Driving down to the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway immediately after winning the Cookout Clash last week, Ryan Preece felt lighter.<br>It wasn’t a points-paying race but it was a victory at the highest level against his peers in the NASCAR Cup Series and it very much felt like a degree of validation for everything that came before.<br>“I don’t know how to explain it other ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ryan-preece-felt-a-wave-of-relief-after-winning-nascars-clash/10796884/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>