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Newgarden Goes Back-to-Back at Indy in Thriller

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INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 26, 2024) – It was worth the wait, and then some.

Josef Newgarden joined the immortals Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by becoming just the sixth driver to win the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge in two consecutive years, edging Pato O’Ward in a scintillating race that included the start delayed four hours by a midday rainstorm.

Two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Newgarden drove his No. 2 Shell Powering Progress Team Penske Chevrolet to the victory by .3417 of a second over the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet of O’Ward, as they swapped the lead four times over the last eight laps.

“I knew we could win this race again,” Newgarden said. “There’s just no better way to win this race than that. I’ve got to give it up to Pato, as well. He’s an incredibly clean driver. It takes two people to make that work.”

Newgarden, who started third, became the first repeat winner of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” since Helio Castroneves won in 2001 and 2002 for Team Penske. Newgarden also earned the record-extending 20th victory in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” for Team Penske.

The repeat victory delivered a $440,000 bonus to Newgarden from BorgWarner, the sponsor of the winner’s Borg-Warner Trophy.

Six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon finished third in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, followed by Alexander Rossi in the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.

Reigning series champion Alex Palou rounded out the top five in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Just 1.5079 seconds separated the top five cars despite the last 46 laps running caution-free in a frantic finish.

Christian Rasmussen was the top-finishing rookie, 12th in the No. 33 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet. 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson finished 18th in the No. 17 Hendrickcars.com Arrow McLaren Chevrolet in his first “500” start, hampered by a pit road speeding penalty.

Newgarden celebrated in familiar style for the second straight year, climbing into the crowd in the grandstands adjacent to the Yard of Bricks start-finish line, where he was mobbed by fans.

It was hard to blame his exuberance, as the victory capped a Month of May in which he was without Team Penske President and strategist Tim Cindric and engineer Luke Mason. They were suspended by Team Penske for the two races this month at IMS after the team’s cars were found to have violated INDYCAR Push-to-Pass rules in the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding. Jonathan Diuguid and Raul Prados substituted for Cindric and Mason, respectively, this month.

“They can say whatever they want after this point; I don’t care anymore,” Newgarden said of critics after the violations were discovered. “I’m just so proud of this team. They crushed it. Crushed it. Luke, Tim – they’re not here today, but they’re a huge part of this. I’m just so proud for everybody at Team Penske. That’s the way I wanted to win the thing, right there.”

There were seven caution periods in the first 117 laps, as the race struggled to find a rhythm. But as the intensity ratcheted in the second half of the 200-lap race, the racing was breathtaking – and clean. There were 32 lead changes alone in the last 70 laps.

Rookie Kyffin Simpson was the last of the drivers on a different pit sequence to surrender the lead with their final stop, on Lap 184. That set the stage for a phenomenal four-driver scramble for the win between Newgarden, O’Ward, Rossi and Dixon over the closing 15 laps.

Newgarden took the lead on Lap 193, with O’Ward climbing to second. That set the stage for a series of slingshot passes between the two drivers over the last seven laps.

O’Ward passed Newgarden on the outside just before the start-finish line as the white flag flew in the air for the final lap. O’Ward stayed out front in Turns 1 and 2 ahead and down the back straightaway, but Newgarden tucked in behind O’Ward’s car and made a daring pass outside of O’Ward in Turn 3 to take the lead for good with the crowd of 330,000 on their feet in rapture.

“It’s hard to put it into words,” said O’Ward, who also finished second in 2022. “So close again. I put that car through things I never thought it was going to be able to do. Sometimes I said, ‘Aw, that’s it,’ and somehow I came out of the other side of the corner.

“Oh, man: It’s just so painful when you put so much into it, and then two corners short.”

It was only the fourth time in Indianapolis 500 history that the race was decided by a last-lap pass. Newgarden also achieved that feat last year by passing Marcus Ericsson on Lap 200.

This year’s race was a classic, with an event-record 18 of the 33 starters leading at least one lap. NTT P1 Award winner Scott McLaughlin led the most laps, 64, before finishing sixth in the No. 3 Pennzoil Team Penske Chevrolet.

There also were 649 on-track passes today, the most in the “500” since 2017.

The next NTT INDYCAR SERIES race is the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear on Sunday, June 2 on the streets of Detroit.

108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge Results

INDIANAPOLIS – Results Sunday of the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge NTT INDYCAR SERIES event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):

  1. (3) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  2. (8) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  3. (21) Scott Dixon, Honda, 200, Running
  4. (4) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  5. (14) Alex Palou, Honda, 200, Running
  6. (1) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  7. (11) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 200, Running
  8. (6) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  9. (7) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  10. (29) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  11. (15) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  12. (24) Christian Rasmussen, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  13. (28) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 200, Running
  14. (10) Takuma Sato, Honda, 200, Running
  15. (33) Graham Rahal, Honda, 200, Running
  16. (23) Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  17. (17) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  18. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  19. (26) Romain Grosjean, Chevrolet, 200, Running
  20. (20) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 200, Running
  21. (18) Kyffin Simpson, Honda, 200, Running
  22. (22) Agustin Canapino, Chevrolet, 199, Running
  23. (13) Colton Herta, Honda, 170, Contact
  24. (2) Will Power, Chevrolet, 145, Contact
  25. (19) Marco Andretti, Honda, 113, Contact
  26. (12) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Chevrolet, 106, Contact
  27. (9) Felix Rosenqvist, Honda, 55, Mechanical
  28. (27) Linus Lundqvist, Honda, 27, Contact
  29. (31) Katherine Legge, Honda, 22, Mechanical
  30. (16) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 6, Mechanical
  31. (25) Tom Blomqvist, Honda, 0, Contact
  32. (30) Pietro Fittipaldi, Honda, 0, Contact
  33. (32) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 0, Contact

