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  • Weekend Schedule for Darlington Raceway

    Weekend Schedule for Darlington Raceway

    This week NASCAR travels to Darlington Raceway for the fan-favorite Throwback Weekend featuring special paint schemes and activities that pay tribute to NASCAR tradition.

    Hall of Fame members Richard Petty, Bobby Labonte and Bill Elliott will help set the mood and share their expertise as they join the FOX Sports broadcast team during the Cup Series Goodyear 400.

    Petty will join Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer during Stage 1, followed by Labonte during Stage 2 while Elliott will be in the booth for the final stage.

    Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin leads all active drivers with four wins at the 1.366-mile, Too Tough to Tame, track. Martin Truex Jr. is the defending race winner.

    Justin Allgaier won the Xfinity Series race at Darlington last year and is hoping to repeat and claim his first victory of 2022.

    The Camping World Truck Series is back on the schedule after a couple of weeks off. It will be the series 10th race at Darlington. Ben Rhodes (2020) and Todd Bodine (2010) are the only active drivers on the entry list for Darlington that have won at the track.

    Throwback Paint Schemes

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, May 6

    3 p.m.: Truck Series Practice/All Entries – FS1

    3:30 p.m.: Truck Series Qualifying (Impound) Single Vehicle/1 Lap/All Entries – FS1

    5 p.m.: Xfinity Series Practice/All Entries – FS1

    5:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying (Impound) Single Vehicle/1 Lap/All Entries – FS1

    7:30 p.m.: Truck Series Dead on Tools 200
    Distance: 200.1 miles (147 Laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 45, Stage 2 ends on Lap 90, Final Stage ends on Lap 147
    FS1/MSN/SiriusXM
    The Purse: $712,347

    Saturday, May 7

    10:30 a.m.: Cup Series Practice – Groups A & B – FS1/MSN/SiriusXM

    11:05 a.m.: Cup Series Qualifying (Impound) (Groups A & B) Single Vehicle/1 Lap/2 Rounds – FS1/MSN/SiriusXM

    1:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Mahindra ROXOR 200
    Distance: 200.1 miles (147 Laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 45, Stage 2 ends on Lap 90, Final Stage ends on Lap 147
    FS1/MSN/SiriusXM
    The Purse: $1,273,583

    Sunday, May

    3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Goodyear 400
    Distance: 400.2 miles (293 laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 90, Stage 2 ends on Lap 185, Final Stage ends on Lap 293
    FS1/MSN/SiriusXM
    The Purse: $7,292,599

  • Weekend schedule for Dover

    Weekend schedule for Dover

    This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series travel to the one-mile concrete paved oval of Dover Motor Speedway, aptly nicknamed, the Monster Mile.

    Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. lead all active Cup Series drivers with three previous wins at the track. Chase Elliott leads the driver standings by a margin of 21 points but is still searching for his first win of the season.

    The Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash program continues at Dover. Noah Gragson, last week’s winner at Talladega Superspeedway, has the best average finish of 9.7 at Dover. He’ll be competing against AJ Allmendinger, Ryan Sieg and Landon Cassill for the $100,000 prize.

    The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off this weekend but returns to competition at Darlington Raceway on May 6.

    Press Pass will be available throughout the weekend.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, April 29

    1:15 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series East Practice/Qualifying – No TV
    3 p.m.: Xfinity Series Practice – FS1
    3:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying – FS1
    5:30 p.m.: ARCA General Tire 125 race – MRN

    Saturday, April 30

    10:30 a.m.: Cup Series Practice – FS1/MRM/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    11:15 a.m.: Cup Series Qualifying– FS1/MRM/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    1:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series A-GAME 200
    200 miles = 200 laps
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 45, Stage 2 ends on Lap 90, Final Stage ends on Lap 200
    FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    The Purse: $1,419,713
    Defending Race Winner: Austin Cindric

    Sunday, May 1

    3 p.m.: Cup Series DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne
    400 miles = 400 laps
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 120, Stage 2 ends on Lap 250, Final Stage ends on Lap 400
    FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    The Purse: $7,205,230
    Defending Race Winner: Alex Bowman

  • Jeffrey Earnhardt claims first Xfinity Series pole at Talladega

    Jeffrey Earnhardt claims first Xfinity Series pole at Talladega

    Jeffrey Earnhardt made the most of his opportunity at Talladega Superspeedway Friday evening as he outpaced the field with a 182.50 mph lap to win the pole for the upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series race.

