TWO VICTORIES AND THREE PODIUMS FOR NICK D’ORLANDO IN DOMINATING WEEKEND AT BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK

Charlotte, NC (May 1, 2024) – Nick d’Orlando put on a dominating performance in his #15 Priority Technology Holdings/Rising Star Racing Radical SR3 Pro 1500 machine, earning two victories and a second place at the second round of the Radical Cup North America series.  Under the direction of Graham Rahal Performance, the 21-year-old Charlotte, NC resident continues to prove he is one of North Americas top racing talent. 

Commencing on 2.38-mile 15-turn circuit of Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL, d’Orlando quickly got up to speed by taking the pole position in his Radical Pro 1500 class for Race 1 on Friday morning and capitalized on that position for Race 1 later that afternoon to earn his maiden victory in the series. 

The battles up front continued into Races 2 and 3 on Saturday with d’Orlando taking the fight to a very competitive 37 car field of Radicals.  After starting off-pole for Race 2, d’Orlando took an early lead and didn’t look back until the checkered flag flew.  With two wins secured, d’Orlando would look to Race-3 to try to complete the weekend sweep. 

Race 3 adds a little excitement in the Radical North America series with the implementation of a mandatory 60-second pit stop by all drivers.  Again, starting from off-pole position, d’Orlando would get boxed out in turn-1 and had to slide into the third position where he settled in.  Keeping pressure on the two class leaders the order would go unchanged until the pit-stop.  The successful team strategy in his pitstop timing provided him the opportunity to slide up a position to second coming out of pitlane.  As he continued to put the pressure on his teammate now leading the race, d’Orlando was poised to make a move in the closing laps.  Unfortunately, an untimely yellow flag resulted in an early safety car and d’Orlando would finish the race under caution with an official second place finish.

“It was a stellar weekend at Barber for us.  The entire GRP team had the #15 Priority-Rising Star Racing car on point and we were near perfect in the Pro 1500 class.”  states d’Orlando. “ I am super excited to have brought home my first couple of wins in Radical Cup series. I’ve always loved driving here as Barber is a unique and complex race track that challenges drivers all weekend long.  I am very thankful to the entire team at GRP, and to our partners at Priority Technology Holdings and Rising Star Racing for the opportunity to get back in the seat and hope that our accomplishments this weekend can continue to create some good momentum.  Now it’s time to get back to work and focus on making the rest of the season a reality.

d'Orlando currently sits second in the Drivers’ Championship points and he is working to secure funding to return to competition in Round 3 of the Radical Cup North America on June 5-8, 2024 in support once again of the NTT INDYCAR series Expel Grand Prix at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI.

Through our partnerships, we have developed a low to no cost B2B partnership option where you can sponsor Nick for 2025. For more information on these or for other sponsorship inquiries, please contact Art Wilmes of Rising Star Racing at art.wilmes@risingstarracing.com or Sherri d'Orlando of d'Orlando Enterprises LLC at sherri@dorlandoracing.com.

To stay up to date on Nick d'Orlando, check out his new website at www.nickdorlandoracing.com, and follow his social media on Instagram (dorlandoracing, nickdorlando), Facebook (Nicholas d'Orlando Racing) and on X (dorlandoracing and nickdorlando).

About Priority Technology Holdings: Priority is a leading payments and banking solutions and services provider that helps businesses and financial institutions take and make payments, manage business and consumer operating accounts, and monetize payment networks.  Priority’s Plastiq platform provides businesses with the ability to free up cash and pay any vendor with a credit card.  Float payments, increase working capital and earn rewards with every bill paid.

About d'Orlando Enterprises LLC: d'Orlando Enterprises LLC, also known as "DELLC", is a driver management, marketing, event planning and activation company with specific focus in the amateur and professional motorsports industry. We develop unique and remarkable VIP experiences, behind the scenes access, and other entertainment opportunities for partners and corporations at race events across the country, including the Indy 500.

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