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Press Release | JD MOTORSPORTS July 27, 2023 – Houston, TX – BeONE Sports – developers of a platform where accomplished athletes’ movements are digitized into a phone app with the goal of creating a training paradigm for athletes to learn – today announced the first-of-its-kind collaboration with Mass St. Collective and the University of Kansas to bring a Collegiate NIL NASCAR car to the upcoming NASCAR race on September 9 at Kansas Speedway. The collaboration also includes JD Motorsports, eleven (11) University of Kansas student-athletes being featured on the race car, and Mass St. Collective – the KU NIL Collective founded in 2021 to help Jayhawk student-athletes build their personal brand and benefit from their name, image and likeness. “Our goal at Mass St. Collective is to find new and unique instances where we can grow the brand of our KU student-athletes in new and meaningful ways through name, image and likeness.” says Dan Beckler, President of Mass St. Collective. “To partner with BeOne Sports and have 11 Jayhawks on a NASCAR Xfinity Series Race car is something that has never been done before, and it’s an exciting way to bring NIL and college athletes to the racing industry. Brand loyalty is the best among NASCAR fans, and we hope this car only adds to that. What makes this even more special is to debut the car in our home state at Kansas Speedway.” “I'm so excited to be a part of something that’s never been done before! I love Kansas and it’s going to be so cool to have the college athletes on the car and give them a ride in our fast race car!” said Brennan Poole, driver of the #6 JD Motorsports Chevrolet. Additionally, BeONE Sports is developing technology to level the racetrack. With the technology available from BeONE Sports, JD Motorsports hopes to become more competitive with the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ top teams and is exploring a variety of applications using comparative training within the team. ”JD Motorsports and Brennan Poole are teaming up with athletes from the University of Kansas for The Kansas Lottery 300 on September 9th at Kansas Speedway. We are happy to have BeONE back, Scott and I have worked very hard to put the NIL deal together to create a first in Nascar.” said Tony Priscaro, VP of Marketing and Sales for JD Motorsports. “We believe athletes are everywhere, and we are very excited to bring new and interesting NIL opportunities to student-athletes. The KU NIL NASCAR is a great example of collaboration and driving innovation…literally,” says Scott Deans, BeONE Sports Founder and CEO. BeONE Sports will be on location in Kansas from September 7th-9th. They will be kicking off their collaboration with athletes from the Kansas CIty Chiefs on September 7th, working with University of Kansas athletes on campus on September 8th, and at the NASCAR race on September 9th. For more information, visit beonesports.com.

(Photo Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports) Press Release | RICK WARE RACING MOORESVILLE, NC (July 20, 2023) – Rick Ware Racing and race-winning NASCAR driver Justin Haley have reached a multi-year agreement for him to join the team starting in 2024. Haley, a 24-year-old native of Winamac, IN, will drive a Ford Mustang for the team on a full-time basis in the NASCAR Cup Series. Car number and partnerships will be announced at a later date. He comes to RWR having won at every level of NASCAR in which he has competed. This includes one victory in the NASCAR Cup Series, four in the Xfinity Series, three Craftsman Trucks Series wins and five in the ARCA Menards Series. “This is a great day for our team on many levels,” said Rick Ware. “Having someone with Justin’s talent and background become part of our future is a testament to our commitment to growth over the past few years. I have known Justin for a long time, respect all he has achieved in many forms of motorsports and look forward to great success together. His versatility as a driver in multiple series, the continuity we can build around Justin and the respect amongst his peers will pay great dividends for our team. He will be a great teammate for the RWR/RFK Racing alliance.” This partnership pairs Haley with RWR’s NHRA driver Clay Millican in continuing to help support the Walmart Health and Wellness initiatives, along with many other RWR brands across the organization’s motorsports platforms. Fresh off Millican’s second NHRA Top Fuel win this year, at the Mile-High Nationals this past weekend, RWR has made tremendous progress and positioned themselves as a unique and contending organization across the motorsports landscape. Additionally, the alliance between RWR and Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing presents an elevating step for Haley and the team’s NASCAR program, both on and off the track. “This is a unique opportunity that I look forward to,” said Haley. “There are many key pieces of this program I believe can help me in taking the next steps in my NASCAR career. I look forward to working with our key partners, and many additional RWR partners to be announced soon. The alliance with RFK Racing is going to be pivotal for the future of our on-track success.”

