Owner(s) | Mark Webb Jerry Webb |
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Principal(s) | Shane Huffman (Management) Lorin Ranier (Driver dev.) Josh Wise (Driver dev.) |
Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
Series | ARCA Menards Series ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series West |
Race drivers | ARCA Menards Series: 28. Shane van Gisbergen, Connor Mosack, Connor Zilisch, Corey Day (part-time) 82. Carson Kvapil, Corey Day (part-time) ARCA Menards Series East: 28. Connor Zilisch (R) 82. Carson Kvapil, Corey Day (part-time) ARCA Menards Series West: 28. Connor Mosack (part-time) Late Model Stock Cars: 28. Landon S. Huffman, Connor Zilisch, Connor Mosack 82. Connor Zilisch |
Sponsors | ARCA Menards Series: 28. WeatherTech, Chevrolet, Silver Hare Racing, HendrickCars.com 82. Chevrolet, HendrickCars.com ARCA Menards Series East: 28. Silver Hare Racing 82. Chevrolet, HendrickCars.com ARCA Menards Series West: 28. Chevrolet Late Model Stock Cars: 28. knight's Companies, Chevrolet, Hardee's 82. Chevrolet |
Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
Opened | 2023 |
Career | |
Debut | ARCA Menards Series: 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) ARCA Menards Series East: 2023 Pensacola 200 (New Smyrna) ARCA Menards Series West: 2023 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix) |
Races competed | Total: 37 ARCA Menards Series: 19 ARCA Menards Series East: 16 ARCA Menards Series West: 2 |
Drivers' Championships | Total: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series East: 0 ARCA Menards Series West: 0 |
Race victories | Total: 13 ARCA Menards Series: 7 ARCA Menards Series East: 6 ARCA Menards Series West: 0 |
Pole positions | Total: 5 ARCA Menards Series: 3 ARCA Menards Series East: 2 ARCA Menards Series West: 0 |
Pinnacle Racing Group is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and in various Late Model Stock events. The team currently fields the No. 28 Chevrolet SS for Shane Van Gisbergen, Connor Mosack, Connor Zilisch, and Corey Day and the No. 82 Chevrolet SS for Carson Kvapil and Day in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East.
Pinnacle Racing Group was founded on February 4, 2023, by Mark Webb and Jerry Webb in partnership with Shane Huffman and heads of Chevrolet's driver development program, Lorin Ranier and Josh Wise. [1] On March 1 they announced Shane's son, Landon S. Huffman (no relation to fellow driver Landon Huffman) would compete in their Late Model Stock Car for the season at Hickory Motor Speedway. Two days later on March 3, 2023, the team announced Luke Fenhaus would compete for the team full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2023. [2] On January 2, 2024, the announcement was made that Shane van Gisbergen would compete for the team in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. [3]
The team made its ARCA Menards Series debut in the 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 in a combination race with the East Series where they were competing full-time with Luke Fenhaus. They won the race after it went into overtime marking their 1st win in the National Series and 2nd with the East Series. [4] On August 14, 2023, it was announced Connor Zilisch would make his ARCA Menards Series debut in the No. 28 at that weekend's race at Watkins Glen. [2] Zilisch qualified 2nd behind Corey LaJoie and then went on to dominate the race, leading 34 out of the race's 42 laps, and barely lost the race after getting moved in the final corner of the final lap from the lead by Jesse Love going on to still finish second despite an ill handling car affected by a broken front sway bar. Carson Kvapil made his ARCA debut at Kansas Speedway, where he finished in second behind race winner Connor Mosack. [5] [6]
In 2024, Shane Van Gisbergen would run the No. 28 at Daytona in order to receive approval to compete at superspeedway events in NASCAR. [7] [8] Connor Mosack won the race at Kansas. Zillisch won the race at Dover, Iowa, IRP, Michigan, and The Glen.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
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2023 | Luke Fenhaus | 28 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW 1 | POC | MCH | IRP 2 | MLW 6 | DSF | BRI 29 | SLM | TOL | -* | -* | [9] | |||
Connor Zilisch | GLN 2* | ISF | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carson Kvapil | KAN 2 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Shane van Gisbergen | DAY 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connor Mosack | PHO 4 | TAL | KAN 1 | CLT 27 | MOH 13 | BLN | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connor Zilisch | DOV 1 | IOW 1* | IRP 1* | MCH 1 | ISF | MLW 2 | DSF | GLN 1* | BRI 26 | KAN 2 | TOL | |||||||||||||||
