Queen City Garage // Press

Press & Media

Reporters and editors covering the program: this page is the starting point. Contact, fact sheet, partnership context, and brand assets are below. We respond to media inquiries the same business day where possible.

01 — Press Contact

One inbox. Same-day response.

PRESS EMAIL:    hello@qcgarage.com
PHONE:          704.666.2820
RESPONSE TIME:  Same business day where possible
EMBARGO POLICY: Honored when set in writing
INTERVIEWS:     Dylan Smith and Michael Faulk available
                via the press email above

For pre-shakedown and shakedown coverage of Project Never Lift, The Charlotte Mercury leads the editorial coverage. Outside outlets are welcome via the press email above.

02 — Fact Sheet

What Queen City Garage is.

ENTITY:           Queen City Garage, LLC
LEGAL ADDRESS:    4030 Wake Forest Rd Ste 349, Raleigh, NC 27609
FOUNDED:          2025
FOUNDER:          Dylan "Mamba" Smith
CATEGORY:         Stock car development program
PLATFORM:         5.7L Dodge V8 — next-generation Hemi
APPLICATION:      Late Model Stock — CARS Tour
ENGINE PARTNER:   Mopar Direct Connection
                  (Stellantis performance parts program)
TEAM PARTNER:     Lee Faulk Racing (Mooresville, NC)
                  Dev lead for PNL: Michael Faulk
DEV STATUS:       Active — engine in certification
NEXT EVENT:       Florence test-car shakedown · 2026/05/09
PROPERTIES:       QCG Racing · NASCAR Sundays

03 — Available for Interviews

Two people on the record.

Founder

Dylan “Mamba” Smith

Founder of Queen City Garage. Driver of the No. 25 test car for Project Never Lift’s first weekend at Florence Speedway.

Best for: program vision, AI development approach, driver-side perspective

Development Lead, PNL

Michael Faulk

Leads development on Project Never Lift — the next-generation Hemi co-development with Mopar Direct Connection. Operates Lee Faulk Racing, the team-side development partner.

Best for: engine development, OEM partnership, team operations

04 — Brand Assets

Logos, headshots, fact sheets.

Logo files, driver and team headshots, and a downloadable fact sheet are available on request. Email hello@qcgarage.com with the outlet, the story you’re working on, and the formats you need.

We will respond with a download link the same business day where possible. If you need something faster than that, call.

05 — Press List

Direct to inbox. No noise.

Reporters and editors covering Project Never Lift, the engine program, or QCG’s broader work can subscribe below. Press notifications, embargo releases, partnership announcements — same delivery as the build log, with the press tag.

We send when there is something worth sending. Not before.

Press List

Press notifications, embargo releases, and partnership announcements. Same delivery as the build log.

06 — Naming Conventions

Get the names right.

COMPANY:        Queen City Garage  (never "The Queen City Garage")
SHORT FORM:     QCG
PROJECT:        Project Never Lift  (short form: "Never Lift")
DRIVER:         Dylan "Mamba" Smith  (subsequent: Smith)
                Mamba is acceptable on second reference
DEV LEAD:       Michael Faulk  (subsequent: Faulk)
NAMESAKE:       Lee Faulk  (still active; the 25 is his number)
TEAM PARTNER:   Lee Faulk Racing  (LFR acceptable on second reference)
ENGINE:         "next-generation Hemi"  (lowercase "next-generation")
ENGINE PARTNER: Mopar Direct Connection  (not "Dodge")

For sanctioning-body references regarding Project Never Lift, please contact us before publishing.

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