Ryan Sieg close to another top-10 finish for RSS Racing
Before Justin Allgaier suddenly blew a tire and changed the whole outcome of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday at Phoenix, it looked like Ryan Sieg was on his way to another top-10 finish to start the 2024 season.
Sieg seized on the big wreck with 55 laps to go to run just outside of the top-5 with around 50 laps later.
Then, after the caution for Allgaier and an overtime restart, Sieg ended up 12th.
“We just got blocked in. The 48 didn’t go and caused chaos behind us. We got jumbled up with the guys behind us. I thought we were gonna be okay. Then the 8 decided to go 3-wide. He gave us no room and ran us up the track, lost us a couple spots. We made gains but not good enough,” Sieg said.
Sieg had a top-10 finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, possibly setting the tone for the season. However, Phoenix was a bump in the road for Sieg.
“The speed is there. It’s a tough track so we just gotta figure out what I need to run good here. We made gains but it’s a tough one here. It is what it is, I thought we’d have a better day,” he said.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com