TC Daily Pit Stop: NASCAR Has Granted Kyle Larson's Playoff Waiver; Hocevar Claws Back into ROTY Contention With Career-Best Finish; Sonoma Entry Lists Are Here!
TC Daily Pit Stop: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
NASCAR Officially Grants Playoff Waiver to Kyle Larson
After nine days of speculation and debate, Kyle Larson has officially been granted a Playoff Waiver by NASCAR, and will once again be eligible to compete for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship.
“Obviously, a lot going on in the last week around the Waiver for Kyle. We didn’t take that lightly. A lot of discussion internally. I’m proud of our team, and how we took the due diligence to work through this process. But ultimately landed at giving Kyle a Waiver so he’ll be eligible for the Playoffs going forward,” Elton Sawyer, NASCAR Vice President of Competition stated in a Zoom conference with the media on Tuesday morning.
Larson’s status was put into question after he missed the start of the Coca-Cola 600 while competing in the rain-delayed Indianapolis 500.
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ATYL: A Cruel Way to Lose a Race | Cindric Secures Future? | Larson Waiver Update (Race Analysis)
It’s time for Taylor Kitchen’s breakdown of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Gateway and the heartbreaking finish for Ryan Blaney, and incredible win for Austin Cindric.
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Carson Hocevar Back in Rookie of the Year Hunt With Career-Best Finish
After a career-best eighth-place finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at Gateway, Carson Hocevar sliced 31 points out of Josh Berry’s 36-point lead in the Rookie of the Year standings.
Hocevar overcame a loose wheel on the opening pit stop of the race and rallied for an excellent finish. As Hocevar scored his best finish of his career, Berry finished last after pounding the wall with a flat tire on Lap 112.
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Entry List: NASCAR Cup Series Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma
There are 38 cars on the entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. The two “Open entries” for the race are the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Camaro, driven by Will Brown, and the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford Mustang, driven by Cam Waters. Both drivers, from the Supercars Series in Australia, are making their Cup Series debuts.
Additionally, Kaz Grala returns to the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing entry and AJ Allmendinger will pilot the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.
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Entry List: NASCAR Xfinity Series Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 at Sonoma
There are 39 cars [for 38 spots] on the entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 at Sonoma Raceway.
Notable entries include No. 4 Garrett Smithley, No. 6 Thomas Annunziata, No. 07 Alex Labbe, No. 14 Brad Perez, No. 17 Boris Said, No. 19 Ty Gibbs, No. 20 John Hunter Nemechek, No. 26 Ed Jones, No. 32 Austin Green, No. 35 Sage Karam, No. 50 Preston Pardus, and No. 92 Josh Bilicki.
How is SVG not racing in Sonoma - he would be the favorite to win.