Notes:
– Making his debut for GMS Racing in the NCWTS, Creed will climb behind the wheel of chassis no. 101 at Martinsville Speedway. While this chassis has been a staple in the GMS Fabrication fleet, it was most recently raced by Cody Coughlin earlier this season at Gateway Motorsports Park. Coughlin went on to finish ninth at Gateway despite fighting mechanical issues throughout the race.
– Before the last four NCWTS races of the 2018 season, Creed was competing full-time in the ARCA Racing Series, where their season came to a close last weekend at Kansas Speedway. Creed finished the 2018 season with four wins, 16 top-fives, 18 top-10s and 4 pole awards en route to winning the 2018 ARCA championship. He also was named the General Tire Pole Award overall winner, the Sioux Chief Short Track Challenge champion as well as the General Tire Superspeedway Challenge champion for 2018.
– For this weekend at Martinsville, as well as next weekend’s race at Texas, Creed will carry a familiar sponsor, A.M. Ortega, onboard his No. 2 Chevrolet Silverado. A.M. Ortega’s mission is to provide diverse civil engineering solutions for current and future generations with emphasis on safety, excellent workmanship and innovation. Also featured on the No. 2 this weekend will be United Rentals, another partner who has had longtime success as a part of Creed’s racing career.
– Creed’s No. 2 will carry special pink ribbons this weekend of those on the team within the GMS Racing family whose family members have been affected by breast cancer. The ribbons include Dean Cox, Annette Flashner, Linda Handy, and Shirley Handy.
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“I’m extremely pumped being able to close out the 2018 ARCA Racing season with a win and the championship. I’m looking forward to keeping that momentum rolling though into this weekend in the Truck Series. I’ve never raced at Martinsville but my goal this weekend is that I would like to run top-five, and I definitely think we can do it. GMS Racing has proven to bring fast trucks no matter where they go, so this time will be no different. At the end of the day though, I would still be just as happy with a top-10 finish being my first time at Martinsville and our first race working as a team.”