- Xfinity 250 - Martinsville Speedway - 1. (#91) Zack Saunders - 2. (#1) Cory Mott - 3. (#29) Steward Harding Walker - 4. (#69) Caleb Tipton - 5. (#94) Thomas Wolfe - 6. (#22) Nic Vasquez - 7. (#6) Stephen Menke - 8. (#3) Ben Lawson - 9. (#37) Joe T. Wright - 10. (#16) Nathaniel Campbell - 11. (#57) Michael Deitch - 12. (#00) Garth Griswold - 13. (#11) Nishil Condoor - 14. (#7) Steven Carlile - 15. (#8) Zach Johnson - 16. (#99) Justin Bell - 17. (#74) Caleb Sheets - 18. (#30) Mason Hoeffner - 19. (#96) Vince Mitchell
During a brief press conference held this morning in the Pocono Raceway Media room, Factory Motorsport Team Owner Stephen Menke delivered a concise statement regarding his driver Nic Vasquez, who is presently serving a suspension. Vasquez will not participate in this week’s Tickle Me Triangle 225 due to his involvement in an incident with race victor Thomas Wolfe during the Chicago Street Course Race.
Speculation within the garage last week suggested that Vasquez’s career might be over, with Menke growing weary of the negative attention drawn by Vasquez and the underwhelming involvement of #38 Zander Short. Known for his concise communication, Menke had the following to say.
“Nic Vasquez’s actions during the Grant Park 150 in Chicago do not represent the values and integrity of our team. We are hopeful Nic will learn and grow from this and become a better driver, teammate, and ambassador moving forward. The driver of the #22 FMS ford will be back next week at the Brickyard. Now if you will excuse me, I have to go find Zander and drag him back here to the track, and hopefully we make it back in time for the race.”
Stephen Menke, Owner Factory Motorsports
The Tickle Me Triangle 225 kicks off tonight at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcasted live on the Crown Jewel Racing Network.