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Aric Almirola Visits Feeding South Florida Food Bank, Little Havana and Freedom Tower During Road to Daytona 500 Media Tour in Miami

With the Harley J. Earl DAYTONA 500 trophy in the background, driver Aric Almirola presents a check from his sponsor Smithfield Foods for $6,010 – with the 60 representing the 60th running of the DAYTONA 500 and the 10 representing his new car number – to Paco Velez, President, and CEO of Feeding South Florida. Photo – Courtesy of DIS

Almirola and Smithfield Foods Make Donation to Feeding South Florida Food Bank

Miami is the First Stop of the Road to the DAYTONA 500 Tour                    

Miami, Fla. (January 18, 2018) – The Road to the DAYTONA 500 Tour kicked off Thursday in Miami with Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Fusion for Stewart-Haas Racing. The media tour included visits to Feeding South Florida food bank, the Freedom Tower, Little Havana and local TV studios where Almirola previewed the upcoming 60th annual DAYTONA 500 – the prestigious season opener for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series which will take place Feb. 18th at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading

KBM Announces 2018 Crew Chief Lineup

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 18, 2018)– Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today the crew chief lineup for its three full-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams in 2018. Ryan “Rudy” Fugle will call the shots for Noah Gragson and the No. 18 team, Mike Hillman Jr., will work with Harrison Burton, Kyle Busch, and other drivers yet to be announced in the No. 51 Tundra and Marcus Richmond will have Todd Gilliland as the primary driver of the No. 4 Tundra with Kyle Busch driving two races and David Gilliland competing in the season-opening event at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.
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Todd Gilliland to Compete for Rookie of the Year in the No. 4 Tundra

David Gilliland to Drive for the No. 4 Toyota Team in the Season-Opening Daytona Race

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 17, 2018)– Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that Todd Gilliland will drive the No. 4 Tundra in 19 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events in 2018 and vie for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.  The 17-year-old will make his 2018 debut at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway March 24 and then race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway May before running the remainder of the schedule starting at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway May 18 after he becomes eligible to compete on larger tracks when he turns 18 on May 15. Continue reading

Cody Coughlin Joins 2018 Lineup for GMS Racing

STATESVILLE, N.C. (January 16, 2018)- Adding to the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) lineup, GMS Racing officials announced today the addition of Cody Coughlin to the Statesville-based team. Climbing back behind the wheel of a Chevrolet for the first time since 2013 in Late Models, Coughlin will drive the No. 2 JEGS Chevrolet Silverado for his second full-time NCWTS season. Continue reading