 Richfield, WI) After a strong showing at Watkins Glen, Josh Bilicki and his No. 8 Prevagen / BrookLink.org B.J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro headed to Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course in Lexington, Ohio, for the second of three road courses in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. After both practices were canceled on Friday due to thunderstorms, NASCAR gave the series one practice session early Saturday morning. The 45 minute session was cut short due to several cars going off track and causing two red flags, giving Josh only two clean laps. Qualifying proved to be chaotic, as traffic played a major factor in the short session. Of Bilicki's three qualifying laps, two were cut short due to traffic. Bilicki and his No. 8 Prevagen / BrookLink.org Camaro qualified 22nd, giving the team their best qualifying effort of the year. The 75 lap NASCAR Xfinity Series race proved to be a challenge for most teams. In the past years, the race had many accidents and red flags. Bilicki and the B.J. McLeod Motorsports team knew that getting to the end of the race was the most important task. However, this year's race would prove to be chaotic, similar to the years in the past. On lap two, several cars slid off track and caused a full course yellow. At the time, Bilicki sat 23rd. After the restart, Josh put his road course racing skills to work, passing several cars and moving inside of the top 20. Bilicki fought hard and finished stage one in the 10th position. Shortly after the start of stage two, Bilicki's No. 8 Prevagen / BrookLink.org Camaro began experiencing a fuel pick-up issue, causing Josh to lose many positions. With green flag conditions, Bilicki would have to tough it out until a full course yellow was displayed. Unfortunately for Josh, the next full course yellow would not come until the end of segment two. Josh pitted and the team quickly began to diagnose the fuel pick-up issue. With the entire B.J. McLeod crew working together, the issue was found and resolved. Josh rejoined the field and started segment three in 31st position. By lap 64, Bilicki was up to 21st position. With just eight laps to go, while running in the 20th position, Bilicki and his No. 8 Prevagen / BrookLink.org Chevrolet were involved in a heavy accident in turn one on a restart, causing major damage to the front of the car. It was deemed that the car could not finish the race. Bilicki finished 29th. "It's definitely a disappointing end to what could have been a really good day," says Josh. "We started out really strong and finished segment one in the 10th position. We developed a fuel pick-up issue later in the race, but fought hard and fixed the problem. We rebounded and were running around 20th when the accident happened." When asked about the accident that ended their race, Bilicki says this. "It's really unfortunate and sucks for the team. I was behind Blake Koch in the number 11 car on that restart. This track is so tight and it's very tough to see through the car ahead of you here. He quickly veered to the right at the exit of the corner, and all I saw then was smoke and then I made heavy contact with the 28 car. We broke a tie-rod end and several other suspension components, which ended our race. I think we would have had a pretty solid 15th place finish, but racing is unpredictable and unfortunately today it didn't work out for us. I'm confident in this team and know that we will be back and stronger than ever for Road America in two weeks." Full results from the Mid-Ohio Challenge can be found here: www.nascar.com/results/race_center/xfinity-series/mid-ohio-challenge Prevagen, a brain health support supplement, is clinically shown to help with mild memory problems associated with Aging. Prevagen is safe and uniquely supports brain function. For more information about Prevagen, please visit their website: https://www.prevagen.com/ BrookLink is a Christian non-profit organization that teaches and trains ‘leaders of leaders,’ producing a ripple effect that impacts churches and communities across the globe. Since 2009 BrookLink has equipped pastors and church leaders in more than 20 countries on five different continents of the world. Visit www.BrookLink.org to learn more. For more information about Josh, visit his website. www.joshbilickiracing.com For more information about B.J. McLeod Motorsports, visit their website. https://bjmcleodmotorsports.com/
