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- Forbes
Alon Day Returns To Xfinity Series Competition With Sam Hunt Racing
Alon Day (No. 25 JSSI Toyota) during the General Tire 200 ARCA Menards Series race on July 11, 2025, ... More at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA. (Photo by Marc Sanchez/Sonoma Raceway/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Alon Day will make his return to the Nascar Xfinity Series in late August at Portland International Raceway. Nascar's first Israeli-born racer will pilot Sam Hunt Racing's second entry as Day will make his debut with the Toyota-backed team. "I'm very thankful for the opportunity to go back racing in Xfinity again with SHR, especially after such a rollercoaster year for me, from the low of the crash in Chicago to the recent success I've had in ARCA," Day, the winningest driver in Nascar Euro Series history, said. Chicago-based Jet Support Services Inc., which began to partner with Day last year, will continue its support of the Israeli racer and serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 24 Toyota. 'Alon has been tearing up the racetrack in his last two ARCA Menards Series races this season, with a second-place and third-place finish, respectively," Neil Book, president and CEO of JSSI, said. "As Alon builds on his remarkable success this summer, we are proud to stand behind him as he continues his streak of excellence on the track and makes a significant impact off the track.' JSSI has sponsored Day in a pair of ARCA Menards Series races this year with Venturini Motorsports. Day finished second and third, respectively, in his first two races in the No. 25 car. He'll also compete in the ARCA race at Portland that coincides with the Xfinity Series event, along with the preceding event at Watkins Glen. But to compete at Lime Rock Park in June, Day had to safely maneuver throughout a warzone to get to America. Iran was firing ballistic missiles at Israel in the midst of the 12-Day War. To safely leave the country, he had few choices and ended up taking a boat to Cyprus, a roughly 30-hour ride in the Mediterranean Sea. Fortunately, he made it to Cyprus and took a flight to America. 'I'm truly lucky and grateful to have JSSI believing in and trusting me throughout this whole journey in Nascar,' Day said. 'And I will give everything I have to achieve the best possible results in Friday's ARCA race and, especially, in Saturday's Xfinity race, and to bring the JSSI Toyota home with the strongest finish we can.' Day attempted two Xfinity Series races last year with Alpha Prime Racing. During practice for his first attempt at the Chicago Street Course, a radio malfunction prevented him from hearing his spotter, leading to a collision with the stalled No. 7 car of Justin Allgaier. He later qualified for Watkins Glen, where he ran around 20th for much of the race before a brake failure ended his day in 36th. Day first roared onto the Nascar national series scene in 2016, when he competed for a win at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in an old Carl Long-owned Dodge. He was in the top five until he was hit late in the race, and his strong showing attracted enough attention for him to make his Cup Series debut in 2017 at Sonoma with BK Racing. Ever since, he's focused mostly on racing in Europe with an occasional race in America. 'It's extremely exciting for us to have Alon drive one of our Toyota GR Supras at the upcoming Portland race,' team owner Sam Hunt said. 'Alon is great to have around, and more than deserving of the opportunities and recognition coming his way. He's an extremely talented road racer, but more importantly a great human. His path to be here is that of a true journeyman, and we are proud to partner with JSSI to provide him with this opportunity in the Xfinity Series.' Hunt's No. 24 car is a part-time entry, which has been driven by Corey Heim, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Truex, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Patrick Staropoli and Kaz Grala this year. Heim has the car's only top-10 finish, with an eighth-place finish at Bristol. Meanwhile, the team's full-time No. 26 car of Dean Thompson has a top five and five top 10s through 21 races. The Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland is on Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET on The CW.
USA Today
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- USA Today
NASCAR's Stewart Friesen suffers multiple injuries in dirt racing track crash
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Stewart Friesen was involved in a multi-car crash on a dirt racing track in Quebec, Canada. He sustained multiple fractures to his pelvis and right leg, which required surgery, according to a post on his social media account. Jessica Friesen, Stewart's wife, took to social media to share details from her husband's CT scans. The scans revealed that while competing in a Super DIRTcar Series race at Autodrome Drummond, Stewart suffered an unstable open-book pelvic fracture and a fractured right leg, both of which will require surgery. According to NASCAR, the injuries occurred after Frisen's No. 44 car tipped onto its right side and collided with the end of the outside retaining wall. The impact caused the car to flip and barrel-roll before erupting into flames then being struck by a competitor who was unable to avoid the crash. #NASCAR Truck Series driver #StewartFriesen was involved in a scary accident during Monday night's #DIRTcar Series #KingOfTheNorth race at #AutodromeDrummond in #Canada. He was alert & talking with officials before being transported to a hospital to be evaluated for injuries.🙏 Friesen was coming off a Super DIRTcar victory this past weekend at Weedsport Speedway in New York and was looking to continue his winning streak on Monday and Tuesday. More: Bubba Wallace scores huge win in Indianapolis: NASCAR Brickyard 400 highlights
New York Post
5 hours ago
- New York Post
Details emerge about Little League coach in hot water over heated dugout scene
Little League is all just good fun, right? One Little League softball coach is under fire after she was recently caught on ESPN's broadcast putting her hands on a player, appearing to shush her in a disciplinary manner. But the incident has become less straightforward, as it appears that it happened between a mother and daughter: Camden-Wyoming (Delaware) head coach Shani Benson and pitcher Shai Benson. At the end of the second inning in last week's Delaware-New Jersey clash, Benson's team entered the dugout as she began coaching them. It quickly escalated as the player, appearing to be Benson's daughter, spoke back to her mother and was quickly shushed with a stern finger to the lips that forced her into a full lean-back. 4 Shai (left) and Shani Benson were interviewed after winning against New Jersey and punching their ticket to the regional championship. Delaware Sports Network 'It's never good to put one's finger/hand on anyone, period! It's a bad look even if it's her kid!' one X user wrote about the incident. 'Regardless of anything else, she wouldn't coach another game. Ever,' another wrote. Others on X felt differently about the incident. 4 Shani Benson looks on as her daughter, Shai, argues her. @plankshow/X 'This is what snowflakes pass as physical assault nowadays? She put her finger over her mouth and told her to be quiet,' a user commented. 'There had been a collision at 1B right before this and this girl was upset about it & talking trash. Coach was telling her to be quiet.' 'I just don't understand the complaints. She didn't hit the girl, she put her hand over her mouth and told her to be quiet,' another said. 'That's what a responsible adult should do when their daughter is running their mouth.' It's apparent, given the split response on X, the situation toes the line of what is acceptable in a setting where the discipline is on display for an entire team and, in this case, a world of viewers at home. 4 Shani Benson quickly reacted to her daughter by walking toward her to shush her. @plankshow/X 4 Shani Benson puts her fingers to Shai Benson's lips to shush her. @plankshow/X However, the mother-daughter development adds to the fallout of an already controversial situation. Delaware went on to win the game, 3-1, to reach the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship, where Pennsylvania took the Bensons and Co. down, 5-4.
