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  • Ben Kennedy Leads Both XFINITY Series Practices in Iowa

    Ben Kennedy Leads Both XFINITY Series Practices in Iowa

    By Staff report | NASCAR.com | June 17, 2016

    Practice 1 results | Practice 2 results

    Ben Kennedy topped the leaderboard in Friday’s final XFINITY Series practice at Iowa Speedway at 133.809 mph in the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

    Kennedy, who is making his XFINITY Series debut in Sunday’s American Ethanol E15 250 (1:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), also led Friday’s first practice, for a practice session sweep.

    In the final practice, Brendan Gaughan was second-fastest in the No. 62 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at 132.542 mph.

    Rounding out the top five were Sam Hornish Jr. in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Erik Jones in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, and Alex Bowman in the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet.

    Teammates Suarez and Jones made contact about midway through the second practice, causing some damage to both the front bumper of Suarez’s No. 19 Toyota and to the rear bumper of Jones’s No. 20 Toyota. Both were able to continue.

    Just a couple hours earlier, Kennedy led the first practice at 132.448 mph, followed by Hornish Jr. at 131.772 mph.

    Rounding out the top five in that session were Jones, Elliott Sadler in the No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet and XFINITY Series points leader and recent race winner Daniel Suarez in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

     

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Iowa

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Iowa

    The NASCAR XFINITY Series and the Camping World Truck Series head to Iowa Speedway this weekend while the Sprint Cup Series takes a week off. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, June 17:

    On-Track:
    3-4:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice – FS2
    4:30-5:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – FS2, moves to FS1 at 5 p.m.
    6-6:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
    7-7:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – FS1

    Saturday, June 18:

    On-Track:
    4:45 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS2
    6:45 p.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FS2, moves to FS1 at 7 p.m.
    8:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Speediatrics 200 (200 laps, 175 miles) – FS1

    Sunday, June 19:

    On-Track:
    1:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series American Ethanol E15 250 Presented by Enogen (250 laps, 218.75 miles) – FS1

    Complete NASCAR TV Schedule

  • Daniel Suárez Earns Win #1 in Michigan

    Daniel Suárez Earns Win #1 in Michigan

    Overjoyed with emotion in scoring his maiden victory at the NASCAR level, Daniel Suárez said, “I just have no words. I don’t think I could speak English or Spanish right now.”

    “This machine is unbelievable and it was unbelievably fast,” he went on to say. “Everyone on this 19 car, this Toyota Camry, did an amazing job. Definitely the fastest car out there. I just have no words to describe what I’m feeling right now. It’s just unbelievable and to win this weekend with my friend Erik Jones and for the loss of his Dad, it’s just unbelievable. I would like to dedicate this win to him.”

    Suárez, a NASCAR Drive for Diversity and NASCAR Next alum, also took a moment to mention teammate Erik Jones, whose father passed away on Tuesday at the age of 53, after losing a battle to cancer.

    “I would like to dedicate this victory to Erik and his family,” he said.

    After being busted for speeding early on in the race, the driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota overcame being sent to the rear, passed his teammate Kyle Busch with two laps to go and scored the victory in the Menards 250 at Michigan International Speedway.

    “That was a very, very fast race car,” Suárez said of Busch’s car in the closing laps. “We had a penalty at the beginning of the race and that was my bad. Then since practice we had a little issue with the clutch and we thought we fixed it and then in the second half of the race it came back again, but that will happen when you have a really fast car. Everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing and everything they’ve been doing to build really fast race cars and I’m just very proud to be part of this family and this organization.”

    It’s his first win in 48 starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, 11th top-10 finish in the 2016 season and first top-10 finish in two starts at Michigan. He’s the first Mexican national to win a national-level NASCAR race, sixth foreign-born driver to win a race in the XFINITY Series, second to win one on an oval track and first to do so since Canadian national Larry Pollard at Langley Speedway in 1987.

    Busch led a race-high of 88 laps on his way to a runner-up finish in his No. 18 JGR Toyota.