Race Statistics
Winner’s average speed: 167.763 mph
Time of Race: 2:58:49.4079
Margin of victory: 0.3417 of a second
Cautions: 8 for 46 laps
Lead changes: 49 among 18 drivers

Lap Leaders:
McLaughlin, Scott 1 – 23
Robb, Sting Ray 24 – 26
Daly, Conor 27 – 31
Robb, Sting Ray 32
McLaughlin, Scott 33 – 34
O’Ward, Pato 35
Daly, Conor 36 – 42
McLaughlin, Scott 43 – 48
Rasmussen, Christian 49
McLaughlin, Scott 50 – 57
Daly, Conor 58 – 64
Robb, Sting Ray 65 – 76
McLaughlin, Scott 77 – 87
VeeKay, Rinus 88 – 91
Rahal, Graham 92
Lundgaard, Christian 93
VeeKay, Rinus 94 – 96
Lundgaard, Christian 97 – 99
Newgarden, Josef 100 – 112
McLaughlin, Scott 113 – 125
Newgarden, Josef 126 – 129
McLaughlin, Scott 130
Rossi, Alexander 131
Ferrucci, Santino 132
Dixon, Scott 133 – 134
O’Ward, Pato 135 – 136
Dixon, Scott 137 – 140
Daly, Conor 141 – 143
Robb, Sting Ray 144 – 150
Dixon, Scott 151 – 154
O’Ward, Pato 155
Rossi, Alexander 156 – 159
O’Ward, Pato 160
Rossi, Alexander 161 – 163
O’Ward, Pato 164
Rossi, Alexander 165
O’Ward, Pato 166 – 169
Dixon, Scott 170 – 171
Palou, Alex 172
VeeKay, Rinus 173
Kirkwood, Kyle 174 – 175
Ilott, Callum 176
Carpenter, Ed 177 – 179
Larson, Kyle 180 – 183
Simpson, Kyffin 184 – 186
Rossi, Alexander 187
Newgarden, Josef 188 – 190
Rossi, Alexander 191 – 192
Newgarden, Josef 193 – 194
O’Ward, Pato 195
Newgarden, Josef 196 – 198
O’Ward, Pato 199
Newgarden, Josef 200

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Point Standings:
Palou 183, Dixon 163, Power 157, O’Ward 134, Herta 134, McLaughlin 131, Newgarden 122, Rossi 120, Rosenqvist 116, Kirkwood 115, Lundgaard 102, Ferrucci 95, Rahal 87, VeeKay 87, Armstrong 81, Grosjean 79, Lundqvist 73, Simpson 70, Ericsson 68, Canapino 56, Rasmussen 51, Fittipaldi 50, Harvey 47, Blomqvist 46, Robb 46, Ilott 39, Theo Pourchaire 38, Daly 21, Larson 21, Sato 19, Carpenter 14, Luca Ghiotto 14, Castroneves 10, Colin Braun 10, Nolan Siegel 10, Hunter-Reay 6, Andretti 5, Legge 5

CHEVROLET INDYCAR AT INDIANAPOLIS: Team Chevy Indianapolis 500 Win Notes

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CHEVROLET IN NTT INDYCAR SERIES
THE 108TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
TEAM CHEVY RACE WIN NOTES
MAY 26, 2024

CHEVROLET CAPTURES A HISTORIC 13TH INDIANAPOLIS 500 VICTORY WITH JOSEF NEWGARDEN AND TEAM PENSKE

  • Josef Newgarden, driver of the No. 2 Shell Team Penske Chevrolet, raced to victory in the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 to capture Chevrolet’s 13th in history and sixth in the 2.2-liter twin turbo V6 era since 2012.
  • Today’s victory at Indianapolis is Newgarden’s second in a row, winning from starting third.
  • With Newgarden’s first-place finish as well as Pato O’Ward in second, Chevrolet now has 19 podiums at Indianapolis in the V6 era since 2012.
  • Racing to the prestigious winner’s circle, Chevrolet led 177 of 200 laps in today’s Indianapolis 500. Newgarden led 26 laps of Team Chevy’s 177 laps.
  • With today’s Indianapolis 500 win, the Bowtie brand now holds 114 victories in the V6 era since 2012, in addition to 314 podium finishes.

TEAM CHEVY TOP-10 RACE RESULT:
Pos. Driver
1st Josef Newgarden
2nd Pato O’Ward
4th Alexander Rossi
6th Scott McLaughlin
8th Santino Ferrucci
9th Rinus VeeKay
10th Conor Daly

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING (QUOTES)

Mark Reuss, President of General Motors:

“Congratulations to Josef and the No. 2 Penske team on winning back-to-back at the Indianapolis 500. What an incredible accomplishment. I’m so happy to see Roger get his 20th win here. Chevrolet engineering, our partners at Ilmor and race teams worked hard in the off-season to prepare for the 2024 Indy 500. They delivered power, speed and performance all month long.”

Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Shell Team Penske Chevrolet:

“I knew we could win this race again; it was just a matter of getting it right. There’s no better way to win a race than that. I got to give it up to Pato (O’Ward) as well. He’s an incredibly clean driver. It takes two people to make that work. It’s not just a good pass, it’s also someone that you’re working with that’s incredibly clean. I have to give hat’s off to Pato (O’Ward). He could have easily won this race, too, but it just fell our way. I’m just so proud of everybody. I’m proud of this whole team. Everyone that partners with us, Team Chevy. Just a great day.”

