SP+ Gameday, in conjunction with Kurt Busch, driver of #41 SS Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing, will recognize fallen U.S. Army Sgt. Clinton K. Ruiz by displaying his name on the #41 car during a NASCAR Sprint Cup series race.
“Your confidence brings a positive attitude with it. We’ve been building that confidence obviously for several years resulting in a really solid season last year, especially throughout the Chase. Starting off this year with a win and a second place finish just continues to make us feel like what we’re doing is working and what we’re doing is heading in the right direction.
“I’m pleased to say that I’ll be back in a ThorSport Tundra for the Kroger 250 in three weeks. ThorSport has given me a great opportunity and I appreciate everything they have done for me and my family,” Burton said Thursday morning in a press conference at Martinsville Speedway.
"I am excited to be heading out to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. We will have a full day of testing at the track on Thursday, which will definitely help out everyone on this No. 36 team. We are still learning and growing together as a new team.
It’s on to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for race 3 of the Nationwide Series season, and Jeffrey Earnhardt is ready in the Flex Seal Chevrolet No. 4. “Las Vegas is a fun track,” Earnhardt said. “It’s fast. It’s kind of like Charlotte, but it’s not.
“Vegas isn’t really a ‘gamble’ for us,” Cassill said. “We usually have good cars there, and I like the track. It’s bumpy and hard to get a handle on, but I like the challenge of that. It makes for a fun afternoon.”
The No. 16 American Red Cross Ford Fusion sports the first of two #ImProud2Give paint schemes at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this Sunday, March 9. The No. 16 hood is covered with a larger-than-life Red Cross blood donor sticker, advertising Your Name Here and launching a campaign asking blood donors to make an online appointment at redcrossblood.org.
Trevor Bayne and the crew of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion are taking a brand-new Ford Fusion to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track in the city known for gambling. Veteran crew chief Donnie Wingo figures he’s not taking much of a chance with his new race car as it’s been meticulously prepared and tested – with good results – in the wind tunnel.
I’m gonna keep on the run. I’m going to have me some fun. Elvis Presley knew a thing or two about Las Vegas and he famously sang about it in his 1963 hit song, “Viva Las Vegas.” And a good run would certainly bring some fun for Clint Bowyer and the No.15 5-hour ENERGY team this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The 26-year-old Ferguson from Lincolnton, North Carolina, will make his second career Truck start with Kaulig Racing more than a month after making his Truck debut at Bristol.
Spire Motorsports has earned one win and three top five finishes. Rajah Caruth took the checkered flag in last year's Rackley Roofing 200 after leading 61 laps.
In 12 previous NASCAR Cup Series starts at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, Spire Motorsports has two top-five finishes with a best result of second earned twice by Zane Smith (2024) and Carson Hocevar (2025).
