Day Draws Similarities Between Road Course & Dirt Racing

Dash automotive phenom Corey Day continues to transition into pavement racing, together with his subsequent problem coming this weekend within the Dice 3 Structure TA2 Collection at Sebring (Fla.) Int’l Raceway.

Piloting the No. 17 Hendrickcars.com/SLR-M1 Racecars Chevrolet Camaro for TeamSLR, Day will make his debut within the sports activities automotive division, which is the feeder sequence for Trans Am.

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The Hendrick Motorsports improvement driver has been busy of late as he competed within the ARCA Menards Collection opener at Daytona (Fla.) Int’l Speedway final week. Day was additionally tapped to pilot HMS’ NASCAR Xfinity Collection entry in 10 races this season.

As Day appears to be like to regulate to a different variation of race automotive that he’s solely examined as soon as, he’s discovered some parallels together with his time aboard a dash automotive.

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“I believe the automobiles are superior,” Day mentioned. “They’re a blast. Sebring’s fairly powerful, however the road-course stuff is enjoyable. I get the sense I’m driving the automotive onerous, like I do a mud automotive, which makes it enjoyable, whereas with the oval stuff, you raise rather a lot. The automobiles are cool.

“I used to be stunned the primary time I drove it, how properly it modifications instructions and that kind of factor. I imply, it’s rather a lot totally different as a result of I’m not used to turning proper, in order that’s a change. I’m glad to have the ability to do it.”

The TA2 Collection includes a 39-driver entry checklist, which the 19-year-old admitted he’s anticipating a chaotic 27 laps across the 3.74-mile highway course.

“It’s going to be large chaos,” Day laughed. “I don’t assume there’s any race on the earth that would begin 39 automobiles and never have some kind of chaos if everybody’s attempting to win, you already know? If everybody’s on the market driving round, it’d be a special story, however everybody’s attempting to win, so I’m positive it’ll be chaos for me.

“It’ll be determining what’s happening for most likely the primary half of the race, however I’m excited. Qualifying is certainly going to be vital.”