Charlote II Oval Event Info:
Date: Sunday, October 11th
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Series: NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Location: Concord, N.C.
Format: 267 Laps, 400.5 Miles
TV: USA
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday: 1:00 p.m. ET, Cup Practice (TruTV, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday: 2:05 p.m. ET, Cup Qualifying (TruTV, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday: 3 p.m. ET, Cup Race (USA, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Pace Laps:
- The NASCAR schedule turns to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend with its return to the Oval this fall, pivoting from the track’s road-course (the “ROVAL”), this will be the first time since 2017 the NASCAR Cup Series ran the oval at Charlotte twice in the same season.
- RFK has 20 wins all-time at CMS including four in the Coca-Cola 600.
- Brad Keselowski with 27 starts at CMS sits 3rd amongst the field in starts at the track as an active driver; Keselowski leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in wins at Charlotte Motor Speedway with two victories (2013, 2020).
6 Team Info:
Driver: Brad Keselowski
Crew Chief: Mike Skarbowski
Partner: Trimble
17 Team Info:
Driver: Chris Buescher
Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Partner: Fifth Third
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60 Team Info:
Driver: Ryan Preece
Crew Chief: Derrick Finley
Partner: Kroger/Blue Buffalo
Brad Keselowski at Charlotte
Starts: 27
Wins: 2 (2013, 2020)
Top-10s: 12
Poles: 1 (2011)
- Keselowski makes his 28th overall start at CMS this weekend. He has 12 top-10 finishes – seven inside the top five – with two wins and a 13.6 average finish.
- Keselowski is the 2020 winner of the 600-mile event, leading 21 laps after starting ninth. He also won on the oval in 2013, and in total has led in 15 different Charlotte oval events.
- Last season, Keselowski finished 5th Coke 600 after starting 35th.
- Keselowski has an average starting position of 16.9 with one pole (2011).
- Keselowski also made a combined 25 additional starts in the Xfinity and Truck Series at CMS with a combined four wins – all in Xfinity – in 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2018.
Chris Buescher at Charlotte
Starts: 14
Wins: —
Top-10s: 4
Poles: —
- Buescher makes his 15th Cup start at Charlotte this weekend in what will be his third race on the oval in the Fall.
- He has four top-10s at Charlotte with a best finish of sixth in the 2019 Coca-Cola 600. He finished 10th a year later, and ran eighth in the 2021 event.
- Buescher’s best starting position stands as 4th (2025) with a 20.6 overall average starting position.
- He also made five Xfinity Series starts at CMS with three top-10s and a best finish of sixth (2014).
Ryan Preece at Charlotte
Starts: 9
Wins: —
Top-10s: 1
Poles: —
- Preece is set to make his 10th Cup start at Charlotte this Sunday, and his first start for the Fall Oval race at the track.
- Preece’s first start at CMS in the Cup Series was in 2019, a year after the track instated the Charlotte “ROVAL” would become the track’s Fall race.
- His best finish at CMS is 13th in 2023 and is coming off a P9 finish on the Charlotte “ROVAL” road course in the fall.
- Preece holds a 26.0 average starting position at Charlotte, with a best career start of 22nd in 2020 and 2023.
- Preece also made three Xfinity starts at Charlotte, along with one truck start.
RFK Historically at Charlotte
Cup Wins: 8 (Mark Martin, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2002; Jeff Burton, 1999, 2001; Matt Kenseth, 2000, 2011)
- RFK in the 600: Across 112 NASCAR Cup Series starts in the prestigious Coca-Cola 600, RFK Racing has earned four victories along with 24 top-five and 42 top-10 finishes. Jeff Burton collected two Coke 600 wins for Jack Roush, while Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth each added one.
- By the Numbers: In 222 Cup Series starts at Charlotte, RFK has totaled eight wins, 47 top-five finishes and 83 top-10s. RFK Fords have posted an all-time average finish of 16.4 while leading 2,640 laps.
- 2006 Strength: RFK delivered one of its strongest Coca-Cola 600 performances in 2006, with its five-car lineup posting an average finish of 5.4. The organization finished third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth, while pacing the field for 52 laps. In 2002, RFK secured a one-two finish as Martin edged Kenseth after the pair combined to lead 67 laps.
- Golden Stretch: RFK captured a record four straight Coca-Cola 600 victories from 1999-2002 with Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin. During that four-year run, the team led 427 laps, including 201 of the 400 circuits in the 1999 race.
RFK Charlotte Wins
1992-2 Martin Cup
1995-2 Martin Cup
1998-2 Martin Cup
1999-1 Burton Cup
2000-1 Kenseth Cup
2001-1 Burton Cup
2002-1 Martin Cup
2011-2 Kenseth Cup
1993-2 Martin NOAPS
1995-2 Martin NOAPS
1996-1 Martin NOAPS
1996-2 Martin NOAPS
1998-1 Martin NOAPS
1999-1 Martin NOAPS
2000-1 Burton NOAPS
2001-2 Biffle NOAPS
2002-2 Burton NOAPS
2006-1 Edwards NOAPS
2011-1 Kenseth NIOAPS
2011-2 Edwards NOAPS
2011-2 Edwards NOAPS
2015-1 Buescher NOAPS
Last Time Out & Where They Stand
Las Vegas: With his best points day of the 2026 Chase, Chris Buescher led Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing in Las Vegas. The Prosper, TX native was able to parlay a solid starting position into stage points in the race’s second segment before finishing 13th. Three-time Las Vegas winner Brad Keselowsi, started the day displaying speed, climbing as high as seventh, early in Stage Two. Handling challenges though were difficult, resulting in a 24th place finish. Ryan Preece, who had scored top 10 finishes in three of the prior four Chase races, encountered a setback when he developed a wheel vibration during Stage Two. Using pit strategy, the team and Preece briefly regained lost track position but ultimately finished 28th.
Points Standings: Buescher: 15th, Preece: 16th, Keselowski: 18th
