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Bentley Warren Throws an Assist to KLAS Motorsports & Andy J – Bentley’s Saloon Partners With the #71 ARCA Menards Series Entry at Michigan

Posted on by Rachel Lapierre

The addition of the Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan Speedway to the schedule for KLAS Motorsports and driver Andy Jankowiak was already a cool thing. The #71 team co-owned by Kevin Lapierre and Andy Seuss won their first ARCA Menards Series race last month at Talladega Superspeedway (AL) and found themselves in the upper echelon of the point standings. So, they expanded their part-time status to see what might happen next.

And what happened was joining forces with a racing legend.

Bentley’s Saloon, the Arundel, Maine establishment owned by the one and only Bentley Warren partnered with KLAS Motorsports for the Michigan race.

Warren is iconic and the partnership is ironic. Warren’s final Supermodified victory at Oswego Speedway (NY) came with the #71 on his racecar.

“We are going to Michigan!” said Seuss. “It’s part of our restructured season to see if it makes sense to go at this full-time. Pocono and Michigan were two races that were not on our original schedule, but they were races that we wanted to add. Kevin stepped up and said that we are going to do this race no matter what. We did not expect that Bentley Warren and Bentley’s Saloon would become that “what”. Bentley is a hero of ours and this amazing.

“They say that there are two kinds of racers in the world – those who know who Bentley Warren is and those who don’t. At KLAS Motorsports, we all fit into that first category!”

“I’ve heard of him,” laughed Jankowiak. “He is the true representation of the racer that we all hope to be. He has been successful in everything that he has done. He has won so many races in the most badass racecars on the planet. He has raced in the Indy 500. To reach those heights coming from short tracks is really something.

“This is going to get people excited. It is so cool to have his name on our racecar. He’s the coolest guy in racing and now he is giving back.”

The slogan of Bentley’s Saloon is actually a question and an answer at the same time – “Who has more fun than us? We do!”

“We sure do,” said Jankowiak. “That fits with our team perfectly.”

Adding the Michigan and Pocono races could be very beneficial to the KLAS Motorsports team.

“Both places have been really good to us,” said Seuss. “We got our first top five finish as a team at Michigan in 2023. Pocono is a neat historic track that is close to our friends in the Northeast. Our intermediate track program has been good. There are a lot of positives we have going for us.”

“We’ve had a bit of a roller coaster going on this year,” said Jankowiak. “We won Talladega and then Toledo was disappointing (after the #71 got into a wreck started by two lapped cars). We are ready to put our foot down and get some more results.”

If the #71 team can string together a pair of strong races at Michigan and at Pocono the following week, their schedule might get even busier heading into the summer.

“We will reset and look in the mirror,” said Seuss. “Running for the championship is a huge financial undertaking. It will also take a lot of time, work and resources. We will have to figure out if it makes sense. This will give us the first eight races and we can see if it makes sense to go to all of the next twelve or not. We do think that we can do this, but we need a little bit of help and a little bit of luck.”

Bentley’s Saloon will be the primary sponsor of the #71 at Michigan Speedway. Several loyal associate sponsors are also fueling the #71 team. That roster includes Dak’s Markets, Acacia Energy, Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Florida Safety Systems, Fair Lifts, Yukon Creek, Rotti Transport, Whelen Engineering and Schultz Engineered Products.

The ARCA Menards Series visits Michigan Speedway on Friday, June 5th for the Henry Ford Health 200. That event will be televised live on the Fox Sports 2 television network starting at 5pm ET.

KLAS Motorsports Keeps Fighting at Toledo ARCA Race – Andy Jankowiak Would Not Give Up After an Unavoidable Wreck

Posted on by Rachel Lapierre

Sometimes, the bad moments in sports define a team as much or more than the glorious moments do.

That was the case for KLAS Motorsports and driver Andy Jankwoaik on Saturday night during the ARCA Menards Series event at Toledo Speedway (OH). The team recently won their first race in the series at Talladega Superspeedway (AL). Because of that success, they were able to find the resources to expand their schedule. The Toledo race was added as a result.

