TC Daily Pit Stop: Kvapil Tapped for Second Xfinity Start; DiBenedetto, Hemric Have Solid Talladega Runs; Entry Lists for Dover
TC Daily Pit Stop: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Carson Kvapil Getting Second Xfinity Start with JR Motorsports at Dover
After an impressive fourth-place run in his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Martinsville earlier this month, Carson Kvapil is getting another chance in the second-tier series.
On Monday, JR Motorsports announced that Kvapil, the defending champion of the CARS Tour Late Model Stock Division, will once again get behind the wheel of the No. 88 Chevy Truck Season Chevrolet, competing in Saturday’s Bet Rivers 200 at Dover Motor Speedway.
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Matt DiBenedetto Notches Career-Best Eighth with Viking Motorsports at Talladega
It’s been quite the journey for Matt DiBenedetto. In the last eight months, and the struggles that have come along with it, the 32-year-old driver is finally back in the NASCAR Xfinity Series — driving for Viking Motorsports / RSS Racing.
Saturday at Talladega, DiBenedetto earned a career-best in the Xfinity Series, finishing eighth-place in the Ag-Pro 300. For the time being, DiBenedetto and Viking Motorsports are continuing to build a strong program and launch the No. 38 higher in the owner points.
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Racing America: Daniel Hemric Leads Eight Laps, Records First Top-10 of 2024 at Talladega
Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway as a positive day for Daniel Hemric and Kaulig Racing, leading eight laps and finishing inside the top-10, the No. 31 team’s first top-10 of 2024.
For driver and team, the speed on superspeedway has improved drastically, as was evident in Sunday’s race between himself and teammate Shane Van Gisbergen.
“Anytime you get out of here with a top-10 and a clean racecar, it's a good day,” said Hemric.
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Entry List: NCS Würth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway
There are 37 cars on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Dover Motor Speedway — the 11th race of the 2024 season.
Erik Jones is listed as the driver of the No. 43 Toyota Camry XSE for LEGACY MOTOR CLUB this weekend at Dover Motor Speedway. Jones was involved in a big wreck at Talladega and was transported to a local hospital, where he was evaluated and released on Sunday.
Notables include: No. 15 Kaz Grala, 16 AJ Allmendinger, 84 Jimmie Johnson
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Entry List: NXS Bet Rivers 200 at Dover Motor Speedway
There are 39 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series event at Dover Motor Speedway — the 10th race of the 2024 season.
Jesse Love, who captured his first career victory last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, will return to the seat of the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Camaro with primary sponsorship from Whelen Engineering.
Notables include: No. 07 Patrick Emerling, 6 Garrett Smithley, 10 Daniel Dye, 14 David Starr, 19 Taylor Gray, 20 Ryan Truex, 26 Corey Heim, 35 TBA, 66 TBA, 88 Carson Kvapil, and 92 Kaden Honeycutt.