Denny Hamlin avoided a last-lap wreck and piloted the No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota to a 14th place finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. With the result, Hamlin remains third in the Chase for the Sprint Cup points standings, 23 markers behind Brad Keselowski after four of 10 playoff races. The No. 17 of Matt Kenseth crossed the finish line ahead of the pack to claim the checkered flag.
DG GOES PINK IN SUPPORT OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS: For the second year in a row, Dollar General and Charlotte Motor Speedway are going pink for the Dollar General 300. For Friday’s 300 mile race, the discount retailer is changing the colors of the annual race to pink in support of breast cancer awareness month. Their efforts include a pink Dollar General 300 pace car, pink grandstand tickets and a pink start/finish line.
Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kurt Busch will make his Furniture Row Racing debut in Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Fans from around the globe will converge on Charlotte Motor Speedway this week for an exciting week of racing, culminating Saturday with the 53rd running of the Bank of America 500.
This weekend, the No. 31 Chevy will feature a bright pink paint scheme, temporarily replacing the famous BRANDT red seen on a weekly basis. Not only is the team supporting a sport-wide effort to bring attention to Breast Cancer Awareness month, but the scheme also marks the creation of The BRANDT Foundation, which launches on Friday.
Thrush & Son Complete Home Improvement and HI-Technologies return to the No. 81 of Jason Bowles for the second time this season Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Once again marketing their C.H.I.P. (Complete Home Improvement Program) web-based software, the car will look just as it did a few weeks back in Kentucky, but with Pink numbers to show support of women suffering from breast cancer.
Sprint Cup races at Charlotte Motor Speedway are something to look forward to for members of nearly every team, as the track is within a few miles of most NASCAR race shops, which gives drivers and crews a chance to perform in front of the home town folks.
Talladega Recap: Jamie McMurray had one of his best races of the season before it abruptly ended with just five laps remaining as the result of an on-track incident while he was running in fourth-position. It was his second appearance of the season at Talladega Superspeedway on the 10th anniversary of his first-ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career start. The No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet started the 500-mile race in 24th-position and ran with the lead pack all race long, leading more laps than any other driver, before the wreck resulted in a 34th-place finish for McMurray.
A Chevrolet driver has won three (3) of the last five (5) races at Charlotte Motor Speedway A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway 29 times Team Chevy drivers have scored 177 top-five and 350 top-10 finishes at Charlotte A Chevrolet has led 11,986 laps (31.8% of possible 37,638 laps) at Charlotte Motor Speedway
NASCAR has penalized the No. 57 team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series as a result of rule infractions discovered during opening day inspection last Thursday, Oct. 4 at Talladega Superspeedway.
