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Young’s Motorsports Daytona Xfinity | The Milwaukee Mile Trucks Team Preview

by Mike
Young’s Motorsports Daytona Xfinity | The Milwaukee Mile Trucks Team Preview

Welcome To The Team: For Sunday afternoon’s LIUNA 175 at the Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile, Young’s Motorsports welcomes Motorsports veteran Dexter Bean to command the team’s flagship, No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series race of the 2024 season.

About Dexter: Hailing from Westby, Wisc., Dexter Bean earned success in the Midwest in Late Model competition. From Late Models, Bean and his family-owned BlackJack Racing team became a staple in the ARCA Menards Series in the mid-2000s, before earning an opportunity in ARCA with Spraker Racing Enterprises in 2008.

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Justin Brown Takes Riverhead Raceway Opening Night Modified Victory, Jimmy Rennick Jr. Doubles Up In Late Model And Super Pro Trucks

by Lou Modestino
Justin Brown Takes Riverhead Raceway Opening Night Modified Victory, Jimmy Rennick Jr. Doubles Up In Late Model And Super Pro Trucks
It may have been NASCAR Pack the Track opening night for the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series of Riverhead Raceway, but the on-track action displayed mid season form, featuring two great finishes and exciting racing action all night. When the dust settled, Justin Brown of Manorville sat in NASCAR Tour Type Modified victory lane at the end of 50-laps, however it was veteran Jimmy Rennick Jr. of Howard Beach stealing the spotlight, as he topped both the Late Model and Super Pro Truck events.

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Privateer Robert Prilika to Drive 4WD Shelby F-150 Super Snake Sport in 101st Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

by Mike
Privateer Robert Prilika to Drive 4WD Shelby F-150 Super Snake Sport in 101st Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

LAS VEGAS – June 16, 2023 – Robert Prilika, who drove a 2022 Shelby GT500SE into history last year in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, will return to compete in a new Shelby F-150 Super Snake Sport under the Robert Prilika Motorsports banner. Officials from Shelby American, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI:PK) and members of the Team Shelby club will attend the race on June 25 as part of the ongoing Carroll Shelby Centennial Celebration. (more…)

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Big Machine Music City Grand Prix Teams With Downtown Nashville’s Most Popular Venues To Create Inaugural Fast Pass For 3-Day Ticket Buyers

by Mike
Big Machine Music City Grand Prix Teams With Downtown Nashville’s Most Popular Venues To Create Inaugural Fast Pass For 3-Day Ticket Buyers
NASHVILLE, TN – May 31, 2023 – The Third Annual Big Machine Music City Grand Prix  announces an inaugural FAST PASS preferred access program in partnership with Downtown Nashville’s most popular venues for all 3-Day Ticket buyers.  Existing 3-Day Ticket holders and future 3-Day Ticket buyers will present a special FAST PASS wristband upon entry to participating venues for front-of-the-line access.

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Jack Wood – No. 51 Eberlestock Silverado Craftsman Trucks Daytona Preview

by Mike
Jack Wood – No. 51 Eberlestock Silverado Craftsman Trucks Daytona Preview

Jack Wood will make his Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) debut behind the wheel of the No. 51 Eberlestock Chevrolet in Friday night’s NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The Daytona race will be part of a 13-race schedule for Wood this year sharing the No. 51 with KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch and other drivers yet to be announced. The 22-year-old driver finished ninth in his ARCA Menards Series debut at Daytona in 2021 and recorded one top-five and four top-10 finishes across eight starts that season.

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Chase Purdy- No. 4 Bama Buggies Silverado Craftsman Trucks Daytona Preview

by Mike
Chase Purdy- No. 4 Bama Buggies Silverado Craftsman Trucks Daytona Preview

Chase Purdy will make his Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) debut behind the wheel of the No. 4 Bama Buggies Silverado in Friday night’s NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The 23-year-old driver will be beginning his third full-time season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and first with KBM. He enters Friday night’s race having totaled five top-10 finishes and 17 laps led across his 52 career Truck Series starts. He posted a career-best sixth-place result in 2021 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. (more…)

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Darrin’s Silverado Make-A-Wish® Build

by Mike
Darrin’s Silverado Make-A-Wish® Build

Over the years, AmericanTrucks has participated in granting wishes to kids in need of a little pick-me-up. This time around, we are proud to announce the completion of a Chevy Silverado build of epic proportions, which we unveiled with the help of Make-A-Wish® , at our HQ in Pennsylvania.

Our Make-A-Wish® recipient, a deserving young man named Darrin, dropped off his Silverado to the team at AmericanTrucks for a make-over a few months ago. After assessing the vehicle’s condition, the make-over was under way. The truck went through a full body off makeover with color change and parts from brands like Belltech and Magnaflow. (more…)

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Trucks Have Off Weekend, Gain A New/Old Sponsor for 2023

by Mike
Trucks Have Off Weekend, Gain A New/Old Sponsor for 2023

NASCAR and Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), the world’s largest tool company and a leader in outdoor equipment, announced last week at Daytona International Speedway that American tool icon CRAFTSMAN® will return as the title sponsor of the NASCAR Truck Series beginning in 2023. After serving as the series’ title sponsor from its inception in 1995 to 2008, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will make its homecoming at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2023.

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