Roush Fenway Racing returns home to Charlotte, N.C. as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) prepares for the 58th running of the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR’s longest race of the season at a track where victory lane has been visited on 20 different occasions by the organization across NASCAR’s three major touring series.
Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team have returned the Wood Brothers to consistent competitiveness during the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. During Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600, they will be trying to resurrect the dominance once displayed by the team at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
A BIG WEEKEND: "Charlotte is a big weekend for us," Buescher said. "We need to come out here and be competitive. This is our fifth 1.5-mile track this season. We’re starting to get an idea of where our intermediate track program is at, and what needs to be done to improve on it."
Million Dollar Man: On the heels of a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) win, Toyota driver Kyle Busch was victorious yet again, capturing his first Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) victory at the 1.5-mile track. Busch hopes the experience carries over to the Coca-Cola 600 where he holds the second-highest driver rating (104.8) and finished sixth in last fall’s race. Charlotte Motor Speedway is one... Читать дальше...
Grab your friends and family and join Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed at the Lilly Diabetes #DriveYourHealth Track Walk on Friday, May 26th from 2-4 PM. Get an up-close look at Charlotte Motor Speedway while you walk the 1.5-mile track and help raise money for the Charlotte Chapter of the American Diabetes Association.
It was a classic win in a classic race and the adjectives flowed – dominating, annihilating, convincing, blistering, crushing, overpowering – to explain Martin Truex Jr.’s performance in last year’s Coca-Cola 600 victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Leavine Family Racing (LFR) and Michael McDowell are honored to race the Coca-Cola 600 with fallen SPC Nick Newby on board the No. 95 WRL Chevrolet SS for the “600 Miles of Remembrance”.
32nd in Points: Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 32 Cosmo Motors team are ready for the longest race of the season this weekend as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series pulls into Charlotte Motor Speedway. At the last points-race, Kansas Speedway, the Go Fas Racing team had great pace, but fell victim to a parts failure, causing a great weekend to drop the team in points. This weekend, the Cosmo Motors team looks to their home race to climb back into the top-30 in points.
Harrison Rhodes will make his fifth run at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Saturday’s Hisense 4K TV 300 at the track. The 10th Xfinity Series race of the season arrives after a two-week break in the schedule.
After scoring a solid finish in the last Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, Garrett Smithley will drive the No. 0 JD Motorsports with Gary Keller Chevrolet in Saturday’s Hisense 4K TV 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Ross Chastain has plenty of experience – and some success – at Charlotte Motor Speedway, site of Saturday’s Hisense 4K TV 300 Xfinity Series race.
On the heels of the team’s career best finish in their most recent race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway two weeks ago, B.J. McLeod Motorsports (BJMM) is feeling refreshed competing in their backyard in Saturday afternoon’s Hisense 4K TV 300 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.
The inaugural Coca-Cola 600, originally named the World 600, was held in 1960 and won by Joe Lee Johnson, the 1959 NASCAR Convertible Series champion. It was his second victory and the final win of his Cup career. Did you know he was the first of 32 different drivers to capture what has become one of NASCAR’s most sought-after trophies?
The 63rd Hoosier Hundred is slated for Thursday, May 25, on the legendary Track of Champions at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Once considered the most prestigious dirt race in America, the resurgent Hoosier Hundred is quickly regaining its status and draws the top Silver Crown drivers in the nation.
“The 600 is a difficult race. So many things happen and change during a four- or five-hour race depending on cautions. It’s tough mentally and physically. It gets really hot in the car and with each pit stop you need to be able to get better. Being able to keep your momentum up is really one of the keys to the race.” Kasey Kahne on racing at Charlotte
Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway marks Reed’s eighth start at the 1.5-mile track. In his previous seven starts, Reed has never finished outside of the top-19. His best finish of 11th came in the fall of 2015.
