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Sports Titan Secures Tethering Partnership to Establish Sports Betting Operations in North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 26, 2025) – Sports Titan, a North Carolina-based leader in sports betting technology, proudly announces a strategic tethering partnership with North Wilkesboro Speedway. This collaboration marks a pivotal step in Sports Titan’s expansion within North Carolina’s regulated sports betting market.

Under North Carolina law, sports betting operators must establish partnerships with local entities, such as professional sports teams or venues, to obtain a license. This requirement ensures that betting platforms are integrated with the state’s sports infrastructure, fostering responsible gaming practices and community engagement.

“Partnering with North Wilkesboro Speedway enables us to meet state requirements and bring our innovative betting solutions to the market,” said Katie Winter, Communications Director at Sports Titan. “This partnership not only facilitates Sports Titan’s compliance with state regulations, it also underscores our dedication to supporting local businesses, North Carolina’s rich history in racing, and contributing to the state’s growing sports betting industry,” Ms. Winter said.

In addition to an online option, Sports Titan will provide onsite kiosks in the Fan Zones during major North
Wilkesboro Speedway events providing a secure, user-friendly platform that enhances the sports betting experience for North Carolinians.

For more information about Sports Titan and its offerings, please visit SportsTitan.com.

ABOUT NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY
North Wilkesboro Speedway, located in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, is a historic 0.625-mile oval track that has been a cornerstone of NASCAR since its inception. Established in 1947 by Enoch Staley and partners, the track held its first race before NASCAR was officially formed, and quickly became a favorite among drivers and fans. Originally a dirt track, it was paved in 1957 and hosted NASCAR Cup Series races until 1996. After dormancy, the speedway underwent significant renovations and reopened in 2022, preserving its vintage charm while updating facilities. Today, it hosts events like the NASCAR All-Star Race and the Window World 250, celebrating its rich legacy in stock car racing. For more information, please visit: NorthWilkesboroSpeedway.com.

Pit Boss and FoodMaxx Named Co-Entitlement Sponsors for NASCAR Xfinity Series Race

SONOMA, Calif. (June 26, 2025) – Sonoma Raceway officials today announced Pit Boss® Grills and FoodMaxx as co-entitlement sponsors for the upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series race on July 12. Pit Boss® Grills, a partner of Speedway Motorsports since 2021, joins FoodMaxx, the low-price leader of the grocery industry, in a prominent sponsorship role during the July 11-13 NASCAR weekend at Sonoma Raceway. This partnership marks an expansion of the raceway’s longstanding relationship with The Save Mart Companies, the parent company of FoodMaxx.

The new Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 will take place Saturday, July 12, beginning at 1:30 p.m. PT. The 79-lap race on the 10-turn, 1.99-mile permanent road course will be telecast live by The CW and broadcast nationally by radio partners PRN and SiriusXM.

“FoodMaxx is built on speed, value, and no frills-performance, so it’s a natural fit to put our name on the track at Sonoma Raceway,” noted Jim Perkins, President of The Save Mart Companies. “We’re proud to deepen our partnership with this iconic venue and bring race fans along for the ride in the Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250!”

The Save Mart Companies has been one of Sonoma Raceway’s longest partners, spanning 33 years in motorsports and highlighted by its annual “Chase The Savings Sweepstakes” in advance of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race. As one of the longest race entitlement sponsors in NASCAR, Save Mart, and now FoodMaxx, can fully activate alongside Pit Boss for the entire race weekend both at the track and in the marketplace.

“We’re proud to be a partner at this year’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway,” said Thomas A. Penner, Group President, Outdoor Cooking at W.C. Bradley Co. “NASCAR fans are some of the most passionate grillers in the country, and this partnership is a natural extension of our commitment to bold flavor and unforgettable race day moments. Pit Boss is excited to team up with FoodMaxx to elevate the fan experience.”

“Pit Boss is a perfect match for our passionate NASCAR fans who fill our campgrounds and fire up their grills all weekend long at Sonoma Raceway,” said Executive Vice President and General Manager of Sonoma Raceway Brian Flynn. “We’re excited to welcome them as the new entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race. It’s also a point of pride to have FoodMaxx join forces on this event, building on a relationship with The Save Mart Companies that’s been part of our race weekend tradition for decades.”

The Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 is part of a three-day event featuring NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and ARCA Menards Series West races. Shane Van Gisbergen was the class of the field in last year’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Sonoma, leading every lap in the first stage. Van Gisbergen passed Los Gatos, California, native A.J. Allmendinger in the iconic Turn 11 hairpin with just 23 laps to go, then duked it out with Austin Hill on the final restart, bumping Hill out of the way in Turn 2 for a pass that led to victory.

Tickets:

Tickets for the July 11-13 Sonoma Raceway NASCAR weekend are on sale now at SonomaRaceway.com or by calling (800) 870-RACE [7223]. Three-day weekend packages for adults start at just $130 and only $10 for kids 12 and under. Tickets for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 can also be purchased at the lowest price available at local Save Mart, Lucky California or FoodMaxx stores. Further details can be found on the Sonoma Raceway website.

About Sonoma Raceway: Sonoma Raceway is a 2.52-mile, 12-turn road course and quarter-mile drag strip located at Sears Point in Sonoma County, California. Built in 1968 the track is carved into rolling hills with 160 ft of total elevation change. It is host to one of the few NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is one of the world’s busiest racing facilities, with track activity scheduled an average of 340 days a year. A complete and versatile motorsports complex, it is home to one of the nation’s only high-performance automotive industrial parks with approximately 70 tenants.

About FoodMaxx: FoodMaxx, along with Save Mart and Lucky California, is operated by The Save Mart Companies. The 54 FoodMaxx locations throughout the Bay Area and the Central Valley are proudly no-frills, bag-your-own groceries, warehouse-style stores that thrive on consistently bringing customers the best deals in town on everything from staples to well-known brands and private-label products. The Save Mart Companies operates over 200 stores across the West Coast with 194 Save Mart, Lucky, and FoodMaxx stores in neighborhoods throughout California and Western Nevada, and 11 Roth’s and Chuck’s Fresh Markets in Oregon and Washington. For more information on FoodMaxx stores, please visit: www.FoodMaxx.com

About Pit Boss® Grills: Pit Boss is a part of the W.C. Bradley Co. family of brands, a leading manufacturer of outdoor cooking solutions, crafted to bring people together every day. Pit Boss offers a full line of wood pellet, gas, charcoal, and combination-fueled grills, barbecues, smokers, and portable grills, as well as griddles, hardwood pellet fuel, and spices. Taking pride in its best-in-class value proposition, Pit Boss crafts quality grills that are Bigger, Hotter, Heavier® than the competition. For more information, please visit us online at PitBoss-Grills.com or via social media on Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Front Row Motorsports: Lime Rock Park NCTS Race Advance- Layne Riggs / Chandler Smith

Layne Riggs | Chandler Smith
Lime Rock Park NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Advance
LIUNA 150

Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Event: Race 15 of 25
Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Location: Lime Rock Park (1.5-miles)
#of Laps: 100
Time/TV/Radio: 1:00 PM ET on FOX/SiriusXM channel 90

Layne Riggs Notes

After a dominating win at the Pocono Raceway last Friday, Layne Riggs and the No. 34 Ford F-150 team will return north, this time to Lakeview, Connecticut for a 100-lap race at Lime Rock Park. For the first time in its 68-year history, the 1.53-mile scenic Connecticut road course will host a NASCAR national touring series event as the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series makes its debut appearance at the track.

