HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi News and Notes
RACE SETUP
Race: NASCAR XFINITY Series – VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 – 147 laps / 200.8 miles
Track: Darlington Raceway (1.366-mile oval)
Driver: Kyle Larson
Car: No. 42 AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet Camaro
Television: Saturday, September 5 – NBC (3:00 p.m. EDT)
Social: @KyleLarsonRacin @TeamHSMCG #VFW200
SETTING THE SOCIAL SCENE
Larson on fellow Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon winning the IndyCar championship: Wow heck yeah @scottdixon9!!! Congrats @CGRTeams @Target
LARSON READY TO BATTLE THE “TRACK TOO TOUGH TO TAME”
Kyle Larson makes his ninth XFINITY Series start of 2015 at Darlington Raceway on Saturday. In two previous starts at the 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval, Larson has two sixth-place finishes. He has an average starting position of 9.5 and has led two laps at Darlington. Larson finished second in his most recent XFINITY Series start, two weeks ago in Bristol.
WELCOME ABOARD
The No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro will sport a black and green paint scheme with AccuDoc Solutions as the primary sponsor. A long-time HScott Motorsports partner, AccuDoc Solutions is based in Morrisville, N.C. and provides billing-statement printing and processing to hospitals and hospital-based physicians. In addition to paper-based billing statements, AccuDoc Solutions enables patients to choose electronic statement delivery and make payments through secure online payment portals.
ROAD AMERICA RECAP
The XFINITY Series held their final road course race of the 2015 season at Road America last Saturday. Road course veteran Justin Marks made his second and final XFINITY Series start of the season with HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi. Marks started fourth after the starting grid was set per the NASCAR rulebook using practice times because of rain. Utilizing a pit strategy similar to the leaders, the team stayed out under an early caution to gain track position. The strategy proved to pay off as Marks moved into the top five near halfway. Following the final pit stop of the day, the race saw a lengthy caution period with 10 laps to go, which enabled Marks an opportunity to gain back additional positions to finish seventh.
LARSON ON DARLINGTON RACEWAY
“I’m really excited about returning to Darlington this weekend. I’ve had two good runs there in the past and the track is so much fun to race at. We finished second in Bristol and the team continues to get better each week. We’re more determined than ever to get back into victory lane.”
CREW CHIEF MIKE SHIPLETT ON DARLINGTON RACEWAY
“In Darlington you need to have a setup that can compromise with both ends of the track being different. Traffic will play a factor, so the driver who can navigate it the fastest will be successful. Kyle’s record in Darlington in the XFINITY Series is very impressive, so we feel like we have a chance to win.”
TEAM ROSTERS
Max Jones – Team Manager
John Probst – Technical Director
Tony Lunders – Competition Director
No. 42 XFINITY Series
Hometown
Hometown
Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
Amherst, OH
Front Tire Changer: Nick Krizmanich
Kenosha, WI
Chief Mechanic: Ryan Shea
Tionesta, PA
Front Tire Carrier: Aaron Schields
Goodland, KS
Race Engineer: Davin Restivo
Asheboro, N.C.
Jack Man: Graham Molatch
Harrisburg, N.C.
Tire Specialist: Justin Grosser
Fort Atkinson, WI
Rear Tire Changer: Steven Tautges
Abbotsford, WI
Interior Specialist: Matt House
Fayetteville, N.C.
Rear Tire Carrier: Gene Cornwell
Rockwell, S.C.
Mechanic: Travis Young
Owensboro, KY
Gas Man: Ed Watkins
Richmond, VA
Mechanic: Jonathan Ellis
Hixon, TN
Spotter: Derek Kneeland
Windham, ME
Truck Driver: Dan Collins
Columbus, OH
Engine Tuner: Eric Meade
Thaxton, VA
HSCOTT MOTORSPORTS WITH CHIP GANASSI
HScott Motorsports, which was established in 1989 as Phoenix Racing, is owned and operated by Harry Scott Jr. and competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with technical support from Hendrick Motorsports. The team competes full time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Justin Allgaier driving the No. 51 BRANDT Chevrolet and Michael Annett driving the Pilot Flying J Chevrolet. Scott also owns HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi, which fields the No. 42 Camaro in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, and is the co-owner of HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks, which fields five entries in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. His vision is to build a championship contender by developing talented young drivers, partnering with dedicated sponsors and competing hard every week.
For more information, visit www.hscottmotorsports.com.