Roush Fenway Racing’s Trevor Bayne and Greg Biffle swept the first two segments in Saturday morning’s Sprint Showdown race at Charlotte Motor Speedway to race their way into tonight’s Sprint All-Star Race; keeping alive Roush Fenway’s streak of now 27 consecutive All-Star starts.
revor Bayne, Greg Biffle and Kyle Larson rocketed to segment victories in an exhilarating Saturday afternoon Sprint Showdown, the prelude to Saturday night’s fender-banging NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, while Chase Elliott andDanica Patrick claimed the final two positions in the biggest all-star event in sports by being the top vote-getters in the Sprint Fan Vote.
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Winner of Segment #3 of the Sprint Showdown and will make his first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race start: “We had a good Target Chevy. I knew Chase (Elliott) was going to be good on four tires and he was going to win the fan vote and I probably wasn’t going to win the fan vote. So, I did what I could do.”
GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 Cheez-It Ford Fusion – TALK ABOUT THAT STRATEGY OF TWO TIRES UNDER CAUTION AND TWO MORE BETWEEN SEGMENTS? “Brian Pattie is a very, very smart veteran crew chief in this sport and it was his call. I was skeptical of it, trust me, but I tell you what, what really made the difference was we made a chassis adjustment, two left side tires, the car was really fast the last single lap that we made under green and I was able to pass four cars in one lap."
A day-long slate of inclement weather didn’t dampen the fun for race fans who partied in the rain on Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but showers pushed back the exciting Sprint Showdown and the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 to a Saturday showcase of races that will conclude at night with the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, the biggest all-star event in sports.
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUSCH LIGHT CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the impact of the Driver Council, his contract extension with Stewart-Haas Racing, new rules changes, future plans, and more.
Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced today that 2014 Sprint All-Star Race winner Jamie McMurray’s No. 1 Chevrolet SS will feature a special Bass Pro Shops paint scheme to honor the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) in this weekend’s Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS).
Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion, is hoping to qualify for his first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race this weekend. In order to do that, he’ll have to either race his way in during tonight’s Sprint Showdown or via fan vote. He spoke about the opportunity earlier this afternoon."
MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How do you feel about this year’s All-Star race based on your previous success in the event? “There’s only about 20 cars in it so a top-10 is really not anything to brag about."
Alpha Prime Racing will utilize Ford equipment for select events in the closing stretches of the 2026 season and utilize Roush Yates Engines prior to a full manufacturer change to Ford in 2027.
Scott McLaughlin delivered Chevrolet its 250th INDYCAR SERIES pole position, taking the top spot for the season-ending Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey with a lap of 1 minute, 9.1363 seconds in the No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet.
23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick was made available to the media on Saturday after being awarded the pole by the metric due to inclement weather for the NASCAR Cup Series race from Darlington Raceway.
The 2026 Daytona 500 champion from Corning, California, was awarded the first pole position of the 2026 Chase for the Cup Series based on a qualifying metric formula due to inclement weather and lightning canceling the event's practice and qualifying sessions.
Connor Zilisch, driver of the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Darlington Raceway.
The 2021 CARS Tour Late Model Tour champion from Mooresville, North Carolina, will commence his first-ever Chase for a championship on pole position for the first time in his O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career.
