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  • Daniel Hemric speeds to first career pole at Kansas

    Daniel Hemric speeds to first career pole at Kansas

    KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Daniel Hemric captured the pole for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway with a time of 30.32 and 178.047 mph. This was Hemric’s first career Cup Series pole.

    Hemric is looking for a new ride next year and this pole is good timing for the rookie driver.

    “I’m not really going to say it boosts confidence,” Hemric says regarding the pole. “It’s cool to get a checkmark off this race team. Myself being a small part of it, it’s good to get that. Through all of this stuff, I haven’t felt like my confidence has not wavered on way or another, but in the makes of everything going on right now, to a personal side to a racing side trying to align all of that stuff and position yourself in the future, it doesn’t hurt to win the pole.”

    With Hemric qualifying on the pole, the starting grid will have some different faces at the top for the start of tomorrow’s race. David Ragan put down a lap of 30.36 in his No. 38 Ford Mustang to put himself in second which was his best qualifying effort of the season.

    “I hope we can be the fastest on Sunday too,” Ragan said. “We made adjustments on our Ford Mustang last night anticipating a little warmer race on Sunday. We looked at the weather and we looked at what we did here in the spring and so we really didn’t think much of qualifying. It is what it is on these impound races. I was surprised to see the speed that Michael (McDowell) had in his car. I was optimistic knowing our cars were pretty close. To be on the Front Row is awesome for the start of the race on Sunday. Hopefully, we can make some adjustments and be a top-10 or top-15 car on Sunday.”

    Ryan Blaney was third, Brad Keselowski fourth, Kyle Larson fifth, Michael McDowell sixth, Ryan Newman seventh, Daniel Saurez eighth, Austin Dillon ninth and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top-10 qualifying spots.

    Kevin Harvick was not able to put down a lap in today’s qualifying session. Harvick failed inspection three times before passing on the fourth time due to a tech issue. With the issue, the No. 4 Stewart Haas Racing driver will start last in tomorrow’s race.

    The No. 19 of Martin Truex Jr. also had tech problems prior to qualifying. Truex failed twice and lost his car chief for the weekend plus the loss of 15 minutes of practice time for next weekend at Martinsville. However, Truex gets to keep his spot (11th).

    Official Qualifying Results

    1. Daniel Hemric
    2. David Ragan
    3. Ryan Blaney
    4. Brad Keselowski
    5. Kyle Larson
    6. Michael McDowell
    7. Ryan Newman
    8. Daniel Suarez
    9. Austin Dillon
    10. Bubba Wallace
    11. Martin Truex Jr
    12. Jimmie Johnson
    13. Aric Almirola
    14. Chase Elliott
    15. Kurt Busch
    16. Alex Bowman
    17. Matt Tifft
    18. Kyle Busch
    19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
    20. Erik Jones
    21. Clint Bowyer
    22. Paul Menard
    23. Denny Hamlin
    24. Ty Dillon
    25. William Byron
    26. Chris Buescher
    27. Matt DiBenedetto
    28. Ryan Preece
    29. Joey Logano
    30. Landon Cassill
    31. Corey LaJoie
    32. Parker Kligerman
    33. Ross Chastain
    34. Reed Sorenson
    35. Garrett Smithley
    36. J.J. Yeley
    37. Josh Bilicki
    38. Timmy Hill
    39. Joey Gase
    40. Kevin Harvick

    The start of tomorrow’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway is slated for 2:30 p.m. ET live on NBC for the final race in the Round of 12.

  • 10-Time NASCAR Cup Series Race Winner Returns to No. 14 Ford Mustang

    10-Time NASCAR Cup Series Race Winner Returns to No. 14 Ford Mustang

    Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has extended its relationship with driver Clint Bowyer, keeping the 10-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner in the team’s No. 14 Ford Mustang for 2020.

    The 2020 season will mark Bowyer’s fourth year with SHR and his 15th in the NASCAR Cup Series. The 40-year-old from Emporia, Kansas, took over the No. 14 Ford in 2017 following the retirement of three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and 2020 NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart. Bowyer recently made his 500th career NASCAR Cup Series start last Sunday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and he is in the NASCAR Playoffs for the second straight year.

