● Event: Grant Park 220 (Round 18 of 36) ● Time/Date: 5:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 2 ● Location: Chicago Street Course ● Layout: 2.2-mile, 12-turn street course ● Laps/Miles: 100 laps/220 miles ● Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 20 laps / Stage 2: 25 laps / Final Stage: 55 laps ● TV/Radio: NBC / MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio ● Ryan Preece and the No. […]
NASCAR Cup Series Driver Ryan Preece Learns How To Catch Lobsters In Anticipation For Trip To NHMS
June 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
LOUDON, N.H. – NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) driver and Berlin, Conn. native Ryan Preece traded in his firesuit for a pair of bib pants Tuesday as he learned what goes in to lobstering from Mike Flanigan, owner and captain of the Sally Rochelle out of Kittery, Maine. “It was an experience,” said Preece. “I’ve never held a […]
75th Anniversary Feature: NASCAR’s Past And Present Intersect On Chicago’s Lakefront
June 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Long before the street course event in Chicago became a reality on the Cup Series schedule, NASCAR raced at a venue south of the 12-turn layout developed for Sunday’s Grant Park 220 (5:30 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). And, no, we’re not talking about the 1.5-mile track about an hour’s drive […]
Ross Chastain Earns Hometown Win For Trackhouse Racing At Nashville Superspeedway
June 25, 2023 by 1 Comment
LEBANON, Tenn. – Ross Chastain capped off a “perfect” race weekend, hitting all the right notes in Music City to earn the winner’s guitar trophy in Sunday’s Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway – his first NASCAR Cup Series race victory of the season, a day after claiming his first career pole position. But before hoisting […]
Nashville NASCAR Notebook: Ross Chastain Claims First Cup Series Pole
June 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
LEBANON, Tenn. – Ross Chastain smiled and conceded, he had no idea how having the No. 1 pit box selection would be for Sunday’s Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. “I’d never had it before,’’ he said smiling. Chastain certainly earned it with honors on Saturday, claiming the Busch Light Pole in […]
AJ Allmendinger Tops Xfinity Series At Nashville Superspeedway
June 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
LEBANON, Tenn. – Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger held off an especially spirited field in double overtime to claim his first oval race victory of the season in a dramatic Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway Saturday afternoon. The popular veteran led the final 20 laps and got an impressive final restart to launch his No. […]
Carson Hocevar Powers To Second Craftsman Truck Series Win Of 2023 At Nashville Superspeedway
June 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
LEBANON, Tenn. – Carson Hocevar took the lead with 40 laps remaining in Friday night’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway and held off every challenge necessary in the closing laps – including a frantic push from his competitors on a re-start with three laps remaining – to earn his second […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Nashville Superspeedway – Ten Races Left Before The Cup Series Playoffs
June 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
With his victory two weeks ago at the Sonoma, Calif. road course, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. has taken over the NASCAR Cup Series championship lead for the first time since a one-week stay there in October 2021. The 2017 series champion now has a pair of points-paying wins in addition to his […]
Josh Berry Announced As Replacement For Kevin Harvick At Stewart-Haas Racing
June 21, 2023 by 4 Comments
One of the most coveted seats in the NASCAR Cup Series has been filled. Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has named Josh Berry the driver of its No. 4 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series beginning with the 2024 season. He will replace the retiring Kevin Harvick, whose 23-year Cup Series career will come to an […]
75th Anniversary Feature: Nashville And NASCAR Go Back Awhile
June 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Offering both a rich history and a modern-day sparkle on the NASCAR calendar, Nashville Superspeedway holds a vital position in the sport – the track home to the popular Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday night (7 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) and the town host […]
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