Daytona International Speedway NextEra Energy 250 Advance

Truck: No. 04 Alliance Aviation Ford-150 for Roper Racing Team (RRT) Crew chief: Shane Whitbeck

NextEra Energy 250 Notes of Interest

• There is exciting news for the #04 Roper Racing Ford F-150 truck team for the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series this season as they travel from their headquarters in Texas to Daytona, Florida! The Team is proud to announce that they have partnered with Alliance Aviation as the primary sponsor for the Daytona NextEra Energy 250!

PRIMARY SPONSORS:

Alliance Aviation

At Alliance Aviation the Fly Alliance team specializes in private jet travel, jet card membership and aircraft sales. They are committed to setting the new standard in private jet travel. They focus on personalized customer service, responsiveness and communication to create a winning combination that sets them a notch above their competitors. For more information call 1 (866) AAG-JETS or book directly through the website at http://www.flyalliance.us

“We are very excited to be partnering with Cory and the Roper Racing team for the 2020 season. Having been a NASCAR sponsor in the past and we see a lot of great opportunities for our exposure in the sport. We are looking forward to growing our relationship together.” – Amber M. Martin, Director of Alliance Aviation

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS and part of the family of brands for Alliance Aviation are

*Wing Aviation Group who brings over 75 years of combined aviation experience in corporate aviation, aircraft management, FBO ownership, aircraft charter, airline experience, air freight logistics ownership and aircraft acquisitions and sales. http://www.wingaviationgroup.com

*Encore Plane Parts Provides aircraft owners and management companies a solution for retiring their aircraft. To give aircraft owners, flight departments, management companies and MRO’s a source for low-cost time continued aircraft parts https://www.encoreplaneparts.com/

ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:

CarQuest Auto Parts

CarQuest Auto Parts is now a part of Advance Auto Parts. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers. As of October 5, 2019, Advance operated 4,891 stores and 152 Worldpac branches in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Company also serves 1,260 independently owned Carquest branded stores across these locations in addition to Mexico, the Bahamas, Turks, and Caicos and British Virgin Islands. Additional information about Advance, including employment opportunities, customer services, and online shopping for parts, accessories, and other offerings can be found at https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/

TechNet Professional Automotive Service

TechNet provides marketing solutions including nationwide consumer protection warranties, promotions and the latest technology tools to deliver an exceptional service experience, creating increased customer satisfaction and loyalty. https://members.technetprofessional.com/members/s/

Advance Professional

Advance Professional is the largest automotive aftermarket supplier with the broadest availability of import and domestic parts. We offer more than 900,000 products from our extensive network including Carquest Auto Parts®, WORLDPAC®, and Autopart International®. Our promise is simple but strong: Professional quality parts, service, and solutions dedicated to the professional shop.

Returning sponsors are

Miller Welding: https://www.millerwelds.com/

Total Performance (TPIS): https://www.tpis.com/

Woods and Water Kids: https://www.woodsandwaterkids.org/

Natasha Reyes With Fitt Life Fitness: https://www.fittlifefitnessgym.com/

Preferred Industrial Contractors: http://preferredindustrialcontractors.com/

A Review of the 2019 Season

In 2018, Roper made his debut in the NASCAR Truck Series running part-time and funded through his construction company, Preferred Industrial Contractors. In the 2019 season, Roper continued running part-time with Preferred Industrial Contractors with his best finishes in his home town of TEXAS of course! He got his first Top Ten finish, 9th place, at Texas Motor Speedway Vankor 350 with a 20th starting position. Then 12th at TMS for the SpeedyCash.Com 400, starting 29th. Out of 9 race starts, Roper had 1 Top Ten and 4 Top 20 finishes with his best start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 5th position.
The 2.5-Mile Track Daytona is the Super Bowl of racing that Cory Roper has been watching as long as he could remember. He has raced at many big tracks, but not this big when he made his way into NASCAR. Last season was Roper’s first time at Daytona International Speedway, starting 25th and finishing 20th. Now he will have the opportunity, with the help of sponsors, to run again at this historical track.
The Team-Based in Mont Belvieu, Texas, just outside of Houston, Roper Racing fields the No. 04 Ford F-150 truck. The core of the team has worked with Cory for many years. Not only are they all hard workers, many friends, and family members, who work all day at their regular jobs but stay late nights at the race shop because they are dedicated to the success of the team.
The Driver 2020 marks the 3rd season in the NASCAR Truck Series for Cory Roper. Roper is not only the driver but the team owner as well. Driving in NASCAR has been a lifelong dream for Roper. Cory has been around 3 racecars and working in a race shop for most of his life. He grew up watching his dad, Kenny Roper, compete. At the age of 14, Roper got his first racecar and started competing on a local and regional level at short tracks in Texas and Oklahoma where he won points and track championships. The Vernon, Texas, native now resides in Mont Belvieu near Houston, Texas with his wife, Cherie, and daughters Megan and Britney. After purchasing trucks and equipment from Brad Keselowski Racing, he made the decision to build a truck team himself through his construction business, Preferred Industrial Contractors (PIC), that he started over 10 years ago.

About Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.

Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc. is a global industrial construction, fabrication and maintenance company, headquartered in Baytown, Texas. The company executes turnkey construction projects from scope development, safety management, project controls, project management, procurement, staffing, fabrication, and construction. Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc. serves the power, chemical processing and refining industries http://preferredindustrialcontractors.com/.

The Crew Chief

NASCAR veteran Shane Whitbeck serves as crew chief for the No. 04 Ford F-150. The Sarasota, Florida, native previously worked at Brad Keselowski Racing for 10 years. Whitbeck has since relocated to Texas from North Carolina and serves as the Full-Time Crew Chief for Roper Racing Team.

Connect with the Roper Racing Team Fans can follow along with the Roper Racing team on social media at:
@roperracingteam on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Email info@roperracingteam.com
Website http://roperracingteam.com

Cory Roper, driver of the No. 04 Alliance Aviation Ford F-150

What are your goals for the race at Daytona Speedway and expectations for the 2020 season?

” I am excited about going back to Daytona with the partnerships we have gained with our new sponsors. Roper Racing Team has worked hard and invested in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoor Truck Series to become a top tier team. We could not do this without our new partnerships and we are excited to be representing them for the 2020 season. My goal is to qualify in this race and keep the nose clean for 250 miles. We had a fast truck last year running in the top three with 20 to go until I made a mistake that cost us our day. I learned a lot last year in my first superspeedway race and I am ready to try it again. We have a great truck that Shane and the crew built and we are ready to get the season started.”

Shane Whitbeck, crew chief of the No. 04 Alliance Aviation Ford F-150