Marco Andretti Teases Potential Full-Time NASCAR Transfer Moments After Chris Hacker Disrupted Phoenix Occasion

The championship race of the 2023 NASCAR Truck Series season noticed on-track incidents in abundance. The race ran 29 laps over and noticed an unprecedented finish to the championship. Ben Rhodes ultimately walked away as a two-time Truck Sequence champion however it was not one thing lots of people might need anticipated. One other man who was concerned in a severe racing incident was Marco Andretti and the 2022 SRX Sequence champion has shared an replace that may excite NASCAR followers.

Marco Andretti comes from motorsport royalty. His grandfather, Mario Andretti, is taken into account to be one of many best drivers to have ever lived. Mario is probably the most profitable driver from the US to have ever competed in Method One having gained 12 races and 1 world championship. His father Michael Andretti, then again, made his identify in Champ Automobile and CART Championship Automobile.

Regardless of the disappointing crash, Marco Andretti shares optimistic information

Marco Andretti has not been an everyday in NASCAR, however he has been first rate within the Truck Sequence races. He took half in three races this season and completed within the high 20 on a few events. Nonetheless, his current outing in Phoenix, sadly, completed in a manner that he wished it didn’t. 

On lap 55, Andretti’s #7 truck made contact with the #30 of Chris Hacker. The ensuing chaos noticed Hacker viciously crashing into the boundaries, leaving his truck in no situation to proceed. Fortunately, he was okay however he made a gesture to Marco to indicate his disappointment and frustration.

Marco Andretti’s truck was not as broken as Chris Hacker’s however the 36-year-old was nonetheless pressured to retire from the race. In a post-race interview, the motive force of the #7 was requested about his future and whether or not it might lie full-time within the Truck Sequence. His reply offers a variety of hope to followers hoping to see him competing day-in day-out in NASCAR.

“I’m there yeah, I imply I used to be nearly to have enjoyable in that stint so…it’s a bummer that caught us on the market. I don’t take a look at what occurred, I don’t even know what occurred but, so, we’ll need to see,” the motive force of the #7 truck stated.

Andretti was, nonetheless, dissatisfied with how issues turned out for him throughout the race. “I wanted that entire race, I wanted that entire race for laps so undoubtedly dissatisfied with that. Don’t need to wait an entire low season to get extra laps on this sequence however you understand, it was simply getting enjoyable there,” he added.

For Chris Hacker, it has been an extended wait since his return to motorsport. The part-time Truck Sequence driver was suspended for 2 months by NASCAR after a DWI arrest. He made his return within the Xfinity Sequence race in Martinsville.

Chris Hacker appears to be like again at two-month-long suspension

Whereas the 2 NASCAR races he has taken half in since his return have each led to DNFs, Chris Hacker was completely satisfied to be again within the sport. After his suspension was lifted, the 23-year-old penned a press release about how he has been sober and the way the entire journey has been a giant studying expertise.

“The final two months have been an enormous studying expertise for me. I went from the best level of my life to the bottom level of my life in a single day and made a profession altering choice that nobody ought to ever make. There’s no excuse and nobody responsible aside from myself. I’m proud to say that I’m 71 days sober. I’ve spent this time taking a tough take a look at myself and proudly owning as much as the ache I’ve brought on my household, my mates, my sponsors and my followers. I’m deeply sorry for having damage each certainly one of you,”  the assertion read as per The Checkered Flag.

It’s at all times robust for a driver once they get suspended regardless of the explanation. It’s how they make their comeback that counts. One can solely hope that Hacker has really realized from his errors and are available out on the opposite facet a extra mature human being.

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