The #73 KLAS Motorsports KLAS Motorsports team had a solid outing in the Tide 150 ARCA Menards Series race at Kansas Speedway on Friday night. Andy Jankowiak qualified eighth and finished sixth in the #73 Dak’s Market/Whelen Toyota. The team was able to gather information on Friday morning as NASCAR allowed competitors to take part in an optional test and practice session. Jankowiak logged laps in both the primary and backup KLAS Motorsports entries and the young team filled their notebooks with valuable data to help with their growth. Jankowiak placed both entries within the top 10 of the speed charts of the session. Later in the day, Jankowiak qualified eighth in the 26-car field. He advanced his position within the first few laps and ran in the top five throughout most of the event. On the final restart of the race, which actually took place in overtime, Jankowiak fought a tough battle with Lavar Scott for the fifth position. Scott edged out Jankowiak by less than one-tenth of a second to take the position. With the finish, Jankowiak and the #73 team maintain their ranking of fourth in the ARCA Menards Series point standings. DAK’s Market and Whelen were the primary sponsors of the #73 at Kansas Speedway. Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Florida Safety Systems and Yukon Creek Sportsman Club are all among the marketing partners for the event. The next race for the ARCA Menards Series is the General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. That event is scheduled for 6pm ET on Friday, May 23rd. It will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 and on the Fox Sports App.
The growth of KLAS Motorsports continues as Andy Jankowiak recently put the #73 out front at Talladega Superspeedway (AL) to lead their first laps in ARCA Menards Series competition. This week, KLAS and Jankowiak return to Kansas Speedway where they previously tied their record for a best career finish together in ARCA competition – fourth. The team has now finished in that position three times – at Talladega last week, at Kansas last September and at Michigan in 2023. It's a good time to raise that bar even higher and Friday night’s Tide 150 at Kansas might be the perfect place to do it. “I don’t know that the track owes us one, but we would sure like to go get a victory there,” said Jankowiak. “We were strong there and had a chance last year. We are getting even better on the intermediate tracks. We are at a point now where if we can stay in the top few cars and make the right moves, we are capable of sneaking a victory.” With Talladega fresh in their minds, the team is even more pumped up than usual heading to Kansas. “It was definitely encouraging, and we are all chomping at the bit to finish it off and get a win,” said Jankowiak. “We have been in the mix a few times now and we really want to get that monkey off our back and go win.” DAK’s Market and Whelen will be the primary sponsors of the #73 at Kansas Speedway. Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Florida Safety Systems and Yukon Creek Sportsman Club are all among the marketing partners for the event. The Tide 150 ARCA Menards Series event at Kansas Speedway is scheduled for 8pm ET on Friday, May 9th. It will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 and on the Fox Sports App.
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