Dollywood Parks & Resorts Sponsors City Garage Motorsports and Driver Quinn Davis for ARCA East Series Season Finale

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026) – The iconic Dollywood butterfly has found a new place to spread its wings this year—flying around several of the country’s most legendary race tracks. The Pigeon Forge, Tennessee park has served as an associate sponsor on City Garage Motorsports’ No. 85 ARCA Menards Series East race car and driver Quinn Davis this season. 

Today, City Garage Motorsports (CGM) and Davis, alongside Dollywood officials, unveiled the machine she will drive in this Thursday’s Bush’s Best 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway (Tenn.), the series’ final race of the season. They also displayed the special Dollywood-inspired firesuit she will wear during the event. After the race, Davis will auction off the suit with proceeds benefitting Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. 

Davis, a diehard Dollywood fan, the CGM team and assembled media had the opportunity to ride NightFlight Expedition, the one-of-a-kind attraction that opened last month in the park’s Wildwood Grove. Davis and the media also enjoyed lunch at the Wilderness Pass Restaurant as part of the day’s festivities. During the afternoon, she took part in an autograph session at Hi-Octane (the gift shop at the Lightning Rod roller coaster), signing limited-edition Dollywood t-shirts featuring her car.  

Davis, originally from Tucson, Arizona, is no stranger to Dollywood. When she was seven-years-old, her family would travel the country in their RV, towing Davis’ quarter-midget car to events across the country. Every summer, Davis and her family planned a stop at their favorite Pigeon Forge vacation destination to enjoy time together making memories. It was this love for Dollywood that inspired her to inquire about the world-renowned park serving as one of her sponsors this season. 

Despite a challenging start to the season, CGM’s year turned around at Toledo Speedway (Toledo, Ohio) with a 12th place finish, followed by another 12th at Indianapolis Raceway Park. At Michigan’s Flat Rock Speedway, she became just the sixth female competitor to finish an ARCA East Series race in the top five thanks to a fifth-place effort. She currently sits fifth in the season-long points standing.

As they head back to Tennessee to finish the season, Davis says there is extra motivation to bring home a great finish in the Volunteer State. 

“I still get emotional thinking about Dollywood coming on board,” Davis explained. “I’ve gotten thousands of no’s and a handful of maybe’s, but Dollywood said yes—and that means more to me than I can put into words. This partnership means so much more to me than having a name on my race car—it feels incredibly personal. To have the opportunity to represent Dollywood at Bristol is something I’m beyond thankful for.

“I want to make the entire Dollywood family proud, but I’d be lying if I said a huge part of my heart isn’t hoping to make Dolly proud, too. I hope every time I climb into that race car carrying the Dollywood name, I can represent everything she stood for with pride. This is an honor I’ll never take for granted.”

Eugene Naughton, Dollywood Parks & Resorts President, pointed to Davis’ story as a great example of how he hopes all guests feel about their time spent at the award-winning park. 

“Our guests come to Dollywood to make memories, have fun, and hopefully, leave inspired to dream a little bigger,” Naughton shared. “Quinn embodies that same spirit. We were proud to support her dreams this year, and we hope she’ll pick up another top five on Thursday.

“We also hope seeing our logo all season has inspired her competitors—and the fans—to come visit us to learn more about why Dollywood always finishes at the top of the pack,” he added with a laugh, referencing the park’s recent Golden Ticket wins. 

CGM’s Bristol car prominently features the Dollywood logo on the rear quarter panels with a special tribute to Dollywood’s Dreamer-in-Chief, Dolly Parton, featured on the car’s TV panel. In addition to appearing on Davis’ car this season, Dollywood Parks & Resorts was displayed prominently on current Cup Series point leader Tyler Reddick’s Xfinity Series car during the 2019 spring event at Bristol Motor Speedway. Reddick finished second in the event. 

The #85 Ford is owned by City Garage Motorsports, a family-owned team founded in 2024 and based out of Lakeland, Florida. The team features an all-female driver lineup in 2026. 

The Bush’s Best 200 is a combined event with the ARCA Menards Series; the event rolls off at 5:30 p.m. The race is nationally televised on FS1 or the FOX Sports App. 

For more information, please visit dollywood.com or download the Dollywood app. For more information about Davis, visit quinndavisracing.com. For City Garage Motorsports, visit citygaragemotorsports.com.