Driver has strong history at Monster Mile in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

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Brett Moffitt is scheduled to make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut this weekend at Dover International Speedway, driving the No. 66 Toyota for Jay Robinson Racing.

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The 21-year-old native of Grimes, Iowa, has made three starts in NASCAR national series. Moffitt finished ninth in his only NASCAR Nationwide Series start in August 2012 at Iowa Speedway; he finished 14th at Kentucky and 17th at Michigan in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series last season.

Moffitt, a former member of the NASCAR Next developmental class, has had success at the Monster Mile. Among his nine victories in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East are two wins at Dover, in 2009 and 2010.

"I’m honored Jay asked me to drive his car at Dover," Moffitt said of the Robinson team. "The Monster Mile is a tough, but fun track and I can’t wait to get there. I won the 2009 and 2010 K&N East race at Dover so I think I’ll feel comfortable there, but Sprint Cup racing is a whole new world. I appreciate all the support I have received from Jay Robinson, TRD and everyone at Michael Waltrip Racing for making this happen. My goals are to qualify well and learn all I can during the race."

Moffitt participated in a Sprint Cup test last October at Charlotte Motor Speedway, driving the No. 55 Toyota for the Waltrip team as an emergency fill-in for Brian Vickers. Doctors had discovered a recurrence of blood clots that eventually sidelined Vickers for the rest of the 2013 season.

A partnership forged this year between the Waltrip and Robinson teams keeps the No. 66 on the track each week in the Sprint Cup Series. Joe Nemechek has been the primary driver under the Robinson umbrella, while part-time drivers Waltrip (two starts) and Jeff Burton (one) have driven the No. 66 under the MWR banner.

Moffitt competed in five full seasons in the K&N Pro Series East from 2009 to 2013, finishing second twice and third three times in the season-long championship standings.

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Estes Express Lines’ primary sponsorship leads to new opportunity

Jeb Burton‘s race-by-race deal with ThorSport Racing has come to full-time fruition.

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The Sandusky, Ohio-based team announced Tuesday that the second-generation driver would complete the rest of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season in its No. 13 Toyota with sponsorship from Estes Express Lines. Burton has competed in all four races this year, producing two top-10 finishes and ranking seventh in the series standings.

"It’s an honor to be driving the No. 13 Estes Toyota," Burton said. "Each time I get behind the wheel, I’m not only representing the Burton family and ThorSport Racing, now I have the privilege of representing everyone at Estes, which means a team of almost 15,000 employees including more than 6,000 truck drivers."

Burton, 21, finished fifth in the Truck Series standings in 2013, claimed seven pole positions and notched his first victory in June at Texas Motor Speedway. His hopes, however, of continuing in the Turner Scott Motorsports’ No. 4 entry were dashed in the offseason when a sponsorship default forced a parting of the ways.

Burton is the son of former Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton and the nephew of NASCAR veteran Jeff Burton, who will retire at season’s end to join the broadcasting team at NBC Sports.

The Truck Series’ next event is scheduled for May 30 at Dover International Speedway. Jeb Burton also finished 15th in his second career start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, driving the Biagi-DenBeste Racing No. 98 Ford in Saturday’s History 300.

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Drivers notice change, benefit during testing

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Pocono Raceway officials have not relented and finally added a fourth turn to their historic venue, but one change made during the offseason is expected to impact the racing on the 2.5-mile track.

Officially, it’s Turn 2. But because it rests above the tunnel entrance to the infield, it’s long been known as the Tunnel Turn. And the curbing that once lined the inside of the difficult stretch of track is now gone.

While the simple asphalt strip didn’t have the stopping power of a wall, it could be just as destructive.

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"I hated that curb back there," Michael Waltrip Racing driver Clint Bowyer said Tuesday during a break in testing. "It scared the crap out of me. You’re carrying so much speed back there and you’re … right there on what felt like a 2-foot curb. I hit it once in qualifying and it destroyed the front of my car. I never got close to it again after that. It’s kind of nice that it’s not there anymore."

Bowyer was one of 12 drivers scheduled to take part in the Pocono test. Others were Justin Allgaier, Michael Annett, Jeff Burton, Austin Dillon, Kyle Larson, Jamie McMurray, Paul Menard, Ryan Newman, Reed Sorenson, Martin Truex Jr. and Brian Vickers.

Pocono, known for it’s unusual three-turn layout that gives it the nickname of the Tricky Triangle, hosts the Pocono 400 in June, as well as a second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race again in August — the GoBowling.com 400. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be at Pocono for the August race weekend, as well.

The removal of the curbing allowed track officials to install a 15-foot apron on the inside, a move that should make the track’s tightest turn safer for competitors.

