NASCAR driver making pit stop in Myrtle Beach to greet fans ahead of Darlington race

A Joe Gibbs Racing driver will be on hand at area Ron Jon Surf Shop locations Thursday to meet fans and sign autographs.

Matt Tifft – an Xfinity Series driver who drives the No. 19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing – will appear at the Barefoot Landing Ron Jon location at 4 p.m. before heading to the Broadway at the Beach spot at 6 p.m.

Tifft will sign autographs and pose for photos with fans. There will also be raffle in which one fan will win an autographed pair of race-used driving gloves along with other Tifft/Ron Jon-branded merchandise.

Tifft is in seventh place in the Xfinity standings as he prepares for this week’s race at Darlington Raceway.

This story was originally published August 29, 2017 at 10:05 PM with the headline "NASCAR driver making pit stop in Myrtle Beach to greet fans ahead of Darlington race."