“Charlotte is home for everybody. It’s the hometown crowd and family will all be there. This is definitely one that is highlighted on our schedule. The finishes haven't been the best, but we've always shown speed. Our Cheez-It team is continuing to grow. We are coming off a strong company run at Iowa, looking to carry that into this weekend.”
Coming off the heels of a victory at Iowa Speedway, Chris Buescher makes his fourth NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday. In his three previous starts, Buescher’s best start is 12th (2013) and his best finish is sixth (fall 2014). Buescher did not finish lower than ninth in last season’s two races at the 1.5-mile track.
Dale E. Bowyer is Clint Bowyer’s paternal grandfather and was a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army. He won the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism while fighting the armed enemy in Germany during World War II.
“Racing at Charlotte on Memorial Day weekend is always special. It’s great to get the chance to race in front of your friends and family. This weekend is also a huge honor for this AdvoCare team, as we have the name of Staff Sgt. Casey Crate atop the windshield. It definitely means a lot to have his name on the car and hopefully we will have a great run for him this weekend.”
Elliott Sadler makes his 17th NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) this weekend in Concord, NC. In Sadler’s previous 16 starts, he has one pole award, four top-five and six top-10 finishes at CMS.
Heading into Sunday nights Coca-Cola 600, Bliss will be making his 176th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start. The Milwaukie, OR native will be making only his fifth appearance in the renowned NASCAR endurance race. Bliss's last Coca-Cola 600 came back in 2011 where he finished 30th. Bliss has visited victory lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway twice in his NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) career, with the most recent being the spring 2009 event.
Reed has three starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS). His first start came in the October 2013 event at the track, where he recorded a 14th-place finish after starting 16th. His two starts at the track in 2014 earned him 14th- and 15th-place finishes in the spring and fall events, respectively.
This weekend is not only special because the Sprint Cup Series races their longest race of the season, but also, all of the series' teams will be honoring fallen servicemen. Aric Almirola and team will have the privilege to carry fallen Special Tactics Airmen Capt. Derek M. Argel on the No. 43 Air Force Ford.
This weekend, Dakoda Armstrong will compete in NASCAR's backyard at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The team showed great strength at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS), a track that shares similar traits and setups. The No. 43 WinField team will open up the notebook from TMS to build a fast setup for this weekend. Currently, Armstrong sits 16th in the XFINITY Series Championship Point Standings.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will remain at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend for the annual Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday evening. Ford has won the circuit’s longest race a total of 12 times with Fred Lorenzen and Jeff Burton being the only multiple winners among that group.
Pocono Raceway, in partnership with Man Cave Health, will once again bring its impactful men’s health initiative to fans during the June 12-14 NASCAR race weekend.
In 16 previous NASCAR Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), Spire Motorsports has two top-10 finishes with a best result of seventh earned by Zane Smith in 2024.
Layne Riggs, driver of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford F-150, is the hottest driver on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit after registering his second straight victory last weekend in Nashville.
