No. 18 Starkey/SoundGear Toyota Camry News and Notes:
SAWALICH AT IRP: William Sawalich has one ARCA Menards Series (AMS) start at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP). The driver of the No. 18 qualified second and finished fourth in the race. Sawalich ran double-duty last year also competing in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) race. He will again run both races this Friday, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra in the NCTS race.
LAST TIME OUT: Sawalich last raced at Berlin Raceway in June. The reigning winner led 195 laps and ended the night in victory lane for his third AMS win of 2024.
2023 ARCA EAST CHAMPION: Sawalich claimed the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East (AMSE) championship at Bristol Motor Speedway. He ended the AMSE season with four wins and finished in the top-five in all eight races on the AMSE schedule. He became the second AMSE champion for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) and the first Minnesotan to win the series championship.
JGR AT IRP: JGR has five combined AMS starts at IRP with one top-five finish.
FOLLOW ALONG: Follow along for updates and a behind-the-scenes look at Sawalich’s 2024 season.
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RACE INFO: The ARCA Menards Series Circle City 200 at Indianapolis will take place at 5:30 PM ET on Friday, July 19th. Coverage of the race will be on Fox Sports 1, MRN Radio, and available to stream on the FOX Sports app.
From the Driver’s Seat:
William Sawalich: “Last year was a good double-duty weekend and we are doing it again this year. Last year in the ARCA race, we got caught up battling lap traffic so I just need to be mindful of that this year. Double duty with practice, qualifying, and both races on one day is challenging, but I can also see it as an advantage to get some laps in before the truck race.”
About Starkey:
Starkey is a privately held, global hearing technology company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Founded by Bill Austin in 1967, Starkey is known for its innovative design, development, and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems. Led today by President and CEO Brandon Sawalich, Starkey is the only American-owned provider of hearing technologies. The company has more than 5,000 employees, operates 29 facilities and does business in more than 100 markets worldwide. Learn more at starkey.com.
About SoundGear:
Founded in 2010, SoundGear represents the latest advancements in hearing protection. SoundGear hearing protection and enhancement products are ideal for hunting, competitive shooting, law enforcement, construction, heavy industry, concerts and events, garages, motorsports, and much more. SoundGear engineers products that provide 100% digital sound enhancement to deliver superior environmental awareness, while still protecting your hearing. SoundGear products are manufactured by Starkey, a global leader in hearing technology and premier provider in hearing health care headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
About Joe Gibbs Racing:
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is one of the premier organizations in NASCAR with four NASCAR Cup Series teams, four NASCAR Xfinity Series teams, an ARCA Series team, and a driver development program. JGR is based in Huntersville, N.C., and owned by 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Joe Gibbs, who also earned his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was named as one of the NFL’s top 10 coaches of all-time with a winning career that included three Super Bowl Championships as head coach of the Washington franchise. JGR has competed in NASCAR since 1992, capturing more than 400 wins over that span. No team has more combined wins across the sport’s three national series in the history of NASCAR. In addition, JGR has won five Cup Series championships along with four Xfinity Series driver championships and six Xfinity Series owner’s championships. The organization also has captured four Daytona 500 titles, considered to be NASCAR’s premier event each season.
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