GMS Racing announced Friday that it will retain its three NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series drivers for a second consecutive season in 2020.
The Statesville, North Carolina organization revealed that 2018 Truck Series champ Brett Moffitt and Sheldon Creed will continue to compete full-time in the Truck Series in 2020, while 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion Sam Mayer will return to the team and drive an expanded Truck schedule next season.
Moffitt is completing his first season with GMS. Coming into Saturday’s NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 race at Martinsville Speedway, Moffitt has four wins and three poles this season, along with 12 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes, and has led 369 laps. He’s the current Trucks playoff points leader, holding a 23-point lead over Stewart Friesen.
“It’s been awesome to work with this organization this year and we’ve been competitive each and every week,” Moffitt said in a media release. “Having next year locked down allows us to focus completely on competing for a championship this year. Returning with the same teammates as well will be really cool. We already know how to work together and help each other while maintaining a bit of that competitive edge. I can only imagine what we will be able to accomplish in 2020 building off the momentum from this season.”
As the only full-time Trucks driver in the Drivers Edge Development program, Creed has two runner-up finishes, along with four top-fives, 10 top-10s and has led 164 laps.
“I feel very confident going into next season with GMS Racing,” Creed said. “I know I have the best group of people around me and the best organization to go out next year and compete for wins and hopefully the championship. The beginning of this season was a bit of a learning curve for me, but we found our groove and I’m excited to go out and compete for wins and build momentum for next year.”
As for Mayer, who is making his second career Truck Series start this weekend at Martinsville, the Franklin, Wisconsin native will compete in six Truck races next season while also competing for the ARCA Racing Series Showdown Championship, as well as to defend his ARCA East Championship.
Mayer holds the distinction of being the youngest NASCAR champion in any national series, earning his K&N title at 16 years, three months and eight days. Mayer earned four wins, three poles, 11 top-five’s, 11 top-10’s and led 497 laps in K&N East competition in 2019. He has earned seven top-five’s and led 26 laps in eight ARCA starts this year.
“I am excited to be returning to GMS Racing in 2020,” Mayer said. “We are being very aggressive with my schedule next year, and I think that will help challenge me and help me grow even more in my career. … I’ve been able to accomplish a lot this season with the support from GMS and I can’t wait for next season.”