TC Daily Pit Stop: Larson Leaves Xfinity Competition in Dust in Practice; Alfredo Crashes Hard; Preece Wins ARCA West Race; Saturday's TV Schedule

TC Daily Pit Stop: Saturday, June 10th, 2023

Toby Christie

Jun 10, 2023

Without a doubt, Kyle Larson and the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports team are the ones to beat in Saturday’s DoorDash 250 at Sonoma Raceway. Larson turned a quick lap time, which was more than a second faster than the rest of the competition in Friday’s practice session.

Larson turned a fast lap of 79.255 seconds, while second place Sheldon Creed turned a fastest lap of 80.435 seconds. The session had a few incidents, the most severe of which occurred when the throttle hung wide open on Anthony Alfredo’s No. 78 machine causing a massive crash. Luckily, Alfredo was able to walk away.

Video: Hung Throttle Sends Anthony Alfredo HARD Into Turn One Wall at Sonoma

Anthony Alfredo says by the time he realized his throttle was hung wide open in Friday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series practice session, it was too late to hit the kill switch. What resulted was a massive impact.

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Ryan Preece Scored Dominant Victory in ARCA West Race at Sonoma

Ryan Preece entered Friday’s ARCA Menards Series West race at Sonoma Raceway in an effort to get a leg up on his NASCAR Cup Series competition for Sunday’s Toyota / Save Mart 350. What he accomplished was avenging a frustrating loss in the ARCA West race at Sonoma back in 2019.

Preece led 50 of 64 laps in Friday’s race, and utterly dominated the event to score the emphatic win. The 14 laps that Preece didn’t lead were led by ARCA West point leader Landen Lewis, who was on a different pit strategy.

Andre Castro Joins Jesse Iwuji Motorsports; Making Xfinity Series Debut at Chicago

Andre Castro, who cut his racing teeth in the open wheel ranks competing in the USF2000 and the Formula 4 United States Championship divisions, will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for Jesse Iwuji Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Loop 121 street race at the Chicago Street Course.

Castro, 24, is a native of New York City, New York and he took home the prestigious Team USA scholarship in 2021.

NASCAR TV Schedule Saturday June 10, 2023

3:00 PM ET - NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying at Sonoma (FS1 / FOX Sports App)
5:00 PM ET - NASCAR Cup Series Practice and Qualifying at Sonoma (FS1 / FOX Sports App)
7:30 PM ET - NASCAR Xfinity Series Sonoma Pre-Race (FS1 / FOX Sports App)
8:00 PM ET - NASCAR Xfinity Series DoorDash 250 at Sonoma (FS1 / FOX Sports App)