"Hitting the curb bounces you out back to the right and back into traffic," said Nick Igdalsky, Pocono’s executive vice president and COO. "So now they have a … viable escape route.

"It gives them an opportunity to run more comfortably and a few miles (per hour) faster. … It keeps the field a little tighter in (Turn) 2, which was the choke point. By doing that, hopefully that translates to more consistently closer finishes down the front straightaway."

New SAFER Barrier and catchfencing has also been added on the inside of the track, Igdalsky said.

While he said he doesn’t anticipate drivers using the apron often during the course of a race, Bowyer said it could add another element to the already hectic restarts at Pocono.

"When we go off in there 4-, 5-, 20-wide or whatever it is on the restart, somebody will be on that apron," he said. "They probably won’t come out the other end but somebody will try it."

McMurray, winner of this year’s Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, noticed the change while scouting the track in a rental car before testing got underway.

"I thought I would just cut the corner off," McMurray said, "but there’s a pretty big transition from the race track to the asphalt. It’s actually nice just to not have the curb there because I feel like you used to go through that corner and if you hit it just right, you think ‘I can drive harder the next lap.’ But if you miss it and you touch the curb, it would shoot you out toward the wall. It’s actually more forgiving than what it was before."

Burton, running a limited schedule for MWR this year, agreed with Bowyer in that the apron could come into play when the field is re-set and wound up for a restart.

"Restarts at Pocono are insane getting into the Tunnel Turn," he said. "It’s nuts. If people get bottled up, you might see some people try to use it, which will make things real interesting when you get into (Turn) 3."

With a rough winter now in the background, track president and CEO Brandon Igdalsky described the day’s test session as "better than ‘Groundhog Day.’ "

"This is what we’re all here for," he said. "This is why we’re here, to have that smell in the air and that sound reverberating through the office."

The Tunnel Turn changes will "definitely enhance" the racing on that part of the track.

"If it already wasn’t the hardest turn in NASCAR, it’s going to add a different layer to that," Brandon Igdalsky said.

Larson, looking to make his first start at the unique track, admitted that "shifting is not one of my strong suits" after a missed shift during the morning session left his Chip Ganassi Racing team changing the engine and transmission in the No. 42 Chevrolet.

"Hopefully I got it out of the way early and can finish the test without missing anymore," the 21-year-old Larson said. "I think it’s a fun track just because it’s so different than everything we race on, and each corner is different here. …

"I’ve gotten to race here in Pennsylvania in sprint cars and stuff and struggled really bad so Pennsylvania is not one of my favorite places to come but hopefully we can change that at Pocono. Pennsylvania definitely has the weirdest race tracks. That’s for sure. I think there’s just a bunch of weird people in Pennsylvania to come up with tracks like this."

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A statistical lookahead to the longest race for the Sprint Cup Series

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, going into the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks on June 1. FOX’s coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. ET and the race is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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DOVER-SPECIFIC STATISTICS

Greg Biffle (No. 16 3M Ford)
Two wins, six top fives, 11 top 10s; one pole
Average finish of 12.3
Average Running Position of 10.7, fourth-best
Driver Rating of 101.0, fifth-best
434 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-most
772 Green Flag Passes, fourth-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 143.808 mph, fourth-fastest
5,443 Laps in the Top 15 (75.6%), fourth-most
497 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), third-most
 
Clint Bowyer (No. 15 Cherry 5-Hour Energy for Special Ops Warrior Foundation Toyot
a)
One top five, nine top 10s
Average finish of 12.6
Average Running Position of 12.5, eighth-best
Driver Rating of 91.6, eighth-best
178 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 143.580 mph, seventh-fastest
4,654 Laps in the Top 15 (72.7%), eighth-most
379 Quality Passes, ninth-most
 
Kurt Busch (No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet
)
One win, six top fives, eight top 10s
Average finish of 18.2
Average Running Position of 13.2, ninth-best
Driver Rating of 92.5, seventh-best
275 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-most
762 Green Flag Passes, fifth-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 143.525 mph, eighth-fastest
4,284 Laps in the Top 15 (59.5%), 10th-most
399 Quality Passes, sixth-most
 
Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M’s Peanut Butter Toyota
)
Two wins, nine top fives, 12 top 10s
Average finish of 12.8
Average Running Position of 10.8, fifth-best
Driver Rating of 106.0, third-best
396 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 143.914 mph, third-fastest
5,574 Laps in the Top 15 (77.4%), third-most
471 Quality Passes, fifth-most
 
