MUSI RACING

2023 campaign for the Musi Racing team . There ’ s plenty of more work to be done in the meantime , too , and Musi has been impressed with the eagerness everyone has shown .

That starts with the driver , Lizzy Musi , who is energized for a bounce-back year , and it continues on down to everyone on the team . The team posted a solid season a year ago , advancing to a pair of final rounds and earning a top 10 finish , but the team has reemphasized the importance of testing in hopes of racing for wins and a championship .

“ Whatever it takes , Lizzy ’ s committed , that ’ s for sure . Nobody gets it more than her ,” Pat Musi said . “ She knows what she has to do and she ’ s on board . Our team , everyone is ready and they ’ re all excited going into the new year . Having a proven car and having a new car , it ’ s exciting and a good position to be in . You need to have two cars in this deal . Anything can happen and you have so many races in a row .”

That will definitely be the case as the 2023 Street Outlaws : No Prep Kings season starts on June 2-3 at National Trail Raceway in Hebron , Ohio . That kicks off a stretch of five straight race weekends to open the year , which places a huge importance on getting off to a quick start .

That ’ s been the emphasis of the Musi Racing team already and Musi has also been quick to applaud the partners that have helped make it happen , including new partners like Lemons Headers and Red Line Oil , as well as returning partners such as ACL Bearings , Jesel Valvetrain , Newell INX , TMS Titanium , Penske / PRS , VP Racing , and many more . Strange Engineering has also been a key partner this offseason , supplying parts for the new car and overall team support .

The support from all of Musi Racing ’ s sponsors has led to plenty of momentum for the team , and Musi is looking forward to putting it all in action on the track .

“ The biggest thing we ’ ve got to do is test ,” Musi said . “ We didn ’ t do enough of that last year , and Lizzy and everyone on the team know the importance of it . Luckily , we ’ ve got a lot of great supporters and everyone involved is helping . This whole team is getting after it . We ’ ve been on the dyno all winter and we ’ re going to be ready .” DI

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