RICHMOND, VA (September 11, 2017) – With much anticipation, Dylan Lupton and his JGL Racing team debuted the new composite body on their No. 24 Nut Up Toyota at Richmond Raceway. While the Wilton, California native battled early race run struggles, Lupton guided his No. 24 Nut Up Toyota to a disappointing 24th place finish in the running of the Virginia 529 College Savings 250.
Dylan Lupton
Team: No. 24 Nut Up Toyota
Crew Chief: Clinton Cram
Team Owner: James Whitener
Twitter: @LuptonDylan and @JGLRacing
Virginia 529 College Savings 250 – Friday September 8th at 7:00 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network
Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN), Sirius/XM Radio Channel 90
Lupton at Richmond:
Dylan will be making his third career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Richmond Raceway to go along with one previous start in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. He finished 12th in the event earlier this season at the Virginia track.
The start will mark Lupton’s 22nd career start in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
Dylan’s Thoughts on Richmond:
“I am excited to head back to Richmond Raceway this weekend, where I recorded my best finish of the season. The Richmond night race is one of my favorite races of the year on the schedule. The different lane options you can run, the tire wear and the door to door battles there makes it a blast. ”
“The last few weeks have shown that we have speed, however the finishes haven’t been there due to one problem or another. Therefore, I am looking forward to heading back to Richmond to try and top our finish there in the spring and get us back on track. The crew guys have been working extremely hard everyday through this long stretch of race weekends and I can not thank them enough for that.”
Nut Up Sponsorship:
Nut Up Industries is a small, family owned almond company located in the heart of California. They have recently launched a variety of healthy alternative snacks. They offer roasted “CHOPPED” flavored almonds and almond butter. These two products are available in a variety of different flavors. Nut Up Industries “CHOPPED” products are different from any other snack for a variety of reasons. They offer 10 different delicious flavors, they are easy to eat and are great for people who are always on the go and need lots of fuel for every adventure life brings. You can take them everywhere; to the gym, track, work, school, skiing, fishing, hunting, etc… For more information, please visit www.www.nutupindustries.com.
Dylan Lupton:
Facebook: Facebook.com/luptonracing
Instagram: LuptonDylan
Twitter: @LuptonDylan
Website: www.LuptonRacing.com
Dylan Lupton
Team: No. 24 Nut Up Toyota
Crew Chief: Clinton Cram
Team Owner: James Whitener
Twitter: @LuptonDylan and @JGLRacing
Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 – Saturday September 2nd at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network
Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN), Sirius/XM Radio Channel 90
Lupton at Darlington:
Dylan will be making his first career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at the legendary Darlington Raceway. The start will mark Lupton’s 21st career start in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
Dylan’s Thoughts on Darlington:
“I am really excited to make my first visit to Darlington Raceway this weekend. The history alone at Darlington makes the track a very special place. My goal on Friday is to log laps and gain experience running next to the wall.”
“I am confident our No. 24 Nut Up Camry will have speed this weekend, we just need to minimize our mistakes on the track and pit road to get us a good finish. I am honored to run the Jeff Gordon “Rainbow Warriors’ paint scheme with Nut Up Industries onboard.”
Lupton to Represent Childhood Hero:
JGL Racing is proud to announce that Dylan Lupton will display a Darlington Throwback Scheme of NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon and his No. 24 “Rainbow Warriors” paint scheme from his 1993 rookie season with Hendrick Motorsports. Lupton will pilot the No. 24 Nut Up Toyota for the popular “Throwback” weekend at Darlington Raceway for the running of the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 on Saturday, September 2nd.
Joining the program and proudly being displayed with the popular paint scheme is sponsor Nut Up Industries. The Escalon, California based company is proud to join Lupton for this popular event. Hailing from the state where his childhood hero was born, Lupton is humbled to have the opportunity to bring Gordon’s famous “Rainbow Warriors” colors back to the NASCAR scene.
