Don't miss out on watching NASCAR's future stars compete in the ARCA Menards Series race at Salem Speedway. Kim Coon and Skip Flores preview everything you need to know.
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00:00And when I look at the ARCA series, right, we said earlier we've been talking about Andreas Perez, William Swalich, and Conor Zilich,
00:06but when we fast forward to the race this week in Elko, Salem, the two guys that have won the last two races there,
00:12Jesse Love and Sammy Smith, who are both paving their way as well.
00:15So we've seen both of them get wins in the Xfinity series, so my question is, are Elko and Salem indicators of future success in NASCAR National Series?
00:24It seems to be that way. I can't put my finger on why. They're both very challenging short tracks, and you know, these short tracks, when you go there, you've got to be gritty,
00:32you've got to have your car working, you've got to be, like we saw this past weekend, late race restarts, put yourself in good positions, choose the right lane.
00:40And it's been so fun. I know there's been a lot of hype around Conor Zilich and William Swalich, but man, I've really been keeping my eyes on Andreas Perez.
00:49Not only has he been fast in ARCA, but he's also won in NASCAR Mexico this year, and he's been really fun to watch.
00:56Yeah, Andreas Perez, the points leader in the ARCA Menard Series, but then as we're talking, William Swalich and Conor Zilich, they both have three wins so far in the ARCA Series,
01:04and it feels like it's a battle between them every single track we go to, and we're going to see them in the National Series.
01:10You know, we've already seen Conor Zilich in some Truck Series races, but he's going to have an Xfinity Series start at Michigan coming up because he turned 18 on Monday.
01:17Yeah, that's exciting. He has won in everything he's been in, from the Rolex 24 at Daytona, he was super fast in his truck debut at Kona, he got the pole.
01:26Yeah, he fits in, too. He's a trackhouse development driver, and so he was at Indy this past weekend, obviously after running IRP, just hanging out in the hauler at the 1 and the 99,
01:37and cutting up with the crew guys, you know those crews over there at trackhouse, they have a lot of fun, and it felt like his personality fit right in.
01:44Yeah, and the other cool thing is, even though we're taking two weeks off, Corey filmed a show with him for Stackin' Pennies that you guys can tune into, so that'll be fun to watch and learn more about him.