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| Austin Dillon gets the call |
Dillon is the 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion and currently
leads the championship standings in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving for
Richard Childress Racing. He has two career Nationwide Series wins and five
Camping World Truck Series victories, the most recent of which came July 24 in
the inaugural CarCash Mudsummer Classic presented by CNBC Prime’s “The Profit”
at Eldora Speedway in Rossurg, Ohio. The Pure Michigan 400 will mark Dillon’s
10th career Sprint Cup start.
“I’ve watched Austin for many years and at each stage of his
racing career he’s been successful,” Stewart said. “He’s proven to be a very
fast learner, and he’s able to adapt quickly. Being the youngest champion in
the history of the Truck Series is proof of that. His background in dirt racing
is an asset, and off the track we share many of the same interests,
specifically, hunting and fishing. I know he’ll perform well at Michigan and
I’m just as confident in his ability to properly represent Mobil 1 and Bass Pro
Shops throughout the race weekend.”
SHR has not determined who the interim driver of the No. 14
Chevrolet will be for the Sprint Cup Series’ following race Aug. 24 at Bristol
(Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Veteran racer Max Papis drove the car to a 15th-place
finish Sunday at Watkins Glen International to maintain the team’s 11th-place
standing in the Sprint Cup Series owner championship.
No timetable has been established for Stewart’s return to the No.
14 Chevrolet, but the three-time Sprint Cup champion was discharged from the
hospital late Sunday afternoon.
Reagan Smith doesn't have the cloat of Richard Childress. If he did he would've got this opportunity. I remember Austin showing up at the Carolina Clash series and other super late model races with a big rig RCR haulerand crew. He stayed in his motor home while they prepared his car. No wonder he won. Guys can't compete against RCR from a 2000brother sqft shop.
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