Landon Cassill will return to the Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports in 2017. The 27-year-old has competed full-time in the Cup Series for the past six seasons, finishing a career-high 29th in the championship standings in 2016. At Bristol in the spring, the #38 car was out front for 20 laps, the most laps he has ever led in a single race. Cassill is seeking to secure sponsorship for next year, much like he did in 2016, in hopes of moving forward after a career year. ‘We’re continuing to work forward on everything with Front Row Motorsports,’ Cassill said. ‘I don’t see any changes being made, but everything will be getting buttoned up in the next few weeks I’m sure.’ Cassill had a career-high seven top-20 finishes in 2016, led by veteran crew chief Donnie Wingo. With a best finish of 11th at Talladega, the Iowa native is tired of being underrated, instead wishing he was ‘overrated.’ Cassill wants to climb the ladder with FRM, moving them up the ranks to be a more competitive team in 2017. Jerry Freeze, General Manager at Front Row Motorsports, confirmed to Frontstretch that Cassill will return in 2017, admitting that the organization’s plans are not completely laid out for 2017. ‘I think so, too,’ Freeze said of Cassill remaining with the team. ‘We still have to get everything worked out with all the partners, but we are really close.’(Frontstretch)(11-26-2016)
UPDATE: The contract for (Lamdon) Cassill to return (to Front Row Motorports) for next season is not official. Cassill said this week that it’s in the process of being finalized and ‘should be in the next week or so that it’s all buttoned up, but they’ve made it clear this is what they’re working towards and what they want to do, and I’m completely fine with that.’ Cassill is currently the only driver in FRM’s stable for NASCAR’s premier series after (Chris) Buescher was announced to be moving to JTG-Daugherty Racing with a leased charter from Roush Fenway Racing. What FRM does with the #34 still is to be determined, but Cassill said his entry looks to be in good shape sponsor-wise headed into 2017. A return to FRM is ideal for Cassill because, he said, he’s seen what his team has done with technology and information from the alliance with RFR, and in turn what he’s then been able to do with that behind the wheel.(The Gazette)
