Daniel Hemric hasn’t had a lot of press in 2019. The Richard Childress Racing driver is competing for Rookie of the Year Honors in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series behind the wheel of the No. 8 Chevrolet for RCR.
He scored a career-best fifth at Talladega in only his 10th start of the year and the 14th Cup start overall. The 28-year old has already made some noise at Charlotte. In last week’s Monster Energy Open Hemric won the pole and led 25 laps before a late race accident ended his chances of moving on to the All-Star Race.
Hemric continued to look fast during Thursday’s qualifying grabbing a top 10 starting spot for Sunday. Saturday, Hemric showed he may just be a contender in NASCAR’s longest race finishing second in final practice.
“We’ve had good speed,” Hemric said. “The drivability has gotten better and better as we went. It’s one of those things where we are trying to balance the car and get the ability to make the transition between day to night. I feel OK about it, just have to get into the race and see how it goes.” MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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