HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 SHELL-PENNZOIL TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – WINNER: CONSIDERING THE STRUGGLES OF A YEAR AGO AND ALL THE EMOTIONS THAT CAME WITH THE FINALE LAST YEAR, HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO WIN THIS RACE TODAY? “This is a great effort for everyone. First I want to thank the Shell V-power team, Pennzoil which was awesome."
Helio Castroneves punctuated Chevrolet’s return to Indy car racing following a six-year absence by winning the IZOD IndyCar Series season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Castroneves led 28 laps en route to his third career win at the 1.8 mile street course.
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Regimental Marching Band will perform the National Anthem prior to Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway, keeping alive the track’s custom of traditional performances of the Anthem.
Joey Logano earned his 10th NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) victory in Saturday's race at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. Logano started on the pole and led eight times for 92 laps (of 150) at the two-mile race track.
Michael Annett started the 150-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Auto Club Speedway from the 16th position. Annett finished the Royal Purple 300 as follows:
Brad Keselowski (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T) Finished 3rd “We started off really strong and drove off to the lead. Things were looking really good and we had a great day going."
RICKY STENHOUSE JR. – No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing 25th Anniversary Ford Mustang – “It was a great day. It was a fun day. The race track was really racy. It’s just a bummer that we ended up two spots short, but I’ve got to thank all the guys for working hard on this."
The 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, led 15 of 172 over-scheduled laps and outlasted four red flag periods, a multitude of late-race carnages and double overtime attempts for his sixth victory of 2026 at EchoPark Speedway.
The 2019 Truck Series regular-season champion from Fairhope, Alabama, led five of 100 laps and fended off Landen Lewis during a three-lap shootout to notch his first Truck victory in 40 races in Lakeville, Connecticut.
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell were made available to the media on Saturday prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race from EchoPark Speedway near Atlanta.
The 2023 Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 179.912 mph in 30.815 seconds for his second Cup pole of 2026 at Atlanta's EchoPark Speedway.