Carl Edwards (No. 99 Subway Ford
)
One win, eight top fives, 12 top 10s
Average finish of 10.0
Average Running Position of 10.4, third-best
Driver Rating of 101.3, fourth-best
487 Fastest Laps Run, second-most
734 Green Flag Passes, eighth-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 143.732 mph, sixth-fastest
5,239 Laps in the Top 15 (72.7%), sixth-most
Series-high 498 Quality Passes
 
Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
)
Four wins, 17 top fives, 24 top 10s; four poles
Average finish of 11.6
Average Running Position of 12.5, seventh-best
Driver Rating of 93.7, sixth-best
261 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-most
759 Green Flag Passes, sixth-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 143.735 mph, fifth-fastest
5,415 Laps in the Top 15 (75.2%), fifth-most
Series-high 498 Quality Passes
 
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet
)
Eight wins, 12 top fives, 17 top 10s; three poles
Average finish of 8.7
Series-best Average Running Position of 6.8
Series-best Driver Rating of 121.1
Series-high 990 Fastest Laps Run
Series-best Average Green Flag Speed of 144.276 mph
Series-high 6,261 Laps in the Top 15 (86.9%)
376 Quality Passes, 10th-most
 
Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Dollar General Toyota
)
Two wins, 13 top fives, 19 top 10s; one pole
Average finish of 13.4
Average Running Position of 9.1, second-best
Driver Rating of 107.9, second-best
452 Fastest Laps Run, third-most
695 Green Flag Passes, 12th-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 144.018 mph, second-fastest
5,827 Laps in the Top 15 (80.9%), second-most
480 Quality Passes, fourth-most
 
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Ford
)
One win, two top fives, two top 10s
Average finish of 16.0
Average Running Position of 14.7, 10th-best
Driver Rating of 84.9, 12th-best
Average Green Flag Speed of 143.297 mph, 11th-fastest
 
Ryan Newman (No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet
)
Three wins, six top fives, 12 top 10s; four poles
Average finish of 12.9
Average Running Position of 12.3, sixth-best
Driver Rating of 89.4, 10th-best
Average Green Flag Speed of 143.328 mph, 10th-fastest
4,891 Laps in the Top 15 (67.9%), seventh-most
367 Quality Passes, 11th-most
 
Martin Truex Jr. (No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet
)
One win, one top five, six top 10s; two poles
Average finish of 17.0
Average Running Position of 14.9, 12th-best
Driver Rating of 89.4, ninth-best
243 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 143.396 mph, ninth-fastest
3,995 Laps in the Top 15 (62.4%), 12th-most
363 Quality Passes, 12th-most

 
At Dover International Speedway:

History
The official opening of Dover International Speedway, then called Dover Downs International Speedway, was in 1969.
The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on July 6, 1969 – won by Richard Petty.
The first two races at Dover were 300 miles. The race length was changed to 500 miles in 1971.
The track surface was changed to concrete in 1995.
The race length was changed to 400 miles beginning with the second race in 1997.
The track name was changed to Dover International Speedway in 2002.