    “You never want to get beat, but its cool when you get beat fair and square,” Busch said of coming in second to Suárez. “He did a really good job. He ran me down and had a really good car there at the end and passed me and did everything he needed to do, so congratulations Daniel Suarez, that’s pretty awesome. First win here, and to beat us – to beat a car like, a guy like me. Kyle Busch charm school finished one, two, four today. I’ll take what we can get with our NOS Energy Drink Camry. Obviously we want to win and thought we had the best car the majority of the race, just last 20 laps or so, got really loose on me. I wasn’t able to hold the corners like I needed to in order to maintain the lead I needed to stay in front.”

    It’s his eighth top-10 finish in nine races at Michigan and eighth of 2016.

    Paul Menard led one lap on his way to rounding out the podium in his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. It’s his ninth top-10 finish in 11 starts at Michigan.

    Erik Jones, whose No. 20 Toyota carried the name of his father, Dave Jones, above the window of his car, led 18 laps on his way to a fourth-place finish in his JGR Toyota.

    “Just missed it,” Jones said of his performance in the latter half of the race. “I don’t know, we were way too tight at the end. The Reser’s Camry just wasn’t good enough today. It’s unfortunate, but we just struggled all day with it being too tight and it got worse and worse as the race went on. We couldn’t keep up with adjustments, but we’ll work at it to get better and we’ll get another one soon.”

    Elliott Sadler got around Kyle Busch in the closing laps of the race for two laps before getting loose in turn 1 and losing the lead. He would settle for rounding out the top-five in his No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet.

    Joey Logano finished sixth in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford.

    “Man, there is not much good I can say about that,” Logano said. “I don’t know how we finished sixth. We were missing it everywhere. Everyone made a mistake. It is hard to be positive. I made a mistake leaving the pit box and we had bad pit stops and needed more speed in the Mustang today. Nothing good happens when you have all three of those things going wrong for you. I don’t know.”

    Alex Bowman led the opening 11 laps, but lost the lead to Jones and finished seventh in his No. 88 JRM Chevrolet. Justin Allgaier finished eighth in his No. 7 JRM Chevrolet followed by Darrell Wallace Jr. who finished ninth in his No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.

    “It is hot, I will tell you that,” Wallace said. “Man. It was a solid day for us really. From how we started and how we practiced we shouldn’t have had any speed with our LoudMouth Exhaust Ford Mustang. I didn’t think we would finish in the top-10 with how bad it was but we kept after it. I keep saying over and over again that when we have these headaches of a day, practice day and qualifying runs, I keep telling myself that we will race better and we always do. I am glad that nothing freaky happened and we were able to come away with a solid top-10 and this has been one of the hardest seasons for all of us but we are still in it. Our heads are still up. I may be a little more sweaty than others, though.”

    Brandon Jones rounded out the top-10 in his No. 33 RCR Chevrolet.

    JJ Yeley, who led one lap, finished 20th.

    Thirty-one cars finished the race and 19 finished on the lead lap. Chris Cockrum exited the race after his car rear-ended the wall with 39 laps remaining. Jeff Green and BJ McLeod both had transmission issues and were unable to finish the race. Mario Gosselin exited the race with a vibration and Morgan Shepherd had an early exit after an oil leak. John Jackson exited the race with clutch issues. Josh Williams exited the race due to overheating. Josh Wise and Matt DiBenedetto exited the race due to rear gear failure.

    The race lasted one hour, 36 minutes and 11 seconds at an average speed of 155.952 mph. There were 11 lead changes among seven different drivers and three cautions for 14 laps.

    Suárez leaves Michigan with an 18-point lead over Sadler and Ty Dillon.

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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Michigan and Texas

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Michigan and Texas

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series travel to Michigan International Speedway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, June 9:

    On Track – Texas:
    6-6:45 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice
    7:30-9 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice

    Friday, June 10:

    On Track – Michigan:
    11 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – FS1
    12:30-1:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – FS1
    3-3:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Second Practice – FS1
    4:15 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FS1

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    10:30 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series
    Noon: XFINITY Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    9:45 a.m.: AJ Allmendinger
    10 a.m.: Kurt Busch
    10:15 a.m.: Martin Truex Jr.
    1:30 p.m.: Brad Keselowski
    2:15 p.m.: Brendan Gaughan
    5:15 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)

    On Track – Texas:
    6 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – WThis will air tape delayed on FS1 at 7:30 p.m. ET
    9 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Rattlesnake 400 (167 laps, 250.5 miles) – FS1

    Saturday, June 11:

    On Track – Michigan:
    9-9:55 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series Second Practice – FS1
    10 a.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    Noon-12:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – FS1
    1:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series Menards 250 Presented by Valvoline (125 laps, 250 miles) – FS1

    Press Conferences: (Watch live) 
    3:30 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series Race (time approx.)

