SS-Greenlight, Perkins part ways; Hocevar to attempt Xfinity debut
SS-Greenlight Racing announced Tuesday they parted ways with Blaine Perkins after a “disappointing start” to the NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
In the first five NXS races, Perkins averaged a 32nd-place finish. His highest finish was 22nd at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Carson Hocevar will replace Perkins this weekend at Circuit of the Americas. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver will try and make his NXS debut this Saturday.
“Obviously we are disappointed with how the season has started,” team owner Bobby Dotter said. “But after talking with Blaine and his group, we feel that it is in the best interest of all parties involved to mutually part ways, and work to build some momentum heading into the next few weeks. We are extremely grateful for Carson, Al Niece and everyone involved in this decision, helping us move swiftly as the 07 team prepares for this weekend.”
Perkins is the lowest-ranked full-time driver in points, in 34th, nine points behind 30th-place Jeffrey Earnhardt who also has five starts this season.
Between Perkins and Earnhardt in points are Myatt Snider, Patrick Emerling and Alex Labbe who have one start, three starts and two starts this season, respectively.
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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.
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