A doubleheader of professional late mannequin and late mannequin inventory CARS Tour races that have been initially scheduled for Might throughout NASCAR All-Star Race weekend bought postponed as a consequence of climate.
The 2 races can be run Saturday evening on the monitor and the 42-car discipline for the 125-lap late mannequin inventory predominant occasion is sort of half-filled by present or former NASCAR rivals.
Among the many entries for the race embody former Cup champion and now TV analyst Kevin Harvick, present Cup sequence driver Josh Berry, Xfinity Collection regulars Brandon Jones and Sammy Smith and Truck Collection rookie Layne Riggs.
Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing, Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang
Photograph by: Gavin Baker / NKP / Motorsport Photos
They be a part of a number of the CARS Tour’s prime title contenders in Connor Corridor, Brent Crews and Brenden “Butterbean” Queen.
With simply six occasions remaining for the LMS division earlier than the Oct. 19 season finale at North Wilkesboro, Corridor leads the standings forward of Crews and final 12 months’s occasion winner, Queen.
“I by no means attempt to dwell on it, however it’s cool to see the larger names within the Late Mannequin race and final 12 months to know that I gained and beat all of them it was actually, actually particular,” stated Queen.
“We go there and put our helmet on and do our job. You wish to beat the perfect and we like to race towards them. To be the perfect you, gotta beat the perfect. We love once they come and run with us as a result of it places a much bigger highlight on our sequence.”
Brenden Queen, TRICON Storage, Greatest Restore Firm Toyota Tundra
Photograph by: Nigel Kinrade / NKP / Motorsport Photos
Final 12 months, 4 former NASCAR drivers – Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Harvick and Justin Marks – partnered to accumulate the CARS Tour.
Harvick additionally owns a crew that competes repeatedly within the sequence however stated he intends to deal with racing simply “for enjoyable.” He has one different late mannequin begin scheduled this season.
“Clearly we wish to do good, the perfect that we are able to, however whether or not I end first or final after I depart, so long as I’m part of the occasion and having fun with it and having a great time and being part of our rivals on weekends helps me be taught in regards to the sequence,” Harvick stated.
“So, I wish to have enjoyable with it and be concerned within the occasion and rub elbows with the fellows that placed on the exhibits each week.”
Different notable names
Among the many different drivers with NASCAR expertise entered within the late mannequin race are Carson Kvapil, Kaden Honeycutt, Connor Mosack, Connor Jones, Connor Zilisch and Tate Fogleman.
Corridor, the present CARS Tour LMS sequence chief, is making his Truck Collection debut Aug. 10 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing.
