IRacer Richard Pruett

Let the CHASE begin. This double header race day from Darlington kicks off during an extreamly hot Saturday afternoon for the Craftsman Trucks. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Silverado started from P3. Historically this has been my worst oval track, but we got a win here in the trucks earlier in the year, however this weekend our truck just didnt have the same speed. Later in the race we got our Darlington Stripe and the damage caused us to fall back to 7th place, where we would finish in the opening round of the Chase.

Sunday nights under the lights at Daytona for the final Regular season race. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevrolet started from Pole. We were able to lead about half of the race as we were good out front in clean air. We almost had a win but we were double teamed in the draft on the final lap and had to settle for 2nd place.

Saturday under the lights at Daytona for the final race of the regular season in the O'Reilly cars. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevy started from Pole. Out front leading early but got shuffled outside the top 10. As laps wound down we were collected in a final lap crash but still managed to get a 5th place finish.

Sunday Nascar Cup racing to finish off this New Hampshire weekend. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevrolet qualified in P6. We had the best overall speed in the car leading the most laps, however it was a wild and chaotic race. Not only did we use the apron to dodge a huge wreck on the opening lap, we also got caught up in a few wrecks along the way and still managed to pull off a 2nd place finish.

Overcast Saturday afternoon in New Hampshire saw some Nascar O'Reilly Sereis racing. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevy Started out front. P1, we had good pace in our car early but lost the lead when a few drivers stayed out under caution. Unfortunately we got collected in a mid race crash which ended any shot we had at the win. We made repairs but only made it back to 4th place.

Fun Friday afternoon to start off the weekend. The final Truck race of the regular season before the Chase For the Championship kicks off. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Silverado started from P5 and by lap 10 had taken the lead. Our Silverado had dominate pace as we ended up leading all but 20 laps of the race and score our 11th WIN of the 2026 Truck Season.

Race Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa9stRR-OKs

A rare Monday afternoon race for the Nascar O'Reilly Series, a race that was to have been under the lights over the weekend was under the extream Virginia heat due to a postponement from the weekend. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevy started P2 and we were pretty much the second best car today. The leader was on pit road during a cycle of green flag pit stops when the caution came out, which gifted us the lead and trapped the dominate car multiple laps down. We had luck on our side and scored our 14th WIN of 2026 in the O'Reilly Series

Race Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87n5ekDVdHs

Sunday night under the lights, short track racing at Richmond. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevy started from P3. We had dominate speed as we gained the lead just 10 laps into the race. We only lost the lead during a series of green flag pit stops. Even at late race caution was not enough for the cometition as we took the 24 to victory lane for the 7th time in 2026, in the Nascar Cup Series.

Race Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zns5Dib4hmw

Saturday night Truck racing under the lights at Richmond. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Silverado started from P3, and we had the dominate truck as we took the lead early and dominated the race. However we had a rash of cautions late, and on the final restarted got involved in a scuffle on the final lap causing us to lose the lead by a photo finish.

Nascar Cup racing on a Sunday afternoon from one of my favorite tracks, Iowa. After a spin a win yesterday, it was 2 spins today in this race, but nothing could keep this #24 Children With Hair Loss Chevrolet down. We rebounded to lead the final 49 laps in route to our 6th WIN of the Nascar Cup Series season.

Race Replay : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zUnZeDlfdQ