Bare Knuckle Boxing (BKB) will serve as the primary partner of Riggs and the No. 34 Ford F-150 team. Originating in South Florida with combat sports legend Dada 5000 and Mike Vazquez (who in 1999 formed HRT Motorsports, NASCAR’s first Hispanic racing team), BKB is the oldest professional bare knuckle boxing company in the world and its largest in terms of roster, library and distribution. BKB is broadcasted in millions of homes across the globe, including a recent groundbreaking live television deal with VICE TV in North America.

“There’s a lot of weight off our chests knowing that we’ve locked ourselves into the playoffs,” said Riggs. “While our main goal is to win races, we still want to score as many points as possible before the playoffs start. As a team, the momentum is strong, and I have a good feeling that we can execute this weekend and go back-to-back.”

Road Crew

Driver: Layne Riggs

Crew Chief: Dylan Cappello

Truck Chief: Alex Lacognata

Engineer: Jonathan Coates

Mechanic: Clark Houston

Mechanic: Brandon Selph

Tire / Interior Specialist: Robert Benzenhafer

Primary Spotter: Tyler Deering

Secondary Spotter: Kyle Taraska

Third Spotter: Jimmy Sloan

Transporter Driver: Joe Haresky

Chandler Smith Notes

Chandler Smith and the No. 38 team will face their first road course of the season as the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series heads to Lime Rock Park in Lakeview, Connecticut for a 100-lap race. In his 12 road course starts in the Xfinity Series, Smith has two top-five and six top-10 finishes.

Through the first 14 races of the season, Smith has earned two wins, four top-five, and 10 top-10 finishes. Following the race at the Pocono Raceway, Smith is still second in the Truck Series Driver Championship points standings.

“I’m pumped about racing at Lime Rock,” said Smith. “We haven’t raced a road course yet, but I’m confident in my team to bring a fast Long John Silver’s Ford F-150. We have a three-week break after Lime Rock, so I’d like to head into the break with a win.”
Road Crew

Driver: Chandler Smith

Crew Chief: Jon Leonard

Truck Chief: Ron Schutte

Engineer: Caleb Williams

Mechanic: Levy Bixler

Tire / Interior Specialist: Kyle Clark

Primary Spotter: Anthony Buzella

Secondary Spotter: Zachary Michael

Third Spotter: Alex Minton

Transport Driver: Mark Hadley

ABOUT BARE KNUCKLE BOXING

Originating in South Florida with combat sports legend Dada 5000 and Mike Vazquez. BKB is the oldest professional bare knuckle boxing company in the world and its largest in terms of roster, library and distribution. BKB is broadcasted in millions of homes across the globe, including a recent groundbreaking live television deal with VICE TV in North America.

ABOUT LONG JOHN SILVER’S

Long John Silver’s was founded in 1969 and is on a mission to create treasured moments through high-quality food and bell-ringing service. With restaurants from sea to mouth-watering sea, Long John Silver’s continues building on a belief that the unique seafood experience from the coasts should be accessible to all. Learn more at ljsilvers.com or join the conversation via social media on X, Facebook, or Instagram.

ABOUT FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup and Craftsman Truck Series. The team is the 2021 Daytona 500 and 2022 Craftsman Truck Series champions. The team was founded in 2004 and is owned by successful entrepreneur, Bob Jenkins. FRM fields the No. 4, No. 34, and the No. 38 NASCAR Cup Series teams along with the No. 34 and No. 38 Craftsman Truck Series teams from its Mooresville, N.C. headquarters. Visit teamfrm.com and follow FRM on social media: Twitter at @Team_FRM, Instagram at @teamfrm and Facebook at facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.

Young’s Motorsports EchoPark Speedway | Lime Rock Park Team Preview

Young’s Motorsports | NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series
Lime Rock Park | LiUNA! 150

Fast Facts

No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Ben Maier

Primary Partner(s): Executive Chevrolet | Skip Barber Racing School

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST

Crew Chief: Jason Miller

2025 Driver Points Position: N/A

2025 Owner Points Position: 30th

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

● NASCAR Debut: Young’s Motorsports is proud to announce that 16-year-old racing sensation Ben Maier will be behind the wheel of its flagship No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Saturday afternoon’s LiUNA! 150 at the legendary Lime Rock Park.

This weekend is the second and final race in the back-to-back weekend of competition. The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series teams will enjoy a three-week break before returning to competition at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Friday, July 25 for the TSport 200.

● About Ben: Maier, a rising star in the Motorsports world, has spent years honing his skills in various racing series like Stadium Super Trucks with Robby Gordon, Trans Am, Cars Tour and Travis Pastrana’s NitroCross and now, with the support of Young’s Motorsports, he is ready to take on the competition in the highly competitive Truck Series.

His youthful enthusiasm and passion for racing have already garnered attention and fans can expect an exhilarating performance as he takes to the track.

● All Board: Executive Chevrolet will serve as the primary marketing partner of Maier’s No. 02 Chevrolet RST for Saturday’s 100-lap race.

At Executive Chevrolet, we’re passionate about connecting drivers around Wallingford, Hamden, and Cheshire, CT, with vehicles they’ll love. With a wide selection of the latest models and a team dedicated to exceptional client service, we’re here to make your automotive experience enjoyable and rewarding.

At our Chevrolet dealership, we carry a wide range of vehicles so that you can find the ideal combination of performance and practicality in our new car inventory.

If you’re searching for a powerful truck for tough jobs, the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 delivers top-tier, heavy-duty capability. For those needing a versatile SUV, the Chevy Trailblazer offers both comfort and efficiency for your daily drives and family outings.

Executive Chevrolet is a community where our team and clients share a passion for driving. Our commitment to exceptional client service has made us a trusted hub for drivers around Wallingford, Hamden, and Cheshire, Connecticut.

● Ben Maier Truck Series Lime Rock Park Stats: Saturday afternoon’s LiUNA! 150 will mark Ben Maier’s inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series track start at the iconic 1.53-mile, seven-turn, road course.

Lime Rock Park has a long history of hosting major motorsport events, and the arrival of NASCAR and ARCA in 2025 adds a new chapter to its storied legacy.

The Park hosted 20 NASCAR (the then Busch North Series) events from 1993 through 2011, with winners spanning from Ken Schrader to Ryan Truex. Now, after a 14-year hiatus, NASCAR returns to Lime Rock Park in what is set to be one of the most significant events in the track’s history.

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series rolls into Lime Rock Park for its 15th stop of the season, kicking off a jam-packed doubleheader weekend.

Lime Rock Park, nestled in the heart of the Constitution State, will host the 15th race on an expanded 2025 Truck Series calendar, which has grown by two races compared to 2024.

● Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series at Lime Rock Park: This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series track start in Lakeville, Connecticut.

