Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series History at the Martinsville Speedway … This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ 17th, 18th, and 19th NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) starts at the Martinsville, Va.,-facility. The organization posted a team best finish of ninth-place with driver Austin Hill on March 26, 2018. The 16 previous starts at the .526-mile paper clip-shaped track have earned Young’s Motorsports an average starting position of 19.4 and an average finish of 20.9.
Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series History … Since entering the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series in 2012, the Mooresville, N.C.,-based organization has logged 222 starts from 25 drivers, resulting in solid performances that include one victory (Talladega Superspeedway), five top-five finishes and 23 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 19.7 and an average finishing position of 19.0.
Putting the Young in Young’s Motorsports … Young’s Motorsports team principal Tyler Young has six starts in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series at the Martinsville Speedway.
Meet Young’s Motorsports’ Drivers … Spencer Boyd, Gus Dean, and Tyler Dippel are scheduled to participate in an autograph session with the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series from 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. (ET) on Friday, October 25 located in the driver and crew chief meeting tent at the Martinsville Speedway.
Follow Young’s Motorsports on Social Media … To keep up-to-date with the latest news, information and exclusive content, visit Young’s Motorsports’ Twitter page – @youngsmtrsports, and on Instagram at @youngsmotorsports. “Like” Young’s Motorsports on the official Facebook page at /youngsmotorsports.
Also, follow the Young’s Motorsports drivers on their personal Twitter pages – @SpencerBoyd, @GusDean, and @DippelTyler. You can also “like” Spencer Boyd on his official Facebook page at /spencerboydracingfanpage, Gus Dean on his official Facebook page at /gusdeanracing and Tyler Dippel on his official Facebook page at /TylerDippelRacing. In addition, catch our drivers on Instagram at @spencerboydpr, @gusdean and @tylerdippel.
Catch the Action … The NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 will be broadcast live on FS1 and the FOX Sports app on Saturday, October 26 starting with NASCAR RaceDay: NGOTS at 1:00 p.m. (ET). It will also broadcast live at 1:00 p.m. (ET) on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Qualifying for the 21st event of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series schedule will air on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on FS1 and the FOX Sports app.
The NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 at the Martinsville Speedway will re-air on Sunday, October 27 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on FS2 and the FOX Sports app.
Tyler Dippel
No. 02 Lobas! Productions Chevrolet Silverado
This Week’s Young’s Motorsports’ Chevrolet Silverado at the Martinsville Speedway … Tyler Dippel will pilot Chassis No. 10 in the NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 at the Martinsville Speedway. The Chad Kendrick-led team as last unloaded this chassis at the World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway on June 22, where it finished in the 15th-place after starting in the 14th-place. Chassis No. 10 has starts at the Martinsville Speedway with Dippel, Texas Motor Speedway with Tyler Young, and at the Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway and the Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway with Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) Cup Series DAYTONA 500 winner Austin Dillon.
Paperclip Review … This weekend marks Tyler Dippel’s third Martinsville Speedway appearance with the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. The Wallkill, N.Y., driver has earned an average starting position of 22.5 and an average finishing position of 20.0 at the .526-mile track.
Short Track Stats: In four NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series starts on a short track (less than one mile in length), Tyler Dippel has an average starting spot of 19.5 and an average finish of 20.8 on these racetracks.
Atop the Pit Box: Chad Kendrick … Chad Kendrick, crew chief for the No. 02 Lobas! Productions Chevrolet Silverado, has two victories (2009, and 2015), four top-five finishes and 11 top-ten finishes in the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series at the Martinsville, Va.,-facility in 22 starts — including one from each manufacturer (including Dodge). In addition, Kendrick, who maintains the highest average finish (13.5) at the Martinsville Speedway of the Young’s Motorsports crew chiefs, captured a pole award with Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano.
Race Rewind: Martinsville Speedway … Tyler Dippel, driver of the No. 02 Lobas! Productions Chevrolet Silverado for Young’s Motorsports, finished in the 23rd-place in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series TrüNorth Global 250 at the Martinsville Speedway on March 23. Dippel started in the 20th-place in the 32-truck field, and at the Stage 1 conclusion on Lap 70, Dippel was in the 22nd-place. By the end of Stage 2 on Lap 140, he advanced back into the 20th-place, one lap down to the leader. The Wallkill, N.Y.- native was scored as high as the 18th-place. Dippel battled throughout the race to finish in the 23rd-place.
