Category: Crown Jewel

PHOENIX: BBR RETURNS TO GREATNESS, WOLFE WINS TCSP CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

The Champions have been Crowned for the 2024 Crown Jewel Racing Season, and what a year it has been. Two hundred sixty-seven days ago, the battle for the Championship began at the beaches of Daytona, and last night, the victor claimed their throne in the desert of Phoenix.

Championship night meant Crown Jewel Racing of 312 Laps around the mile-long Phoenix RACEWAY. Stephen Menke, Thomas Wolfe, Nic Vasquez, and Cory Mott were all racing to be crowned the Team Conti Sim Performance Cup Champion.

Menke would set the tone in qualifying by capturing the pole by three-thousandths of a second over Thomas Wolfe. Nic Vasquez would qualify 9th, and Cory Mott would have to battle from the back starting in 23rd after making contact with the wall.

Menke led the field to the green flag, but Wolfe also also had a great jump off the start. Wolfe beat Menke back to the line and led the first lap. Most drivers were surprised to find a clean start since the Spring race had 24 cautions and raced 200 laps. But the racing would stay under the green flag until an incident involving Jim Mott and Garth Griswold would bring out the yellow flag on Lap 30. There would be four more cautions throughout the Stage, with the final one on Lap 59 with Thomas Wolfe getting the stage win and momentum heading into Stage 2.

Stage 2

Allen Phillips led the pack back to the green flag and led the race until Zack Saunders captured the lead on Lap 66. The first caution of Stage 2 came out on Lap 84 when Ben Lawson got loose through the dogleg on the front stretch. The field would get stacked back up. Zack Saunders was still leading, but all four playoff drivers who were hunting for the Championship were lined up behind him.

Wolfe would recapture the lead on Lap 96 from Saunders before a Championship Implication incident occurred on Lap 114. Menke would get loose going into one, slide up the track, and collide with Griswold and Stewart Harding Walker, who would make contact with Menke’s teammate and playoff driver Nic Vasquez. This incident would end Walker’s night, but the playoff drivers escaped without severe damage.

Cautions would breed more caution throughout Stage 2, with the significant incident occurring on Lap 169 when Vasquez would give a tap to Saunders’s back bumper, which caused him to snap into the outside wall. Vasquez’s teammate and team owner Stephen Menke couldn’t avoid Saunders, and they would collide just past the start-finish line. Menke’s guardian angel was with him last night as he again avoided serious damage.

Another significant incident on Lap 177 would take out a few non-playoff drivers on the front stretch, but the Stage would end on lap 184, and Nathaniel Campbell would lead the field to his first Stage win of the year.

To Pit or Not to Pit

Pit Strategy would become the key in the final phase of the race as green flag racing would resume one Lap 219 with 93 Laps to go. Wolfe would maintain the lead, but the strategy was coming into play behind him. Finishing the race on the last fuel stop would be a stretch as Wolfe, Griswold, Menke, and Tipton would do their best to stretch the run out as long as possible and try to make it to the end. Mott and Vasquez would pit, and the race was on to see if Mott and Vasquez could get back on the lead lap and catch Wolfe again before the checkered flag flew.

Mott needed to get around Oskar Jensen on Lap 277 behind Wolfe to get back on the lead lap. Mott would be on the outside of Jensen when Jensen would snap loose, and he and Mott would go wrecking into the wall. Mott’s Championship hunt was over just like that.

With Wolfe leading, Menke was behind Caleb Tipton and Griswold sitting in 4th, and Vasquez hunting the Wolfe in 5th with 31 laps to go. Wolfe would lead the field to the green for the final time; when the green flag waved, Wolfe would throw up the deuces, and he was gone. Wolfe would drive to the checkered flag with a four-second lead to win the 2024 Team Conti Sim Performance Cup Championship.

“I like to think I have a little talent, but really the secret to the sauce, is late night test runs, racing as much as I could, and just work that I have put in over the season that earned me this Championship.”

