NASCAR Cup Series

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUDWEISER/JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed safety issues, driver communication with NASCAR, aero, voting in the Hall of Fame, and more.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PATRIOTIC CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed his outlook for this weekend’s 600 mile race, his thoughts on having a full-time traveling safety team and many other topics.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series head to Charlotte Motor Speedway for Memorial Day weekend. Please check below for the weekend schedule of events.

"Ed was the consummate brother," said Randy Penn. "He was my teacher, my protector, and my sparring partner at home. He had a quiet tone, strong will and led by example for all who surrounded him. It has been 47 years since his passing, he is still in my mind and heart, he will forever be missed, and has been an important part of my life in all that I have done."

JGL Racing is proud to announce Kyle Fowler will pilot the team's No. 26 PowerAll Toyota for the running of the Hisense 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway this Saturday. This will mark Fowler's 16th career start in the NASCAR XFINITY Series but the first with JGL Racing.

We begin with Monaco, tune into Indianapolis for the matinee, then spend the evening in Charlotte in our 600-mile feature. While we go in concerned about cars running into a house or into a harbor overseas, or find the wall and flipping down the track in Indiana, our biggest concern for the folks with fenders is that they might not be able to pass the leader in North Carolina.

NASCAR announced today the inductees who will comprise the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2016. The five-person group – the seventh in NASCAR Hall of Fame history – consists of Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, O. Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner. In addition, NASCAR announced that Harold Brasington won the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR. Next year’s Induction Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, broadcast on NBCSN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, live from Charlotte, N.C.

This Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 will mark McMurray’s 450th start in NSCS competition. Charlotte Motor Speedway is of significant importance to the career of McMurray. The Joplin, MO native set the record for the fewest amount of starts before a first NSCS victory when he won the 2002 Bank of America 500 in just his second career start.

To honor military service members and their families on Memorial Weekend, all NSCS car windshields will display names of service men and women instead of the driver's name. The No. 51 Chevy will carry the name of United States Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam K. Ginett. Tech. Sgt. Ginett was killed by an IED blast in January of 2010.

Roush Fenway Racing returns home to Charlotte, N.C. as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) pre­pares for the 56th running of the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR’s longest race of the season.