No. 81 QuickTie Toyota GR Supra News and Notes:
- SMITH AT DARLINGTON: Chandler Smith has three previous NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) starts at Darlington Raceway with a best finish of 12th earlier this year. He also has four NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) starts at the Lady in Black with one top-10 finish.
- DAYTONA RECAP: Smith finished runner-up to Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) teammate Ryan Truex on Friday night at Daytona. The No. 81 team earned their first pole of 2024 Friday afternoon and ran in the top-10 for most of the night, finishing Stage 1 in second and Stage 2 in eighth.
- QUICKTIE: Quick Tie Products, Inc., (“QuickTie”) manufactures and distributes the QuickTie™ System, a proprietary, patented hold down system for high wind and seismic construction. The QuickTie™ System comprises wire rope cables with threaded rod studs swaged to each end, each with a steel bearing plate on the top end. Their cables are designed to cinch walls to their foundations from the uppermost top plates, thereby effectively resisting roof uplift and building overturning pressures. QuickTie also manufactures hangers, hold downs, plywood clips and all structural building components.
- ON THE PITBOX: Crew Chief of the No. 81, Jeff Meendering has visited Victory Lane 10 times as a NXS crew chief, most recently with Smith at Richmond in March 2024. His teams have collected 67 top-five finishes, 137 top-10 finishes, and 14 pole positions under his leadership.
- JGR AT DARLINGTON: JGR has 90 combined starts at Darlington with 12 trips to Victory Lane. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Brandon Jones, Bobby Labonte, Joey Logano, and Tony Stewart have all collected at least one win at the Lady in Black for JGR. Hamlin was the last winner for the team in 2023.
- FOLLOW ALONG: Follow along for updates and a behind-the-scenes look at Smith’s 2024 NXS Season.
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- RACE INFO: The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 is scheduled for 3:30 PM EST on Saturday, August 31. Coverage of the race will be on USA Network, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio and available to stream on the NBC Sports app.
From the Driver’s Seat:
Chandler Smith: “I feel like the finish we got in the spring race didn’t reflect what this team can do at Darlington. We made a mistake that cost us track position and we had to spend some time recovering from that, but we were making up for it in the final few laps. I am looking forward to this weekend and hope to build on the momentum we’ve had going the past few weeks.”
Smith’s Career NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats at Darlington Raceway:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 20.0 |
Smith’s 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 418 | 7.9 | 12.8 |
Smith’s Career NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 58 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 736 | 9.3 | 14.9 |
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