CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs Heads to South Florida for Penultimate Race

Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 at Noon Saturday

 

After two weeks to regroup and go over strategy, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series competitors are headed to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Baptist Health Cancer Care 200, the Playoffs’ Round of 8 finale (Saturday, October 21 at 12 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio) to decide who will make the Championship 4 Round and race for the title in Phoenix.

 

Homestead-Miami Speedway was built as a key part of plans to help the city of Homestead rebound after devastation caused by Hurricane Andrew. Groundbreaking began August 24, 1993, exactly one year after the hurricane. The track soon opened in November of 1995. This 650-acre facility is active more than 280 days per year and features both a 1.5-mile oval and a 2.21-mile road course.

 

The 1.5-mile oval has hosted 26 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races since its inaugural CRAFTSMAN Truck Series event on March 17, 1996 – a race won by Dave Rezendes piloting the No. 7 Geoffrey Bodine Motorsports Ford. Notably, there have been 23 different race winners. Kyle Busc leads the series with three wins at the track, while Playoff driver Ty Majeski is the most recent winner (2022).

 

The 2023 season marks the second time the speedway has hosted the Round of 8 finale in the Playoffs (2022 and 2023). The track was home to the championship race in the Playoffs from 2016-2019 before landing a spot on the regular season schedule for 2020-2021 season.

 

Only one race during the Round of 8 finale has been won by a non-Playoff driver – Daniel Suárez at Phoenix in 2016.

 

Every point matters in an elimination race. #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/lCq58AtP29

— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) October 19, 2023

• Next Race: Baptist Health Cancer Care 200
• The Place: Homestead-Miami Speedway
• The Date: Saturday, October 21
• The Time: 12 p.m. ET
• The Purse: $689,963
• TV: FS1, 11 a.m. ET
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
• Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps)
• Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30)
• Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60)
• Final Stage (Ends on Lap 134)

 

source: NASCAR Media

Bristol Motor Speedway Doubleheader Tonight

To feature UNOH 200 Truck Playoff Race and Bush's Beans 200 ARCA Series

From top left to right: Christian Eckes; Ty Majeski; Carson Hocevar; and Corey Heim

 

Eight drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will get a brand-new start in their Playoff run when they visit challenging Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday, Sept. 14, for the nightcap of what promises to be a thrilling doubleheader of racing that also will feature the ARCA Menards Series Bush’s Beans 200.

 

The Craftsman Truck Series Round of 8 opens on the famed concrete high banks of Bristol and there’s several drivers who are chasing the championship crown who could claim that they have the momentum.

 

The circuit’s most recent winner, Christian Eckes, is certainly riding high after winning dramatically at Kansas to extend his Playoff run. He will be one of the contenders to watch when the green flag drops at the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics (9 p.m., FS1 and MRN Radio). The New York native literally stole the win from challengers Corey Heim and Zane Smith, leading the final two laps on the 1.5-mile track in his No. 19 Chevy Silverado.

 

Eckes’ third victory of the season eliminated rivals Matt DiBenedetto and Matt Crafton from championship contention and it thrust the McAnally-Hilgemann Racing driver into the second position to start the Round of 8, right behind regular season champ Heim and in front of fellow three-time season winner Grant Enfinger.

 

"It's exciting, but you know at the same time the job is not finished,” Eckes said during an interview this week on Sirius XM NASCAR radio. “I came here to win a championship and that's what I want to do. So we have a lot more work to do to get there, but the job's not finished.”

 

The other drivers who have a claim to momentum include the current points leader Heim, a two-time winner who has been solid all season in his No. 11 truck with a class leading 16 top 10 finishes. Heim has been so good in 2023 that he has only finished outside the top 10 twice, at Atlanta in March (34th) and a 15th place finish on the Bristol dirt.

 

The UNOH 200 defending winner Ty Majeski could also make a strong case for momentum, given the strong performance he put on here last September to take the victory. He has ran well this season at short tracks and posted a dominating performance at the Playoff opener at Indianapolis Raceway Park.

 

Certainly, no one can discount the current rise of Carson Hocevar.  Another three-time winner this season, Hocevar will be dangerous and a strong contender in his No. 42 Niece Motorsports Chevy. Incidentally, Hocevar will be pulling double-duty during the weekend as he will also drive the No. 42 Chevy for the Legacy Motor Club in Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race.