In the team’s history, they have participated in 38 previous NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series road course races, earning one pole, one top-five and five top-10 finishes, including a runner-up performance at Circuit of the Americas in 2021.

● Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series History: Since entering the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series in 2012, the Mooresville, N.C., – based organization has logged 524 starts from 71 drivers, resulting in solid performances that include two victories (Talladega Superspeedway 2019 and 2021), seven top-five finishes and 33 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 23.3 and an average finishing position of 22.2.

● Follow on Social Media: For more information on Ben Maier, please like him on Facebook and follow him on Instagram.

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports), and follow them on Instagram (@youngsmotorsports) and X |Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Ben Maier Pre-Race Quote:

On Making NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series Debut with Young’s Motorsports: “I’m so thankful for Tyler and Young’s Motorsports for taking this chance on me. I’ll give them my best effort.

“I also need to thank Executive Chevrolet and our other partners for making it happen. I can’t wait to wheel the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado truck around Lime Rock Park!”

Race Information:

The LiUNA! 150 (100 laps | 147.8 miles) is the 15th of 25 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series races on the 2025 schedule. The two-day show begins with practice on Friday, June 27, from 1:05 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. Qualifying will follow on race day, Saturday, June 28, launching at 9:30 a.m. The field will take the green flag shortly after 1:00 p.m., with live coverage on FOX, the NASCAR Racing Network (Radio), and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90.

Young’s Motorsports | NASCAR Xfinity Series

EchoPark (Ga.) Speedway | Focused Health 250

Fast Facts

No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Anthony Alfredo

Primary Partner(s): Brand South Africa

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Camaro

Crew Chief: Andrew Abbott

2025 Driver Points Position: 21st

2025 Owner Points Position: 23rd

Engine: Earnhardt-Childress Racing

Notes of Interest:

● Year Two, Full Throttle: In January, Young’s Motorsports announced that NASCAR Xfinity Series veteran Anthony Alfredo would compete full-time for the team in its second year of Xfinity Series competition.

Alfredo is driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for the entire 33-race schedule, which continues this Friday night with the Focused Health 250 at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway).

The 2025 season marks Young’s Motorsports’ sophomore campaign in the series, following a promising debut year with rookie Leland Honeyman Jr. behind the wheel.

● About Anthony: A popular driver, Alfredo, a native of Ridgefield, Connecticut, joins Young’s Motorsports with an array of Motorsports experience, including starts in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series, respectively.

The 2025 season will mark Alfredo’s fourth full-time Xfinity Series campaign, and he joins the Mooresville, N.C.-based team after spending the 2024 season with Our Motorsports.

The 25-year-old finished the 2024 Xfinity season 15th in the championship driver standings, collecting an Xfinity Dash 4 Cash win at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway and adding two more top-fives and seven top-10s to his impressive statistics in 133 career Xfinity Series starts.

● All-Aboard!: For the 17th of 33 Xfinity Series races this season, Young’s Motorsports welcomes Brand South Africa as the primary partner on the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for the 163-lap race on Friday night.

Brand South Africa is a South African government agency responsible for promoting the country’s image domestically and internationally.

Its primary goal is to manage South Africa’s brand reputation, ensuring that the country is recognized for its strengths and attractiveness as a destination for investment, tourism and international cooperation.

● Fueled by Support: In addition to primary partner Brand South Africa, Alfredo and Young’s Motorsports will once again enjoy significant secondary support from some of Brand South Africa’s strategic partners, including Brooklyn Biltong, Superformance LLC., 7th House, HERO (Healing the Environment, Regenerating Ourselves), The International Rhino Foundation and the Lekker Network.

● Anthony Alfredo NASCAR Xfinity Series EchoPark Speedway Stats: Friday night’s Focused Health 250 will mark Anthony Alfredo’s ninth trip to Hampton, Ga.

In his previous eight starts at the 1.5-mile hybrid superspeedway, Alfredo has recorded two top-10 finishes.

His best result came during the 2024 edition of the Raptor King of Tough 250, where he powered to a track-best seventh after starting 15th, while driving for Our Motorsports.

Overall, he holds a solid Xfinity Series average finish of 18.3 at EchoPark Speedway.

The Ridgefield, Connecticut native also brings NASCAR Cup Series experience to the incredibly fast asphalt layout, having made two Cup starts at the track, with a respectable Cup track best of 26th in the 2021 Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart for Front Row Motorsports.

Now 16 races into the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season — and with 17 events remaining — Anthony Alfredo and the Young’s Motorsports team are keeping their focus squarely on building momentum in their push toward the Playoffs.

A strong performance, or potentially a breakthrough win in Friday night’s race, could mark a pivotal turning point in their postseason campaign.

The Focused Health 250 headlines a high-stakes doubleheader weekend at the newly rebranded EchoPark Speedway. The weekend opens Friday night, June 27, with a 163-lap Xfinity Series showdown—often described as a high-speed chess match—where drafting, precision, and pit strategy typically dictate the path to Victory Lane.

On Saturday night, June 28, the NASCAR Cup Series takes center stage with the Quaker State 400. The event not only showcases the sport’s top-tier talent but also kicks off the highly anticipated in-season $1 million challenge, as part of the fifth race in the second leg of the regular season.

● Anthony Alfredo Xfinity Series Career Stats: Entering Atlanta, Alfredo has 134 NASCAR Xfinity Series races to his credit, earning a career-best third-place finish twice, most recently at Talladega Superspeedway after starting 11th in the 2024 edition of the Ag-Pro 300 for Our Motorsports.

Since 2020, he has earned one pole, five top-five, and 23 top-10 finishes and has an average finish of 19.7.

● Pocono Raceway | Explore The Pocono Mountains 250 Race Recap: Following an international journey to Mexico City for the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ return to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Anthony Alfredo and the Young’s Motorsports team made the long haul to the Pocono Mountains for Saturday’s quick-hitting 100-lap dash at Pocono Raceway.

For Alfredo, the afternoon was defined by strategic execution and precision on track. From the drop of the green flag, he methodically worked his way forward in the No. 42 Clancy Relocation & Logistics Chevrolet, leaning on pit strategy to gain track position and positioning the team within striking distance of the top-10 in the race’s final stage.

Despite running out of laps to notch his second top-10 of the season, Alfredo kept his car clean and capitalized on opportunities, bringing home a solid 13th-place finish — Young’s Motorsports’ best result since Texas Motor Speedway in May.

Now 16 races into the 2025 campaign, Alfredo and the No. 42 team remain focused on gaining momentum during a crucial summer stretch, where rhythm, reliability and resilience will play key roles in their Playoff pursuit.

● Calling the Shots: Guiding Alfredo as crew chief of the No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro is longtime crew chief Andrew Abbott.

On Saturday, he will be crew chief in his 146th NASCAR Xfinity Series race. In his previous 145 races, he has four top-five and 14 top-10 finishes.

The season’s 17th race will be his seventh tango at EchoPark Speedway as crew chief in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

● Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR Xfinity Series at EchoPark Speedway: This weekend’s Focused Health 250 will mark Young’s Motorsports’ fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series appearance at EchoPark Speedway.

