to bigger and better things in 2025.”

DANI JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s a very exciting season ahead for TF Sport in the second year of the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Early last season we had nurse some issues and worked on the reliability, which was our weakness from the beginning. Things improved tremendously in the second of the championship, which was great. This should be a very exciting season because we have now a very raceable and strong car. We’ve already proven that in Daytona with four out of the five Corvettes finishing the race, one car winning in GTD and our Pratt Miller car finishing second in GTD PRO. It’s my second season in WEC, which obviously I’m excited about. I have new teammates and both are capable of achieving amazing results. Those are the best ingredients I could think of coming into the new season. Qatar is already around the corner, so let’s see how we get the season going but I have very big hopes ahead of 2025.”

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I am looking forward to starting my first season in WEC. It’s also very exciting to drive for TF Sport for another season, and it is amazing to be racing in the Corvette GT3 alongside Ben and Dani this season. I cannot wait to get on track in Qatar.”

BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I am excited to be back in the WEC. I missed the friends and family I developed over the years and am filled with anticipation for the 2025 season. To have my name on the side of the car while racing a brand that I sell is pretty special for me. I am nervous and excited, which are all the feelings you’d expect to have before an important season begins.”

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m looking forward to being back with Rui and Tom in the 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R. We finished 2024 really strong so hopefully we can hit the ground running from where we finished off in Bahrain with podium & win opportunities from Round 1!”

RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m really excited to once again share the No. 81 Corvette with my teammates Tom and Charlie. Corvette Racing, Pratt Miller and TF Sport made great progress last year on our car and gave us a possibility to fight for wins and podiums. Going into 2025, we know it’s going to be a long and difficult year, but together we have all the necessary tools to achieve the results we aim for.”

TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The 2025 WEC season is about to start, and I feel very excited to get going again in Qatar. I’m feeling blessed to drive the No. 81 Corvette again with the same strong driver lineup as last season. Last year the whole team of TF Sport together with Corvette Racing and Pratt Miller made very big steps in terms of performance and reliability. So I am really looking forward to get going again and chase good results. Let’s try to bring Corvette Z06 GT3.R where it belongs: on the podium! Also a shout-out to all our fans around the world for their amazing support and see you soon on track!”

CORVETTE RACING BY THE NUMBERS: Qatar 1812 Kilometers

  • 1: Number of wins for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R already in 2025 – the Rolex 24 At Daytona in the GTD class for AWA
  • 2: Number of Corvettes entered in the full FIA WEC championship – the No. 33 and No. 82 Z06 GT3.Rs from TF Sport
  • 3: Number of drivers in each of TF Sport’s Corvettes – Daniel Juncadella, Ben Keating and Jonny Edgar in the No. 33 Z06 GT3.R, and Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy in the No. 81
  • 5: Number of Corvette Z06 GT3.R entries for the 2024 Rolex 24; TF Sport operated the Trackhouse by TF Sport Corvette in GTD PRO
  • 7: Wins in FIA WEC competition for TF Sport – including the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans; current TF and Corvette factory driver Charlie Eastwood was part of that triumph
  • 20: Drivers who have driven in entries affiliated with Corvette Racing for at least one FIA WEC race – Rui Andrade, Sebastien Baud, Nicky Catsburg, Charlie Eastwood, Marcel Fässler, Antonio Garcia, Oliver Gavin, Daniel Juncadella, Ben Keating, Hiroshi Koizumi, Jan Magnussen, Tommy Milner, Mike Rockenfeller, Alexander Sims, Nick Tandy, Jordan Taylor, Ricky Taylor, Tom Van Rompuy, Nico Varrone and Richard Westbrook. That number will go up by one in Qatar with the addition of Jonny Edgar
  • 27: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
  • 59: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. There were six first-timers at the Rolex 24 – Scott McLaughlin, Shane van Gisbergen, Connor Zilisch, Martin Kirchöffer, Pipo Derani and Salih Yoluc.
  • 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
  • 139: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 117 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, three in the FIA WEC and 10 in GT World Challenge America
  • 310: Event starts by Corvette Racing entries since 1999, starting with that year’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. No. 300 came in early August 2004 at Road America in IMSA
  • 410,323.38: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. The program surpassed the 400,000-mile mark at the 2025 Rolex 24 At Daytona

Corvette Racing at Losail International Circuit

2024 – No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 18th/DNF in LM GT3 (Van Rompuy pole)

No. 82 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Daniel Juncadella/Sebastien Baud/Hiroshi Koizumi – 10th in LM GT3

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