2018 Round 5: Darlington

After a clean Las Vegas race, Cory Williams comes into Darlington relatively confident. With him and his teammate Jake West finding success so far this year, the two have felt just as determined as ever in contending for the championship. However, all the other teams are not too far behind them, CM Racing, Turner Performance, and multiple others are willing to try and break the dominance Kurtis Racing has had on the field. With Darlington as one of the most notorious tracks on the schedule, being nicknamed the "Lady in Black", hitting the wall is imminent. Drivers will have to be relatively careful in keeping their cars clean, and maintain as much track position and tires as possible.

A couple of drivers will be debuting the HNS for the first time. Vince Freeze will be piloting the #26 One-Main Financial Ford Mustang as Hayden Kline is injured after a vicious wreck at Auto Club, the youngster has been energetic in wanting to participate in the series, and Titanium Motorsports has given him an opportunity to pounce on such a feat. The same goes for Daniel Bouchard, in which he will fill the #27 Arris Toyota for Hero Motorsports, the Canadian has also been very eager in participating in the series, and Hero gave Bouchard an opportunity to fill in the seat as Bobby Jones will be racing SCS full time, meaning that he will not participate in all of the HNS races the schedule has provided. We wish them the best of luck!

Entry list for Darlington (HNS):

#0 - Hannah Allen (R)
#2 - Matt Daleo
#4 - Jake West
#5 - Jonathan Zoerlein (R)
#6 - Sean Angel (R)
#7 - Caleb Farrell (R)
#8 - Alex Benyacko (R)
#9 -Tyler Commons (R)
#05 - Alexander Rowe
#07 - Seth Cole
#10 - Oliver McDaniels (R)
#12 - Blaze McKinney
#14 - Cory Williams
#15 - Jake Rogers (R)
#17 - James Richardson
#22 - Jeffrey White (R)
#26 - Vince Freeze (R)
#27 - Daniel Bouchard (R)
#29 - Max Ledger (R)
#36 - Kyle Keith (R)
#39 - Daniel Olson (R)
#40 - James Shelly
#51 - Rob Evans (R)
#53 - Jon Bunnell
#59 - Jack Hallec (R)
#60 - Aiden Shepherd (R)
#62 - Samet Ozkan
#65 - Patrick Smith (R)
#66 - Anthony Marchesi (R)
#69 - Paul Jackson (R)
#70 - Carlie McDowell
#71 - TJ Martin
#74 - Robert Harrison
#81 - Elisheva Stolarz
#82 - Jonathan Wong
#86 - Kyle Basaglia
#88 - John Arndt
#92 - Will Lewis
#94 - Nick Samon
#95 - Jek Porkins (R)
#96 - Eric Monaco (R)
#99 - Vance Caldwell (R)

*Notables: #90, #61, and #34 not racing (SCS obligations or HNS Part Time obligations).

Bouchard : Woo First race of the season! Can't wait to see what happens!

Freeze: First weekend of the season for my new 26 team and the Ford Camp. We will see how fast this blue oval at the Lady In Black. Congrats To Bouchard in the 27. Praying For Kline for a speedy recovery.

Hallec: "Ahm, here goes at a track I be probable...ta not do very well at..when are the road courses, lads?! Aha, good luck ta all anyways out 'ere this week!"

Bouchard : 17th....... got caught in that mess.

Hallec: "Aye, car be slow all dey long, and me one chance ta get a good finish ruined be' a big wreck. I nearly made it past that bloody wreck...aye. Ah well, t'anks to FAR for handin' me another nice car. I be have me day one day, lads!"