In contrast to his constant travels during 2011, Grant has been working every day of the new year in the North Carolina race shop.He has been preparing the Bragg Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck for the February 24th season debut at Daytona Speedway.
In addition to making the truck race ready, he has been spending time on the phone making contacts with potential sponsors for additional races beyond Daytona. “George and Josh Bragg want to race as many Truck races as possible in 2012. Our team does more with limited resources than any other organization in NASCAR. We can give sponsors more bang for their buck than other teams. We run up front in the Truck series and hopefully we can find some sponsors to allow us to feature them in the nationally televised races.”
The speedway truck which will be raced at Daytona was last on the track at Talladega a few months ago. With drafting help,Grant took the race truck to 6th place where his drafting partner abandoned him, relegating Grant to a 12th place finish.Grant showed that he could hold his own in the dangerous and unpredictable 2 truck drafts at the world’s fastest speedway. “There is no doubt that we can take this truck to the front at Daytona and hopefully we will get the opportunity to race at Martinsville and the other tracks on the 2012 NASCAR Truck schedule.”
For more information on NASCAR marketing and sponsorship opportunities for Daytona and beyond, contact Jason Tunnell at 251 490 9785 Tunnellj@bellsouth.net

CONCORD, N.C. (December 15, 2011) – Grant Enfinger and Sinica Motorsports Inc. agreed to part ways earlier this week. The release of Enfinger was a mutual decision on behalf of the team and Enfinger.

“I appreciate the opportunity that Sinica Motorsports Inc. has given me and I wish them success,” said Enfinger. “We made the decision to part ways when it became obvious that our long-term visions for the team were not inline. We felt that it would be beneficial for both parties to pursue other opportunities at this time. ”

Enfinger has not solidified his 2012 racing schedule. However, he is committed to several NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races with BRG Motorsports. Enfinger looks forward to being in the No. 82 BRG Motorsports truck for the season opener at Daytona International Speedway.

“I would like to thank all of my fans for their loyal and continued support,” added Enfinger.

Grant has been on the move constantly since last week’s 8th place finish in the 44th Snowball Derby in Pensacola. The next day he drove home to North Carolina where he is helping his friend and long time crewman Zach Ralston prepare an ARCA car to race at Daytona in February.

From Charlotte, Grant flew to Indianapolis for the International Motorsports trade show Thursday and Friday. He drove to the Cincinnati area Friday evening for Saturday’s ARCA banquet which honored the top 10 season points drivers and owners. He and car owner Mike Allgaier enjoyed the evening and reflected on a good season in the ARCA series.

Grant slept a few hours after the banquet, rising in the early hours Sunday to drive back to Indianapolis to catch a 6 a.m. flight to Panama City. He and Jason Tunnell then drove to Gulf County Florida, making a personal appearance with the Bragg Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck in Port St. Joe. “We wanted to show our appreciation for Gulf County’s sponsorship at Talladega and I was glad to be in Florida.”

After an early morning radio interview in Panama City today, Grant heads back to Charlotte to help Zach put his ARCA car in shape for testing this weekend. Grant will help Zach at the ARCA open test session at Daytona International Speedway Friday through Sunday. Live timing and scoring of the test session can be found at www.arcaracing.com .

Bubba Pollard, winner of 19 late model races this year, blew the doors off Snowball Derby qualifying Friday night. He set a new track record and led the fastest group of Derby cars ever, in a night of high speeds on the 1/2 mile oval. Grant qualified the Triple K Construction/Baldwin County Sewer Service/Preble-Rish Monte Carlo 10th of the 60 racers trying to make the field for Sunday’s 44th Snowball Derby.

“We thought we would have a top 5 qualifier, but the car handles well and will be good in the race. I would rather start on the inside lane, but we will move down to the bottom groove when we can find a good spot after the green flag waves.”

Grant will be in good (and fast) company on the starting grid. Two time Derby winner Augie Grill will be immediately in front of Grant to begin the race, with Chase Elliott on Grant’s inside. Last year’s Derby winner Johanna Long will start 13th, with Cup star David Ragan posting a 17th qualifying spot. 2 time Derby pole winner Cale Gale will begin the race in 23th position. With only about 1/2 second separating the pole sitter from the 30th qualifier, it is apparent that any racer good enough to start the Derby has the ability and machine to win.

The 300 lap race begins at 2 p.m. CST Sunday, with live audio and text available through www.Speed51.com .

GRANT FAST IN THURSDAY PRACTICE
BRAGG RACING ANNOUNCES DERBY SPONSORS

Grant and the Bragg Racing team have been testing and tuning the #82 Super Late Model at Pensacola’s 5 Flags Speedway this week, due to the support by their Derby Sponsors. The car has primary sponsorship from Triple K Construction, a Baldwin County firm headed by Kevin Kirchharr. Triple K specializes in horizontal construction of roads, bridges, airports and other infrastructure projects. Associate sponsorship is being provided by Baldwin County Sewer Service. That business, owned by Clarence Burke, supplies sanitary sewer service to areas of Baldwin County which are not within reach of municipalities. Preble-Rish Engineers and Surveyors, owned by Ralph Rish and Chris Forehand, is the premier engineering firm in Florida and has established a presence in Alabama through its Baldwin County office.

While most of the Derby competitors made many changes to their set ups and tested constantly Thursday, Grant ran only 2 laps in a mock qualifying run and parked the car. “We are fast. The car feels good. We will shake the car down for a couple of laps Friday and then go over every nut, bolt, hose and fitting for the most important and anxious 2 laps of the race season.” Tonight’s qualifying session decides who races Sunday and who is sent home, as there will be at least 20 fast cars which won’t make the 34 car race field. Grant has one of the 2 guaranteed starting positions, but wants to put the Triple K/BCSS/Preble-Rish Monte Carlo at the front of the field. Qualifying times will be available live tonight on www.Speed51.com . The first qualifier fires at 6 p.m CST.

To see a short video of what Derby day is all about, click this link:

Sunday’s race will be available on live audio through the same speed51 website. Pre-race activities will be broadcast Sunday, beginning at noon CST, with the green flag being dropped at 2 p.m. on the 44th Snowball Derby.