Press Release | SHANE CAN GISBERGEN Concord, North Carolina – He’s coming back. Shane van Gisbergen, the three-time Supercar champion and winner of the July 2 inaugural Chicago Street Race in his lone NASCAR Cup Series start, will return to the Cup Series Aug. 13 on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 34-year-old Auckland, New Zealand native will again race the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for the Trackhouse Racing team’s PROJECT91 program. “I never dreamed this could have all rolled out this way,” said van Gisbergen who returned to Supercar competition in Australia days after leading nine laps and winning by 1.259 seconds in overtime at Chicago. “Just getting to race in NASCAR is an opportunity I never thought I would get, but then to win and get another chance this year is beyond anything I imagined. I can’t thank (Trackhouse founder and owner) Justin Marks, everyone at Trackhouse Racing and NASCAR for this opportunity. Everyone in NASCAR welcomed me to Chicago and it’s been awesome to see how big the reception from that race has been around the world. I am honored to be part of it.” Van Gisbergen became one of six foreign born drivers to win a Cup Series race and the first driver since Johnny Rutherford in 1963 to win his first Cup Series start. It was just the latest entry in a resume that includes Supercars Championships for Triple Eight Race Engineering in 2016, 2021 and 2022 plus 78 wins and 47 pole positions making him the fourth most successful driver in series history. He also won the Bathurst 1000 in 2020 and 2022. Marks created PROJECT91 last year intent on expanding the organization’s global reach by fielding a Cup Series entry for renowned international racing drivers. Indianapolis will mark the fourth race for PROJECT91 after appearances by 2007 Formula One World Champion Kimi Räikkönen at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International in 2022 and at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on March 26. Marks admitted thoughts of bringing van Gisbergen back to NASCAR began as soon as the checkered flag fell in Chicago. “After a performance like that it’s only natural to want to keep this going,” said Marks. “Shane showed he is a world-class talent and what he did in Chicago was truly remarkable. PROJECT91, Trackhouse Racing and the fans of NASCAR benefit by bringing him back. I don’t think I am being overly dramatic when I say the entire motorsports world will be watching the No. 91 Chevrolet at Indianapolis.” Van Gisbergen will join Trackhouse drivers Daniel Suárez and Ross Chastain at Indianapolis. Chastain won the June 25 race at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway a week before van Gisbergen’s Chicago victory. A week after Chicago, Suárez finished second at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Darian Grubb, 47, will again serve as van Gisbergen’s crew chief. His resume includes a 2011 championship with Tony Stewart and the 2006 Daytona 500 victory with Jimmie Johnson. The Chicago victory marked Grubb’s 24th victory as a crew chief. “It was a true honor to be able to work with somebody like Shane van Gisbergen who put on a performance like that in his first start,” Grubb said. “The team did an incredible job preparing the car, being ready for the moment and putting it all out there on the line and letting him put that show on. You’re never going to forget that. It’s the first event; we all wanted some souvenirs and stuff from it just to make sure we remembered it for life and tell our grand kids about it. It was really cool and I hope we can do that again in Indy.” NBC will televise the 200-mile race on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course at 2:30 PM EDT on Aug. 13.

Rick Ware Racing has announced that Justin Haley will be joining the organization on a multi-year deal beginning next season. You can view their tweet below. (Cover Photo Source twitter.com/KauligRacing)

Press Release | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB STATESVILLE, NC (July 19, 2023) -- LEGACY MOTOR CLUB™, GMS Racing and Veterans Heart Group today hosted an event for veterans from Iredell and surrounding North Carolina counties. Over 100 veterans were present for the “Veterans Fill Your Cup" at the Statesville-based team's race shop. The "Veterans Fill Your Cup" initiative was designed to honor and support the nation's veterans. The event provided a unique opportunity for veterans to engage with NASCAR legends and drivers. Among the veterans, notable attendees included NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Dale Inman; LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Cup Series team owner Maury Gallagher, drivers Erik Jones and Noah Gragson; and GMS Racing's NASCAR Truck Series drivers Grant Enfinger and Daniel Dye. The event took place on the shop floor amongst racecars and trucks, and featured a continental breakfast with coffee products provided by Black Rifle Coffee Company; a partner featured on Gragson’s No. 42 Chevrolet. The teams plan on hosting a second "Veterans Fill Your Cup" event later this year on Wednesday, October 25th. More information will become available closer to the scheduled date via the teams' social media channels as well as from the Veterans Heart Group.

