By Caleb Whisler, Staff Writer
After being released from his ride at JGL Racing, Kaz Grala has found a new home for the next four races.
Earlier this week on Twitter, Grala announced that JGL was not going to honor his contract to run full-time in the 2018 season. Grala will join Fury Race Cars in the No. 61 Ford Mustang beginning at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Shane Wilson will serve as his crew chief.
“We are all really proud of what we’ve been able to put together in such a short amount of time,” said co-owner Tony Eury Jr in a press release. “Of course we would do whatever we can to help Kaz. He is literally part of the family here at Fury. And with all the help we’ve received from the racing community, how could we not do it? While competing at this level will be new for our company, Jeff Fultz and I have plenty of experience in the Xfinity garage. And in the last year, we’ve added Mike Fritts and Rick Viers to the Fury family, so our national series experience is actually pretty recent.”
Many of the same crew that Grala worked with at JGL will join the Fury Race Car team with Grala and Wilson.
“I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity to continue competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series,” said Grala. “I had a great relationship with Shane [crew chief], Yerges [engineer] and the rest of our crew, and I believe that we only scratched the surface of that potential in the limited time we had together. I am amazed with all the outreach I’ve received and the help that everyone has been willing to lend, and that is really what has made this all possible. I began the 2018 season with the intent of running full time, and we hope to find the sponsorship to still make that a reality. That would be a dream come true.”