Notebook
There have been 88 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway, one race in 1969 and 1970, two races per year since 1971.
375 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 271 in more than one.
Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Dover with 56. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 42 starts; followed by Joe Nemechek with 39.
David Pearson won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph.
37 drivers have Coors Light poles at Dover, led by David Pearson with six. Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers in poles with four each.
Nine drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Dover. David Pearson holds the record for most consecutive poles at Dover with three; from 1973 to the spring race of 1974.
Two active drivers have posted consecutive Coors Light poles at Dover: Ryan Newman (fall 2005 and spring 2006), and Denny Hamlin (fall 2012 and spring 2013).
Youngest Dover pole winner: Jeff Gordon (06/04/1995 – 23 years, 10 months, 0 days).
Oldest Dover pole winner: Mark Martin (06/01/2012 – 53 years, 4 months, 23 days).
34 different drivers have won at Dover International Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with eight wins (2002 sweep, fall 2005, 2009 sweep, 2010 fall, spring 2012 and fall 2013).
12 drivers have posted consecutive wins at Dover International Speedway, including three consecutive by David Pearson (fall 1972 and 1973 sweep), Rusty Wallace (fall 1993 and 1994 sweep) and Jeff Gordon (fall 1995 and 1996 sweep).
Youngest Dover winner: Kyle Busch (06/01/2008 – 23 years, 0 months, 30 days).
Oldest Dover winner: Harry Gant (05/31/1992 – 52 years, 4 months, 21 days).
Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Dover in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 15: Jimmie Johnson (eight), Jeff Gordon (four), Geoff Bodine (one), Ken Schrader (one) and Ricky Rudd (one).
Nine different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Dover; led by Chevrolet with 34 victories; followed by Ford with 25.
13 of the 88 (14.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the Coors Light pole; the two most recent were Jimmie Johnson in 2009 and 2010.
The second-place starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (15) than any other starting position at Dover International Speedway.   
28 of the 88 (31.8%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the front row: 13 from the pole and 15 from second-place.
69 of the 88 (78.4%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Dover have been won from a top-10 starting position.
Five of the 88 (5.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 – most recently: Tony Stewart, spring 2013 (22nd-place starting position)
The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Dover was 37th, by Kyle Petty in the spring of 1995.
Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Dover with eight; followed by Dale Earnhardt with five. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with four.
Mark Martin leads the series in top-five finishes at Dover with 24; followed by Dale Earnhardt with 19.  Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 17.
Mark Martin leads the series in top-10 finishes at Dover with 33; followed by Richard Petty and Ricky Rudd with 26 each. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 24.
Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Dover with a 9.042.
Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Dover with an 8.667; Carl Edwards (10.000) is the only other active driver with an average finish in the top 10.
11 of the 12 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners at Dover International Speedway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Jimmie Johnson won at Dover in his first two appearances.     
Jeff Burton competed at Dover International Speedway 25 times before winning in the fall of 2006; the longest span of any the 16 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners.
Among the 16 active NSCS Dover winners Kurt Busch (22) and Matt Kenseth (14) made 10 or more attempts before their first win.
Joe Nemechek leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Dover without visiting Victory Lane at 39; followed by Kevin Harvick with 26.
Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover International Speedway was the September 25, 2005 race won by Jimmie Johnson over Kyle Busch with a MOV of 0.08 second.
There has been one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Dover International Speedway (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): fall of 2005 (400/404).
Not one of the 87 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway has been shortened due to weather conditions.   
Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover International Speedway five times: fall of 1984, spring of 2001, fall of 2003, spring of 2005 and spring of 2011.  
Three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series active drivers have made their first career start at Dover International Speedway: Matt Kenseth (9/20/98), Kurt Busch (9/24/00) and David Ragan (9/24/06).
Two active drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Dover International Speedway: Matt Kenseth (06/02/02) and Michael Waltrip (06/03/1991).     
One active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver has posted his first career win at Dover International Speedway: Martin Truex Jr. (06/04/07).
Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Dover with 2,704 laps led in 24 starts.
If Jimmie Johnson leads 296 laps or more this weekend he will surpass the 3,000 laps led mark at Dover International Speedway, becoming the seventh driver in series history to lead 3,000 or more laps at a single track. Jeff Gordon is the only other active driver to accomplish the feat (Martinsville – 3,593 laps led).
Two female drivers have competed at Dover International Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
There have been 88 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Delaware all at Dover International Speedway.
Eight drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Delaware; none of the eight have recorded a victory in NASCAR national series competition.

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Entry No. Driver Owner Crew chief Vehicle Sponsor

1

1

Jamie McMurray

Felix Sabates

Keith Rodden

14 Chevrolet

Cessna

2

2

Brad Keselowski

Roger Penske

Paul Wolfe

14 Ford

Miller Lite

3

3

Austin Dillon

Richard Childress

Gil Martin

14 Chevrolet

AMERICAN ETHANOL

4

4

Kevin Harvick

Tony Stewart

Rodney Childers

14 Chevrolet

Budweiser

5

5

Kasey Kahne

Linda Hendrick

Kenny Francis

14 Chevrolet

Farmers Insurance

6

7

Michael Annett

Tommy Baldwin

Kevin Manion

14 Chevrolet

Pilot Flying J Chevrolet

7

9

Marcos Ambrose

Richard Petty

Drew Blickensderfer

14 Ford

DeWALT

8

10

Danica Patrick

Tony Stewart

Tony Gibson

14 Chevrolet

GoDaddy

9

11

Denny Hamlin

J D Gibbs

Darian Grubb

14 Toyota

Autism Speaks

10

13

Casey Mears

Bob Germain

Bootie Barker III

14 Chevrolet

No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS

11

14

Tony Stewart

Margaret Haas

Chad Johnston

14 Chevrolet

Code 3-Mobil 1 Chevrolet

 

12

 

15

 

Clint Bowyer

 

Rob Kauffman

 

Brian Pattie

 

