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Young’s Motorsports | NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series

The Milwaukee Mile | LIUNA 175

Fast Facts

No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Dexter Bean

Primary Partner(s): Badger Environmental & Earthworks

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

2024 Driver Points Position: N/A

2024 Owner Points Position: 28th

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Welcome To The Team: For Sunday afternoon’s LIUNA 175 at the Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile, Young’s Motorsports welcomes Motorsports veteran Dexter Bean to command the team’s flagship, No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series race of the 2024 season.

About Dexter: Hailing from Westby, Wisc., Dexter Bean earned success in the Midwest in Late Model competition. From Late Models, Bean and his family-owned BlackJack Racing team became a staple in the ARCA Menards Series in the mid-2000s, before earning an opportunity in ARCA with Spraker Racing Enterprises in 2008.

Since then, Dean has been sporadically appearing in all three of NASCAR’s national divisions, including a Cup Series start at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in 2009 and most recently competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, where he made a start in April at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway driving for DGM Racing and earning a 20th-place finish in the Dude Wipes 250.

On Sunday, Bean will make his fourth career NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start but first with Young’s Motorsports.

All-Aboard!: For the 17th of 23 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series races this season, Badger Environmental & Earthworks will serve as the primary marketing partner on the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for the 175-lap race on Sunday afternoon.

Badger Environmental & Earthworks, Inc. is a General Contractor, Specialty Contractor that serves the Westby, Wisc. area and specializes in Electrical, Landscaping, Demolition, General Construction Management and Earthwork.

Dexter Bean Truck Series The Milwaukee Mile Stats: Sunday afternoon’s LIUNA 175 at The Milwaukee Mile will mark Bean’s second career Truck Series start at the vastly popular 1.015-mile oval.

Dean made his inaugural Truck Series start at The Milwaukee Mile, finishing 17th after starting 27th for DGM Racing in the 2009 edition of the Copart 200.

The opening round of the 2024 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs will be part of a doubleheader on Sunday with the ARCA Menards Series. It will mark Bean’s fourth career short-track race in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series.

The Milwaukee Mile marks the sixth race of the second half of the 2024 Truck Series season.

Dexter Bean Truck Series Career Stats: Entering The Milwaukee Mile, Bean has three career NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series races to his credit. He has earned a career-best 17th-place finish, at The Milwaukee Mile after starting 27th in the Copart 200 for DGM Racing.

Since 2009, he has carried an average finish of 23.0.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series at The Milwaukee Mile: This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ fourth and fifth NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series starts at The Milwaukee Mile.

The organization posted a team-best 32nd place with former Young’s Motorsports Truck Series winner Spencer Boyd at the wheel in the Clean Harbor 175 on Saturday, August 27, 2023.

Since 2023, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 32.3 and an average finish of 34.0 in three The Milwaukee Mile starts.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series History: Since entering the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series in 2012, the Mooresville, N.C., – based organization has logged 498 starts from 66 drivers, resulting in solid performances that include two victories (Talladega Superspeedway 2019 and 2021), seven top-five finishes and 33 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 23.1 and an average finishing position of 22.1.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Dexter Bean, please like him on Facebook (Dexter Bean Racing), and follow him on X |Twitter (@dexbean).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports), and follow them on Instagram (@youngsmotorsports) and X |Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Dexter Bean Pre-Race Quote:

On The Milwaukee Mile: “It’s not every day you get to race in God’s country. We have many local partners supporting us this weekend, that will be in attendance here in our great state, and we’re hoping for a really strong debut for them with Young’s Motorsports.”

No. 46 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Thad Moffitt

Primary Partner(s): Petty’s Garage

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

2024 Driver Points Position: 30th

2024 Owner Points Position: 33rd

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Part of the Family: Just past the half point of the 2024 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series season, Young’s Motorsports continues to welcome Thad Moffitt to the organization set to compete in one of two entries in Sunday afternoon’s LIUNA 175 at The Milwaukee (Misc.) Mile for Young’s Motorsports.

