Jankowiak Motorsports

KLAS Motorsports (formerly Jankowiak Motorsports) is an American stock car racing team that currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series, fielding the No. 73 Ford Fusion part-time for Andy Jankowiak, who also owns the team.

KLAS Motorsports
Owner(s)Kevin Lapierre
Andy Seuss
Andy Jankowiak (formerly)
SeriesARCA Menards Series
Race driversARCA Menards Series:
73. Andy Jankowiak
SponsorsARCA Menards Series:
73. Dak's Market, Thermal Foams, OneRail, V1 Fiber, Phillips 66, Konnect General Stores, Whelen
ManufacturerFord
Opened2021
Career
Debut2021 Lucas Oil 200
Races competed15
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0
Pole positions0

ARCA Menards Series

Car No. 73 history

On February 10, 2021, it was announced that Andy Jankowiak had purchased a car from Ken Schrader Racing and would use it for his own team.

In the week leading up to the season-opening Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona International Speedway, Jankowiak received sponsorship from OneRail.[1] For the race, Jankowiak qualified in 11th place out of 34 cars and would finish on the lead lap in eighth.[2]

He then competed at the General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway, with sponsorship from V1 Fiber and Thermal Foams. Jankowiak started 27th and would improve his finish to seventh, once again on the lead lap.[3]

At the General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Jankowiak honored, on his car and helmet, members of the United States Armed Forces from western New York that had been killed in action.[4] With sponsorship from V1 again, he started eighth out of 23 cars and would finish in ninth place, on the lead lap.[5]

Jankowiak competing at Pocono.

Prior to the General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 at Pocono Raceway, Jankowiak received sponsorship from Konnect General Stores through their Phillips 66 distribution.[6] In the field of 24 cars, he started in ninth place and would equal his Talladega finish by finishing seventh, Jankowiak's fourth top 10 and lead lap finish of the season.[7][8]

Jankowiak started his first non-superspeedway oval race when he competed at the road course Watkins Glen International for the Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen.[9] For the race, Marsh Racing collaborated in the fielding of the entry, with continued sponsorship from Konnect via their corporate sibling Dak's Market and Phillips 66.[10] The same car from the oval races was converted to a road course set-up.[9] On his first lap of the combined practice and qualifying session, the rear end on Jankowiak's car blew, causing his team to spend most of the session repairing his car, resulting in them qualifying 27th in the 28 car field.[11] He would finish the race in 16th place, albeit two laps down.[11]

He was also entered in the Bush's Beans 200 and Reese's 150, having finished 26th and 13th, respectively.

In 2022, Whelen Engineering would sponsor Jankowiak starting at the Talladega with technical support from Marsh Racing, although the car will still be a Ford

On January 19, 2023, it was announced that Jankowiak would return to run part-time in the main ARCA Series in 2023, continuing to drive the No. 73 car, but the ownership of his race team would be taken over by fellow driver Andy Seuss as well as Kevin Lapierre, allowing Jankowiak to focus on the driver role. The team was renamed KLAS Motorsports (the initials of the two new owners).[12]

Car No. 73 results

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref
2021 Andy Jankowiak 73 Ford DAY
8
PHO TAL
7
KAN TOL CLT
9
MOH POC
7
ELK BLN IOW WIN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI
26
SLM KAN
13
20th 222 [13]
Chevy GLN
16
2022 Ford DAY
6
PHO TAL
13
KAN CLT
18
IOW BLN ELK MOH POC
23
IRP MCH GLN
22
ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI
8
SLM TOL
11
[14]
2023 Toyota DAY
32
PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL

References

  1. "OneRail Backs Jankowiak for Daytona ARCA Go". Speed Sport. February 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. "2021 Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. "2021 General Tire 200". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  4. "AJ Racing To Honor Fallen Soldiers With Names On Helmets, Car At Charlotte". ARCA Racing. May 26, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  5. "2021 General Tire 150". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  6. "Phillips 66 partners with Andy Jankowiak for Pocono race". ARCA Racing. June 24, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  7. "2021 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  8. "Andy Jankowiak 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  9. Ott, Larry (August 8, 2021). "Andy Jankowiak's ARCA Team shows heart at Glen". Buffalo News. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  10. "Phillips 66, Dak's Market partner with Andy Jankowiak for Watkins Glen". Racing-Reference.info. August 6, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  11. "2021 Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  12. Branscum, Benjamine (January 19, 2023). "Whelen to Continue Support for Jankowiak, Join Andy Seuss and Kevin Lapierre in Rebranded KLAS Motorsports". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  13. "Andy Jankowiak – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  14. "Andy Jankowiak – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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