TC Daily Pit Stop: LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Appeal Denied; Brent Sherman Ready For NASCAR Return; Layne Riggs Takes Emotional CARS Tour Win
TC Daily Pit Stop: LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Appeal Denied; Brent Sherman Ready For NASCAR Return; Layne Riggs Takes Emotional CARS Tour Win
TC Daily Pit Stop: Thursday, June 29th, 2023
National Motorsports Appeals Panel Upholds Penalties to No. 43 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Team
On Wednesday, the No. 43 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB team had a chance to appeal its L1 penalty following the Enjoy Illinois 300 at Gateway earlier this month. After hearing the appeal, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel upheld the penalties levied by NASCAR.
The panel ruled that the team had broken the rules set forth in the NASCAR Cup Series rulebook, which do not allow the modification of single-source supplied parts for the Next Gen cars. The No. 43 car was found to have a modified greenhouse after the race at Gateway.
As a result, the No. 43 team and Erik Jones will not have their 60 owner and driver point deductions, and five playoff points deductions restored. Crew chief Dave Elenz will serve the second of his two-race suspension this weekend at Chicago, and his $75,000 fine stands.
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Interview: Brent Sherman Ready For First NASCAR Race in 14 Years; Sweated it Out For NASCAR Approval
It’s been 14 years since his last NASCAR National Series start, but Brent Sherman tells TobyChristie.com that he is ready for the challenge of the Chicago Street Course. Sherman, who will be piloting the No. 28 RSS Racing entry, says the opportunity landed in his lap after a perfectly timed facebook interaction.
Sherman says he has been working out, and will utilize a sim rig for the first time in his racing career to prepare for the race. In his time away, he has been raising his two children and he has built his own laundramat.
Sherman says he had to sweat out NASCAR’s license approval process, but thankfully the sanctioning body took into account his extensive road course background and his one-off ARCA start in 2016.
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Dawson Cram Lands Nexus Auto Transport Sponsorship For Chicago Street Race
Dawson Cram and the No. 74 CHK Racing team will carry a brand new sponsorship into this weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity Series street race at Chicago as Nexus Auto Transport will adorn the Chevrolet Camaro.
Cram will carry a slick purple and white paint scheme for the occassion. Cram has one NASCAR National Series road course start, which came at the Daytona International Speedway road course in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2021.
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Pure Kick Joining Forces with Kyle Weatherman and JD Motorsports at Chicago
Kyle Weatherman and the No. 4 JD Motorsports team will also carry a new look into this weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity Series street race at Chicago. The car will have a bold green, white and black scheme and the primary sponsor will be Pure Kick Hydration and Energy.
Weatherman and the No. 4 team are coming off of a solid top-20 finish last weekend at Nashville Superspeedway and will look to do more of the same this weekend.
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Layne Riggs Notches Emotional CARS Tour Victory at Caraway in KHI Debut
You could feel the emotion as Layne Riggs climbed from the No. 62 Kevin Harvick, Inc. CARS Tour Late Model Stock on Wednesday night at Caraway Speedway. The 21-year-old son of former NASCAR standout Scott Riggs, is a budding talent, but he’s had a hard time finding opportunities in 2023.
This win could be the launching pad to a bright future for Riggs, as it came in a car owned by Kevin Harvick and he was crew chiefed by Rodney Childers. To score the win, Riggs had to pass JR Motorsports hot shoe Carson Kvapil for the lead, and then he had to hold off Jared Fryar down the stretch.
“I just can’t believe it,” said Riggs after climbing from his car. “Thank you to DeLana [Harvick], Rodney [Childers], and Kevin [Harvick]. God, I did not think we were going to win tonight, I just drove the best I could. I knew the No. 8 [Kvapil] was really strong, the No. 14 [Fryar] was good there at the end, too.”