TC Daily Pit Stop: McDowell Welcomes Fifth Child; Allmendinger's Cat Dies; Sponsorship Announcements; Rev Racing Expands to ARCA West

TC Daily Pit Stop: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023

Feb 22, 2023

PHOTO CREDIT: Michael McDowell on Twitter

On Tuesday evening, Michael McDowell shared via a Twitter post that his family has added a fifth child, a daughter named Isabella Grace McDowell.

Isabella joins siblings Trace, Emma, Rylie, and Lucas.

McDowell’s tweet stated, “A verse revealed, a promised given, a literal dream come true. This little girl’s life has the most amazing back story. A true miracle. Meet the newest McDowell, Isabella Grace.”

AJ Allmendinger Mourning the Loss of His Cat Mr. Tickles

PHOTO CREDIT: AJ Allmendinger on Twitter

AJ Allmendinger’s beloved cat, Mr. Tickles, has passed away at the age of seven and a half. Allmendinger shared the sad news on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Allmendinger, Mr. Tickles passed away unexpectedly on Sunday night around 11:00 PM ET. An emergency veterinarian that treated Mr. Tickles stated that most likely the cat had a blood clot and suffered little if any.

Allmendinger found Mr. Tickles under a dumpster several years ago, and the cat became a huge part of the Allmendinger household.

Sebastian Arias, BradyIFS Partnering with Rev Racing for Select ARCA West Races

PHOTO CREDIT: Lachlan Cunningham / ARCA Racing

Rev Racing will continue its expansion across the world of NASCAR and ARCA racing, as the organization has added Sebastian Arias to its bran new ARCA Menards Series West lineup for the 2023 season.

Arias, 24, will have sponsorship from BradyIFS, and will run for Rev Racing at Sonoma and Phoenix Raceway.

If more sponsorship is found, Arias could contest more races with the team.

GEARWRENCH Backing Tyler Reddick in Three Xfinity Series Races with Sam Hunt Racing

PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Hunt Racing

Tyler Reddick is set for a part-time NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule with Sam Hunt Racing in the No. 24 entry for the 2023 season, and he will run three races with sponsorship from GEARWRENCH, the organization announced on Tuesday.

Saturday’s Production Alliance Group 300 at Auto Club Speedway will be the first of three GEARWRENCH races for Reddick.

The company will be on the No. 24 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the following race and at Darlington Raceway.