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NASCAR qualifying results: Nashville starting lineup set for Sunday race on Prime
Chase Briscoe's year of improvement continued Saturday as he captured the pole for Sunday's Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Generally speaking, the faster qualifiers at Nashville have finished well on race day. Advertisement Nashville Superspeedway has been on NASCAR's Cup Series schedule since 2021. In the four previous races there, the pole sitter has gone on to win the race once (Ross Chastain in 2023), and in two other years, the pole winner finished fourth (not bad) while the race winner started fifth and sixth (also not bad). Then came last year, when Joey Logano won the race after starting 26th. The pole winner, Denny Hamlin, finished outside the top 10, in 12th. Which Nashville history will play out this weekend, the more recent or those earlier three years? THRU THE GEARS Kyle Larson sinks, Ross Chastain rises, Tom Cruise kicks the tires NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin is introduced before the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Sunday, June 30, 2024. 10 fastest speeds in Nashville qualifying Chase Briscoe: 164.395 Advertisement Denny Hamlin: 164.119 William Byron: 163.374 Tyler Reddick: 163.368 Ross Chastain: 163.357 Brad Keselowski: 162.985 Christopher Bell: 162.929 Michael McDOwell: 162.874 Joey Logano: 162.669 Chris Buescher: 162.619 NASCAR starting lineup for Cracker Barrel 400 Sunday at Nashville Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota JJ Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford How to watch: Time, TV channel for NASCAR races at Nashville Saturday: Xfinity Series, Tennessee Lottery 250, 7:30 p.m. (CW). Sunday: Cup Series, Cracker Barrel 400, 7 p.m. (Prime). This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR lineup: Qualifying results set starting grid for Nashville race
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24-05-2025
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NASCAR Charlotte qualifying live updates for Coca Cola 600
The NASCAR Cup Series race weekend at Charlotte opens with practice and qualifying on Saturday, May 24 ahead of the Coca-Cola 600. Drivers will get one lap to make time in qualifying. Qualifying is set to start at 1:40 p.m. Kyle Larson, who will attempt to race the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25, is the last driver to qualify. Advertisement Christopher Bell won the 2024 rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600, which was called just as Kyle Larson arrived from racing in the Indianapolis 500. This year, Larson must be in the car when the Coca-Cola 600 begins. What channel is qualifying on today for the NASCAR Charlotte race? Qualifying time: 1:40 p.m. CT Saturday (Practice begins 12:30 p.m. CT) TV: Amazon Prime Video (streaming) | Radio: SiriusXM and MRN Streaming: Amazon Prime Video; and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required) Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) in Concord, North Carolina NASCAR Charlotte qualifying live updates NASCAR Charlotte entry list for Coca-Cola 600 Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Derek Kraus, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Connor Zilisch, No. 87 Trackhouse Raking Chevrolet Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Charlotte qualifying live results: Cup starting lineup updates
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22-05-2025
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Kyle Larson reveals approach for rare second Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600 Double attempt
Kyle Larson reveals approach for rare second Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600 Double attempt Kyle Larson is getting a do-over chance at the "Memorial Day Double" — a grueling day of racing 500 miles in the Indianapolis 500 in the afternoon, followed by 600 miles at the Coca-Cola 600 in the evening. It's a famously brutal 1,100-mile marathon. Six drivers have attempted the Double 11 times, four drivers actually competed in both races in one day, but only Tony Stewart has completed all 1,100 miles on the same day. INDY 500 ODDS: Pato O'Ward and Alex Palou have the best early odds to win the 2025 Indy 500 As a full-time NASCAR driver, Larson's first shot at the Double was in 2024 when he made his first attempt at the IndyCar Series' biggest race of the year. He finished 18th, but because of a four-hour weather delay at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he was late to the Coke 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and had a backup driver compete in his place until he arrived. But then rain followed him and ended NASCAR's longest race early, so Larson never got behind the wheel of his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. So Larson is trying again with his Arrow McLaren/Hendrick Motorsports IndyCar team before heading to NASCAR. Ahead of his second attempt at the Memorial Day Double on Sunday, here