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Preview – Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
September 4, 2018
Ryan Preece will make his seventh start of the 2018 season for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For his 11th-career start with JGR in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS), Preece will be behind the wheel of the No. 18 Rheem Toyota Camry.
RACE INFO – The Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is scheduled for Saturday September 8, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Watch and listen live on NBCSN, Sirius XM channel 90 and IMS Radio.
Ryan Preece / No. 18 Rheem Toyota Camry Preview Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
PREECE AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY: Ryan Preece will make his seventh start of the 2018 season for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For his 11th-career start with JGR in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS), Preece will be behind the wheel of the No. 18 Rheem Toyota Camry.
It feels like forever since I was last able to sport Rheem on the race track but I am stoked to be back with them in Indy
It feels like forever since I was last able to sport Rheem on the race track but I am stoked to be back with them in IndyJGR AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY: Joe Gibbs Racing has a total of 19 starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Of those 19 starts, JGR has three wins, four poles, eight top-five finishes, 11 top-10 finishes, an average start of 5.1 and an average finish of 9.7. Kyle Busch holds all victories at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for JGR in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
THIS WEEK ON THE NO. 18 TOYOTA: This week the No. 18 Rheem Toyota Camry will be on display for the Lilly Diabetes 250. This will be the fifth time that Rheem will be the primary sponsor of the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Preece this season.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE: Preece is scheduled to compete in five more races with Rheem as the Primary sponsor of his No. 18 Toyota Camry. Following Indianapolis, Preece will pilot the Rheem Toyota at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, ISM Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway.
RACE INFORMATION: The Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is scheduled for Saturday September 8, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Watch and listen live on NBCSN, Sirius XM channel 90 and IMS Radio.
Ryan Preece: “It feels like forever since I was last able to sport Rheem on the race track but I am stoked to be back with them in Indy. Competing in every race for the remainder of the season will be huge for me since this will be the first time that I will have the opportunity to run more than three races in a row with JGR. The goal is to get the No. 18 team an owners championship at the end of the season and I appreciate that they chose me to try and get them there.”
Ryan Preece’s Xfinity Series Stats
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Season | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 6.7 | 10.2 |
| w/ JGR | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 218 | 5.4 | 7.3 |
| Career | 46 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 221 | 19.5 | 19.5 |
