The 42-year-old Allmendinger from Los Gatos, California, is primed to achieve a milestone start in his return as a full-time Xfinity Series competitor.
Truex is still seeking his first Atlanta win, old configuration or new. Among his 28 starts at Atlanta, Truex has finished second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th in Cup Series races during his career at the 1.5-mile oval.
As the series’ slogan “We Build Champions” suggests, graduates of the ARCA Menards Series platform dominated NASCAR national series races at Daytona International Speedway, winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fresh from Florida 250, the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300, and the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500.
NBC Sports and INDYCAR announced Feb. 20 the race broadcast start times for the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule, headlined by the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, with coverage beginning at 11 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
He may have only turned the wheel of an ODYSSEY 21 in anger for the first time on the morning of Free Practice for the Desert X Prix, but off-road racing legend Travis Pastrana made quite the impression on his Extreme E debut.
Atlanta Motor Speedway hosts race No. 2 on the NASCAR Cup Series season this weekend, marking two-straight Speedway races to kick off the 2024 campaign.