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NBC Sports
24-05-2025
- Climate
- NBC Sports
NASCAR Saturday schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The Xfinity and Cup Series will hit the track for a full Saturday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Cup cars will begin practice on the 1.5-mile oval at 1:35 p.m., followed by qualifying for the longest race on the schedule. Christopher Bell is the defending winner of the Coca-Cola 600, which was shortened to 374 miles last year because of rain. The main event Saturday is a 300-mile race for the Xfinity Series starting at 4:30 p.m. Practice begins at 11 a.m. with qualifying at 12:05 p.m. Chase Elliott won last year's race in the No. 17 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Teammate William Byron will be driving the No. 17 for Hendrick in Saturday's race. Coca-Cola 600 schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway (All Times Eastern) Saturday, May 24 Garage open 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. — Cup 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. — Xfinity Track activity 11 - 11:55 a.m. — Xfinity practice (CW App) 12:05 - 1 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (CW App) 1:35 - 2:35 p.m. — Cup practice (Prime) 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (Prime) 4:30 p.m. — Xfinity race (200 laps, 300 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 45, Stage 2 at Lap 90; CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Weather Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine with a high of 78 degrees and winds from the northwest at 5 to 10 mph. It's expected to be 76 degrees with a 0% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
RFK Racing and Trimble Launch Multi-Year Agreement Starting with 2025 NASCAR Season
Global Technology Leader Bringing 'Confidence at Every Turn' to the No. 60 and No. 17 Ford Mustangs Trimble 60 Car - Ryan Preece Trimble 17 Car - Chris Buescher CONCORD, N.C., May 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RFK Racing today announced a multi-year sponsor partnership with Trimble, a global technology company that enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. The collaboration between Trimble and RFK will debut during the 2025 NASCAR season with Trimble's primary sponsorship on Ryan Preece's No. 60 Ford Mustang and Chris Buescher's No. 17 Ford Mustang, beginning with Preece's entry at Nashville Superspeedway on June 1. Trimble will increase its involvement across RFK Racing's full fleet in upcoming seasons, including Brad Keselowski's No. 6 Ford Mustang. The collaboration is rooted in a shared passion for innovation, precision, and high-performance teamwork—bringing Trimble's commitment to delivering 'Confidence at Every Turn' to the racetrack. 'This is a high-profile opportunity to expand awareness of Trimble by supporting a leading NASCAR team with a technology vision closely aligned with our own,' said Rob Painter, president and CEO of Trimble. 'Both organizations focus on cohesive technology ecosystems and data-driven precision as the formula for winning in dynamic and intensely competitive environments.' Trimble is a global technology company that employs more than 12,000 people worldwide and serves customers in over 175 countries. The company reported $3.68 billion in revenue in 2024. Customers in construction, transportation and geospatial industries rely on Trimble solutions to improve operational efficiency and project outcomes. 'Partnering with a forward-thinking, technology-driven company like Trimble is a great fit for RFK Racing,' said Steve Newmark, president of RFK Racing. 'Our team and Trimble operate in fast-paced, high-performance environments that demand precision and innovation. Their deep expertise and commitment to technology will bring valuable perspective and collaboration to our program.' Trimble will also join the RFK TeK Alliance, a collaborative platform where technology-oriented sponsors work together to test and refine products in applied racing and operational environments. 'Every week in NASCAR feels like a science project, where we're constantly testing, learning, and improving,' said RFK Racing driver and co-owner Brad Keselowski. 'Partnering with Trimble allows us to do more of that work in the digital space, refining our performance virtually before we ever hit the track. That kind of innovation is not only smart, it's essential in today's competitive environment.' 'NASCAR's 90 million fans include more than 17 million associated with the industry sectors we serve,' said Painter. 'The opportunity to join these stakeholders in the exciting NASCAR environment and to collaborate within the RFK TeK Alliance make this a compelling investment for Trimble.' ### About RFK Racing RFK Racing, in its 38th season in 2025, features an ownership lineup pairing one of the sport's most iconic names, Jack Roush, along with NASCAR Champion, Brad Keselowski, and Fenway Sports Group owner John Henry. Roush initially founded the team in 1988 and it has since become one of the most successful racing operations in the world, propelling him to be the first NASCAR owner to amass three hundred wins and capturing eight championships, including back-to-back NASCAR Cup titles in 2003 and 2004. Keselowski, a former owner in the NASCAR Truck Series, is the 2012 NASCAR Cup Series Champion. In 2007, Roush partnered with Henry, who also owns Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, English Premier League's Liverpool F.C., and the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, to form Roush Fenway Racing. Off the track, RFK is a leader and proven winner in NASCAR marketing solutions, having produced multiple award-winning social media, digital content and experiential marketing campaigns. Visit and follow the team on all social platforms @rfkracing. About TrimbleTrimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress. For more information about Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB), visit: Attachments Trimble 60 Car - Ryan Preece Trimble 17 Car - Chris Buescher CONTACT: Mike Massaro RFK Racing (860) 680-7631 mmassaro@ Cole Peterson RFK Racing (402) 699-7224 cpeterson@ in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Chris Buescher, RFK Racing react to L1 penalty: 'It's already behind me right now'