    Sunday, June 12:

     On Track – Michigan:
    1 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 (200 laps, 400 miles) – FS1

    Press Conferences: (Watch live) 
    4 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Race (time approx.)

    Complete NASCAR TV Schedule

    Additional NASCAR Programming:

    • Brendan Gaughan and Brandon Jones on “Annoying Orange” – Friday, June 10 on YouTube
    • Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on American Ninja Warrior – Monday, June 13th at 8 p.m. on NBC
  • Kyle Larson Wins Rained Out Inaugural XFINITY Race at Pocono

    Kyle Larson Wins Rained Out Inaugural XFINITY Race at Pocono

    LONG POND, Pa. – Kyle Larson battled competitors and the weather to score the victory in the inaugural Pocono Green 250 XFINITY Series race in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The driver of the No. 42 Cessna/NTT Data Group Chevrolet received the checkered flag after the race was rain delayed and then finally called.

    This was Larson’s fourth victory in 82 NASCAR XFINITY Series races, his first victory for the 2016 season and his fifth top-10 finish in 2016.  Larson’s last win came at Homestead in the 2015 season finale.

    “I’m happy with it,” Larson said. “We were good, better than I thought we’d be. Shiplett (Mike Shiplett, crew chief) and all the guys did a really good job adjusting on the car. When we put on stickers, I got closer to the feel I wanted.”

    “I didn’t really think I would win today but it all worked out. All in all, a really solid day.”

    Erik Jones, in the No. 20 SportClips Haircuts Toyota, finished second after starting from the pole. This was his first top-10 finish in his first XFINITY race at Pocono and his seventh top-10 finish in 2016.

    “There was just not enough time,” Jones said. “I thought we by far had one of the best cars in the field but we couldn’t get back in the lead before it started raining.

    “It’s pretty frustrating. It’s kind of been that kind of year for us. Today was another one of those days where I thought we had a shot at the win but it didn’t work out for us.

    “But nice to know we can be that fast and nice to know we can contend for the wins. We will move on from here.”

    The driver of the No. 3 Rheem Chevrolet Ty Dillon finished in position three at the “Tricky Triangle.”

    “We put ourselves in a good position and I felt like we were a top-five race car,” Dillon said.  “We never changed left tires the whole race. When the caution came out, we just weren’t as good anymore and that brought the Gibbs cars closer. My only hope was that I could run them back down.

    “If it had stayed green, I thought that we would have had an opportunity, but all in all a good day for us and a good finish in third.”

    There were five cautions in the race, the first for a competition yellow, the second for an accident in Turn 2 for the No. 7  of Justin Allgaier, the third for debris in Turn 2, the fourth for a hard hit for both the No. 16 and No. 51 of Ryan Reed and Jeremy Clements respectively. And, of course, the final caution was what ended the race, for rain.

    “We had issues from the start,” Reed, driver of the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes Ford, said “We started off getting strapped in the car and didn’t have any radio communication. I could hear the spotter but couldn’t communicate with that.

    “We fire off and were on the splitter really hard so balance wasn’t very good. We were getting it better, using hand signals, and then we got racing with the 39 car and he got on our door and we got loose. I think when we got into him it got the right rear tire and eventually it went down.

    “We had a little tire smoke but it went away and I thought it cleared up. We were racing with the 62 and he got inside of us and I thought it took the air off and we went into one and the tire let go and here we are.

    “I am just thankful to Lilly Diabetes and American Diabetes Association for sticking with us. I feel like we are making progress. These days are really tough with adversity from the start. We will not give up. I was hoping to get our Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang in victory lane for everyone at home watching on their XFINITY TV, but it just wasn’t meant to be today.”

    Kyle Busch and Joey Logano, both doing double duty at Pocono this weekend, finished fourth and fifth respectively.

    “We were trying to be off strategy,” Logano said. “Our SKF Ford Mustang wasn’t as fast as it needed to be so we were trying to do anything we could to win it.

