Luke Baldwin will make his O’Reilly Series debut at Martinsville

Luke Baldwin is a young driver I follow with interest for multiple reasons. He is a third-generation NASCAR racer, which is interesting in and of itself, but the lineage flows through the Modified Tour, which is a category I believe deserves higher stature. Those race cars are crazy. They may not have anything to do with O’Reilly Series stock cars, but at least they present a sheer difficulty level that ought to calibrate expectations correctly. Ryan Preece would be the best contemporary example of a modified driver making it in Cup, and he’s no slouch. I’d love to see Luke Baldwin make at least as big an impact.

We will shortly find out what it has taught Baldwin, as he will make his O’Reilly Series debut at Martinsville this weekend.