No. 20 Reser’s Toyota Camry News and Notes:
· JONES AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY: Erik Jones will make his ninth-career Cup Series start at Kansas Speedway this weekend for the Hollywood Casino 400. In his previous eight starts at the 1.5-mile track, Jones has a career-best finish of third in the Spring 2019 race and has finished in the top 10 in his last five starts at the track. Jones also has starts in the Xfinity and Truck Series. In the Xfinity Series, Jones has two starts and dominated the 2017 race, leading 186 of 200 laps before finishing 15th. Similar to the Xfinity Series, Jones dominated the 2015 Truck Series race leading 151 of 167 laps before finishing 11th. Kansas marks the place of Jones first-career Cup Series start from when he filled in for the injured Kyle Busch in 2015. During his Series debut, Jones started the race from the 12th position, led one lap and was poised for a strong finish before a late-race incident ended his day in the No. 18 Camry with a 40th-place finish.
· JGR AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) has 95 total starts at Kansas Speedway in Cup Series competition. In those starts, the team has earned six wins, 25 top-five finishes, 39 top-10 finishes and two pole starting positions. The team has led 1,236 laps, completed 24,288 of 25,273 attempted laps (96.1 %) and earned an average start of 12.6 and an average finish of 15.7. Denny Hamlin leads the team with three wins followed by Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch with one win each at the 1.5-mile track.
· THIS WEEK ON THE NO. 20 CAMRY: This week Reser’s Fine Foods will be on the No. 20 Camry for their last primary race of the 2020 season with Jones.
· RESER’S DELI SALAD FAVORITES IN KANSAS:
o Original Potato Salad – This best-selling potato salad is a tasty blend of diced Russets, chopped celery and onions, with crisp sweet pickles, in a classic mayonnaise dressing.
o Macaroni Salad – Made with perfectly plump elbow macaroni and a sweet-tart mayonnaise dressing, this deli favorite is finished with crisp celery, fresh red bell peppers, and crunchy sweet pickles.
o Garden Pasta Salad – The newest member of the Reser’s deli salad family, this vinaigrette-dressed salad is a delicious combination of mini penne pasta, carrots, red bell peppers, and Italian cheeses.
Reser’s delicious American Classics salads are available in the deli section of grocers nationwide.
· STARTING LINE UP: Erik Jones and the No. 20 Reser’s team will start Sunday’s race at the Kansas Speedway from the 11th position.
· CHARLOTTE ROVAL RECAP: Jones and the No. 20 team started the race at the Charlotte ROVAL from the 14th position, but had to fall to the rear of the field before taking the green flag due to an unapproved adjustment prior to the start of the race. Jones was able to battle his way to 10th by the end of stage one and finished stage two in 19th. With a fast Camry, Jones was able to earn a solid third-place finish.
· RACE INFO: The Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, October 18, 2020. Coverage will begin at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Sirius XM Channel 90 and MRN Radio.
From the Driver’s Seat:
Erik Jones: “I like Kansas a lot and with the momentum from the last few weeks on our side, I think we can go there this weekend and contend for the win. We’ve come close to winning in the past at Kansas and it’s a place I’ve always run well at over the years in Cup, Xfinity and Truck. We’ve got Reser’s on the car this weekend for their last primary race and it would be cool to get them a win. Kansas has always been a big track for them with their plants nearby. Reser’s has been a big part of my career at JGR and we’ve been able to celebrate with a few wins over the years. We’ve got a good starting spot for Sunday and hopefully we can run up front and contend for the win and get our first win of the season this weekend at Kansas with Reser’s.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