Corey Day | SLM 15 | ELK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2024, the team fielded the No. 82 car for Carson Kvapil at Dover and Charlotte.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
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2024 | Carson Kvapil | 82 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | DOV 3 | KAN | CLT 2* | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | -* | -* | ||||
Corey Day | BRI 7 | KAN 4 | TOL |
The team made its debut in the ARCA Menards Series East in the 2023 Pensacola 200 with Luke Fenhaus behind the wheel, they would finish a strong 2nd to a debuting William Sawalich. The team would pick up another top 5 the next race at Dover with a 3rd and then in only their 3rd career start they won their first ever race at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in the Music City 200. [12] Two races later in a combination race with the East Series and the main ARCA Menards Series, marking their first start in that division, they won once again at Iowa Speedway in the Calypso Lemonade 150. [13]
On March 18, 2024, it was announced that Connor Zilisch will run a full season in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 28 car. [14] In his first start at Five Flags Speedway, he missed practice and qualifying due to being at Circuit of the Americas for the NASCAR Truck Series race, and was replaced by Luke Fenhaus. [15] Zilisch was able to make the race but struggled with mechanical issues throughout the event and finished 4th, two laps down. In his next race at Dover Motor Speedway, Zilisch took advantage of the leader's mishaps, and led the final 42 laps of the event to earn his first career win in both the main and East Series. [16] At the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Zilisch qualified 4th and ran in the top three throughout the event, but did not have the car to beat the eventual race winner William Sawalich, he finished 3rd behind Isabella Robusto. He rebounded the following race at Flat Rock Speedway, where he would go on to obliterate the competition, winning the pole and leading every lap of the race to earn his second career win. [17] [18] He continued with a hot streak of victories, winning the next two East Series events at Iowa Speedway and Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, both in dominating fashion. [19] [20]
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
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2023 | Luke Fenhaus | 28 | Chevy | FIF 2 | DOV 3 | NSV 1 | FRS 5 | IOW 1 | IRP 2 | MLW 6 | BRI 29 | 2nd | 362 | [21] |
2024 | Connor Zilisch | FIF 4 | DOV 1 | NSV 3 | FRS 1** | IOW 1* | IRP 1* | MLW 2 | BRI 26 | -* | -* |
In 2024, the team fielded the No. 82 car for Carson Kvapil at Dover. He finished 3rd.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
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2024 | Carson Kvapil | 82 | Chevy | FIF | DOV 3 | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW | -* | -* | ||
Corey Day | BRI 7 |
The team made its debut in the ARCA Menards Series West in the 2023 season finale at Phoenix Raceway with Jack Wood behind the wheel. He finished 4th.
In 2024, Connor Mosack drove the No. 28 car at season opener at Phoenix. He finished 4th.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
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2023 | Jack Wood | 28 | Chevy | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO 4 | |||
2024 | Connor Mosack | PHO 4 | IRW | KER | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO | -* | -* |
Landon S. Huffman, son of team manager Shane Huffman, would run the teams Late Model Stock Car for the entire season at Hickory Motor Speedway. Huffman and the team would pick up their first victory on March 12 at Hickory in the 1st twin 40 race of the night. The team would later pick up their 2nd win on July 2 also at Hickory. [22]
Connor Mosack and Ross Chastain would also both race a LMSC for them at Hickory and North Wilkesboro respectively later in the season. [23] [24]
Shane S. Huffman is an American professional former stock car racing driver and current crew chief and team manager for Pinnacle Racing Group, which fields the No. 28 Chevrolet SS full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series.
Connor Charles Mosack is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 41/45 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports and the No. 7 Silverado for Spire Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet SS for Pinnacle Racing Group.