At Toledo, Jankowiak was fifth quickest in practice, sixth in qualifying and placed as high as fourth early in the race. That was until he came upon a car spinning in front of him. Jankowiak could not avoid a wreck and ended up with his #71 stuffed into the high-density foam safety barrier of the track.

At first, Jankowiak tried to drive away from the incident, but the car was too heavily damaged. So, then he exited the car and immediately ran to the right side of it to assess the damage. Next, he ran to the left rear corner and got under the car to assess the damage further. It was such an unusual sight that even the rescue worker tasked with helping him appeared confused as to what he was doing.

Jankowiak then plugged his radio back in to deliver a damage report to the team while simultaneously pleading with the track workers for a quick tow back to the pits.

The KLAS Motorsports team was waiting for their wounded racecar with the correct tools and parts, refusing to give up. They repaired the on pit road in a ballet of well organized chaos. NASCAR allows four crew members to go over the wall to service the car and at one point, Managing Partner Andy Seuss stepped away to rebuild a shock. Jankowiak put his helmet back on and filled in as the fourth man to work on the car.

Their efforts were successful. Even though they finished the race 45 laps down, the team moved up from a likely 26th-place finish to a 21st-place result. This yielded valuable points. The team only lost one position in the standings and Jankowiak is now ranked fourth in the driver points.

However, their primary short track car is now heavily damaged and that could keep them from adding even more races unless sponsorship help is found.

“We were here without a sponsor and then we wrecked the car,” Jankowiak told Frontstretch.com after the race. “We have to make something really special happen at Michigan and Pocono to justify adding (more races). We needed today to go perfectly. Probably the exact opposite of what we needed today is what happened.”

KLAS Motorsports has already committed to the next two ARCA Menards Series events, which are scheduled for Michigan Speedway and Pocono Speedway (PA). They are in need of additional marketing partners to add more races to their schedule.

Several loyal associate sponsors are fueling the #71 team throughout the season. At Toledo, that roster included Dak’s Markets, Acacia Energy, Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Florida Safety Systems, Yukon Creek, Rotti Transport, Whelen Engineering and Schultz Engineered Products.

The ARCA Menards Series visits Michigan Speedway on Friday, June 5th for the Henry Ford Health 200. That event will be televised live on the Fox Sports 2 television network starting at 5pm ET.

KLAS Motorsports and Andy Jankowiak Add Bonus Race at Toledo – ARCA Menards Series Victory at Talladega Changes Team Plans

Posted on by Rachel Lapierre

When KLAS Motorsports put together their proposed limited schedule of ARCA Menards Series races for the 2026 season, this week’s event at Toledo Speedway (OH) was not on it.

The team planned to focus on intermediate tracks, a road course and the superspeedways. Then came a victory in the Alabama Manufactured Housing 200 at Talladega Superspeedway (AL) late last month.

Toledo was added as a bonus race as Jankowiak found himself in the thick of the driver’s point battle. He is currently third in the standings just 11 markers back from the lead.

“Toledo is our first bonus race added after the win,” said Jankowiak. “We are keeping our points conversation alive! We have sponsorship spots open for the races that we just added at Toledo, Pocono and Michigan. If we can lock those down, we are hopeful that we can add more races and possibly contend for a championship.”

Jankowiak has competed twice in his career at Toledo Speedway. In 2022, he finished 11th there as an owner/driver. In 2023, he drove for the KLAS Motorports team there in the team’s inaugural season. He qualified fifth and finished seventh in that race.

Currently, the team does not have a primary sponsor for the Toledo race. The team is looking for marketing partners to add to their program and their schedule this year.

Several loyal associate sponsors are fueling the #71 team. That roster includes Dak’s Markets, Acacia Energy, Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Florida Safety Systems, Yukon Creek, Rotti Transport, Whelen Engineering and Schultz Engineered Products.

The ARCA Menards Series visits Toledo Speedway (OH) on Saturday, May 16th for the Owens Corning 200. That event will be televised live on the Fox Sports 1 television network starting at 7pm ET.

Andy Jankowiak and KLAS Motorsports Finish 13th at The Glen – A Respectable Finish on the Road Course Leads to a Good Points Day

Posted on by Rachel Lapierre

Rain could not damper the trip to Watkins Glen International (NY) for KLAS Motorsports and their driver Andy Jankowiak. They raced at the historic road course on Friday in the General Tire 100 ARCA Menards Series event. Qualifying was washed out and practice consisted of some messy weather, but the team were treated like kings and queens from the time that they pulled onto the property in honor of their recent victory at Talladega Speedway (AL).