 

The two past Truck series champions, Zane Smith and Ben Rhodes, will also be tough to beat at Bristol as Playoff contenders, as both have plenty of experience navigating the high banks and have posted strong finishes at the track in the past.

 

Finally, rookie Nick Sanchez may not have the momentum, but he is still a threat to claim the pole and the victory. He is holding down the eighth position to start the Round of 8 Playoffs, but has had a very fast truck all season long at the controls of his No. 2 Chevy.

 

 

Thursday night’s double-header opens with stock car racing’s future stars putting on a show in the Bush’s Beans 200 (6 p.m, FS1, MRN Radio) in the ARCA Menards Series. There are championship scenarios aplenty in this race as Jesse Love could clinch the national title, while talented William Sawalich and top challenger Luke Fenhaus are battling to decide the ARCA East Series crown. Sawalich will also compete in the UNOH 200, driving the No. 1 Truck for the TRICON Garage.

 

Tonight’s cast of characters. ✨#Bristol200 | @ItsBristolBaby

📺 Watch with us on @FS1 at 6 p.m. ET. pic.twitter.com/0gNGnsDSk8

— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) September 14, 2023

In the national series, Love holds a 129-point lead over second-place Andres Peres De Lara and former Malcom in the Middle star Frankie Muniz is holding down fourth place in the standings with nine top 10 finishes. Former NCAA Div. 1 baseball player Christian Rose is fourth in the points. The 6-foot-4 West Virginia native, who was an effective relief pitcher for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore before switching to a career in motorsports, has amassed 10 top 10s this season in his No. 32 machine.

 

 

source: Bristol Motor Speedway Media

NASCAR / ARCA / SRX Race Weekend Recap (Indianapolis, Eldora Speedway)

Winners: Michael Mcdowell (Cup); Ty Gibbs (Xfinity); Ty Majeski (Trucks) Jesse Love (ARCA) plus Tony Stewart (SRX) 

 

NASCAR Cup

Michael Mcdowell Wins Cup Series Race at Indy Road Course; Clinches Playoff Berth

 

Michael McDowell dominated Sunday’s Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course to score his first win of the 2023 season after holding off a hard charging Chase Elliott.

 

The driver of the No. 34 becomes the 13th driver to punch his ticket to the postseason on a victory. It’s McDowell’s second career win in the Cup Series. His first came in the 2021 Daytona 500.

 

“I was really trying to pace myself,” McDowell said. “I figured there would be a late-race caution, and I didn’t want to burn my stuff up. I was just trying to maintain that gap.

 

“Then when I got into traffic, (Elliott) started closing, I had to push it, but I just can’t believe it.”

 

Absolutely speechless. We’re going #NASCARPlayoffs racing once again!! 🏁 pic.twitter.com/kxal46YwCs

— Michael McDowell (@Mc_Driver) August 13, 2023

Pole: Daniel Suarez

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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on 08/20/2023 for the Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. 

 

NASCAR Xfinity

Ty Gibbs Distances Field, Wins Xfinity Series Race at Indy Road Course

 

In conjunction with brisk speed out front, Ty Gibbs brushed off a 43-minute weather delay to find Victory Lane in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Saturday evening.

 

The win was Gibbs’ first in seven Xfinity Series races this season and the 12th of his Xfinity Series career. Sam Mayer finished runner-up, with AJ Allmendinger, Austin Hill and Justin Allgaier rounding out the top five.

 

“Definitely about time,” Gibbs told NBC Sports’ Dave Burns. “Really cool to get one here at the Brickyard. I grew up racing go karts in New Castle down the street, so really special to me. Thank you to He Gets Us, all glory to Jesus Christ.

 

“Awesome car, great car. Thank you, Jason Ratcliff. This is the man right here. Jason did a great job. Thank you. This is just so special to me.”

 

p1 💥 P1 ⁰⁰@TyGibbs wins the @_Pennzz 150 presented by @AdvanceAuto.⁰⁰#NASCAR | @JoeGibbsRacing 🍾🧱 pic.twitter.com/UuKP0aeUrI

— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) August 13, 2023

Pole: AJ Allmendinger

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Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on 08/19/2023 for the Shriners Children's 200 at Watkins Glen International. 

