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Josh Williams has been building his NASCAR Xfinity Series career brick by brick over the past few seasons, and the fruits of that labor are finally starting to show themselves.<\/p>\n
Williams, whose focus was simply on making races when his tenure began in the series, has now been able to set his sights on a new goal as his performances have improved \u2013 making the postseason and contending for a championship for the first time.<\/p>\n
After a strong West Coast Swing, Williams and the No. 92 DGM Racing team find themselves solidly in playoff contention through four Xfinity Series races this season, sitting just eight points back of the top 12 heading to this weekend\u2019s Echo Park 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n
\u201cMan, it\u2019s so cool to have good runs like we\u2019ve been having and to be showing good speed every week,\u201d said Williams. \u201cI had a little bit of trouble at Phoenix. We weren\u2019t quite where we wanted to be. We missed it just a little bit \u2026 but we go back there for the finale (in November) and I think we\u2019re going to have a little better package. All in all though, I think we\u2019re going to keep these good finishes going and try to get inside the playoffs. That\u2019s a huge goal we\u2019re shooting for right now and it feels good just to have a shot at it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll try and do it without a win, but we still have a few races here \u2013 superspeedway races at Talladega and Daytona \u2013 where we can probably put ourselves in contention,\u201d Williams added. \u201cRight now, though, as long as luck stays on our side and we can prevent things on our end from happening, we\u2019ll do our best to keep these strong runs rolling and keep racking up points. That\u2019s what we need right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through the three races at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway, Auto Club Raceway in Fontana, Calif., and Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway that comprised this year\u2019s West Coast Swing, Williams put together runs of 13th, 10th and 16th, respectively.<\/p>\n
Williams was quick to note that he and his team expected to have those kinds of solid performances even early in the Xfinity Series season, but admitted he wasn\u2019t sure just how the points might shake out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe expected to be in the top 15; I feel like that\u2019s where we should be running. I feel like that\u2019s a good, comfortable spot for us, and I think we\u2019ve really shown a lot for what we have and we\u2019ve even been able to exceed that in some cases here, early on,\u201d Williams said. \u201cBut man, to have these couple races here and do what we\u2019ve done just shows the speed that we have here. It\u2019s awesome.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really appreciate the things that Mario (Gosselin, team owner) has done in the offseason to try to improve our program, and it\u2019s showed. It\u2019s definitely showing,\u201d Williams continued. \u201cHopefully we can keep those good results going.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an effort to continue the momentum that Williams has built, DGM Racing has added Coolray as the primary sponsor of Williams\u2019 No. 92 Chevrolet Camaro for this weekend\u2019s 250-mile event at the 1.54-mile quad-oval located just south of downtown Atlanta.<\/p>\n
The Coolray Company of Brands is the Atlanta leader in home maintenance and repair services, specializing in heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical and water solution services.<\/p>\n
Their brands include Coolray, Mr. Plumber and BriteBox Electrical, and Coolray has served metro Atlanta since 1966, with a staff of more than 450 employees and offices in Marietta, Suwanee and Jonesboro.<\/p>\n
Being able to add a locally-based, home-grown sponsor for the Echo Park 250 is something that Williams appreciates, given the tight-knit, family nature of his own squad in the Xfinity Series.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really excited to have Coolray and their brands onboard with us for Atlanta this weekend,\u201d Williams said. \u201cTo have them come on for this race in their home market is a big deal for us and for them, and we\u2019ll be working to give them a strong run and build on this foundation we\u2019ve set for ourselves here over the first month of the season. People are really starting to take notice of what we can do, and we want to keep that trend going into the spring and summer months.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCoolray is proud to have served metro Atlanta since 1966, and we look forward to partnering with Josh and the DGM Racing team as they come to Atlanta this weekend to compete,\u201d said Coolray President Andy Piercefield. \u201cThis relationship allows us with a unique opportunity to elevate our brands by aligning ourselves with a world-class sport, as well as the most dedicated fans in all of motorsports. Coolray and Carrier are proud to support Josh and the rest of the No. 92 DGM Racing team. We are thrilled to partner with them as they build on their momentum to start the 2020 season and we look forward to an exciting race weekend with the Coolray and Carrier colors on his car.\u201d<\/p>\n
Practice for the Echo Park 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway begins Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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