Fans of the team were set up in a special hospitality area to watch the race and a banner was displayed congratulating home state driver Jankowiak and his team. Kind words from officials, competitors and fans were also shared throughout the weekend.

Jankowiak placed the team’s #71 into the sixth position in the practice session rundown. They also started in that same sixth position after qualifying was rained out and the field was set by owner point standings.

Without much dry track practice, the team did not get to test out a new set up that they decided upon prior to the race weekend. Their changes did not quite work out as planned. The event had only one caution period and little attrition, so the team did not have much of an opportunity to fine tune the car in race conditions either. Still, they stayed on the lead lap and logged a respectable 13th-place finish.

“We, as a team, opted for an experiment with the setup,” said Jankowiak. “We rolled the dice , but the changes did not work out like we thought. The car is in one piece. It wasn’t as exciting as our Talladega race, but it was a good points day.”

With the top 15 finish, Jankowiak moved into the third position of the ARCA Menards Series driver point standings. He is now 14 points out of the lead and just two points from the second position in the standings.

Whelen Engineering and Ferrario Auto Team were the primary marketing partners for the #71 at Watkins Glen.

Additional partners for the #71 include Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Dak’s Markets, Acacia Energy, Phillips 66 Lubricants, Florida Safety Systems, Yukon Creek, RD Cores, Ryan Bronson Music and Schultz Engineered Products.

The ARCA Menards Series will next visit Toledo Speedway (OH) on Saturday, May 16th for the Owens Corning 200. That event will be televised live on the Fox Sports 1 television network starting at 7pm ET.

Andy Jankowiak Returns to Homestate as an ARCA Race Winner – KLAS Motorsports Going Hunting for Another Road Course Top Ten Finish

Posted on by Rachel Lapierre

For the first time in his ARCA Menards Series career, Andy Jankowiak will walk into the pit area as a race winner this week at Watkins Glen International (NY). The driver for the #71 KLAS Motorsports team is still on cloud nine after winning at Talladega Superspeedway recently. Jankowiak is very much aware though that even as he races in his home state for the only time all year in ARCA competition, there is a job to do. That mission is to record another solid finish on the road course at Watkins Glen.

“It will definitely be a bit of a homecoming party and we will enjoy that, but we have to keep our eyes on the prize here and stay sharp,” said Jankowiak. “There might be an opportunity to add some races to our schedule, so we need to keep that momentum going.”

Last season, Jankowiak finished a very respectable seventh at Watkins Glen.

“I think that we would be happy with a solid top ten finish,” said Jankowiak. “It would be nice to get a top five finish though. I’m not a road course driver and we don’t spend a lot of time on our road course program (in comparison to other types of tracks where the KLAS Motorsports team runs more often). A top ten will be a good day, but if we just hang out and stay out of trouble, you never know what may happen.”

Whelen Engineering and Ferrario Auto Team will serve as the primary marketing partners for the #71 at Watkins Glen.

Additional partners for the #71 include Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Dak’s Markets, Acacia Energy, Phillips 66 Lubricants, Florida Safety Systems, Yukon Creek, RD Cores, Ryan Bronson Music and Schultz Engineered Products.

The ARCA Menards Series will visit Watkins Glen International on Friday, May 8th for the General Tire 100. That event will be televised live on the Fox Sports 2 television network starting at 1:30pm ET.

KLAS Motorsports and Andy J Win at Talladega – Driver and Team Complete a Long Journey to Visit ARCA Menards Series Victory Lane

Posted on by Rachel Lapierre

KLAS Motorsports with Andy Jankowiak won the ARCA Menards Series Alabama Manufactured Housing 200 at Talladega Superspeedway (AL) on Saturday.

That one sentence states a fact, but it cannot even begin to describe the journey that it took for the team and driver to win for their first time at such a high level of the sport.