    “Clint Bowyer is a racer to his core who brings passion and energy to our race team,” said Stewart, who co-owns SHR with Haas Automation founder Gene Haas. “He’s exactly who I wanted to drive my No. 14 car and we’re very happy to have him continue with Stewart-Haas Racing.”

    Bowyer’s renewal with SHR comes at an appropriate time. He is a proud member of the Sunflower State and it’s where the NASCAR Cup Series races this weekend with the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City.

    “I’m proud to be back with Stewart-Haas Racing next year and very happy to announce it the week leading into my home race,” Bowyer said. “This is a team filled with racers who love to compete, and as a racecar driver, it’s exactly where you want to be. Great equipment, great teammates, and we’re all backed by great people, which starts at the top with Tony and Gene. They know how to build some fast Ford Mustangs and I’m the lucky guy who gets to drive ‘em.”

    Bowyer has seven top-five and 15 top-10 finishes so far this season and is currently 11th in the playoff standings. In his last NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas in May, Bowyer qualified second and finished fifth.

    The Hollywood Casino 400 is the sixth race of the 10-race playoffs and the final race in the Round of 12. It starts at 2:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by NBC and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

    About Stewart-Haas Racing:

    Stewart-Haas Racing is the title-winning NASCAR team co-owned by three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation – the largest CNC machine tool builder in North America. The Kannapolis, North Carolina-based organization fields four entries in the NASCAR Cup Series – the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Kevin Harvick, the No. 10 Ford Mustang for Aric Almirola, the No. 14 Ford Mustang for Clint Bowyer and the No. 41 Ford Mustang for Daniel Suárez. The team also competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with two fulltime entries – the No. 00 Ford Mustang for Cole Custer and the No. 98 Ford Mustang for Chase Briscoe. For more information, please visit us online at www.StewartHaasRacing.com, on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/StewartHaasRacing, on Twitter @StewartHaasRcng and on Instagram @StewartHaasRacing.

  • Weekend Schedule for Kansas

    Weekend Schedule for Kansas

    The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series head to Kansas Speedway this weekend. It will be the third race in the Playoffs Round of 12 and will trim the field from 12 to eight drivers who will be eligible to move forward and compete for the championship. Chase Elliott is the defending race winner.

    Kansas is the first race in the Xfinity Series Round of 8. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell is the top seed heading into the Kansas Lottery 300. John Hunter Nemechek returns as the defending race winner at the 1.5-mile track.

    All times are Eastern.

     Friday, October 18

    3:05 p.m. –  3:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series First Practice – NBCSN/MRN

    4:05 p.m. –  4:55 p.m.: Cup Series first Practice – NBCSN/MRN

    5:05 p.m. – 5:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series Final Practice – NBCSN

    7:05 p.m. –  7:55 p.m. Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/MRN

    Saturday, October 19

    12:05 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying – Impound (Single Vehicle/One Lap All Positions) – No TV -NBC Sports App

    1:35 p.m.: Cup Series Qualifying – Impound (Single Vehicle/One Lap All Positions) – NBCSN/MRN/ SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    3 P.M.: Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 (Stages 45/90/200 Laps = 300 Miles) – NBCSN/MRN/ SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Sunday, October 20

    2:30 PM Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 (Stages 80/160/267 Laps = 400.5 Miles) – NBCSN/MRN/ SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

  • NASCAR must find way to bottle their superspeedway package following Talladega

    NASCAR must find way to bottle their superspeedway package following Talladega

    Superspeedway racing, chaos be thy name.

    Gone are the days of incident-free events. Gone are the day of overly-dominant drivers mastering pack racing and the draft. These days it’s now a matter of carnage, mayhem, and wild, wild finishes. What’s more important, though, is that NASCAR finds a way to maintain this package. Ergo, leaves it alone and absolutely does not tweak it in any way, shape, or form.

