Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway

No. 81 QuickTie Toyota GR Supra News and Notes:

• SMITH AT MICHIGAN: Chandler Smith has one prior NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) start at Michgan International Speedway (MIS). He ran in the top-10 throughout the 2023 NXS race.
• INDIANAPOLIS RECAP: Before the NXS took a three-week break, the series ran at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The No. 81 got caught up in a first-lap crash and received damage. The damage was quickly repaired by the crew and Smith stayed on the lead lap. Unfortunately, the crash caused mechanical issues several laps later and Smith went behind the wall for repairs and lost several laps. The No. 81 team repaired the car enough to go out and make laps, but Smith finished 33rd.
• 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 MICHIGAN: Joe Gibbs Racing owns seven Xfinity Series wins at Michigan International Speedway, including victories by Ty Gibbs and John Hunter Nemechek the past two years. In 59 combined starts at the track, the organization has tallied 24 top-five finishes, 38 top-10s, two pole awards, and 557 laps led. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, and Daniel Suárez join Gibbs and Nemechek on the list of drivers who have taken JGR to victory lane at Michigan.
• FOLLOW ALONG: Follow along for updates and a behind-the-scenes look at Smith’s 2024 NXS Season.

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• RACE INFO: The Cabo Wabo 250 at MIS is scheduled for 3:30 PM EST on Saturday, August 17. Coverage of the race will be on USA, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio and available to stream on the NBC Sports app.

From the Driver’s Seat:

Chandler Smith: “I’m excited to get back racing this weekend. It was good to take a break, but I think we’ve all missed being at the track, so it will be nice to get on track at Michigan. I feel good about this weekend. Michigan is a fast track and I felt pretty comfortable last year. JGR brought solid racecars last year and I know this year will be no different.”

Smith’s Career NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats at Michigan 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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