 

 

NASCAR Trucks

Ty Majeski Dominates Truck Series Playoff Opener at IRP

 

Ty Majeski took the checkered flag Friday night at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park to open the Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs.

 

The win marked the first of the 2023 season for the No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford and locks Majeski into the Round of 8.

 

“We’re peaking at the right time. This is exactly when we peaked last year. It looks like we’re trending in the same direction. Hopefully this is just the start of our playoff run. We want to go and win Milwaukee, right? That’s my home race. Go win Kansas. We’ve had great trucks at all those places. Bristol and Homestead we’ve won, and Phoenix we’re in the mix to the end. That’s the end goal,” Majeski said.

 

An incredible rebound from Richmond, but @TyMajeski and the No. 98 team are just getting started in the #NASCARPlayoffs. pic.twitter.com/KklWPaPpf0

— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) August 12, 2023

Pole: Christian Eckes

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Next Race: The Truck Series will return on 08/27/2023 for the Clean Harbors 175 at the Milwaukee Mile.

 

 

ARCA

Jesse Love Bags Seventh Win of 2023 in Reese’s 200 At IRP

 

After getting passed in the late stages of the ARCA race by Luke Fenhaus, Jesse Love executed the final restart of the evening perfectly to regain the lead from Fenhaus and drive away to Victory Lane in Friday’s Reese’s 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

 

“This is such a phenomenal team,” Love said. “I didn’t think I did a great job at saving my stuff and that came back to bite me when [Fenhaus] came by. He was really fast and I was giving this thing all it was worth. I cooled [my tires] down as much as I could [before the restart] hoping it would pay dividends and it did.”

 

7th win of the season for Jesse!!!#FlyTheV #TeamToyota pic.twitter.com/sUw1VuKvqP

— VenturiniMotorsports (@VenturiniMotor) August 12, 2023

Pole: Jesse Love

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Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on 08/18/2023 for the General Tire 100 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International at Watkins Glen International.

 

Next Race: The ARCA Series West will return on 08/19/2023 for the NAPA Auto Parts ARCA 150 at Evergreen Speedway.

 

Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on 08/20/2023 for the Dutch Boy 100 at Springfield Mile at Illinois State Fairgrounds.

 

 

Superstar Racing Experience

Tony Stewart Wins His Home SRX Race at Eldora

 

For the fourth time in five dirt races for the Camping World SRX Series, Tony Stewart went to victory lane.

 

On Thursday night, Stewart took the win at the track he owns, Eldora Speedway, in the 75-lap feature race for the SRX superstars. It was a sweep of the night for the 2021 series champion, as he also won both heat races leading into the feature event. The first-ever heat race sweep gave Stewart the luxury of starting on the pole for the feature, and he would not relinquish the top spot.

 

“What an awesome night at Eldora Speedway Brought home the win and got to climb the fence again for our friends at Bass Pro Shops! Great having Ron Capps join the Superstar Racing Experience. Thanks to all the fans that came out and to Camping World for their support.” Tony Stewart

 

Just like old times… 🥹 pic.twitter.com/2tyLvVxFO7

— Superstar Racing Experience (@SRXracing) August 12, 2023

Pole: Tony Stewart

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Next Race: The Superstar Racing Experience will return on 08/17/2023 for the season finale at Lucas Oil Speedway.

 

 

source: NASCAR / ARCA / SRX Media

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Lineup

”Toyota 200” Ty Majeski Takes Pole

 

The twelfth race of the 2023 Truck Series season will be contested on the 1.25-mile-long track, Wide Technology Raceway (Madison, Illinois). Thirty-five drivers will compete over one hundred and sixty (160) laps in the race for a shot at victory.

 

Today’s event will be telecast live on FS1 and MRN at 12:30 pm ET. Ty Majeski will lead the field to the green.

