Front Row Motorsports Heads Back to Las Vegas

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Competition Notes

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TEAM AND RACE NOTES:

Viva Las Vegas! Front Row Motorsports returns to Las Vegas, Nevada for 400 miles at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With only four races left in the 2024 season, Michael McDowell and Todd Gilliland look to finish out the season in the best points position possible and hopefully take a trip to Victory Lane.

The No. 34 Ford Mustang Dark Horse will feature the Love's Travel Stops colors this weekend as McDowell will make his 22nd start at the 1.5-mile oval, looking to improve on his 25th-place finish in the Spring.

Gilliland will drive the fan favorite - all black - gener8tor scheme designed by his Crew Chief, Ryan Bergenty. Gilliland and the team look to pick up momentum at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and improve on his career best finish of 23rd at the venue.

The NASCAR Cup Series will start the weekend on Saturday, October 19th with practice and qualifying at 4:30 pm ET on USA Network. The South Point Casino & Hotel 400 is scheduled for Sunday, October 20th at 2:30 pm ET. Fans can watch the action live on NBC or listen in via the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM channel 90.

CUP SERIES COMPETITION NOTES:

No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford Mustang Dark Horse:

DRIVER MICHAEL MCDOWELL: 

"We’re ready for Vegas. Travis and the team have brought great cars to the race track each week. At tracks like Kansas, Texas and even Las Vegas earlier in the season, we've had speed. We just need to execute in every phase of the race to have a good finish."

CREW CHIEF TRAVIS PETERSON:

"We are heading into Vegas with the mindset that we’re going to bring a good car performance wise and get a good finish. There are only a few races left and we want to make the most of them."

No. 38 gener8tor Ford Mustang Dark Horse:

DRIVER TODD GILLILAND:

"We have struggled at Vegas, and at the mile-and-a-halfs in general this year, but I have a good feeling about this weekend. We're at the final stretch of races before the off season, so it's important to not lose focus and finish out the season with as many points as possible. It's cool to have the black gener8tor scheme back on the car. It stands out from the rest of the field and it's fan favorite for sure."

CREW CHIEF RYAN BERGENTY:

"Vegas has been a difficult track for us, but I think we have a good chance this weekend. It starts with qualifying up front, staying out of the wrecks, and executing. We are down to the last few races, so it's important to not get lazy and maximize our weekends so we can have the best points finish possible."