In the Rearview Mirror: Talladega (Al.) Superspeedway … Tyler Dippel, driver of the No. 02 Lobas! Productions Chevrolet Silverado for Young’s Motorsports, finished in the 31st-position in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Sugarlands Shine 250 at the Talladega (Al.) Superspeedway on Saturday, October 12. Dippel started the 98-lap event from the 21st-place. At the Stage 1 conclusion on Lap 20, Dippel quickly advanced to the 14th-place. With 29 laps completed, the Wallkill, N.Y.- native was involved an incident on the backstretch and was unable to continue. Dippel was scored as high as the seventh-place.
Season-to-date … Through the first 19 of 20 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series races of the 2019 season, Tyler Dippel has completed 2519 of 2847 laps contested (88.5 percent), and has led two laps. Dippel is currently 13th in the driver point standings, and 15th in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series owner points. In addition, the Young’s Motorsports driver has collected one top-five finish and three top-10 finishes, has spent 1,076 laps running in the top 15 and has made 789 green-flag passes thus far this season.
Gus Dean
No. 12 Mid-Atlantic Wrecker Service Chevrolet Silverado
This Week’s Young’s Motorsports’ Chevrolet Silverado at the Martinsville Speedway … Gus Dean will pilot Chassis No. 101 in the NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 at the Martinsville Speedway. The Mid-Atlantic Wrecker Service team last unloaded this Young’s Motorsports-prepared chassis at the Pocono (Pa.) Raceway on July 27, where it finished in the 14th-place after starting in the 17th-place in the chassis’ sixth appearance of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season. Previous entries for chassis No. 101 had Tanner Thorson at the reins at the Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and the Martinsville Speedway, and Austin Hill was behind-the-wheel of this chassis at both the Dover (Del.) International Speedway and the Iowa Speedway in 2018.
Virginia is for Lovers … This weekend marks Gus Dean’s second Martinsville Speedway appearance with the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. The Bluffton, S.C., driver has earned an average starting position of 17.0 and an average finishing position of 32.0 at the .526-mile track.
Short Track Stats: In three NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series starts on a short track (less than one mile in length), Gus Dean has an average starting spot of 20.7 and an average finish of 23.3 on these racetracks.
Atop the Pit Box: Ryan “Pickle” London … C. Ryan “Pickle” London, crew chief of the No. 12 Mid-Atlantic Wrecker Service Chevrolet Silverado, has two starts at the Martinsville, Va.,-facility in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.
Race Rewind: Martinsville Speedway … Gus Dean, driver of No. 12 OverkillRV.com Chevrolet Silverado for Young’s Motorsports, finished in the 32nd-place in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series TrüNorth Global 250 at the Martinsville Speedway on March 23. The 24-year old started in the 17th-place in his debut at the Ridgeway, Va.,-facility. With only 61 laps completed in the 250-lap event, Dean’s day ended early after an oil line break forced him to the garage.
In the Rearview Mirror: Talladega Superspeedway … Gus Dean, driver of the No. 12 LG Air Conditioning Technologies Chevrolet Silverado for Young’s Motorsports, finished in the 20th-place in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Sugarlands Shine 250 at the Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, October 12. The 25-year old started in the 20th-place in the 32-truck. After quickly moving through the field, Dean finished Stage 1 in the 15th-place on Lap 20, and at the end of Stage 2 on Lap 40, he was in the seventh-place. With two laps remaining the Bluffton, S.C.,-native was battling for the lead when Dean was involved in an incident which sent him inside wall off Turn 2. In his first start at the Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, the Dean was scored as high as the first-place in the 98-lap event when he took the lead on Lap 66.
Season-to-date … Through the first 20 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series races of the 2019 season, Gus Dean has completed 2309 of 2911 laps contested (79.3 percent) with five laps led. Dean is currently 15th in the driver point standings and 18th in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series owner points. In addition, the Young’s Motorsports driver has spent 829 laps running in the top 15 and has made 765 green-flag passes thus far this season.
