In preparation for an eventual move to full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing, Ty Dillon will increase his presence in NASCAR’s top series next year, pending sponsorship. Dillon will spend another year running for the XFINITY Series championship in 2016. He currently is second in the series standings behind leader Chris Buescher. “We’re kind of working on it now,” said Richard Childress, Dillon’s grandfather and team owner. “It sort of depends on the sponsorship and all, but we want to get him set up for the XFINITY Series next year, and if we can get him going in the Cup [Series], that’s kind of our plan.”(NASCAR Wire Service)(5-25-2015)
UPDATE: Ty Dillon will be back behind the wheel of a Sprint Cup car this weekend at Pocono Raceway, driving the Joe Falk-owned #33 Chevy with sponsor Yuengling on board. However, there has been talk in the garage of the 23-year-old driver wanting to go full-time Sprint Cup Series racing in 2016. On Tuesday’s edition of SiriusXM NASCAR Radio’s “Tradin’ Paint,” Dillon set the record straight and said that is in fact the plan for next year, but there is still a lot of work to be done in order for it to happen. “I don’t know if we can fully commit to say anything,” Dillon told host Jim Noble. “We don’t have anything in concrete, and that’s the way the sport goes. I think we have full intentions “ I know I do and my grandfather both sat down talking of full intentions of doing both full-time series and running for the points in the Sprint Cup Series. That’s all in due time and that’s what we’re working toward right now.” The younger Dillon brother admitted that could be “off in the future and sponsor-pending.” “I know I can get in the Cup Series next year do a good job and run for the rookie of the year. We have to continue to work hard and wait for opportunities to come up,” he said. There are a variety of options at Dillon’s disposal in the Sprint Cup Series. Richard Childress Racing is currently a three-car team with Austin Dillon, Ryan Newman and Paul Menard. Ty Dillon and fellow RCR driver Brian Scott often compete in Falk’s #33 Chevry, and Brendan Gaughan “ RCR’s third XFINITY Series driver “ often runs Sprint Cup entries for team owner Jay Robinson. In addition, RCR has a close technical alliance with Furniture Row Racing. The long-time single-car team recently told FOXSports.com it is open to the idea of fielding a second car, if sponsorship were to work out.(FoxSports)(6-2-2015)
