Special report by @GucciardoJoey.
BRISTOL, TN – After a good road course learning experience at Watkins Glen last week, Dakoda Armstrong and the JGL Racing team looked to put that to use once again as the series headed to a road course for the second consecutive week. In adverse weather conditions of heavy rain, Armstrong would keep his No. 28 Winfield Toyota safely on course and come home with a 21st place finish in the running of the Mid-Ohio 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
But now, it's on to Bristol Motor Speedway.
Armstrong will be making his sixth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Bristol Motor Speedway to go along with two prior starts in the Camping World Truck Series. He has a best XFINITY Series finish of 23rd at the track known as "The World's Fastest Half Mile."
The driver of the No. 28 Winfield Toyota for JGL Racing has an average finishing position of 19.7 in 21 NASCAR XFINITY Series starts in 2016 and currently sits 14th in the series points standings.
Armstrong finished 30th in the Spring race earlier this season at Bristol.
Steven Lane, crew chief of the No. 28 Toyota, worked with BC during his days at Ganassi Racing. Bryan attempted a few starts in the Sprint Cup Series led by Lane but their attempts were washed out by rain cancelling qualifying.
"Bristol is a small track that produces rough racing," Armstrong also added. "It reminds me a lot of the tracks at Winchester and Salem in Indiana that I grew up racing on. Track position is very important at Bristol as passing can be difficult. It will be important for us to get the handling on our No. 28 Winfield Toyota in our practices so we can put in a solid qualifying effort.
"We really struggled in the Spring race and it was probably one of our worst races all year. We have clicked here lately and have some good momentum on our side so we look to keep that going with a solid race on Friday night."
JGL Racing will pay tribute to Bryan Clauson this weekend at Bristol by running a special BC logo on the C-Post of their No.28 Winfield Toyota.
Dakoda was very close to BC is his early years of racing. Bryan raced for the family owned Armstrong Racing and won a Midget Championship with the Armstrong's. Dakoda and Bryan grew up racing together and spent a large amount of time with each others family.
"Wow, I still cant believe it," Armstrong stated in a JGL Racing statement. "I am at a loss for words. Such a tragedy. RIP Bryan Clauson."
Lane had his own comments on Clauson.
"What a tremendous young man BC was," added Lane in the same team statement. "Bryan was a true talent in our sport and our thoughts and prayers go out to the Clauson family."
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| Dakota Armstrong is ready to take on Bristol Motor Speedway, and is going to do that while honoring the late Bryan Clauson. |
But now, it's on to Bristol Motor Speedway.
Armstrong will be making his sixth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Bristol Motor Speedway to go along with two prior starts in the Camping World Truck Series. He has a best XFINITY Series finish of 23rd at the track known as "The World's Fastest Half Mile."
The driver of the No. 28 Winfield Toyota for JGL Racing has an average finishing position of 19.7 in 21 NASCAR XFINITY Series starts in 2016 and currently sits 14th in the series points standings.
Armstrong finished 30th in the Spring race earlier this season at Bristol.
Steven Lane, crew chief of the No. 28 Toyota, worked with BC during his days at Ganassi Racing. Bryan attempted a few starts in the Sprint Cup Series led by Lane but their attempts were washed out by rain cancelling qualifying.
"Bristol is a small track that produces rough racing," Armstrong also added. "It reminds me a lot of the tracks at Winchester and Salem in Indiana that I grew up racing on. Track position is very important at Bristol as passing can be difficult. It will be important for us to get the handling on our No. 28 Winfield Toyota in our practices so we can put in a solid qualifying effort.
"We really struggled in the Spring race and it was probably one of our worst races all year. We have clicked here lately and have some good momentum on our side so we look to keep that going with a solid race on Friday night."
JGL Racing will pay tribute to Bryan Clauson this weekend at Bristol by running a special BC logo on the C-Post of their No.28 Winfield Toyota.
Dakoda was very close to BC is his early years of racing. Bryan raced for the family owned Armstrong Racing and won a Midget Championship with the Armstrong's. Dakoda and Bryan grew up racing together and spent a large amount of time with each others family.
"Wow, I still cant believe it," Armstrong stated in a JGL Racing statement. "I am at a loss for words. Such a tragedy. RIP Bryan Clauson."
Lane had his own comments on Clauson.
"What a tremendous young man BC was," added Lane in the same team statement. "Bryan was a true talent in our sport and our thoughts and prayers go out to the Clauson family."
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