“He (Brian Pattie, crew chief) said to take four tires and I said, ‘Yeah, okay.’ Then everybody took two and I was like, ‘Oh no.’ We had a pretty good car – our 5-hour ENERGY Toyota was good especially on the long run. That gives me a little bit of confidence going into the 600. I think we’ll be a little bit better. I appreciate all the guys’ efforts and all their hard work. The way we’re running is not due to a lack of effort."
KASEY KAHNE AND KEITH RODDEN, NO 5 TIME WARNER CABLE CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed strategy for the All-Star Race, the new format, having a good start to the season, the recent test at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the possible 2016 package, and more.
MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the team’s success this far this year, what it would mean to make be in the All-Star Race, his new crew chief, and more.
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How did the car feel in practice? “It felt really good. I was obviously optimistic about coming back and getting some laps in here at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Everything felt good with the No. 18 M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota Camry. "
Bubba Wallace, who is competing in his first fulltime season in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, enters Sunday’s race at Iowa Speedway fourth in the series point standings. The Rookie of the Year contender comes into the weekend with some experience at the .88-mile track.
Arctic Cat, one of the most widely recognized and respected names in the snowmobile, ATV and side-by-side industry, will join Bass Pro Shops as the co-primary sponsor of Tony Stewart in the 31st annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Saturday night at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion, was part of a press conference with sponsor Shell and Doug Rice of the Performance Racing Network. Logano spoke about the upcoming Coca-Cola 600 and whether or not he would ever be interested in running both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600.
Roush Fenway Racing returns home to Charlotte, N.C. as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) prepares for an All-Star weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, an event that Roush Fenway has won four times.
“Today was a really good day for us; we’ve really improved the Steak ‘n Shake car a lot in race trim. Most of our day was spent working on qualifying stuff. We figured out a couple of tricks there and I’m pretty comfortable with the car. Tomorrow we will work on qualifying trim all day."
“It’s all about the guys just bringing great, great trucks to the track each and every week and it starts at the top with having Junior (Carl Joiner, crew chief) leading those guys bringing these trucks to the race track and that’s it – just having a great owner and great sponsor like I’ve had for so many years with them.”
Since its debut in 2001, Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, has hosted 94 races across seven series on its 1.5-mile oval. None, however, have been in the last seven years.
Thirty years ago, the NASCAR Cup Series last raced for points at North Wilkesboro Speedway, a short track synonymous with the sport’s roots and one that helped define its gritty, blue-collar reputation.
A specialist like Rivalane Auto Transport can coordinate door-to-door pickup from a residential street, race shop, or track and deliver to the next event or buyer with minimal handling.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 eero team wrapped up the road-course portion of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season with a 28th-place finish in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.
