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Ty Dillon sees the ‘silver lining’ in the coronavirus and a postponed NASCAR season

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SportsCarolinaMonthly
March 27, 2020

Ty Dillon hadn’t sat behind a simulator rig in 10 years until he prepared to compete in Sunday’s iRacing event against NASCAR’s stars. Despite Dillon’s last-minute entry and scramble to find the proper equipment, the Cup Series driver finished 19th in a field of 35 drivers, proving his real-life driving skills carry over into the virtual world.“In a real race car, I feel very confident knowing what I’m doing,” Dillon said. “In an iRacing rig, I’m not so sure what I’m doing. You don’t want to be the first one to mess it up for everybody.”Germain Racing’s No. 13 driver gave a promising first sho…

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