With two regular season races remaining to set the 16-driver Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Playoff field, four more drivers assured themselves a postseason berth following last Saturday night’s Bristol Motor Speedway night race.
Ty Majeski heads to his home state of Wisconsin with a special name across the passenger side of his No. 60 Lilly Diabetes Ford for the NASCAR Xfinity race at Road America. Majeski’s Grandfather, Dave Romberg, will be riding along with him at Road America. Romberg has played a special role in Majeski’s life and racing career and he has a special tie to the car this weekend that extends beyond his name on the door. Ty’s Grandfather has type 2 diabetes and is one of the over 30 million people in the US living with diabetes.
Elliott and the No. 23 team will utilize chassis no. 214; This chassis was raced this year at Watkins Glen by AJ Allmendinger (Start: 4th/Finish: 2nd).
Elliott Sadler will clinch a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs by earning just 10 points in Saturday afternoon’s event at Road America.
Self on Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park: “Man, I’m feeling pretty good about the direction of our Niece Motorsports team,” said Self. “Throughout this summer stretch, we’ve only been getting stronger.
About the No. 76 Camaro: SS Greenlight Racing will bring chassis 701 to Road America this weekend for the Johnsonville 180. Spencer Boyd ran this chassis previously at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finished in the 25th position.
In what is a rare off weekend for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS), the Roush Fenway Xfinity teams head north to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, for their third road course race in four weeks. RFR will field three cars in Saturday afternoon’s race, highlighted by Lilly Diabetes as the primary partner on all three. RFR has 21 starts in the Xfinity Series at the track all-time, with one win coming back in the very first start there with Carl Edwards in 2010.
Fontaine on Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park: “My Niece Motorsports team has done everything that they can to prepare me for Canada,” said Fontaine. “They’ve provided support with video, photos and even sent me to Canada earlier this summer to experience its twists and turns for myself.
“Due to a unfortunate circumstance with Sargeant Motorsports, Dalton Sargeant will no longer compete with GMS Racing full-time in the Truck Series for the remainder of the 2018 season."
Bristol Motor Speedway was the home for the 16th race of the season and marked the final event of the regular season before the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs begin this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.