After an exceptionally strong performance at Kansas Speedway last weekend, Roush Fenway returns ‘home’ to Charlotte Motor Speedway, where the team will put its Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series points’ leads on the line at the 1.5-mile track where the organization boasts 18 career NASCAR victories.
Carl Edwards on racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway: "Our Fastenal team is very excited to race at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend under the lights."
Biffle on Charlotte: “The Coke 600 was our race to lose and we had to stop for fuel so I feel like this track owes us one. We had the fastest car here in the spring and it would be great to come back and get that win."
No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. said last weekend's announcement that Clint Bowyer will join the 2012 MWR driver lineup will make the organization stronger next season.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will host an autograph session at Talladega Superspeedway in the OV Hill South Grandstand Sections D & E from 2- 3 pm on Friday, Oct. 21.
Kenseth on racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway: “Track position is important every race, but it seems to be even more important at Charlotte over the past couple of years with this new style of car."
Dodge's Kurt Busch is the most recent winner at CMS. He led 252 of 400 laps en route to victory in the 2010 Coca-Cola 600. He also won the Sprint All-Star Race the week before.
Stenhouse, Jr. on racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway: “I am really looking forward to racing under the lights at Charlotte in our Blackwell Angus Ford. We sat on the pole there in the spring and had a strong fourth place finish."
The 2021 CARS Super Late Model Tour champion from Mooresville, North Carolina, led a race-high 121 of 250 laps and reduced his points deficit from 59 to 31 with his third O'Reilly victory of 2026 in Ridgeway, Virginia.
Brandon Jones rallied from deep in the field yet again to lead Toyota with a fourth-place finish in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Martinsville Saturday evening.
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Menards/Delta Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “I think this is a track where you definitely need a good qualifying run because of pit selection."
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, notched a pole-winning lap at 98.492 mph in 19.226 seconds for his sixth Cup pole of 2026, sixth at Martinsville and the 54th of his career.