    “It was interesting for sure. It would have been interesting to see what would happen if we were able to go back green.”

    Elliott Sadler, Paul Menard, Brandon Jones, Daniel Suarez, and Alex Bowman completed the top-10 finishing order in the inaugural XFINITY Pocono race.

    Daniel Suarez remains in the lead in the point standings with Elliott Sadler behind by just 11 points.

    Complete Finishing Order:

    1. (4) Kyle Larson(i), Chevrolet, 53.

                   2. (1) Erik Jones #, Toyota, 53.

                   3. (8) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 53.

                   4. (2) Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, 53.

                   5. (5) Joey Logano(i), Ford, 53.

                   6. (6) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 53.

                   7. (7) Paul Menard(i), Chevrolet, 53.

                   8. (14) Brandon Jones #, Chevrolet, 53.

                   9. (3) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 53.

                   10. (10) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 53.

                   11. (16) Aric Almirola(i), Ford, 53.

                   12. (13) Brennan Poole #, Chevrolet, 53.

                   13. (11) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 53.

                   14. (17) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 53.

                   15. (12) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 53.

                   16. (40) Darrell Wallace Jr, Ford, 53.

                   17. (19) Ryan Preece #, Chevrolet, 53.

                   18. (22) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, 53.

                   19. (29) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 53.

                   20. (30) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, 53.

                   21. (26) Ray Black Jr #, Chevrolet, 53.

                   22. (25) BJ McLeod #, Ford, 53.

                   23. (34) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 53.

                   24. (35) Alex Guenette, Chevrolet, 53.

                   25. (36) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 53.

                   26. (27) Brandon Gdovic, Chevrolet, 52.

                   27. (24) Garrett Smithley #, Chevrolet, 52.

                   28. (38) Todd Peck, Ford, 52.

                   29. (15) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 51.

                   30. (39) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 50.

                   31. (18) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Accident, 39.

                   32. (32) TJ Bell, Dodge, 39.

                   33. (23) Ryan Reed, Ford, Accident, 38.

                   34. (31) Jeff Green, Toyota, Header, 30.

                   35. (28) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Vibration, 29.

                   36. (20) Josh Wise(i), Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 23.

                   37. (37) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 22.

                   38. (33) Carl Long, Toyota, Brakes, 21.

                   39. (9) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, Accident, 20.

                   40. (21) Matt DiBenedetto(i), Toyota, Transmission, 6.

  • Denny Hamlin Wins XFINITY Race in Overtime at Charlotte

    Denny Hamlin Wins XFINITY Race in Overtime at Charlotte

    CONCORD, N.C. — Denny Hamlin won the Hisense 4K TV 300 XFINITY Series Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, moving up through the field and making the pass during overtime to claim the checkered flag.

    Erik Jones brought out the eighth and final caution of the event, forcing it into overtime, after contact with the wall due to a blown tire. Hamlin chose to pit for fresh tires while leader Kyle Larson and second-place Joey Logano decided to stay out on the track during the yellow flag.

    The gamble paid off for Hamlin who overtook both Larson and Logano for the win.

    “It was a second opportunity, obviously,” Hamlin said. ”I was hoping for that caution there at the end, and we got it and we were able to get four tires on this Hisense Camry and took off. A little closer than what I thought. I mean, we were just really tight those last couple laps, but what a great day.”

    It was Hamlin’s first XFINITY victory of the season in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and his only start in the series this year. It was the fifth win of the season for the JGR entry, which includes four previous wins by Kyle Busch.

    Austin Dillon, who had taken right-side tires only on his last pit stop, finished second in his No. 2 Chevrolet, relegating Logano, who led 58 laps, to a third place result in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford.

    Dillon felt as though, with a little luck, he could have taken home the checkered flag.

    “We were definitely a fourth or fifth-place car today. We fired off tight and had decent track position, but after the second caution, we had to start pretty deep in the field. I’m not sure what happened there. That forced Danny (Stockman, crew chief) to call for two tires on the next few stops so we could gain our spots back. I think if we would have had a little extra luck on our side on the final restart, we could have won,” he explained. “Overall, it was a good day for this Rheem team. We have a few things to figure out, but we’ll get there.”