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 (Richfield, WI) Josh Bilicki, driving the No. 8 Prevagen, BrookLink.org, BJ McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, had a strong showing at the first of three road courses in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, but mistakes made while on pit-road cost Bilicki a top-twenty finish during the race. The weekend started out well for the BM McLeod Motorsports team, with Josh finishing practice in the 26th position. He would go on to qualify in the 28th position, right behind Jr. Motorsport's Driver Michael Annett. The 82 lap race would prove to be a bit of a challenge for Josh and the No. 8 Prevagen / BrookLink.org, however. Josh was given a drive through penalty on lap one for moving out of line before the start-finish line during the race start. After serving the penalty, Bilicki would have to play a game of catch up and gain his lost positions back. Fortunately, for the number eight team, an early caution came out and Josh would catch the tail end of the field for the race restart. After the restart, Bilicki soon found himself back inside of the top thirty. Josh finished stage one in 29th position. Bilicki would show his road course racing skills in the beginning of segment two, passing several more drivers and working his way into the low twenties. Bilicki and his No.8 Prevagen / BrookLink.org Chevrolet Camaro finished segment two in 22nd position. Segment three would last from lap 41 to 82, ending the race. Bilicki knew he was faster than the cars ahead of him, but also knew that the other competitors would be fierce in the last half of the race. After another great restart, Bilicki found himself in the top twenty. By lap 55, he had worked his way to 16th position. While running in the 16th position, Josh would pit for fuel on lap 60. This fuel stop would take Bilicki and his No.8 Prevagen / BrookLink.org Chevrolet Camaro to the end of his race. While entering his pits, Bilicki drove through too many pit stalls and received another drive through penalty. He would serve this drive through penalty during green flag conditions, causing him to drop all the way back to 30th position and go one lap down to the race leaders. Bilicki would do all he could to gain the lost positions back, but contact a few laps later between Josh and the No. 19 of Matt Tift would cause Josh to spin and lose even more track time. A late race caution helped Josh and his No. 8 Prevagen / BrookLink.org Camaro catch back up to the field. Although Bilicki was one lap down, he passed several cars on the restart that were also one lap down and picked up two positions. Josh finished the 82 lap race in 28th position. "Overall I think this was a very positive weekend for us," says Bilicki. "We showed that we could compete with the top teams and drivers, but mistakes on my end shuffled us to the back of the field in the closing half of the race. The guys at B.J. McLeod Motorsports gave me a really fast Prevagen / BrookLink.org Chevrolet, so I feel terrible that I made so many mistakes on pit road. We will regroup, I'll fix my mistakes, and we look forward to next weekend's race at one of my favorite tracks, Mid-Ohio." Full results from the Zippo 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen can be found here. www.nascar.com/en_us/race-center/2017/xfinity-series/zippo-200-at-the-glen.race.html This weekend’s Mid-Ohio Challenge NASCAR Xfinity Series race will be televised live on NBCSN on August 12th at 3:30 PM Eastern Time. All practices and qualifying will also be televised live. Prevagen, a brain health support supplement, is clinically shown to help with mild memory problems associated with Aging. Prevagen is safe and uniquely supports brain function. For more information about Prevagen, please visit their website: https://www.prevagen.com/ BrookLink is a Christian non-profit organization that teaches and trains ‘leaders of leaders,’ producing a ripple effect that impacts churches and communities across the globe. Since 2009 BrookLink has equipped pastors and church leaders in more than 20 countries on five different continents of the world. Visit www.BrookLink.org to learn more. For more information about Josh, visit his website. www.joshbilickiracing.com For more information about B.J. McLeod Motorsports, visit their website. https://bjmcleodmotorsports.com/  (Richfield, WI) Josh Bilicki will compete in all three road courses in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Bilicki, nearly one month after his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at Sonoma Raceway, will drive the number eight B.J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro at Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Road America. “I’m excited and very thankful for this opportunity,” says Josh, who unlike most of his NASCAR competitors comes from a road course racing background. “I certainly have much more road course experience than I do oval experience, so I feel like this will be more of an equal playing field between myself and my competitors. B.J. has very good road course equipment so I’m looking forward to a competitive race!” Josh