The Nascar Thread

The Xfinity race at Indy oval was pretty good. The last 2 laps were fantastic and Riley Herbst did a hell of a job finishing. That drift in turn 4 was insane. How he held on without wrecking was something else.

SHR finishing 1-2 was wild considering how bad Fords were early in the season. They’ve found their stride.

Big announcement this morning with Custer heading to the 41 in Cup. Herbst likely will make the jump as well, with 23XI being the rumored target in a 3rd car presumably with the new charter.

That leaves 2 spots open at Haas Factory Team, apparently the new team name with the departure of Tony. Rumors are that Hailie Deegan is gonna be headed there. Other names being mentioned are Preece and Harrison Burton. This would be a great opportunity for Deegan to go to a championship caliber team and pretty much would be sink or swim time for her.

Makes sense because NASCAR really needs someone like Deegan being one of the faces since Xfinity will be moving to CW next season and they will want to target the younger demographic and gain new fans with a young star like Deegan.

I’m pulling for her. She’s had a tough road the last couple of seasons and AM Racing was a bad fit for her. That team doesn’t know what they’re doing lol. Deegan in top shelf equipment will need to run in the top 15 and get some 10s and 5s and hopefully she’s good enough to get on the podium eventually.