9/22 – Expired Motor Ends Race Early for Grant Enfinger at Kentucky Speedway
Expired Motor Ends Race Early for Grant Enfinger at Kentucky Speedway
GMS Racing Finishes 30th in the ZLOOP 150
The best word Grant Enfinger could come up with was “disappointed.” That’s how he felt after getting out of his No. 90 Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel Chevrolet in the garage early in Friday’s ZLOOP 150 at Kentucky Speedway. Shortly before the first caution flag waved on Lap 18, a puff of smoke could be seen coming from Enfinger’s Chevrolet. Soon after on Lap 19, he was heading to the garage with a blown engine. He was credited with a 30th place finish. Enfinger and the No. 90 GMS Racing team showcased a strong performance in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards open test and practice session at the 1.5-mile track. In the final practice session at the Sparta, Ky. facility the 29-year-old was 15th-fastest (167.775). The Fairhope, Ala. native took the green flag at Kentucky Speedway from the 12th position. After the green flag, Enfinger had an indication there was something amiss in the motor and by Lap 10 Enfinger had fallen to the 18th position. A car stopped at the end of pit road brought out the first caution on Lap 18, and a cloud of smoke plumed from the No. 90 machine. Upon immediate inspection the Ryan “Pickle” London-led team quickly determined the engine had expired in the extremely fast blue and yellow machine – ending the night for the hopeful team. Enfinger and the No. 90 GMS Racing team proved competitive. However, with the blown engine, the team was regulated to a 30th-place result.
Start – 12 Finish – 30 Laps Led – 0
Grant Enfinger Quote:
“It’s really disappointing for everybody at GMS Racing – definitely a disappointing day at Kentucky Speedway. Our No. 90 Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel Chevrolet team worked hard throughout practice, and made some progress by the time we qualified.
“We lost something internal in the engine as soon as I shifted into fourth-gear on the initial start. I am not sure if it was something I did wrong while shifting or something that just happened. I just hate that it takes our championship hopes away for everyone that has worked so hard at GMS Racing, and also our partners Casite/Motor Honey, Allegiant Travel, and Franklin Fastener.”
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GMS Racing, LLC, formerly known as Gallagher Motorsports, is currently fielding multiple teams in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) as well as in the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) Racing Series with drivers Joey Coulter, Grant Enfinger, Spencer Gallagher, and Max Gresham. With Chevrolet support, GMS Racing operates out of a 32,000 square-foot state-of-the art facility located in Charlotte, N.C. For more information on GMS Racing, visit GMSRacing.net.