    It was his first Xfinity Series pole in 136 starts. What made it even more special was doing so while driving the black No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing which was made famous by his grandfather, Dale Earnhardt.

    The Earnhardt name has long been synonymous with Talladega Superspeedway. Dale Earnhardt, a seven-time Cup Series champion, holds the title for the most wins (10) at the 2.66-mile track in what has become known as “Earnhardt Country.

    “This is unbelievable, man,” Jeffrey said after qualifying. “It’s been a dream of mine for years to get an opportunity.

    “All the guys at RCR, man, this is more them than it is me. All I gotta do is hold a pretty wheel. They’ve proved time and time again that they bring fast cars here to superspeedways.”

    A familiar face will be calling the shots during the race as Larry McReynolds, currently a broadcaster for FOX Sports, will be his crew chief. McReynolds has 23 Cup Series wins to his credit, most memorably, the 1998 Daytona 500 victory with Dale Earnhardt.

    Earnhardt has 135 Xfinity Series starts with his best finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2019 where he finished third driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.

    When announcing the news that Earnhardt would be in the No. 3 at Talladega, Richard Childress said, “It’s great to have an Earnhardt back in one of our cars. We think Jeffrey is a talented young driver and I’m confident he will run well at Talladega.”

    If Friday’s qualifying session was any indication, Earnhardt fans may be in for a treat Saturday when the Xfinity Series takes to the track for the Ag-Pro 300.

    “Someone pinch me because I’m ready to wake up,” Jeffrey said, “but I guess I’ll wait ’til after we’re parked in Victory Lane before I decide to wake up.”

  • Weekend schedule for Talladega

    Weekend schedule for Talladega

    The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series travel to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. The ARCA Menards Series will also complete Saturday afternoon in the General Tire 250.

    The Camping World Truck Series will have some time off but will return to compete on May 6 at Darlington Raceway.

    Brad Keselowski leads all Cup Series active drivers with six wins at the 2.66-mile track and is the defending race winner.

    The Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash program continues with AJ Allmendinger, Landon Cassill, Brandon Jones and Austin Hill eligible to contend for the $100,000 bonus.

    Friday, April 22

    4 p.m.: ARCA practice – Groups (Impound)
    No TV

    5:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying (Impound) (Single Vehicle/1 Lap/2 Rounds)
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM

    Saturday, April 23
    11 a.m.: Cup Series Qualifying (Impound) (Single Vehicle/1 Lap/2 Rounds)
    FS1/MRN/ SiriusXM

    1 p.m: ARCA General Tire 250 – 202.16 miles (76 Laps)
    FS1/MRN

    4 p.m.: Xfinity Ag-Pro 300
    Stages 25/50/113 Laps = 300.58 Miles
    FOX/MRN/SiriusXM
    The Purse: $1,475,583

    Sunday, April 24

    3 p.m.: Cup Series GEICO 500
    Stages 60/120/188 Laps = 500 Miles
    FOX/MRN/SiriusXM
    The Purse: $7,420,008

    Active Race Winners (10)WinsSeasons
    Brad Keselowski62021, 2017, 2016. 2014, 2012, 2009
    Joey Logano32018, 2016, 2015
    Ryan Blaney22020, 2019
    Denny Hamlin22020, 2014
    Bubba Wallace12021
    Chase Elliott12019
    Aric Almirola12018
    Ricky Stenhouse Jr12017
    Kevin Harvick12010
    Kyle Busch12008
  • Weekend schedule for Bristol Dirt

    Weekend schedule for Bristol Dirt

    The NASCAR Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series travel to Bristol Motor Speedway this week for some dirt track racing under the lights while the Xfinity Series is off.

    Last year’s inaugural dirt race at Bristol was the first time in over 50 years that the Cup Series had competed on dirt. This weekend we will see the first race on dirt with the Next Gen car.