Thomas Wolfe, #94 Backroad Bandit Racing, Chevy

BBR Dominates

The Backroad Bandit Racing team would end the season on a high note, winning every race of the Championship Weekend, with Zack Saunders winning the VRS Truck Series Championship on Monday. Zack Saunders would also win the Bob Henry’s Xfinity Series race on Tuesday, but Stewart Harding Walker would win the Season Championship.

To conclude Championship night, Thomas Wolfe would bring the BBR Race Team back from the ashes the organization found themselves in at the halfway point of the season to find themselves on top of the Crown Jewel Racing League.

From the Admin Team: Thank you to the entire CJR Community, the team owners, the drivers, the broadcasters, all of our wonderful sponsors, for which we are so grateful, and lastly, to the fans. We hope you enjoyed this season as much as we did, and we can’t wait to run it back in 2025.

Happy Holidays to you and your family!

OFFICIAL: Crown Jewel Racing Finalizes Media Deal

Crown Jewel Racing Media Team announced today that they have finalized Media Deals for the 2025 Season after a change in the Cup Series Broadcasting deal couldn’t be completed.

It was announced earlier this year that FTN would be the broadcaster for the 2025 Cup Season, but after personnel changes occurred at FTN, a deal could not be reached, as concerns over securing a contract for the 2025 season began to rise for the CJR Front Office.

“We were looking forward to working with FTN, and we still look forward to working with them in the future. We understand the difficulty of securing personnel and having them available weekly for our race season, and we wish them the best and hope to work with them again in the future.”

Garth Griswold, CJR Media Director

CJR Media Team announced the signing of Wind Tunnel TV (WTTV) to broadcast all 39 Crown Jewel Cup Series Races in 2025. WTTV, owned by Mr. Dean Doucet, has over 9 years of experience in the Sim-Broadcasting Market and bleeds racing through and through. WTTV primarily streams to YouTube and Facebook and focuses on providing quality content at an affordable rate.

“We are thrilled to have WTTV on board for the 2025 Season. Mr. Doucet and WTTV will be able to provide a high-quality broadcast week in and week out that showcases the talents of the Crown Jewel Cup Series that our fans will love to watch.”

Garth Griswold, CJR Media Director

The CJR Media Team also reported that they have finalized a deal with High-Velocity TV to broadcast all 23 VRS Truck Series Races in 2025. High-Velocity TV has proven its worth numerous times by filling in for the CJR Media Team and providing high-quality content to our fans in 2024. We are extremely happy to bring them on board full-time for 2025.

For the 2025 Team Conti Sim Performance Dash Xfinity Series, spectators can expect a twist for the broadcast – welcome to the Crown Jewel Cup Series Drivers Only broadcast! Headed by current broadcasters Nathaniel Campbell and Cory Mott, fans will be treated to a rotating cast of Cup Series talents telling the stories throughout the 33-race schedule. Nobody knows the league storylines quite like the veterans and giving them the opportunity to shine on the TCSP Dash Xfinity broadcast will bring nothing but good times and great commentary for the fans of the Xfinity drivers.

Make sure to check out WTTV and HVTV Channels and give them a follow!

It will be a year to remember in 2025 at Crown Jewel Racing.

WHAT TO WATCH: PHOENIX

The TCSP Cup Series Championship race is live tonight from Phoenix. Green Flag flies at 8pm EST.
WATCH HERE

