Alex Bowman |
Bowman will drive
the newly renumbered No. 23 entry and comes off his rookie season in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series which saw him win two poles and finish 11th in the final
standings. Truex made four starts between the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and
Camping World Truck Series this past season. Both Bowman and Truex tested
for BK Racing in the NASCAR Preseason Thunder at Daytona last week and have
already begun to create a relationship with their respected teams and crew
chiefs.
Bowman and Truex
will make their team debuts in the season-opening 56th annual Daytona 500 at
the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on February 23. Dave Winston
will crew chief the No. 23 BK Racing entry with Alex Bowman while Dale Ferguson
will crew chief the No. 83 BK Racing entry for Ryan Truex.
Ryan Truex |
BK Racing has
also finalized an agreement with Borla Exhaust as a primary sponsor for the
Daytona 500. The deal signifies a multi-race sponsorship for the 2014 season.
More details to follow this week.
In 2011, Bowman
collected Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East as
well as two victories in the ARCA Racing Series. The following year he competed
in a full-season in ARCA and picked up four victories and collected Rookie of
the Year honors as well.
In 2013, Bowman
competed for Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and
collected both poles at Texas Motor Speedway.
"This is an
extremely good opportunity for me," said Bowman. "Ron (Devine) and I
first started talking about the possibilities months ago. I'm happy to be a
part of this organization."
In 2009 and
2010, Truex won two consecutive NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championships
along five career victories in the series. Since 2011, he has made starts in
all three NASCAR national touring series, including a career-best second place
finish at Dover in a Nationwide Series in 2012.
"Driving in
the Sprint Cup Series has been a goal since I started racing, and to start this
next chapter with BK Racing makes it extra special," said Truex. "I
am very excited for this opportunity."
"Alex and
Ryan have always impressed me," said team owner Ron Devine. "Both
take care of their cars and have shown speed at every level they have competed
in. With their abilities, we feel they can both excel in our equipment. As a
team we are very excited, and their abilities to work with everyone here at BK
Racing will be important."
In an effort to
better align with long-time partner Dr Pepper, BK Racing will renumber the No.
93 to the No. 23 in 2014. The number is synonymous with the regular Dr Pepper's
original 23 flavors. However the No. 93 will remain with the team on a
part-time basis.
"Since we
started BK Racing in February of 2012, I always wanted the No. 23," said
Devine. "We feel like the relationship with Dr Pepper is very strong and
this will take it to the next level."
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