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Gildan Racing is making big moves for the 2025 race season with the acquisition of a brand-new transporter. With the previous transporter reaching the age of replacement and an ambitious schedule ahead, the team saw this as the perfect time to upgrade. The new transporter will enhance logistics, efficiency, and overall operations as Gildan Racing embarks on an exciting year of competition.

One of the biggest reasons for the new transporter is Gildan Racing’s expansion into road course competition. The introduction of the Rush SR road course car marks a significant milestone for the team as they take on new challenges across the U.S. in 2025. With races scheduled from coast to coast, the new transporter will be essential in ensuring that the team can travel efficiently and maintain peak performance at every event.

“Our road racing program is an exciting new chapter for us,” said Dalton Zehr. “We needed…

In the world of motorsports, there’s no such thing as an off-season! The Gildan Racing Team has been hard at work, making the most of every moment to prepare for an incredible 2025 season.

Training & Certification

Drivers John Beale and Dalton Zehr kicked off their off-season at Atlanta Motorsports Park, attending Primal Racing’s Advanced Racing School. They completed the program and earned their SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Full Competition race licenses for road course racing, a key step in our journey toward dominating new track formats.

Weekend Celebrations

On weekends, the team hit the road to attend racing banquets, celebrating our 2024 achievements and collecting series points checks. These events are a testament to the hard work and success of the previous season.

For the first time ever, Gildan Racing is taking on the challenge of road course racing! This summer, we’re adding new tracks and thrilling road course events to our schedule as part of our mission to expand and conquer new horizons. Drivers John Beale and Dalton Zehr are ready to showcase their skills on some of the most technical tracks across the United States. Stay tuned—our summer schedule, featuring these exciting additions, will be released in late June! You can catch all the action live on the track or stream it online. 2025 is shaping up to be an unforgettable year for Gildan Racing!

Partnering with GRIDLIFE

These races will include events with GRIDLIFE, a motorsports series that hosts a unique blend of music and motorsports festivals at racetracks across the United States.

GRIDLIFE events feature:

We're excited to announce that John Beale and Dalton Zehr are back behind the wheel as Gildan Racing gears up for an action-packed season! This year, we'll hit the track over 30 times at 16 different venues across Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, competing in three prestigious touring series.

If you can’t make it to the track, you won’t miss a second of the action—catch most of the races live on TrackTV.com or PitRow.tv! Stay tuned for our summer schedule, set to be released in late June, featuring new tracks and thrilling road course events!

Gildan, First Business Bank, Forward Development Group, American Apparel, Comfort Colors & TJ Harron Photography sponsor John Beale & Dalton Zehr.  For more information visit www.GildanRacing.com.

BEALE REACHES OVER 100 WINS

The competition has been chasing Gildan Racing on the track during the 3rd quarter of 2024.  John Beale set fast time in qualifying for the Hawkeye 100 in ASA Midwest Tour action at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  This accomplishment pushes John over the 100 mark for wins under competition.  He was able to drive from 8th to 2nd in the feature event.  

ZEHR WINS IN FRONT OF HOMETOWN CROWD

Continuing their dominance in the ASA Midwest Tour, Dalton Zehr won the Howie Lettow 100 at Madison International Speedway.  With the continued success since 2019, these results bring John & Dalton’s total wins during competition to 115.  They had 29 fast times in qualifying, 28 heat race wins, 42 feature wins, 13 championships & 3 special awards (LaCrosse Speedway Track Record, Best Appearing Car & Crew Award and Crew Chief of the Year).  This makes…

The #5B & #119 are moving fast to start the 2024 race season. Dalton Zehr started off the winning tradition at Dells Raceway Park this year in the Alive For Five Series with his qualifying race win.  John Beale kept the streak alive the next week at Marshfield Motor Speedway where he set fast time in qualifying for the Tundra Super Late Model Series.  Dalton & John sit 4th in points for the Tundra Series where they won the championship in 2023.  A mechanical failure while leading at Wisconsin International Raceway started the team with a 19th place points position for Tundra. With John getting fast time, finishing 2nd in the feature and points for passing the most cars at Marshfield they moved up to 4th.

What does a race car driver's body go through in the cockpit of a Super Late Model? See the strains that heat & g-forces play on the heart rate and muscular load of a driver.

During the Tundra Super Late Model event at Marshfield Motor Speedway on Saturday, June 8th, John Beale wore a Whoop device capturing his biometric data.  During qualifying John set fast time and had a max heart rate of 157 beats per minute and an average heart rate of 127.

During the feature event, John started in 10th position and made his way up to 2nd, passing more cars than any other driver in the field.  In the feature, John had a max heart rate of 167 and an average of 129.  John burned 672 calories during the 30-minute event.

John should have an average heart rate of 88-149 beats per minute and a max of 175. …

Gildan Racing topped the charts in 2023 for the most feature wins in the United States ahead of Ty Majeski Racing & Bubba Pollard Racing.  How do they stack up against the competition in Wisconsin during qualifying?

During the 2023 season 229 drivers attempted to qualify for a race and 52 different drivers recorded at least one fast time award.  With that, only 22% of drivers across the Wisconsin region were able to score a fast time, and only 12% were able to set multiple fast times!

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitor Ty Majeski topped the list, followed by Chad Butz & John Beale.  Beale ranked 3rd for the number of times he had fast time in qualifying.

Congrats to everyone on the list, it is a hard feat to accomplish!

*Statistics per National Super Late Model Rankings & Short Track Stats