Event Preview | Homestead-Miami Speedway

Event Preview | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 2020

Grant Enfinger, No. 98 FarmPaint.com/Curb Records Ford F-150
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
Homestead-Miami Speedway – Baptist Health 200
Race No. 5 of 23

Team Info/Stats:
Crew Chief: Jeff Hensley
2020 Driver Points Standings: 3rd (-31)
2020 Owner Points Standings: 4th (-46)
Spotter: Chris Lambert
2020 Playoff Points: 11
2020 Stage Points: 31 (ranked 3rd, overall)

News and Notes:

• Homestead Heat… Grant Enfinger, driver of the No. 98 FarmPaint.com/Curb Records Ford F-150 will make his fifth career start at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) in Saturday’s NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Baptist Health 200. In four previous starts, the ThorSport Racing driver has one pole (2018), and has led 33 laps en route to one top-five (2nd, 2018) and three top-10 finishes.

• That’s a Stat… In the last four Gander Truck races at HMS, Enfinger has dominated on points at the 1.5-mile track, accumulating more driver points than any other driver, totaling 147 points to teammate Matt Crafton’s (2nd) 136 and Johnny Sauter’s (3rd) 124. In fact, in the last two Gander Truck races at HMS, Enfinger, ranked first, accumulating 90 points to teammate Matt Crafton’s (2nd) 79 points.

• 2020 Playoff Outlook… Following the fourth Gander Trucks event of the 2020 season at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS), Enfinger has two wins and remains the only Regular Series driver to win a race in 2020, therefore the only driver to lock himself into the 2020 Playoffs on wins. If the Playoffs were to start today, Enfinger and the No. 98 team would be ranked first in the Playoffs with 19 Playoff Points ahead of second-place Austin Hill with 15 points and third-place Zane Smith with 10 points.

• This Week’s No. 98 FarmPaint.com/Curb Records Ford F-150… The No. 98 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 52 at HMS. This particular chassis will make it’s 2020 debut, but had five starts in 2019 with one top-five and three top-10 finishes.

• Music To Our Ears… Enfinger’s win at AMS was Mike Curb’s 13th Gander Trucks victory as the owner of the No. 98 entry and his first win at the 1.54-mile track in Hampton, GA. The ThorSport Racing driver will once again carry Curb Records artist and NASCAR enthusiast, Tim Dugger on the deck-lid of his FarmPaint.comentry at HMS on Saturday, featuring Dugger’s new hit single, “Signs of a Good Time.”

• Intermediate Track Facts… In 38 starts on an intermediate-size track (1.5-1.54-miles) in his Gander Trucks career, Enfinger has three poles (Homestead, 2018, Texas-1, 2019 and Kentucky, 2020), two wins (Las Vegas, 2018 and Atlanta, 2020), and has led 288 laps en route to 11 top-five, and 25 top-10 finishes.

• Truck Series Stats… Enfinger has 87 career Gander Truck starts to his credit since 2010. His success includes 622 laps led en route to four wins, five poles, 30 top-five and 55 top-10 finishes.

• Take Me Back – Atlanta… Enfinger started fifth based on random draw, finished 10th in Stage 1, second in Stage 2 and won the 12th-annual Vet Tix Camping World 200 at AMS, his first win at the 1.54-mile track.

• Ford Fact… Ford-powered F-150’s have found victory lane 101 times since 1995 in the Gander Trucks, including six wins at HMS; Dave Rezendes (1996), Kenny Irwin, Jr. (1997), Rick Crawford (1998), Mike Wallace (1999), Mark Martin (2006) and Chase Briscoe (2017). Enfinger, who secured Ford’s 100th series win earlier this season at Daytona International Speedway also took the blue oval to victory lane for their first Gander Trucks win at AMS on Saturday.

Chatting with Grant Enfinger…

On having two wins already this season and the No. 98 teams approach for the remainder of the 2020 Regular Season…

“It’s definitely a great feeling having two wins already this year. It gives not only myself, but the entire team the confidence to do our job even better. With the way the Playoffs are structured this allows us to be a little more aggressive in some situations, and our goal is to keep accumulating Playoff Points by winning stages and races.”

On racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the first time in June vs. the series traditional visit in November.

“I’m really looking forward to racing at Homestead, in the middle of June. I feel like it’s going to be a sloppy race for a lot of people. I think we’re going to be slipping and sliding around a lot more than usual. We’re usually racing there in November, at night. So, with it being June, it’ll probably be worse case scenario for grip. It should be fun sliding all over the place, so I’m definitely looking forward to this weekend.”

About Curb Records:
Celebrating 56 years in business, Curb Records is one of the world’s leading independent music companies. Owned and operated by Mike Curb since 1964, Curb Records has achieved 435 number one records, over 1,500 Top Ten records and charted over 4,500 total records. With over a half century in operation, Curb Records has been influential in the careers of some of the biggest names in music, including: Tim McGraw, Hank Williams, Jr., Rodney Atkins, Lee Brice, LeAnn Rimes, The Judds, Dylan Scott, Sawyer Brown, Wynonna, Lyle Lovett, Jo Dee Messina, Hal Ketchum and Desert Rose Band, among many others. Today’s roster includes some of the top names across multiple genres of music.For more information visit: Curb.com.

About Tim Dugger:
Country music singer/songwriter and Alabama-native Tim Dugger grew up on NASCAR racing, Gospel singing and classic Country music. He developed a genuine love for songwriting and storytelling during summers spent at his local music store jamming with bluegrass pickers. After being introduced to former NASCAR driver and team owner Richard Childress, Dugger was off to the races, playing his original songs at nearly every major track in America. Along the way, he cultivated an unapologetic artistic identity, rooted in the music of his childhood idols like Merle Haggard, Vern Gosdin, Hank Williams and Alan Jackson. Signed to Curb Records, Dugger’s new six-song EP, Signs Of A Good Time, is currently available.

About Champion Power Equipment:
Since 2003 Champion Power Equipment has earned a reputation for designing and producing the market’s finest power equipment. From our original headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, California, Champion has expanded its North American footprint to include facilities in Jackson Tennessee, Milwaukee Wisconsin and Toronto Canada. Today Champion’s product line has expanded to include portable generators, home standby generators, inverter generators, engines, winches and log splitters. With over 2.5 million generators sold in North America, Champion is a market leader in the power equipment field. For more information visit: ChampionPowerEquipment.com.

About Blue Spring Living Water
Blue Spring Living Water is bottled at its source: a centuries-old natural spring in Blount County, Alabama. Naturally pure, beautifully clean, and velvety smooth, Blue Spring Living Water is one of the few North American waters truly bottled at the source of natural spring. When you are enjoying Blue Spring Living Water, you can be sure that it is never processed and that nothing is added in. In fact, Blue Spring Living Water is naturally minerally-enriched and has a perfect pH balance, guaranteed naturally fresh, pure, delicious, satisfying water. For more information, visit www.BlueSpringLivingWater.com.

About ThorSport Racing:
Entering its 25th season of competition, ThorSport Racing, based in Sandusky, Ohio, is the longest-tenured NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series team, competing in the series since 1996. For more information, visit: www.ThorSport.com.

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