Zane Smith confirms NASCAR ride for 2025 and beyond

01/03/2025 01:36 PM

Zane Smith signed to a multi-year agreement with Front Row Motorsports

Following a battle in court, Front Row Motorsports has completed the purchase of their third charter for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Days later, their driver lineup has been completed.

Front Row Motorsports comments on purchase of third NASCAR charter

Noah Gragson, Zane Smith and Todd Gilliland will race full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for FRM.

25-year-old Zane Smith made his NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2022 with RFK Racing. He ran his first full-time season last year with Spire Motorsports where he claimed his career-best finish of 2nd at Nashville Superspeedway.

Ryan Bergenty will be the crew chief for the machine.

Zane Smith comments

"I've always felt at home with Front Row Motorsports," said Zane Smith via the team release.

"They believed in me when I signed with them to race in the Truck Series initially in 2022 and we shared so much success together, winning six races and a championship in two seasons. Unfortunately, everyone had to make tough decisions because there were only two Cup cars available at Front Row Motorsports going into last season when I was ready to move up full-time.”

"Now, going into next year, Front Row has really taken their Cup program to another level and I cannot think of a better line up of teammates. Todd and Noah are great friends of mine and we all have a lot to prove as young drivers in the Cup Series. It is a great time to come back and continue to build my career with an organization where I know I can win.”

"I want to thank Bob (owner, Bob Jenkins), Jerry (general manager, Jerry Freeze) and Mark Rushbrook at Ford for making this happen. I know that we can win together in the Cup Series like we did in the Truck Series. It's a great time to come back as we continue to make FRM even better."

Smith previously raced part-time for Front Row Motorsports in 2023.

Ryan Bergenty comments

"Our team is excited to be working with Zane" said crew chief Bergenty.

"He is an outstanding talent and brings a strong competitive spirit to the group."

Bob Jenkins comments

"We want to welcome Zane back to Front Row Motorsports," said Bob Jenkins, owner, Front Row Motorsports.

"He brought us our first championship and we believe that he can win in the NASCAR Cup Series, too. We have always believed in his talents, and we will work hard to give him what he needs to be successful. We have confidence in Zane.”

"This finalizes our drivers for 2025 in the Cup Series and we can now make all our teams as strong as possible. We have come a long way, but there is a lot more ground to make up, too. We now have the drivers who can build on where we are today and take us to the next level."

Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing are currently suing NASCAR for antitrust claims.

NASCAR lawsuit opened by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports

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