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Ty Dillon will be back behind the wheel of the No. 14 Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing for the Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway (Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Dillon will be driving the Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats-sponsored car in place of the injured Tony Stewart. The three-time champion remains sidelined from a back injury suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Jan. 31 in Arizona.
Dillon and Brian Vickers have thus far shared the work in filling in for Stewart. The 24-year-old Dillon drove the No. 14 Chevrolet at Atlanta Motor Speedway last month and finished 17th in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. Dillon also ran the Daytona 500 in the No. 95 Chevrolet for Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing and earned a 25th-place finish. He will make several starts in the No. 95 as part of alliance Richard Childress Racing has with Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing.
As for Stewart, he is eager to return but said last week in Las Vegas that he won’t do anything to jeopardize his recovery.
“We’re not rushing,” Stewart said of his recovery and return to the track. “The number one goal is to get it right the first time. We’re not going to push the issue, we’re going to make sure it’s right.”