“I wanted to win it more for the team than for myself,” said Jankowiak. “I’m gifted this opportunity (to be on the team). There has never been more of a true team effort. We built this team from nothing. I’m not just a driver. I’m a part of a team. For some of these races, we have 50 people who plan their whole weekends and travel around this thing that I do.

“It has always been a “we” effort. I have never done this by myself. That is a weight that I carry and I wanted to make up for it here. I have this opportunity and I wanted to come through for everyone else. I wanted them to be proud. We did it and I feel about 1,000 pounds lighter right now.”

Team owner Kevin Lapierre celebrated a birthday this week and giving him a nice gift is something that gave Jankowiak a little bit of extra motivation.

“Kevin kept saying that he wanted me to win for his birthday”, said Jankowiak. “That matters. Those little things matter when you are out there and it’s hot, people are pushing you around and you are about ready to spin. It’s those little things keep you digging in a game of inches.”

Family ties mattered in this victory. Lapierre was at the track with his wife and daughter. Managing partner Andy Seuss was there with his parents, wife Jenn and their children. Jankowiak was there was his girlfriend, mother and a very special uncle.

“My Uncle Jake went to my first go-kart race in 2001 and helped me set it up,” said Jankowiak. “And he was here today going over the wall to change tires.”

It seems fitting that the next race on the KLAS Motorsports schedule is in Jankowiak’s home state of New York. In two weeks, the ARCA Menards Series will visit the road course at Watkins Glen International.

“We are going to get back on it and try to win again this year,” said Jankowiak.

Those aren’t just words. That effort is already in progress. After the victory lane celebrations and interviews, crew chief Mike Dayton was already coordinating Monday morning’s shop assignments with Jankowiak and several crew members before they even left the track.

The new trophy sitting in the shop on Monday morning will undoubtedly provide a little extra motivation.

The KLAS Motorsports #71 was co-sponsored at Talladega by Hook’d Solutions and Whelen Engineering.

Hook’d is a broadband solutions provider with a focus and commitment to creating solutions that connect people and devices with fast, reliable and secure connectivity to the end user in rural and remote locations. Utilizing patented, proprietary technology such as the Cumulo A5, Hook’d delivers “Last Mile” broadband connectivity solutions.

Whelen Engineering has been a long-time marketing partner for KLAS Motorsports.

Additional partners for the #71 include Dak’s Markets, Acacia Energy, Phillips 66 Lubricants, Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Florida Safety Systems, Yukon Creek, RD Cores, Ryan Bronson Music and Schultz Engineered Products.

The ARCA Menards Series will visit Watkins Glen International on Friday, May 8th for the General Tire 100. That event will be televised live on the Fox Sports 2 television network starting at 1:30pm ET.

KLAS Motorsports and Andy J Are Ready for an Alabama Getaway – Hook’d Solutions Returns as Sponsor for the #71 KLAS Motorsports Entry at Talladega

Posted on by Rachel Lapierre

So far during the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, the KLAS Motorsports team has been very competitive. The year got started with a top ten finish at Daytona International Speedway (FL). Since then, there have been top three, top five and top ten efforts. However, if a battery could fail or a car directly ahead could blow an oil line, the negative has happened for Andy Jankowiak and the #71 team. This has meant that the final results have not reflected the effort of the team.

This Saturday, an Alabama getaway could change that. The team would be pleased by a strong finish at Talladega Superspeedway (AL) and past results at the largest track on the schedule indicate that the chances of success are good. Jankowiak finished fourth in that race last season and had a shot to win the race.

“We have had really good speed all year long,” said Jankowiak. “A few little things out of our control have hindered our results. We had a little cloud over us at Kansas. Talladega would be a great place to shake that off. We are looking for a good run there.”

Whether it has been at Talladega or Daytona, Jankowiak and the KLAS team usually can be found in the lead pack at the largest tracks on the schedule.

“Plate tracks are where this all got started for the team and I,” said Jankowiak. “It’s a lot of fun and we keep putting ourselves in position for something great to happen.”

Hook’d Solutions returns as a primary sponsor of the #71 KLAS Motorsports entry of Jankowiak at Talladega after debuting with the team for the Daytona race.

