It marked the first Trans-Am street race since the 2019 Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle Park, and it’s addition to the Nashville race weekend made it a no-brainer to enter for Marks. Suarez finished 26 laps down in 26th after an incident. Marks finished an impressive fourth after qualifying third. 99 BC Forever/M1 Racecars/Fields Racing Chevrolet Camaro for Team SLR, which is owned by the father-son duo of Scott Lagasse and Scott Lagasse Jr. He always had time for everybody, really appreciated the opportunity that he had in his life, and that was reflected in his support of the organ donor program and trying to give back and realizing that he had a platform to make a positive difference, and he did so.”įeels good to be back in Nashville for my first Trans Am race this weekend! It’s not every day you get to race your boss 😎 #MusicCityGrandPrix /tochp0kco4
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They don’t make drivers quite like that anymore, so he was a throwback, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for his talent and his ability, and he was a great human being. “He raced in the Indy 500 and, when the race was over, he jumped in his car and ran a 410 Winged Sprint car that night. VIEWER’S GUIDE: What to watch Sunday in Nashville’s inaugural race ‘THE PROM OF INDYCAR’: Inside Nashville’s motorsports renaissance And from a racing standpoint, I have a tremendous amount of respect for multi-disciplinary drivers – guys who can jump in anything and can race and be fast in anything, and they just want to race and compete no matter what it is, and Bryan was that to a tee. “Bryan’s one of those guys who never really met a stranger. He’s a big part of my story, and I have just so much respect for him and his family, and his father Tim, and everything they’ve done and continue to do in dirt racing. But, personally, it’s a big moment for me. “It’s been a number of years since Bryan’s been gone, but his legacy remains alive and well.
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“Bryan was a friend of mine, and when the Grand Prix made the commitment to honor his memory with the pole trophy for the NTT INDYCAR Series race, I saw it as an opportunity to further the legacy that he’s had in racing and run a tribute car for him,” Marks said in a release. MUSIC CITY GRAND PRIX: Schedules and info for watching Ind圜ar’s Nashville debutīRIDGE TO GREATNESS: The signature image of the Music City Grand Prix Marks was driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, which also fielded Xfinity cars for Clauson. The presentation of the Bryan Clauson Pole Trophy was special for Marks, who scored his first (and only) NASCAR Xfinity Series victory five days after Clauson was killed in a USAC Midget race. 99 Chevrolet for Trackhouse in Sunday’s Cup race at Watkins Glen International. He was joined in the Trans-Am TA2 race by Suarez, who was tuning up on the 11-turn, 2.17-mile street course before driving his No. 1 Chevrolet next year, also is part of the ownership group for the Music City GP. Marks, who purchased Chip Ganassi Racing’s NASCAR team June 30 and made more news this week in hiring Ross Chastain to drive its No. NASHVILLE – Justin Marks’ extremely busy summer continued Saturday at the Music City Grand Prix, where the NASCAR Trackhouse Racing owner raced in the TA2 Series race with Daniel Suarez and presented the NTT Ind圜ar Series pole award.
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