    Case in point: Sunday’s 1000Bulbs.com Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event. There were 46 lead changes among 19 drivers, nine cautions, a few major scrapes (including a sick kickflip from the No. 62 of Brendan Gaughan) that thankfully yielded zero injuries, and an astounding 11,564 green flag passes (which equated to 79.8 passes per green flag lap).

    On top of that, with NASCAR’s Playoff season in full effect, there were several storylines coming into the race that the NASCAR community were paying close attention to, such as whether or not Chase Elliott could rebound from his last-place finish at Dover, whether Ford drivers Clint Bowyer or Ryan Blaney could finally get a win this season, or if Elliott’s Hendrick teammate William Byron could seal the deal and score his first win. In the end, it was Blaney who advances to the Round of Eight by a 0.007-second win over Ryan Newman.

    Of course, considering Talladega’s nature, it’s only fitting that the Playoff’s current storylines played a role in Sunday’s race. But with regards to the chaotic nature of superspeedway racing, it’s a must that NASCAR maintains the status quo when it comes to Talladega and Daytona. That isn’t to say that every race on the schedule needs to be full of chaos and anarchy from green flag to checkered flag. But Talladega and Daytona are both revered as some of the best racing all season long – they carry that weight of providing the best action in NASCAR.

    That carries more weight when it’s taken into consideration that of all the races of season, the majority of which are held on mile-to-mile-and-a-half race tracks where Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas regularly dominate, superspeedway racing feels like the last bastion of equality in the sport. Literally anyone who is anyone can win, from David Ragan to Justin Haley. For years NASCAR has been looking for a way to keep that aspect in the sport; with this current superspeedway package they may have found that sweet spot.

    However, NASCAR has a way of fixing what isn’t broken. It’s something the NASCAR community is used to and in some cases expects, but ultimately it isn’t welcomed that often. So when the NASCAR world spoke up to say that Sunday’s race was nothing short of amazing, they can only hope that NASCAR heard them well enough to go on and act on their critiques. And by act, they really mean not act at all.

    NASCAR has something with the new package and the tapered-spacer engine. Therefore, once again, NASCAR should not work to change that. Unless cars are regularly being launched into the crowd, stop trying to fix what isn’t broken. The fans loved it, the NASCAR community as a whole loved it. Sure, there were some angry faces in the crowd, but that’s every superspeedway race; pack racing is known to be very unforgiving in nature. That’s been the story for years.

    Sunday was how Talladega was supposed to be run, and NASCAR did a fine job. So until further notice, the superspeedway product is fine as it is.

  • McDowell rounds out top five finishers at Talladega

    McDowell rounds out top five finishers at Talladega

    When you come to superspeedways, you expect many drivers to be strong, but there’s always one driver that is always in contention to win as the laps wind down. That driver is the No. 34 of Michael McDowell. McDowell has been close multiple times to pulling off the upset victory at either Daytona or Talladega, but always seem to fall short.

    McDowell started the day in 22nd but was relatively quiet. He didn’t lead any laps but found himself in a position to win at the end. When the final restart came, McDowell was once again lined up in the second row.

    However, there was not enough time to get around the leaders nor did he have any help to go with him when it came to the finish. Ultimately, McDowell came home with a fifth-place result at Talladega.

    “You could always do something different,” McDowell said to MRN Radio describing the finish. “The Loves Travel Stop Ford was fast. We had a good day, keeping ourselves in position. If I could go back, I’d block that 6 (Ryan Newman) who had that run coming but I didn’t think he had enough help with him. I knew I had the two fastest cars in my lane with the 12 (Blaney) and the 10 (Almirola). Wanted to make sure we stayed with them until we got to the front straightaway coming to the checkered.”

    “I was hoping the 10 would get next to the 12, but the 6 and the 11 somehow got a big run, not sure where that came from. All in all, a good day, another top-five finish at a superspeedway. We still got our goals too. Everybody is in the Playoffs but I’m trying to get to 25th in points and today we closed the gap in that. We have a bunch of top-fives, but no wins. One day, we’ll get in position.”

    The fifth-place finish was his second top-five finish of the season and the third of McDowell’s career.

  • NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Talladega

    NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Talladega

    Note: The quotes in this article are fictional.

    1. Denny Hamlin: Hamlin took third at Talladega and is the leader in the Playoff points standings.

    “I’m practically a lock to advance to the next round,” Hamlin said. “The mathematicians tell me that as long as I don’t vanish into thin air, I’ll qualify for the next round.

    “I hit 204 miles per hour at practice on Friday. When you’re moving that fast, you’re a blur to all fans, not just the ones who’ve been drinking too much.”

    2. Martin Truex, Jr.: Truex struggled at Talladega, finishing 26th, six laps down.

    “I had a pit road speeding penalty,” Truex said, “plus I sustained some damage in a wreck. Luckily, my place in the standings is ‘pointing’ to me advancing to the next round.

    “Aerodynamics is of major importance at Talladega. Airflow is a big deal on the track, as well as in the infield port-a-potties. However, when you’re on the track, you want to be in the draft.”

    3. Kyle Busch: Busch finished 19th at Talladega, the last car on the lead lap.

    “This race was called the ‘1000bulbs.com 500,” Busch said. “Let’s just say, compared to the good old days, today’s NASCAR race names are ‘lit.’

    4. Kyle Larson: Larson was collected in a big Lap 107 crash triggered by Alex Bowman blocking a run by Joey Logano. Larson’s car was destroyed and he finished 39th.

    “That’s why my win at Dover was so important,” Larson said. “It made my advancement to the Playoffs Round of 8 ‘idiot-proof,’ or should I say ‘Alex Bowman-proof?’”

    5. Kevin Harvick: Harvick finished 17th in the 1000bulbs.com 500.

    “I got knocked out of the race in a wreck caused by Kurt Busch hitting his brother Kyle,” Harvick said. “Somebody, maybe even two people, should be punched for that.

    “Stewart-Haas Racing and Smithfield Foods extended their partnership,” Harvick said. “Smithfield specializes in pork, so our collective motto is now, ‘Make the tires squeal like a pig.’”

    6. Brad Keselowski: Keselowski finished 25th at Talladega.

    “Thanks to Kurt and Kyle Busch,” Keselowski said, “my chances of winning went kaput. In other words, Kurt and Kyle are both ‘asses-sories’ to ruining my day.

    “The anxiety at Talladega is always evident. The tension is often so thick, you can cut it with a knife, or something even duller, like Matt Kenseth’s personality.”

    7. Ryan Blaney: Blaney nipped Ryan Newman at the finish line by .007 of a second to win at Talladega and punched his ticket to the Round of 8.

    “I’d like to thank Aric Almirola for the big push he gave me,” Blaney said. “Two Fords working in harmony is a beautiful sight. The title of my Talladega diary entry could very well be, ‘My Back End, Your Front End.’”

    8. Joey Logano: Logano finished 11th at Talladega and is only 18 points above the cut line to advance to the field of 8.

    “I started the race on time,” Logano said. “Unlike Guns ‘N Roses, I didn’t have any ‘Axl’ problems this time.”

    9. Chase Elliott: Elliott started on the pole at Talladega and finished eighth.

    “Hendrick Motorsports went 1-2-3-4 in qualifying,” Elliott said. “That’s more than just a ‘sweep;’ I would call consolidating the top two rows a ‘vacuum.’ Unfortunately, in the race, we mostly ‘sucked.’”

    10. Alex Bowman: Bowman’s day ended when he tried to block Joey Logano’s run on Lap 107, triggering a big crash that involved 11 cars.

    “Just when my feud with Bubba Wallace was dying down,” Bowman said, “I do something that could start several more. Now there’s egg on my face as well as water.

    “And speaking of Bubba, I’ve got a perfect idea to settle our beef. We need to settle this like men, with a duel, with water guns.”

  • Cup Series race at Talladega postponed until Monday

    Cup Series race at Talladega postponed until Monday

    Sunday afternoon NASCAR officially postponed the 1000bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway until Monday at 2 p.m. ET. due to heavy rains in the area and more to come.

