When Arizona Diamondbacks owner Jeff Moorad joined a group that bought controlling interest of Hall of Fame Racing's owners Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach, no one would have ever guessed that it would lead to JJ Yeley driving his No. 96 DLP Texas Instruments Toyata out onto the field from right field and throwing out the first pitch at the Diamondbacks Wednesday night game against the LA Dodgers. Yeley, who joined the 96 team after leaving Joe Gibbs Racing and the No. 18 Interstate Batteries ride, was quite impressive on the mound.
JJ also featured a Diamondbacks’ “10th Anniversary” logo along his wheel wells. Drivers from at least eight different NASCAR teams will also attend the games throughout the weekend as honorary guests of the Diamondback organization.
Quite an honor for JJ Yeley, who is back home in Phoenix. Guess it pays to have a boss who also owns a Major League Baseball team. The Diamondbacks defeated the Dodgers 4-3. Looks like JJ brought them good luck. Too bad they didn't do the same for him. JJ had rough night after getting caught up in an on-track incident with Reed Sorenson, Matt Kenseth and Dave Blaney, Yeley finished 39th, 88 laps down.
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