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Stafford Speedway SK Light Double Down Driver Preview

Lou Modestino

(Stafford Springs, CT)—This Friday, May 26, will see Stafford Speedway’s SK Lights take center stage with the first of two scheduled extra distance 40-lap feature events.  Stafford’s SK Light division has seen a total of 42 different drivers attempt to qualify through the first two races of the season.  Here we take a look at each of those 42 drivers and offer their driving stats at Stafford along with car number, sponsor, and chassis.

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Stafford Speedway 51st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler Driver Preview

Lou Modestino

(Stafford Springs, CT)—This Friday and Saturday, May 12th and 13th, will see Stafford Speedway host the 51st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler®, the first of 5 Open Modified events scheduled during the 2023 racing season.  Here we take a look at each of the 44 drivers currently entered into the NAPA Spring Sizzler® and offer their driving stats at Stafford along with car number, sponsor, and chassis.

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Christian Rose ARCA Menards Series Phoenix Raceway General Tire 150 Race Preview

Mike

Welcome Aboard: AM Racing returned to the ARCA Menards Series full-time in 2023 with Automobile Racing of America (ARCA) Rookie of the Year candidate Christian Rose behind the wheel of the team’s No. 32 Ford Mustang. The 2023 ARCA Menards Series will mark the first time that AM Racing has competed full-time in the NASCAR-owned development series since Gus Dean drove for the organization during the 2018 season.

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Jack Wood – No. 51 Eberlestock Silverado Craftsman Trucks Daytona Preview

Mike

Jack Wood will make his Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) debut behind the wheel of the No. 51 Eberlestock Chevrolet in Friday night’s NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The Daytona race will be part of a 13-race schedule for Wood this year sharing the No. 51 with KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch and other drivers yet to be announced. The 22-year-old driver finished ninth in his ARCA Menards Series debut at Daytona in 2021 and recorded one top-five and four top-10 finishes across eight starts that season.

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RCR Race Preview: Daytona International Speedway

Mike

Richard Childress Racing has collected seven points-paying victories in NASCAR Cup Series competition at Daytona International Speedway and won 11 poles. RCR owns three Daytona 500 wins (Dale Earnhardt – 1998, Kevin Harvick – 2007, Austin Dillon – 2018) and four Coke Zero Sugar 400 trophies (Earnhardt – 1990, 1993, Harvick – 2010, Dillon – 2022).

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Chase Purdy- No. 4 Bama Buggies Silverado Craftsman Trucks Daytona Preview

Mike

Chase Purdy will make his Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) debut behind the wheel of the No. 4 Bama Buggies Silverado in Friday night’s NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The 23-year-old driver will be beginning his third full-time season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and first with KBM. He enters Friday night’s race having totaled five top-10 finishes and 17 laps led across his 52 career Truck Series starts. He posted a career-best sixth-place result in 2021 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

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Christopher Bell / No. 20 DEWALT-Rheem Toyota Camry TRD Preview – Daytona 500

Mike

DAYTONA 500: Christopher Bell will make his fourth NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) start in the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 19th at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). The No. 20 Toyota Camry TRD will feature both DEWALT and Rheem as co-primary sponsors.

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NASCAR: Paint Scheme Preview: 2023 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum

Mike

Check out the fresh batch of paint schemes to take to the track for the first time during the 2023 season at the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum this Sunday (8 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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Denny Hamlin ­– No. 11 Sport Clips Toyota Camry TRD Preview – Busch Light Clash at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Mike

No. 11 Sport Clips Toyota Camry TRD News and Notes LA COLISEUM DEBUT: Denny Hamlin finished 23rd in last year’s inaugural trip to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum after a mechanical issue ended his race early. To advance to the main event, Hamlin had to battle his way in through a last-chance-qualifying race where he started first and led all 50 laps to secure his position in the 150-lap race. HAMLIN CLASH HISTORY: Hamlin is a three-time Busch Clash winner with all three victories coming at Daytona International Speedway. He won the annual…

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Ryan Preece’s Busch Clash Preview

Mike

Perseverance has paid off for Ryan Preece. SHR promoted the 32-year-old racer from Berlin, Connecticut, from his reserve driver role with the organization to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2023 where he will drive the team’s No. 41 Ford Mustang. Preece had spent 2022 performing simulator work while running a mix of races across each of NASCAR’s top-three national touring series – Cup, Xfinity and Truck – a schedule punctuated by a Truck Series win from the pole June 24 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, his second straight at the 1.333-mile…

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