NASCAR: Driver change ahead of Richmond race
By Asher Fair
Ty Dillon is set to make a substitute appearance for Our Motorsports in this Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway.
Ty Dillon competed for Our Motorsports in this past Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway as a result of the fact that Brett Moffitt, the full-time driver of the #02 Chevrolet, was sidelined due to illness.
Dillon is set to make his second consecutive appearance behind the wheel of the #02 Chevrolet in this Saturday’s race at Richmond Raceway, the Go Bowling 250.
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Moffitt confirmed the news on Twitter.
— Brett Moffitt (@Brett_Moffitt) September 8, 2021
Dillon finished in 13th place in his substitute appearance for Moffitt this past Saturday.
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Prior to this substitute appearance, The 29-year-old Lewisville, North Carolina native had already made two starts for Our Motorsports behind the wheel of the #23 Chevrolet earlier this season, finishing in seventh and fifth at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway, respectively.
Earlier in the year, Dillon also competed in four Xfinity Series races for Joe Gibbs Racing behind the wheel of the #54 Toyota.
Moffitt, on the other hand, has recorded an average finish of 16.7 in 23 starts. He has recorded a total of eight top 10 finishes, including one top five finish: a second place finish in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. He sits in 22nd in the point standings.
Dillon last competed in an Xfinity Series race at the four-turn, 0.75-mile (1.207-kilometer) oval in Richmond, Virginia in 2017 when he finished in third place. In 10 career starts at the track in the series, he has an average finish of 9.3 and a top finish of second in 2016. He has seven top 10 finishes there.
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Tune in to NBC Sports Network at 2:30 p.m. ET this Saturday, September 11 for the live broadcast of the Go Bowling 250 from Richmond Raceway. If you have not yet begun your free trial of FuboTV, now would be a great time to do so!