Bilicki and B.J. McLeod Motorsports would like to welcome Prevagen as a primary sponsor for Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Prevagen, a brain health support supplement, is clinically shown to help with mild memory problems associated with Aging. Prevagen is safe and uniquely supports brain function. For more information about Prevagen, please visit their website: https://www.prevagen.com/ Josh and the team would also like to welcome BrookLink as an associate sponsor to all three races. BrookLink is a non-profit Christian ministry and is based out of Germantown, WI. For more information about BrookLink, please visit their website: www.brooklink.org “One of the toughest things about professional racing is finding the funding. Racing is not what it used to be, where if you’re a good driver you will make it far. Now you not only have to be a good driver, you also have to be marketable and bring sponsors onboard. I’ve been very fortunate to have sponsors such as Prevagen and BrookLink supporting me. Without businesses like these, I certainly would not be where I am today. Prevagen was my primary sponsor in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, so this is their second NASCAR race. This will be BrookLink’s first NASCAR race, so it’s certainly cool to bring new companies into the sport,” says Josh. Sponsors for Road America will be announced at a later date. This weekend’s Zippo 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race will be televised live on NBCSN on August 5th at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. All practices and qualifying will also be televised live. For more information about Josh, visit his website. www.joshbilickiracing.com For more information about B.J. McLeod Motorsports, visit their website. https://bjmcleodmotorsports.com/  Thomasville, N.C. – Officials from Rick Ware Racing announced today that Richfield, WI native, Josh Bilicki, will compete in this weekend’s NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, driving the number 51 Prevagen Chevrolet SS. Fresh off his NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series debut at Sonoma Raceway nearly three weeks ago, Bilicki has this to say about this weekend. “I’m very excited and thankful to get the call from Rick to race this weekend’s NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series race at New Hampshire. While I’ve never been to the track, I’ve watched hours of onboard videos and have logged hundreds of laps on iRacing. The track seems flat, so I think I will be able to relate a lot of techniques I learned in my road course racing days to conquer this one-mile oval. I also feel more comfortable with driving these cars and I’m confident that Rick will guide me through the weekend so we get a respectable result!” Unlike most of his competitors in NASCAR, Bilicki hales from road course racing. Having experience in IMSA, Trans-Am Series, and NASA Pro Racing, he is making the transition to stock cars and hope to find a career in NASCAR. Team principal, Rick Ware, said Bilicki’s focus and attention to details in his transition to NASCAR has paid off with the chance to race for the team. “I’ve been around a lot of road course drivers and you either have it or you don’t,” Ware said. “He does. I’ve been fortunate enough to watch Josh compete on occasion and I think he’s going to impress people with not only his patience, but his car control and for getting an extra position or two from a performance standpoint.” Bilicki and Rick Ware Racing would like to welcome two new marketing partners to the team for the New Hampshire race weekend, Prevagen and CNC Swiss Inc. Prevagen, a brain health support supplement, is clinically shown to help with mild memory problems associated with Aging. Prevagen is safe and uniquely supports brain function. For more about Prevagen, please visit their website. https://www.prevagen.com/ CNC Swiss Inc. is a machining job shop in the western suburbs of Chicago, specializing in Swiss turning of small, tight tolerance metal and machinable plastic parts. Capable of small volumes. Equipped for volumes up to 250,000. www.cncswiss.com/index.html The race will be televised live on NBC Sports Network on Sunday, July 16th at 3:00PM ET. All practices and the qualifying session will also air live on NBCSN. For a complete TV schedule of the New Hampshire race weekend, visit: www.nascar.com/tv-schedule. For more on Rick Ware Racing, please “like” them on Facebook (Facebook.com/rickwareracing), visit WareRacing.com, and follow them on twitter @RickWareRacing. For more on Josh Bilicki, please “like” Josh Bilicki racing on Facebook, visit his website www.joshbilickiracing.com, and follow him on Twitter @joshbilicki.  