    Several Cup Series drivers will also compete in the Truck Series event including Joey Logano and Harrison Burton for Team DGR, Chase Elliott (Spire Motorsports) and Austin Dillon (Young’s Motorsports).

    Friday, April 15

    2 p.m.: Truck Series Qualifying race assignment via random drawing (Virtual)
    3 p.m.: Cup Series Qualifying race assignment via random drawing (Virtual)
    3:05 p.m.: Truck Series First Practice/All entries – FS1
    4:05 p.m.: Cup Series First Practice/All entries – FS1
    5:35 p.m.: Truck Series Final Practice/All entries – FS1
    6:35 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice/All entries – FS1

    Saturday, April 16

    4:30 p.m.: Truck Series/Four 15-lap qualifying races – FS2
    6 p.m.: Cup Series/Four 15-lap qualifying races – FS2
    8 p.m.: Truck Series Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt
    Stages 40/90/150 Laps = 75 Miles
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM
    Purse: $599,224
    Post-Race: Press Pass Live

    Sunday, April 17

    7 p.m.: Cup Series Food City Dirt Race
    Stages 75/150/250 Laps = 125 Miles)
    FOX/PRN/SiriusXM
    The Purse: $7,374,089
    Post-Race: Press Pass Live

    Bristol Dirt Track Qualifying Procedure (per NASCAR)

    Qualifying Race Starting Lineup – Random draw will determine the qualifying race designation and starting position for the qualifying race. The draw will be in order of current owner points.

    Qualifying Races – Four qualifying races held at 15 laps each with only green flag laps counted – no overtime rule. Free pass and wave around procedures will be in effect.

    Points Earned During Qualifying Races – Drivers will accumulate points in the qualifying races based on finishing position and passing points. The points total of a driver’s passing points and race finishing position points determines the starting position for the feature event.

    Passing Points = The difference between the assigned starting position and finishing position.
    Go forward and accumulate passing points
    Go backward or finish where you started = zero passing points
    Qualifying Race Finishing Position Points = Points received for the driver’s finishing position.
    Finish first and get 10 points, second place gets 9 points, and so on.

    Tiebreaker: Decided by owner points

  • Weekend schedule for Martinsville Speedway

    Weekend schedule for Martinsville Speedway

    NASCAR heads to Martinsville Speedway this weekend as all three national series prepare to compete on the 0.526-mile track. The 2022 Cup Series season has produced seven different winners in seven races. Will the trend continue?

    Martinsville is the only currently active track that has been on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule since the inaugural race season in 1949. There have been 146 races with 55 different race winners. Denny Hamlin leads the nine active drivers who have previously been to victory lane at Martinsville with five wins.

    Martinsville will be the second race in the Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash program with participants AJ Allmendinger, Ty Gibbs, Riley Herbst and Sam Mayer vying for the $100,000 prize.

    The Camping World Truck Series has seen a streak of eight different winners at Martinsville, dating back to April 2017.

    There will also be five drivers who are making their Truck Series debut this week. They include Dillon Steuer/Young’s Motorsports, Chase Janes and Blake Lothian/Reaume Brother Racing, Jake Garcia/McAnally-Hilgemann Racing and Justin S. Carroll with his family-owned team, Terry Carroll Motorsports.

    All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, April 7

    3 p.m.: Truck Series Practice, Groups 1 & 2 – FS1
    3:30 p.m.: Truck Series Qualifying (Impound) Single Vehicle/2 Laps/All Entries – FS1
    5:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Practice, Groups 1 & 2 – FS1
    6 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying (Impound) Single Vehicle/2 LAPS/All Entries – FS1
    8 p.m.: Truck Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 race
    Stages 50/100/200 Laps = 105.2 Miles
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    The Purse: $693,842

    Friday, April 8

    4:30 p.m.: Cup Series Practice Groups A & B – FS1/MRN
    5:05 PM Cup Series Qualifying (Impound) Groups A & B/Single Vehicle, 2 Laps, 2 Rounds – FS1/MRN
    7:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Call 811 Before You Dig 250 Powered by Call811.com
    Stages 60/120/250 Laps = 131.5 Miles
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    The Purse: $1,501,956

    Saturday, April 9

    7:30 p.m.: Cup Series Blu-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 race
    Stages 80/180/400 Laps = 210.4 Miles
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    The Purse: $6,917,073

  • Weekend schedule for Richmond

    Weekend schedule for Richmond

    This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series head to Richmond Raceway where the Next Gen car will make its debut on the first points-paying short track race of the season.