14 Toyota

Cherry 5-Hour ENERGY for Special Ops Warrior Foundation

13

16

Greg Biffle

Jack Roush

Matt Puccia

14 Ford

3M

14

17

Ricky Stenhouse Jr

John Henry

Michael Kelley

14 Ford

Nationwide

15

18

Kyle Busch

Joe Gibbs

Dave Rogers

14 Toyota

M&M’s Peanut Butter

16

20

Matt Kenseth

Joe Gibbs

Jason Ratcliff

14 Toyota

DOLLAR GENERAL

17

22

Joey Logano

Walter Czarnecki

Todd Gordon

14 Ford

Shell Pennzoil

18

23

Alex Bowman

Ron Devine

Dave Winston

14 Toyota

Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry

19

24

Jeff Gordon

Rick Hendrick

Alan Gustafson

14 Chevrolet

Drive To End Hunger

20

26

Cole Whitt

Anthony Marlowe

Randy Cox

14 Toyota

Burger King Toyota Camry

21

27

Paul Menard

Richard Childress

Slugger Labbe

14 Chevrolet

PITTSBURGH PAINTS / MENARDS

22

31

Ryan Newman

Richard Childress

Luke Lambert

14 Chevrolet

Caterpillar

23

32

Blake Koch(i)

Frank Stoddard Jr

Ben Leslie

14 Ford

supportmilitary.org

24

33

David Stremme

Joe Falk

Mark Hillman

14 Chevrolet

Little Joe’s Autos

25

34

David Ragan

Bob Jenkins

Jay Guy

14 Ford

Dockside Logistics

26

36

Reed Sorenson

Allan Heinke

Todd Parrott

14 Chevrolet

Click It or Ticket Chevrolet

27

38

David Gilliland

Brad Jenkins

Frank Kerr

14 Ford

THE PETE STORE

28

40

Landon Cassill(i)

Michael Hillman

Mike Abner

14 Chevrolet

Hillman Racing

29

41

Kurt Busch

Gene Haas

Daniel Knost

14 Chevrolet

Haas Automation

30

42

Kyle Larson

Chip Ganassi

Chris Heroy

14 Chevrolet

Cottonelle

31

43

Aric Almirola

Richard Petty

Trent Owens

14 Ford

Smithfield

32

144

J J Yeley(i)

John Cohen

Steve Lane

14 Chevrolet

TBA

33

47

A J Allmendinger

Tad Geschickter

Brian Burns

14 Chevrolet

Scott Products

34

48

Jimmie Johnson

Jeff Gordon

Chad Knaus

14 Chevrolet

Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools

35

51

Justin Allgaier

Harry Scott Jr

Steve Addington

14 Chevrolet

TBD

36

55

Brian Vickers

Michael Waltrip

Billy Scott

14 Toyota

Aaron’s Dream Machine

37

66

Joe Nemechek(i)

Jay Robinson

Scott Eggleston

14 Toyota

Land Castle Title

38

77

Dave Blaney

Randy Humphrey

Peter Sospenzo

14 Ford

TBA

39

78

Martin Truex Jr

Barney Visser

Todd Berrier

14 Chevrolet

Furniture Row

40

83

Ryan Truex

Ron Devine

Doug Richert

14 Toyota

Burger King Toyota Camry

41

88

Dale Earnhardt Jr

Rick Hendrick

Steve Letarte

14 Chevrolet

National Guard

42

98

Josh Wise

Mike Curb

Gene Nead

14 Chevrolet

iRacing.com/Reddit.com

43

99

Carl Edwards

Jack Roush

James Fennig

14 Ford

Subway

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Entry # Driver Owner Crew chief Manufacturer Sponsor

1

00

Cole Custer

Gene Haas

Joe Shear

14 Chevrolet

Haas Automation

2

0

Ryan Ellis(i)

