“I am really happy to be joining JD
Motorsports and racing the No. 4 Flex Seal Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide
Series,” said Cassill. “I went down to the shop and met with Johnny and the
guys, and I am excited for the opportunity. I look forward to helping them
improve over the course of the season, and I believe we can race competitively
starting at Texas.”
Cassill, 23, comes to the team with
vast racing experience over the past five years, including winning the 2008
NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year. He began his racing career when he
first entered a quad race at the tender age of three-years-old, then
progressing to karting where he won two Kart Series National Championships and
four International Kart Federation Championships.
Cassill then became the youngest
winner in the ASA Late Model Series in 2003 by a winning a North Series event
at Lake Erie Speedway at the age of 14, his first foray into stock car racing.
He began his NASCAR career through the GM Racing Development competition and
was signed by Hendrick Motorsports in December of 2006. He tested the team’s
Car of Tomorrow program as the lead driver in their Research and Development
department, which accumulated 13 of the first 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series COT
race wins. In 2008 Cassill began a stint at JR Motorsports where he ended the
season with 19 starts, five Top-10’s, one pole and the NASCAR Nationwide Series
Raybestos Rookie of the Year honor. Cassill continued testing with Hendrick
Motorsports and completed one start in Phoenix Racing’s No. 1 Miccosukee
Chevrolet at Memphis Motorsports Park in 2009, where he finished 10th. The year
2009 saw Cassill take on the challenge of qualifying for his very first NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series events. 2012 marked Cassill’s first full-time season on the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Cassill drove the No. 83 Burger King Toyota to seven
top-20 finishes for start-up team BK Racing. For 2013, Landon will also be
competing in the Sprint Cup Series, racing the No. 33 Circle Sport Chevrolet.
“JD Motorsports is pleased to
announce the addition of Landon Cassill to our team. His experience in both the
Nationwide Series and the Sprint Cup Series will help to improve our entire
program,” stated Johnny Davis, owner and CEO of JD Motorsports.
“We are very excited to have Landon
on the team. Landon brings with him a great deal of experience and success and
we think he’ll do a tremendous job moving the team forward. We would love to
see him in the winner’s circle!” stated Phil Swift, owner of Swift Response
LLC, maker of Flex Seal.
Glad to see Landon is getting another shot with a Nationwide team. I think JD Motorsports is a step up from his usual Circle Sport team in Cup, so hopefully he can have some good runs in the companion races he competes in.
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