LEBANON, TENNESSEE – JUNE 18: Ryan Preece, driver of the #17 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 18, 2021 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Characterize by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Photography) | Getty Photography
UPDATE: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion Ryan Preece will compete in multiple NASCAR Cup Series races in 2022 for Rick Ware Racing (RWR) as a part of the team’s alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR). Preece’s first speed within the support of the wheel of the No. 15 Ford Mustang frequently is the inaugural Busch Gentle Clash at The Coliseum Feb. 6 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Preece, the Berlin, Connecticut native, has competed within the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the place he’s mute a blended (28) wins.
“Ryan is an attractive addition to the RWR lineup for 2022,” commented team proprietor, Rick Ware. “His talent on the speed music has been shown by his achievements within the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Xfinity Series. Our alliance with SHR and Ford has allowed us to position a wheelman within the support of the wheel, initiating at the quarter-mile showdown in LA.”
“Being a part of the Clash at the LA Memorial Coliseum is particular to me attributable to the different it items,” talked about Preece. “A 1/4 mile bullring is the form of racetrack that I surely beget had a quantity of success on, and I’m awaiting the future races forward as properly.“
Predominant sponsors will seemingly be announced at a later date.
The inaugural Busch Gentle Clash at The Coliseum is determined for February 6, 2022. For more records on Rick Ware Racing, visit www.wareracing.com, or practice alongside on social media; Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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ORIGINAL POST 1-6-2022: Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has hired Ryan Preece as its reserve driver for the 2022 NASCAR season.
The 31-one year-extinct racer from Berlin, Connecticut, will beget simulator work while operating a combination of races during every of NASCAR’s top-three touring series – Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck. Preece will seemingly be a Ford Efficiency driver in every series, and he frequently is the default driver if any of SHR’s fulltime drivers are unable to compete attributable to COVID-19 or any loads of unexpected circumstance.
“Ryan is a versatile wheelman with a racer’s mentality who fits extremely properly inside our custom at Stewart-Haas Racing,” talked about Greg Zipadelli, vp of competition, SHR. “Between the quantity of testing and growth work we’re doing with the NextGen automobile this one year, his added insights and time within the simulator will operate us better by allowing us to learn sooner.
“Plus, we’re peaceable facing COVID. As principal as all of us desire it to be over, it’s no longer. We wished a more sturdy notion within the match COVID sidelines one in every of our drivers. We beget that now with Ryan.”
Preece will flee a total of 12 races – two in Cup, three in Xfinity and seven in Truck. His Cup and Xfinity Series races will seemingly be in coordination with SHR and its technical alliance companions. His Truck Series begins will method with David Gilliland Racing.
“Right here’s a loads of setup, but I surely feel cherish it provides me with essentially the most straightforward different to spend races and make a contribution to a championship-caliber team while expanding my racing expertise,” talked about Preece, who spent the last three seasons (2019-2021) competing fulltime in Cup. “I’m a racer, and Stewart-Haas Racing is a team built by racers. They measure success by wins. Whether or no longer I’m within the simulator, in one in every of their vehicles, or in a Ford Mustang or Ford F-150 for one more team, I’m right here to succor SHR and Ford spend.”
Preece’s two Cup Series races will seemingly be Can also 1 at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway and Can also 29 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. His three Xfinity Series races will seemingly be April 2 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway, Can also 28 at Charlotte and June 25 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. His seven Truck Series races will seemingly be March 4 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, March 19 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Can also 6 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, Can also 20 at Texas Motor Speedway in Citadel Payment, June 24 at Nashville, July 23 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway and Sept. 9 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City.
Preece made two Truck Series begins last one year, winning in his series debut June 18 at Nashville. He is a two-time Xfinity Series victor, winning in July 2017 at Iowa Speedway in Newton and April 2018 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
Preece is especially acknowledged for his exploits on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. He received the series championship in 2013 and has accrued 25 victories, three of which came last one year – July 17 at Sleek Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, Aug. 6 at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway and Sept. 10 at Richmond.
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