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No. 54 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Supra News and Notes

• DILLON AT HOMESTEAD: Ty Dillon owns one top-five, and three top-10 finishes in four career NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Dillon’s last NXS start at Homestead was in 2016 where he started 11^th, led 17 laps and crossed the finish line second. Dillon also has six NASCAR Cup Series starts at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. His best finish came in 2018 when he finished 22^nd.  
• BIRTHDAY BOY: Dillon will celebrate his 29^th birthday on Saturday. The last time Dillon raced on his birthday he grabbed a sixth-place finish in 2016 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
• CHANGE OF SCENERY: The 2021 season provides a new opportunity for the Lewisville, North Carolina native as Dillon joins Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) for select NXS races. These races include the season opener at DIS, Homestead-Miami Speedway (February 27), Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Mach 6) and Talladega Superspeedway (April 24).
• ATOP THE PIT BOX: Veteran crew chief Chris Gayle will oversee the No. 54 team’s efforts this season. In his career, the Little Rock, Arkansas native has led his drivers to 2 NASCAR Cup Series victories and 20 Xfinity Series wins. The list of drivers Gayle has visited victory lane with includes Kyle Busch, Ty Gibbs, Denny Hamlin, Sam Hornish Jr., Erik Jones and Elliott Sadler.
• BASS PRO SHOPS: A longtime supporter of Dillon and NASCAR, Bass Pro Shops will be featured as the primary sponsor of the No. 54 Camry this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Bass Pro Shops is North America’s premier outdoor and conservation company. Founded in 1972 when avid young angler Johnny Morris began selling tackle out of his father’s liquor store in Springfield, Missouri. Today the company provides customers with unmatched offerings spanning premier destination retail, outdoor equipment manufacturing, world-class resort destinations and more.
• JGR AT HOMESTEAD: The Joe Gibbs Racing Xfinity Series program has five victories at Homestead-Miami Speedway, including Harrison Burton’s win in the first of two races at the track last June. In 55 combined starts at the 1.5-mile oval, the organization has racked up 17 top-five finishes, 35 top-10s and 728 laps led. Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Daniel Suárez join Burton on the list of drivers who have driven JGR entries to victory lane at Homestead.
• TUNE IN: Coverage of this weekend’s Xfinity Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, February 27, at 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Ty Dillon, Driver of the No. 54 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Supra

What is your outlook on getting back in the No. 54 Toyota Supra? 
“I’m excited to be back in the Bass Pro Shops Supra this weekend. After coming off a big win for those guys last week on the Daytona road course, I hope to go back-to-back for the 54 team. These Xfinity Series races are a great opportunity for myself personally, so I’m really looking forward to getting to Miami and having a good time.” 

What are your thoughts of Homestead-Miami Speedway?
“I’m a fan of the progressive banking at Homestead. It’s been a place that I have been able to find a line, a way around the racetrack that works for me. It is definitely different than any other 1.5-mile racetrack on the circuit, so the fact that I have a lot of laps around there will hopefully help on Saturday.” 

Dillon NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Dillon NASCAR Xfinity Series Career Stats

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