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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR Friday schedule at North Wilkesboro Speedway
NASCAR All-Star Race festivities will get under way Friday at North Wilkesboro Speedway with practice and qualifying on the 0.625-mile oval. The opening session will include the 20 cars locked into Sunday's main event and the 18 cars trying to transfer from the All-Star Open. The qualifying session for the Open will begin at 6:10 p.m., immediately followed by All-Star Race qualifying. Advertisement The All-Star Race pole-sitter will start first in Saturday's first heat race and the main event Sunday. The Pit Crew Challenge will be contested with a four-tire pit stop during qualifying that also will determine pit selection for the All-Star Race. The Friday program will conclude with a 100-lap CARS Tour race. AUTO: APR 26 NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link's 500 Kyle Larson to skip heat race at North Wilkesboro for Indy 500 qualifying Justin Allgaier will practice and qualify Kyle Larson's car ahead of Larson driving it in Sunday's All-Star Race. All-Star Race schedule at North Wilkesboro (All Times Eastern) Friday, May 16 Garage open 10:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. — Cup 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. — Truck Series Track activity Advertisement 5:05 - 5:50 p.m. — Cup practice (FS2, MRN) 6:05 - 6:45p.m. — Cup Open qualifying (FS1, MRN) 7 - 8 p.m. — Cup All-Star Race qualifying/Pit Crew Challenge (FS1, MRN) 8:15 p.m. — CARS Tour race (100 laps, FS1, Flo Racing)Weather Friday: Cloudy with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible. A high of 86 degrees and winds from the west-southwest at 5 to 10 mph.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Rhoden sees more signs of successful South Dakota business in Alpena
May 14—ALPENA, S.D. — Gov. Larry Rhoden has seen plenty of examples of successful businesses during his Open for Opportunity Tour. Since he launched the tour in March, he has visited communities and businesses around the state, hearing from owners, managers and employees about what makes South Dakota a place to work and live. He got another sample of that Wednesday afternoon when he visited the Jack Link's facility in Alpena, where hundreds of workers make their living producing meat snacks found in grocery and convenience stores around the country. "I've said it, I don't know how many times? Dozens of times on this tour, I am amazed every day at what's going on in South Dakota," Rhoden told members of the media following a tour of the plant on the north edge of Alpena. "I really had a first-hand look, and today was no exception with Jack Link's." The Jack Link's plant has been a staple of the Alpena and Jerauld County communities for decades, dating back to 1994 and undergoing expansion as needed up until current day. The plant has around 850 employees on site and operates 24 days, seven days a week. Its product is familiar to anyone who has been hungry and in need of a quick snack. The plant produces several Jack Link's brand snacks, including several flavors of beef jerky and snack bites. Bags of those morsels can be found in convenience and grocery stores from coast to coast. It takes a lot of work to produce and bag those snacks, and Jack Link's works to make sure it has the workforce to complete those tasks. Rick Tebay, plant manager for the Alpena location, said the company has taken steps over the years to make working at the 160,000-square-foot facility as accommodating and appealing as possible. That includes welcoming children of the staff on-site when a parent comes on or leaves a shift. In some cases both parents work at the facility, and allowing children to accompany a parent coming onto a shift so they can go home with a parent just coming off a shift is important when daycare options are limited everywhere. That is the kind of support the company offers its employees to operate the largest beef jerky plant in the world. "We see that it's tough for daycare in our area," Tebay said. "So what we do is we allow the team members to bring their children into the break room. They can feed them in our cafeteria. And then they avoid having to pay daycare." Rhoden was at the plant as part of a day that saw him spend time in Huron at Potter's Shoes and Trussbilt, as well as the world's largest pheasant, before making his way south to Alpena. It was another chance to take in both larger and smaller communities in the state. He appreciates the chance to interact with business owners, managers and employees within the state. The visits allow him to connect directly with the public, and he uses the stops on the Open for Opportunity as a personal notebook to take back thoughts and ideas on how to maintain or improve the strong state business climate to Pierre. South Dakota has traditionally been a state that is touted as business friendly, with no state income tax and less-strict regulations in some sectors that encourage business growth. "It comes in a lot of different forms, just input or questions or comments about what they need for regulations that are unnecessary. It's been a perfect storm for me," Rhoden told the Mitchell Republic after he took an extended tour of the plant. Jack Link's officials denied members of the press covering the governor's visit to accompany him and his party on the tour. Rhoden noted he had been told by an employee on the tour that the StartTodaySD