CHAMPIONSHIP FOUR

  • Stephen Menke-FMS-FORD- Stephen secured his second win of the season with perfect timing. With a near perfect performance at Miami, in what could be called the race of the year for the TCSP. Stephen locked himself into the final four and has given himself an extra week to prepare for Phoenix. With an average running position of 10.3 all season and an 8.9 ARP on short tracks, Stephen has shown he has the ability to put up a fight to bring the championship trophy back to the FMS workshop.
  • Cory Mott-Palmetto-CHEVY- Our Regular season champion has withstood the beating of the playoffs and has scratched and clawed his way to this final four. The question is, is he and the 1 team burnt out after all this fighting or will they receive their second win and bring Palmetto and Chevy a championship before the team makes their manufacturer switch to Toyota TRD. Cory has an ARP of 7.3 on short tracks (highest out of championship 4), which could lead some of the analyst to believe He has a real shot tonight.
  • Nic Vasquez-FMS-FORD- Factory Motorsports has 2 chances in to bring the trophy home. Nic Vasquez has shown he knows how to win with 3 wins this season and making the playoffs after a very controversial ruling last week. If Nic and the 22 team have stayed focused amidst the media circus surrounding the decision and this championship race, there’s no reason he doesn’t have a shot in lifting the grand prize of a TCSP championship trophy. An ARP of 11.7 on short tracks (lowest out of the championship 4) doesn’t shine too much light on his chances tonight but after talking with representatives from the team, their focus and determination seems to be enough.
  • Thomas Wolfe-BBR-CHEVY- Thomas seemed to be our favorite coming into the championship four but without a win in the round of 8, has he lost his winning ways. Okay, let’s stop rage baiting here. Thomas is a force to be reckoned with. With an ARP of 8.6 on short tracks and 7 wins in the bag, it’s hard not to have Thomas and the 94 team as your favorite for tonight. Can he continue his quest for dominance and secure the final prize of the TCSP Cup Series championship or will we see another favorite fall in a David vs Goliath showdown.

THANK YOU!

To all viewers, sponsors, racers, broadcasters, team owners, and employees, we want to thank you for all of your support through this long season! We have had our highs and lows, controversial moments, and Cinderella stories. We can’t wait to have you all and more back next season!

Team Conit Sim Performance moves sponsorship to Xfinity Series

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VRS Truck Series Championship Preview

The VRS Truck Series Championship is upon us, and that brings us four championship drivers to break down. Come with me on a journey through the season as we discover how we got here, and discover who will take the crown for the 2024 VRS Truck Series.

2024 VRS Truck Series Championship

Phoenix Raceway – 1.00 mi – Paved Oval
Monday, November 11, 2024
Time: 8:30 PM EST
Stages: 45/90/150
Stream: Crown Jewel Racing Network

The 2024 season comes to an end this week at Phoenix Raceway. A total of 97 different drivers took place in the 2024 VRS Truck Series across 31 races. The 2024 season was split into four distinct splits, three regular season splits followed by the 2024 VRS Truck Series Playoffs. The VRS Truck Series opted out of the win-and-in format and instead decided the playoff drivers based on the top three drivers in each split plus three wild-card drivers from the entire 2024 season. This led to the 2024 playoff field looking like such:

Nishil CondoorMatthew Owens
John ConnorGarth Griswold
Cory MottJim Mott
Zack SaundersThomas Villano
Pete MoralesJohnny Avila
Henry KallhoffCody Porter

Eight drivers were eliminated across six races, which has now led us to our final four:

Nishil Condoor
John Connor
Cory Mott
Zack Saunders

#61 – Nishil Condoor

Nishil is seen as a strong competitor outside of the VRS Truck Series, seeing multiple wins in the now defunct Gen 4 Cup Series. Nishil has participated in 25 of the total 30 races ran to this point and finished second in the regular season standings. However, Nishil has remained winless in the 2024 campaign, while notching 9 top five finishes and 18 top ten finishes. Nishil has also stayed out of the stage win column as well throughout the 2024 season, but is third in total stage points for the season.

It is clear that Nishil has an issue with winning in the VRS Truck Series. With some consistency, it is possible that he can be in position at the end of the race to win the championship – but only time will tell!

#97 – John Connor

John has had a late season surge – almost sweeping round one of the playoffs if not for a late race mistake causing him to finish third at Bristol. John has finished in the top five in all six playoff races this season and will be looking for a strong finish to the season at Phoenix. John participated in 28 of the total 30 races ran to this point and finished fifth overall in regular season. He has a total of two wins and three stage wins in the 2024 campaign and is the leading stage point scoring driver throughout the course of the playoffs.

It isn’t hard to see that John Conner has had an unbelievably consistent playoff run and will be a contender to win the 2024 championship.

