Three days after announcing he had been let go from his contract at JGL Racing, Kaz Grala revealed plans to compete in the next four Xfinity Series races with Fury Race Cars, a team co-owned by his father, Darius Grala.
Grala will attempt to make four starts in the No. 61 Ford beginning next weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
A rookie in the Xfinity Series, the 19-year-old driver started the first 10 races of the season in JGL Racing’s No. 24 Ford. The team is being shut down due to a lack of sponsorship.
Grala finished fourth in the season opener at Daytona. His best finish since was 12th at ISM Raceway.
He is 19th in points.
Founded in 2016 by Darius Grala, Tony Eury Jr. and Jeff Fultz, Fury Race Cars builds race cars for competition in NASCAR, ARCA, CARS Tour, Pro All-Star Series, SRL Southwest Tour and the Southern Super Series.
In two years, cars built by them have won the Snowball Derby, Redbud 300, CRA SpeedFest, Rattler 250, and swept first, second and third place at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.
Grala will be joined by many crew members from the No. 24 team, including crew chief Shane Wilson.
“I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity to continue competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series,” Grala said in a press release. “I had a great relationship with Shane … 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.”
