TC Daily Pit Stop: Andy Lally Joins Rick Ware Racing; Ally Shows Support of LGBTQ+ Community; McDowell Parlays Pit Strategy Into Top-10; Sonoma Entry Lists!
TC Daily Pit Stop: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023
Andy Lally to Pilot Rick Ware Racing Entry at Sonoma, Remaining Road Course Events in 2023
Andy Lally has reached a deal to drive for Rick Ware Racing in five NASCAR Cup Series road course events beginning with this weekend’s Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.
Lally will pilot the No. 15 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing, and he will have primary sponsorship from Camping World. The Camping World partnership will extend to all five of Lally’s starts. The sponsorship was formed on Twitter between Lally and Camping World’s Marcus Lemonis.
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Ally Showcasing Support of LGBTQ+ Community at Sonoma
Alex Bowman and the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team will have a special hood on their Chevrolet Camaro this weekend at Sonoma, as Ally will showcase its support for the LGBTQ+ community and overall efforts of inclusion.
June marks Pride Month, and Ally will replace its traditional purple logo on the hood with one that is filled in with the Progress Pride Flag, which in addition to the pride flag, features black and brown stripes as well as the colors of the trans flag.
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String of Two-Tire Strategy Calls Earn Michael McDowell Ninth-Place Result at Gateway
Michael McDowell and his No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team utilized an interesting pit strategy throughout the course of the Enjoy Illinois 300 to score their second top-10 finish of the 2023 season.
McDowell did a masterful job of holding competitors off all race long while crew chief Travis Peterson kept taking big swings for track position throughout the race. McDowell and the No. 34 team made three separate two-tire pit stops to work their way back into contention in the race. And they closed it out with a ninth-place effort.
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Sonoma Raceway ENTRY LISTS
Preliminary Entry List: NASCAR Cup Series Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma
There are 36 entries on the entry list for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Notable entries for the race include No. 7 Corey LaJoie, No. 9 Chase Elliott, No. 15 Andy Lally, No. 38 Zane Smith, No. 51 Todd Gilliland, and No. 78 Josh Bilicki.
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Preliminary Entry List: NASCAR Xfinity Series Door Dash 250 at Sonoma
There are 41 entries [for 38 spots] for this weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Door Dash 250 at Sonoma Raceway.
There is a lengthy list of notable entries including No. 4 Ty Dillon, 07 Daniel Suarez, No. 08 Kyle Weatherman, 10 AJ Allmendinger, 17 Kyle Larson, 19 Ty Gibbs, 28 Aric Almirola, 29 Kyle Sieg, 35 Leland Honeyman, 36 Josh Bilicki, 43 Dyland Lupton, 44 Sage Karam, 53 Brad Perez, 66 Mason Filippi, and No. 91 Ross Chastain.