#1 – Cory Mott

Cory has been a wildcard throughout the course of the 2024 VRS Truck Series season. Initially competing part-time while broadcasting, Cory qualified for the playoffs during Split #2 but would be at a distinct disadvantage by not being able to amass nearly as many playoff bonus points as other drivers. This would immediately be noticeable when the playoffs started, and he had to claw for every single point. But points would no longer matter when he started off the Round of 8 with a bang and win at Auto Club Speedway – locking himself into the Championship 4. Mott is the only driver in the 2024 Crown Jewel season to be participating in the Championship 4 for the VRS Truck Series and the Team Conti Sim Performance Cup Series.

Even with all that, Mott’s statistics are the least impressive of the four drivers and is currently the longshot for the championship. It will take a perfect night and minimal mistakes for Mott to be a contender at Phoenix this week.

#99 – Zack Saunders

Coming off a controversial protest decision in the Team Conti Sim Performance Cup Series that nullified his advancing win, Zack Saunders still has an opportunity to defend his 2023 Truck Series championship in Phoenix on Monday. Zack Saunders has had a videogame-like season putting up unmatched statistics: 12 top fives, 14 top tens, 7 wins, and 11 stage wins – and he is leading the league in every single one of those stat lines. However, Saunders has seen a dip in performance during the 2024 playoffs, with only 1 win, 1 top five, and 0 stage wins – simply cruising to the Championship 4 using his playoff bonus points.

It is without a doubt, that Zack Saunders is one of the favorites to win the championship this week at Phoenix. Can he avoid the bug that has been keeping him down these playoffs and claim the championship? Or will he fall to the wayside and fail to defend his 2023 championship? We will find out soon enough!

Fan Pick

JOHN CONNOR

Consistency is key, and John Connor has had nothing but consistency in the last six weeks. This race will be very competitive, and all 150 laps will matter – but the fans are on John’s side this week heading into the desert.

OFFICIAL RULING: Zack Saunders win eligibility revoked from Martinsville

An independent panel of peers has determined that Zack Saunders is guilty of violating iRacing Sporting Code 7.5.4.1 Yellow Flag Procedures – Oval.

Based on previous caution procedure violations in Crown Jewel Racing and NASCAR, it was determined that positions have never been returned to cars that do not maintain pacing speed regardless of the cause.

The independent panel of peers determined the fairest penalty for this situation is to revoke the automatic win eligibility for advancing to the Championship 4. With the automatic win eligibility revoked, Zack Saunders is -5 from making the Championship 4 and thus, eliminated.

Evidence presented by the protestor, Nic Vasquez.

The independent panel of peers that ruled on this case were Stewart Harding Walker, Ray Gill, and Justin Bell (abstained).

Team Conti Sim Performance & VRS Re-Up for 2025

Two key partners are returning to Crown Jewel for the 2025 season – Team Conti Sim Performance and VRS Racing.

Team Conti Sim Performance Dash Series

Team Conti Sim Performance is returning to Crown Jewel as a title sponsor in 2025, but this time with a different series. Last year’s Cup Series sponsor will be moving to the Xfinity Series this year, dubbing the series the Team Conti Sim Performance Dash Series. The series will still feature Team Conti Sim Performance merchandise and subscriptions up for grabs as prizes for the Championship Four. Franchise bidding sign-up is now live – make sure to secure your spot at the bidding table for the 2025 season today!

VRS Truck Series

VRS returns to the Truck Series this season. For the second year in a row, the Truck Series will be named the VRS Truck Series. VRS will be offering up subscriptions the Team VRS coaching service, as well as VRS data pack subscriptions for the Championship Four and for the Triple Truck Challenge. Currently the Truck Series will be open to all competitors, but in the event that franchise numbers are higher than expected, the VRS Truck Series may become franchised. To get ahead of the game, put in a provisional franchise bidding registration and include the number of Truck Series franchises your team would like.

Team Conti Sim Performance and VRS join Project K-9 Hero as sponsors for the 2025 season. The Crown Jewel Cup Series currently remains unsponsored at this time, after Bob Henry’s BBQ Sauce and Rubs backed out of their deal earlier this month. If you or anybody you know has interest in sponsoring and supporting the Crown Jewel Cup Series, please reach out to Cory Mott on Discord to discuss the details.

