By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service
Following the only “off weekend” of the season, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to action this week at one of the sport’s most iconic venues, Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
Expectations are always high – and variable – for the high-speed, anything-goes brand of racing on a drafting track such as Talladega and Sunday’s Jack Links 500 (3 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) will undoubtedly add to the track’s storied history.
By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service
The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to the high-banks of Talladega Superspeedway for Saturday afternoon’s Ag-Pro 300 (4 p.m. ET on The CW Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The bemouth 2.66-mile track always provides a season highlight reel and has all the trappings for another headline-making show this weekend.
HAMPTON, Ga. (April 24, 2025) – This summer Atlanta Motor Speedway will host a Saturday night NASCAR Cup Series race for the first time in its 65 year history in what promises to be an exhilarating combination of high-speed thrills and night racing excitement.
LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2025 – 818 Tequila, the award-winning brand founded by Kendall Jenner, announces its first national sports partnership with NASCAR driver Toni Breidinger. The collaboration marks a new chapter for 818 as the brand steps into the fast-growing world of motorsports and connects with a rising generation of fans, many of them women, who are helping redefine what the sport looks like today.
CONCORD, N.C. (April 24, 2025) – This weekend, all four Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet race cars will carry a memorial decal at Talladega Superspeedway honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Jerry Petty. A pioneering neurosurgeon and trusted medical consultant to countless drivers and teams, Dr. Petty was a beloved figure in the NASCAR community.
SpeedCafe’s Stefan Bartholomaeus reports that NASCAR champion Kyle Larson and two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato both emerged unhurt after finding the wall in separate incidents during the morning (yesterday).
The test featured two segments with qualifying boost levels used in the morning before the field switched to race trim for the afternoon.
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Grandview Speedway is all set to move into week number two in the chase for the track championships, and will do so with two-days of racing this weekend.
The action begins on Friday, April 25, and will feature the Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage Cars in action along with the Slingshots starting at 7 pm. Pit gates open at 2 pm, with grandstand gates opening at 6 pm. Grandstand admission will be $10, with children ages 12 and under admitted for free. Pit admission is $30 for the Friday event.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (April 23, 2025) – Longtime NASCAR broadcaster, Doug Rice, a former National Sports Media Association (NSMA) board member, will be honored with NSMA’s Lifetime Achievement award, executive director Dave Goren announced today.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A prominent Charlotte doctor who cared for countless NASCAR drivers and NFL players died recently, his practice confirmed.
Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine (CNSA) announced Tuesday that Dr. Jerry Petty — whose medical career spanned decades in the Queen City — passed away.
Spire Motorsports made a crew chief change for its No. 7 Chevrolet team, announcing Wednesday that veteran Rodney Childers and the team agreed to mutually part ways during the off-week break.
The move comes as the NASCAR Cup Series is set to resume this weekend with Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 (3 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN Radio, SiriusXM) at Talladega Superspeedway.
