Pinnacle Racing Group (PRG) | ARCA Menards Series East
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Reese’s 200
Fast Facts
No. 28 Pinnacle Racing Group Team:
Driver: Luke Fenhaus
Primary Partner(s): Chevrolet
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
Crew Chief: Shane Huffman
Spotter: Lorin Ranier
Chassis Intel: PRG Chassis No. 408
Engine: Ilmor Engineering
Driver Championship Point Standings: Second (-11)
Team Championship Point Standings: Second (-11)
Notes of Interest:
Inaugural Journey: Pinnacle Racing Group (PRG), a new Motorsports team continues its inaugural journey with this weekend’s Reese’s 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
PRG has built a solid foundation to compete in the ARCA Menards Series East in its first season of competition. The team has named Luke Fenhaus as the driver and veteran crew chief Shane Huffman to lead the No. 28 Chevrolet team.
The team will compete for the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East championship, as well as compete in select premier ARCA Menards Series events throughout the year.
The PRG Brand: Headquartered in Mooresville, N.C., Pinnacle Racing Group (PRG) is a professional multifaceted Motorsports team specializing in providing productive and fulfilling careers for team members, while also being a leader in on-track performance and driver development primarily in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (NAAPWS) and the ARCA Menards Series (AMS).
Meet Luke: With a long line of racing history, it’s no surprise he found success at a young age. Now, at 18, Fenhaus’ name is among the elite young, up-and-coming talents on the short tracks of America with eyes set solely on success both on the track and off.
Fenhaus, a Chevrolet development driver and under the tutelage of respected Motorsports scout Lorin Ranier has quickly gained notoriety for his on-track performance which includes the 2021 ARCA Midwest Tour Rookie of the Year, pole sitter and winner of the 2021 historic Supply Zone Slinger Nationals at Slinger (Wisc.) Speedway and the 2021 Kulwicki Driver Development Program champion.
And his success doesn’t stop there.
Fenhaus¸18, received a “Golden Ticket” to compete in the nationally-televised Superstar Racing Experience (SRX Series) after his triumph at Slinger Speedway. He capitalized on the opportunity, finishing second behind IndyCar winner Marco Andretti but finished ahead of Motorsports icons Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Greg Biffle, Bill Elliott, Helio Castroneves, Paul Tracy and Michael Waltrip.
Most recently, Fenhaus added to his racing resume with his second career ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series victory at Iowa Speedway in the Calypso 150 in July. Fenhaus again took advantage of a late-race ARCA overtime restart to take the lead on the final lap and collecting his second career ARCA East win in his fifth series start.
Earlier this year, Fenhaus stormed to his inaugural ARCA Menards Series East victory at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in the Music City 200. Fenhaus took advantage of an ARCA overtime restart to take the lead on the final lap for his first career ARCA East win in just his third series start.
Combination Race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park: On Friday night and for the second time this year, the stars and cars of both the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series East will unite for the second of four combination races on the 2023 schedule.
The Reese’s 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (Friday, 6 p.m. ET on FS1 and FloRacing) marks the 12th race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season and the sixth race of the East Series season.
To The Point(s): Entering Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Fenhaus sits second in the championship standings.
Just 11 points separate him from first in the championship standings currently held by William Sawalich with three races remaining this season.
Pinnacle Racing Group’s No. 28 team also secures second in the ARCA Menards Series East owner standings.
100 Percent Attendance: Invading The Hoosier State, Fenhaus is just one of two ARCA East drivers to complete every lap this season.
He is joined by championship rival William Sawalich in the same category with both drivers having completed all 838 laps run so far in 2023. Fenhaus looks to extend that number to 1,038 Saturday night.
PRG Minute: In addition to their full-time ARCA Menards Series program, PRG is also fielding an entry in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway for teenager Landon S. Huffman.
Huffman recently added another top-five finish to his 2023 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series season last Saturday, August 5.
Sponsor Intel: Chevrolet will serve as the primary marketing partner on Fenhaus’s No. 28 Chevrolet this weekend at Iowa Speedway.
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, available in 79 countries with more than 3.2 million cars and trucks sold in 2020.
More information on Chevrolet models can be found at chevrolet.com.
Calling The Shots: Guiding Fenhaus as crew chief of the No. 28 Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet is veteran Shane Huffman.
Huffman joined Pinnacle Racing Group at the end of the 2022 racing season after an instrumental tenure at Bret Holmes Racing.
With over 98 combined starts as crew chief in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and Xfinity Series, Huffman has two wins, 24 top-five and 44 top-10 finishes, including a third-place finish most recently at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway with Bret Holmes in October 2022.
In addition to NASCAR, Huffman is the 2020 premier ARCA Menards Series championship crew chief.
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park will officially mark Huffman’s 12th career race under the ARCA East banner.
Follow on Social Media: For more on Luke Fenhaus, please visit lukefenhausracing.com, like him on Facebook (LukeFenhausRacing) and follow him on Instagram (@superluke04) and Twitter (@luke_fenhaus).
For more on Pinnacle Racing Group, please like them on Facebook (Pinnacle Racing Group) and follow them on Instagram (@RacePRG) and Twitter (@RacePRG).
Luke Fenhaus Quoteboard:
On Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park: “I am excited to get to Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. I feel like we will be really fast there. I spent some time in the Chevrolet simulator for Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and that went really well, so my confidence is up despite it being a new track.
“I’m looking forward to the weekend and I know my Pinnacle Racing Group team will bring me a fast No. 28 Chevrolet for Friday night!”
On 2023 Season: “It feels awesome to have another win in our pocket for my Pinnacle Racing Group team.
Since the drop of the green flag of the season in March, we have made great gains on our program and were rewarded with our first career win last weekend in Nashville and this summer we did it again at Iowa Speedway.
“Even though we have had a little bit of a break since Iowa Speedway, we still have some momentum on our side and I look forward to being able to not only contend for our third win of the season – but gain even more ground on the ARCA East championship with just three races remaining this season.”
Race Information:
The Reese’s 200 (200 laps | 137.2 miles) is the sixth of eight races on the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East schedule. Practice begins Friday, August 11 from 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. General Tire pole qualifying in a timed session will begin a short time later at 2:00 p.m. The race is set to take the green flag later in the day shortly after 6:00 p.m. ET. The event will be televised live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), while also streaming on FloRacing. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Satellite Radio (XM channel 391 | online channel 981) will handle the radio waves. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the entire weekend festivities.