    The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will begin the racing action Friday with practice and qualifying, culminating with the ‘Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 150’ at 6:30 p.m. ET. The race will be televised on FloRacing.com (with a paid subscription) and radio coverage will be provided on MRN. The Camping World Truck Series is off but will return on Thursday, April 7 at Martinsville Speedway.

    All times are Eastern.

    Saturday, April 2

    8:30 a.m.: Xfinity Series Practice for all entries – FS1

    9 a.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying (impound) Single vehicle, 2 laps, all entries – FS1

    10:30 a.m.: Cup Series Practice (Group A & B) – FS1/MRN

    11:15 a.m.: Cup Series Qualifying (impound) (Group A & B) Single vehicle, 1 lap, 2 rounds – FS1/MRN

    1:30 p.m. ET: Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250
    Distance: 187.5 miles (250 Laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 75, Stage 2 ends on Lap 150, Final Stage ends on Lap 250
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    The Purse: $1,453,684
    Defending race winner: Noah Gragson

    Sunday, April 3
    3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Toyota Owners 400
    Distance: 300 miles (400 laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 70, Stage 2 ends on Lap 230, Final Stage ends on Lap 400
    FOX/MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    The Purse: $7,110,735
    Defending race winner: Alex Bowman

  • Weekend schedule for Circuit of the Americas

    Weekend schedule for Circuit of the Americas

    NASCAR travels to Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas this week for the first of six scheduled Cup Series and Xfinity Series road course races.

    The Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series will kick off the racing action with a doubleheader Saturday afternoon with the Cup Series headliner set for Sunday afternoon.

    Chase Elliott is the leader in the Cup Series driver standings and the defending race winner but is still looking for his first victory of the season.

    The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at COTA will serve as the qualifier for the 14th season of the Dash 4 Cash program. The top four eligible finishers will advance to the opening Dash 4 Cash race at Richmond Raceway on April 2 to compete for a $100,000 cash prize that will be awarded to the top finisher. The winner advances to the next round along with the three highest-finishing drivers.

    COTA will be the first of three road course races for the Truck Series. Kyle Busch Motorsports’ Chandler Smith is leading the point standings by 13 over second-place driver, Tanner Gray. Team owner, Kyle Busch, will make his 2022 Truck Series debut this weekend and his first Truck Series start on a road course.

    Friday, March 25

    3 p.m.: Truck Series Practice (All Entries) FS1
    3:30 p.m.: Truck Series Qualifying (Impound) (Group A & B) (Multi-Vehicle, Two Rounds) FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    5 p.m.: Xfinity Series Practice (All entries) – FS1
    5:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying (Impound) (Group A & B) (Multi-Vehicle, Two Rounds) FS1/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Saturday, March 26

    10 a.m.: Cup Series Practice (Group A & B) FS1
    11 a.m.: Cup Series Qualifying (Impound) (Group A & B) (Multi-Vehicle, Two Rounds) FS1

    1 p.m.: Truck Series XPEL 225 race (Stages 12/26/42 Laps=143.22 Miles) FS1/MRN
    Purse: $725,505
    2021 Race Winner: Todd Gilliland

    4:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 race (Stages 14/30/46 Laps=156.86 Miles) FS1/PRN/TSN2/ SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Purse: $1,654,894
    2021 Race Winner: Kyle Busch

    Sunday, March 27

    3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Echopark Automotive Grand Prix race (Stages 15/30/68 Laps=231.88 Miles) FOX/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Purse: $8,799,709
    2021 Race Winner: Chase Elliott

  • Weekend schedule for Atlanta Motor Speedway – Updated

    Weekend schedule for Atlanta Motor Speedway – Updated

    This weekend all three NASCAR national series head to Atlanta Motor Speedway. The revamped and repaved 1.54-mile asphalt track now includes 28-degrees of banking in every corner, making it the steepest intermediate track on the schedule.

