TTI MACHINE president Troy Thompson “We manufacture a lot of pavement open wheel parts. To provide the best possible value and service to the race teams we eliminate middleman costs and sell directly to our racing friends, families and teams.”

Must See Racing President and founder Jim Hanks added “All of us at MSR are excited to welcome Troy Thompson and his first class TTI MACHINE as a 2025 marketing partner. We also recognize the importance and value that his hands on Motorsport history and experience provides for our race teams and sport.”

Carson Hocevar seemed to have a lot of issues with the NASCAR Cup Series race at Mexico City weekend. During his Twitch stream on Friday night, Hocevar said the experience was “Such a s**thole.”

“This is how I put it,” Hocevar began. “This whole experience, if the travel was better, if getting here was easier, if you felt safer getting to and from everywhere, if it wasn’t such a s**thole, if the track limits were a little bit better enforced, if it was going to be a little bit better or a race and it wasn’t so easy… or feel so lockdown like you can’t leave anywhere, it would be a great experience. It would be an absolute great experience.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to align with Viking Motorsports and Matt DiBenedetto,” said Chris Barrett, President/CEO of the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau. “Matt’s connection with fans is second to none, and the opportunity to bring our brand to life on the No. 99 car—during a race we’re also sponsoring—is something truly special for our region and visitors.”

DiBenedetto, who made the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with the legendary Wood Brothers Racing team in 2020, and won the 2022 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Talladega Superspeedway, driving for Rackley WAR Racing, is excited at his prospects this weekend as he has always enjoyed racing at the 2.5-mile triangular Pocono Raceway track.

“Huge thanks to the PMVB for coming on board with Viking Motorsports and helping us show off everything that makes this place awesome,” said DiBenedetto. “I’ve always loved racing at Pocono—it’s such a wild track, and the fans are some of the best out there. Can’t wait to strap into the No. 99 Pocono Mountains Chevy and put on a show.”

Katherine Legge had issues with her car at the NASCAR Cup Series race in Mexico City as her pedal was stuck to her foot. Per Jeff Gluck of The Athletic, Legge said, the pedal was, “Literally, welded onto my foot.”

Legge was running just outside the top 20 when she revealed the pedal incident. The 44-year-old was competing in the second NASCAR Cup Series race of her career. Earlier in the season, Katherine Legge competed in the Cup Series race at Phoenix and finished 30th. She became the first woman to compete in a Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in the 2018 Daytona 500.

“I loved it and wanted to do more, I just didn’t know how to go about it,” Legge told NASCAR.com about her move to NASCAR. “I’m lucky that my sponsors pivoted with me and we’re all in on NASCAR.

“It was something that I felt incredibly passionate about doing. I have so much fun doing it and am so motivated. I’m working hard at it. I really want to make this home.”

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Legge, who has competed in multiple racing leagues in her career, went on to talk about the challenges NASCAR presents. “It’s super fun to drive the cars; you were wrestling with them the whole time,” Legge reflects on her start in NASCAR. “It’s like Champ Car — we had to wrestle those beasts around the track. [NASCAR is] not easy. It’s one of the hardest championships to chase in the world because of the strength and depth. There are so many good drivers over here that are widely versed in stock car racing.”

Legge drives for Live Fast Motorsports, which is owned by former NASCAR driver BJ McLeod. He knows that Legge will have her share of issues anytime she is on a Cup Series track.

“It’s the toughest thing that she’s ever come across,” McLeod said. “I don’t know that she would tell you that, but I can tell you that the group of drivers that get to do [Cup] every week are truly some of the best drivers in the world. All of them are that good. Not one, not 20, not 30, all 36 or however many are there. They truly are that good, and it makes it extremely difficult for her because even if she’s equally as talented, she doesn’t get to race every week. She is the only part-timer that’s trying to get out there, get up to speed and she has very limited stock car experience.”