“We just had an incredible car. I got just a little out of position at Lap 150; we were restarting eighth. I don’t think I got that sequencing correct. I really thought I went too soon, and then tried to back up and then put us in a hole. JD came over the radio and said you’re going to have to win this the old fashion way, I can’t help you. There’s not going to be stops, not going to fuel. So, I just went for it. I said alright, the car was good enough. You guys have done your job, let me drive to the front. They backed me the entire way. You can’t win this race without a great car. This is the best car in the field, I think, today. Hat’s off to the team.”

CHEVROLET AT INDIANAPOLIS:

Wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 12

1988: Rick Mears

1989 Emerson Fittipaldi

1990 Arie Luyendyk

1991: Rick Mears

1992: Al Unser, Jr.

1993: Emerson Fittipaldi

2002: Helio Castroneves

2013: Tony Kanaan

2015: Juan Pablo Montoya

2018: Will Power

2019: Simon Pagenaud

2023: Josef Newgarden

2024: Josef Newgarden

Earned Pole Awards at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 13

1987: Mario Andretti

1988: Rick Mears

1989: Rick Mears

1990: Emerson Fittipaldi

1991: Rick Mears

2002: Bruno Junqueria

2012: Ryan Briscoe

2013: Ed Carpenter

2014: Ed Carpenter

2015: Will Power

2018: Ed Carpenter

2019: Simon Pagenaud

2024: Scott McLaughlin

Number of Team Chevy Podiums at Indianapolis (V6 era since 2012): 19

Number of laps led by Team Chevy at Indianapolis (V6 era since 2012): 1,602

About Chevrolet

Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

Christopher Bell Clinches Victory in Rain-Shortened Coca-Cola 600

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Photo by John Knittel for Speedwaymedia.com

CONCORD, N.C. – A lightning delay that turned into a heavy rainstorm made a winner of Christopher Bell in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Not that Bell didn’t deserve the victory in the rain-shortened race, which NASCAR was forced to call after 249 of 400 laps were complete. The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota started third, led a race-high 90 laps and won the second stage of the 14th NASCAR Cup Series race of the season.

NASCAR attempted to dry the track when the rain subsided but heavy humidity derailed their efforts. The victory signaled a shift in momentum for Bell, who has finished outside the top 10 in five of his previous six races.

“It feels so good,” Bell said. “And, really, the last two Coca-Cola 600s I felt like we had the potential to go to Victory Lane and both times we haven’t been able to do it. We’ve really been in a slump the last couple weeks so to come out here and have a banner day at such a high-profile, prestigious event is really big for us. Obviously, it’s a great thing to get stage points and the Playoff points that come with that. It’s a good day, for sure.

“You could feel the intensity of the race pick up (as Stage 3 began) and people were very aggressive for how early we were in a 600-mile event. I think it’s because everyone knew we were racing to the rain. I’m just very, very proud of this No. 20 group. I’ve been working really hard to get us back to where we need to be and today was a great step in the right direction.

“Man, it feels so good – to win or lose – just to have a great race to go off of,” Bell said. “A race where we led laps. We were able to pass cars. We lost the lead at times and were able to drive back to the lead.

“We had great pit stops. It was a team effort, and it was amazing to have a good race. Hopefully, this is something we can build on and get back to being more consistent.”

The turning point of the Coca-Cola 600 came when Bell held off Darlington winner Brad Keselowski during a 10-lap run after a caution for Corey LaJoie’s spin in Turn 2 on Lap 229.

Keselowski scored his third runner-up finish of the season in the No. 6 RFK Ford and was left wondering if he could have overtaken Bell if the race had not been shortened.

“We had a car that could win the race,” he said. We ran down (Bell) twice, but we didn’t get to see it play out. It slipped through our fingers there. All in all, I’m really happy with our performance.”

Stage 1 winner William Byron finished third behind Bell and Keselowski as  Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five. Pole winner Ty Gibbs, Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, Alex Bowman and Josh Berry completed the top 10.

Kyle Larson, who finished 18th in his Indy 500 debut, arrived at Charlotte Motor Speedway to take over driving duties in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. But, because of the weather delay and resultant race stoppage, he was denied the opportunity. Justin Allgaier, who was subbing for Larson in his absence, finished 13th.

Next Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to World Wide Technology Raceway for the Enjoy Illinois 300 race at 3:30 p.m. ET. It will be broadcast on FS1 with radio coverage provided by MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.  

NOTES: NASCAR officials completed post-race inspection in the Cup Series garage with no issues and confirmed Bell’s victory.

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Ring It Up: Christopher Bell Captures His First Coca-Cola 600 Victory

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Christopher Bell celebrates after winning Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. (HHP/Harold Hinson photo)

CONCORD, NC (May 26, 2024) – Christopher Bell dominated much of Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and was rewarded with the winner’s trophy when the race was declared official after 249 of 400 laps due to inclement weather. The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota led a race-high 90 laps in capturing his second win of the season and eighth of his NASCAR Cup Series career.

Bell was in front of Brad Keselowski when a lightning delay halted the action and forced cars to pit road near the midway point of Stage 3. Rain fell for more than an hour, and high humidity prevented track-drying efforts from resuming the race — which left an appreciative Bell with a career-defining victory in one of NASCAR’s crown-jewel events.

Keselowski was second when the checkered flag flew with William Byron third, Tyler Reddick fourth and Denny Hamlin fifth. Pole winner Ty Gibbs finished sixth. Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, Alex Bowman and Josh Berry completed the top 10.

Kyle Larson’s attempt at competing in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day fell by the wayside after a lengthy rain delay at Indianapolis led to Justin Allgaier serving as Larson’s stand-in at Charlotte.

