TC Daily Pit Stop: Kyle Busch Calls LaJoie 'Liar' and Vows to Pay Him Back for Pocono Crash; Reddick Fastest in Brickyard 400 Practice; Zilisch wins ARCA, Majeski Wins Trucks at IRP; Saturday TV Sched
TC Daily Pit Stop: Saturday, July 20, 2024
Ty Majeski Nabs First Win of the Season in TSPORT 200 at IRP
Ty Majeski rallied from an early-race restart violation to score his first win of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, and in doing so, he snagged the first win of the Truck season for Ford Performance as well.
Majeski knew he had a fast Ford F-150, and when he got his early race penalty, which put him behind the eight-ball, he knew he needed to get back to the front.
“Made a little bit of a mistake, it was probably a little bit of a close call on that restart, and I had to pony up and get it back,” Majeski said in his post-race interview. “Obviously when you make a mistake as a driver you drive a little bit harder to try and make up for it but these guys have my back”.
Christian Eckes, who swept Stages 1 and 2, and had a dust-up with Corey Heim in the race, finished in the runner-up spot.
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Tyler Reddick Lays Down Quick Lap in Cup Practice from Indianapolis
As the NASCAR Cup Series drivers prepare to run the first Brickyard 400 since the 2020 season, the teams took to the track on Friday for a 50-minute practice session to dial in their race cars for what is sure to be a challenging race on Sunday.
Tyler Reddick turned the fastest lap on Friday, and in doing so, turned heads. The driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota cranked off a lap of 49.293 seconds (182.581 mph), which was nearly two-tenths of a second faster than Ryan Blaney, who ranked second.
Denny Hamlin, who has yet to win the Brickyard 400, but came heartbreakingly close in 2020, was third fastest in the session.
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PRACTICE RESULTS
Kyle Busch Calls Corey LaJoie a ‘Liar’ and Vows Payback is Coming
Kyle Busch says that Corey LaJoie attempted to text him and call him this week to talk about their late-race incident at Pocono Raceway. In an interview with the Pat McAfee Show, Busch says he didn’t return the call because he heard LaJoie change his story of what happened roughly four times, which tells him LaJoie is lying about whether he took Busch out on purpose or not.
Busch would go on to say that payback is coming for LaJoie.
While Turn 1 at Pocono, where Busch was crashed by LaJoie, is probably one of the worst places to be crashed at in NASCAR, the turns at Indianapolis are probably a close second…
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Chandler Smith Paces Xfinity Practice from Indianapolis Motor Speedway
While its been since 2020 that the NASCAR Cup Series hasn’t raced on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval layout, the NASCAR Xfinity Series hasn’t run a race on the IMS oval since 2019.
Chandler Smith, Joe Gibbs Racing’s driver of the No. 81 Toyota GR Supra, was the fastest of the field in Friday’s Xfinity Series practice session over Parker Kligerman and Conor Daly.
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PRACTICE RESULTS
Connor Zilisch Outduels William Sawalich on Late Restart for ARCA Win at IRP
Connor Zilisch just keeps on winning. On Friday, he outdueled his most bitter rival — William Sawalich — for the race win in the ARCA Menards Series Circle City 200 at IRP. The 17-year-old now has three wins in his first four ARCA Menards Series starts.
Andres Perez de Lara would get around Sawalich for the runner-up spot in an Overtime finish.
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NASCAR TV Schedule Saturday, July 20, 2024
12:00 PM ET - NASCAR Xfinity Qualifying (USA / NBC Sports App)
1:00 PM ET - NASCAR Cup Qualifying (USA / NBC Sports App)
3:00 PM ET - NASCAR Xfinity Pre-Race (USA / NBC Sports App)
3:30 PM ET - NASCAR Xfinity Race (USA / NBC Sports App)