TC Daily Pit Stop: Martinsville Entry Lists and Storylines Post-Homestead
TC Daily Pit Stop: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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Hamlin on Homestead Defeat: “I Just Wasn’t Able to Hold’ The Hold
Denny Hamlin registered his most impressive performance in what has been an overall lackluster NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs for the 43-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing driver in Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Hamlin led the race on three occasions for a total of 21 laps, and in the closing laps, he was in the mix for the race win. Ultimately, he came up shy of the win in a three-way battle with Tyler Reddick and Ryan Blaney.
It wasn’t a win, but Hamlin’s third-place finish was his best result since a runner-up finish at Richmond Raceway in August.
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Breakout Run Ends in Ninth-Place Result for Rookie Driver Carson Hocevar
Carson Hocevar hasn’t clinched Rookie of The Year honors in the NASCAR Cup Series this season, but with a lead exceeding 100 points and only two races remaining, it’s merely a formality.
The Portage, Michigan has assembled an incredible debut season in NASCAR’s premier division, highlighted by a third-place result at Watkins Glen International in September and six top-10 finishes.
Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway was the most recent of those top-10s and a showing that several would consider a breakout run for Hocevar, engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the heavy hitters in the NASCAR Cup Series.
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MORE NASCAR HEADLINES:
Voting for 2024 NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Most Popular Driver Officially Opened: The 2024 NMPA Most Popular Driver Award voting is officially open, with fans able to vote five times daily each day until Thursday, November 21st.
NASCAR Truck Series Racer Matt Mills Finally Heading Home from Hospital: Matt Mills was finally released from a local area hospital on Monday following a hard crash in Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Baptist Health 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
MBM Motorsports Partners with 2ONE Nicotine Pouches for Martinsville, Phoenix: MBM Motorsports, a part-time team in the NASCAR Cup Series owned by Carl Long, announced a new primary sponsorship partnership on Monday. 2ONE Nicotine Pouches will serve as the primary partner for the team’s No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse this weekend at Martinsville Speedway and next week at Phoenix Raceway.
Marco Andretti to Run for Venturini Motorsports in Phoenix ARCA West Finale: Marco Andretti, who has spent the 2024 season piloting Chevrolets will swap to a Toyota Camry for his final ARCA start of the year. Andretti, 37, will run the No. 25 Venturini Motorsports entry in the ARCA Menards Series West season finale at Phoenix Raceway in a couple of weeks.
Myatt Snider to Pilot No. 91 DGM Racing Entry at Martinsville: Myatt Snider has landed a ride in the No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet Camaro for this weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity Series National Debt Relief 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Snider will carry his longtime sponsorship partner TreeTop Apple Juice and Apple Sauce around the 0.526-mile short track on Saturday
MARTINSVILLE ENTRY LISTS:
2024 NASCAR Cup Series XFINITY 500 at Martinsville: There are 37 cars on preliminary entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series XFINITY 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Notables: 15 Grala, 16 Van Gisbergen, 66 Bilicki.
2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series National Debt Relief 250 at Martinsville: There are 38 cars on the preliminary entry list Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series National Debt Relief 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Notables: 07 Emerling, 14 Van Alst, 15 Lupton, 19 Sawalich, 20 Almirola, 26 Pollard, 35 Ware, 50 Pardus, 53 Maggio, 74 TBA, 91 Snider, 92 Cram.
2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 at Martinsville: There are 37 trucks on the preliminary entry list for Friday’s Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Notables: 1 Sawalich, 4 Moffitt, 6 Benning, 7 Zilisch, 16 Sauter, 22 Green, 25 Sutton, 27 Reaume, 44 Gould, 45 Honeycutt, 66 Jones, 81 Day, 90 Carroll, 91 Wood.
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Q: Which current non-playoff driver has scored the most points through the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs?
A: Alex Bowman. 87% of you got it right. Alex Bowman has led the most laps through the post-season of the drivers not currently eligible.
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