Larson completed all 500 miles at Indianapolis on his way to an 18th-place finish and the 2021 Coca-Cola 600 winner arrived at Charlotte ready to take over for Allgaier — but weather delays put a halt to the action soon after Larson landed at the speedway. Allgaier took the green flag in Larson’s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, completed all 249 laps of Sunday’s race and was credited with 13th at the finish.

Byron passed Bell late in Stage 1 to claim the Playoff point for winning the stage. Bell won Stage 2.

Defending Coca-Cola 600 winner Ryan Blaney crashed out early in Stage 2 and finished 39th.

CHRISTOPHER BELL, NO. 20 JOE GIBBS RACING TOYOTA (RACE WINNER): “It feels so good. And, really, the last two Coca-Cola 600s I felt like we had the potential to go to Victory Lane and both times we haven’t been able to do it. We’ve really been in a slump the last couple weeks so to come out here and have a banner day at such a high-profile, prestigious event is really big for us. Obviously, it’s a great thing to get stage points and the Playoff points that come with that. It’s a good day, for sure. You could feel the intensity of the race pick up (as Stage 3 began) and people were very aggressive for how early we were in a 600-mile event. I think it’s because everyone knew we were racing to the rain. I’m just very, very proud of this No. 20 group. I’ve been working really hard to get us back to where we need to be and today was a great step in the right direction.”

JOE GIBBS, NO. 20 JOE GIBBS RACING TOYOTA (WINNING CAR OWNER): “I think all of us, the fans, when you get a packed house like that, you’d like to see it go the whole way, but Mother Nature had other plans. I just appreciate Adam (Stevens), Christopher and the whole team. In pro sports, it’s hard. The hardest thing is staying up there (at the top). We’ve had a hard few weeks. To see the whole team bounce back like this, it’s just a huge deal for us.”

ADAM STEVENS, NO. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing TOYOTA (WINNING CREW CHIEF): “The size of that storm was big enough that it wasn’t confusing the radar. I think everybody had a pretty good handle on when it was going to get here. But it does change the dynamic of the race. You can’t afford to make a long pit stop if you need to make an adjustment and you can’t afford to put a second can (of fuel) in if you need a second can. You just couldn’t lose track position. It was different, had a different feel to it, a lot more intensity in the front of the pack. I think you saw that on the restarts and (it put) a lot more pressure on the guys on pit road, for sure.”

BRAD KESELOWSKI, NO. 6 RFK RACING FORD (RUNNER-UP): “We had a car that could win the race. We ran down (Bell) twice, but we didn’t get to see it play out. It slipped through our fingers there. All in all, I’m really happy with our performance. The car was really fast, pit stops were phenomenal, but the weather is what the weather is. We scored good points today. I think we moved up to 10th (in the points standings), which was nice. We were the top Ford but I feel like we had a lot more if we were able to get going again. It was good to be that fast. You want it to count for wins and you don’t want to be a sore loser with second, but we had a car that could win today. We were going as hard as we could.”

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Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report – Charlotte

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Coca-Cola 600 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, NC – May 26, 2024

AUSTIN CINDRIC No. 2 MENARDS/DURACELL FORD MUSTANG

START: 17TH STAGE ONE: 16TH STAGE TWO: 27TH FINISH: 20TH POINTS: 20TH

RACE RUNDOWN: Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 2 Menards/Duracell Ford Mustang, finished 20th in the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Sunday evening. Cindric fired off from the 17th position and battled a tight condition throughout the start of the event, making his first trip to pit road on Lap 41 for four tires, fuel and air pressure adjustments. When Stage 1 ended, the Team Penske driver was scored in the 16th spot. Still fighting a tight-handling Menards/Duracell Mustang, Cindric returned to the attention of his crew on pit road under the Stage break for service to help correct the unfavorable handling condition of the car. The No. 2 lined up 18th for the restart on Lap 111 and steadily gained position on the leaderboard as varying pit strategies played out in the second segment, but older tires ultimately led the No. 2 to lose track position late in the Stage as Cindric finished Stage 2 in the 27th position. With a four-tire service stop on deck, the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion ventured to pit road ahead of the restart, but it was ultimately inclement weather that forced an early-end to the Coca-Cola 600 with 151 laps remaining in the race.

CINDRIC’S THOUGHTS: “I definitely wish we would have been able to pick the race back up. We had a really well-executed day going up until we had to stay out on some older tires and that kind of put us behind. We were kind of in the middle of recovering from that, but past that, I’m happy with our improvement all weekend, we just didn’t have enough speed to run up front. We had a really tight car all race, we just needed more laps to work on it.”

RYAN BLANEY No. 12 BODYARMOR FLASH I.V. FORD MUSTANG

START: 16TH STAGE ONE: 7TH STAGE TWO: 39TH FINISH: 39TH POINTS: 12TH

RACE RUNDOWN: Ryan Blaney’s defense of his Coca-Cola 600 victory was cut short Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway as an issue with the right front in Stage 2 ended a promising start to the 400-lap, crown jewel event. Despite a tight-handling condition during the opening green flag run of the night, Blaney drove the No. 12 BODYARMOR Flash I.V. Ford Mustang into the top-10 by the halfway point of the opening stage. A caution on lap 87 set up a seven-lap dash to the end of Stage 1 as Blaney lined up to restart from the inside of row four and came away with a seventh-place finish in the first 100-lap segment. Following another four-tire stop at the stage break, Blaney navigated his way around three-wide battles on the ensuing restart as he continued his push to the front. The No. 12 team called Blaney to pit road for a scheduled green flag stop on lap 143 and while on his out-lap getting up to speed, the right front wheel came loose and sent him into the wall in turn four. Blaney immediately brought the BODYARMOR Flash I.V. Ford to pit road, but the 12-team was unable to put on a new right front tire due to the damage sustained by the impact, signaling an abrupt end to the night at Charlotte.

