Memorial Day weekend has many meanings for the American public. The Sunday of Memorial Day weekend is one of auto racing’s greatest days, beginning with the Grand Prix of Monaco, followed by the Indianapolis 500 and then the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
After a near miss of winning last year’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Martin Truex Jr. is braced for another go at NASCAR’s longest race of the season.
Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Charlotte Motor Speedway ... In 151 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing teams have earned seven points-paying victories (four wins with Dale Earnhardt, one with Jeff Burton and two with Kevin Harvick) and four All-Star race victories (three with Earnhardt and one with Harvick), giving RCR 11 total Sprint Cup Series checkered flags at the Concord, N.C.-based track. RCR boasts 21 top-five and 48 top-10 finishes at the 1.5-mile track.
Stenhouse Jr. has eight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway with an average starting position of 23.6 and average finishing position of 21.
Biffle honored his second cousin, Private Dean VanDyke, whose name was displayed across the windshield of the No. 16 Ford with a second-place finish in the Coca-Cola 600.
Coca-Cola 600 Preview: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the year’s longest race, the Coca-Cola 600, on Sunday, May 29, part of a packed Memorial Day Weekend motorsports calendar around the world. Denny Hamlin has five top-five finishes and 13 top-10 results in 21 career races at Charlotte, including a best finish of second in both races at the track in 2012.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series resumes its regular season on Sunday with the annual Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Joey Logano, fresh off his victory in Saturday’s Sprint All-Star Race, will be looking to become the first driver since Kurt Busch in 2010 to win the All-Star Race and 600 in back-to-back weeks. Ironically, Busch was a member of Team Penske when he achieved that feat.
Reed has competed at Charlotte Motor Speedway five times in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, never finishing outside of the top 15. In 2015, Reed took home 12th- and 11th-place finishes in the spring and fall races, respectively.
Jeb Burton may have only raced five times total at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his professional racing career, but the No. 43 Rocky Ridge Trucks team is ready to bring a top performance to the home crowd this weekend, as the XFINITY Series returns.
Spencer Boyd, fresh off the season opener in Daytona, announced today that Interstate Classic Cars will be his primary sponsor for the upcoming NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Echopark Speedway.
TRICON Garage (TRICON) announced today that veteran road racer Adam Andretti has signed on for a multi-race slate with the championship-winning organization
On the heels of another exciting DAYTONA 500, anticipation is revving up for the Straight Talk Wireless 500, set for Sunday, March 8, at Phoenix Raceway.
Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 7 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports, qualified 15th for the 68th Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.
Joey Logano and No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Mustang Dark Horse team were in contention for the win in the closing laps of Sunday's 68th running of the Daytona 500 and came away with a third-place finish
