Eversley qualified a respectable 31st in his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Road America, but elected to start the race from the back of the field. Harrelson/Motorsport Images

Considering he didn’t want to do anything stupid at Road America, Eversley had a good reason to be proud of himself. He’d never made a pit stop in NASCAR and made it through a few cleanly on Sunday before exiting the race. Eversley also felt good about how he raced.

“I started last on purpose and was able to pick people off through the first stage, and I think at the end of the stage I was running right behind Ryan Newman, and I’m like, ‘That’s Ryan Newman. That’s a race-winning Cup driver, and I’m holding pace with him,’ and I was super stoked about that,” Eversley said. “The second stage once we got sorted out, I was able to run down [Daniel] Suarez, Newman again, [Ryan] Preece – series regulars. To run their pace and the 53 car, which doesn’t normally run that well on road courses, I was really happy with it. I got a lot of compliments from the crew.”

Eversley doesn’t have another Cup start planned, but he’ll gladly answer the phone if an opportunity comes calling.

“If I got a call the day before Watkins Glen, I’d be there,” Eversley said. “I really enjoyed driving the car even though I wasn’t perfectly fit in it, and I know if I did it again, that would be a huge improvement. I think my crew guys on the 53 really enjoyed working with me; we got along extremely well, and they had a lot of positive feedback for me after the event. And so, if it’s one of those things where there’s an open seat at any of the NASCAR stuff, I’d love to try again.

“I think my relationship with Rick is really good. He’s just a nice guy; we’ve always gotten along really well, and we both understand what each other’s trying to accomplish. So if he’s got a sponsor that he wants some crazy awesome fans to talk about, then I’ll happily jump in there.

“It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and now that I’ve done a Cup start, I’ll probably be more active in trying to get into an Xfinity or Truck ride at road courses because I’ve got the license. Yeah, hope (to be back).”

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