Old Armor Beer Company sponsoring Ryan Preece at Bristol

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Old Armor Beer Company adorns Pryan Preece‘s No. 41 Ford Mustang Dark Horse this weekend at Bristol.

Old Armor is owned and operated by combat veterans who served overseas protecting America. Co-founded by Kyle Lingafelt, an active duty U.S. Marine from 2008 to 2018, and Stefan Perrine, a U.S. Army Paratrooper from 2010 to 2015, Old Armor‘s mission is twofold — to provide great craft beer while giving back to the community. Old Armor has 12 of its unique brews dedicated to supporting charitable foundations, specifically those assisting veterans and first responders.

From its taproom in downtown Kannapolis, North Carolina, located less than 15 minutes from Stewart-Haas Racing‘s headquarters, customers can also give back via Old Armor‘s "Pay It Forward Board" where anyone 21 years or older can buy a beer for a veteran or first responder. This small act of kindness covers a service member‘s or first responders‘ ice-cold pint of freedom before they even step inside, embracing Old Armor‘s motto of leading from the front. We recommend Old Armor‘s Stewart-Haas Summer Ale, which debuted this year.

The Bass Pro Shops Night Race Saturday at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway brings Ryan Preece back to the high-banked, half-mile concrete oval where he has a solid resume across multiple racing disciplines, highlighted by NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victories. The driver of the No. 41 Old Armor Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Stewart-Haas Racing will make his eighth career NASCAR Cup Series start Saturday night and his 19th overall. Best among his previous seven Cup Series starts was a ninth-place finish in September 2020. It was one of four career top-15s for Preece at the East Tennessee short track where he has an average Cup Series finish of 15.3. Preece finished 14th in his prior visit to Bristol last March.

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