Team co-owner and crew chief Mark Rette says his Mooresville, N.C.-based team is ready for battle on Sunday night and believes the experience that Dippel has acquired will pay dividends.
“2018 should be a good year for us and we’re looking forward to New Smyrna with Tyler,” spoke Rette. “Tyler has a good track record there and he should have a strong No. 30 D and A Concrete Contractor / TYCAR Trenchless Technologies Ford to leave his mark.
“Hopefully, it’s in Victory Lane!”
In addition to D and A Concrete Contractor and TYCAR Trenchless Technologies serving as the title marketing partners for the opening round of the season, Rette Jones Racing also welcomes Jones Group International, J-AAR Excavating, Goodridge Fluid Transfer Systems and Russo’s Tinting as associate partners for the first short track race of 2017.
They join Ford Performance and JRI who join RJR as technical partners this season.
RJR is co-owned by Canadian entrepreneur and race car driver Terry Jones.
In 27 career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East starts, Dippel, 17, has earned one victory (Mobile Speedway, 2016), achieved three top-five and 13 top-10 finishes. The teenager has also 139 laps led in event competition.
The Jet Tools 150 (150 laps / 72 miles) is the first of 14 races on the 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East schedule. An optional practice run is open for teams on Saturday, February 10 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Official practice begins for the one-day show on Sunday, February 11 from 2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. A final practice session has been etched in from 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Group qualifying is set for later in the day at 5:05 p.m. The event will take the green flag just after 7:30 p.m. that night. The event will be televised on a tape-delayed basis on NBC Sports Network with a to-be-announced time and date.
