Townley was slated to drive
the No. 32 FAS Lane Racing Ford in Sunday’s Pennsylvania 400, but slapped the
wall in Turn Two, before completing a single lap in practice. The team repaired
the damage, but sources say Townley opted not to return to the cockpit,
concentrating instead on his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series effort with RAB
Racing. Truck Series driver Jason White will replace Townley in the car, which
is a guaranteed starter in Sunday’s race.
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| Baby Daddy Denny |
…NASCAR’s baby boom
continues, with word yesterday that Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin and
girlfriend Jordan Fish
are expecting their first child in January. "It's been a long time
coming," said Hamlin. “It's going to be exciting to be a dad.
"It's going to be a great experience,
and I'm really just excited to be a part of it," he said. "For my
parents to have grandkids is going to be good. Everything works great, things
happen and we're excited about the timing. It's going to be in January, so it's
the offseason. All of that seems to be aligning perfectly for us. My parents live
a mile or two down the road, so they're going to get to visit all of the time.
It's going to be a great time over these next six months to a year."
Fellow Sprint Cup drivers Kevin Harvick
and Ryan Newman
have both welcomed new arrivals to the family in recent weeks.
…Talk in the NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series garage has installed Brazilian Nelson Piquet, Jr., as a
prohibitive favorite in this afternoon’s Pocono Mountains 125. The Turner
Motorsports driver topped yesterday’s opening practice by nearly a tenth of a
second, before qualifying on the pole this morning.
…Justin Lofton crashed his
Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet in Truck Series qualifying this morning, forcing
his team to roll out a backup truck. Lofton entered the weekend third in
championship points, and will start this afternoon’s race from the rear of the
field.
Ford Martin as guest host next week
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