Kenneth Grimes

Michael Nimmo

14 Chevrolet

Driven2Honor.org

3

02

Tyler Young

Randy Young

Bryan Berry

14 Chevrolet

Randco/Young’s Building Systems

4

5

John Wes Townley

Richard Wauters

Richard Wauters

14 Toyota

Zaxbys

5

07

Jimmy Weller III

Ken Smith

Jason Miller

13 Chevrolet

Geneva Liberty Steel/Integrated Metal Products

6

08

Jake Crum

Bobby Dotter

Doug Weddle

13 Chevrolet

Thunder Exhaust

7

8

John Hunter Nemechek

Sidney Mauldin

Jerry Babb

14 Toyota

Hard Rock ENERGY

8

9

Brennan Newberry

Joe Denette

Doug Howe

14 Chevrolet

Qore-24

9

10

Jennifer Jo Cobb

Jennifer Jo Cobb

Steve Kuykendall

13 RAM

Driven2Honor.org

10

13

Jeb Burton

Duke Thorson

Jeriod Prince

14 Toyota

Estes Toyota Tundra

11

17

Timothy Peters

Tom Deloach

Marcus Richmond II

14 Toyota

Red Horse Racing

12

19

Tyler Reddick

Brad Keselowski

Doug Randolph

14 Ford

Reese Towpower

13

20

Gray Gaulding

Bob Newberry

Jeff Hensley

14 Chevrolet

Krispy Kreme

14

21

Joey Coulter

Maurice Gallagher Jr

Jeff Stankiewicz

14 Chevrolet

TBA

15

29

Ryan Blaney

Brad Keselowski

Chad Kendrick

14 Ford

Cooper Standard

16

30

Ron Hornaday Jr

Steve Turner

Hal Ralston Jr

14 Chevrolet

Rheem

17

31

Ben Kennedy

Steve Turner

Michael Shelton

14 Chevrolet

Click It or Ticket

18

32

Ben Rhodes

Harry Scott Jr

Mike Hillman Jr

14 Chevrolet

Alpha Energy Solutions

19

133

Brandon Jones

Steve Turner

Shane Huffman

14 Chevrolet

EXIDE

20

35

Mason Mingus

Kevin Cywinski

Mark Rette

14 Toyota

Call 811

21

136

Blake Koch(i)

Beverly Mittler

Michael Mittler

14 RAM

Mitler Bros. Machine & Tool

22

40

Todd Peck

Michael Peck

Keith Wolfe

14 Chevrolet

Arthritis.org

23

142

Charles Lewandoski

Rebecca Young

William Sandlin

13 Chevrolet

Randco/Young’s Building Systems

24

50

T J Bell

Mark Beaver

Randy Dean II

13 Chevrolet

America’s Linemen

25

51

Kyle Busch(i)

Kyle Busch

Eric Phillips

14 Toyota

Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award/ToyotaCare

26

54

Darrell Wallace Jr

Kyle Busch

Jerry Baxter

14 Toyota

Toyota

27

156

Raymond Terczak Jr

Raymond Terczak Jr

Gregory Ward

14 Chevrolet

TBA

28

57

Norm Benning

Norm Benning

Kevin Dargie

14 Chevrolet

TBA

29

63

Justin Jennings

Michael Mittler

Michael Mittler

14 Chevrolet

TBA

30

77

German Quiroga

Tom Deloach

Butch Hylton

14 Toyota

NET10 Wireless

31

88

Matt Crafton

Rhonda Thorson

Carl Joiner

14 Toyota

Menards Ripit

32

92

Scott Riggs

Ricky Benton

Trip Bruce III

14 Ford

BTS Tire/ Goodyear Fleet HQ/ Wynns

33

98

Johnny Sauter

Mike Curb

Dennis Connor

14 Toyota

Nextant-Curb Records

34

99

Bryan Silas

Chris Baluch

Gary Cogswell

14 Chevrolet

Bell Trucks America, Inc.

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1

01

Landon Cassill

Johnny Davis

Dave Fuge

14 Chevrolet

teamjdmotorsports.com

2

2

Brian Scott

Richard Childress

Phil Gould

14 Chevrolet

Shore Lodge

3

3

Ty Dillon

Richard Childress

Danny Stockman Jr

14 Chevrolet

Bulwark / Airgas

4

4

Jeffrey Earnhardt

Gary Keller

Perry Mitchell

14 Chevrolet

teamjdmotorsports.com

5

6

Trevor Bayne

Jack Roush

Chad Norris

14 Ford

AdvoCare

6

7

Regan Smith

Kelley Earnhardt-Miller

Ryan Pemberton

14 Chevrolet

Breyers

7

9

Chase Elliott

Dale Earnhardt Jr

Greg Ives

14 Chevrolet

NAPA AUTO PARTS

8

10

Blake Koch

Mark Smith

Todd Myers

14 Toyota

Supportmilitary.org

9

11

Elliott Sadler

J D Gibbs

Chris Gayle

14 Toyota

OneMain Financial

10

13

Matthew Carter

Derek White

Kevin Eagle

14 Toyota

TBA

11

14

Jeff Green

Mark Smith

Wes Ward

14 Toyota

Hefty Ultimate / Reynolds Wrap

12

15

Ryan Ellis

Rick Ware

TBA

14 Ford

RWR

 

13

 

16

 

Ryan Reed

 

Jack Roush

 

Seth Barbour

 

14 Ford

ADA Drive to Stop Diabetes presented by Lilly Diabetes

14

17

Tanner Berryhill

Adrian Berryhill

Adrian Berryhill

14 Dodge

NationalCashLenders.com

15

19

Mike Bliss

Mark Smith

Paul Clapprood

14 Toyota

TriStar Motorsports

16

20

Matt Kenseth(i)

Joe Gibbs

Kevin Kidd

14 Toyota

Resers

17

22

Joey Logano(i)