Apprenticeship Program, a component of the U.S. Department of Labor's Registered Apprenticeship Program that launched in 2018, had been helpful in the story of the plant. The governor cited that as another reason South Dakota is an inviting place for business. Even with a workforce shortage, officials at the state level are still working to help fill the gaps where they're found. That was a pleasing comment to hear, he said. "Even today, just 20 minutes ago, as we were on the floor having a conversation with the manager here, and he was telling me about how invaluable our apprenticeship program that we created probably six years ago has been, and it really made me smile," Rhoden said. "I got to witness the end product of seeds that we planted six years ago. To get that kind of feedback and then working to help in different areas, whether it's over-regulation or regulations that are unnecessarily cumbersome and being able to address them at the state level, or solicit help at the federal level, has been extremely valuable to me. Rhoden spent about an hour at the Jack Link's plant before heading off to his next stop, this one at Trussbilt in Huron. It was a fast-moving visit that he said reaffirmed his confidence in South Dakota to not only manufacture quality products, but to do it in a way that makes employers want to locate there. He had already seen that in his two months of Open for Opportunity Tour visits, and he expected that would again be the case on his next stop, wherever that may be. "Then here we are. It's been a pretty incredible experience, just getting around the state in big towns and small towns, and even in the rural communities," Rhoden said. "(Alpena being a) town of 260 people with a factory that employs 1,000 people is pretty incredible. I think only in South Dakota."
Bloomberg
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
MrBeast Partners With Jack Link's for Line of Jerky, Beef Sticks
MrBeast, the YouTube star with more than 390 million followers, is partnering with Link Snacks Inc. to create a line of jerky and meat sticks and extend the entertainer's foray into food products. The Beast Packs will be co-branded with the Jack Link's and MrBeast names, the companies said Tuesday in a statement. Closely held Link Snacks, based in Minong, Wisconsin, sells a variety of dried meat products including jerky and beef sticks, along with drink mixes and gear.
Newsweek
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- Newsweek
Ross Chastain Raises Trackhouse Racing Concern: "Just Not Acceptable"
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain has raised significant concerns about the qualifying speed of the No. 1 Chevrolet ZL1. Chastain had a difficult time at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend. Although he finished the race in second, he struggled with an overall lack of pace throughout the weekend. He explained to the media after the race that he had "no confidence in the car" on Saturday. "That's a working-class day. Just no confidence in the car (Saturday), and you all saw that. Just the speed of the Trackhouse cars on Saturdays is just terrible. And we're just not confident — all three drivers." During an appearance on the SiriusXM NASCAR Radio earlier today, ahead of the race weekend in Kansas, the 32-year-old stated: Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Jockey Chevrolet, waves to fans as he walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2025 in... Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Jockey Chevrolet, waves to fans as he walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. More"Just because we were good last week doesn't mean we'll continue to be good. "I told them, I'm ready to get off these lists because I'm tired of having to pass so many cars. I just want to show up, like every race car driver, have the car closer. We've just been off. 🔊 "We need to see some light in the tunnel that's pretty dark on Saturday right now." On the heels of a runner-up finish, @RossChastain says focus at @TeamTrackhouse right now is on qualifying to help set themselves up for better days on Sunday. More → — SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Ch. 90) (@SiriusXMNASCAR) May 8, 2025 "I mean, it's no secret. We're not sugarcoating it to ourselves or anybody. And that's not always been my M.O. to talk about it, but I've always been a glass half-full guy, but just consistently qualifying in the 30s in all three Trackhouse cars, not – well, Daniel's been leading the charge in the mid-20s. "That's just not, it's not acceptable for what we have, the resources we have. We will, and we're working, and I believe we will get that turned around. And we're still going to have off days on Saturday, but consistently we need to see some light in the tunnel that's pretty dark on Saturday right now." He added: "We're so driven to change our Saturdays, we want to continue executing on Sunday, because ultimately the finish is everything. "I know stage points mean a lot and there's people thriving on that right now, but really, you gotta finish good. So, it's a great spot to be in. "It's not lost on me that not that long ago, I would have been really happy with these performances, but we've elevated ourselves at Trackhouse and with Chevrolet to a spot that we're not okay with struggling at any part of these weekends. "Especially when it's continual and it's repeated, I'll say, failures on Saturday, that we're just, we're not gonna stand for that."
