CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two-time ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards winner Gus Dean (@GusDean) will join Young's Motorsports full-time for the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) season, the Mooresville, N.C.-based team announced this morning at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte.
Dean, a native of Bluffton, S.C., will compete for Rookie of the Year honors in the No. 12 Chevrolet Silverado. 2018 ARCA Racing Series championship crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz will lead the team's efforts this season.
LG Air Conditioning Technologies will join Dean in his leap to one of NASCAR's national platforms. LG will support Dean in a primary role for a minimum of eight races, while serving as an associate partner for the entire 23-race schedule.
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The partnership kicks off with the season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 at the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on Friday, February 15.
"LG Air Conditioning Technologies is excited to sponsor Gus Dean and the Young's Motorsports team during the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series with Baker Distributing," said Kevin McNamara, senior vice president and general manager, Air Conditioning Technologies, LG Electronics USA. "We wish the team the best of luck and look forward to a successful racing season."
Longtime Dean supporter and Jacksonville, Fla.-based, Baker Distributing will continue their support and promote LG Air Conditioning Technologies' introduction to the NASCAR industry.
Dean, 24, joins Young's Motorsports on the heels of two full-time seasons in ARCA Racing Series competition competing for Win-Tron Racing. During the 2017-2018 seasons, the South Carolinian earned one win, two poles, 12 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes.
In addition to competing in the season-opening Truck Series race, Dean will pull triple-duty during Speedweeks 2019 competing in the ARCA Racing Series season-opener at Daytona on February 9 with Win-Tron Racing aboard the No. 32 CAB Installers Chevrolet SS and running select nights during the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway in the No. 56 BakerDist.com Super Late Model for Dean Racing.
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