Richfield, WI - Josh Bilicki and Rick Ware Racing accomplished their goals of finishing Josh's first NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway in California. However, it did not come without a challenge. After a total of only 32 laps in both practices, Bilicki out-qualified many NASCAR regulars. Starting the race in 33rd, he quickly showed that he compete with the best stockcar drivers in the world by making several passes and moving up the field. By the end of stage one, Bilicki and the number 51 team found themselves inside of the top twenty. Josh stayed out while most teams ahead pit during the caution, moving them to seventh. Once the green flag dropped for segment two, Bilicki and several cars ahead of him who also did not pit were sitting ducks to the cars behind with fresh tires. Once the field sorted out and Josh stopped for fuel and tires, he found himself in 32nd position, right behind road course veteran, Borid Said. The two drivers battled for several laps until the end of segment two. Both drivers finished within the top twenty. The third segment of the race would be the longest at sixty laps. Josh pit for fuel and tires and restarted in 29th position. After battling with Landon Cassill and Ty Dillon, Bilicki's Chevrolet SS began to over heat and Josh was forced to bring the car into the pits. The car would have to be pushed behind the wall to cool the engine. After several minutes and about six laps lost, Bilicki was able to get back on the race track to finish the remaining ten laps. Bilicki finished 36th. "My first NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series race weekend was amazing," says Bilicki. "The results may not have shown, but we showed good speed throughout the race, especially when we were on good tires. The Rick Ware Racing crew did a great job of preparing my Marriott Construction Companies of Milwaukee / Climate FieldView Chevrolet. I hope to be back in this series very soon!" Full results from the race can be found here: www.nascar.com/en_us/race-center/2017/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/toyota-save-mart-350.race.html Full photo gallery can be found here: www.joshbilickiracing.com/photos.html Richfield, WI - Josh Bilicki took to the high banks of Michigan International Speedway on June 16th for his first time on a two-mile NASCAR circuit. Bilicki wasted no time getting familiar with the team, MBM Motorsports, and the track. Starting the race 33rd, Bilicki quickly moved inside of the top thirty in the opening laps. He worked his way to 23rd position near the end of the first segment, but an issue during a pit-stop moved him back to 30th. Bilicki narrowly avoided a wreck during the opening part of segment two.  After battling with the number 78 BJ McLeod Racing Chevrolet, Bilicki ended segment two in 29th position. After starting segment three in 31st position, Josh quickly worked his way up to 25th position. After a late race caution, Bilicki fell back a few positions in the pits and ended the race in 27th. "I think it was definitely a successful weekend," says Josh. "It was my first time working with the guys at MBM Motorsports and also my first time on a two-mile oval. I've raced Spec Miata here (Michigan International Speedway) but that was on the infield road course circuit, so this is a completely new experience. We showed we could be competitive and if it weren't for the pit-stop issues, I believe a 21st or 22nd place finish was within reach. A special thank you to CNC Swiss Inc for coming onboard this weekend as a primary sponsor and also to Sons of Speed and Main Street Real Estate Group for coming on as associate sponsors." Full results from the weekend can be found here. www.nascar.com/en_us/race-center/2017/xfinity-series/michigan-250.race.html Link to photo galllery. www.joshbilickiracing.com/photos.html  BILICKI SET FOR DOUBLE DUTY: (Richfield, WI) 6/13/17. Josh Bilicki is set to compete in this weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway, driving the number 40 MBM Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. The race will air on Fox Sports 1 on Saturday at 1:30 PM Eastern Time. Bilicki will also compete in this weekend’s SCCA June Sprints road course event at Road America in the Marriott Companies TA2 Mustang on Sunday. This weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race will mark Bilicki’s first race on a two-mile circuit, and Bilicki’s first race with MBM Motorsports. When asked about this opportunity, Bilicki said: “I’m really looking forward to getting my first start on a two-mile NASCAR track. Last season I raced on both a one-mile and one-and-a-half-mile, so I’m excited to broaden my experience level with a two mile-race. I also want to give a big thank you to Jay Boryscka and CNC Swiss for coming onboard as an associate sponsor, Mo Dadkhah and Main Street Real Estate Group, and Scott