 

Toyota 200 Line-Up

1. #98 - Ty Majeski
2. #99 - Ben Rhodes
3. #19 - Christian Eckes
4. #42 - Carson Hocevar
5. #52 - Stewart Friesen
6. #38 - Zane Smith
7. #35 - Jake Garcia
8. #4 - Chase Purdy
9. #2 - Nick Sanchez
10. #23 - Grant Enfinger
11. #41 - Bayley Currey
12. #16 - Tyler Ankrum
13. #17 - Taylor Gray
14. #15 - Tanner Gray
15. #25 - Matt DiBenedetto
16. #5 - Dean Thompson
17. #43 - Daniel Dye
18. #1 - Toni Breidinger
19. #13 - Hailie Deegan
20. #11 - Jesse Love
21. #51 - Jack Wood
22. #9 - Colby Howard
23. #45 - Lawless Alan
24. #66 - Conner Jones
25. #32 - Bret Holmes
26. #02 - Chris Hacker
27. #56 - Timmy Hill
28. #12 - Spencer Boyd
29. #20 - Matt Mills
30. #34 - Stephen Mallozzi
31. #95 - Clay Greenfield
32. #33 - Josh Reaume
33. #6 - Norm Benning
34. #88 - Matt Crafton
35. #24 - Rajah Caruth

#TheTrip makes its way to the heartland.

📍: @WWTRaceway | 📺: FS1 pic.twitter.com/v7twn90mZp

— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) June 3, 2023

 

source: NASCAR Media

Joey Logano Dominates

ThorSport Teammate Ty Majeski Claims Second

 

Moonlighting in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series on Saturday night, Joey Logano performed the perfect Bristol Stomp in winning the WEATHER GUARD Truck Race on Dirt.

 

The reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion swept the first two stages of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway’s Dirt Track, led 138 of the 150 laps and crossed the finish line 1.241 seconds ahead of ThorsSport Racing teammate Ty Majeski.

 

“My fun meter was pegged tonight,” said Logano, who won the second Truck Series race of his career. “I had a lot of fun out here racing at Bristol. The dirt’s a lot of fun.

 

“Hopefully, tomorrow is just as good with the other car.”

 

Logano will try to pull off the Bristol Dirt Double when he starts 12th in his No. 22 NASCAR Cup Series car in Sunday’s Food City Dirt Race at the half-mile track. He won the inaugural Cup Series dirt race at Bristol in 2021.

 

Majeski ran a strong second but was no match for his teammate.

 

“He’s a two-time Cup champion for a reason,” Majeski said. “Just happy we got ThorSport in Victory Lane. ThorSport deserves to be in Victory Lane—just wish it was us. Just one spot short.

 

“Overall, he was just better than us tonight. I thought maybe at times, if we would have had a long run, I might have been able to match him or at least make him nervous. Just wasn’t in the cards for us.”

 

Long runs were not the order of the day. The race was punctuated by 11 cautions for 64 laps, as trucks rubbed fenders, cut tires and spun on the slick clay surface with predictable frequency. Out front for virtually the entire race, Logano avoided the chaos behind him.

 

Led 138 of 150 laps last night in Bristol. Props to @ThorSportRacing for building a rocket #Hang10CarWash @FordPerformance #F150 🤙🏁 pic.twitter.com/rtT1FwTGAX

— Joey Logano (@joeylogano) April 9, 2023

“They gave me a great race truck,” said Logano, who pressed Team Penkse teammate Ryan Blaney into service as his spotter. “We qualified good in the heat race and were able to drive to the lead pretty early in the race and were pretty much able to control it.

 

“I’m not sure we learned anything for (Sunday), because I didn’t get to race a whole bunch, but it was fun leading all those laps. I had a great spotter up there in Blaney. He kept me entertained and light-hearted and a (was) a whole lot of fun, too.”

 

William Byron, a two-time Cup winner this season, ran third in the No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet. Matt Crafton was fourth, followed by Grant Enfinger, Jake Garcia, Chase Briscoe, Tanner Gray, Kaden Honeycutt and Matt DiBenedetto.

 

Dirt late model ace Jonathan Davenport finished 14th, one spot behind Hailie Deegan, who ran as high as third during the early stages of the race.

 

Majeski leads the series standings by 34 points over defending champion Zane Smith, who was collected in a three-truck accident on Lap 95 and finished 21st.

 

 

 

source: NASCAR Newswire

Derek Kraus: 2021 NCWTS at Gateway: Race Preview

August 20, 2021 “Toyota 200 presented by CK Power” (Stages 55/110/160 laps = 200 miles)

By Nascarvd Nascarvédé

 

“The Gateway Arch of Glory!”

