Sandwiched between the tight confines of Richmond (Va.) Raceway last weekend and the wide-open speedfest two weekends hence at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway is Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, where Ryan Preece and his fellow NASCAR Cup Series competitors will get to stretch their racing legs this weekend before heading to “The World Center of Racing” for the penultimate race of the regular season. (more…)
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Chandler Smith – No. 81 Mobil 1 Toyota GR Supra – United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway
Chandler Smith will make his inaugural start with Joe Gibbs Racing this weekend at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). Smith has several starts across NASCAR series the World Center of Racing. The young driver has two NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) starts and two NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) starts at the track. He also raced in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Coke Zero Sugar 400 in 2023 and finished 15th. (more…)
Sheldon Creed / No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra – United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway
Sheldon Creed will make his Joe Gibbs Racing debut in the No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra this weekend in the season-opening United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway. In his last visit to the historic superspeedway, Creed came just .005 seconds away from his first career Xfinity Series victory, as he finished just inches behind race-winner Justin Allgaier.
Ryan Truex / No. 19 Toyota SmartPath Toyota GR Supra – United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway
TRUEX AT DAYTONA: Ryan Truex will kick off his eighth career NASCAR Xfinity Series season this weekend in the United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway when he gets behind the wheel of the No. 19 Toyota SmartPath GR Supra. In four starts at the iconic track, Truex has one top-ten, three laps led, and an average finish of 15.8, highlighted by a seventh-place finish in 2018. The 31-year-old veteran also has one NASCAR Cup Series start and five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts, where he scored three top-five finishes. (more…)
John Hunter Nemechek – No. 20 Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota GR Supra Preview – United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway
NEMECHEK AT DAYTONA: In five career NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Daytona International Speedway, John Hunter Nemechek owns one top-five finish and two top-10s. Last February, Nemechek finished second at the 2.5-mile superspeedway after narrowly missing out on the victory when he was side-by-side with the eventual winner as a caution ended the race.
United Rentals Racing: Ryan Preece Clash at the Coliseum
Ryan Preece kicks off his second season as driver of the No. 41 United Rentals Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) with Sunday’s non-points Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum. The 33-year-old from Berlin, Connecticut, competed in the previous two Clash events held on the purpose-built, quarter-mile, asphalt oval inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where he showcased his short-track prowess each year.
Radford Racing School and Sunbelt Rentals Announce Two-Year Sponsorship Agreement
CHANDLER, Ariz.. (October 4, 2023) – Radford Racing School, the nation’s foremost driving and racing school, and Sunbelt Rentals, North America’s premier equipment rental company, today announced a two-year sponsorship between the two companies. Sunbelt Rentals offers diverse equipment for commercial, industrial, residential and municipal industries. The sponsorship provides Radford Racing School with greater access to Sunbelt Rentals’ extensive selection of equipment in exchange for specialized employee driver training and unique group programs. (more…)
Beard Motorsports Partners with United Rentals for Two NASCAR Cup Series Races
MT. PLEASANT, Michigan (Aug. 16, 2023) – Beard Motorsports announced today that United Rentals will appear as the primary sponsor on its No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro and driver Austin Hill for two NASCAR Cup Series races – the Aug. 26 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, and the Oct. 8 Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 on the road course at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. (more…)
Nickolas Sanchez drives B.J. McLeod Motorsports’ NXS No. 5 Car for the United Rentals 200
PHOENIX, AZ. (March 9, 2022): B.J. McLeod Motorsports (BJMM) announced today that Nick Sanchez will be behind the wheel of stock car No. 5 Chevrolet this upcoming Saturday, Mar. 12, for the United Rentals 200 at Phoenix Raceway with primary sponsor Barefoot Rentals. (more…)
United Rentals Backs Stewart-Haas Racing and Driver Ryan Preece
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (March 1, 2022) – United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) has joined Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) as an official partner, with the largest equipment rental company in the world serving as a primary sponsor of the NASCAR team’s reserve driver, Ryan Preece, for select races in 2022.