    Just 57 of the 188 laps were run with one stage completed. William Byron won the first stage followed by Joey Logano, Alex Bowman, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez as the top-10 finishers in Stage 1.

    The race will be restarted where it left off following the completion of Stage 1. Drivers will be given the word to refire the engines and then can come down to make pit stops.

    The remainder of the race can be seen on NBCSN at 2 p.m. ET and can be heard on MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

    Only one caution has flown so far and that was for the No. 52 of Spencer Boyd who came to a stop in Turn 1 on lap 36 during the running of green-flag pit stops.

    Also prior to the red, Paul Menard stepped out of his car due to soreness from disc issues in his neck and ThorSport Truck Series driver Matt Crafton stepped in.

    It’s the first time since April of 2008, where the Cup Series race at Talladega was rained out and pushed to Monday.

    Current running order on lap 57/188

    1. William Byron
    2. Joey Logano
    3. Alex Bowman
    4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
    5. Brad Keselowski
    6. Kyle Larson
    7. Jimmie Johnson
    8. Kurt Busch
    9. Ryan Blaney
    10. Daniel Suarez
    11. Matt DiBenedetto
    12. Kevin Harvick
    13. Clint Bowyer
    14. Denny Hamlin
    15. Kyle Busch
    16. Daniel Hemric
    17. David Ragan
    18. Chase Elliott
    19. Ryan Newman
    20. Aric Almirola
    21. Michael McDowell
    22. Austin Dillon
    23. Ty Dillon
    24. Bubba Wallace
    25. Ryan Preece
    26. Chris Buescher
    27. Parker Kligerman
    28. Matt Tifft
    29. Corey LaJoie
    30. Martin Truex Jr.
    31. Brendan Gaughan
    32. Landon Cassill
    33. Paul Menard (Matt Crafton is now in the car after the switch over)
    34. Austin Theriault, one lap down
    35. Erik Jones, one lap down
    36. Joey Gase, one lap down
    37. Ross Chastain, one lap down
    38. Reed Sorenson, two laps down
    39. Blake Jones, three laps down
    40. Spencer Boyd, 15 laps down
  • Elliott leads the way, wins pole at Talladega as Hendrick sweeps top four spots

    Elliott leads the way, wins pole at Talladega as Hendrick sweeps top four spots

    Chase Elliott claimed the Busch Pole Award at Talladega Superspeedway Saturday evening while his teammates followed for a Hendrick Motorsports sweep of the top four starting positions.

    His qualifying lap of 192.707 mph earned Elliott his fourth pole of the season and his eighth career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series pole. It was his second pole at the 2.66-mile track. Elliott also won the spring race at the track and is hoping for a repeat.

    When asked about the odds of winning again, he was optimistic but is not taking anything for granted.

    “To me, I feel like our car has pace, which is a good thing,” Elliott replied.

    “Typically in these races, cars that have pace tend to kind of set the standard and are able to do some things that you wouldn’t be able to do if your car didn’t have pace. I would much rather have pace on my side than not.

    “Can you still win without those little extra things here and there? Yes. But I do think it is a good thing to have if you do. And luckily, I feel like our car does. Hopefully it drives well tomorrow. And, I’m sure as we start the race, we’ll see some gamesmanship being played amongst the manufacturers and I’m sure that’ll form-up very quickly.”

    Hendrick Motorsports teammates Alex Bowman (192.552 mph), William Byron (192.258 mph) and Jimmie Johnson (191.566 mph) will follow Elliott in the lineup after qualifying second, third and fourth.

    Byron is hoping the teammates can stay up front together.

    “I’ve got three teammates behind but then not a lot of Chevrolets back behind that for a little while,” he noted. “So, there are a bunch of other guys stacked in between us. So, we’ll see. I’m sure these games will be played pretty early. And hopefully we can stay up front and grab some stage points and hopefully get a win.”

    Ford drivers Aric Almirola, Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Clint Bowyer, Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano rounded out the top-10 qualifiers.

    Logano spoke about the significance of the car manufacturers working together.