Thank you to our 2025 sponsors for your continued support of our league. Your contributions allow us to continue our mission to bring realistic and affordable racing to oval races all over the world. Good luck to everyone in the remainder of the 2024 playoffs, and we cannot wait to see everybody on track in 2025!

Interested in racing in 2025? Join us here!

Season Winding Down and Playoff Battles Cranking Up In CJR

With three weeks remaining in the 2024 Crown Jewel Racing Season, the season may be winding down, but the playoff battles are heating up. Cory Mott locked himself into a chance to fight for a Championship in Phoenix in the VRS Truck Series while a non-playoff driver, Matt White, captured a win in the TCSP Cup Series. Let us dive in and recap a week of the exciting racing in the CJR League.

ARCA

Stewart Harding Walker has now won back-to-back weeks in the ARCA Series, winning at the Track Too Tough To Tame last week and winning again last night at the Milwaukee Mile. Jim Mott is still holding on to a commanding lead in the ARCA Series Season Standings and Bob Baker is trying his best to capture second place from missing ARCA Driver Thomas Villano.

VRS Truck Series

The VRS Truck Series kicked off the Round of 8 at Auto Club Speedway. Cory Mott was able to avoid the carnage right behind him on the final lap and take the checkered flag for the win. Mott is the first driver to lock himself into the Round of 4 and the opportunity to win the VRS Truck Series Championship in Phoenix. The VRS Truck Series will be back in action tonight at 8:30 EST at Homestead, and you can catch all the action on the Crown Jewel Racing Network.

Bob Henry’s Xfinity Series

The Bob Henry’s Xfinity Series and the TCSP traveled to Fabulous Las Vegas last week. Zack Saunders would take first place in the season standings with his win over Brian Messer last week. Tyler Belanger, Jacob Fifield, and Stewart Harding Walker hope to shake those standings up tomorrow night at Homestead.

Team Conti Sim Performance Cup Series

Newcomer on the block Matt White took the checkered flag to stop Stephen Menke from locking himself into the Round of 4. Thomas Wolfe still maintains the top spot with +41 to the good. Menke, Cory Mott, and Nic Vasquez are still within torpedo range of the cutline drivers of Vince Mitchell, Zack Saunders, and Zach Johnson. Cody Leach, who has declared he will not be able to race in Martinsville next week due to Sponsorship obligations that could not be resolved, will almost certainly need to win on Wednesday night to keep his playoff hopes alive.

The only Incident Points assigned last week occured on Lap 163 when Nishil Condoor lost control and came up the track collecting Justin Bell, Garth Griswold, and Playoff Driver Stephen Menke.

Homestead will bring the excitement this week, so make sure everyone tunes into all the exciting action this week in the Crown Jewel Racing League.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: LAS VEGAS

The TSCP Cup Series comes to you live from Las Vegas for the South Point 302. Green flag flies at 8:15pm est. WATCH HERE

HOT DRIVERS

  • Thomas Wolfe-BBR-CHEVY- Thomas is a final four lock. 3 wins in the playoffs so far. To say he’s on fire is an understatement. With potential bracket buster for the championship, Steven Carlile, eliminated at the Roval, seems like smooth sailing for Thomas to walk home with the trophy.
  • Zach Johnson-Palmetto-CHEVY-If survive and advance was a car, it would be the number 8. For the statisticians, they have seen this run coming from a mile away. With 5 start finishes in the top 7, seems as if a win is just over the horizon.

NOT DRIVERS

  • Stephen Menke-FMS-FORD- Stephen and the 6 team have been a force to be reckoned with all season long. consistently a top 5 driver in the finish order and a stage points hog. Unfortunately, the last few races haven’t been too friendly to him. With only one top 10 in his last 4 races and a 19th place finish at the Roval due to a blown engine, the 6 team is grateful for a points reset. Let’s just hope they make the most out it.