Last summer, rookie Leland Honeyman Jr. finished 17th after starting 35th, showcasing an impressive rally from the rear of the field to a lead lap finish.

In the team’s three previous Xfinity Series performances, the team earned a track-best effort of 17th during the 2024 edition of the Focused Health 250 on September 7, 2024.

Beyond its growing Xfinity résumé, the Mooresville, N.C.-based organization brings experience to Atlanta through its NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series program.

Since 2015, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 23.1 and an average finish of 22.0 in 21 starts at EchoPark Speedway overall.

● Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR Xfinity Series History: Since entering the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2024, the family-owned organization has logged 49 starts and maintains an average starting position of 26.1 and an average finish of 23.0.

● Follow on Social Media: For more on Anthony Alfredo, please visit AnthonyAlfredo.com, like him on Facebook (Anthony Alfredo Racing), follow him on Instagram (@anthonyalfredo) and X | Twitter (@anthonyalfredo).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports), and follow them on Instagram (@youngsmotorsports) and X |Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Anthony Alfredo Pre-Race Quotes:

On EchoPark Speedway: “I am pumped to return to EchoPark Speedway because we had a really great car in the spring race there. We unfortunately got taken out late in the race, so I plan to see this one through to the end and have a shot to win.”

On Keys to Success at EchoPark Speedway: “Having track position and a good drafting partner will be important to get to the front and ultimately stay there.”

On Racing at EchoPark Speedway in the Summer: “The track will have a lot less grip and track position will be even more important since it should be more single-file with less grooves to move around in.

“Tire wear will likely be more of an issue because of this as well.”

On Racing at EchoPark Speedway Without Any Practice: “I’d like to have multi-car practice to work on our balance in traffic, but qualifying is pretty easy there, similar to Daytona and Talladega.

“You just need to get a good launch and through the gears well, then hope the car is fast from there. Balance in the pack is more important than single-car speed, though.”

On Strategy at EchoPark Speedway: “I think there will be a few opportunities for strategizing track position or a tire advantage late in the race. That should play into our favor.”

On Goal for EchoPark Speedway: “A top 10 would be a great day at Atlanta. You never know what can happen there, so I have faith that if we stay out of trouble, we can be in legitimate contention at the end.

“From there, my spotter and I will just need to execute.”

Race Information:

The Focused Health 250 (163 laps | 251.02 miles) is the 17th of thirty-three (33) NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the 2025 schedule. Qualifying will launch on Friday, June 28, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. The 38-car field will take the green flag shortly after 7:30 p.m., with live coverage on The CW Network, the Performance Racing Network (Radio), and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (ET).

ECHOPARK SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCES QUAKER STATE 400 AVAILABLE AT WALMART DIGNITARIES

HAMPTON, Ga. (June 26, 2025) – Leading up to Atlanta’s Night Race, several special guests and dignitaries will help kick off the Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart. Here’s the roles each will be filling at EchoPark Speedway Saturday.

Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart (Saturday, June 28) Dignitaries:

Grand Marshals: EchoPark Automotive CMO Dino Bernacchi and 8-time NASCAR Cup Series winner Kyle Petty will be the Grand Marshals for Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart.

Honorary Pace Car Driver: All Elite Wrestling Star Swerve Strickland will lead the 40-car starting field to the green flag as the honorary pace car driver.

Honorary Starter: Walmart Market Manager Lisa Israel will waive the green flag to start 400 miles of racing action Saturday night.

National Anthem Singer: TV personality, comedian, and singer Jessie Woo will sing the Star Spangled Banner during pre-race ceremonies.

Flyover: During Saturday’s national anthem, a C-130 out of Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga., will streak across the sky above EchoPark Speedway.

Pre-race entertainment: Southern rock band Jet Black Roses will get fans revved up for the Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart with a live concert on the pre-race stage Saturday evening.

Tickets and camping accommodations for the June 26-28 Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart NASCAR weekend are available at www.EchoParkSpeedway.com.

About the Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart:

Atlanta’s Night Race returns with the Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart on Saturday night, June 28, 2025. Sparks will fly as NASCAR’s best duel under the lights on EchoPark Speedway’s challenging high banks.

The rising stars of the NASCAR Xfinity Series bring the action Friday night in the Focused Health 250 on June 27.

Adding even higher stakes to the weekend is the first running of NASCAR’s $1 million In-Season Tournament. 32 of NASCAR’s stars will be paired against each other in a bracket-style elimination tournament that begins at EchoPark Speedway.

More information on the June 26-28 Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart weekend and ticket availability can be found online at www.EchoParkSpeedway.com

About EchoPark Speedway:

EchoPark Speedway is a premier entertainment venue located about 30 miles south of Atlanta, Ga.

Since 1960, EchoPark Speedway has been a staple of the NASCAR calendar and currently hosts two weekends of racing in the spring and fall each year. When NASCAR isn’t in town, EchoPark Speedway’s versatile facility hosts an assortment of events that attract visitors from near and far, from Monster Jam to the Georgia State Fair and everything between.

For more information on EchoPark Speedway and to see upcoming events at the facility, visit www.EchoParkSpeedway.com.

Jason Kitzmiller and A.L.L. Construction Racing Team Ready to Embrace Road Course Challenge

LAKEVILLE, Connecticut: In his quest to compete in the full ARCA Menards Series season, veteran racer Jason Kitzmiller came prepared for a year of firsts.

From tackling unfamiliar short tracks and navigating road courses to getting down and dirty on the dirt ovals at Springfield and DuQuoin later this season, Kitzmiller and his A.L.L. Construction Racing team are embracing the thrills and challenges of the ARCA Menards Series’ diverse schedule.

Fresh off a strong sixth-place finish in his short track debut at Elko (Minn.) Speedway, Jason Kitzmiller and his Statesville, N.C.-based team now head to the heart of the Northeast, eager to take on ARCA’s newest addition to the schedule — Lime Rock Park.

The first road-course race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series season will take place at a new venue and state, featuring the 1.53-mile complex of Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut.

Built in 1955, Lime Rock has hosted events for numerous prestigious auto racing divisions that have attracted many of the best competitors in United States history. The list of drivers who have won events at Lime Rock include Mario Andretti, Mark Donohue, Rodger Ward, Scott Pruett, Ron Fellows and Dorsey Schroeder, among many others.

Although Saturday marks the first race of the national ARCA Menards Series at Lime Rock, the East Series boasts a storied history at the facility. From 1993-2010, Lime Rock was a regular venue on the East Series calendar, with Butch Leitzinger and Matt Kobyluck tallying the most wins of any competitor there with three apiece.

While grateful to be part of a historic moment on the 2025 ARCA Menards Series tour, Kitzmiller admits he’s uncertain about what to expect on Saturday afternoon.

“Road course racing is going to be a new challenge for me in the ARCA Menards Series,” said Kitzmiller. “It’s a completely different discipline that I don’t have a lot of experience in, but we’re heading to Lime Rock Park upbeat and optimistic that we can deliver a solid finish.”

Fortunately, Kitzmiller isn’t alone in his inexperience, as many of his fellow competitors also enter the fast, seven-turn road course with little to no track time. The Petersburg, W.Va., native hopes that shared learning curve will help ease his transition into road course racing.