    Logano was disappointed with his result but was pleased with the speed they showed.

    “The Discount Tire Ford was the fastest it’s been all year,” Logano said post race. “We can’t hold our heads down about it. We had a car that was capable of winning if circumstances went right. I felt like I was gonna have a good restart next to Kyle. I felt my restarts were a little better than his all day, and I thought, ‘OK if I can clear him,’ which we did I was like, ‘Alright, we’ve got a shot,’ but it was really hard to hold off those four tires.”

    Cole Custer finished fourth in the No. 88 Chevrolet with Justin Allgaier rounding out the top five in his No. 7 Chevrolet. Larson, after leading 46 laps, finished sixth.

    Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Daniel Suarez, finished 12th and currently leads the XFINITY Series point standings.

    NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – Hisense 4K TV 300 – Complete Results

    1. (3) Denny Hamlin(i), Toyota, 206.
    2. (4) Austin Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 206.
    3. (7) Joey Logano(i), Ford, 206.
    4. (11) Cole Custer(i), Chevrolet, 206.
    5. (8) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 206.
    6. (5) Kyle Larson(i), Chevrolet, 206.
    7. (12) Brandon Jones #, Chevrolet, 206.
    8. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 206.
    9. (14) Brennan Poole #, Chevrolet, 206.
    10. (17) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 206.
    11. (27) Jeb Burton, Ford, 206.
    12. (2) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 206.
    13. (19) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 206.
    14. (18) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 206.
    15. (31) Garrett Smithley #, Chevrolet, 206.
    16. (13) Ryan Blaney(i), Ford, 205.
    17. (16) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 205.
    18. (20) Drew Herring, Toyota, 205.
    19. (15) Ryan Reed, Ford, 204.
    20. (21) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 204.
    21. (23) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, 204.
    22. (26) Ryan Preece #, Chevrolet, 203.
    23. (25) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 203.
    24. (40) Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, 203.
    25. (30) BJ McLeod #, Ford, 202.
    26. (35) Martin Roy, Chevrolet, 202.
    27. (9) Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, 201.
    28. (6) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 200.
    29. (22) Spencer Gallagher(i), Chevrolet, 200.
    30. (34) Carl Long, Toyota, 200.
    31. (1) Erik Jones #, Toyota, Accident, 197.
    32. (37) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 183.
    33. (36) Timmy Hill(i), Chevrolet, Suspension, 130.
    34. (29) Jeff Green, Toyota, Fuel Pump, 127.
    35. (38) Mike Harmon, Dodge, Accident, 91.
    36. (33) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, Transmission, 84.
    37. (32) Ray Black Jr. #, Chevrolet, Oil Line, 27.
    38. (39) Cody Ware #, Ford, Accident, 12.
    39. (28) Josh Wise(i), Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 5.
    40. (24) Matt DiBenedetto(i), Toyota, Vibration, 3.

  • Erik Jones takes the XFINITY pole at Charlotte

    Erik Jones takes the XFINITY pole at Charlotte

    CONCORD, N.C. — Erik Jones will lead the field to the green flag for this afternoon’s XFINITY Series race in the Queen City.

    The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota scored the pole for the Hisense 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a time of 29.261 and a speed of 184.546 mph. It’s his seventh career pole in the series and fourth of the 2016 season.

    Teammate Daniel Suárez will start second in his No. 19 JGR Toyota after posting a time of 29.273 and a speed of 184.470 mph. Denny Hamlin will start third in his No. 18 JGR Toyota after posting a time of 29.473 and a speed of 183.219 mph. Austin Dillon will start fourth in his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet after posting a time of 29.567 and a speed of 182.636 mph. Kyle Larson will round out the top-five in his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet after posting a time of 29.597 and a speed of 182.451 mph.

    Elliott Sadler will start sixth in his No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Joey Logano will start seventh in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Justin Allgaier will start eighth in his No. 7 JRM Chevrolet. Darrell Wallace Jr. will start ninth in his No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. Ty Dillon will round out the top-10 in his No. 3 RCR Chevrolet.

    Cole Custer will start 11th in his No. 88 JRM Chevrolet. Brandon Jones will round out the 12 drivers that made the final round of qualifying.

    TJ Bell and Morgan Shepherd were the two drivers that failed to make the race.

