TC Daily Pit Stop: Austin Hill, Beard Motorsports Add Another Race to 2023 Schedule; Daly Joins Niece Motorsports for Truck Race at Mid-Ohio
TC Daily Pit Stop: Friday, June 16th, 2023
Beard Motorsports, Austin Hill Add Atlanta Race to 2023 NASCAR Cup Schedule
Austin Hill and Beard Motorsports have added an additional event to their 2023 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, announcing on Thursday that the No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro would compete in the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Hill, a winner in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Richard Childress Racing, has won at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his home track, before, including earlier this season in the Xfinity Series event at the 1.5-mile facility.
Following Atlanta, Hill will return to the seat of the No. 62 at Michigan, Daytona, Talladega, and Charlotte’s ROVAL.
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Conor Daly to Pilot No. 41 Entry For Niece Motorsports at Mid-Ohio
Conor Daly, who has competed in a pair of NASCAR Cup Series events for TMT Racing, will return to NASCAR’s National Series in July, contesting the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Mid-Ohio.
Daly, who was recently released from his NTT IndyCar Series post at Ed Carpenter Racing, will drive the No. 41 Worldwide Express Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports, a team that he has previously competed with in the series.
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Marc-Antoine Camirand Hit With P4 Penalty After Chaudière Victory
After scoring the victory in last weekend’s NASCAR Pinty’s Series event at Autodrome Chaudiere, Marc-Antoine Camirand and the No. 96 GM Paille Racing team have been hit with a significant penalty.
On Wednesday, NASCAR announced a P4-Level penalty for the No. 96 team, which is an infraction discovered during post-race inspection. According to the NASCAR Pinty’s Series penalty report, the No. 96 team was found to be in violation of Sections 20.E.12.2 of the NASCAR Pinty’s Series Rule Book.
The section of the rulebook states that the front trailing arm mounts must be an equal distance when measured from the inside edge of the main frame rails to the centerline of the mounts on both the left side and the right side.
As a result of the infraction, the No. 96 team has been docked 18 NASCAR Pinty’s Series championship owner points, Camirand has been docked 18 NASCAR Pinty’s Series championship driver points, McCluskey has been fined $2,500 and placed on suspension for the next NASCAR Pinty’s Series event, and will not be permitted to return until the fine is paid.
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