Sometimes diverging from the norm can prove beneficial. Just ask Joey Gase whose rear bumper throw onto Dawson Cram’s car during the recent NASCAR Xfinity race at Richmond Raceway went viral.
True, NASCAR fined Gase $5,000 for the incident that occurred during the ToyotaCare 250, but before the week had ended Gase had a new sponsor—Bumpers That Deliver by MBI Auto. That company will be Gase’s primary sponsor in the Aug. 17 race at Michigan International Speedway.
Bumpers That Deliver also committed to support Gase’s charitable cause Donate Life.
This is the second time within a year that a driver’s temper exhibition during a race has been beneficial once he got past NASCAR’s penalty. Josh Williams’ actions during the March 2023 Xfinity race at Atlanta Motor Speedway caught Kaulig Racing’s attention. In that Atlanta race, when Williams was ordered to park his car during the race, he stopped it at the start-finish line on the frontstretch, got out and walked to pit road. This year, Williams is competing full-time in the Xfinity Series and part-time in Cup for Kaulig Racing.
A North Carolina native, Deb Williams is an award-winning motorsports journalist who is in her fourth decade covering auto racing. In addition to covering the sport for United Press International, she has written motorsports articles for several newspapers, magazines and websites including espnW.com, USA Today, and The Charlotte Observer. Her awards include the American Motorsports Media Award of Excellence, two-time National Motorsports Press Association writer of the year, and two-time recipient of the Russ Catlin award. She also has won an award in the North Carolina Press Association’s sports feature category. During her career, Deb has been managing editor of GT Motorsports magazine and was with Winston Cup Scene and NASCAR Winston Cup Scene for 18 years, serving as the publication’s editor for 10 years. In 2024 she was inducted into the NMPA Hall of Fame.
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