MBM Motorsports, a part-time team in the NASCAR Cup Series owned by Carl Long, announced a new primary sponsorship partnership on Monday. 2ONE (“Twenty-One”) Nicotine Pouches will serve as the primary partner for the team’s No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse this weekend at Martinsville Speedway and next week at Phoenix Raceway.
Long is proud to welcome the new brand into the world of NASCAR.
“I am very proud to promote a new tobacco alternative product from 2ONE,” Long said. “I grew up in Roxboro, North Carolina on a tobacco farm. Many people I knew kept a dip or chew in their mouth most of the day. This product with a variety of flavors eliminates users having to drag a spit bottle around with them.”
Coble Enterprises, a longtime partner of MBM Motorsports, will serve as the co-primary sponsorship partner for the effort. The car will have two different drivers behind the wheel over the next two races as Josh Bilicki and Chad Finchum will share the reins.
“Just like the variety of flavors 2ONE offers, I am proud to give a variety of drivers opportunities as well,” Long quipped. “Josh Bilicki and Chad Finchum will continue to do a good job behind the wheel for MBM.”
Bilicki, who has made three NASCAR Cup starts with MBM this season with a best finish of 28th coming at the Chicago Street Course, will be behind the wheel of the entry this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.
Bilicki, who has a career-best NASCAR Cup Series finish of 23rd at Martinsville, is excited for this weekend’s race with MBM.
“Martinsville is one of my favorite ovals on the schedule,” said Bilicki in a team press release. “I’m thankful to Carl (Long) and the entire MBM team for having me back for another race, as I feel consistency is key with building this program. Each race we’ve gotten a little bit better and the team continues to learn this car, so I’m very excited for Martinsville.”
Finchum, who has competed in two races for the team this year including last week’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, will pilot the car at Phoenix Raceway.
“I’m really excited to get back behind the wheel at Phoenix Raceway,” Finchum explained. “It is a very fun and unique track, and being that it’s NASCAR’s championship weekend, it always adds that little extra bit of pressure and excitement. I have had some really good runs there over the years in the [NASCAR] Xfinity Series, but this will be my first Cup start there. I am looking forward to ending the year on a strong note.”
In all, the No. 66 MBM Motorsports team has competed in 11 NASCAR Cup Series events this season, most of any “Open” team in the series. The team has featured a rotating cast of characters behind the wheel. In addition to Bilicki and Finchum, Timmy Hill, David Starr, BJ McLeod, and Parker Retzlaff have also taken turns behind the wheel of the No. 66 Ford this season.