Liesenfelder and S.G.L Services. It will certainly be a busy weekend, but I’m looking forward to giving it my all and delivering MBM Motorsports a great result. Following Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race, Bilicki will travel back to his home state of Wisconsin for Sunday’s 62nd running of the SCCA June Sprints at Road America. He will miss qualifying due to the NASCAR race and hope to make a charge through the field to a podium finish. ABOUT CNC SWISS INC.: CNC Swiss Inc. is a machining job shop in the western suburbs of Chicago specializing in Swiss turning of small, tight tolerance metal and machinable plastic parts. Capable of small volumes. Equipped for volumes up to 250,000. Our small staff has a combined 40+ years experience in Swiss machining lathes. Work with us to tap our deep strength and get high quality parts in return. We commonly make suggestions on cost reduction opportunities for our customers. ABOUT MAIN STREET REAL ESTATE GROUP: Main Street Real Estate Group was started by a team of brokers with over twenty years of experience in the industry. We are a full-service real estate brokerage and lifestyle company representing clients across the city of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs in a broad spectrum of classes including, single-family residential, luxury condominiums, new development, residential leasing, and commercial real estate. Our passion for real estate, extraordinary market knowledge, and commitment to providing the highest level of customer satisfaction truly makes us stand apart from the rest. For most people, purchasing a home will likely be the largest and most important decision they will make for themselves or their family. Our company recognizes the importance of this milestone in one’s life and is devoted to fulfilling the needs of each individual client. ABOUT S.G.L SERVICES: SGL Services is a drywalling company from Dousman, WI. They provide drywall installation, drywall repair, and duct insulation as well as other services.  Richfield, WI - Josh Bilicki opened up his 2017 racing season with a win in Sunday's SCCA Majors Tour race at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in Beloit, IL. Bilicki, who led the race from green flag to checkered flag, qualified on pole for Sunday's race with a lap time of 1:11.4, nearly edging out the GT2 track record. Once the green flay dropped, Josh opened up a lengthy lead over the second place driver, Jay Sauter (former NASCAR Cup Series, Busch Series, and Truck Series driver) early in the race. As lapped traffic began to play a role in the race, Sauter closed the gap by several seconds. At the end of the thirty-five minute race, Bilicki crossed the finish line first in class and second overall, behind a GT1 Corvette. "This weekend wouldn't have been possible without everyone who has helped us sort out this car these past few weeks," Says Bilicki. "David Jans has played a tremendous role in this program and without him, we would not be here right now. Tom Giese and Ryan Szyjakowski helped us sort out this new computer system, West Bend Dyno and DSS Racing Engines gave me a fast motor, and thanks my father for putting in the long hours to help get the car to the track. I'm looking forward to Mid-Ohio with this car the first weekend of June!" For more on Josh, "like" him on Facebook at Josh Bilicki Racing, or follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @joshbilicki.   Trim-Tex Drywall Products’ team of skilled motorsports competitors just got even stronger with the addition of professional driver Josh Bilicki. Staring with kid-karts at the age of four, Bilicki has excelled on every level and worked his way up to the highest echelon of the sport. 2015 marked Josh’s first year of professional sportscar racing in the IMSA Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge and in 2016 Josh made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut. This season Billicki will compete part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (driving the No. 51 Chevrolet SS for Rick Ware Racing), and will compete in several SCCA National races as well. He will be donning a Trim-Tex helmet each time. “I’m very thankful to be announced as a Trim-Tex Athlete for the 2017 racing season. Trim-Tex has helped me a tremendous amount for several years now, but always as a primary sponsor on our Spec Miata and in the IMSA Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge,” Bilicki said. “It’s been great to grow and further my career with the company and build to our relationship, and I’m looking forward to carrying the Trim-Tex colors on my helmet at my NASCAR Cup Series debut at Sonoma Raceway in June. I can’t thank Joe (Koenig, Trim-Tex President) and the entire Trim-Tex family enough for the support.” Koenig shares in