“Pretty much, a lot of us on the track this weekend will be learning the track layout for the first time,” added Kitzmiller. “That helps. I know there are a couple of road course ringers who know how to navigate around Lime Rock Park, and I think it’s going to be important for our team to learn from their laps and how they tackle the racetrack.

“We haven’t set any real expectations this weekend, other than to stay on the track and finish the race. If we can make gains on track with our lap times—from practice to qualifying and then from qualifying to the race—that’s all positive. If we can escape our first road course with a top-10 finish, that would definitely feel like a win.”

Lime Rock Park also serves as valuable preparation for the family-owned team ahead of the second and final road course of the season, less than two months away at the beautiful and iconic Watkins Glen International in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

“There’s no doubt that having experience at Lime Rock will help when it comes to Watkins Glen,” said Kitzmiller. “I’ll be able to learn the dos and don’ts of road course racing, and hopefully, by the time I hit the track at Watkins Glen for the first time, I’ll have a better idea of what to expect.

“I’m looking forward to the challenge this weekend and hope we can continue the solid season we’ve had so far.”

For Lime Rock Park, the team welcomes the continued support of Carter Machinery, promoting the Caterpillar (Cat®) brand as the primary partner aboard his No. 97 Chevrolet SS.

Carter Machinery’s humble start began in 1928, serving Virginia and southeastern West Virginia.

As our customers’ needs changed over the years, we evolved by continually adding new products, services, and locations, with exponential growth occurring after our 2020 acquisition of Alban Tractor Company.

Today, our footprint spans the Mid-Atlantic, with over 30 locations throughout Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.

We sell, rent, and support the full line of Cat® equipment, engines, and electric power generation systems, backed by the best parts availability, most diverse rental fleet, and an expert service team working together to enable our customers’ highest level of success.

Our ongoing investment in people, infrastructure, technology, and tooling continues to position us as one of Caterpillar’s leading dealers in North America and throughout the world.

“Having Carter Machinery and the Cat® brand on board for nine straight races has meant a lot to our team,” said Kitzmiller. “Their support gives us the resources and confidence to keep pushing forward every week. It’s been a true partnership, and we’re proud to represent such a respected name both on and off the track as we take on this new challenge at Lime Rock Park in the Northeast.”

In addition to Carter Machinery, A.L.L. Construction Inc., Grant County Mulch, A&J Excavating, Cobra Mining, Champion Power Equipment and Volt Battery Technology will all serve as associate marketing partners for the first ARCA race held at Lime Rock Park.

Entering Lime Rock Park, Kitzmiller, 51, sits fourth in the ARCA Menards Series championship standings, 51 points behind third-place Lavar Scott and 65 points behind leader Brenden Queen, with 12 races remaining.

The A.L.L. Construction Racing team also holds a solid sixth place in the championship owner standings.

Since 2020, Kitzmiller has made 35 ARCA Menards Series starts, earning two top-five and 14 top-10 finishes, including a career-best third-place finish at Daytona International Speedway in February 2025.

The Lime Rock Park 100 (68 laps | 100.5 miles) marks the ninth race of 20 on the 2025 ARCA Menards Series schedule. On Friday, June 27, teams will hit the track for a one-hour session from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. General Tire Pole Group Qualifying will immediately follow at 3:45 p.m. ET, with the green flag expected to wave shortly after 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 28. The race will be televised live on FOX Sports 2 (FS2) and the Motor Racing Network (Radio), while ARCARacing.com will provide live timing and scoring throughout the day’s activities. All times are local (ET).

Straight Outta Hampton: After Successful TV Stint, Corey LaJoie Returns to Race Seat at Hampton, Georgia’s EchoPark Speedway

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (June 26, 2025) – After enjoying five consecutive victory lane celebrations, Corey LaJoie aims to make it six straight when the checkered flag falls on Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.

This one, however, would be the sweetest.

LaJoie comes into the 260-lap race around the 1.54-mile oval on the outskirts of Atlanta after a very successful and universally praised performance as a race analyst during Prime Video’s five-week foray into broadcasting NASCAR Cup Series races. From the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway to The Great American Getaway 400 last Sunday at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, LaJoie and his Prime Video cohorts – host Danielle Trotta and fellow analysts Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte and Adam Alexander – highlighted backstories, spotlighted strategies and reveled in teams’ triumphs.

After 10 years of analyzing Cup Series races from the windshield of a racecar, LaJoie viewed races through the lens of live television. It provided a perspective that has made the 33-year-old a better racecar driver, despite eight races having passed since his last Cup Series start April 13 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

“Driving the racecar can be a really lonely place. You have all this weight of expectations to deliver for your team and your sponsors and yourself and your fans, and when you feel like you’re not doing that, it feels like everybody is looking at you,” LaJoie said. “But what I realized these last five weeks during my time on Prime, I’m intently watching the race, but I’m really only focused on three guys’ races. The other guys who are there grinding away, unless they somehow factor into the main storylines of the race, they’re not top of mind.

“Before this opportunity to see the race from a TV perspective, I would feel like if I wasn’t running well, then I was letting a lot of people down. I think that I cared too much, and I would hold the outcome too tightly, as opposed to just enjoying it when I was doing it.”

Like a batter who had been pressing at the plate before finally earning a hit, the freedom to swing away is liberating for LaJoie.

“Now that I’m back in the seat, I’m going to enjoy it,” LaJoie said. “I really like the atmosphere at Rick Ware Racing, and now we’re going back to a place where I’ve been close to winning before. It’s a great opportunity for me to run well and have some fun.”

LaJoie, driver of the No. 01 Schluter-Systems Ford Mustang Dark Horse, nearly won at Atlanta in July 2022. He led 19 laps and lined up second for the green-white-checkered dash to the finish.

“We led the final restart of the day, and then Chase Elliott got a big push, got to the lead, and I should’ve worked a bit harder to block that run for the lead,” LaJoie said. “I thought I made the right move on the last lap to get to his right-rear quarter, but he just threw his block a bit later, and he threw the block to win, right? It didn’t work for me and the help didn’t go my way, but that was pretty close to career victory number one.

“But that’s why I keep showing up, especially here at Atlanta. I feel that we can find ourselves in the same spot.”

EchoPark Speedway features the kind of pack-style racing seen at the behemoth, 2.5-mile Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and the even bigger 2.66-mile Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Yet the track is a mile shorter in length, making each race a frenzied affair.

“Atlanta is like a speedway on steroids. Things happen so quickly, and you can get yourself into a bad spot,” LaJoie said.

LaJoie returns to EchoPark Speedway with an ally in his Rick Ware Racing teammate, Cody Ware.

“It’s always good to have a teammate out there on the racetrack,” said Ware, driver of the No. 51 Jacob Construction Ford Mustang Dark Horse. “Corey is a very good superspeedway racer. He’s someone you can lean on and work with before the race even starts, and that alone is an advantage.”

Both Ware and LaJoie raced together in the Cup Series’ first visit to EchoPark Speedway in late February. Each had their competitive runs tour sour when they were collected in separate, multicar accidents.