    Throw in the variable of a new car and a style of racing similar to the superspeedways of Daytona and Talladega and Atlanta promises to deliver an exciting racing experience.

    “Our goal all along for the reconfiguration of Atlanta Motor Speedway has been to create a first-of-its-kind experience on the NASCAR circuit and we’ve done just that,” said AMS Executive Vice President and General Manager Brandon Hutchison. “Never before has NASCAR raced on an intermediate track like ours with 28 degrees of banking, much less with superspeedway cars. Both will happen for the first time in Atlanta this year.”

    Press Pass Live will be available throughout the weekend.

    All times are Eastern.

    *Friday, March 18 – All on-track activity canceled due to rain

    3:05 p.m.: Truck Series Practice – All entries – FS1 – canceled
    4:05 p.m.: Xfinity Series Practice – All Entries – FS1 – canceled
    5:05 p.m.: Cup Series Practice – All Entries – FS1 – canceled

    Saturday, March 19

    10:40 a.m.: Truck Series Qualifying Canceled, Replaced by a practice session – Starts on FS2, Moves to FS1 at 11 a.m. – Chandler Smith will be on the pole
    11:40 a.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying Canceled, Replaced by a practice session – FS1 – Noah Gragson will be on the pole
    12:40 p.m.: Cup Series Qualifying Canceled, Replaced by a practice session – FS1 – Chase Briscoe will be on the pole

    2:30 p.m.: Truck Series Fr8 208 Race
    Stages 30/60/135 Laps = 207.9 Miles
    FS1/MRN
    The Purse: $669,442
    2021 Race Winner: Kyle Busch

    5 p.m.: Xfinity Series Nalley Cars 250 Race
    Stages 40/80/163 Laps = 251.02 Miles
    FS1/PRN/TSN3
    The Purse: $1,232,553
    2021 Race Winner: Justin Allgaier

    Sunday, March 20

    3 p.m.: Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Race
    Stages 105/210/325 Laps = 500.5 Miles
    FOX/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Purse: $8,263,045
    2021 Race Winner: Ryan Blaney

  • Weekend schedule for Phoenix

    Weekend schedule for Phoenix

    NASCAR heads to Phoenix Raceway this weekend as the Cup Series and Xfinity Series close out the West Coast swing. The Camping World Truck Series has the week off and will return Saturday, March 19, to compete at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

    Friday evening the ARCA Menards Series will begin the on-track activities with practice at 4 p.m. ET followed by the General Tire 150 at 7:30 p.m. with radio coverage on MRN.

    Notes:

    We have seen three different race winners in the first three races of the NASCAR Cup Series this season – Austin Cindric at Daytona, Kyle Larson at Auto Club and Alex Bowman at Las Vegas. We have also had three different pole winners – Kyle Larson (Daytona), Austin Cindric (Auto Club) and Christopher Bell (Las Vegas).

    The top contenders for the Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie are led by Austin Hill with 74 points, followed by Sheldon Creed with 66 points, Kyle Sieg with 21 points and Jesse Iwuji with 14 points.  

    Press Pass Live will be available throughout the weekend.

    All times are Eastern.

    Saturday, March 12

    11:30 a.m.: Xfinity Series practice – FS1
    Noon: Xfinity Series qualifying – FS1
    1:30 p.m.: Cup Series practice – FS1/MRN
    2:05 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying – FS1/MRN
    4:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series United Rentals 200
    FS1/TSN/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Distance: 200 miles (200 Laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 45, Stage 2 ends on Lap 90, Final Stage ends on Lap 200
    Purse: $1,344,059
    2021 Race Winner: Austin Cindric

    Sunday, March 13

    3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Ruoff Mortgage 500
    FOX/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    TV: FOX/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Distance: 312 miles (312 laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 60, Stage 2 ends on Lap 185, Final Stage ends on Lap 312
    The Purse: $7,039,168
    2021 Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr.