Monday, February 8
Track: New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway, half-mile oval
Race: 1 of 8
Event: Jeep Beach 175 (175 laps, 84 miles)
Schedule
Final Practice: 3:00 p.m. ET
Qualifying: 6:00 p.m. ET
Race: 7:40 p.m. ET (Trackpass on NBC Sports Gold)
Taylor Gray, No. 17 Ford Performance Fusion
Taylor Gray will make his first career start at New Smyrna Speedway as he begins his title pursuit in the ARCA Menards Series East on Monday.
In addition to running the entire ARCA East schedule, Gray plans to enter a majority of the ARCA Menards Series national races, a handful of ARCA Menards Series West races and will make his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start at Richmond (Va.) Raceway in April after his 16th birthday.
The 15-year-old competed in five ARCA East races in 2020 with two top-five and five top-10 finishes. The lone race he missed was this race one year ago due to age restrictions.
Gray on New Smyrna: “I’m excited to get to Florida and kick off the 2021 season. After having to miss New Smyrna last season, I am looking forward to racing there for the first time. We ended last season on a little bit of a hot streak with a win at Kern County and a podium at Phoenix, so hopefully we can pick right back up where we left off.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
