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No. 81 QuickTie Toyota GR Supra News and Notes:

• SMITH AT DAYTONA: Smith had a strong Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) debut at Daytona International Speedway earlier this year. The team positioned themselves for a great chance at the win, starting second for the final restart. The No. 81 crossed the finish line fifth, giving him a great start to the 2024 season.
• MICHIGAN RECAP: Smith qualified fifth for last weekend’s race at Michigan. He ran strong throughout the race finishing third in Stage 1 and sixth in Stage 2. The No. 81 got caught up in an accident coming to the checkered flag and finished 27th.
• 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, JeffMeendering has visited Victory Lane 10 times as a NXS crew chief, most recently with Smith at Richmond in March 2024. His teams have collected 66 top-five finishes, 136 top-10 finishes, and 13 pole positions under his leadership.
• JGR AT DAYTONA: Joe Gibbs Racing owns four Xfinity Series wins at Daytona International Speedway, including victories by Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, and most recently Matt Kenseth in 2013. In 124 combined starts at the track, the organization has tallied 32 top-five finishes, 52 top-10s, nine pole awards, and 752 laps led.
• FOLLOW ALONG: Follow along for updates and a behind-the-scenes look at Smith’s 2024 NXS Season.

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• RACE INFO:  Coverage of this weekend’s Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway is scheduled for Friday, August 23rd, at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

From the Driver’s Seat:

Chandler Smith: “We had a strong run here at the beginning of the year so I’m looking forward to heading back down to Daytona. A certain amount of these races are luck, but there are things we can do to make sure we are in the position to get the best possible finish at the end of the day.”

Smith’s Career NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats at Daytona International Speedway:

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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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