Kasey Kahne provides big update on future in NASCAR after Rockingham
Kasey Kahne provides big update on future in NASCAR after Rockingham
Kasey Kahne is making his long-awaited return to NASCAR this weekend. On Saturday, Kahne will drive the No. 33 car for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Rockingham Speedway. It will mark the 45-year-old driver's first event in the sport since he left before the end of the 2018 Cup Series season.
Kahne hasn't competed in NASCAR for almost six years; however, could Rockingham be the first of many races that he runs in the future? NASCAR.com recently interviewed Kahne ahead of Rockingham, and he didn't close the door on coming back for more events.
"This has been a lot of fun to prepare and work on this one particular race,' Kahne told NASCAR.com. 'I think a lot of that goes to [Richard Childress Racing], the No. 33 team, Andy Street and that whole group. The timing of it has been perfect. I've really enjoyed it. I want to put together the best effort that we possibly can and look at it after that and decide if there's another one that we would like to do or something like that. Putting it all into Rockingham right now. The situation that I'm in is very good. Really enjoying the whole process.'
Kahne isn't closing the door for more NASCAR races if his return goes well at Rockingham this weekend. Sure, it may not be a full grind in the Cup Series, but even one to two starts is great for the sport. There will be many eyes on Kahne at Rockingham, and it could either be his true last start or the first of more moving forward.
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