“Going back and looking at the things that went wrong in Atlanta back in February will be a good thing to learn and prepare for how we’re going to strategize at Atlanta this time around,” Ware said.

Another big difference will be the weather. Late February was cool. Late June is hot and humid, with the stifling heat wave currently engulfing the Southeast only exacerbating the massive change in track conditions.

“I think it’ll make for tighter racing. Handling’s definitely going to be of importance,” LaJoie said.

LaJoie still has the feel of a racecar despite last racing a Cup car at Bristol.

“I’ve driven some Modified races and I ran a Truck just a few weeks back at Michigan,” said LaJoie, who nearly won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race June 7 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, as he was leading seven laps short of the finish.

“So, I’m going to drive that Schluter-Systems Ford Mustang as fast as it’ll go. It’s just a matter of executing the day and putting ourselves in good track position, and we did that well at the first Atlanta race this year.

“We drove into the top-15 and we got crashed, but that’s right about the point where you can start to maneuver and get a sniff of clean air. Anything outside the top-15 is really turbulent and hard to make gains, so we want to have a car that has the pace to be able to do that.”

It comes from a perspective that is now two-fold – from the driver’s seat and the analyst’s chair.

“Prior to my time with Prime, all I’ve ever known was driving racecars or working toward trying to drive racecars, so going to the racetrack with a different mission was originally uncomfortable, but over the last five weeks, I really got settled in and it was really fun to have that perspective on the sport,” LaJoie said.

“Working with Stevie and Dale and Carl and Danielle and Double-A (Adam Alexander) – they all answered any dumb questions I had, and everybody from the Prime side kind of gave me the tools to figure out how to become good at it.

“I didn’t know what to expect, but I knew that it was going to be fun.”

LaJoie brings that same mindset to EchoPark Speedway when qualifying for the Quaker State 400 begins Friday at 5:05 p.m. EDT. The green flag drops Saturday at 7 p.m. with TNT and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio providing live, flag-to-flag coverage.

About Rick Ware Racing:

Rick Ware has been a motorsports mainstay for more than 40 years. It began at age 6 when the third-generation racer began his driving career and has since spanned four wheels and two wheels on both asphalt and dirt. Competing in the SCCA Trans Am Series and other road-racing divisions led Ware to NASCAR in the early 1980s, where he finished third in his NASCAR debut – the 1983 Warner W. Hodgdon 300 NASCAR Grand American race at Riverside (Calif.) International Raceway. More than a decade later, injuries would force Ware out of the driver’s seat and into full-time team ownership. In 1995, Rick Ware Racing was formed, and with his wife Lisa by his side, Ware has since built his eponymous organization into an entity that competes full-time in the elite NASCAR Cup Series while simultaneously campaigning successful teams in the Top Fuel class of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Progressive American Flat Track and FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX).

NASCAR Weekend schedule at EchoPark Speedway and Lime Rock Park

HAMPTON, Ga. - FEBRUARY 24: Christopher Bell (L), Carson Hocevar (C) and Kyle Larson (R) race to the finish line of the NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (EchoPark Speedway) on Feb. 23, 2025, in Hampton, Georgia. Photo: John Knittel/SpeedwayMedia.com

On June 3, the track known as Atlanta Motor Speedway for 35 years, announced a new name, EchoPark Speedway. NASCAR travels to the 1.54-mile track this weekend with the Cup Series and Xfinity Series.

The Craftsman Truck Series will compete for the first time at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, CT, on Saturday afternoon, along with the ARCA Menards Series.  

All times are Eastern.

Friday, June 27

EchoPark Speedway:

3 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying – CW App
Qualifying (Impound) Single Vehicle /1 Lap/2 Rounds

5:05 p.m.: Cup Series Qualifying – truTV
(Impound) Single Vehicle /1 Lap/2 Rounds
Post Cup Series Qualifying: NASCAR Press Pass

7:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Focused Health 250
Stages 45/90/163 Laps = 251.02 Miles – CW/PRN/SiriusXM
Purse:: $1,651,939
Post Xfinity Series Qualifying: NASCAR Press Pass

Lime Rock Park:

1:05 p.m.: Truck Series Practice – FS2
2:30 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series Practice – No TV
3:45 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series Qualifying – No TV

Saturday, June 28

Lime Rock Park:

9:30 a.m.: Truck Series Qualifying – FS1
1 p.m.: Truck Series LiUNA! 150 – FOX/SiriusXM/MRN
Purse: $782,900
Post Truck Series Race: NASCAR Press Pass
4 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series Lime Rock Park 100

EchoPark Speedway:

7 p.m.: Cup Series Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart
Stages 60/160/260 Laps = 400.4 Miles – TNT Sports/Max/PRN/SiriusXM
Purse: $11,055,250
Post Cup Series Race: NASCAR Press Pass

Cup Series Notes

Quaker State 400

8-time NASCAR Cup Series winner Kyle Petty, along with EchoPark Automotive CMO Dino Bernacchi, will be the Grand Marshals for Saturday night’s Quaker State 400, Available at Walmart.

Fireball Roberts won the first Cup Series race at Atlanta. He won from the pole position on July 31, 1960, with an average speed of 112.653 mph. Fireball Roberts also won the first Cup Series pole at Atlanta in 1960 with a speed of 133.870 mph.

Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Atlanta with 65, and Kyle Busch leads all active drivers with 31 Cup Series starts.

Joey Logano is the returning race winner at the 1.54-mile track, and Michael McDowell is the returning pole winner. Terry Labonte is the youngest Cup Series EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) pole winner at 24 years, 3 months, and 27 days.

Harry Gant is the oldest Cup Series EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) pole winner at 53 years, 10 months, 4 days.

Dale Earnhardt leads the Cup Series with nine wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway (1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000).

26 drivers have won more than one race at Atlanta. William Byron (2022, 2023), Brad Keselowski (2017, 2019), and Kyle Busch (2008, 2013) lead all active NASCAR Cup Series winners at Atlanta Motor Speedway with two wins each.

The top five ranked drivers at Atlanta are William Byron, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, and Chase Elliott.

Xfinity Series Notes

Focused Health 250

This weekend will be the 39th Xfinity Series race at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta). It will be the eighth race since the track was redesigned into a drafting track in 2022.

JR Motorsports is only four wins away from 100. There have only been three teams that have won at least 100 Xfinity Series races. Joe Gibbs Racing leads with 217 wins, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing has 138, and Richard Childress Racing has 100.

There are 10 races left in the regular season and six open Playoff spots.

Austin Hill won five of the last six races at Atlanta and is tied with Kevin Harvick for the most Atlanta wins all-time. Harvick won five races before the track reconfiguration in 2021, while Hill has won five after the reconfiguration.

Truck Series Notes

LiUNA! 150

This weekend will be the first Truck Series race at Lime Rock Park, and the first held in Connecticut.

Lime Rock is the first of three Truck Series road course races scheduled this season. The stages will end on Laps 35, 70, and 100.

Corey Heim has won the last two Truck Series road course races. No driver has ever won three road course races in a row.

Only four races remain in the regular season, and only three Playoff positions are available based on points. Of those four races, two are road courses and two are short tracks.