Hook’d is a broadband solutions provider with a focus and commitment to creating solutions that connect people and devices with fast, reliable and secure connectivity to the end user in rural and remote locations. Utilizing patented, proprietary technology such as the Cumulo A5, Hook’d delivers “Last Mile” broadband connectivity solutions.

Whelen Engineering will also be return to the #71 as a primary marketing partner for Talladega.

Additional partners for the #71 include Dak’s Markets, Acacia Energy, Phillips 66 Lubricants, Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Florida Safety Systems, Yukon Creek, RD Cores, Ryan Bronson Music and Schultz Engineered Products.

The ARCA Menards Series will visit Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, April 25th for the Alabama Manufactured Housing 200. That event will be televised live on the Fox Sports 1 television network starting at 12:30pm ET.

KLAS Motorsports and Andy Jankowiak Return to Familiar Ground at Kansas Speedway – Sbarro, the Original XL New York Pizza-by-the-Slice, will Sponsor the #71 KLAS Motorsports Entry This Week

Posted on by Rachel Lapierre

The KLAS Motorsports team will be heading to their adopted Midwestern home of Kansas Speedway this week for the running of the Tide 150 ARCA Menards Series race. The event will take place on Saturday and will be the first of two trips to the track in 2026 for the #71 team and driver Andy Jankowiak. “This is the only track that we (as a team) go to twice during the year,” said Jankowiak. “We have gotten used to going there and know what to expect. We are going back with the same car that we have been running there.”

Jankowiak has made seven starts at Kansas Speedway and more than half have resulted in a top ten finish. That does not tell the entire story of his affinity for the track, though. In the fall 2024 race, he was battling for the lead with Corey Day when contact was made, and Jankowiak ended up bouncing up into the wall. He still finished seventh. The fall 2025 race went even better for Jankowiak and the KLAS Motorsports team. They were contenders until a tire went flat on the final scheduled lap of the race.

“I really like Kansas Speedway,” said Jankowiak. “It is a fun track and it is very racy. You can run up against the wall, in the middle or in the bottom groove. The track challenges you to try different lines to find where the most grip is.” “Every time we go to Kansas, we seem to make gains and improve,” said KLAS Managing Partner Andy Seuss. “We have definitely been in the hunt there and we feel like we can be a little bit better this time. We go there twice a year and that makes it easier to build a notebook.”

The #71 will be adorned with the colors of Sbarro, the Original XL New York Pizza-by-the-Slice, at Kansas Speedway as the primary sponsor for the Tide 150. The iconic pizza chain’s sponsorship returns to KLAS Motorsports, bigger than before – which turns a hungry driver into a happy driver. “It is really cool to have Sbarro involved with this team,” said Jankowiak. “We have partnered with them for a few years, and we love that they see the value in our relationship.That speaks volumes for what we are doing here at KLAS Motorsports. Plus, I love their product. So many times when I’m traveling up and down the (New York) Thruway, I stop and get a slice or two.”

Additional partners for the #71 at Kansas include Phillips 66 Lubricants, Whelen Engineering, Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Florida Safety Systems, Dak’s Markets, Acacia Energy, Military Basketball Association, Yukon Creek and Schultz Engineered Products. The ARCA Menards Series will visit Kansas Speedway on Saturday, April 18th for the Tide 150. That event will be televised live on the Fox Sports 1 television network starting at 12:30pm ET.

Bad Battery Drains a Top Three Effort Away for KLAS Motorsports at Phoenix – Team Preps a Fast #71 as Jankowiak Moves Up Through the Field

Posted on by Rachel Lapierre

The first trip out west of 2026 for the KLAS Motorsports team was a heartbreaker. The team
fielded the #71 entry for Andy Jankowiak in the General Tire 150 ARCA Menards Series race at
Phoenix International Raceway (AZ) on Thursday and were in a strong position to post their
best finish ever until a part failure out of their control left them fighting to just make it to the
finish.

KLAS Motorsports brought a new car in their stable to Phoenix and had worked hard in the
weeks leading up to the event to fine tune it. Their efforts were rewarded in the first practice
session when Jankowiak was able to post the sixth best lap of 40 entries. He backed that up
with a sixth-place qualifying lap.

The race started out even better. Jankowiak conserved his car and maintained his track position
early on. Then he really got going in the middle stages of the race. After a spirited battle with
Nitro Motorsports driver Thomas Annunziata, Jankowiak placed the #71 solidly in the third
position.