BLANEY’S THOUGHTS: “I don’t know. We’ll have to look if I hit something or, I don’t know. I just went into three getting up to speed and blew a tire and hit the fence. It’s an unfortunate end to our night. We’re not even halfway and just wanting to work on your stuff all night. I thought we were getting it a little better here and there, but won’t get a shot.”

JOEY LOGANO No. 22 SHELL-PENNZOIL FORD MUSTANG

START: 28TH STAGE ONE: 18TH STAGE TWO: 19TH FINISH: 14TH POINTS: 17TH

RACE RUNDOWN: Joey Logano was credited with a 14th-place finish in a rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway as the crown jewel event was declared official after 249 laps. The No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Mustang was forced to start at the rear of the field after replacing the diffuser due to an issue in Saturday’s practice, but Logano charged forward to pick up 14 spots in the first 20 laps. Following a caution on lap 87 to set up restart with seven laps to go in Stage 1, Logano battled through traffic to come away with an 18th-place finish in the opening segment. The 22-team was one of two cars to take right side tires only during the stage break – vaulting Logano up to sixth in the running order for the ensuing restart – in order to flip their track position for the start of Stage 2. However, fresher tires prevailed as Logano was shuffled outside the top-20 during the green flag run as a tight-handling condition began to set in. The Shell-Pennzoil team continued to go to work on the balance throughout the 100-lap segment before the caution flew on lap 196, signaling the end of Stage 2 and a 19th-place result for Logano. As inclement weather began to make its way closer to the area, Logano’s handling started to settle in as he raced his way back into the top-15 before the yellow flag was displayed on lap 245. The red flag officially came out on lap 249 with Logano scored 14th in the running order before the race was declared official just before midnight.

LOGANO’S THOUGHTS: “Challenging race starting in the back and not knowing what we were going to have after the diffuser issues we had in practice. We were off on the balance for the first few runs but got it in a place where we were starting to get better and make our way through the field a bit. But we ran out of time with the rain – I think we could’ve bettered our position if we went back racing, just didn’t get the opportunity.”

Next up for NASCAR Cup Series teams is a trip to Word Wide Technology Raceway for the Enjoy Illinois 300. The 300-mile event is scheduled for Sunday, June 2 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Rick Ware Racing: Coca-Cola 600 from Charlotte

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RICK WARE RACING
Coca-Cola 600
Date: May 26, 2024
Event: Coca-Cola 600 (Round 14 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Cup Series
Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Format: 400 laps, broken into four stages (100 laps/100 laps/100 laps/100 laps)
Note: Race called official due to rain after 249 laps.
Race Winner: Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs (Toyota)
Stage 1 Winner: William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Stage 2 Winner: Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
Stage 3 Winner: None

RWR Race Finish:

● Justin Haley (Started 22nd, Finished 22nd/ Running, completed 249 of 249 laps)
● Kaz Grala (Started 33rd, Finished 34th/ Running, completed 249 of 249 laps)

RWR Points:

● Justin Haley (31st with 177 points)
● Kaz Grala (34th with 122 points)

RWR Notes:

● This was Haley’s fourth NASCAR Cup Series start at Charlotte. His best finish remains 15th, earned in May 2023.
● This was Grala’s second NASCAR Cup Series start at Charlotte. His best finish remains 23rd, earned in May 2022.

Race Notes:

● Christopher Bell won the Coca-Cola 600 to score his eighth career NASCAR Cup Series victory, his second of the season and his first at Charlotte.
● There were seven caution periods for a total of 46 laps, including the final four laps.
● All but five of the 40 drivers in the race finished on the lead lap.
● Denny Hamlin leaves Charlotte as the new championship leader with a five-point advantage over second-place Martin Truex Jr.

Sound Bites:

“We had a really strong Ford Mustang Dark Horse this weekend in Charlotte. We’ve been aiming to qualify better and this weekend was a good step for that. The balance in the race was great, we just had some trouble on pit road that led to our finish not being quite as strong as it could’ve been. Proud of the RWR guys for bringing a competitive car again. Lots of momentum for the next one..”– Justin Haley, driver of the No. 51 The Cleaning Authority Ford Mustang Dark Horse

“We really struggled with the handling right from the start of the race tonight. By the halfway point, we finally got the balance to a pretty good place, and then it got away from us just a little bit at the very end. We’re on the lead lap, and I think if the race had gone the full distance we could have rebounded to a good finish. Unfortunately, the race was called short right after our worst stint of the night, so we didn’t get the finish we could have.” – Kaz Grala, driver of the No. 15 N29 Capital Partners Ford Mustang Dark Horse

Next Up:

The next event on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Enjoy Illinois 300 on Sunday, June 2 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, near St. Louis. The race starts at 3:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by FS1 and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

108th Indianapolis 500 presented by GainbridgePost-Race Notes

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INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 26, 2024) – Historical and event notes from the 108th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

