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Fox News
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Fox News
NASCAR's Christian Eckes aims for breakthrough at Nashville during tough Xfinity season
Christian Eckes found his footing last year in the Craftsman Truck Series. He posted a third-place finish after winning three races and earning 22 top 10 finishes, but he made a major move. This year, the 24-year-old is in his first Xfinity Series season, and while he hasn't found similar success, he knew it was a necessary change. "I felt like I had gotten to a point in the Truck Series where I wasn't content or happy with the success, but it definitely got to a point where I felt pretty comfortable about moving to the next level, and I felt like this was a great opportunity to go get in some different series with hopefully a ladder to Cup, as well," Eckes, who now races with Kaulig Racing, told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. To go along with his move to Xfinity, Eckes partnered with Celsius, the energy drink he says has given him huge boosts on race day. "It's been a blast so far. I've been able to meet a lot of cool people and obviously drink some good drinks along the way. And I'm looking forward to the future as well," Eckes said. "It's helped me a lot. Some of these races are at night, or even in the morning, really. So getting that caffeine in definitely helps as well as the hydration packets. There's a lot of things that they do that help us succeed. So yeah, definitely a big part of our race weekends." Eckes admitted this season has not gone as he'd like. He has only six top 10 finishes this year. "We're still trying to find our way," Eckes said. "We've had some success here and there, have had some speed, but not on a consistent basis. So, that's kind of our No. 1 thing right now is to try to push that forward and get to where we feel like we should be, and that's contending on a weekly basis." This weekend, Eckes will be racing in Nashville, where he reached the pinnacle of success. He won there last year, and Kaulig has taken the checkered flag there before. "Nashville should be a good place for us. I won the race last year in the Truck Series, so hopefully it's the weekend that we finally turned around," he said. Eckes admitted he was not a fan of Nashville in the past, but "leading every lap last year, I like it a little better now." "I've done it in a truck before, so hopefully I can repeat that success. It's gonna take a lot. The Xfinity Series is challenging to win. You gotta be perfect in every aspect or as close to perfect as you can be. It's gonna take a lot, but I feel confident in our team to do it." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
NBC Sports
3 days ago
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
NASCAR Friday schedule at Nashville Superspeedway
The Craftsman Truck Series will have the NASCAR spotlight Friday at Nashville Superspeedway. Practice on the 1.333-mile oval will begin at 4:05 p.m. ET, followed by qualifying for a 150-lap race at 8 p.m. ET. Christian Eckes won last year's race but is absent from Friday's entry list, which has no past Truck winners at Nashville. Dustin Long, Nashville Superspeedway schedule (All Times Eastern) Friday, May 30 Garage open 11 a.m. - 12:55 a.m. — Truck Series 2 - 7 p.m. — Xfinity Track activity 4:05 - 5 p.m. — Truck Series practice (FS1) 5:10 - 6 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying (FS1) 8 p.m. — Truck race (150 laps, 199.5 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 45, Stage 2 at Lap 95; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Weather Friday: Occasional afternoon showers. A high of 72 degrees with winds from the west-northwest at 10 to 20 mph and a 60 percent chance of rain. It's expected to be 70 degrees with a 19 percent chance of rain at the start of the Truck race.
NBC Sports
4 days ago
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Rockingham Speedway listed for sale
Less than six weeks after hosting the return of the NASCAR Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series, Rockingham Speedway is for sale. It is listed by CBRE, a real estate and investment company. The Charlotte Observer first reported the sale. 'We've basically taken it in first gear as far as we can go, building it out, getting it ready for bigger and better hands,' Dan Lovenheim, who purchased the track in August 2018, told The Charlotte Observer. 'And the time is right to pass the baton to someone who can take it farther than we can.' No price is listed for the facility. Rockingham Speedway hosted the NASCAR Cup Series from 1965-2004 and the Xfinity Series from 1982-2004 before those race dates went away. The track, located about 90 minutes east of Charlotte, North Carolina, hosted the Truck Series in 2012 and 2013 before going away. Lovenheim made several upgrades to the track after purchasing it and the Xfinity and Truck Series returned this year to much fanfare. In the offering memorandum by CBRE, it states a three-year 'existing agreement' with NASCAR for Rockingham Speedway to host the Xfinity and Truck Series in 2025, '26 and '27. NASCAR has not announced any 2026 or 2027 dates. The Charlotte Observer reported that a NASCAR spokesperson stated that no agreement had been signed with Rockingham for 2026 and beyond.
