TC Daily Pit Stop: Truex in Jeopardy of Playoff Elimination at Bristol; Spire Forgoes NASCAR Xfinity Entry at Bristol; Bristol Entry Lists Are Here!
TC Daily Pit Stop: Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
After Shaky Start to Playoffs, Martin Truex Jr. in Danger of Playoff Elimination
A few weeks ago it would have been unfathomable to think that Martin Truex Jr., the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season champion, could be eliminated from the Playoffs in the Round of 16. But, after two rough outings to start the 2023 Playoffs that is the reality that Truex and his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing team are staring down, as they have a date with Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend.
Truex was frustrated by an overall lack of pace in the Southern 500, which led to an 18th-place finish at Darlington. The team went back to the drawing board, and brought great speed to Kansas Speedway. But bad luck did them in there.
A cut tire on Lap 4 sent Truex into the outside wall, which ended his day, and placed him seven points below the Playoff cutline.
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Spire Motorsports Not Fielding NASCAR Xfinity Series Entry at Bristol
Spire Motorsports, which had originally planned to enter the NASCAR Xfinity Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway with the No. 77 entry, has opted to forgo the event. The team confirmed the decision to TobyChristie.com on Monday.
The team had announced back in March, that Bristol was part of a six-race schedule for the part-time Spire Motorsports NASCAR Xfinity Series team. Carson Hocevar, who is in the midst of battling for a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, was scheduled to compete in the car.
But when LEGACY MOTOR CLUB announced Hocevar as the interim driver of the No. 42 car for Bristol, changes needed to be made.
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Entry List: 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway
There are 36 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Notable entries for the event include JJ Yeley in the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing entry, Carson Hocevar in the No. 42 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB entry, Ryan Newman in the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing entry, and BJ McLeod in the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports enty.
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Entry List: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway
There are 39 cars [for 38 spots] on the preliminary entry list for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Notable entries for the event include No. 07 Stefan Parsons, 08 Chad Finchum, 4 Kyle Weatherman, 11 Derek Kraus, 19 Trevor Bayne, 24 Connor Mosack, 38 Joe Graf Jr., 44 Rajah Caruth, 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt, 66 Timmy Hill, 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr., and 91 Josh Bilicki.
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Entry List: 2023 NASCAR Truck Series UNOH 200 Presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol
There are 38 trucks [for 36 spots] on the preliminary entry list for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Notable entries for the event include No. 1 William Sawalich, 7 Carson Kvapil, 20 Greg Van Alst, 22 Stephen Mallozzi, 33 Mason Maggio, 41 Bayley Currey, 44 Danny Bohn, 51 Jack Wood, 56 Timmy Hill, 61 Jake Drew, 66 Conner Jones, 75 Parker Kligerman, and 90 Justin Carroll.