A Strategic Partnership at Pocono
Ryan Ellis, a veteran of more than a decade in NASCAR, will take the wheel for Young’s Motorsports in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series event at Pocono Raceway, marking the team's third season in the series.
The United States Naval Academy serves as the primary partner for the race, bringing its core values of leadership and service to a motorsports setting that has historically rewarded strategic execution.
Ellis, who has logged 180 career starts in the series and boasts a career‑best sixth‑place finish, hopes to translate his consistency into a top‑20 result on the triangular layout that is Pocono.
Young’s Motorsports enters the weekend with a solid track record at the Pennsylvania venue, having posted an average finishing position of 22.7 in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and collecting four top‑10 finishes in 98 series starts.
The race forms part of a marquee triple‑header weekend, adding extra stakes for drivers and teams eager to showcase performance on a track known for its unique challenges and overtaking opportunities.
Beyond the competition, the collaboration highlights a broader narrative of service‑oriented branding, as the Naval Academy seeks to connect its message of duty with a national audience tuning into the sport.
Team owner Ronald C. Witt Jr. emphasized the importance of executing a solid strategy, noting that capitalizing on early track position could be decisive in a field that includes drivers such as Eddie Troconis, Anthony Alfredo, Ben Rhodes and Josh Williams.