    “We’ve got to stay open to doing what our competition is doing and trying to do what they do better than them. That’s what we’ve got to try to do, but it seems like now more than ever the teamwork aspect has really come into play more than it’s ever been,” Keselowski said. “I say teamwork, not just Penske – we’re talking about all the Fords or all the Chevys or Toyotas. Everyone really seems to be committed to each other and it’s really changed the game a lot.”

    Of the remaining playoff drivers, Kyle Larson will start 12th, Kevin Harvick 15th, Martin Truex Jr. 18th, Kyle Busch 26th and Denny Hamlin will start in 40th after an engine failure during qualifying.

    You can tune into Sunday’s 1000Bulbs.com 500 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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  • Daniel Hemric looks ahead to new opportunities

    Daniel Hemric looks ahead to new opportunities

    In mid-September, Richard Childress Racing announced they were releasing Daniel Hemric after the conclusion of the 2019 season as the driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet.

    In response to the news, Hemric posted a tweet saying, “Forever grateful to Richard & everyone at @RCRracing for the opportunity. I’m disappointed it ended like this, but we’ve got nine more races together & some team goals that are still within reach. I’m going to do all I can to make sure we get those & finish the season strong.”

    A little over three weeks later, Hemric’s goals remain unchanged. He spoke about his mindset Friday at Talladega Superspeedway, the site of his best finish this year.

    “The game plan, he said, “from a professional side, has still been the same. The goals you set out to accomplish in February, and really dating back three years ago with RCR, those all stay the same.”

    This year was Hemric’s first full-time season of competition in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The 28-year-old has one top-five and two top-10s in 30 races that include a fifth-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway in April. Prior to that, he drove for RCR in the Xfinity Series in 2017 and 2018 and qualified for the Championship both years.

    For now, the racing takes precedence but Hemric is also looking ahead to what is next.

    “I’ve got to figure out another path,” Hemric said. “Personally, you’ve had to kind of grind it out and spend what would typically be your off-days away from the race track doing just that and trying to position yourself and align yourself in a situation where you can continue on and move forward past Homestead as things go down the way they’re going to go down. But the race track stuff hasn’t really changed a whole lot. We still try to go to the race track and do our jobs.”

    While looking for new opportunities, the key says Hemric, is to remain true to himself.

    “I think just do your thing and be yourself and that’s what I’ve always tried to do and I feel very grounded by the fact,” he explained. “I think that’s why I’ve had the opportunities to get to where I’m at today. I try not to really veer too far off that course and just try to do what feels right to me and I think along the way I’ve been able to establish and build and create a lot of incredible partnerships.”

    For now, Hemric’s main focus is clear.

    “If we can accomplish our goals of winning Rookie of the Year, finish as high in the points as we can, and knowing that when I cross the finish line at Homestead, I know I gave them everything I had from day one together until the checkered flag flew.”

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  • Weekend Schedule for Talladega

    Weekend Schedule for Talladega

    The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the Gander Outdoors Truck Series head to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. The NASCAR Xfinity Series is off but will return to competition next week at Kansas Speedway.

    This will be the second race in the Round of 12 for the Cup Series Playoffs. Aric Almirola is the defending Cup Series race winner. The Truck Series begins its Round of 6 at the 2.66-mile tri-oval. Timothy Peters won the Truck Series race at Talladega last year.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, October 11

    12:35 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.: Truck Series First Practice – No TV

    1:35 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.: Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/MRN

    3:35 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.: Truck Series Final Practice – No TV

    4:35 p.m. – 5:25 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/MRN

    Saturday, October 12

    10:35 a.m.: Truck Series Qualifying (Single Vehicle/One Lap All Positions) – FS1

    1:30 p.m.: Truck Series Sugarlands Shine 250 (Stages 20/40/94 Laps = 250.04 Miles) – FS1/MRN

    4:35 p.m.: Cup Series Qualifying Impound (Single Vehicle/One Lap All Positions) – NBCSN/MRN/ SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Sunday, October 13

    2 p.m.: Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 (Stages 55/110/188 Laps = 500.08 Miles) – NBC/MRN/ SiriusXM NASCAR Radio – Green flag: 2:03 p.m.

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