DRIVER NEWS

  • We return to Las Vegas for the start of the round of 8 in the TCSP Cup Series playoffs. Zach Johnson is the highest finisher of the remaining playoff drivers from the spring race (7th).
  • 4 of out of the 8 remaining playoff drivers finished outside of the top 20 in the spring. Menke (21st), Leach (24th), Mott (27th), Saunders (38th).
  • Sources are saying there was a shouting match between Cody Leach and Cory Mott in the hallway on the way to drivers meeting. It is unclear on what the issue is but both parties and teammates had to be separated.
  • After an outstanding performance at the Roval, securing a stage win and a 3rd place finish on the day, Steven Carlile was eliminated from the playoffs by only 2 points.
  • Vegas is no longer the gambling capital of the world. Macau has stripped the sin city of its title.
  • There’s one slot machine for every four Las Vegas residents.
  • Las Vegas Speedway was built in 1972.
  • Zack Saunders won the Bob Henrys Xfinity Series Race last night at Las Vegas.

PLAYOFF PICTURE

FAN PICK OF THE WEEK

THE FANS

A weekend filled with racing from Crown Jewel, and everything Vegas has to offer. Yea yea, the winner on the track comes away with a punched ticket to the championship four, but the fans are getting good fun, beautiful hotels and casinos, hot weather and racin’. So, before you head out to the track make sure you stop at your hotels sports book and just bet on your favorite driver. Stats from last race aren’t giving us much to go on. Everyone who finished in top 6 are either out of the playoffs or out of the league. Zach Johnson and Vince Mitchell are the only 2 playoff drivers who finished in the top 10 in the spring. Take a risk, take a chance and follow your heart with your bet for tonight and enjoy yourself in Viva Las Vegas.

CROWN JEWEL RACING WEEK IN REVIEW

By: Garth Griswold, CJR Media Team

Drivers in the TCSP Cup Series and VRS Truck Series Playoffs showcased their unwavering determination this week. Despite early mistakes, Cory Mott’s victory in the Truck Series and the triumphant performances of Thomas Wolfe and Jacob Fifield in the Cup and Xfinity Series proved that perseverance can overcome any odds.

VRS Truck Series

The VRS Truck Series race at the Auto Club Speedway was thrilling. The expansive two-mile track, illuminated by the stars and lights, set the stage for a fast-paced battle. The leaders, pushing hard to stay at the front, created an intense race that took several front runners out on Lap 14.

Connor Wold would get to the front and win Stages 1 and 2 before Playoff driver Cory Mott would get to the front in the final stage. Mott would survive the multiple green-white-checkered finishes to win at Auto Club Speedway and has locked himself into the Round of 4.

Bob Henry’s Xfinity Series

The Xfinity Series traveled to Charlotte Motor Speedway to take on the Roval road course. Jacob Fifield’s early mistake at the start allowed Stewart Harding Walker to win Stage 1 by .347 of a gap to Fifield. Saunders would take the lead for 9 Laps during Stage 2 from Walker before Fifield would return to the front and win Stage 2. Saunders and Fifield battled early in the final stage before Fifield ran away with it to win by a 38-second margin for back-to-back wins in Bob Henry’s Xfinity Series.

Team Conti Sim Performance Cup Series

Wednesday night at the Roval tested resilience in the TCSP Cup Series Playoffs. Despite being outside looking in, Caleb Tipton, Ben Lawson, Steven Carlile, and Cory Mott refused to give up. The race, which went green through the first stage, saw all 12 playoff drivers finishing 1-12th when the green and white checkered flag waved on Lap 20. Thomas Wolfe’s win in the first stage further intensified the competition, with Ben Lawson and Steven Carlile’s Top 5 finishes in Stage 1 adding to the drama.

After the carnage was cleaned, the field returned to green, but cars started dropping like flies. Within a span of 2 laps, six cars would get black-flagged for damage. Stephen Menke’s engine would blow on Lap 29, but lucky for him, he had accumulated a significant gap in playoff points that would remain above the cutline. This threshold determines which drivers advance to the next Round of the playoffs. Vince Mitchell and Nathaniel Campbell would get involved in an incident on lap 30, which would put them laps down, something neither of them needed as they tried to stay above the cutline.

Steven Carlile refused to give up after losing power for a moment during Hurricane Milton while racing at Talladega would put his playoff dreams on the chopping block. Carlile would start the race -18 points under the cutline, but a Stage 2 win would give him life and the chance to keep his playoff dreams alive.

