Hy-Vee Continues Sponsorship with Bayley Currey for Remainder of Season.

Gaffney, S.C. (August 5, 2022) -After a successful run with JD Motorsports driver Bayley Currey last week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, retailer Hy-Vee has signed on to sponsor his team for six more races as the NASCAR Xfinity Series season winds down.

The Hy-Vee sponsorship will continue at Saturday’s New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway, one of the fastest tracks on the NASCAR circuit.
Hy-Vee’s name has become prominent in motorsports circles. In July, Hy-Vee made a big sponsorship splash in INDYCAR racing when it hosted the Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 and Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 races at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, with record attendance at the track. Hy-Vee’s sponsorship and dedicated involvement in that weekend made it one of the most talked about events in INDYCAR racing. The weekend included Hy-Vee displays and events, including Hy-Vee-sponsored concerts that included performances by Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton.

“Hy-Vee’s Chairman and CEO Randy Edeker and Hy-Vee have done so much for INDYCAR racing and Iowa Speedway,” said JD Motorsports Vice President of Sales and Marketing Tony N. Priscaro. “It is great to see all that positive momentum Hy-Vee created in racing carry on to Bayley, JD Motorsports and NASCAR’s Xfinity Series.”

Currey ran a strong race in the Hy-Vee No. 4 Chevrolet on the IMS road course in last Saturday’s Pennzoil 150 Xfinity race. He finished seventh in the race’s second stage and came home 21st on the lead lap.

Now, Hy-Vee’s sponsorship of Currey will continue with races in Michigan, Watkins Glen (Aug. 20), Darlington (Sept. 3), Kansas (Sept. 10), Texas (Sept. 24) and Phoenix (Nov. 5).

“To have a big sponsor like Hy-Vee show a commitment to me for six more races means so much to me,” Currey said. “I can’t tell you how rewarding it is to have a company with so many employees select me to proudly wear their logo. I am appreciative of Randy making this happen for me along with the entire team at Hy-Vee.”

The No. 4 team hopes momentum from Indianapolis will carry over to Saturday’s Michigan race.
Associate sponsors Wahlburgers, Redbox Rx and Vivid Clear Rx, which are Hy-Vee subsidiaries, also will be on the No. 4 car this weekend in Michigan.

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EXPERIENCE JACKSON PARTNERS WITH TWO DRIVERS DURING RACE WEEKEND AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

EXPERIENCE JACKSON PARTNERS WITH TWO DRIVERS DURING RACE WEEKEND AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

JACKSON, MICH. – Experience Jackson is excited to announce a 2022 sponsorship of NASCAR driver Ryan Vargas. This will be Experience Jackson’s third time partnering with the J.D. Motorsports team and their second time on the No. 6 Chevrolet. Vargas will be on the track during the August 6, 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.

Vargas’ car displays the Experience Jackson logo, with a white, blue and neon green design. His racing career has spanned a decade, winning the NASCAR stock and late model divisions, including the 2015 NASCAR Super Stock Rookie of the Year at the Bullring at LVMS. Ryan was the recipient of the 2016 and 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award. His NASCAR Xfinity Series career started in 2019.

Experience Jackson is also a sponsor on the car of Grass Lake area driver Morgen Baird, through Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc. Baird’s car will race in the ARCA Racing Series, also on August 6, 2022. Founded as a Midwest-based stock car racing series, ARCA has grown to represent the most diverse nationally touring stock car series anywhere. ARCA is the second-longest running championship racing series in the country.

Craig Hatch, President and CEO of Experience Jackson, said “We are excited to be partnered with such an up-and-coming, talented, driver and we’re proud to have both of these excellent drivers point people to what our great community has to offer.”

Both races will take place at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI. The 2022 Race Weekend include a scavenger hunt through the Experience Jackson app, where visitors can check in at targets located throughout Fan Plaza for a chance to win a $2500 race prize package for 2023. The Experience Jackson app can be found on Google Play and the App Store, and details of the contest are online at www.ExperienceJackson.com/go.

Experience Jackson is the preferred hotel partner of Michigan International Speedway in 2022.

About Experience Jackson

Experience Jackson is Jackson County’s official Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. mission is to strengthen the positive perception of Jackson County as a must-visit destination to increase revenues and stimulate economic development and growth for the community.

Contacts:       

Rachel Buchanan, Marketing & Development Manager

Experience Jackson

517-764-4440

Rachel@ExperienceJackson.com

Craig Hatch, President & CEO

Experience Jackson & Jackson County Chamber of Commerce

517-782-8221

Craig@JacksonChamber.org 

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BREAKING NEWS: CHASTAIN DEBUTS IN CUP SERIES WITH BOOST FROM DELAWARE OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY

GAFFNEY, S.C. – Ross Chastain is going racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and the Delaware Office of Highway Safety will be along for the ride.

Chastain is scheduled to make his debut in the Cup Series in the AAA 400 Drive for Autism June 4 at Dover International Speedway. He also will drive in the June 3 OneMain Financial 200 Xfinity Series race and the June 2 Bar Harbor 200 Camping World Truck Series race. His vehicles in all three events will carry sponsorship from the OHS in support of safe driving.

Chastain’s entries will carry the familiar theme of “Protect Your Melon” for the Dover races. Chastain is involved with Florida watermelon growers, so the idea of buckling up and “protecting your melon” fits perfectly.

“As a race team we spend a lot of time on the road,” said team owner Johnny Davis, “and it is almost a daily occurrence to see someone not obeying the rules of the road and to see people young and old not wearing their seat belts. I am very thankful that OHS has chosen us to help share their message, and I believe that it will help save some lives.”

Jana Simpler, director of the Delaware Office of Highway Safety, said, “We are very excited to partner with JD Motorsports and Ross Chastain again this year to promote the Protect Your Melon Buckle Up DE campaign.  Our partnership with Dover International Speedway and JD Motorsports allows us to remind fans that wearing your seatbelt is important in saving lives.”

OHS will employ a comprehensive marketing approach to engage with racing enthusiasts and loyal NASCAR fans through on-track, hands-on, traditional, digital and social media messaging during the NASCAR season.

“This partnership is extra exciting to me because OHS and JDM have found a way to promote two causes that are closest to my heart -- safe driving and agriculture,” said Ross Chastain. “We have a lot of ideas for the ‘Protect Your Melon’ campaign that will get the fans at Dover involved. I can’t wait to see more watermelons at the track, and more people wearing seatbelts everywhere.”

Watermelons labeled with “Protect your Melon” and “#BuckleUpDE” will be in grocery stores and farmers markets throughout Delaware.

Chastain, 24 and a native of Alva, Fla., has experience in the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series but will be driving in Cup for the first time. He will drive an entry fielded by Premium Motorsports.

“This wasn’t something I was exactly searching for, but it presented itself and I’m ready,” Chastain said of the Cup opportunity. “I want to thank Johnny Davis for putting it all together. He has helped me so much in this sport and now is helping me get into the Cup series, so I can’t thank him enough.

“My goal Sunday is to finish all the laps and minimize mistakes. Anything else will be a bonus. I’m not looking at it as an audition by any means, but it’s a chance for me to get some great experience.”