TC Daily Pit Stop: Josh Berry Crushes Field For Xfinity Pole; NASCAR Confiscates Custer's Splitter; Ryan Ellis Full-Time in 2024; Saturday's TV Schedule
TC Daily Pit Stop: Saturday, August 5th, 2023
Josh Berry Destroys Xfinity Series Field in Qualifying to Claim Michigan Pole
Josh Berry took the pole position for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway by a quarter of a second over his JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier. It was a heck of a lap, and it certainly has set the tone for the weekend for the future Stewart-Haas Racing driver.
Austin Hill will start from the third position, Sam Mayer — last week’s winner — will roll from fourth, and Riley Herbst will start from fifth.
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NASCAR Takes Splitter from Stewart-Haas Racing No. 00 for Further Inspection
No team failed multiple times during NASCAR Xfinity Series pre-race inspection for Saturday’s Cabo Wabo 250, but there was a bit of drama for Cole Custer’s No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing team.
NASCAR didn’t like something with the No. 00 team’s splitter and opted to confiscate the part from the car. NASCAR will inspect the splitter further at the R&D Center next week, and any penalties for the issue will be announced next week following the in-depth inspection of the splitter.
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Ryan Ellis Returning to Alpha Prime Racing for Full-Season Drive in 2024
After years, and years, and years of persistence, Ryan Ellis will finally be a full-time driver in a NASCAR National Series in 2024. On Friday, Ellis and Alpha Prime Racing announced that the third-generation racer will return to the team on a full-time basis next season.
“The dream of competing full-time in NASCAR has been a dream of mine my entire life, and for most of my life it seemed unattainable,” Ellis said. “Even when I was working full-time in office jobs and scraping together money to run a few races a year, I always had the support of my family and friends – my parents, my sister, my entire extended family, and obviously my beautiful wife Allison and my daughter Hayden.”
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2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver | Team Chart
NASCAR (and ARCA) TV Schedule Friday, August 4, 2023
Happy Saturday, everyone! Here is the complete NASCAR TV Schedule for Saturday, August 5th, so you don’t miss any of the Michigan action!
12:30 PM ET - NASCAR Cup Series Practice at Michigan (USA Network, NBC Sports App)
1:20 PM ET - NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying at Michigan (USA Network, NBC Sports App)
3:00 PM ET - NASCAR Xfinity Pre-Race Show (NBC, NBC Sports App)
3:30 PM ET - NASCAR Xfinity Race at Michigan (NBC, NBC Sports App)
Buying In: Revitalized RFK Racing Fulfilling Vision of Being a Contender
On Tuesday, RFK Racing held a company-wide celebratory breakfast following Chris Buescher’s win at Richmond. The mood was jovial, and excited, and there was a general buzz that this is a team that has righted the ship. It’s been a big swing for the team over the last three years, and it’s been a total team effort after a lot of major behind-the-scenes decisions were made.