Welcome Back: AM Racing returns to the ARCA Menards Series full-time in 2024 with sophomore Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) driver Christian Rose behind the wheel of the team’s No. 32 Ford Mustang, continuing with Sunday afternoon’s Sprecher 150 at The Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile.
The 2024 ARCA Menards Series season will mark the first time that AM Racing has competed back-to-back full-time in the NASCAR-owned development series since three-time ARCA Menards Series winner Gus Dean drove for the organization during the 2017 – 2018 seasons, respectively.
Meet Christian Rose: Rose, a former Division 1 baseball player for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has traded the glove and bat in for a steering wheel and helmet and has set achievable goals for his second full season of stock car competition aboard the team’s flagship No. 32 Ford Mustang.
Rose returns to the Statesville, N.C.-based team on the heels of his inaugural rookie ARCA schedule in 2023, which was highlighted by two top-five, 13 top-10 finishes, and the most laps completed by any ARCA driver last season at 2,550 of 2,624 laps or 97.2% throughout the 20-race season.
His strength of two top-five and five top-10 finishes in the final five races of the season vaulted Rose to third overall in the championship standings behind series champion Jesse Love and Andrés Pérez de Lara.
The 29-year-old also made two starts in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, respectively, with starts at Richmond (Va.) Raceway and the season-finale at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway.
He’s Back Too!: To help steer Christian Rose and the AM Racing team towards a championship in 2024, Ryan “Pickle” London will return to serve as crew chief of the No. 32 Ford Mustang this season.
London, a long-time NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series crew chief, returned to AM Racing in early 2023 after spending the 2020 season as the truck chief with the team’s Truck Series program.
London has plenty of experience as a leader in the ARCA Menards Series, including guiding drivers Tom Hessert and Frank Kimmel to poles and leading Grant Enfinger to victories at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway and DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds in 2014.
In addition to the two wins as crew chief, the winning NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series crew chief has numerous ARCA top-fives and top-10 efforts to his credit.
Partner Support: The Department of West Virginia Tourism will serve as the primary marketing partner on Rose’s No. 32 Ford Mustang in Sunday afternoon’s Sprecher 150 at The Milwaukee Mile.
The Department of West Virginia Tourism promotes West Virginia as a leading four-season travel destination and top state to live, work and retire.
Known as the Mountain State, West Virginia is one of the most scenic states in the United States and home to thousands of acres of parks and public lands, including America’s newest national park and 45 state parks and forests.
In addition to its majestic mountains and rolling hills, West Virginia is full of rich historic sites, enchanting art galleries, charming towns and an immense sense of belonging found only in its heaven-like landscapes.
After running the Department of West Virginia Tourism winter paint scheme in the first four races of 2024, the AM Racing team will continue with their summer scheme for the 150-lap race this weekend.
Squeaky Blue Clean: In March, AM Racing and Christian Rose proudly announced the addition of Blue Wolf as a partner to the team’s ARCA Menards Series platform for the remaining eight races in 2024.
Originally created by a West Virginia coal miner and a chemist to clean and degrease mining equipment, Blue Wolf quickly became trusted as a proven product for getting the job done.
As miners began taking the product home, they soon discovered that Blue Wolf worked great on everything from removing grease and coal dust from carpets and work clothes to pressure washing houses.
Today, Blue Wolf offers a full line of cleaners and degreasers for household, automotive, and industrial use.
Blue Wolf will serve in an associate role for Sunday afternoon’s race.
Christian Rose ARCA The Milwaukee Mile Stats: Sunday afternoon’s Sprecher 150 at The Milwaukee Mile will mark Rose’s third ARCA start at the iconic 1.015-mile speedway nestled in West Allis, Wisconsin.
In his two previous Milwaukee Mile starts Rose earned a track-best 11th-place finish during the 2023 edition of the Sprecher 150 after starting 11th. Ironically, the sophomore ARCA driver qualified 11th in both his ARCA Menards Series starts in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
In 13 career ARCA speedway races, Rose has delivered four top-10 finishes.
Christian Rose Career ARCA National Series Stats: In 42 career ARCA National Series starts, Rose has earned five top-five and 21 top-10 finishes highlighted by a career-best third-place finish achieved at Salem (Ind.) Speedway in September 2023.
Additionally, Rose has showcased 30 top-20 finishes overall since 2022.
Since 2022, he has maintained an average finishing position of 12.6.
To The Point(s): Entering The Milwaukee Mile, Rose is fourth in the ARCA Menards Series championship standings, 25 markers behind ARCA Menards Series driver Kris Wright for third, with six races remaining.
Rose stands 93 points in the arrears to championship leader Andrés Pérez de Lara.
AM Racing stands a respectable eighth in the ARCA Menards Series championship owner standings.
Slingin’ That Dirt: Since Daytona, Rose has been teamed up with AM Racing’s Dirt Division and getting experience behind the wheel of a Dirt Modified to strengthen his driving skills.
Rose will continue participating in select Dirt Modified events as his schedule allows this season.
Thanks For Your Support: With 70 percent of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season complete, AM Racing and Christian Rose would like to thank their associate marketing partners for their support: AirBox Air Purifier, Blue Wolf Cleaners, Flying Circle, Mobil 1 and Whitetail Smokeless.
Michigan International Speedway | Henry Ford Health Race Recap: In the 13th ARCA Menards Series race of the season, Rose returned to the insanely fast 2.0-mile oval of Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.
Inclement weather on Friday morning canceled ARCA Menards Series qualifying, and the lineup was set by a brief ARCA Menards Series practice.
During the session, Rose wheeled the 11th fastest time overall and used the 100-lap race to adjust the balance of his No. 32 Department of West Virginia Tourism Ford Mustang.
Rose finished ninth to deliver his sixth ARCA Menards Series top-10 finish of the season.
Two days later, Rose and his AM Racing arrived at the Illinois State Fairgrounds for the Springfield ARCA 100.
After qualifying seventh, Rose ran most of the first half of the race inside the top five before battling the grip on his No. 32 Department of West Virginia Tourism Ford Mustang during the final 50 laps of the race.
While running seventh on the final lap of the race, Rose was drilled by another competitor, sending the AM Racing Ford Mustang hard into the outside wall. Rose was unable to finish the race despite claiming ninth when the dust settled.
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Christian Rose Quoteboard:
On The Milwaukee Mile: “I am very optimistic about returning to The Milwaukee Mile this weekend. I really believe that my AM Racing team is going to bring me an extremely fast No. 32 Department of West Virginia Tourism Ford Mustang.
“I have learned a lot over the past two seasons about what it takes to have a good balance for The Milwaukee Mile from start to finish. I’m excited to get to Wisconsin and challenge myself for another top-five finish this season.
“We are really focused on a strong rebound, especially after getting drilled by another driver on the last lap at Springfield. That was so frustrating because we had a fast car and got taken out for one position.”
Race Information:
The Sprecher 150 (150 laps | 152.25 miles), is the 15th of 20 races on the 2024 ARCA Menards Series schedule. Practice begins Sunday, August 24, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. General Tire group pole qualifying follows beginning at 2:00 p.m. The race is set to take the green flag on Sunday, August 25 shortly after 12:00 p.m. CT (1:00 p.m. ET). The event will be televised live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) and streaming on FloRacing. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the entire weekend festivities. All times are local (CT).
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