Bilicki’s enthusiasm, welcoming him to the team. “Josh is a tremendous talent and we are thrilled to have him out there representing Trim-Tex,” Koenig said. “It’s going to be an exciting season. We are very pleased to have so many talented racers on the team.” Bilicki joins IMSA sportscar standout Trent Hindman, 16-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Larry “Spider-Man” McBride and NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Joey Gladstone on team Trim-Tex motorsports. About Trim-Tex Trim-Tex has been designing and producing the industry’s finest and most innovative line of vinyl drywall accessory products for over 45 years. Besides being economical, vinyl drywall corner beads are more flexible and durable than metal and will not rust, kink or dent. Trim-Tex doesn’t just make decorative products, Trim-Tex is the industry leader in creating products designed to solve common drywall finishing problems. Our patented Magic Corner solves cracking problems on inside off angle corners, cathedral and tray ceilings. In fact, Trim-Tex has acquired over 15 patents for our innovations. Our manufacturing facilities located in Lincolnwood, Illinois, are the most modern and efficient in the industry. With more than 220,000 square feet of production and warehouse space, we inventory over 60,000 boxes of product at all times for same day shipment.   THOMASVILLE, N.C. – Officials from Rick Ware Racing (RWR) announced today that Richfield, Wisc. native Josh Bilicki has joined their Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) team for this summer’s two road course races. Bilicki, 21, will drive the team’s No. 51 Chevrolet at Sonoma (Calf.) Raceway on June 25 and complete the road course sweep at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International six weeks later on Aug 6. Before leaping to the NASCAR XFINITY Series last season with Obaika Racing, Bilicki honed his skills on road courses throughout the country successfully building a resume in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), TA2 Series, NASA Pro Racing, among others. In addition to his XFINITY Series efforts last season, the Trans Am Series competitor also continued to race in several road racing sanctions at his home track of Road America (Wisc.) in Elkhart Lake producing several podium finishes. Shifting his concentration to stock cars this season, Bilicki remains a part of the Obaika Racing organization, but hopes to showcase his capabilities in the Cup Series with the growing Rick Ware Racing team. "Words can't describe how excited I am to be making my NASCAR Monster Energy Cup debut with Rick Ware Racing,” said Bilicki. “First, I can't thank Rick enough for giving me this opportunity to get behind the wheel of the No. 51 RWR Chevrolet. Rick, like myself, comes from a road course background, so I feel like this is a very natural fit. I've been around the team for several of this season's Cup races and the team is very impressive and are improving every week. I hope to earn some respect from my competitors and turn heads in the process.” Bilicki, also an occasional competitor in the IMSA Continental Tire Series says competing at the sport’s pinnacle level is a humbling opportunity, but with the goal of finishing Sonoma and Watkins Glen the primary objective, he hopes a good showing will earn him other opportunities in the sport. “I’ve worked a long time with the dream to compete in NASCAR,” Bilicki added. “We have some reasonable goals and expectations. If we’re able to accomplish those, we’ll leave the track feeling like we scored the victory. I’m still learning a lot about these stock cars, but I’m hoping my road course instincts will allow us a chance to exceed our hopes.” Team principal Rick Ware said Bilicki’s focus and attention to details in his transition to NASCAR has paid off with the chance to race for the team. “I’ve been around a lot of road course drivers and you either have it or you don’t,” Ware said. “He does. I’ve been fortunate enough to watch Josh compete on occasion and I think he’s going to impress people with not only his patience, but his car control and for getting an extra position or two from a performance standpoint. We’re hoping Josh can help give us a solid overview of our road course program and makes us better for 2018 and beyond.” Marketing partners for Bilicki’s Cup Series attempts will be announced at a later date. Outside of racing, Bilicki is an avid road racing instructor at Road America. For more on Rick Ware Racing, please “like” them on Facebook (Facebook.com/rickwareracing) or visit WareRacing.com. Rick Ware Racing is on Twitter. Follow them @RickWareRacing. Bilicki tweets too. Follow him @joshbilicki or on Facebook (Facebook.com/JoshBilickiRacing).   |
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