Carlile would lead the first few laps of the final stage before Thomas Wolfe would make his way back to the front. Wolfe would run away with it to win the race with a 28-second margin to extend his lead even further heading into the Round of 8. Carlile would finish in 3rd and get a total of 51 points for the race, but it wasn’t enough to keep the playoff hopes alive, and he would be eliminated, finishing 2 points under the cutline. Nathaniel Campbell’s playoff dreams would end by finishing 3 points back after the incident with Vince Mitchell on Lap 30.

Vince Mitchell would advance to the Round of 8, keeping his playoff dreams alive and securing the final spot. Palmetto Motorsports team owner and driver Cory Mott would take Campbell’s playoff spot to advance. Carlile, Campbell, Lawson, and Tipton’s playoff run would end at the Roval.

Next Week in the CJR

Next week in CJR League, the ARCA Series takes on the Monster Mile at Darlington Raceway on Sunday Night. The VRS Truck Series is off Monday night before resuming Round of 8 playoff action on October 28 at Homestead Speedway. The Bob Henry’s Xfinity Series and Team Conti Sim Performance Series will travel to Fabulous Las Vegas to tackle the mile-and-a-half oval. Tune into the Crown Jewel Racing Network next week to see who can beat the odds and win in Sin City.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: CHARLOTTE ROVAL

The TCSP Cup Series comes to you live from the Charlotte Roval. Green Flag flies at 8:15pm est.
WATCH HERE

HOT DRIVERS

  • Zack Saunders-BBR-CHEVY- After Zacks win at Talladega, He has clinched the number 1 spot in the season standings. With 4 top five finishes, including 2 wins in his last 5 races, it seems like Zach won’t be slowing down any time soon.
  • Nic Vasquez-FMS-FORD- Nic has put his points penalty behind him in these first 2 rounds. With only 1 finish outside of the top 10 all playoffs long(11th), Nic seems to be eyeing down phoenix as a real possibility.
  • Vince Mitchell-Uber MS-FORD- Miracles do happen. Vince has had a rough go at the playoffs but squeaked into the round of 12. Now with an amazing showing at Talladega, Vince sits somewhat comfortably in +4 points to the cut line going into the Roval, with a chance to move on further than most thought was possible.

NOT DRIVERS

  • Cory Mott-Palmetto MS-CHEVY- Cory has had a great run and many may say he’s pretty hot. Unfortunately, a wreck ending his night early at Talladega has put our regular season champion under the cut line. Sources from the team have told us the number 1 team has been putting in alot of extra practice going into tonight race to minimize any potential mistakes. Now we all wait and see if this is the end of a great season or the turnaround for Cory’s championship hopes.
  • Steven Carlile-Ethix MS-CHEVY- The 7-team seemed like a for sure pick to be in the championship 4 at phoenix in a few weeks’ time barring no mistakes. Unfortunately, those mistakes did happen. With electrical issues plaguing him at Talladega and a 18th place finish in the Kansas race, Steven finds himself 18 under the cut line and looking for a miracle tonight. Luckily for him if anyone can pull that off, he is the one who can do it.

DRIVER NEWS

  • Zack Saunders has locked himself into the next round with a photo finish win at Talladega.
  • Joe Wright tied his best finish of the season with a 2nd place finish at Talladega.
  • Regular season champion Cory Mott sits below the cut line going into tonight’s cut off race.
  • The Bank of America ROVAL was first run in 2018 with Ryan Blaney winning the inaugural race.

PLAYOFF PICTURE

FAN PICK OF THE WEEK

Zack Saunders-BBR-FORD
When you think about road courses in the TCSP Cup Series, the first name that always comes to mind is Saunders. If you don’t have him winning, then you are delusional. Zack has won 2 out of the 4 road courses we have ran this season, with only 1 race finishing outside of the top 5(Street Course 15th). Sitting currently at +450 for a win, he has this all but sealed up before the green flag has even flown. Some other picks that seem promising are, Cody Leach +560 for a top 10, and Steven Carlile at +1200 for a win. We can make this short and sweet for future reference. If the TCSP Cup Series has a road course coming up on the schedule, Saunders will dominate.