The 2021 Playoffs begin this Friday at the World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway located in Madison, Illinois. This atypic oval, created in 1997, shaped like an egg, much like Darlington, SC has done quite well so far in Derek Kraus’s .

 

Last year in his rookie season he finished the race in 13th position, his worst career result on this oval. Indeed, during his years in NASCAR K&N Pro Series, he had dominated in 2018 by winning the combined West/East race after leading almost the entire 3rd segment. The following year he got an excellent 2nd position after starting 12th. However, this 2nd position had had a bitter taste as the race had been cut off from the last 27 laps due to time constraints preventing Derek, whose car was flying on the track, to take 1st position.

 

This year, with the race in the Playoffs, Derek will only have one mission, to win it! No more calculations to do. There are seven races left before the end of the season and after poles, top10s, top5s, only one victory is missing from his CV in NCWTS.

 

And with a sponsor named "Gates Hydraulics" it would be stylish to win not far from the "Gateway Arch" of St. Louis!

 

Let's forget about Watkins Glen and focus on this race. With its banking of 11 ° in turns 1 and 2, 9 ° in turns 3 and 4 and 3 ° in the two straights. It will be necessary to make choices in the setup of the Toyota Tundra #19 NAPA Belts & Hoses / Gates Hydraulics. The first pair of turns being much tighter than the second.

 

Derek will start from 17th position. And that may be a good omen because last year Sheldon Creed  won the race just starting from 17th position!

 

The No. 19 Gates Hydraulics/NAPA Belts & Hoses @ToyotaRacing with @derek9kraus will start 17th in Friday's #Toyota200 at @WWTRaceway pic.twitter.com/ualfjycveE

— Bill McAnally Racing (@BMR_NASCAR) August 18, 2021

 

Due to the geographic remoteness with the Cup and Xfinity races in Brooklyn, Michigan, Derek will have a new spotter in Brian Tedeschi. Originally from Custer Park, IL, he will take on this role at McAnally -Hilgemann Racing for the first time at age 25. He won't be the only new member of MHR as Andrew Diehl, 24, from Leonardtown, Maryland, was just hired by the team a few days ago (August 10). Until then he worked for JD Motorsports with Gary Keller in NXS as car chief, mechanic and even Front changer successively on cars #0, 4 and 6.

 

Among the entries are Ty Majeski and the newcomers Armani Williams and Derek Griffith. Ah yes I forgot, there will also be Josh Berry ... Hoping that the latter will avoid putting Derek in the wall as he had done in Nashville...

 

Thank you to the entire @BMR_NASCAR team for all of the hard work throughout the regular season. Sure wish we could be in the playoffs.

But there are 7 races left for us to go try and win! On to @WWTRaceway! pic.twitter.com/jkpcYKM5VS

— Derek Kraus (@derek9kraus) August 10, 2021

 

That's it for today, I'll try to introduce you to another MHR #19 team member soon.

 

GO Derek GO !!

 

Entry list, starting lineup and much more here: www.racing-reference.info/race/2021-16/C

 

Race live this Friday on FS1 at 9:00 p.m. ET

 

 

 

 

source: Nascarvd Nascarvédé

Austin Cindric Picks Lucky Logo Out of Jack Roush’s Hat

Cindric Will Pilot the #NXS #60 in Daytona

Last night on “Jack’s Garage,” Claire B. Lang announced that Austin Cindric will pilot the No. 60 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) season kickoff in Daytona. Chase Briscoe  and Ty Majeski were also in the running. All three young NASCAR Talents are sharing the ride for the 2018 season.

We picked the driver of the 60 for @DISupdates the only way we thought was fair... drawing from Jack's hat! And the winner is: pic.twitter.com/UHAa0YKEZ0

— Roush Fenway Racing (@roushfenway) January 18, 2018

Roush Fenway Racing decided to pick the season opener driver in a unique fashion. Briscoe, Cindric and Majeski drew logos out of the iconic “Jack hat” to find out who the lucky driver was to be.

Lang will give fans an exclusive interview with the chosen driver, Austin Cindric during the weekly segment on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90). “Jack’s Garage” runs each Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. ET with the award-winning host during her popular “Dialed In” show.

