Front Row Motorsports Heads West to St. Louis

World Wide Technology Raceway Competition Notes

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TEAM AND RACE NOTES:

Front Row Motorsports will head west to St. Louis and the World Wide Technology Raceway for both the Cup and Truck Series.

For the No. 34, Michael McDowell will carry Siteman Cancer Center on his Ford Mustang Dark Horse this weekend. Based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, this is Siteman’s first such collaboration involving NASCAR and is an extension of the cancer center’s presence as a track sponsor of WWT Raceway and of community outreach and education efforts aimed at reducing the burden of cancer in Missouri and Illinois.

To further drive home the prevention message, Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, which is the pediatric cancer program of Washington University and Siteman Cancer Center, will promote sun safety at WWT Raceway with on-site sunscreen dispensers.

WWT Raceway has proven to be a good track for McDowell. He led 34-laps in the inaugural race in 2022 and finished ninth-place last season. The 39-year-old has an average finish of 13.5 at the 1.25-mile oval. Todd Gilliland has two previous starts with a best finish of 15th in 2023. Layne Riggs is making his debut and has earned stage points and a third-place result in his last three NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.

The Truck Series will kick off the weekend with practice and qualifying on Friday, May 31st at 6:00 p.m. ET. Saturday's event is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET. NASCAR Cup Series activity will begin on Saturday, June 1st with practice and qualifying at 9:30 a.m. ET. Sunday's 300-mile race is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET. All activity will be televised live on FS1. Fans can also listen in from the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM channel.

CUP SERIES COMPETITION NOTES:

No. 34 Siteman Cancer Center Ford Mustang Dark Horse:

DRIVER MICHAEL MCDOWELL: 

"This is a track where we know a good finish is possible. We were fast last year, but we just need to close it out. It's the little things in these races that really determine so much. Just having a clean race should put us in a good spot at the end and execute well. Happy to have Siteman Cancer Center on our Ford Mustang Dark Horse this weekend, they do so much for the St. Louis community, we're looking forward to running up front and give them a good showing."

CREW CHIEF TRAVIS PETERSON:

"Gateway has been a good track for us, we had a good car there last year and got a Top-10. We consistently have good speed at a lot of tracks right now and just need to keep working on getting the finishes where we run most of the race. This weekend will be an important race to carry momentum through the summer stretch."

No. 38 Ruedebusch Development & Construction Ford Mustang Dark Horse:

DRIVER TODD GILLILAND:

"Last week was frustrating, not being able to complete all of the laps, but it was out of our control and it's time to shift our focus to Gateway. I left there with a Top-15 last year, but I think we can do better than that this year. We've shown a lot of promise the past few races, so I think our time is due."

CREW CHIEF RYAN BERGENTY:

"We're entering the summer stretch now, and I know it won't get easier with the warmer weather. We have to continue to fight and keep bringing Todd (Gilliland) fast race cars. We have shown our potential, we just have to execute on it."

TRUCK SERIES COMPETITION NOTES:

No. 38 Infinity Communications Group Ford F-150:

DRIVER LAYNE RIGGS:

"Everything seems to be clicking for us these past couple weeks, we just can't seem to make it to the end of the race without something going wrong. I'm not worried, though. Dylan (Cappello) and the team have been working day and night to bring speed to the track, and I am confident they will continue to, it's just a matter of staying out of trouble and getting the results we want."

CREW CHIEF DYLAN CAPPELLO:

"We're entering the summer stretch in a pretty good spot. Layne (Riggs) is starting to consistently fight within the Top-10, it's just a matter of getting this bad luck off our back. We've shown that we belong up front, we just need to continue to bring fast Ford F-150s and execute on all fronts."