Event: NCWTS 250
Date: Friday, May 8, 2015
Venue: Kansas Speedway
Spencer Gallagher
No. 23 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet Silverado
NCWTS 250 Event Preview
No. 23 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet Silverado
NCWTS 250 Event Preview
Gallagher Looking for Two Straight Wins at Kansas
Kansas Conqueror … Spencer Gallagher, driver of the No. 23 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet, returns to Kansas Speedway for his third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) start, with added confidence. In his most recent trip to Kansas, Gallagher scored his first career victory in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards (ARCA) finale last season, leading 53 of the 99 laps. The victory was the Las Vegas, Nevada native’s first in a national series, and sparked confidence for Gallagher and the Allegiant Travel team heading into Friday evening’s 167 lap affair.
Immediate Intermediate History… Gallagher’s NCWTS debut came at Kansas in April 2013. In 15 career NCWTS races, Gallagher has seven starts on one-and-a-half-mile speedways. He scored his season-best finish on the 1.5 mile Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway. After recently coming off a productive rookie test at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway and channeling confidence from last season’s ARCA win, Gallagher is confident about the prospect of duplicating his result from last season at Kansas.
Points Report… Through three of 23 events on the NCWTS season, Gallagher is currently tied for eighth in the championship point standings, 44 markers behind leader Matt Crafton. In the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings, Gallagher is fourth entering Friday evening’s event at Kansas.
Chasing a Milestone… Chevrolet has 199 race wins through the 21 year history of the NCWTS. The manufacturer is seeking the milestone, 200th NCWTS win, and the first since September of 2014. GMS Racing offers Chevrolet two prime opportunities to reach the 200 win plateau, with Gallagher, and teammate Brandon Jones in the No. 33 MasterForce Tools Silverado.
Kansas Chassis Choice… The Allegiant Travel Chevrolet of choice for Gallagher at Kansas Speedway is chassis No. 022. This Chevrolet was a workhorse for GMS Racing last season with Joey Coulter at the controls. This chassis competed in seven races, most recently at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and recorded a best finish of third at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in 2014.
Pack Your Bags and Start Your Engines… Allegiant Air and GMS Racing are giving race fans the opportunity to win an “Ultimate Race Vacation Getaway” to Daytona Beach, Fla. Participants at the “Start Your Engines and Pack Your Bags” event from May 15-16 can enter to win two roundtrip tickets to Daytona Beach, Fla., a three-night hotel stay, two Richard Petty Driving Experience tickets, and two All Star Race tickets to Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Participants can submit their entries for the vacation giveaway in person at the Allegiant and GMS Racing booth inside Concord Mills Mall in Concord, N.C. during race weekend from Friday, May 15 through Saturday, May 16, 1pm-5pm.
One lucky winner will be drawn at random on Saturday, May 15th at 4:30 pm. Race fans will also have the opportunity for meet and greets with Gallagher on Saturday from 2:00-3 p.m.
Travel is Our Deal … Allegiant operates non-stop flights from California, Nevada, and Arizona to Wichita, Kan. (ITC) which services the surrounding region of Kansas Speedway. Based in Las Vegas, Allegiant makes leisure travel convenient and affordable. With low-low fares, nonstop flights, all-jet service and premier travel partners, Allegiant provides a complete travel experience with a great value without all the hassle.
Meet Spencer… Only three race weekends remain to collect the first of four collectable Gallagher hero cards, which is available through the Dover International Speedway race weekend in May. Gallagher is scheduled to participate in a Q&A Session at “The Finish Line” hospitality area. Fans that have a ticket to the hospitality area can meet Gallagher at 2:40 p.m. CT on Friday afternoon. Gallagher is also scheduled visit the Chevy Stage on the midway at 5:50 p.m. CT on Friday evening.
SPENCER GALLAGHER QUOTE:
What attributes about the track and racing make Kansas Speedway one of your favorites?
“The racetrack is just so fast and has so much grip, you’re wide open for a good portion of a fuel run. I have been looking forward to this weekend for a while, ever since we won our first ARCA race at Kansas last October. That was a huge moment for myself, our Allegiant Travel team and everyone at GMS Racing. Our Chevrolets have had great speed in the first three races this season, and our Allegiant Travel Silverado should be even better this weekend. Kansas is a place where track position is a premium, the pace doesn’t drop off into the race, and makes for a blazing fast race. I’m looking forward to the challenge this weekend, and hope we can be in contention in the closing stages.”
ABOUT GMS RACING, LLC: GMS Racing LLC, competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards with drivers Spencer Gallagher, Brandon Jones, and Grant Enfinger. Formerly based out of Las Vegas, Nevada, home of Allegiant Travel, GMS Racing is now housed in a state of the art 51,000-square-foot shop in Statesville, North Carolina.