  • This was the second career Indianapolis 500 victory for Josef Newgarden in his 13th career “500” start.
  • Josef Newgarden became the sixth driver to earn back-to-back victories in the Indianapolis 500 and the first since Helio Castroneves achieved the feat for Team Penske in 2001-02. The others: Wilbur Shaw (1939-40), Mauri Rose (1947-48), Bill Vukovich (1953-54) and Al Unser (1970-71).
  • Josef Newgarden became the 11th two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. He is the first driver to join the two-time winner’s club since Takuma Sato in 2020. Sato also won in 2017.
  • Team Penske earned its 20th Indianapolis 500 victory, extending its event record. Chip Ganassi is second with six wins, five with Chip Ganassi Racing and one as a co-owner with Pat Patrick.
  • Team Penske repeated its feat of sweeping the front row in qualifying and winning the race. Rick Mears won from the pole in 1988 after his teammates Danny Sullivan and Al Unser started second and third, respectively. Team Penske drivers Scott McLaughlin, Will Power and Josef Newgarden started 1-2-3, respectively, in this race in only the second front-row sweep in “500” history.
  • This is the 14th time the car that started third won the Indianapolis 500. The last winner from the No. 3 starting spot was Takuma Sato in 2020. The event record is 21 winners from the pole.
  • This is the 13th Indianapolis 500 victory for a Chevrolet engine, elevating it to third in event history. Offenhauser is first with 27 wins, followed by Honda with 15.
  • This is the 11th time car No. 2 has won the Indianapolis 500, tying that number with No. 3 for the most wins in “500” history. Newgarden also won last year in No. 2.
  • The last time an American driver or drivers have won two consecutive Indianapolis 500s came in 1991 and 1992. Rick Mears won in 1991, Al Unser Jr. in 1992.
  • Josef Newgarden is the fourth driver to win the Indianapolis 500 at age 33. The last was Ryan Hunter-Reay in 2014.
  • This is only the fourth time the Indianapolis 500 has been decided by a last-lap pass. The other two times: 2006: Sam Hornish (Team Penske) passed Marco Andretti on the front straightaway; 2011: Dan Wheldon passed JR Hildebrand on the front straightaway; 2023: Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) passed Marcus Ericsson on the back straightaway.
  • Eighteen different drivers led at least one lap today, an event record. The previous record was 15 drivers in 2017 and 2018.
  • Helio Castroneves completed the full 500-mile distance for the 18th time in his Indianapolis 500 race career, extending his race record. He has been running at the end of the race in 22 of 24 career starts, also a race record.
  • There were 21 cars on the lead lap at the finish, just shy of the event record of 22 set in 2021 and 2022.
  • Scott Dixon led 12 laps today to extend his event record to 677 career laps led.
  • Scott Dixon has led at least one lap in 16th Indianapolis 500s, breaking the event record of 15 races led he shared with Tony Kanaan.
  • Christian Rasmussen was the top-finishing rookie today, in 12th place.
  • There were 49 lead changes, the fourth-highest total in “500” history. The record is 68 in 2013, followed by 54 in 2016 and 52 in 2023.
  • Helio Castroneves made his 24th Indy 500 start, moving into a three-way tie with Gordon Johncock and Johnny Rutherford for fourth place for career Indianapolis 500 starts. The record is 35 by A.J. Foyt, followed by Mario Andretti with 29 and Al Unser with 27.
  • The last time there was a yellow caution flag on the opening lap was 2015 when there was contact between several cars in Turn 1, eliminating Sage Karam from the race.
  • Marcus Ericsson became the first former winner to finish last since Juan Pablo Montoya in 2016.
  • Roger Penske is the first team owner to have two drivers win back-to-back Indianapolis 500s, with Helio Castroneves in 2001-02 and Josef Newgarden in 2023-24.
  • Scott Dixon finished third, giving him nine top-five finishes in 22 career starts.
  • Conor Daly advanced more positions than any other driver, finishing 10th after starting 29th.
  • Fourth-place finisher Alexander Rossi finished in the top five for the sixth time in nine Indy 500 career starts.
  • Christian Lundgaard recorded the fastest lap (226.373 mph) of the race on Lap 175.
  • NTT P1 Award winner Scott McLaughlin led a race-high 64 laps today, the first “500” laps he has led in his career.
  • There were seven drivers who led the Indianapolis 500 for the first time: Scott McLaughlin, Sting Ray Robb, Christian Lundgaard, Kyle Kirkwood, and rookie drivers Kyffin Simpson, Kyle Larson and Christian Rasmussen.
  • All 18 lap leaders finished on the lead lap, beating the event record of 11, set in 2023.

Toyota Racing – NCS Charlotte Post-Race Report – 05.26.24

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CHRISTOPHER BELL WINS FIRST COCA-COLA 600
Bell earns second victory of the season

CHARLOTTE (May 26, 2024) – Christopher Bell was the leader when the rain and lightning came at lap 249 of the Coke 600, and despite NASCAR’s valiant effort to dry Charlotte Motor Speedway, the race was unable to continue, and Bell was declared the winner. The Oklahoma-native led a race-high 90 laps on his way to victory. It is Bell’s first Coca-Cola 600 victory, second win of the season and the sixth points-paying victory of the season for Toyota.

Despite starting last, Tyler Reddick drove through the field to finish fourth, with Denny Hamlin in fifth. With the finish, Hamlin is the new points leader.

Ty Gibbs, who started on the pole for the first time in the Cup Series, led 74 laps and finished sixth to give Toyota four of the top six finishers.

Toyota Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Race 14 of 36 – 600 miles, 400 laps

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, CHRISTOPHER BELL
2nd, Brad Keselowski*
3rd, William Bryon*
4th, TYLER REDDICK
5th, DENNY HAMLIN
6th, TY GIBBS
11th, BUBBA WALLACE
12th, MARTIN TRUEX JR.
19th, ERIK JONES
29th, JIMMIE JOHNSON
30th, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK
*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 Rheem Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 1st

What does this mean to you?

