TC Daily Pit Stop: Sanchez Wins Truck Pole at Darlington; DiBenedetto Earns Ride For Rest of Season; Haley, Hocevar Among Top-10 in All-Star Fan Voting
TC Daily Pit Stop: Friday, May 10, 2024
Nick Sanchez Earns Pole for NASCAR Truck Series Race at Darlington
Nick Sanchez has had an affinity for qualifying in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ranks. That continued as he scored his second pole position of the 2024 season and seventh of his two-season career Friday at Darlington Raceway.
Sanchez turned a lap time of 29.288 sec. (167.905 mph), which was nearly two tenths of a second faster than second-place qualifier Corey Heim.
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Matt DiBenedetto to Finish Season with Viking Motorsports
Matt DiBendetto, who has competed well since taking over the reigns of the No. 38 Viking Motorsports Ford Mustang, has officially secured himself a ride for the remainder of the 2024 season.
DiBenedetto will continue to pilot the No. 38 machine for the duration of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the driver and team announced on Thursday.
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Haley, Hocevar Among Current Top-10 in All-Star Fan Voting
On Thursday, NASCAR revealed the current top-10 drivers in NASCAR All-Star Race fan voting, and not surprisingly, two of the drivers who have campaigned the hardest are among the top-10.
Carson Hocevar, who recently tricked fellow drivers through the website Cameo to record videos issuing their voice of support, and Justin Haley, who has issued a series of videos as part of his HaleYes All-Star vote campaign, are both there.
NASCAR lists the drivers in alphabetical order, and does not include who is where in the rankings. In addition to Haley and Hocevar, Noah Gragson, Josh Berry, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, Corey LaJoie, Bubba Wallace, Erik Jones, and Ty Gibbs are in the top-10.