Then the #71 car suddenly shut down. The culprit was a rare battery failure, likely due to an
internal short.

The #71 team still did not give up. They changed the battery and only lost three laps, but this
put Jankowiak outside the top twenty. He was able to advance as much as possible in the late
stages of the race and finished 18 th .

“I am super proud of my KLAS Motorsports team,” said Jankowiak. “They brought a winning car
to this one and we had things rolling. I’m just so proud to be the guy behind the wheel. We will
shake this off and go on. I felt like we had a real shot and I’m pumped up for the rest of the
year.”

Whelen Engineering and Phillips 66 Lubricants were the primary sponsors for the #71 at
Phoenix.

Additional partners for the #71 at Phoenix included Dak’s Markets, Acacia Energy, Automotive
Consultants of Ithaca, Florida Safety Systems, Yukon Creek, Military Basketball League and
Schultz Engineered Products.

The ARCA Menards Series will next visit Kansas Speedway on Saturday, April 18 th . That event
will be televised live on the Fox Sports 1 television network starting at 12:30pm ET.

KLAS Motorsports Leads Andy Jankowiak to Phoenix with a Fresh Car – #71 Driver Has Been Honing His Skills for the General Tire 150

Posted on by Rachel Lapierre

The 2026 ARCA Menards Series schedule got started with its biggest race of the year last month at Daytona International Speedway (FL), but now the true grind of the season starts for KLAS Motorsports and Andy Jankowiak – the driver of the team’s #71 entry. This Thursday, the team will compete on the one-mile tri-oval at Phoenix International Raceway (AZ) in the General Tire 150.

The KLAS Motorsports team had a milestone race at Daytona by fielding two entries and collecting top ten finishes with both. Glen Reen placed fifth in the #07 car and Jankowiak placed tenth in the #71. Still, Jankowiak was not satisfied. Instead of celebrating the Daytona success, he immediately put his mind on the Phoenix race.

“I’m excited to go home, get on the sim and prep for Phoenix,” said Jankowiak before even leaving the pits after the Daytona race. “We will get after that one.”

Jankowiak stayed true to his promise. For the past three weeks, he has been laser-focused on the Phoenix race. He has worked with the team in the North Carolina shop of KLAS Motorsports to get ready for Phoenix while honing his craft online with simulated racing as often as he gets the chance to.

“I’ve won about 12 iRacing (ARCA) events at Phoenix in the past week,” reported Jankowiak on Monday afternoon. “The car that we are bringing to Phoenix is a new one for us and as I was in the shop, I noticed that it is set up a lot like the iRacing car. Everything, even the brake bias (knob), is in the identical spot.”

The car that KLAS Motorsports is bringing to Phoenix is one that they acquired from the former Rev Racing team, who won the 2022 and 2024 ARCA Menards Series championships. Once they got it to their own shop, the KLAS team adapted it to their specifications and now they have it well prepared for Phoenix.

“The team has worked hard for Phoenix,” said Jankowiak. “I got to work on the car as much as they would let me. (Crew Chief) Mike (Dayton) even told me that I did a good job a few times!

“This car has some history to it. It’s an older car, but I love keeping older cars racing and making them work. I’m a big believer in cars that have a little magic to them.”

Harassing that magic will take some focus.

“Immediately in practice at Phoenix, we are going to have to start building a new notebook with this car,” said Jankowiak. “But the weather looks good and we should be able to have all of our scheduled practice, so we will see how we stack up. There is a stacked field of ARCA and ARCA West cars for this race so there will be nowhere to hide with all of the good cars. It is going to be a lot of fun.”

Whelen Engineering and Phillips 66 Lubricants will be primary sponsors for the #71 at Phoenix.

Additional partners for the #71 at Phoenix include Dak’s Markets, Acacia Energy, Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Florida Safety Systems, Yukon Creek, Military Basketball League and Schultz Engineered Products.

The ARCA Menards Series will visit Phoenix International Raceway (AZ) on Thursday, March 5th for the General Tire 150. That event will be televised live on the Fox Sports 1 television network starting at 6pm ET.