{"id":50716,"date":"2025-07-31T19:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/50716\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T19:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:14:10","slug":"josh-bilicki-will-make-his-fifth-start-of-the-2025-nascar-cup-series-campaign-in-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/50716\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Bilicki will make his fifth start of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign in the"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_j89053ye5\">Josh Bilicki will make his fifth start of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign in the August 10 event at Watkins Glen International, partnering with Garage 66 (formerly MBM Motorsports).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_huyqc8ntl\">The 30-year-old veteran road racer will get behind the wheel of the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for the event, with primary sponsorship coming from Southern Tier Security, a leading professional security solutions company based in Olean, New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_wwnqvgi6s\">\u201cPartnering with Garage 66 gives us a unique opportunity to connect with NASCAR fans while showcasing our Southern Tier roots on a national stage,\u201d said Jamie Schneider, Director of National Sales at Southern Tier Security. \u201cWatkins Glen is more than just a race \u2013 it\u2019s a celebration of speed, community, and American tradition. We\u2019re proud to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0beplegpb\">Bilicki will be making his fifth NASCAR Cup Series start at Watkins Glen International, in which time he collected a track-best result of 27th with Live Fast Motorsports in 2023. In 22 road course starts at NASCAR\u2019s top-level, Bilicki has a best finish of 18th.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\" alt=\"Garage 66 NASCAR Xfinity Series NASCAR\" title=\"Garage 66 NASCAR Xfinity Series NASCAR\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Garage 66<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0ex829ksg\">\u201cWatkins Glen is one of my favorite tracks on the schedule, and I\u2019m thrilled to be back in the Cup Series with Garage 66,\u201d said Bilicki. \u201cWe\u2019ve had strong runs together on road courses this year, and I\u2019m confident that we can build on that momentum. I\u2019m also excited to welcome Southern Tier Security to the team. It\u2019s always special to represent a local company at their home track.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ld6bnpq71\">Bilicki has partnered with Garage 66 in four other NASCAR Cup Series events this season \u2013 Bristol, Charlotte, Chicago, and Indianapolis \u2013 recording a season-best 21st-place result at the Chicago Street Course on Independence Day Weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_u4oyzaa4w\">\u201cJosh\u2019s road racing background suits the NextGen platform very well,\u201d said Garage 66 co-owner, Carl Long. \u201cSouthern Tier Security has jumped on board our car at a great time, as we look to keep the momentum going from Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_qy2ye83dn\">The August 10 event will mark the first-ever start in the NASCAR Cup Series for Garage 66. However, the organization based out of Statesville, North Carolina has made 14 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the racetrack, earning a top-15 in its most-recent outing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2ade3m7tu\">Werner Painting &amp; Services, a full-service painting company dedicated to client satisfaction working in both residential and commercial settings, will serve as an associate sponsor of the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse at Watkins Glen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_uqr72fgpe\">The Go Bowling at The Glen will take place on Sunday, August 10 at 2:00pm ET on USA Network, Motor Racing Network, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Articles:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Josh Bilicki will make his fifth start of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign in the August 10&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[425,99],"class_list":["post-50716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}