TC Daily Pit Stop: Chase Elliott Granted Waiver, Remains Eligible For Playoffs; ThorSport Racing Shakes Up Crew Chief Lineup; Friday's TV Lineup!
TC Daily Pit Stop: Chase Elliott Granted Waiver, Remains Eligible For Playoffs; ThorSport Racing Shakes Up Crew Chief Lineup; Friday's TV Lineup!
TC Daily Pit Stop: Friday, June 2nd, 2023
Chase Elliott to Remain Playoff Eligible Despite Suspension With Waiver
Despite a one-race suspension, which will keep him out of this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at Gateway, NASCAR has granted a waiver to Chase Elliott, which will keep Elliott’s hopes at a berth in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs alive.
Elliott was issued a suspension after NASCAR determined that Elliott intentionally crashed Denny Hamlin on lap 185 of Monday’s Coca-Cola 600. This will mark the second waiver that Elliott has received in 2023, as he was granted a medical waiver following a six-race absence due to a broken leg sustained in a snowboarding accident in Colorado.
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ThorSport Racing Makes Crew Chief Changes Heading Into Gateway; Shane Wilson No Longer With Team
Veteran crew chief Shane Wilson, who had been serving as the crew chief for Matt Crafton and the No. 88 ThorSport Racing NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team, have agreed to part ways. As a result, the team has announced changes atop the pit boxes for two of its teams beginning this weekend in Gateway.
Jeriod Prince, who has served as crew chief for Ben Rhodes and won this past weekend in Charlotte, will move over to Crafton’s team as the new crew chief of the No. 88 truck.
Brian Ross, the lead engineer for the ThorSport Racing team, will now serve as the crew chief for Rhodes and the No. 99 team.
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NASCAR (and ARCA) TV Schedule Friday June 2, 2023
Happy Friday, everyone! The race weekend is officially set to begin. On Friday, we have NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice and qualifying set at Gateway and the ARCA Menards Series West is scheduled to contest its Portland 112 race at Portland International Raceway. Here’s the TV Schedule:
6:00 PM ET: NASCAR Truck Practice and Qualifying at Gateway (FS1 / FOX Sports App)
8:00 PM ET: ARCA West Race at Portland (FloRacing)