TC Daily Pit Stop: Parker Retzlaff to Make NASCAR Cup Debut at Daytona; Andre Castro to Drive SSGL No. 14 at Portland; Thomas Annunziata Making Xfinity Debut at Sonoma; Friday's TV Schedule
TC Daily Pit Stop: Friday, May 31, 2024
Parker Retzlaff Tapped by Beard Motorsports for Daytona NASCAR Cup Series Debut
21-year-old Parker Retzlaff, who runs full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Jordan Anderson Racing, will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut in August’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
Retzlaff will pilot the No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Beard Motorsports. The young racer, who has opened eyes in the Xfinity Series, is excited for the opportunity.
“It’s an exciting time getting ready to make my first start in the Cup Series and it’s an incredible opportunity to do this with Beard Motorsports,” Retzlaff said. “Everyone in the NASCAR garage knows what that team is capable of, especially at the superspeedways, so I’m just really excited and ready for this chance.”
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Toby’s Take: When One Door Closes, Another Opens
While the waters are rough and scary for the hundreds of employees that call Stewart-Haas Racing home, currently, the closing of the team presents them all with opportunity. In the Charter era in the NASCAR Cup Series, much like in the 1998 hit Closing Time from Semisonic, every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
As the four Charters from SHR are sold to other teams, the current SHR drivers, crew chiefs, mechanics, and pit crew members will have to find their new beginning.
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Andre Castro to Drive SSGLR No. 14 at Portland in Partnership with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports
Andre Castro and Jesse Iwuji Motorsports will make a comeback to the NASCAR Xfinity Series this weekend at Portland International Raceway through a partnership with SS-GreenLight Racing’s No. 14 entry.
Castro, a road racing ace, will run the event in the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro with primary sponsorship from Ryvid and Joie Energy.
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Thomas Annunziata Making Xfinity Series Debut at Sonoma for JD Motorsports
Thomas Annunziata will get his chance to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut as he’ll pilot the No. 6 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports in the upcoming event at Sonoma Raceway.
Annunziata is a full-time competitor in the TransAm TA2 division, and the 18-year-old racer finished runner-up in the ARCA Menards Series season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway. For the young driver, this is a dream come true.
“I’ve been waiting on this forever,” Annunziata said. Watching ‘Days of Thunder’ and ‘Talladega Nights’ growing up, and watching Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson race NASCAR, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do.”
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Dozer Winch Parts, Thomson Equipment Join Garrett Smithely at Portland
Garrett Smithley and the No. 4 JD Motorsports team have picked up a new primary sponsor for this weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity Series event at Portland International Raceway. Dozer Winch Parts and Thomson Equipment will back the driver and team in the Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland.
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NASCAR TV Schedule: Friday, May 31, 2024
6:00 PM ET: NASCAR Truck Practice at Gateway (FS1 / FOX Sports App)
6:35 PM ET: NASCAR Truck Qualifying at Gateway (FS1 / FOX Sports App)
9:00 PM ET: NASCAR Truck Practice and Qualifying (Re-Air) (FS2 / FOX Sports App)