Roger Penske

Jeremy Bullins

14 Ford

Hertz

18

23

Timmy Hill(i)

Robert Richardson Sr

George Church

14 Chevrolet

Rick Ware Racing

19

28

J J Yeley

James Whitener

Steve Plattenberger

13 Dodge

JGL Racing

20

31

Dylan Kwasniewski

Steve Turner

Patrick Tryson

14 Chevrolet

Rockstar

21

33

Cale Conley(i)

Richard Childress

Nick Harrison

14 Chevrolet

IAVA

22

39

Ryan Sieg

Rod Sieg

Kevin Starland

14 Chevrolet

RSS Racing

23

40

Josh Wise(i)

Curtis Key Sr

Gary Showalter

14 Chevrolet

Curtis Key Plumbing

24

42

Kyle Larson(i)

Harry Scott Jr

Scott Zipadelli

14 Chevrolet

Cartwheel

25

43

Dakoda Armstrong

Richard Petty

Philippe Lopez

14 Ford

WinField

26

44

Paulie Harraka

Mark Smith

Greg Conner

14 Toyota

Buckle Up

27

46

Matt Dibenedetto

Curtis Key Sr

Kyle Symington

14 Chevrolet

Curtis Key Plumbing

28

51

Jeremy Clements

Tony Clements

Ricky Pearson

14 Chevrolet

RepairableVehicles.com

29

52

Joey Gase

Jimmy Means

Tim Brown

14 Chevrolet

TBA

30

54

Kyle Busch(i)

J D Gibbs

Adam Stevens

14 Toyota

Monster Energy

31

55

Todd Bodine(i)

Jimmy Dick

Jason Miller

14 Chevrolet

TBA

32

60

Chris Buescher

Jack Roush

Scott Graves

14 Ford

Ford EcoBoost

33

62

Brendan Gaughan

Richard Childress

Shane Wilson

14 Chevrolet

South Point

34

70

Derrike Cope

Mary Louise Miller

Fred Wanke

14 Chevrolet

YOUTHEORY

35

74

Mike Harmon

Mike Harmon

Gary Ritter

12 Dodge

TBA

36

76

Tommy Joe Martins

Tommy Joe Martins

Joey Jones

13 Ford

TBA

37

87

Joe Nemechek(i)

Andrea Nemechek

Steven Gray

14 Toyota

Herbal Mist Tea’s

38

89

Morgan Shepherd

Morgan Shepherd

Mike Malamphy

14 Chevrolet

King’s Tire

39

93

Josh Reaume

Gregg Mixon

David Goulet

13 Dodge

JGL Racing

40

99

James Buescher

Robby Benton

Chris Rice

14 Toyota

Rheem

 

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Perhaps no major American sport supports the military more completely and in more varied ways than NASCAR, which offered ample evidence of that via several events leading up to the running of Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Of course, this was only the kickoff of "NASCAR: An American Salute" — a platform designed to rally race fans, teams, tracks and business partners to collectively honor and promote lasting relationships with active and retired service members and military families. The program will run from this Memorial Day weekend through the July 4 Independence Day weekend when NASCAR races are run at Daytona International Speedway.

The American Salute initiative started last week when Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, visited Fort Bragg in North Carolina. There he helped kick off a unique program launched by NASCAR in partnership with Coca-Cola, Mars Chocolate North America and Mondelez designed to engage authorized shoppers in more than 180 military commissaries. From last Tuesday when Dillon visited to June 6, commissary shoppers can enter the 2014 Champions Week Sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas for NASCAR Champion’s Week next December by texting "NASCAR Salute” to 313131 or by visiting https://2014championsweeksweeps.com/.

Perhaps more importantly, Dillon visited with a steady stream of members of the Fort Bragg military community, sharing stories and signing autographs for two hours. He also helped give away four tickets to the Coca-Cola 600.

"Having them come over here, where we can meet them and shake their hands, it means a lot."

Francisco Martinez, an E-4 Specialist based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

"Man, I love it anytime we get the chance to go anywhere and do anything with the military," Dillon said. "One of the favorite things I get to do each year is when I get to go to Walter Reed Military Hospital in Washington D.C. To come not far from my hometown in my home state to Fort Bragg and see this whole operation is really cool.

"I actually came here on a field trip back in eighth grade and got to see how they pack parachutes and all that stuff. It was really cool to meet some of the troops back then — but to come back now in this new stage of my life and give back what little I can, to be able to meet some of the great troops who allow me to have the freedom to race cars for a living, it’s really special to me."

While it obviously meant a great deal to Dillon, it seemed to mean even more to the military personnel who stopped by to visit with him.