QUOTING GUS DEAN:
“I am very optimistic about returning to the Martinsville Speedway this weekend. Our Young’s Motorsports team had some speed in the spring, but unfortunately, we had a mechanical failure and weren’t able to finish.
“Martinsville Speedway is one of the toughest short tracks in the country, and I am eager to get back and work with “Pickle” (London) and see if we can get a top-10 finish on Saturday.”
ON TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY: “I am so thankful to my Young’s Motorsports team for building a safe and fast No. 12 LG Air Conditioning Technologies Chevrolet Silverado. We showcased a lot of speed, patience during the race and led laps. Unfortunately, we just got taken-out in the last laps of the race.
“It was a big weekend for Young’s Motorsports and that gives all of the teams a lot of momentum heading to the Martinsville Speedway.”
Spencer Boyd
No. 20 ORORO Chevrolet Silverado
1A Auto, Armslist, Console Vault, Kickass Beef Jerky, Wilkerson Automation
This Week’s Young’s Motorsports’ Chevrolet Silverado at the Martinsville Speedway … Spencer Boyd will pilot Chassis No. 11 in the NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 at the Martinsville Speedway. This Young’s Motorsports-prepared chassis was last unloaded at the Pocono Raceway on July 27, where they finished in the 20th-place after starting in the 18th-place in the chassis’ third appearance of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season. In addition, Chassis No. 11 has history at the Martinsville Speedway with Jeb Burton, and has also raced at Chicagoland Speedway, Michigan International Speedway and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
In the Old Dominion … This weekend marks Spencer Boyd’s third Martinsville Speedway appearance with the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Boyd made his NASCAR debut in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series on April 2, 2016 at the Martinsville Speedway. The St. Louis, Mo., driver has earned an average starting position of 26.0 and an average finishing position of 27.5.
Short Track Stats: In three NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series starts on a short track (less than one mile in length), Spencer Boyd has an average starting spot of 23.3 and an average finish of 23.7 on these racetracks.
Media Availability … Spencer Boyd will be accessible to media in attendance at the Martinsville Speedway on Friday, October 25 at 3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. (ET). The media availability will be hosted inside the media center.
Race Rewind: Martinsville Speedway … Spencer Boyd, driver of the No. 20 EZ Red Chevrolet Silverado for Young’s Motorsports, finished in the 27th-position in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series TrüNorth Global 250 at the Martinsville Speedway on March 23. Boyd started in the 25th-position after narrowly missing the second round of qualifying by just 1/1000th of a second. Boyd immediately had forward momentum, but the progress was stunted on Lap 40 when he reported to crew chief Andrew Abbott that the engine was down on power. The Young’s Motorsports team came to pit road under caution to remedy the engine woes. Even with limited engine power Boyd never gave up, wheeling his ailing No. 20 EZ Red Chevrolet Silverado to take the checkered-flag in the 27th-place.
In the Rearview Mirror: Talladega Superspeedway … Spencer Boyd, driver of the No. 20 Alabama Roofing Professionals Chevrolet Silverado for Young’s Motorsports, was victorious in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Sugarlands Shine 250 at the Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, October 12. Boyd started in the 25th-position for the extended 260.68-mile event. He finished Stage 1 on Lap 20 in the 18th-position, and was in the 23rd-poition to end Stage 2 on Lap 40. Boyd, whose previous best finish in the series was a fourth in the 2019 season opener at the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, crossed the finish line .132 seconds behind Johnny Sauter, who started his celebration. But NASCAR informed the teams that the finish was under review and subsequently awarded the victory to Boyd. It was Boyd’s first victory in 23 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series events. In addition, it was the 24-year old’s second top-10 finish of 2019, and Boyd’s first top-10 finish in two starts at the Talladega Superspeedway.
Season-to-date … Through the first 17 of 20 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series races of the 2019 season, Spencer Boyd has completed 2258 of 2497 laps contested (90.4 percent), and has led three laps. Boyd is currently 17th in the driver point standings and 16th in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series owner points. In addition, the Young’s Motorsports driver has collected one victory (Talladega), two top-five finishes (Daytona) and two top-10 finishes, has spent 326 laps running in the top 15 and has made 544 green-flag passes thus far this season.
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