TC Daily Pit Stop: Gilliland Signs Multi-Year Extension with FRM; Dale Jr Still at Table for Charter; RFK Running Special Red Sox Scheme at Loudon; Ellis Lands New Sponsor

TC Daily Pit Stop: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Front Row Motorsports Reaches Multi-Year Extension for Todd Gilliland

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) and Todd Gilliland have signed a multi-year contract extension, the pair announced Wednesday, which will keep the 24-year-old driver in one of the organization’s three full-time entries for 2025 and beyond.

Gilliland is currently in his third full-time campaign at NASCAR’s top-level, where he pilots the No. 38 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. As of the time of publishing, no details on car number, personnel, etc. were announced.

The Sherrils Ford, North Carolina-native is the first to seal his fate at Front Row Motorsports for 2025, after Michael McDowell, current driver of the No. 34, announced his departure last month.

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Dale Jr. and Kelley ‘Still at the Table’ for a Charter; Toyed with Running an Open Entry

The will-they won’t-they saga of JR Motorsports running in the NASCAR Cup Series is continuing, after comments made by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. this week on the Dale Jr Download.

The Xfinity Series team owner says he and his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller are still holding out hope on securing a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series, and they’ve been looking at a pathway fro several years, but are hesitant to invest the money to purchase a charter.

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Brad Keselowski Piloting Special BuildSubmarines, Boston Red Sox Scheme at New Hampshire

Worlds are colliding! Brad Keselowski and the No. 6 RFK Racing team will carry a special paint scheme for the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 23. The Ford Mustang Dark Horse will showcase a collaboration between BuildSubmarines.com and the Boston Red Sox.

In addition to the paint scheme, Keselowski will also wear a special firesuit for the race weekend, which will be made to look like a baseball uniform, and the No. 6 font on the car has been re-designed for the race to look like the number font on the jerseys of the Boston Red Sox players.

The collaborative paint scheme is a hat-tip to a partnership between BuildSubmarines and the Red Sox. BlueForge Alliance, which is the non-profit which owns and operates BuildSubmarines.com, recently teamed up with the Red Sox organization to showcase career opportunities at more than 1,600 industrial base suppliers across the six-state New England region during the Major League Baseball season.

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Ryan Ellis, Alpha Prime Racing Land New Partner for New Hampshire

Ryan Ellis and the No. 43 Alpha Prime Racing team have announced yet another new primary sponsorship partner, United Construction & Forestry. The black, white, and yellow colors of the company will adorn the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro in the Sci Aps 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 22.

For United Construction & Forestry, which is the largest John Deere dealer in the Northeast, the partnership allows them to tap into the NASCAR fan base and the race at New Hampshire perfectly lines up with the opening of their newest location in Pembroke, NH.

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Down The Coast To Cali, Previewing The General Tire 200

The ring around the roadies continues for the ARCA Menards Series West as they’ll travel down the west coast from Portland to the hills of Wine Country and Sonoma Raceway for the General Tire 200.

This weekend’s race marks the 45th ARCA Menards Series West race at the 1.99-mile road course. Former winners include names like Hershel McGriff, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, David Gilliland, Chase Elliott, and Ryan Preece just to name a few.

Heading into this weekend brings a stacked field.

After a strong run at Charlotte in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Stewart HAAS Racing driver Noah Gragson is teaming back up with Rette Jones Racing to pilot the No. 30 Ford. The Las Vegas native won here in 2019 in the West and boasts five career wins over 28 starts in the series.

He’s also joined by Xfinity Series regular Brandon Jones. He’ll be back behind the wheel of the No. 42 machine for Cook Racing Technologies after coming home second back at Portland.

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