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — One day after NASCAR officials levied an L1-grade penalty against them, RFK Racing's No. 17 team was back to business Friday, the first day of tuning for the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The punishment for unapproved reinforcement of its front bumper cover during last weekend's event resulted in a 60-point deduction for driver Chris Buescher and the team in the Cup Series standings, a $75,000 fine and a two-race suspension for crew chief Scott Graves. RFK Racing indicated Friday that Graves would begin serving his suspension this weekend with veteran Doug Randolph filling in, but that its final determination on what happened and whether to appeal was ongoing. Advertisement 'There's been a lot going on,' said Brad Keselowski, in his fourth year as an owner-driver. 'I mean, honestly, I was traveling most of the week with media appearances, sponsor stuff, and I haven't got all of it dialed in yet to fully understand. We have till Monday to do so, and we're going to exhaust that time period and evaluate everything by then.' RELATED: All-Star Weekend schedule | Cup Series standings The penalty knocked Buescher from 14th place in the provisional Cup Series Playoffs standings to a below-the-bubble 24th — 27 points on the minus side. No points will be on the line during this weekend's All-Star exhibition at North Wilkesboro, meaning the team will have to wait until the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25 to attempt to regroup. In the meantime, Buescher has his sights on the task at hand — his fifth All-Star Race appearance. Advertisement 'Yeah, it's already behind me right now,' said Buescher, who notched his career-best All-Star finish in third here last year. 'You know, we're here at the race track, we've been prepping for this race for a really long time already. Nothing's changing on our weekend. For us, we'll deal with that during the work week, but it's race weekend now. So yeah, with the speed we've had this year and what we've been able to do at a lot of different styles of race tracks, it's the same opportunity we felt like we had before Thursday. So yeah, I'm ready to go for this one.' Keselowski, for one, said he had faith in Buescher's ability to bounce back. 'Oh, they've got a lot of great races in front of them, for them,' Keselowski said. 'Chris is a phenomenal road-course racer, a great racer in general, but a lot of potential there.' Buescher has six top-10 finishes through the first 12 races of 2025, including an eighth place at Kansas, where he qualified a season-best second. The Texas native has led just two laps this year, but as Keselowski mentioned, road courses hold a certain level of promise; the most recent of Buescher's six Cup Series victories came in convincing fashion at Watkins Glen last September. Advertisement He's no slouch on short tracks, either, with Bristol and Richmond among the venues where he's been victorious. Adding North Wilkesboro to that list this weekend won't help his points predicament, but the opportunity for some hard-nosed competition and bragging rights is the more pressing goal. 'You've got to rough people up for a million dollars, I guarantee it, and that's the way it should be,' Buescher said. 'It's supposed to be good, hard racing here. We've had some great racing through the years here, well before we came back, and we're trying to be a part of more coming back to this historic raceway here.'
16-05-2025
- Automotive
NASCAR star Kyle Larson crashes for the second time in the lead-up to the Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS -- NASCAR star Kyle Larson crashed for the second time in the lead-up to the Indianapolis 500 on Friday when he lost control of his Arrow McLaren entry and hit the wall in the final practice session before this weekend's qualifying runs. The damage was relatively minor, though, and it only took Larson's team about an hour to make repairs to the front and rear of the car. That allowed him to get in some precious laps with about 30 minutes left in the 6-hour session. Larson, who also crashed on April 24 during an open test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, is taking his second shot at trying to complete 'the Double' by running the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. Larson finished 18th in the rain-delayed 500 last year, but he never ran a lap in the NASCAR race in Charlotte when rain there ended the race early. 'Obviously it's tricky. I spun,' Larson said after leaving the care center. 'I don't know. Kind of caught off guard a little bit there, but I think we'll be fine. I tend to get over things pretty quickly. I know I spun but my balance felt pretty close to being good.' Larson waited until there were about 90 minutes left in Friday's practice, which was marked by high temperatures and gusty winds that made for treacherous conditions, before trying his first qualifying simulation. He wasn't far into the run when his No. 17 car went skittering up the track, bumped nose-first into the wall and then spun around and hit it again. The crash came several hours after Kyffin Simpson hit the wall hard and nearly flipped his car. Larson's damaged car was put on a hoist and taken to Gasoline Alley, where Arrow McLaren went to work fixing it. Along with the late laps he got Friday, the team will have an hour-long practice Saturday morning before qualifying begins at 11 a.m. EDT. 'I'm sure at this point, we'll want to get out there and shake it down,' Larson said. 'If not, you still get time to make a few runs tomorrow. The track conditions will be better and I'm sure we'll pack a little extra downforce to be safe that first run, and get a run in. Not too worried about it.'
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR star Kyle Larson practices for 2025 Indianapolis 500 today, avoids spinning Christian Rasmussen
Kyle Larson is preparing for the "Double" — racing the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR Cup's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, May 25. Larson completed 61 laps Thursday in Indy 500 practice on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval with a top lap of 222.222 mph. He also kept cool as Christian Rasmussen spun in front of him at the end of Turn 2, getting by unscathed. Larson's day began watching 2013 race Indy 500 Tony Kanaan driving his No. 17 car in a refresher test. Thursday wrap-up: Indy 500 practice, top speeds at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Advertisement Larson has made it clear that Cup is his priority this year. He has said he will make sure to get to Charlotte for the Cup race, even if it means leaving the Indy 500 early. If Larson leaves pre-race, Kanaan would hop into the car and start 33rd. If Larson makes the Fast Six in qualifying Sunday afternoon, he will miss it to get to North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, for the NASCAR All-Star Race and the chance of a $1 million prize. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Kyle Larson Indy 500 practice speed today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