We're excited to unveil the paint scheme the iconic 60 car will run this season, beginning in Daytona!https://t.co/vUGLHEAwUr pic.twitter.com/vChCt1MYZf

— Roush Fenway Racing (@roushfenway) January 11, 2018

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Ford Performance Teaming Up Young NASCAR Stars, Veteran Racer For IMSA Continental Tire Opener At Daytona

Ford Performance is in the midst of a NASCAR youth movement and when the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge kicks off in Daytona on Jan. 26, four of its NASCAR drivers will be on full display. 

Ford Performance Development Driver Chase Briscoe, along with Austin Cindric, Cole Custer and Ty Majeski will be mentored and joined on track by IMSA champion driver Scott Maxwell as part of a two-car Mustang GT4 team in the GS class that weekend.

“We have an outstanding group of young drivers coming up and we feel putting them in this kind of environment with Scott Maxwell will benefit them for the rest of their careers,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports. “You have to be good on all types of tracks to compete for a NASCAR championship and this will give each of them valuable road course experience in our exciting Mustang GT4 with Multimatic Motorsports.”

Briscoe, 23, was announced as the first driver of Ford Performance’s Driver Development Program last year and he’s coming off a season that saw him take home his share of honors in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He won the Sunoco Rookie of the Year and Most Popular Driver awards after qualifying for the series Playoffs and winning the Ford 200 season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Cindric, 19, was a teammate of Briscoe’s at Brad Keselowski Racing in 2017 and won his first major NASCAR race in September at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. That helped him qualify for the inaugural NCWTS Playoffs, where he advanced to the Championship 4 at Ford Championship Weekend and finished third. Cindric has road racing experience, including a successful run in Multimatic Motorsport’s Ford Shelby GT350R-C program.

Custer, 19, enjoyed a standout rookie season in the NASCAR XFINITY Series for the newly-formed team at Stewart-Haas Racing. He had a solid Playoff run that saw him advance to the Round of 8 and win his first series race in the season-ending Ford 300 in Homestead-Miami.

Majeski, 23 and a former three-time ARCA Midwest Tour champion, made his debut with Roush Fenway Racing in the NASCAR XFINITY Series in 2017 and competed three times. He qualified in the Top 10 for each event and finished the year on a high note with a 10th-place run in Homestead-Miami.

It was recently announced that Briscoe, Cindric and Majeski will share the full-time No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing-prepared Mustang powered by the Ford FR9 race engine in the NASCAR XFINITY series in 2018, in collaboration with Team Penske, Ford Performance and Roush Yates Engines.

All four drivers will benefit from the expertise of Maxwell, whose credentials include the 2016 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge GS championship in 2016 with co-driver Billy Johnson and victories at some of the sport’s marquee venues, such as Sebring, Daytona and Le Mans.

Driver pairings for the four-hour endurance event will be announced at a later date. All five drivers will participate in a three-day test session at Daytona International Speedway, beginning January 5, 2018.

.@ChaseBriscoe5 @AustinCindric @colecuster00 & @TyMajeski join @smaxwell27 in the #MustangGT4 for the @continentaltire @IMSA Sportscar Challenge '18 opener @DISupdates https://t.co/XQ1lzsFcEO

— Ford Performance (@FordPerformance) December 14, 2017

.

Never thought in a million years I would get to try this. Looking forward to it, so blessed that @FordPerformance lets me try so many new and cool things. https://t.co/Py3re3DRwj

— Chase Briscoe (@ChaseBriscoe5) December 14, 2017

Feels like I never left! Only @smaxwell27 is a few years younger :)@ChaseBriscoe5 @TyMajeski @colecuster00 are in for a treat. @MultimaticRace https://t.co/kcfZm9g9XM

— Austin Cindric (@AustinCindric) December 14, 2017

Going to be fun getting to learn some more about road racing! Got an awesome group, can’t wait for Daytona! https://t.co/7gswHPLawh

— Cole Custer (@colecuster00) December 14, 2017

Awesome opportunity for all 4 of us from everyone @FordPerformance! Excited to learn each and every race and make the most of it!👊🏼 https://t.co/tKNJKQ3Co9

— Ty Majeski (@TyMajeski) December 14, 2017

Watch it... your parents told me I could treat you just like one of my kids... https://t.co/owlENaSeOT

— Scott Maxwell (@smaxwell27) December 14, 2017

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