are five things he said during a Zoom press conference Wednesday about his preparation and approach this time around. Kyle Larson has mastered the learning curve between NASCAR and IndyCar Sure, NASCAR and IndyCar feature two totally different cars and schedules, but Larson said the two racing series have much more in common than not. "Maybe that's the most surprising thing, I think, for myself and for everybody," he said. "The learning curve is not much. The cars feel somewhat similar to a Next-Gen car and all that. I mean, once you get to the race, yeah, sure, the race procedures and pit stops and restarts and all that are a little bit different. But as far as just making laps, it's not different, really at all." 2025 INDY 500: Every 2025 Indy 500 driver's choice of celebratory milk, should they win Larson is relying on the same travel logistics as his 2024 Double attempt Last year after he finished the 2024 Indy 500, Larson took a helicopter to the airport and then a jet to Charlotte before weather ruined the second half of the Coke 600. "The Hendrick Aviation side does a really good job with logistics and working with [Hendrick] Motorsports to make sure all the timing is right on everything, and everything operates smoothly," Larson said. "We had the weather delay for the Indy 500 last year. But aside from that, the travel side of it was all smooth. So yeah, as far as I know, nothing is different this year." So many miles behind the wheel will surely take a physical toll on the 32-year-old driver's body, so hydration and nutrition between races will be key. He said he had "a protein bowl sort of thing" and an IV on the plane last year and "felt ready to go" for 600 more miles, but obviously never got the chance. Larson's 2025 Indy 500 race strategy for starting 21st Like with any sport, part of Larson's prep for this year's Indy 500 was watching film of last year's Indy 500 — not just to learn from his own performance but also from others'. "How you pass or how you move forward is being aggressive on starts and restarts, and then having good pit stop exchanges, maybe having some strategy work out in your favor — all the normal things of really any race," Larson said. "And there's a lot of drivers out there that have never raced on an oval, so they'll all be learning as well. It's not like I'm the only one out there that's trying to learn. I would say a majority of the field doesn't have that much experience." One mistake in 2024 was on a restart attempt when he suspects he ended up in the wrong gear, which, he said last year, "killed our opportunity." But he's not entirely mad about that error on his part. "It was nice to have that mistake because then I was mid-pack, and I got to deal with those restarts and stack-ups and trying to pass people and do all that," he continued. "So I felt like there's a lot that I learned last year that — now starting even a little bit further back than where I ended up after that restart — I can hopefully use that little bit of experience to try and get me to the towards the front." Kyle Larson is one of the world's best drivers, but he's not thinking about GOAT status The versatile racer has previously talked about wanting to be the best of the best in the motorsports world, but with 1,100 miles on tap for Sunday, he's not thinking about how a successful Double performance could elevate his status. "I don't really think about any of that a whole lot," Larson said. "I love to race, and I try to do the best job that I can. And usually, if you're doing a good job and you're prepared and all that, the accolades and stuff that go along with it just naturally comes. So same goes for this weekend. If I can just do a good job, and get some good finishes and show that we were capable of running up front with these guys, I think that would do a lot." And his mindset about having a successful weekend or not seemingly alleviates a little pressure. "I think there's more positives to be made from the results this weekend than negatives," he added. "I think if I have a bad race or whatever and all that, I don't think it matters as much as if you have a good one and what it does for you." Larson's second attempt at the Memorial Day Double may not be his last The Indy 500 is an amazing week-long event that often produces thrilling finishes. So the potential FOMO Larson may feel if he doesn't return to IMS next year is very real. But for now, he said he's not focused on that. Yet. "I think maybe when I get done with the race, I'll have time to think about that," he said. "But all I can say is it's an amazing event here, and the atmosphere every day is awesome. So if I do miss it ever, it's going to be hard because you'll have a lot of FOMO. But yeah, it's tough. It's tough logistically, financially, all that to do this. But I'm thankful to have gotten the two chances to run it, and I've loved every minute of it. So I'm not, I'm definitely not closing the door on doing it ever again." The 2025 Indy 500 is set for Sunday, May 25 with the green flag scheduled to fly at 12:45 p.m. ET.