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  • Ty Dillon Fastest in Final XFINITY Practice at Charlotte

    Ty Dillon Fastest in Final XFINITY Practice at Charlotte

    CONCORD, N.C. — In case you missed it, Ty Dillon topped the chart in final XFINITY Series practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

    The driver of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.778 and a speed of 181.342 mph. Daniel Suárez was second in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with a time of 29.825 and a speed of 181.056 mph. Erik Jones was third in his No. 20 JGR Toyota with a time of 29.937 and a speed of 180.379 mph. Austin Dillon was fourth in his No. 2 RCR Chevrolet with a time of 29.965 and a speed of 180.210 mph. Brennan Poole rounded out the top-five in his No. 48 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet with a time of 30.007 and a speed of 179.958 mph.

    Brendan Jones was sixth in his No. 33 RCR Chevrolet. Denny Hamlin was seventh in his No. 18 JGR Toyota. Elliott Sadler was eighth in his No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Jeb Burton was ninth in his No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford. Kyle Larson rounded out the top-10 in his No. 42 CGR Chevrolet.

    Suárez posted the fastest 10 consecutive lap average at a speed of 178.085 mph. Hamlin was second at an average speed of 177.253 mph. Austin Dillon was third at an average speed of 176.652 mph.

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  • Erik Jones Fastest in First XFINITY Practice at Charlotte

    Erik Jones Fastest in First XFINITY Practice at Charlotte

    CONCORD, N.C. — In case you missed it, Erik Jones topped the chart in first XFINITY Series practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

    The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.808 and a speed of 181.159 mph. Denny Hamlin was second in his No. 18 JGR Toyota with a time of 29.903 and a speed of 180.584 mph. Ryan Blaney was third in his No. 12 Team Penske Ford with a time of 30.021 and a speed of 179.874 mph. Daniel Suárez was fourth in his No. 19 JGR Toyota with a time of 30.029 and a speed of 179.826 mph. Ty Dillon rounded out the top-five in his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with a time of 30.089 and a speed of 179.468 mph.

    Austin Dillon was sixth in his No. 2 RCR Chevrolet. Cole Custer was seventh in his No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Kyle Larson was eighth in his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Brennan Poole was ninth in his No. 48 CGR Chevrolet. Brandon Jones rounded out the top-10 in his No. 33 RCR Chevrolet.

    Suárez posted the fastest 10 consecutive lap average at a speed of 175.708 mph. Austin Dillon was second at an average speed of 173.709 mph. Ryan Reed, who posted the 20th fastest single-lap time in his No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, was third at an average speed of 172.642 mph.

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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Charlotte

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Charlotte

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series will compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. The Camping World Truck Series is off. Please check below for the complete schedule of events and the Driver Pairings for the 2016 Coca-Cola 600 Miles of Remembrance.

    All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, May 26:

    On Track:
    2-3:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Practice – FS1
    3:30-4:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – FS1
    5:30-6:50 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – FS1
    7:15 p.m.: Sprint Cup Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FS1

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    1:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series
    3 p.m.: XFINITY Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    1:15 p.m.: Kyle Larson
    1:30 p.m.: Ty Dillon
    3:30 p.m.: Carl Edwards
    3:45 p.m.: NASCAR Drive for Diversity Pit Crew National Combine
    4:45 p.m.: Joey Logano
    8:15 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)

    Saturday, May 28:

    On Track:
    10-10:55 a.m.: Sprint Cup Second Practice – FS1
    11:15 a.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    1-1:50 p.m.: Sprint Cup Final Practice – FS1
    2:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series Hisense 4K TV 300 (200 laps, 300 miles) – FS1

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    12:15 p.m.: 600 Miles of Remembrance with Mark Singleton – tire changer and Graham Molatch – jackman
    4:45 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series Race (time approx.)

    Sunday, May 29:

    On Track:
    6 p.m.: Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 (400 laps, 600 miles) – FOX

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    10:15 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Race (time approx.)