Only two drivers have clinched a spot in the 10-driver playoff field: Corey Heim and Chandler Smith.

Hendrick Motorsports Media Advance: Atlanta

Atlanta Motor Speedway
Saturday, June 28, 2025
1.54-Mile Quad-Oval
7 PM ET
Location: Hampton, Georgia
TV: Fox
Event: NASCAR Cup Series (Race 18 of 36)
RADIO: SiriusXM

5 KYLE LARSON
Age: 32 (July 31, 1992)
Hometown: Elk Grove, California
Last Week: 7th (Pocono)
Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
Standings: 2nd

No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet

2025Cup CareerAtlanta
Races1738315
Wins3320
Poles1220
Top 591283
Top 10121945
Laps Led85110,107452
Stage Wins8704
Average Finish12.414.019.0
  • Kyle Larson will go head-to-head with Tyler Reddick in the first round of the NASCAR In-Season Challenge this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Larson is seeded 10th and Reddick 23rd in the field of 32.
  • In the Next Gen era (since 2022) Larson and Reddick have competed against each other 124 times. In those races, Larson has bettered Reddick 71 times. That includes 12 of 17 events this year.
  • In 2025, Larson has 12 top-10 finishes, the most of any driver in the field.
  • In 21 races together at drafting tracks, Larson has the edge over Reddick with 11 better results compared to Reddick’s 10.
  • With 452 laps led, Atlanta ranks first among tracks in which Larson has led the most laps without a victory.
  • Larson and the No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM team secured a third-place finish earlier this season at Atlanta.
  • With 23 playoff points under his belt, Larson is currently the projected top seed in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

9 CHASE ELLIOTT
Age: 29 (Nov. 28, 1995)
Hometown: Dawsonville, Georgia
Last week: 5th (Pocono)
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Standings: 5th

No. 9 NAPA/CHOA Chevrolet

2025Cup CareerAtlanta
Races1733913
Wins0191
Poles0120
Top 551092
Top 1091808
Laps Led955,621164
Stage Wins0382
Average Finish10.812.812.2
  • Heading to his home track, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Chase Elliott is fifth in the regular season NASCAR Cup Series points standings, 80 markers behind leader and teammate William Byron. Looking at the projected playoff standings with nine races left before the postseason, Elliott ranks 12th, 160 points above the line to advance.
  • Elliott has one win (July 2022) and three top-10 finishes in six starts at Atlanta on its current configuration. His 125 laps led on the drafting-style track ranks fourth and his average finish of 10.5 ranks second.
  • The 2020 Cup Series champion has three career wins on drafting tracks, with two victories at Talladega Superspeedway (2019 and 2022) joining his triumph at Atlanta. Two of those wins are in the Next Gen era.
  • Elliott’s average finish of 10.8 in 2025 is the best of all drivers and is his second best all-time in a season after 17 races behind 9.1 last year.
  • The Dawsonville, Georgia, native is the only driver to finish in the top 20 in all 17 races this year. This is the second straight year he has completed all but one lap this far into the season.
  • This weekend kicks off NASCAR’s In-Season Tournament. In the first of five rounds, Elliott will go up against Austin Dillon. In Elliott’s six starts on Atlanta’s new configuration, he’s placed higher than Dillon in all but one race and led 125 laps in that span compared to Dillon’s zero.
  • The Atlanta race weekend marks the return of the Chase Elliott Foundation’s Desi9n to Drive program. Elliott’s No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet and race uniform will don special designs created by a Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta patient.
  • Elliott’s autographed uniform will be up for grabs as part of a sweepstakes fundraiser that runs through July 9.

24 WILLIAM BYRON
Age: 27 (Nov. 29, 1997)
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Last Week: 27th (Pocono)
Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle
Standings: 1st

No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet

2025Cup CareerAtlanta
Races1726912
Wins1140
Poles2152
Top 57613
Top 10101144
Laps Led7693,747181
Stage Wins7301
Average Finish11.414.917.8
  • William Byron is having a career season in 2025, leading the driver points standings for 14 out of 17 weeks, including presently by 54 markers. He has also collected the most stage points (181).
  • Through the same stretch of 17 races, the Charlotte, North Carolina, native has paced the field in 13 events (769 laps), the most races with a lap led by any driver.
  • In addition, Byron has completed 99.91% of the laps, good enough for second most. With only four laps not completed, it’s his fewest in any 17-race stretch.
  • So far in 2025, the driver of the No. 24 has an average starting position of 10.6 (second best) and an average finish of 11.35 (third best).
  • In the Next Gen era, Byron has four wins on drafting tracks, double the next most. He has also collected the most points on drafting tracks (332) since the start of 2024.
  • Since Atlanta Motor Speedway was re-configured, Byron has the fourth-best average running position of 11.34 and has led the third most laps at 179. He also has two wins at the track, one in March of 2022 and again in July of 2023. His two wins ranks third all-time by a Hendrick Motorsports driver at Atlanta.
  • This weekend marks the first of the 2025 NASCAR In-Season Challenge, which will see one driver winning $1 million. For the first match up, Byron will be up against Ryan Preece with the better finisher at Atlanta moving on. He has two wins, two top-five finishes and four top 10s with 181 laps led compared to Preece’s track best-finish of 16th with three laps led.

48 ALEX BOWMAN
Age: 32 (April 25, 1993)
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Last Week: 11th (Pocono)
Crew Chief: Blake Harris
Standings: 13th

No. 48 Ally Chevrolet

2025Cup CareerAtlanta
Races1734214
Wins080
Poles270
Top 53433
Top 1081044
Laps Led1251,49311
Stage Wins070
Average Finish18.819.318.0
  • Alex Bowman and the No. 48 Ally Racing team head to Atlanta Motor Speedway holding the final transfer spot, 20 points above the cutline in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings.
  • Bowman has earned two top-10 finishes at the reconfigured Atlanta layout. His best result at the 1.54-mile quad-oval came in September 2024, when he drove to a fifth-place finish. In total, Bowman has three top fives and four top-10 finishes at Atlanta in his Cup Series career.
  • The Tucson, Arizona, native has earned six top-10 finishes in the last 11 races on drafting tracks. He ranks third among all drivers in points earned on drafting tracks since the start of the 2024 season and leads all active drivers in laps led on drafting tracks without a win (132).
  • Through 17 races, Bowman has led 125 laps and earned 92 stage points, ranking inside the top 10 in both categories. He’s led at least one lap in nine events.
  • Atlanta marks the first race of the five-race NASCAR In-Season Challenge. Bowman enters the opening round matched up against Joey Logano.
  • For this weekend’s Atlanta race, the Best Friends Animal shelter partner is Thomasville-Thomas County Humane Society, in Thomasville, Georgia.
  • Ally and HENDRICKCARS.COM are teaming up again to give fans the chance to win prizes with this year’s “Open Road Sweepstakes.” Fans can win VIP experiences at various races throughout the season and one lucky winner will hit the open road in a Chevy Silverado LT Trail Boss with an Airstream camper. Fans can stop by the Ally Fan Zone to enter the sweepstakes in-person and check out the camper. Fans can also enter at ally.com/sweepstakes/nascar.

