IRacer Richard Pruett

Sunday even we finished up our weekend from the music city. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevrolet started from P5 and we had an eventful caution filled race. It felt like we had to dodge wrecks and spins almost the entire race. We did get a long run towards the end but 3rd place was as high as we could go getting on the podium for the 3rd day in a row in Nashville.

Saturday evening racing in the O'Reilly Series from Nashville. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevy started P2 and that's about all she wrote. We were definitely 2nd best car without much of a chance to chase down the leader. Late in the race we were wrecked by a lapped car but with so few others on the lead lap we rebounded back to 2nd place and that's where we finished.

Late Friday night racing from the music city Nashville. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Silverado qualified P4 and we had trouble right off the bat spinning in the first corner. This made for a long night as we had to come all the way from the back. We made it back to the top 5 and with 35 laps to go we got our final caution and my pit crew bailed me out and got me the lead. The clean air and track position was all we need as we picked up our 6th CRAFTSMAN TRUCK WIN of 2026.

Race Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNsCc9zRhEE

Memorial Day weekend coming to a close. An up and down so far. Wins in the O'Reilly Series and Craftsman Trucks at Charlotte. Devastation in Indianapolis in the Indy 500. We started the #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevrolet from 9th looking to sweep the Nascar weekend and rebound from today's earlier disapointment in Indy. We very patiently worked our way up to the lead on lap 85, and to my surprise never looked back from that point forward. Leading 335 of the 400 laps and WINNING the Coca-Cola 600 for the third straight year in dominate fashion. Saluting the troops and bowing for Rowdy with a weekend sweep.

Race Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMGsfn24ZjY

The Biggest race in the world. The 110th INDIANAPOLIS 500. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevrolet started from 7th, and we were barely even getting the race started on lap 10 when we were taken out in a huge crash. Devastating end at any shot to win. At that point it became less about winning and all about finishing. The goal shifted from victory lane to just complete the race. So we did, we fixed the damage multiple laps down and went from 31st to finish a painful 19th.

Memorial Day weekend continues on this Saturday afternoon with the O'Reilly Series getting their turn at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevy Qualified P2 and jumped out to an early lead. We had dominate pace but lost the lead during the middle of the race when a few other drivers tried an alternate tire / fuel strategy. Fortunately for us their strategy did not work and we would eventually inherent back and leave our competitors in the dust as we scored our 7th O'Reilly Series WIN of 2026

Race Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0atJcHEQuk

Friday night into early Saturday morning Truckin from Charlotte. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Silverado won the Pole and started from P1. Even though we started out front, our Silverado struggled early as we dropped outside the top 10. After making adjustments half way through the race we were able to reclaim the lead and we set sail. The 24 truck came home to our 5th Craftsman Truck WIN of 2026.

Race Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6wx8rY-cFA&t=1s

The Indianapolis 500 is just around the corner. This past weekend we ran the road course version of this historic track. Our main focus with the IndyCar has been the upcoming race on Memorial Day weekend, and to say the least, we struggled. After starting last with the #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevy we only made our way up to a disappointing 14th place finish.

Sunday afternoon Nascar Cup Series racing from Dover on an All Star weekend. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevrolet started from P5. I never was happy with the balance with our racecar over the course of the weekend but we kept digging. We managed to dodge some spins and worked our way up to the runner up spot to secure a 2nd place finish.

Overcast Saturday for the O'Reilly Series racing from Dover. The #24 Melendez Online Digital Consulting Chevy started from 3rd and we had quite the chaotic day as we were pinched into the wall early in the race. We can in for repairs which sent us the the tail of the field. We had to dodge spins and wrecks left and right on our fight back up front. The 24 car took the lead with 51 laps to go and never looked back as we were able to conquer The Monster Mile

Race Replay : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXkEE9ypqEg&t=13s