“I‘ve been watching the young lad the last few races, and he‘s definitely a comer for sure,” Andretti said. A dominant performance at Texas Motor Speedway saw Sanchez lead 168 of 171 laps before a last-lap crash eliminated him from competition. Sanchez, the 2022 ARCA Menards Series champion, has shown impressive speed, with two poles and an Atlanta runner-up finish in six starts. I‘m just totally flattered that the team is doing this for me, and I‘m going to really enjoy watching Nick put this baby up there - maybe on the top step at the end of this race.”Īndretti has been keeping a watchful eye on Sanchez‘s inaugural Truck Series campaign, a rookie year that coincides with Rev Racing‘s first endeavor at NASCAR‘s national levels, thanks in part to an alliance with Kyle Busch Motorsports. “I mean, it brings back such special, very treasured memories of a great time in my career. “That‘s definitely special,” Andretti told via teleconference, eager to show a rendering of the truck he‘d printed out. Keen on racing as ever at age 83, Andretti showed sincere gratitude that Rev Racing and Gainbridge wanted to honor a livery so important to his illustrious past.

“But driving his paint scheme that he won the ‘67 Daytona 500 in at a place like Darlington on throwback weekend? That’s pressure - a good kind of pressure, though.”

“You don’t really get pressure as a race car driver a lot,” Sanchez told. 2 truck Nick Sanchez will drive at DarlingtonĪn integral part of racing history, Andretti will be on site in Darlington to see his cherished Holman-Moody paint scheme don Sanchez‘s Silverado while helping celebrate NASCAR‘s 75th anniversary.

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