“This is everything. We had TK on the windshield – Thomas Kennedy. Unfortunately, the Kennedy family just left, so that is disappointing that they couldn’t stay for victory lane, but I was very proud and honored to carry their name on the windshield. Memorial Day weekend – it is not about racing. It is about honoring and remembering. I am just thankful for those who have served have allowed us to do what we love to do on this Sunday evening. I can’t thank all of the guys at Rheem enough – all of our partners at Rheem, DeWalt, Toyota, Yahoo – they deserve this. It has been a heck of a trying eight weeks or so, so to get our second win means a lot.”

How far is that bad run behind you after a run like this?

“It feels so good. To win or to lose, but just to have a great race to go off of, and a race that we led laps. We were able to pass cars. We lost the lead at times, and we were able to drive back to the lead, and had great pit stops. It was amazing to have a good race, and hopefully this is something we can build on and get back to being more consistent.”

It sounds like you are surprised too. How does it feel to be the winner?

“Hey man, I’m hearing boos out there, I wanted to get racing too, but this is an amazing weekend and just so honored and thrilled to be able to carry the Kennedy name and be able to put these guys in victory lane. It has been a wild change of emotion, because all of the rain came and I was like okay, is it going to be over? Then, I was kind of like – I don’t know, and then when I was fully mentally prepared to go racing, and then all of a sudden, they called it. I wanted to race too.”

TY GIBBS, No. 54 Monster Energy – Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 6th

Can you tell me about your race?

“Hate the race got cut short because I feel like our Monster Energy/Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry XSE was really good up front. And I think we could have come back over the next 150 laps to be competitive at the end. Hate that it ended early, but we’ll get ready for St. Louis.”

ERIK JONES, No. 43 Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 19th

How was your race?

“Up and down day for us but happy with a top twenty for this Family Dollar Toyota team. Feel like we learned quite a bit going forward for the mile and a half’s coming up.”

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 65 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.

Toyota directly employs more than 49,000 people in the U.S. who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of more than 34 million cars and trucks at our nine manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota’s 10th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 28 electrified options.

Through its Driving Possibilities initiative, the Toyota USA Foundation has committed to creating innovative educational programs within, and in partnership with, historically underserved and diverse communities near the company’s U.S. operating sites.

For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.

Ford Performance Notes and Quotes – Coca-Cola 600 Post-Race Quotes

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Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Coca-Cola 600 | Sunday, May 26, 2024

Ford Performance Results:
2nd – Brad Keselowski
10th – Josh Berry
14th – Joey Logano
16th – Michael McDowell
17th – Todd Gilliland
20th – Austin Cindric
22nd – Justin Haley
23rd – Chris Buescher
25th – Chase Briscoe
26th – Ryan Preece
32nd – Harrison Burton
34th – Kaz Grala
37th – BJ McLeod
38th – Noah Gragson
39th – Ryan Blaney

BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang Dark Horse – PRESS CONFERENCE – TAKE US THROUGH YOUR NIGHT. “It’s pretty disappointing. I felt like we had a car to win the race. We kind of ran down the 20 car twice and just didn’t get to see it play out. So, it kind of slipped through our fingers there. I would have liked to have just had more laps and ran the Coke 600. I think we ran the Coke 350 today, but, all in all, I’m really happy with our performance. The car was really fast. Our pit stops were phenomenal. We just didn’t get to see it through. I’m bummed for our team. I’m bummed for everybody, but the weather is what the weather is.”

WITH KYLE LARSON NOT MAKING A LAP IT OPENS UP THE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP HUNT. DO YOU FEEL THAT WILL PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN HOW THAT UNFOLDS? “Yes, this is a big point scoring race normally because you have four stages and I don’t think we’re gonna play those points out. I don’t know. We’ll have to get some kind of ruling on that, so it probably actually played to his favor in that regard with the rain, but, still, we scored good points today. I think we moved up to 10th, which is nice and the highest Ford, which is nice, but I think we had a lot more capability than what we were able to get out of it.”

IS THIS RFK REALLY STARTING TO SHOW THE POTENTIAL YOU HAVE THIS SEASON? “Yeah, it was good to be that fast. You want to make it count with wins. You don’t want to be a sore loser for second, but it stings because I know we had a car to win today and if it doesn’t hurt, you’re in the wrong business. We’ve got a lot of work to do on our short track program and our road course program, but our mile-and-a-half stuff seems really good right now.”

YOU’VE WON THIS RACE AT A FULL DISTANCE BEFORE. DID YOU TALK OVER THE RADIO ABOUT THAT LAST GREEN FLAG RUN ABOUT THE WEATHER? “I think everybody knew the situation. I can’t claim ignorance to that. We were going as hard as we could. I feel like I needed another 10 laps or so to be able to make a pass, but that’s not how it played out.”

WHEN THE LAST CAUTION CAME OUT YOU KEPT SAYING ‘I NEED LONGER RUNS’. WHAT PREVENTED YOU FROM HAVING ENOUGH TO GET BY THE 20? “I think we had more speed than him, but there was a pretty big air advantage that he had and as laps would go on the aero grip gets displaced by the mechanical grip and then we could take him, but the leader – I feel like the 20 car was the second-best car today, but he was still the second-best car, so to be able to displace him we needed him to fall off and that’s only gonna happen with laps and catching the back of the pack and we just didn’t get that.”

JOSH BERRY, No. 4 Overstock Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “It was a really solid day> We qualified well and maintained our track position. Rodney made some really good adjustments to the car overnight. We were just really solid. We’re just getting better and better, and tonight was a night to be really proud of.”

AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Menards/Duracell Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “I definitely wish we would have been able to pick the race back up. We had a really well-executed day going up until we had to stay out on some older tires and that kind of put us behind. We were kind of in the middle of recovering from that, but past that, I’m happy with our improvement all weekend; we just didn’t have enough speed to run up front. We had a really tight car all race, we just need more laps to work on it.”

