GRANT ENFINGER – 2017 IOWA PREVIEW
Grant Enfinger, No. 98 RIDE TV Toyota Tundra
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Iowa Speedway – M&M’S 200
Race No. 9 of 23
Team Information:
Driver Point Standings: 6th
Owner Point Standings: 8th
Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
Sounding Off – Grant Enfinger:
“I’m definitely looking forward to Iowa. I’ve been fortunate enough to win an ARCA Series race in Iowa, and I really like that track. It’s one of the places that I have been to a few times, just never in a truck. As far as the Truck Series schedule, there’s not really another place that compares to Iowa, so it’s a ‘bigger short track,’ and I’m really looking forward to that.”
News & Notes:
• Chassis Chatter… The No. 98 ThorSport Racing (TSR) team will unload chassis No. 52 for Friday night’s M&M’S 200 at Iowa Speedway in Newton. This is the same chassis Grant Enfinger piloted to a third-place finish at Dover (Del.) International Speedway earlier this month.
• Hawkeye State Stats… Although Enfinger will make his Iowa Speedway debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) M&M’S 200 at Iowa Speedway on Friday night, the ThorSport Racing driver has six starts in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards (2008-2015) at the 7/8-mile track.
• Rookie Stripe: Enfinger is currently tied with Chase Briscoe in the 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings after eight of 23 races this season.
• Race Rewind – Gateway…. In his Gateway Motorsports Park debut, Enfinger started 14th, ran as high as fourth, and finished fifth. The top-five result was the ThorSport Racing drivers third consecutive top-five finish.
• Catch Grant at Iowa… Enfinger will participate in the NCWTS autograph session on Friday, June 23 from 3-3:45pm CT under the grandstands in Turn 4.
Enfinger’s Iowa ARCA Stats:
• Starts: 6, since 2008
• Laps Completed: 915 of 1161 (78.8%)
• Laps Led: 38
• Wins: 1 (2013)
• Top-5 Finishes: 4
• Top-10 Finishes: 5
• Best Start: 5th (2015)
• Average Start: 11.8
• Average Finish: 9.5
Enfinger’s Career NCWTS stats:
• Starts: 22 since 2010
• First Start: Talladega (2010)
• First Full-time Season: 2017
• Poles: 1 (Daytona, 2016)
• Wins: 1 (Talladega, 2016)
• Top-5 Finishes: 5
• Top-10 Finishes: 10
• Laps Completed: 2,962
• Laps Led: 68
• Avg. Start: 12.6
• Avg. Finish: 12.2
Iowa Stages:
• Stage 1 – 60 laps (concludes at lap 60)
• Stage 2 – 60 laps (concludes at lap 120)
• Stage 3 – 80 laps (concludes at lap 200)
Race Information:
Date: Friday, June 23, 2017
Time: 8:30pm ET on FOX Sports 1, SiriusXM & MRN
Track: 7/8-mile oval
Distance: 200 Laps, 175-Miles
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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Jessica O’Brien
Public Relations, ThorSport Racing
Jessica@EdgehillManagement.com
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