TC Daily Pit Stop: Gilliland Earns Sixth After Stage Two Strategy Hiccup; McLaughlin Inks Three-Race Deal with SSGLR; Playoff Outlook
TC Daily Pit Stop: Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Todd Gilliland Brings Home Sixth-Place Finish After Stage Two Strategy Hiccup
If you’ve been paying attention to the NASCAR Cup Series this season, you’ve probably seen more of Todd Gilliland than ever before. And rightfully so, as the 24-year-old racer is having the best season of his career at NASCAR’s top level, driving the No. 38 for Front Row Motorsports.
That campaign was further bolstered by a strong run in Sunday’s Brickyard 400, where Gilliland brought home a season-best sixth-place result on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, the second-best finish of his NASCAR Cup Series career.
Now, Gilliland’s two best finishes in the NASCAR Cup Series have come on the grounds of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, having finished a career-best fourth on the IMS Road Course in 2022.
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CJ McLaughlin Joins SS-GreenLight Racing for Three-Race Deal in No. 14
After spending several months away from NASCAR Xfinity Series competition, CJ McLaughlin is making his return to the second-tier series next month at Daytona International Speedway, and doing so with a new sponsor and team.
A native of Framingham, Massachusetts, McLaughlin will partner with SS-GreenLight Racing to pilot the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro in three events, starting with the Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway on August 23.
McLaughlin will then return to the driver’s seat of the entry for the Focused Health 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 7, and finally the United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 5.
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(Racing America) Playoff Outlook: Bubba Wallace Makes Major Gain; Ross Chastain, Ty Gibbs Continue to Backslide
After 22 straight weekends of on-track activity, the NASCAR Cup Series has finally arrived at its two-week break for the Olympic Summer Games and won’t return to a racetrack until August 10, marking the first (nd second) off weekends of the 2024 season.
It’s one of, if not the most grueling opening stints in a professional sports campaign, and after an unprecedented stretch like this season, requires some time to rest and relax. No team wants to coast through the break and fall behind, but it’s also important not to overwork the employees who will have another 14 weeks ahead of them.