GRANT ENFINGER – 2017 GATEWAY RECAP
Grant Enfinger, No. 98 RIDE TV Toyota Tundra
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Gateway Motorsports Park – Drivin’ for Linemen 200
Race No. 8 of 23
Team Information:
Started: 14th
Finished: 5th
Laps: 160/160
Laps Led: 0
Status: Running
Driver Points: 6th
Owner Points: 7th
Grant Enfinger Race Recap:
Grant Enfinger, driver of the No. 98 RIDE TVToyota Tundra, made his track debut at Gateway Motorsports Park (GMP) in Saturday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Drivin’ for Linemen 200. Starting 14th, Enfinger finished 12th in Stage 1, and fourth in Stage 2. Restarting sixth in the final Stage, the ThorSport Racing driver maintained a position just outside the top-five through the final 83 laps. With 33 laps remaining, crew chief Jeff Hensley brought the No. 98 machine to pit road, for a scheduled stop under green, for two tires and fuel. With a mix of strategy on pit road, and a late-race caution, the RIDE TV driver was able to muscle his way to a fifth-place finish behind race winner, John Hunter Nemechek.
The solid run was Enfinger’s third consecutive top-five finish.
Quote:
Are you happy with your finish tonight?
“It turned out that way because these guys busted their tails all day. We had a great test here a few weeks ago, but we got caught-up in that crash during practice, and these guys had to work their tails off to get it fixed. We had a better truck, I feel like, than fifth, but it gets dicey on the restarts, and you’ve got to put yourself in compromising situations to even have a shot at it. We got pushed around a little bit, we pushed around a little bit, but that’s just the way it goes. I’m proud of everybody on this RIDE TV team. We’re making gains. Every time we go to the track myself, Jeff Hensley (crew chief), everybody is just clicking, so I feel good going into the heart of the season.”
Notes:
• The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) had two practice sessions on Saturday morning in preparation for Saturday night’s Drivin’ for Linemen 200. Grant Enfinger was 10th, and 18th, respectively, in each session.
• Early in final practice on Saturday afternoon, Enfinger and the No. 21 of Johnny Sauter made contact, forcing the RIDE TV driver into the wall, and resulting in damage to the right rear quarter panel of the No. 98 machine.
• In his GMP debut, Enfinger started 14th, ran as high as fourth, and finished fifth. The top-five result was Enfinger’s third consecutive top-five finish.
• The RIDE TV driver earned bonus points in Stage 2 for finishing inside the top-10.
• In eight starts in 2017, the ThorSport Racing driver has led 18 laps en route to three top-five and five top-10 finishes.
• In 22 career NCWTS starts, Enfinger has one pole, one win, and has led 68 laps en route to five top-five, and 10 top-10 finishes.
• Enfinger’s ThorSport Racing teammates finished fourth (Crafton), eighth (Rhodes), and 12th (Coughlin).
• Up Next: The M&M’S 200 at Iowa Speedway in Newton on Friday, June 23 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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