NBC Sports
4 days ago
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Nashville Superspeedway weekend schedule, TV info for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Truck
NASCAR is back on the concrete this weekend as Nashville Superspeedway will play host to the top three national series. Friday will feature practice, qualifying and a 150-lap race for the Craftsman Truck Series at 8 p.m. ET. The Xfinity and Cup series will practice and qualify Saturday on the 1.333-mile oval, followed by a 188-lap Xfinity race at 7:30 p.m. ET. Dustin Long, The Cup Series will hold a 300-lap race at 7 p.m. ET Sunday at the track in Lebanon, Tennessee. NASCAR's 2024 winners at Nashville are Joey Logano (Cup), John Hunter Nemechek (Xfinity) and Christian Eckes (Truck). Logano is the only defending winner on the entry list (Nemechek will race Cup, and Eckes is in the Xfinity race). Nashville Superspeedway schedule (All Times Eastern) Friday, May 30 Garage open 11 a.m. - 12:55 a.m. — Truck Series 2 - 7 p.m. — Xfinity Track activity 4:05 - 5 p.m. — Truck Series practice (FS1) 5:10 - 6 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying (FS1) 8 p.m. — Truck race (150 laps, 199.5 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 45, Stage 2 at Lap 95; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Saturday, May 31 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. — Cup 12:30 p.m. - 12:45 a.m. — Xfinity 2 - 2:55 p.m. — Xfinity practice (CW App) 3:05 - 4 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (CW App) 4:35 - 5:35 p.m. — Cup practice (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) 7:30 p.m. — Xfinity race (188 laps, 250.04 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 45, Stage 2 at Lap 90; CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Sunday, June 1 4 p.m. - 12:55 a.m. — Cup 7 p.m. — Cup race (300 laps, 399 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 90, Stage 2 at Lap 185; Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Weekend weather Friday: Morning thunderstorms, occasional afternoon showers. A high of 72 degrees with winds from the west-northwest at 10 to 20 mph and a 90 percent chance of rain 90%. It's expected to be 68 degrees with a 7 percent chance of rain at the start of the Truck race. Saturday: Mainly sunny with a high of 83 degrees and winds from the north-northwest at 10 to 15 mph. It's expected to be 79 degrees with a 7 percent chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race. Sunday: Partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon, a high of 83 degrees and winds from the west at 5 to 10 mph with a 40 percent chance of rain. It's expected to be 81 degrees with a 24 percent chance of rain at the start of the Cup race.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR Friday schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway will open for business with 10 hours of virtually nonstop racing activity between the ARCA and Truck Series. ARCA will hit the track from 1:30-2:50 p.m. ET for practice and qualifying to set the field for a 100-lap race at 6 p.m. ET. Tanner Gray, who is entered in the Truck race at Charlotte, won last year's event. Advertisement In the Craftsman Truck Series, practice will begin at 3:35 p.m. ET and followed immediately by qualifying for a 134-lap race starting at 8:30 p.m. Defending winner Nick Sanchez isn't on the entry list this time. NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children's 500 Good news/bad news for NASCAR Cup teams ahead of Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Cup drivers will compete in the longest race of the season Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Coca-Cola 600 schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway (All Times Eastern) Friday, May 23 Garage open 1 - 6 p.m. — Xfinity 10:30 a.m. - 11:55 p.m. — Truck Series 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. — ARCA Track activity 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. — ARCA practice 2:30 - 2:50 p.m. — ARCA qualifying 3:35 - 4:30 p.m. — Truck Series practice (FS2) 4:40 - 5:30 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying (FS2) 6 p.m. — ARCA race (100 laps, 150 miles, FS1) 8:30 p.m. — Truck race (134 laps, 201 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 30, Stage 2 at Lap 60; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Weather