"It’s great for the morale of all the soldiers," U.S. Army Capt. Ed Flecha said. "Regardless of a soldier’s background or ethnicity, this basically is one of the favorite sports for all of us to follow. This young driver here is one of the future stars in NASCAR. Everybody on base here basically follows NASCAR. Whenever we have a driver like this come here, it means a lot to all of us.

"It’s so great, too, when we see them in hospitals, working with (the) Wounded Warriors (Project), or wherever they interact with our personnel. Their support means so much."

Francisco Martinez, an E-4 Specialist based at Fort Bragg, said that NASCAR and the military are a perfect fit for each other. Martinez should know. He said he used to race cars back in his native Puerto Rico and added that one of his uncles used to work as a mechanic on Formula One race cars.

"They provide motivation for all of us," Martinez said of NASCAR drivers such as Dillon when they visit with troops. "They promote us and put a lot of effort into letting us know they appreciate us. We can appreciate what they do, too. They take risks in what they do. We sometimes have to take risks in what we do. Having them come over here, where we can meet them and shake their hands, it means a lot."

Likewise, it means a whole lot to service members when they are given an assist in making the transition from their military careers to the civilian job market.

That’s where Bank of America, the largest employer of military service men and women in the nation, figures in with the American Salute campaign. In addition to launching its "Express Your Thanks" initiative where fans can use the hashtag #troopthanks alongside a message or video of appreciation to help generate donations up to $1 million for Welcome Back Veterans and the Wounded Warrior Project, Bank of America also teamed up with Hendrick Motorsports, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to host a military job fair in Charlotte, North Carolina, last Thursday.

Among those in attendance was Maj. Gen. Gregory Lusk, adjutant general of North Carolina.

"A fraction of one percent — less than one percent — of our population wears the uniform of our nation in whatever branch of service they serve," Lusk said. "It kind of harkens back and reminds us of this obligation that we have to one another."

Eric Eversole, the executive director of Hiring Our Heroes and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, said the U.S. Chamber has partnered with businesses to hold such job fairs in 200 cities across the country since 2011. He stressed that it is a win-win for businesses and service members looking to transition successfully into civilian life after serving their country.

"We’ve had over 180,000 service members go through our hiring fairs over the last three years," Eversole said. "Our hiring rate is well over 15 percent. So over 27,000 have received jobs as a direct result of coming to these fairs.

"And a lot of what is really important about our work is that we’ve really helped change the mindset of why you hire a veteran. You can talk about a lot of reasons about why it’s the right thing to do, but it’s simply a really good business decision. These veterans have really good skill sets. They know about leadership, they have good training, they know how to make decisions in tough environments. And businesses need that. They need people who can lead and not just follow."

One great example of making the successful transition from the military also was in attendance at last Thursday’s job fair: Bank of America Senior Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager Will Manning. He also happens to be a former Combat Engineer officer in the U.S. Army’s famed 82nd Airborne Division, where Manning also served as an Airborne Ranger and Master Parachutist.

When he first left the Army, Manning said there were no such programs available to offer a helping hand for soldiers to transition into civilian life. He wished at the time that there had been, and he said that’s why he’s so passionate about remaining involved in it now.

"For me, my passion is I want to give back personally to those who are serving and living the lifestyle that I’ve known and I’ve lived and I’ve seen," said Manning, who was based at Fort Bragg during his enlistment in the Army. "Because when I see a service member trying to transition out of the military and having trouble finding the right job, it could have been me, if circumstances were different. It’s great to now be able to work for a company like Bank of America that could see the value in the skills that I brought to the table and say, ‘You know what? We want more.’ "

Later the same day at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Goodyear gave more momentum to the American Salute initiative by announcing its fifth annual "Goodyear Gives Back" charitable program, launched with the running of "Support Our Troops" messaging on all race tires used during the Memorial Day weekend of racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In partnership with the NASCAR Foundation, Goodyear also will host an on-line charity auction in which fans can bid on NASCAR memorabilia, VIP race experiences and rides on the Goodyear Blimp. Goodyear is matching funds raised through the auction, up to $50,000, to help military service members and their families.

Among those in attendance for the Goodyear announcement were NASCAR President Mike Helton and Richard Childress, owner of Richard Childress Racing.

"I know Mike is going to be a big bidder in the auction. He always is,” Childress joked of Helton.

Helton added: "I think this ties in very nicely with our whole culture in NASCAR since 1948. There are multiple generations of NASCAR industry members and NASCAR fans who all are very adamant about our appreciation of our armed forces and the families of those service members of the armed forces. There is no better moment to be reminded of the responsibilities we have to remember our soldiers and their families than Memorial Day weekend, and do all that we can to recognize them and help them."

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