Connor Mosack – Driver, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado
Connor Mosack will make his Spire Motorsports debut driving the No. 7 Pinnacle Racing Group/Chevrolet Accessories Silverado in Saturday night’s Heart of America 200 at Kansas Speedway.
Mosack will pull double duty on Saturday and will also pilot the No. 28 Chevrolet in the ARCA Menards Series for Pinnacle Racing Group.
While Saturday will mark the North Carolina native’s first NCTS start at Kansas Speedway, he has a wealth of experience at the 1.5-mile track. He picked up his first career ARCA Menards Series victory there last September and led a race-high 64 laps. Overall, across four ARCA Menards Series starts in the Prairie State, Mosack has compiled an average finish of 5.3 and produced three top-five finishes. He also finished 14th in his lone NASCAR Xfinity Series start at the venue last September.
In addition to the Heart of America 200, Mosack will also pilot to the No. 7 Silverado later this summer at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24 and Pocono Raceway on July 12. He’ll be back in the seat during the NCTS playoffs when the division returns to Kansas Speedway September 27 and again at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 26.
The 25-year-old driver is an accomplished and versatile racer who began his career in 2017 in the US Legends Cars ranks and has since made multiple starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NCTS and ARCA Menards Series.
Mosack competed in select ARCA Menards Series events in 2023 and put the competition on notice with a 3.5 average finish over six races, including his win last September at Kansas Speedway. He is a veteran of 24 Xfinity Series races with his best results coming at Watkins Glen International (fifth) and Portland (Ore.) International Raceway (eighth).
Pinnacle Racing Group (PRG) will adorn the hood of Mosack’s Silverado on Saturday. PRG is a professional multifaceted motorsports team specializing in providing productive and fulfilling careers for team members, while also being a leader in on-track performance and driver development primarily in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Series (NAAPWS), zMAX CARS Tour Series and the ARCA Menards Series.
The Friends of Jaclyn Foundation will be an associate sponsor for this weekend’s race. The Foundation aims to improve the quality of life for children battling pediatric brain tumors and other childhood cancers by pairing them with local teams, clubs and community groups. For more information, please log on to Friendsofjaclyn.org.
After seven races, the No. 7 team leads the 2024 NCTS owner point standings by one tally over the No. 19 team. The No. 7 team has compiled two wins with an average starting position of 5.1 and an average finish of 7.3 thus far this season. Kyle Busch led a race-high 33 laps en route the team’s first victory of 2024 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in February and a race-high 112 laps in the team’s most recent triumph at Texas Motor Speedway.
Connor Mosack Quotes
You’ve had success in multiple series at Kansas Speedway. Is it a track you enjoy racing at?
“My favorite thing about Kansas is how wide it is and the options that the progressive banking gives you. You can make up a little speed for how your vehicle is handling by using the different lanes and seams. It’s also the only NASCAR track I’ve been to more than twice in a series, which helps with being confident there.”
How will the extra seat time you get running the ARCA Menards Series race ahead of the truck race benefit you?
“The extra laps in the ARCA car definitely will help me get up to speed quickly in the truck, and also helps with knowing where the racing groove is heading that weekend and where the grip levels are.”
Have you set any goals for your limited schedule at Spire this season?
“I feel like with the speed the No. 7 team has shown this year, I have high expectations. I don’t see why I can’t go out and have a shot at a top 10 each week and bring home a couple of top fives.”
The Heart of America 200 will mark the first time Spire Motorsports will field a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) entry at Kansas Speedway. Spire Motorsports fields the Nos. 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet Silverados full time in the NCTS. An all-star driver lineup will rotate throughout the 2024 season in the No. 7 Chevy. Rajah Caruth will drive the No. 71 entry and Chase Purdy rounds out the team’s fleet of Chevrolets in the No. 77.
The Heart of America 200 will be televised live on FS1 Saturday May 4, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The eighth of 23 NCTS races on the 2024 schedule will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. NASCAR RaceDay’s pre-race coverage on FS1 will take the green flag at 7 p.m. EDT.
Brian Pattie – Crew Chief, No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado
In his first season at Spire Motorsports, Brian Pattie has led the No. 7 team to two victories, both with Kyle Busch. The duo also won twice across five races last year at KBM.
Pattie also collected a victory with Ron Fellows at Watkins Glen International in 1999 to give him five career NCTS wins.
Pattie was atop the pit box for six wins across 14 seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series and has 11 career victories as a crew chief in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Across two NCTS starts at Kansas, Pattie’s drivers have registered an average finish of 11.5 with a best result of seventh coming with Busch last May.
Brian Pattie – Crew Chief, No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado
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