TC Daily Pit Stop: Erik Jones (Compression Fracture) Out at Dover; 2024 NASCAR All-Star Format, Multiple Tire Compounds Revealed; Moffitt, Mosack Land Truck Rides
TC Daily Pit Stop: Erik Jones (Compression Fracture) Out at Dover; 2024 NASCAR All-Star Format, Multiple Tire Compounds Revealed; Moffitt, Mosack Land Truck Rides
TC Daily Pit Stop: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Erik Jones Suffers Compression Fracture in Talladega Wreck; Corey Heim Driving No. 43 at Dover
Erik Jones, the full-time driver of the No. 43 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota Camry XSE has been ruled out for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway due to a compression fracture of a lower vertebra sustained in a hard crash at Talladega Superspeedway this past weekend.
Corey Heim will race the car in place of Jones, who is recovering. Jones has been granted a medical waiver from NASCAR, which keeps him in the running for a Playoff berth should he win a race upon his return.
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2024 NASCAR All-Star Race to Feature Multiple Tire Options; Format Announced
On Tuesday, NASCAR officially unveiled the format for the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, but the star of the announcement was the fact that Goodyear will bring multiple tire compounds for the event. Teams will have the prime tire, which will be the baseline tire that has yellow lettering, and the option tire will be a slick tire made with the same rubber from the wet weather tire compound. This will be a softer tire with more grip, but faster wear than the prime tire.
Wet weather tires (white letters) will also be available in the event of moisture on the track.
The All-Star Race Main Event will be a 200-lap contest, where green flag and caution laps will count. NASCAR will throw two competition cautions (one at halfway, and one with 50 laps to go), where teams will have an option to pit.
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TRICON Garage Signs Brett Moffitt to Multi-Race Truck Series Deal
Brett Moffitt, the 2018 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion, is back. Moffitt will pilot the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for TRICON Garage in multiple races this season beginning with Kansas Speedway in May.
Concrete Supply, Destiny Homes, JMT Trucking, and Aspen Aire will provide sponsorship support for Moffitt’s entry.
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Connor Mosack Inks Five-Race Truck Deal with Spire Motorsports
Connor Mosack will compete in five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events for Spire Motorsports this season in the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado. Mosack will make his debut at Kansas Speedway on May 4, and he’ll return for Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 24), Pocono Raceway (July 12), Kansas Speedway (September 27), and Homestead (October 26).
Pinnacle Racing Group will be the primary sponsor on the hood of the truck while The Friends of Jaclyn Foundation will be on the lower rear quarterpanels of the truck.
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Mixing It Up With Miles, Previewing The General Tire 150 At Dover Motor Speedway
There are 26 cars on the entry list for Friday’s ARCA Menards Series General Tire 150 at Dover Motor Speedway. This will be the first time that the ARCA Menards Series will compete at the iconic 1-mile oval, but the ARCA Menards Series East has competed at the facility since 1987.
Among the notable entries in the field are Gio Ruggiero in the No. 20 Venturini Motorsports entry, which was driven to a win by Jake Finch at Talladega Superspeedway.