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TRACK – Nashville Superspeedway (1.33 mile tri-oval)
NXS RACE – Tennessee Lottery 250 (188 laps / 250.04 miles)
TUNE IN – USA, PRN, SiriusXM Channel 90 at 5:00 p.m. (ET)
Sam Mayer
No. 1 – Huck’s Market Chevrolet
Mayer 2024 NXS Stats
Starts: 16
Wins: 2
Top 5s: 7
Top 10s: 8
Laps Led: 118
Avg. Finish: 16.2
Points: 10th
Sam Mayer heads to “The Music City” for only his third NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Nashville Superspeedway.
In just two starts at the 1.330-mile tri-oval, the 21-year-old driver has earned two top-five efforts, with his best coming at this event last summer where he took the checkers third in line.
On tracks measuring under 1.5 miles in length, Mayer has earned a total of three victories, 21 top-five and 30 top-10 finishes in 54 starts.
Returning JRM partner Huck’s Market will be making its third appearance alongside the No. 1 Chevrolet in Nashville and its first appearance of the 2024 season this Saturday afternoon.Sam Mayer
“Things did not end the way we wanted them to in New Hampshire, but I am ready to turn that back around in Nashville. This track is always a fun run for me as we have ran super-well there the past two years. Mardy (Lindley, crew chief) and the guys have given me such fast race cars this year and I know we will continue that in Nashville. I am pumped to have our good friends at Huck’s Market back on board so hopefully we can get them to Victory Lane this weekend.”
Justin Allgaier
No. 7 Hellmann’s / Dollar General Literacy Foundation Chevrolet
Allgaier 2024 NXS Stats
Starts: 16
Wins: 1
Top 5s: 5
Top 10s: 8
Laps Led: 487
Avg. Finish: 14.9
Points: 3rd
Justin Allgaier is a previous winner in “The Music City” in the NXS, having gone to Victory Lane in dominating fashion in this event in 2022.
On that day in 2022, Allgaier swept both stages and led for a race-high 134 laps en route to his first win on the concrete oval.
According to NASCAR’s loop data statistics, Allgaier currently leads the NXS in quality passes (258), green-flag passes (373) and laps run inside the top 15 (1,686) at Nashville.
Overall, on tracks measuring between 1 and 2 miles in length in the NXS, the veteran JRM driver has amassed a combined 13 wins, 79 top fives and 148 top 10s.Justin Allgaier
“I always love coming back to Nashville. This has been one of my favorite places on the schedule and it’s somewhere that we have always unloaded very strong at. Hopefully that will be the case again this weekend with our Hellmann’s / Dollar General Literacy Foundation Chevrolet and we will be right up front fighting for the win in the end come Saturday. This No. 7 group is ready to go.”
Sammy Smith
No. 8 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet
Smith 2024 NXS Stats
Starts: 16
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 3
Top 10s: 9
Laps Led: 53
Avg. Finish: 15.8
Points: 11th
The 20-year-old Iowa native heads to Nashville this weekend for his second start at the superspeedway in “The Music City”.
Sammy Smith has 31 starts on tracks measuring 1.5 miles in length or shorter with one win, seven top fives and 19 top 10s overall in the NXS.
Smith is currently third in NASCAR’s loop data statistics for quality passes this season with 719.
Pilot Flying J will share the TV panel this weekend with Western Express, a Nashville, Tenn. based company with a mission to serve the needs of their customers by providing innovative transportation solutions that exceed their needs.Sammy Smith
“Our finish at New Hampshire unfortunately didn’t show how strong of a car we had. Even with no track time after practice and qualifying were cancelled, my team brought a strong car to the Magic Mile and we were competitive all day. The numerous restarts shuffled us at the end, but we’re learning every time we hit the track. We’ll take those lessons into Nashville to try to get Pilot Flying J into Victory Lane.”
Brandon Jones
No. 9 Menards / BestAir Chevrolet
Jones 2024 NXS Stats
Starts: 16
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 1
Top 10s: 5
Laps Led: 20
Avg. Finish: 20
Points: 15th
Brandon Jones has made three NXS starts at Nashville. Overall, Jones has an average start of 10.5 and a best finish of sixth in “The Music City”.
The 27-year-old Georgia native has also made one ARCA Menards series start at the concrete oval where he finished in the top five.
In 140 starts on tracks measuring 1-2 miles in length in the NXS, Jones has recorded four wins, 20 top fives and 63 top 10s, while pacing the field for 392 laps.
Crew chief Phillip Bell has been atop the pit box for a pair of races at Nashville in the NXS as lead engineer with an average finish of 10.5.
BestAir, the leader in indoor air quality for more than 50 years, will be making its first appearance at Nashville on the hood of Jones’ No. 9 Chevrolet this weekend.Brandon Jones
“We had a good run last weekend in New Hampshire, so we plan to build off that momentum heading into Nashville this weekend. This No. 9 team has been working hard to make sure we have a fast car to roll out on Saturday. Nashville is a slick track, so Phillip (Bell, crew chief) and I have been working on out strategy to make sure we are ready to put this Menards/BestAir Chevrolet in Victory Lane.”
Carson Kvapil
No. 88 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet
Kvapil 2024 NXS Stats
Starts: 4
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 3
Top 10s: 3
Laps Led: 38
Avg. Finish: 7.5
Points: 32nd
For the second week in a row, Carson Kvapil will make his first attempt at a track in the NXS, this time at Nashville in what will be his fifth career start.
Kvapil will be seeking his fourth top-five result in five races so far this season, following a runner-up at Dover, a fourth-place run at Martinsville and last week’s fifth-place result at New Hampshire.
The 21-year-old driver will make his third straight start on a track measuring more than 1 mile in length (Darlington, Dover and New Hampshire).
Crew chief Andrew Overstreet has guided the No. 88 team to finishes of second, fourth, fifth, sixth and 19th in his five 2024 starts. That’s an average finish of 7.2 for the season.Carson Kvapil
“We had a shot to win at New Hampshire, and if things go as they have been going, hopefully we’ll be in the mix this weekend at Nashville. It’s another new track for me, and I’ve been pretty good with getting acclimated to them. Andrew (Overstreet, crew chief) and this No. 88 Clarience Technologies team have been on it with strategy and constantly put me in a position to win, and I want to get that done this weekend for them and everybody at JR Motorsports.”
JRM Team Updates
JR Motorsports at Nashville Superspeedway: JR Motorsports has competed at Nashville Superspeedway a combined 30 times in the NXS since its first trip there in 2006. In those starts at the 1.33-mile tri-oval, the organization has recorded two wins, 11 top-fives and 17 top-10s, with an average finish of 11.1.
Souvenir Rig: JRM drivers Justin Allgaier, Sammy Smith, Brandon Jones and Carson Kvapil will be signing autographs at the JR Motorsports / Legacy MC souvenir rig on Saturday, June 29 from 1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. CT.
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