TC Daily Pit Stop: Rick Ware Racing Shows Out at Bristol; BJMM Scaling Back Operations; Vicente Salas Making NASCAR Truck Series Debut at COTA; and COTA Entry Lists!
TC Daily Pit Stop: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
Haley, Grala Earn Solid Bristol Finishes for Rick Ware Racing After Showcasing Top-10 Speed
When looking over the final results for Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, the names of Justin Haley (17th) and Kaz Grala (19th) at the tail-end of the top-20 may jump out at you, both driving Ford Mustang Dark Horse entries for Rick Ware Racing.
Both of the team’s entries finishing inside the top-20 may serve as a slight surprise, but that’s because we’re all accustomed to seeing the old Rick Ware Racing, which in a low-attrition race such as Sunday’s, would have been lucky to find themselves inside the top-25. But, that’s no longer the organization we’re dealing with.
For an organization that is working diligently toward becoming a perennial contender for top-10 finishes in the NASCAR Cup Series, placing multiple entries inside the top-20 for the first time on a non-drafting track is an important first goal post, one that Rick Ware Racing has now scored on.
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Sim 2 Reality: Vicente Salas to Make Real-World NASCAR Truck Debut
Vicente Salas, a renowned racer on the iRacing racing simulation platform, is set to make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado for Young’s Motorsports this weekend at Circuit of the Americas.
Salas, 21, shared the news in a Monday afternoon post on his account on X.
In the post, Salas states, “WE’RE GOING NASTRUCKIN! I’m ready to get after it with my @youngsmtrsports guys in the #20 Miramar Financial Silverado this weekend! This has been my biggest dream and I can’t thank everyone who helped make this happen enough! VAMOS!”
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BJ McLeod Motorsports Scaling Back to Part-Time Xfinity Schedule in 2024
BJ McLeod Motorsports, a mainstay in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for the last decade, has elected to scale back its operations in the second-tier series to a part-time schedule for the remainder of the 2024 season, the team confirmed on Monday.
The organization, which has fielded the No. 78 Chevrolet for owner-driver BJ McLeod in the first four Xfinity Series events of 2024, will continue to make sporadic appearances in the second-tier series throughout the year, before gearing up to return full-time in 2025.
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Country Music Star Cody Jinks Partners with Hailie Deegan, AM Racing at COTA
As Cody Jinks prepares for the release of his latest album, Change the Game, on March 22, the multi-platinum and award-winning country music artist is partnering with Hailie Deegan and the No. 15 AM Racing NASCAR Xfinity Series team for this weekend’s race at Circuit of the Americas.
Jinks’ album, which is a production from his own studio Late August Records, will serve as the primary sponsor for Deegan’s Ford Mustang this weekend.
“I am beyond thrilled about this partnership with Cody Jinks this weekend at Circuit of the Americas,” Deegan said in a team press release. “Cody’s energy and growing popularity will undoubtedly bring us some attention for the race this weekend. I am honored to represent him, promote his new record, and earn him a great finish with our No. 15 Cody Jinks — Change The Game Ford Mustang on Saturday afternoon.”
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Connor Zilisch Grows 2024 Schedule, Joins Pinnacle Racing Group For ARCA East Slate
With a Rolex from the Daytona 24 on his wrist, and having signed several contracts in recent weeks, young prospect Connor Zilisch is ready to hop back into an ARCA Menards Series car as he and Pinnacle Racing Group are teaming up for the entire ARCA Menards Series East, and other ARCA Menards Series races.
Zilisch will hop behind the wheel of the No. 28 Chevy starting at Five Flags Speedway for the ARCA Menards Series East in the Pensacola 150. He takes over the seat formerly held by Luke Fenhaus, who came home second in the East Series standings in 2023.
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Entry List: NCS EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at COTA
There are 39 drivers on the entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas (COTA). Notables: 13-Allmendinger, 15-Grala, 16-SVG, 50-Kobayashi, 66-Hill,
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Entry List: NXS Focused Health 250 at COTA
There are 40 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas (COTA). Notables: No. 4 (TBA), No. 6 Ty Dillon, 07 Daniil Kvyat, No. 14 TBA, No. 24 Ed Jones, No. 26 Sage Karam, No. 28 Kaz Grala, No. 32 Austin Green, No. 35 Alex Labbe, No. 45 Brad Perez, and No. 50 Preston Pardus.
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Entry List: NCTS XPEL 225 at COTA
There are 35 trucks on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series XPEL 225 at Circuit of The Americas (COTA). Notables: No. 1 Jack Hawksworth, No. 04 Marco Andretti, No. 7 Connor Zilisch, No. 12 Dale Quarterley, No. 20 Vicente Salas, No. 22 Carter Fartuch, and No. 75 Stefan Parsons.
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