GRANT ENFINGER – 2017 DOVER RECAP
Grant Enfinger, No. 98 RIDE TV Toyota Tundra
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Dover International Speedway – Bar Harbor 200
Race No. 6 of 23
Team Information:
Started: 12th
Finished: 3rd
Laps: 200/200
Laps Led: 0
Status: Running
Driver Points: 7th
Owner Points: 9th
Grant Enfinger Race Recap:
Grant Enfinger, driver of the No. 98 RIDE TV Toyota Tundra, made his Dover (Del.) International Speedway (DIS) debut in Friday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Bar Harbor 200. Starting 12th, Enfinger ran as high as second, but consistently inside the top-10, and utilized pit strategy in the final laps of the 200-lap event to finish third behind race winner, Johnny Sauter. The third-place effort was the ThorSport Racing drivers season-best finish, and his third career top-five result in 20 NCWTS starts.
Quote:
“It was definitely a good run for us. We needed a solid finish going into the busy part of the season. We haven’t had a great start to the year, but we have all the tools to work with, we just haven’t performed. Jeff Hensley (crew chief) made a great call there, and got us track position. Like Kaz (Grala) said, that seemed to be key. We were a mediocre truck in dirty air and I think we were pretty good in clean air, in all honesty. Yeah, I think Johnny (Sauter, winner) did great. He didn’t make a mistake there. It kind of proved that track position is more important than tires there at the end, but I can’t say enough about the calls. Hensley has made three good calls for us this season and kind of salvaged good days out of mediocre days for us. I’m really, really, proud of everybody on this RIDE TV Tundra. I feel like we’ve got a little momentum now. We’ve had two better finishes than we deserved the last two races, but I feel like we’re getting there.”
Notes:
• The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) had two practice sessions on Thursday afternoon in preparation for Friday’s Bar Harbor 200 at DIS. Grant Enfinger was 17th and seventh, respectively, in both sessions.
• In his DIS debut, Enfinger started 12th, ran as high as second, and finished third. The top-five result was the RIDE TV drivers season-best finish to date and his third top-five finish in 20 series starts.
• In six starts in 2017, the ThorSport Racing driver has led 18 laps en route to one top-five (Dover) and three top-10 finishes.
• In 20 career NCWTS starts, Enfinger has one pole, one win, and has led 68 laps en route to three top-five, and eight top-10 finishes.
• Enfinger’s ThorSport Racing teammates finished fourth (Rhodes), 11th (Crafton), and 16th (Coughlin).
• Up Next: The Rattlesnake 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, June 9 at 8:00pm ET.
About Ride Television Network, Inc.
Ride Television Network, Inc. is a privately held corporation based in Fort Worth, Texas. The company was formed in 2011 for the purpose of launching a 24-hour, high definition, television network. RIDE TV launched on October 1, 2014 in the United States and is now available internationally. The network features high-quality television programming showcasing both English and Western disciplines and lifestyles and includes live events, reality shows, talk shows, children’s programming, documentaries and more. For more information about RIDE TV, please visit www.ridetv.com.
About Curb Records:
Celebrating over 50 years in the entertainment business, Curb Records is one of the world’s leading independent music companies. Owned and operated under The Curb Group by Mike Curb since 1962, Curb Records has achieved 433 number one records, over 1,500 hundred Top Ten records and charted over 4,500 total records. Today’s roster includes some of the top names in Country, Christian and Pop/Rock music. Curb Records has produced over 100 Billboard awards and achievements and was recently honored as the 2015 Mediabase Gold Label of The Year. For more information visit: Curb.com.
About ThorSport Racing:
ThorSport Racing, based in Sandusky, Ohio, is the longest-tenured NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. ThorSport Racing, which has competed in the NCWTS since 1996, will run the No. 88 Menards Toyota Tundra driven by two-time NCWTS drivers’ champion Matt Crafton, the No. 13 JEGS/RIDE TV Toyota Tundra driven by Cody Coughlin, the No. 27 Toyota Tundra driven by Ben Rhodes, and the No. 98 RIDE TV/Champion Power Equipment/Jive Communications/Curb Records Toyota Tundra driven by Grant Enfinger. For more information visit www.ThorSport.com.
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