TC Daily Pit Stop: Kaulig Racing Gets Points Back on Final Appeal; Tipico Backing Zane Smith; Kyle Larson Wins Dirt Modified Race at Eldora

TC Daily Pit Stop: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

Toby Christie

Apr 19, 2023

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The No. 31 Kaulig Racing team and its driver Justin Haley have had all of the points that were taken away, following the discovery of an illegal hood louver at Phoenix Raceway, restored after a final appeal on Tuesday.

Bill Mullis, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel Final Appeals Officer, reversed the points penalties at the request of NASCAR, who explained to the Final Appeals Officer that it was only the fair thing to do after Hendrick Motorsports got all of its points back for the exact same infraction.

Tipico Sportsbook Backing Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports at Mid-Ohio

Photo Credit: Front Row Motorsports

Tipico Sportsbook will serve as the primary sponsor for Zane Smith and the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday, July 8th.

As part of the partnership, Tipico is offering new users in Ohio, New Jersey, Colorado and Iowa an exclusive welcome offer under its new “Ride with Zane” program. Anytime an eligible new user makes a deposit of at least $38 on a new Tipico Sportsbook account the user will have their name added to the paint scheme of Smith’s truck at Mid-Ohio.

Kyle Larson Wins at Eldora; First Career Win in Dirt Modified

Photo Credit: Eldora Speedway on Twitter

Kyle Larson literally wins in anything he races in. And he did it again in a new discipline of racing on Tuesday night as he captured the victory in the DIRTcar Racing Series Dirt Modified division feature race at Eldora Speedway.

In his first time competing in a dirt modified, Larson won his heat race and went on to dominate the feature as he won the race by more than six seconds over Tyler Nicely. Larson has now captured victory in seven different disciplines of racing at Eldora Speedway.

ICYMI: Entry Lists

Entry List: NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega

There are 38 cars on the preliminary entry list for the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Notable entries include No. 15 Riley Herbst, 36 Todd Gilliland, 38 Zane Smith, 51 JJ Yeley, 62 Austin Hill and 78 BJ McLeod.

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Entry List: NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega

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