A winner final weekend at Michigan Int’l Speedway, Denny Hamlin didn’t make the journey to Mexico Metropolis for Sunday’s inaugural Cup Collection race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
Hamlin’s fiancée Jordan Fish gave start to a child boy on Thursday, and Hamlin will are likely to his household this weekend, whereas Ryan Truex takes the reigns of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
“We’re pleased to announce the start of our son,” Hamlin stated in a press release. “Everyone seems to be doing nicely. My fundamental precedence is to be right here at residence for Jordan and our household over the subsequent few days when she is ready to go residence and we transition to life as a household of 5.”
It will likely be the primary race Hamlin has missed since March 2014 at California’s Auto Membership Speedway.
JGR confirmed Truex, who does a lot of the group’s simulator work, because the substitute driver. It will likely be his first Cup Collection begin since 2014.
• Alex Bowman, who skilled some again soreness after a tough crash at Michigan final Sunday, made the journey to Mexico and plans to drive the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Nonetheless, Anthony Alfredo shall be on standby as a substitute.
• Journey points for a number of groups leaving Charlotte on Thursday have pressured NASCAR officers to tweak the on-track schedule for Friday and Saturday at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
On Friday morning, many opponents and crew members have been nonetheless within the course of of constructing their approach to Mexico.
The numerous schedule adjustment is a delay for the Xfinity Collection, which is able to shift from two Friday practices to 1 50-minute apply Saturday, which is able to break up the sector into two teams.
The pair of NASCAR Mexico Collection occasions have been rescheduled, with one race on Friday and one on Saturday.
