._AustinHill and CSmithDrive were hoping to make their DAYTONA500 debut this weekend, but neither will after misfortune struck during the Duels on Thursday night: NASCAR
Chandler Smith is just 20 years old, and was hoping to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend in the biggest race of the year.car under him, his chances seemed decent. But things got off to a rocky start in qualifying, with mechanical gremlins meaning he never even got the chance to put up a competitive lap and time. No, if he wanted to be part of the Great American Race, he would likely have to race his way in.
"Just taking an opportunity that Chris Rice and Matt Kaulig gave me there," he said post-race."Before I said I'm fine if I don't make it, but it would be awesome if I make it. I believe everything happens for a reason. I'm I believer. I'm fine with this. I had a lot of fun right there. I learned a lot. Now I get what these guys talk about when you run on a Sunday you gain a lot of experience. That translates into Saturdays and Sundays.
He entered this event with Beard Motorsports, a part-time team that has made this race in five of the last six years. It seemed like a recipe for success, but at Daytona, luck has to be on your side. On Thursday night, that was not the case for the No. 62 Chevrolet.crashed out of the race lead, Hill spun while trying to avoid the incident. He and several others were collected, ending his race. What turned out to be a Cinderella story for his rival, Conor Daly, was a bitter defeat for Hill.
"Going down the backstretch I actually rolled out of the throttle a little bit, but I had guys behind me and it wasn’t like I could jump out of the throttle. I saw the wreck started happening and dirt started coming across the race track. When the dirt was going across the track I kind of lost sight of where the cars were that were wrecked and the next thing I knew was I was trying to get on the brakes pretty hard. I don’t know if I got in the dirt and it got me loose or the 15 tagged me.
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