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 BodyArmor Flash I.V. Ford Mustang Dark Horse – WHAT HAPPENED TO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE? “I don’t know. We’ll have to look if I hit something or, I don’t know. I just went into three getting up to speed and blew a tire and hit the fence. It’s an unfortunate end to our night. That sucks. We’re not even halfway and just wanting to work on your stuff all night. I thought we were getting it a little better here and there, but won’t get a shot.”

WHAT HAPPENED? “I just came off pit road and put tires on it and I don’t know if I ran over something, but one of them blew. I blew a tire going into three, so I don’t know if I hit something or what, but it’s kind of odd. We’ll have to go back and take a look at it. It stinks. That’s two unfortunate weekends in a row. I thought we at least had a shot to get better. I’d run close to the top 10 and maybe top five, but we’ll get through it. We’ve just got to hopefully put together a good race next week.”

NOAH GRAGSON, No. 10 Bass Pro Shops Winchester Ford Mustang Dark Horse – WAS THERE CONTACT WITH THE 47? “Yeah, he just misjudged his run and got us in the left rear, just a miscalculation. It sucks, but the sun will come up tomorrow.”

CHASE BRISCOE, No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “Overall, it was kind of just a frustrating night. I felt like everytime we would get track position, we would end up losing it, whether it was a restart not going our way or pit road. I felt like if we could ever just put it all together we had a car capable of running anywhere from eighth to 12th, but everybody from eighth on back ran the same speed, so wherever you came out on a restart or off pit road is kind of where you ran. We’ve got to clean everything up and definitely felt like we should have finished way better than where we did tonight from a speed standpoint. We just have to figure out our execution.”

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DANIEL HEMRIC
No. 31 Cirkul Camaro ZL1

  • Daniel Hemric qualified 24th for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
  • Hemric made his way into the top 20 within the first few laps and radioed that the No. 31 Cirkul Chevrolet was tightening up after 15 laps complete. He began consistently running the fastest lap times by as much as a tenth of a second. Comfortably sitting in the top 15, Hemric made it as high as 12th as green-flag pit stops began. He pitted for four tires and fuel on lap 42, before cycling back into 16th place. The first caution of the day came out on lap 86, and Hemric pitted for qualifying tires and restarted from 16th with seven laps remaining in stage one. Hemric lost four spots on the restart before finishing the opening stage in 20th.
  • As a handful of cars stayed out during the stage break, Hemric started the second stage from 20th place. Hemric worked his way to 15th before making a scheduled, green-flag pit stop on lap 142. The next caution fell on lap 159, and Hemric pitted once again for tires and fuel. As the next caution fell on lap 171, Hemric stayed out, restarting 12th with 25 laps left in the stage. He made it as high as ninth, before ultimately falling to 17th, where he finished the second stage, which ended under caution.
  • Hemric pitted during the stage break for tires, fuel and a rear air pressure adjustment. He started the third stage from 20th, where he sat when the first caution of the stage came out on lap 228. Hemric pitted for four tires and fuel during the caution and restarted 19th with 65 laps remaining in the third stage. The caution and red flag came out on lap 245 for rain in the area, as Hemric sat in 18th place. The race was ultimately shortened, and Hemric finished 18th.

“Really solid day for this No. 31 Cirkul Chevy team. We fired off really strong and ran laps similar to the leader at times. It’s unfortunate that it was shortened, but I’m really proud of the effort and speed we showed today.” – Daniel Hemric  
 
SHANE van GISBERGEN
No. 16 WeatherTech Camaro ZL1

  • Shane Van Gisbergen qualified 36th for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
  • By lap 35 SVG worked his way to 32nd and hit pit road for a scheduled green-flag pit stop on lap 51. Following the stop, Van Gisbergen cycled back to 37th, one lap down. The WeatherTech team took the wave around and gained their lap back under the lap-88 caution and ultimately finished stage one in 31st on lap 100.
  • Van Gisbergen started the second stage in 28th on lap 111. Splitting the stage in half, Van Gisbergen hit pit road for a scheduled green-flag pit stop on lap 139 while running in 28th. The caution flag waved once again on lap 159 with SVG in 26th. Under the caution the 16 team hit pit road for four tires, fuel and adjustments. Following the stop, SVG was served with a pit-road penalty for running through too many boxes and restarted 34th. Van Gisbergen would go on to finish stage two in 28th.
  • With a fresh set of Goodyear Tires on the WeatherTech Chevrolet, Van Gisbergen restarted stage three in 36th. Battling a tight Chevrolet, he worked his way up to 27th when the caution flag waved once again on lap 230. Following another four-tire stop, Van Gisbergen restarted the race on lap 236. The field would race the incoming weather and Van Gisbergen ended up in 28th when the caution flag waved once again for weather forcing the conclusion of the race.

“We had an up and down day. I hate we didn’t get to run the full 900 miles this weekend, but ultimately the weather won out. I appreciate all the hard work from everyone on this Kaulig/Trackhouse team.” Shane van Gisbergen  

 
About Kaulig Racing

Kaulig Racing™ is a full-time, multi-car NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, owned by award winning entrepreneur, Matt Kaulig. Established in 2016, Kaulig Racing™ has earned 23 NXS wins, made the NXS Playoffs consecutively each season since the playoff system started, and won two regular-season championships. In 2021, the team competed in select NCS events, before expanding to a two-car, full-time NCS team in 2022 and adding a third, part-time entry during the 2023 season. Since its first NCS start in 2021, the team has earned two wins. Kaulig Racing is currently fielding two full-time entries in the NCS and continues to field three full-time NXS entries, with a part-time fourth entry at select events. To learn more about the team, visit kauligracing.com.

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