As previously noted, Young’s Motorsports has obtained the ownership rights of Faction46 Racing and will field the No. 46 Chevrolet Silverado throughout the remainder of the season with Moffitt at the helm.

This weekend’s race is just the ninth time the organization has fielded more than one entry this season.

About Thad: Moffitt, 23, just finished his first entire season in the Trans Am Series TA2 class. Racing for TeamSLR, he finished seventh in the championship standings and second in the rookie standings. He had six top-10 finishes.

Moffitt, the grandson of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty, returned to the NASCAR ranks this season after having success in the ARCA Menard Series, finishing fourth in the series championship standings in 2021.

Entering the season, Moffitt had four starts in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series with a best finish of 18th at the Daytona International Speedway in 2022.

In 2024, Moffitt has participated in 15 Truck Series races thus far, matching a career-best 18th place finish at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway in May.

All-Aboard!: For the 17th of 23 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series races this season, Petty’s Garage returns with Moffitt to serve as the primary marketing partner on the No. 46 Chevrolet Silverado RST for the 175-lap race on Sunday afternoon.

Founded in 2008, Petty’s Garage is a high-performance speed shop owned by “The King” Richard Petty. Headquartered in Level Cross, North Carolina, Petty’s Garage occupies the legendary Petty facility that produced winning stock cars for more than 50 years.

Petty’s Garage specializes in performance upgrades, parts, restorations, custom builds, supercharged engines, paint and body, exhaust upgrades, brake systems, custom interiors, tires and wheels, custom fabricated projects, and corporate builds. If you can dream it, Petty’s Garage can build it.

For more information on Petty’s Garage, please call 336.495.6651 or visit pettysgarage.com.

Thad Moffitt Truck Series The Milwaukee Mile Stats: Sunday afternoon’s LIUNA 175 at The Milwaukee Mile will mark Moffitt’s inaugural Truck Series start at the vastly popular 1.215-mile oval.

However, Moffitt does have one career ARCA Menards Series start in West Allis. In 2021, Moffitt finished ninth after starting eighth in the 2021 edition of the Sprecher 150 at The Milwaukee Mile driving for TRICON Garage.

The opening round of the 2024 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs will be part of a doubleheader on Sunday with the ARCA Menards Series. It will mark Moffitt’s seventh career short-track race in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series.

The Milwaukee Mile marks the sixth race of the second half of the 2024 Truck Series season.

Thad Moffitt Truck Series Career Stats: Entering The Milwaukee Mile, Moffitt has 19 career NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series races to his credit. He has earned a career-best 18th-place finish twice, most recently at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway after starting 32nd in the Buckle Up South Carolina 200 for Faction46.

Since 2022, he has carried an average finish of 28.5.

The organization posted a team-best 32nd place with former Young’s Motorsports Truck Series winner Spencer Boyd at the wheel in the Clean Harbor 175 on Saturday, August 27, 2023.

Since 2023, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 32.3 and an average finish of 34.0 in three The Milwaukee Mile starts.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Thad Moffitt, please visit thadmoffitt.com like him on Facebook, (Thad Moffitt Racing) and follow him on Instagram (@thadmoffitt46) and X |Twitter (@thadmoffitt).

Thad Moffitt Pre-Race Quote:

On The Milwaukee Mile: “I feel like we were taking a step in the right direction before our incident at Richmond Raceway.

“I’m excited to get to another short track in Milwaukee where I’ve been before and see what we can do. Milwaukee is a neat race track with a lot of nuances. Drive off and keeping the truck turning will be big for a successful race for me and the Young’s Motorsports team.”

Race Information:

The LIUNA 175 (175 laps | 177.625 miles) is the 17th of 23 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series races on the 2024 schedule. Practice begins on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Qualifying will follow from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The 36-truck field will take the green flag on Sunday, August 25, 2024, shortly after 3:00 p.m. with live coverage on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (ET).

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