Ryan Preece and wife Heather welcome first daughter
Congratulations to Ryan Preece and his wife Heather, who welcomed their first daughter to the world earlier this week.
After a slow start to his season, the Stewart-Haas Racing wheelman has been picking up his performance over the last month, and now he’s going through a life changing moment. He and his wife couldn’t be happier.
“Welcome to the world, Rebecca Marie Preece!,” wrote Preece’s wife Heather on Instagram. “So thankful for @aussiedoula Debbie and the hospital staff for going above and beyond for us when baby girl decided it was go time. It is safe to say we have a Daddy’s Girl on our hands! *Born August 7th @ 5:30 AM* 6 pounds 10 ounces- 20 inches long.”
Additionally, Stewart-Haas Racing took the time to post a congratulatory message to the couple, and mentioned how excited the team is to see Preece’s daughter grace them with her presence at a race when she’s able.
“Congratulations, @RyanPreece_ and Heather!,” tweeted Stewart-Haas Racing. “We can’t wait to have Rebecca join us at the track!”
At the moment, Preece sits a P25 in the Cup Series standings, with one top five and one top ten to his name. However, he’s found more and more speed over recent months, and could challenge for a win to sneak into the playoffs over the next couple of weeks.
That’d be a heck of a way to welcome his daughter into the world. Congratulations once again to the happy couple.
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Meanwhile, on a Monday in Michigan, Chris Buescher was able to hold off the points leader in the NASCAR standings for back-to-back wins. He pulled a reverse Kevin Harvick from 2022.
With Richmond and Michigan flip-flopped from last year to this year, the two-race sweep at those tracks was once again completed by a Ford.
However, there is a lot more to it than just another Buescher win. The NASCAR standings had a number of drivers make big moves to increase their chances of making the playoffs. There is also the battle for the regular season that has become a little one-sided at this point.
After finishing P2 at Michigan, Martin Truex Jr. leads the standings with 799 points. Denny Hamlin follows at 742, while the DNF for Byron keeps him at 703 points. Christopher Bell leads Kevin Harvick 677 to 663 to round out the top-5.
Kyle Busch was an early DNF and has fallen all the way to ninth overall in the NASCAR standings. Here is an interesting note, while Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is locked into the playoffs, Bubba Wallace has passed him in the points standings for 14th overall.
Michigan was delayed after just 74 laps on Sunday. While Monday races aren’t always the most fun, this one gave us quite a show. There were 16 different leaders, the most all-time, with 26 lead changes to go with it.