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20-05-2025
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Double Trouble? Kyle Larson Faces Tight Timeline to Race Indy 500 AND Coca-Cola 600
NASCAR rewrote a rule to now state that a driver must start and attempt to compete in all of the championship races to be eligible for the playoffs. If a competitor requests a playoff waiver, the driver will forfeit all playoff points earned prior to the start of the playoffs. In 2024, NASCAR granted Larson a waiver for missing the Coca-Cola 600 with no playoff ramifications. A rule implemented this year by NASCAR won't allow Kyle Larson to escape Cup Series playoffs ramifications if he chooses to miss the start of the Coca-Cola 600 to complete the Indianapolis 500. Before the season started, NASCAR rewrote a rule to now state that a driver must start and attempt to compete in all of the championship races to be eligible for the playoffs. If a competitor requests a playoff waiver under the new rule and it's granted for anything other than a medical reason or an age restriction, the driver will forfeit all playoff points earned prior to the start of the playoffs. Larson currently possesses 23 playoff points, which he would carry throughout the post-season, with the potential to earn more. To be in compliance with the rule, Larson's plane must be wheels up from Indianapolis at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday for him to reach Charlotte for the start of the Coca-Cola 600. Last year, the start of the Indianapolis 500 was delayed by rain. Larson led four laps and finished 18th in the event but missed the start of the same day Coca-Cola 600. Justin Allgaier started Larson's Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and finished 13th. Larson arrived at the 1.5-mile Charlotte speedway during a rain delay. The race never restarted as 249 of the 400 laps had been completed. In 2024, a driver was required to start all 26 races in the regular season to be eligible for the playoffs. NASCAR granted Larson a waiver for missing the Coca-Cola 600 with no playoff ramifications. Martin Truex Jr.'s championship run in 2023 showed the importance of playoff points. He won the regular season and entered the post-season with 36 playoff points. At the end of the first round, he was 11th in the points but after the reseeding occurred for the Round of 12, he was second. Following the cutoff race for the Round of 8, Truex was eighth in the standings, but after the standings were reseeded, he was once again in second due to the 36 playoff points. Truex failed to make the Championship 4 that year.
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19-05-2025
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NASCAR lineup set for All-Star Race after qualifying heats at North Wilkesboro. More to come
The heat races are over and the lineup is set (for now) for the NASCAR All-Star Race. That's right, heat races. Setting the lineup this way further differentiates the All-Star weekend from your normal NASCAR fare, where single-car qualifying laps determine the starting order. Advertisement Brad Keselowski, badly in need of anything positive, got it Saturday with a Heat Race win. Christopher Bell won the other, so they'll start on the front row Sunday night. The finishing order of Saturday's first heat race set the lineup for the All-Star Race's inside row, while the second heat settled the outside row order. The 20-car field will swell to 23 following Sunday's preliminary All-Star Open (top two finishers advance) and with final polling in a fan vote that grants one starting spot in the All-Star Race. Those three additional drivers will start from the back of the field for Sunday night's main event. NASCAR POWER RANKINGS No. 1 is obvious. Who fills out our Top 10 before All-Star Race? Joey Logano will be trying to repeat this scene from last year. Heat Race 1 results Brad Keselowski Ross Chastain William Byron Ryan Blaney Alex Bowman Josh Berry Tyler Reddick Austin Dillon Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kyle Larson (did not start) Heat Race 2 results Christopher Bell Chase Briscoe Joey Logano Chris Buescher Kyle Busch Austin Cindric Chase Elliott Daniel Suarez Harrison Burton Denny Hamlin All Star Lineup Row 1 1. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford Advertisement 2. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Row 2 3. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 4. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford Row 3 5. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Row 4 7. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford 8. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Row 5 9. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford Row 6 11. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford 12. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Row 7 13. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota Advertisement 14. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Row 8 15. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 16. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford Row 9 17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet 18. Harrison Burton, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford Row 10 19. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Row 11 21. All-Star Open winner 22. All-Star Open second place Row 12 23. Fan vote winner How to watch Sunday's NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro 5 p.m.: All-Star Open (FS1). 8 p.m.: Cup Series All-Star Race (FS1). This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR starting lineup: Qualifying heat results set All-Star Race grid
