Located in Newton, Iowa just outside Des Moines, sits the .875-mile short track known as Iowa Speedway. The track will play host to the NASCAR Cup Series for the first time in its existence with this weekend’s Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol on Sunday, June 16 at 7 p.m. ET on the USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
After a five-year hiatus, the NASCAR Xfinity Series will be heading back to Iowa Speedway for the Hy-Vee PERKS 250 on Saturday, June 15 at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, the NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR radio.
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Christian Eckes continues to have a breakout year as he holds onto the driver points lead in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series with four races left in the regular season. The 23-year-old is currently 31 points up on Corey Heim in second as the series takes three weeks off before returning at Nashville Superspeedway for the Rackley Roofing 200 on Friday, June 28 at 8 p.m. ET on FS2, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Avoiding errors that marred the race for several of the contenders, Kyle Larson ended up with fresher tires that his competitors and used them to surge to the front at Sonoma.
Kyle Larson, getting congratulations from his team. Down here on the frontstretch, from nearby Elk Grove, California, you get your second win at your home racetrack. The final segment of the race you come out in eighth place with about 29 laps to go. How did you find a way to catchall those guys and pass them and still have something left in the tank?
Tickets are now on sale for NASCAR’s 2025 season opener the DAYTONA 500, with GRAMMY® award winning artist Armando Christian Pérez, Pitbull, returning as the pre-race show ahead of the 67th running of The Great American Race. (more…)
LOUDON, N.H. – NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) driver Martin Truex Jr. earned his first Loudon the Lobster at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) in 2023, and he’s looking to capture another on June 23 at the USA TODAY 301. Truex, who finally landed in victory lane last year after his 30th start at “The Magic Mile,” spoke to media Wednesday in advance of New England’s only NASCAR weekend. (more…)
Sonoma Raceway, located just outside Sonoma, California, will play host to the NASCAR Cup Series for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 this Sunday, June 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, the 16th event of the 2024 season, and the second of five road/street courses on the schedule this year (COTA, Sonoma, Chicago Street Race, Watkins Glen and Charlotte ROVAL).
