- Round: NASCAR Cup Series race No. 9 of 36
- Track Location: Martinsville Speedway- Martinsville, Virginia
- Race Name: NOCO 400
- Broadcast: Sunday, April 16th at 3:00 PM ET live on FS1 (TV), MRN (Radio) Sirius XM NASCAR Ch. 90
- Team Entrants:
No. 42 | Noah Gragson & Luke Lambert – Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet Camaro Zl1
No. 43 | Erik Jones & Dave Elenz – Allegiant Chevrolet Camaro ZL1Suns
iErik Jones, No. 43 Allegiant Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Martinsville Speedway Stats
- NCS Starts: 12; Best start: 8th (Fall, 2019) Best finish: 8th (Fall, 2021); Top 10s: 1
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Stats
- Starts: 5; Best finish: 3rd (2015); Top 5s: 2; Top 10s: 4; Laps led: 2
2023 NCS Season Stats
- Starts: 8; Best start: 8th; Best finish: 8th (Atlanta); Top 10s: 1, Laps led: 14, Current points position: 26th
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-Leaving Bristol in the dirt – Erik Jones and the No. 43 team’s weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway was anything but clean. The dirt proved challenging as Jones recovered from a spin, a flat tire and powered back from three laps down to avoid the chaos and finish 14th. Jones and the team were very happy with their recovery and finish.
- Where it all started – A very young Jones made his first NASCAR national series debut at Martinsville Speedway on April 6, 2013, driving the No. 51 truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Jones was just 16 years old that day, starting the .5-mile paperclip-shaped track from the 19th position and finishing ninth. Running a limited schedule of five races for KBM that year, Jones proved to be a quick study and found victory lane in just his fifth start.
- From the Driver’s Seat: “I am excited about Martinsville, last year in the fall I felt like we ran pretty well, so hopefully we can take some of that momentum and learn a little bit about the short track package and what we had in Richmond to try and make it a little bit better. I am ready to get out there, hoping for another solid run, hopefully get up in the top 10 and contend.”
ABOUT LEGACY MOTOR CLUB:
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB is a professional motor racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, owned by Maury Gallagher and Jimmie Johnson. LEGACY MOTOR CLUB operates two full-time entries, the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 of Noah Gragson and the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 of Erik Jones. The team also fields a third part-time entry, the No. 84 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, for Johnson’s limited racing schedule in 2023.
Based in Statesville, N.C., LEGACY MOTOR CLUB operates alongside GMS Racing, which fields three full-time entries in the NASCAR Truck Series. Since the formation of GMS Racing in 2012, Gallagher, along with one of the NASCAR garage’s most accomplished figures, Team President, Mike Beam, built a victorious organization, capturing the 2016 and 2020 NASCAR Truck Series championships, the 2015 ARCA Racing Series championship, as well as the 2019 & 2020 ARCA East championships, accumulating over 65 wins across six national racing circuits.
Our mission at LEGACY MOTOR CLUB is to create an inclusive environment for auto-racing enthusiasts, celebrate the past and future legacies of our partners and team members, and to compete for race wins and championships at NASCAR’s elite level. To keep up-to-date with the latest news, information and exclusive content, follow LEGACY MOTOR CLUB on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and at www.LEGACYMOTORCLUB.com.
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