Miami Herald
02-05-2025
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
Stubbs: When will Chase Elliott find Victory Lane again?
Going into Sunday's Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Chase Elliott has not won a Cup Series race since winning at Texas Motor Speedway on April 14, 2024. While he sits fifth in the Cup Series standings, there's been a noticeable lack of race-winning speed from the No. 9 team. With a 36-race winless streak currently on his back, here are the tracks on the schedule in the near future where Elliott could break through and snap the drought. Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday Elliott has turned into one of the best superspeedway racers in the field in recent years, which is reflected by his numbers at Talladega. Elliott is a two-time Talladega winner (spring 2019, fall 2022) and has eight top-10 finishes at the 2.66-mile track in 18 starts. A 14.6 average finish at a track as chaotic as Talladega is quite the accomplishment, and Elliott hasn't crashed out of a race at Talladega since 2020. He has led laps in his last five races there, and a drafting-style race could be what the Hendrick Motorsports driver needs to find his winning mojo again. Texas Motor Speedway, May 4 Texas was the site of Elliott's last Cup Series win as well as his first Nationwide (now Xfinity) Series win in 2014. It's also been one of his better tracks throughout his Cup Series career. Over his first seven races at TMS, Elliott finished no worse than 13th. While the 1.5-mile venue hasn't necessarily been kind to Elliott in recent years in terms of results, the Next-Gen car has seen Elliott turn into a consistent front runner again at Texas. He led 44 laps in 2022 before crashing and finishing 32nd, finished 11th in 2023 and won in 2024 after leading 39 laps. Elliott may not be the odds-on favorite to win at Texas, but it would be surprising if he's not at least in contention for a top-five finish. Nashville Superspeedway, June 1 In the four Cup Series races held at Nashville, Elliott has two top-five finishes, including a win at the 1.33-mile track in 2022. He finished fourth at Nashville in 2023, and while his other finishes -- 18th in 2024 and 39th in 2021 after a disqualification -- are underwhelming, Elliott has shown lots of promise at a track most of the Cup Series field is still trying to figure out. If he is still winless when NASCAR hits its summer stretch, Nashville could be just the place for the sport's most popular driver to break through as the dog days of summer approach. Atlanta Motor Speedway, June 28 As previously mentioned, Elliott has become one of the best superspeedway racers in the field, an invaluable attribute at the reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway. In the six races Elliott has run at the reconfigured 1.5-mile track -- he missed Atlanta's first date in 2023 due to a leg injury -- he hasn't finished worse than 20th. He won at Atlanta in July of 2022, and led 125 laps at the track between the two races held there that year. He only has one top-10 over the last four Atlanta races, but he has been able to bring his car home in one piece, which is the first step to winning a superspeedway race. Add in extra motivation due to Atlanta being Elliott's home track, and you have a storybook win waiting to happen should he still be on the schneid when the Cup Series rolls into the Peach State this summer. Field Level Media 2025 - All Rights Reserved
