TC Daily Pit Stop: Hellmann's Extends with JR Motorsports, Dale Jr. Running Bristol; NASCAR to Manage Racing Operations at Bowman Gray; Friday's TV Schedule
TC Daily Pit Stop: Friday, March 22, 2024
Hellmann’s Extends JR Motorsports Relationship; Sponsoring Allgaier, Earnhardt in 2024
Hellmann’s, a long-time sponsorship partner of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the JR Motorsports NASCAR Xfinity Series team has inked a multi-year contract extension with the team, which will keep them together through the 2026 NASCAR season.
“We are grateful for Unilever and Hellmann’s continued support and partnership,” said Earnhardt Jr. “They have played a huge role in our organization and our success ever since the early days of JR Motorsports, both on and off the track. They are a huge component to every part of our company, and we’re looking forward to seeing what the future holds.”
As part of the deal, Justin Allgaier will pilot the No. 7 Hellmann’s Chevrolet in six races this season and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will once again run the No. 88 Hellmann’s machine in one race — the NASCAR Xfinity Series Night Race at Bristol.
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NASCAR Acquires Winston-Salem Speedway, Inc.; to Manage Racing Operations at Bowman Gray
On Thursday, NASCAR made a very significant announcement pertaining to regional racing. The sanctioning body has acquired Winston-Salem Speedway, Inc., the lessee of Bowman Gray Stadium, and beginning this season, NASCAR will take over the management of racing operations at the historic quarter-mile racetrack.
NASCAR has a lease with the City of Winston-Salem for Bowman Gray Stadium, which runs through December 2050.
Bowman Gray Stadium was the first site of NASCAR Weekly Racing back in 1949, and it has remained the longest consecutive running track in the NASCAR Regional ranks.
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Relay Payments Opens Fan Vote for William Byron’s 2024 Paint Scheme
Relay Payments, which partnered with William Byron and the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team in two races last season, will return as the primary sponsor for Byron this season at the Chicago Street Course in July and Atlanta Motor Speedway in September.
The only question is; what paint scheme will he run? Relay has opened a bracket-style fan vote, which pits four unique Relay Payments paint schemes against each other. The last scheme standing after the two rounds of voting will be the scheme Byron runs. To see the four scheme choices and to learn how to cast your vote, click here.
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OTHER HEADLINES
Jeremy Mayfield Assuming New Role at North Carolina Short Track
Patrick Gallagher Driving JD Motorsports No. 4 in Xfinity Race at COTA
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Sponsoring JD Motorsports, Ty Dillon at COTA
NASCAR TV Schedule: Friday, March 22 at COTA
Let’s get this race weekend at Circuit of the Americas started! Here is the TV schedule for all of the NASCAR programming on Friday, March 22:
3:30 PM ET: NASCAR Truck Practice (FS1 / FOX Sports App)
4:00 PM ET: NASCAR Truck Qualifying (FS1 / FOX Sports App)
5:00 PM ET: NASCAR RaceHub (FS1 / FOX Sports App)
5:30 PM ET: NASCAR Xfinity Practice (FS1 / FOX Sports App)
6:00 PM ET: NASCAR Xfinity Qualifying (FS1 / FOX Sports App)
7:00 PM ET: I Am Kevin Harvick (FS1 / FOX Sports App)