AM Racing | ARCA Menards Series
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Circle City 200
Fast Facts
No. 32 AM Racing Team:
Driver: Christian Rose
Primary Partner(s): Department of West Virginia Tourism
Manufacturer: Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Ryan “Pickle” London
Spotter: Trevor Monn
Chassis Intel: AMR Chassis No. A-242
Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies
Notes of Interest:
Welcome Back: AM Racing returns to the ARCA Menards Series full-time in 2024 with sophomore Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) driver Christian Rose behind the wheel of the team’s No. 32 Ford Mustang, continuing with Friday night’s Circle City 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
The 2024 ARCA Menards Series will mark the first time that AM Racing has competed back-to-back full-time in the NASCAR-owned development series since three-time ARCA Menards Series winner Gus Dean drove for the organization during the 2017 – 2018 seasons, respectively.
Meet Christian Rose: Rose, a former Division 1 baseball player for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has traded the glove and bat in for a steering wheel and helmet and has set achievable goals for his second full season of stock car competition aboard the team’s flagship No. 32 Ford Mustang.
Rose returns to the Statesville, N.C.-based team on the heels of his inaugural rookie ARCA schedule in 2023, which was highlighted by two top-five, 13 top-10 finishes, and the most laps completed by any ARCA driver last season at 2,550 of 2,624 laps or 97.2% throughout the 20-race season.
His strength of two top-five and five top-10 finishes in the final five races of the season vaulted Rose to third overall in the championship standings behind series champion Jesse Love and Andrés Pérez de Lara.
The 29-year-old also made two starts in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, respectively, with starts at Richmond (Va.) Raceway and the season-finale at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway.
He’s Back Too!: To help steer Christian Rose and the AM Racing team towards a championship in 2024, Ryan “Pickle” London will return to serve as crew chief of the No. 32 Ford Mustang this season.
London, a long-time NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series crew chief, returned to AM Racing in early 2023 after spending the 2020 season as the truck chief with the team’s Truck Series program.
London has plenty of experience as a leader in the ARCA Menards Series, including guiding drivers Tom Hessert and Frank Kimmel to poles and leading Grant Enfinger to victories at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway and DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds in 2014.
In addition to the two wins as crew chief, the winning NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series crew chief has numerous ARCA top-fives and top-10 efforts to his credit.
Partner Support: The Department of West Virginia Tourism will serve as the primary marketing partner on Rose’s No. 32 Ford Mustang in Friday night’s Circle City 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
The Department of West Virginia Tourism promotes West Virginia as a leading four-season travel destination and top state to live, work and retire.
Known as the Mountain State, West Virginia is one of the most scenic states in the United States and home to thousands of acres of parks and public lands, including America’s newest national park and 45 state parks and forests.
In addition to its majestic mountains and rolling hills, West Virginia is full of rich historic sites, enchanting art galleries, charming towns and an immense sense of belonging found only in its heaven-like landscapes.
After running the Department of West Virginia Tourism winter paint scheme in the first four races of 2024, the AM Racing team will return to their new summer scheme for the 200-lap race this weekend.
Squeaky Blue Clean: In March, AM Racing and Christian Rose proudly announced the addition of Blue Wolf as a partner to the team’s ARCA Menards Series platform for the remaining 11 races in 2024.
Originally created by a West Virginia coal miner and a chemist to clean and degrease mining equipment, Blue Wolf quickly became trusted as a proven product for getting the job done.
As miners began taking the product home, they soon discovered that Blue Wolf worked great on everything from removing grease and coal dust from carpets and work clothes to pressure washing houses.
Today, Blue Wolf offers a full line of cleaners and degreasers for household, automotive, and industrial use.
Blue Wolf will serve in an associate role for Friday night’s race.
Christian Rose ARCA Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Stats: Friday night’s Circle City 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park will mark Rose’s third ARCA start at the famed half-mile short track, nestled in Clermont, Ind.– just outside Indianapolis.
In his two previous efforts, Rose has a track-best finish of 10th during the 2023 edition of the Reese’s 200 driving for AM Racing after starting eighth.
The effort was among 13 top-10 finishes for the rookie ARCA driver during the 2023 season.
In his track debut in 2022, Rose finished 20th after qualifying 10th in an entry fielded by Cook Racing Technologies.
In 11 career ARCA short track races, Rose has delivered two top-five and eight top-10 finishes.
Christian Rose Career ARCA National Series Stats: In 37 career ARCA National Series starts, Rose has earned four top-five and 17 top-10 finishes highlighted by a career-best third-place finish achieved at Salem (Ind.) Speedway in September 2023.
Additionally, Rose has showcased 26 top-20 finishes overall since 2022.
Since 2022, he has maintained an average finishing position of 12.8.
To The Point(s): Entering Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Rose is sixth in the ARCA Menards Series championship standings, just one marker behind ARCA Menards Series driver Kris Wright for fourth, with 11 races remaining.
Rose is 22 markers out of second place currently occupied by Greg Van Alst and stands 62 points in the arrears to championship leader Andrés Pérez de Lara.
AM Racing stands a respectable ninth in the ARCA Menards Series championship owner standings.
Slingin’ That Dirt: Since Daytona, Rose has been teamed up with AM Racing’s Dirt Division and getting experience behind the wheel of a Dirt Modified to strengthen his driving skills.
Rose will continue participating in select Dirt Modified events as his schedule allows this season.
Thanks For Your Support: With 45 percent of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season complete, AM Racing and Christian Rose would like to thank their associate marketing partners for their support: AirBox Air Purifier, Blue Wolf Cleaners, Flying Circle, Mobil 1 and Whitetail Smokeless.
Berlin (Mich.) Raceway | Berlin ARCA 200 Race Recap: In the ninth ARCA Menards Series race of the season, Rose returned to short-track racing at the legendary Berlin (Mich.) Raceway in Marne, Michigan.
Rose produced top-10 speeds in practice in the one-day show with his No. 32 Department of West Virginia Tourism Ford Mustang, which powered him to an eighth-place qualifying effort.
Throughout the 200-lap race, Rose maintained his presence inside the top-10. While turning lap times comparable to the race leader, track position hindered the sophomore driver and led to a ninth-place finish at the checkered flag.
Rose’s third top-10 finish of the season was his first since finishing fifth at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in April.
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Christian Rose Quoteboard:
On Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park: “I’m excited to get back to racing on Friday night at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. It’s a big and important racing weekend for the city of Indianapolis, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.
“Coming off a top-10 finish at Berlin Raceway a couple of weeks ago was important for our team. We needed a top-10 finish and the AM Racing team brought me a fast No. 32 Department of West Virginia Tourism to do it.
“Heading to Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park this weekend, I want to improve on our top-10 performance from last summer. The track is very unique, but I’m hoping the third time is a charm for our team on Friday night and we can leave there with a top-five finish!”
Race Information:
The Circle City 200 (200 laps | 137 miles) is the 10th of 20 races on the 2024 ARCA Menards Series schedule. Practice begins Friday, July 19, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. General Tire pole qualifying in a timed session immediately follows beginning at 2:30 p.m. The race is set to take the green flag later in the day shortly after 5:30 p.m. ET. The event will be televised live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) with the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Satellite Radio (XM channel 391 | online channel 981) handling the radio waves. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the entire weekend festivities. All times are local (ET).
About AM Racing:
AM Racing is a multi-tiered, multi-faceted Motorsports program headquartered in Statesville, N.C.
Established in December 2015, AM Racing is prided on faith, honesty and intelligent performance.
The family-owned team will compete in the ARCA Menards Series, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and various Dirt Modified events in its eighth year of competition.