Dylan Lupton
Team: No. 24 Nut Up Toyota
Crew Chief: Clinton Cram
Team Owner: James Whitener
Twitter: @LuptonDylan and @JGLRacing
Johnsonville 180 – Sunday August 27th at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC
Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN), Sirius/XM Radio Channel 90
Lupton at Road America:
Dylan will be making his second career XFINITY Series start at Road America. His previous start occurred during the 2015 season where he steered his way to a 13th place finish.
The start will mark Lupton’s 20th career start in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
Dylan’s Thoughts on Road America:
“After a relaxing weekend off, I am ready to get back to the track at Road America. Road America is one of my favorite tracks on our schedule, with its long straights, tricky braking zones, and diverse corners throughout the track. The last two road courses have shown that our No. 24 Nut Up Industries Camry has speed and we can compete in the top 10. We just need to keep our nose clean throughout the race and minimize our mistakes on the track and pit road to get us the finish we deserve.”
Nut Up Sponsorship:
Nut Up Industries is a small, family owned almond company located in the heart of California. They have recently launched a variety of healthy alternative snacks. They offer roasted “CHOPPED” flavored almonds and almond butter.
These two products are available in a variety of different flavors. Nut Up Industries “CHOPPED” products are different from any other snack for a variety of reasons. They offer 10 different delicious flavors, they are easy to eat and are great for people who are always on the go and need lots of fuel for every adventure life brings. You can take them everywhere; to the gym, track, work, school, skiing, fishing, hunting, etc…
For more information, please visit nutupindustries.com.
Dylan Lupton:
Facebook: Facebook.com/luptonracing
Instagram: LuptonDylan
Twitter: @LuptonDylan
Website: www.LuptonRacing.com
LEXINGTON, OHIO (August 14, 2017) – Dylan Lupton returned to the site of his career best NASCAR XFINITY Series finish on Saturday and was in position to better that finish. Unfortunately, Lupton and his No. 24 Nut Up Toyota was caught up in a late race wreck which ended his day and relegated him to a disappointing 27th place finish in the running of the Mid-Ohio Challenge at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
“We had a top-10 car today and were well on our way to finishing that way,” said Lupton. “We just got caught up in that big wreck late in the race on the restart – they all wrecked in front of me and there really wasn’t much I could do. I really hate it for everyone on this JGL Racing team – they gave me a fast No. 24 Nut Up Toyota today and we were putting together a really good finish.”
Dylan would start the 75-lap event from the 15th position as a result of his qualifying effort earlier in the day. At the drop of the green flag, Lupton would display the speed in his No. 24 Nut Up Toyota and quickly climb inside the top-10. Dylan and his JGL Racing team would use some early pit strategy and pit under caution just before the end of the first stage which placed him in the 21st spot at the end of the stage.
After pit stops cycled through, Lupton would start the second stage in the 12th position and he would remain there for the caution free second stage. Stating that he was needing some more rear grip, Dylan would bring the No. 24 Nut Up Toyota down pit road at the end of the second stage for service.
The remaining 35 laps of the Mid-Ohio Challenge was action filled with multiple on track incidents to avoid. Dylan would restart in the 22nd position but he would once again show the speed of his No. 24 Nut Up Toyota as he climbed through the field and was knocking on the door to the top-10 with less than 10 laps remaining. Unfortunately, on a late race restart Dylan was left with nowhere to go as multiple cars in front of him started a chain reaction wreck ultimately collecting the No. 24 Nut Up Toyota. With extensive damage ending his day and his run at a top finish, Lupton was relegated to a disappointing 27th place finish.”
As frustrating as the finish is for us – we need to focus on the positives of having another fast No. 24 Nut Up Toyota,” added Dylan. “Our finishes will start to come if we keep having the speed. Again, I want to thank Nut Up for their continued support as well as Ohio Valley Manufacturing who joined us this week in Mid-Ohio.”
The JGL Racing team will next head to Bristol Motor Speedway for the running of the Food City 300. The 22nd race of the NASCAR XFINITY Series season will be Friday August 18th and can be seen LIVE on NBC Sports Network at 7:30 pm ET. It can also be heard on Performance Racing Network (PRN) and SiriusXM Channel 90.