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The 2023 Calypso 150 was the 9th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, the 5th race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 0.875 mile (1.408 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 150 laps, but was extended to 156 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Luke Fenhaus, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would steal the win after taking advantage of the lead on the final restart, and held off William Sawalich to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win, his second career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his third win of the season. Sawalich had dominated the entire race, leading 154 of the 156 laps until the caution came out with two laps to go. To fill out the podium, Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Connor Jackson Zilisch is an American professional racing driver. He is signed as a development driver for Trackhouse Racing as of 2024. Under that agreement, Zilisch competes in select races across multiple racing series, including the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the ARCA Menards Series, the CARS Tour, the Trans-Am Series, the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the Global MX-5 Cup.
The 2024 Pensacola 150 was the first stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 5th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, a 0.5 mile (0.80 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In a thrilling race that featured an intense battle between Gio Ruggiero and William Sawalich, Ruggiero, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would take the lead from Sawalich on the final restart following the race break, and held him off for the final 70 laps to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win. Sawalich, who started on the pole, dominated the first half of the race, leading a race-high 80 laps before losing the lead on the final restart and ultimately finished 2nd. To fill out the podium, Bubba Pollard, driving for Phoenix Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.
The 2024 General Tire 150 was the fourth stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, the second race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the inaugural running of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In an action-packed race, Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would survive the chaos that occurred with the leaders, and dominated the final stages of the race, leading the final 42 laps to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win, his first career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his first career win in total. Pole-sitter William Sawalich and Gio Ruggiero dominated the majority of the race, with Sawalich leading a race-high 67 laps and Ruggiero leading 41 laps. Sawalich was involved in an incident with under 50 laps to go, and was unable to continue the race, finishing 17th. Ruggiero rebounded from a late-race penalty to finish in 2nd. To fill out the podium, Carson Kvapil, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
The 2024 Music City 150 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee, a 0.596 mile (0.959 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would put on a blistering performance, leading all but five laps in the race to earn his fifth career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his first of the season. Pole-sitter Gio Ruggiero led the first four laps of the race, before he spun and hit the wall on lap 6. He continued to race until lap 49, where he pulled into the pits and retired from the race, officially credited with a 14th place finish. To fill out the podium, Isabella Robusto, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The 2024 Dutch Boy 150 was the 4th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Flat Rock Speedway in Ash Township, Michigan, a 0.25 mile (0.40 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would absolutely obliterate the field, starting from the pole and leading every lap of the race to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Gio Ruggiero, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The 2023 Pensacola 200 was the first stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 4th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, a 0.5 mile (0.80 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In his first career start, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would go on to obliterate the competition, winning the pole and leading every lap of the race to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win. To fill out the podium, Luke Fenhaus, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, and Jake Finch, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The 2023 General Tire 125 was the second stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 9th running of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, April 28, 2023, but was postponed until Saturday, April 29, due to constant rain showers. The race was held at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped speedway. It was originally scheduled to be contested over 125 laps, but was increased to 127 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild finish, Jake Finch, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would hold off Landen Lewis in a side-by-side battle on the final restart to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win. Finch would also dominate the race, leading a race-high 89 laps. To fill out the podium, Luke Fenhaus, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
The 2024 Music City 200 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee, a 0.596 mile (0.959 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 200 laps, but was increased to 205 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In an action packed finish, Luke Fenhaus, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would steal the win from the dominating William Sawalich, taking the lead on the final restart and leading the final lap to earn his first career ARCA Menards Series East win. Sawalich had dominated the entire race, leading all but three laps, but eventually lost the lead on the final restart, finishing 2nd. To fill out the podium, Sean Hingorani, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
The 2024 Sprecher 150 was the 15th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, the 7th race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race will be held on Sunday, August 25, 2024, at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would hold off a fierce battle with Connor Zilisch, and earned his eleventh career ARCA Menards Series win, his sixth career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his seventh of the season. Sawalich would also dominate the entire race, leading a race-high 149 laps. To fill out the podium, Zlilich, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group and Lavar Scott, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The 2024 Bush's Beans 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, the 8th and final race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a 0.553 mile (0.858 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a caution-filled race, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would hold off a hard charging battle between Landen Lewis throughout the entire race, and took over the lead on the final restart with two to go, earning his 12th career ARCA Menards Series win, his 7th career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his 9th win of the season. To fill out the podium, Lewis, driving for CR7 Motorsports, and Lavar Scott, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.