Hendrick Motorsports

2025All-TimeAtlanta
Races171,39873
Wins4316*17*
Poles5258*9
Top 524*1,303*67*
Top 1039*2,226*106*
Laps Led1,840*84,152*3,690*
Stage Wins15*1306


*Most all time
**Tied for most all time

  • With Chase Elliott finishing fifth at Pocono Raceway last Sunday, Hendrick Motorsports established a new organizational mark for consecutive races with a car in the top five at 25 events dating back to last season. It remains the only team to have a top-five finisher in each of this season’s races.
  • The Hendrick engine shop has won 15 combined poles (seven in the NASCAR Cup Series and eight in the Xfinity Series) and 15 combined races (four in the Cup Series, 10 in the Xfinity Series and the preseason Clash) this year.
  • Hendrick Motorsports has led 41% of all laps raced through 17 events this season. Its 1,840 circuits paced are the fourth most through a season’s first 17 races in company history. A Hendrick Motorsports driver has led a lap in 32 straight races, the longest active streak and the company’s third-longest ever.
  • The organization’s 15 combined stage wins are the most ever through 17 races in a season.
  • Hendrick Motorsports enters this weekend’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway as the all-time leader in wins (17), top-five finishes (67), top 10s (106) and laps led (3,690).
  • With six, Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at drafting tracks in the Next Gen era. That includes this year’s DAYTONA 500, won by William Byron.


QUOTABLE /

Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet, on the NASCAR In-Season Challenge: “I like the concept of the in-season bracket challenge, I feel like it’s a race within the race. This is something you pay attention to and with money and a trophy on the line, we all want to win. I feel like the last few weeks were challenging but the No. 5 team has stayed on top of it and we’ve got some good finishes but I would like for us to have a solid weekend – which I know we’re well capable of – it’s just been a little bit of a rough stretch of tracks for us but our team is great and our execution has been better and that is something I am proud of.”

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet, on the Chase Elliott Foundation’s Desi9n to Drive initiative: “It’s been our foundation’s initiative over the last nine years. It’s just all in support of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. We have typically done something around the Atlanta race every year and it’s been a lot of fun to be a part of it and watch it grow. It started as a shoe initiative where we were designing shoes, and we were auctioning those off. Then NAPA got involved and, really when NAPA got involved, it kind of took it to the next step, because they have given up one of their races to let this happen. A young girl named Rhealynn has designed my car, my helmet and all the things for Atlanta. I am super excited to meet her and have her family out at the track and hopefully spread some joy with her and her family and also to help a good cause.”

William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet, on heading to Atlanta Motor Speedway: “We had a rough weekend in Pocono but I’m proud of how the team came together to have our car ready for Sunday, the strategy just didn’t work out. We’ve put that behind us though, and we’ll be ready for this weekend in Atlanta. We’ve had success there in the past but there is still an unknown element after the reconfiguration. The goal remains the same though, go for the win and if that’s not the case maximize our points day. We just have to be there at the end.”

Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet, on Atlanta Motor Speedway: “Atlanta’s a wild card every time we go. It races like a superspeedway, but with way less room to work, so you’ve got to be aggressive but smart. We’ve had speed there and just need to put a full race together. With the playoff picture as tight as it is, every stage point matters, especially in a race like this where anything can happen.”

Berry, DEX Imaging Team Look to Build on Strong Spring Performance in Atlanta

Josh Berry and the No. 21 DEX Imaging team are heading back to the newly-named EchoPark Speedway aiming to recapture the speed and strong performance they showed there in the spring. In the February race, Berry qualified third, led 56 laps, won Stage 1 and was in contention for the victory before a late-race incident ended his night.

“I feel good going back there,” Berry told reporters this week. “I felt like we had a really strong race there in the spring.

“We led laps and won a stage. We were in the battle the whole race, so it’s been fun going back and reviewing that one with my team together and learning and working with my spotter, Jason [Jarrett], and [crew chief] Miles [Stanley] on how to up our communication a little bit better and do a little bit better.

“Honestly, it was a really good race for us, and we found ourselves in position, so I feel if our car is as good as it was in the spring, we’ll have a chance at it.”

That strong showing in just his second points-paying start with the Wood Brothers helped set the tone for what has been a competitive first season with the team, highlighted by a win in Las Vegas just three races later.

“I think it was a really big confidence boost for all of us,” he said. “Obviously, those cars have been fast at Atlanta, but to execute and perform like we did and battle for the win the whole night, it was just a big confidence boost and really was kind of a tale of things to come over the course of the season that we’re going to have speed and have a lot to be excited about.

“Obviously, we didn’t get the finish that we deserved that night, but that’s part of racing…We took a lot of positives from that day, a lot to learn from, a lot to look at going into this week and hopefully we can capitalize and have a good finish.”

Saturday’s race will also mark the start of the all-new In-Season Challenge, a five-race bracket-style competition featuring the top Cup Series drivers and offering a $1 million prize to the overall winner. Berry is matched up against John Hunter Nemechek in the opening round.

“I think all of us will be paying attention to it and who we’re paired up against and how they’re doing,” Berry said. “It should be interesting to follow, for sure.

“Obviously, a drafting style track [EchoPark Speedway] will be a lot about just making it to the finish. That will play a big part of that.

“It will be hard to have a perfect bracket with a place like Atlanta because you never know. An accident can take you out or something like that, but it will be exciting to follow. I have not really overly thought that much about it, but we’ll pay attention to how John Hunter’s race is going compared to ours and hopefully we can come out on top.”

Per NASCAR rules for drafting-style tracks, there will be no practice ahead of Saturday night’s Quaker State 400. Qualifying is set for Friday at 5:05 p.m. ET, airing on truTV.

The 260-lap, 400.4-mile race is scheduled to take the green flag on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, with live TV coverage on TNT. Stage breaks are scheduled for Laps 60 and 160.

About DEX Imaging
DEX Imaging is the digital document imaging division of Staples, the world’s largest business solutions provider. DEXsells and services the broadest selection of copiers, printers and data management solutions, such as HP, Konica Minolta, Canon, Kyocera and numerous others.

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DEX Imaging has been the recipient of virtually every industry award since the company’s inception, including the JD Power & Associates Award for Best Customer Experience, the prestigious ProTech Service award by Konica Minolta, the Diamond Premier Dealer Award by Kyocera, and the Elite DEALER Award by ‘ENX’ magazine. Other accolades include being named ‘Best Place to Work’ by numerous business journals in the markets DEX serves.

About Wood Brothers Racing
Founded in 1950 by Hall of Famer Glenn Wood in Stuart, Virginia, Wood Brothers Racing holds a special place in NASCAR history as the sport’s longest-running team. Over eight decades, the team has earned 101 victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, along with 120 poles, and remains proud of its longstanding relationship with Ford Motor Company, fielding only Ford products since its inception. Glenn’s brother, Leonard Wood, played a key role in shaping modern racing by developing the techniques behind today’s pit stops. With a rich legacy rooted in innovation and tradition, Wood Brothers Racing continues to honor its heritage while adapting for the future as it competes in NASCAR’s premier series with Josh Berry.