Daniel Hemric will concede the start to his official rookie season hasn’t resulted in jaw-dropping, headline-earning finishes, yet. Yet.
But the driver of the Richard Childress Racing No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 remained upbeat and optimistic talking about his chances this weekend in Sunday’s TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway (at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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