    Additional Info:

    Complete NASCAR TV Schedule

    Special NASCAR Programming:

    • Daniel Suárez, David Ragan and Matt DiBenedetto on “Fluffy Breaks Even” – Thursday, May 26 at 10 p.m. ET on Fuse
    • Chase Elliott on “Ridiculousness” – Thursday, June 2 at 10 p.m. ET on MTV

    Driver Pairings for the 2016 Coca-Cola 600 Miles of Remembrance:

    2016 600 Miles of Remembrance
    Car No. Driver Soldier Branch Soldier Hometown
    1 Jamie McMurray LCPL Scott Albert Lynch Marines Greenwood Lake, NY
    2 Brad Keselowski SPC Joseph T. Prentler Army Fenwick, MI
    3 Austin Dillon SOC Mark T. Carter Navy Fallbrook, CA
    4 Kevin Harvick LCPL Nathan Ross Elrod Marines Rockwell, NC
    5 Kasey Kahne LCPL Eric Levi Ward Marines Redmond, WA
    6 Trevor Bayne CW4 Jason William McCormack Army Enterprise, AL
    7 Regan Smith LCPL Cody Steven Childers Marines Chesapeake, VA
    10 Danica Patrick LCPL Benito “cheeks” Ramirez Marines Edinburg, TX
    11 Denny Hamlin SGT John Davis Harvey Marines Roanoke, VA
    13 Casey Mears SPC Christopher Shane Wright Army Tollesboro, KY
    14 Tony Stewart MSG Paul D. Karpowich Army Freeland, PA
    15 Clint Bowyer MSGT Tara Brown Air Force Long Island, NJ
    16 Greg Biffle SPC Joel A. Taylor Army Pinetown, NC
    17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SP4 James (Jim) H. Woolard Army Manchester, OH
    18 Kyle Busch PFC Robert Stephan Underwood Army O’ Fallon, MO
    19 Carl Edwards CPT Edmond Jablonsky Jr. Army Pasadena, TX
    20 Matt Kenseth PFC Christopher Neal White Marines Elizabethtown, KY
    21 Ryan Blaney SMSN Cherone L. Gunn Navy Virginia Beach, VA
    22 Joey Logano SPC Cindy Beaudoin Army Plainfield, CT
    23 David Ragan LT COL Paul Keith Mikeal Air Force Mooresville, NC
    24 Chase Elliott GYSGT Justin Martone Marines Bedford, VA
    27 Paul Menard SPC Zachary Lee Shannon Army Dunedin, FL
    30 Josh Wise SSG Robert A. Massarelli Army Hamilton, OH
    31 Ryan Newman SSGT Jason C Ramseyer Marines West Palm Beach, FL
    32 Jeffrey Earnhardt CPT Christopher Cash Army Old Orchard Beach, ME
    34 Chris Buescher SSGT Eric A. McIntosh Marines Indianapolis, IN
    38 Landon Cassill PVT Earl Platt Army Vestaburg, MI
    41 Kurt Busch SGT Nicholas Ray Gibbs Army Stokesdale, NC
    42 Kyle Larson SO3 Denis Christian Miranda Navy Toms River, NJ
    43 Aric Almirola SSGT Forrest B. Sibley Air Force Pensacola, FL
    44 Brian Scott PFC John G. Borbonus US Army Boise, ID
    46 Michael Annett PFC Jacob Henry Wykstra Army Thornton, CO
    47 AJ Allmendinger YN3 Wendell Williams Navy Cincinnati, OH
    48 Jimmie Johnson SFC Kyle B. Wehrly Army Galesburg, IL
    55 Reed Sorenson PFC Jason Hill Estopinal Marines Dallas, GA
    78 Martin Truex Jr. GYSGT Jeffery E. Bohr, Jr. Marines Ossian, IA
    83 Matt Dibenedetto CPL Jared C. Verbeek Marines Visalia, CA
    88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. LCPL Aaron Howard Reed Marines Chillicothe, OH
    95 Michael McDowell PFC Andrew Mark Krippner Army Garland, TX
    98 Cole Whitt CPL Michael D. Anderson Jr. Marines Modesto, CA
    Pace Car CAPT Matthew Rolland Air Force Lexington, KY
    Split Pace Car 1SG Kevin A. Dupont Marines Chicopee, MA
    Grand Marshal Car 1 SGT Bryan Paul Abercrombie Army Clinton, UT
    Grand Marshal Car 2 SPC Tony J. Gonzales Army Newman, CA