Press Release | SAM HUNT RACING MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 19, 2023) – Sam Hunt Racing (SHR) announces today that Sage Karam, a nine-time Indianapolis 500 competitor, will make his 19th start in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Saturday, July 29. Karam will pilot the No. 24 Toyota GR Supra in the Henry 180 on the 1.1-mile road course. “I’m really grateful for the opportunity Sam and Toyota have presented me to drive the No. 24 Sam Hunt Racing GR Supra at Road America,” said Karam. “Sam has developed a really great program in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and it’s really an honor to drive for him.” Karam, a former competitor in the Lexus Racing program, will join Toyota Racing for the first time in his NASCAR National Touring Series career when he takes the reigns of the No. 24 GR Supra at Road America. “I’m excited to be back with the Toyota family as I drove the Lexus RCF GT3 with them in IMSA and we made many great memories together and I look forward to making many more,” said Karam. Karam is the fifth driver to pilot the No. 24 entry for Sam Hunt Racing in 2023. He is also the 21st driver to join Sam Hunt Racing in its five years as an NXS team. Additionally, the 28-year-old road course ace, will reunite with Crew Chief Kris Bowen whom he worked with twice in 2022. Karam has one top-five finish out of 18 career NXS starts. “We are really excited to give Sage an opportunity at SHR to drive our 24 machine at Road America,” said Sam Hunt, owner of Sam Hunt Racing. “Sage is a fierce competitor and has always shown he has the ability to make speed. I’m excited to see him behind the wheel of a Toyota GR Supra. He’s worked with Kris [Bowen] in the past, so I feel the driver and crew chief communication will be easier and more efficient than your average single-race opportunity. Our goal is for Sage to run the entire race, keep his nose clean, and compete inside the top ten for all the partners that helped make this happen.” The Henry 180 at Road America will take place on Saturday, July 29 at 3:00PM ET. Viewers and listeners can tune in to NBC, Motor Racing Network, and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90.

Press Release | POCONO RACEWAY LONG POND, Pa. (July 13, 2023) – Pocono Raceway will celebrate its 50th anniversary of NASCAR racing at “The Tricky Triangle” with Global Technology Infrastructure Solutions Provider HighPoint serving as the entitlement sponsor for its Cup Series race on Sunday, July 23. The HighPoint.com 400 race entitlement will further expand the company’s partnership within NASCAR at one of motorsports’ most unique venues. HighPoint currently serves as the official IT Partner for Stewart-Haas Racing as well as an anchor partner on the No. 14 Ford entry of SHR driver Chase Briscoe. Founded in 1996, HighPoint is a global provider of Technology Infrastructure and Professional and Managed Services. At its core, HighPoint is a company focused on serving others and that starts with their people. The company helps organizations across every sector maximize their investment in Information Technology and look to partner with others who share their values of honesty, integrity and trust. High Point provides solutions spanning Data Center, Cloud, Network Infrastructure, Wireless, Security and Collaboration. High Point’s global headquarters are located in Sparta, NJ, which is less than 65 miles from Pocono Raceway, with a significant footprint in Charlotte, N.C., London and Amsterdam. “This is a natural evolution of our relationship with Pocono Raceway and it was only a matter of time before we took things to the next level,” said Mike Mendiburu, CEO of HighPoint. “It is truly an honor to support such a great event with our tri-state area neighbors and fans as well as our highly-valued clients, partners and team members. For us, foundational to partnership is aligning with people and organizations that prioritize similar core values as HighPoint and the good folks at Pocono Raceway certainly set a high bar in that regard.” The HighPoint.com 400 will serve as the centerpiece of the July 21-23 race weekend that also includes the NASCAR Xfinity Series, CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series. The HighPoint.com 400, a 160-lap, 400-mile race, will be broadcast nationally on the USA Network as well as MRN and SiriusXM Radio beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET. “Pocono Raceway is excited to welcome HighPoint into our family of partners and fans,” Pocono Raceway President Ben May said. “Our cultures and legacy as family businesses align nicely. Pocono Raceway is honored that HighPoint has identified us as their ‘home track’ and to be their first integration on the venue side of this business. It all feels right. “It’s nice when you can partner with global powerhouses who are only 26 laps around the ‘Tricky Triangle’ away from you; it says a lot about the importance and influence of the Northeast market and fanbase.” The HighPoint.com 400 weekend action opens with the ARCA Menards Series Race on Friday, July 21 (6 p.m.), with the following day playing host to the NASCAR doubleheader of the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series CRC Brakleen 150 (12 p.m.) and Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 (5:30 p.m.). Saturday’s schedule also will include Cup practice (2:35 p.m.) and qualifying (3:20 p.m.) for the HighPoint.com 400. The weekend culminates with the HighPoint.com 400, the 21st race of the 36-event NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Tickets remain for the HighPoint.com 400 NASCAR race weekend with a number of options available HERE. For more information, please visit www.poconoraceway.com.