Spade Racing: December 2024

PACK 17: Sponsor landed, not that much demanded, and empty-handed

FIRST LOOK: Here we see Tyler Reddick doing something all drivers should learn immediately upon getting into racing. No, not how to win—how to hold your sponsor’s product with the logo facing the camera.

TO THE BACK: Three races in the Truck Series isn’t really much to write home about, but Toni B keeps getting publicity. Probably because she’s hot.

SAY WHAT?: “I had something in my hand, but now it’s gone. Must’ve lost it in the divorce proceedings.”

RATING: 3 souvenir trailers out of 10

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Daniel Hemric

Join me as we take a look at every NASCAR Cup Rookie of the Year class from 1972 (the start of the modern era) through 2021, going from the worst to the first in terms of overall careers of each year’s rookie class.

2019

Winner: Daniel Hemric (RCR). Runners Up: Ryan Preece (JTG-D), Matt Tifft (Front Row). Aborted Attempts: none

How their careers turned out: Its still pretty early, but it’s hard to see much success ahead for any of these three drivers. Daniel Hemric has a single Xfinity Series win across nearly 200 national touring series starts. So far Ryan Preece’s biggest moment has been a crash at Daytona. And unfortunately Matt Tifft’s NASCAR career (as a driver) seems to be over due to health issues.

“Fun” “Fact” about the winner: Daniel Hemric won that single race in dramatic fashion, doing so to win the 2021 season finale and Xfinity Series championship. I mean, at least that slots him ahead of Ty Dillon.

Ranking: #42 out of 50