No. 10 Smithfield Ford Racing: Aric Almirola Charlotte II Race Advance

KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina (May 25, 2020) – Aric Almirola and the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang team for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) will head back to Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Wednesday night for its second of back-to-back races at the 1.5-mile oval.   Almirola and the No. 10 Smithfield Ford team endured a difficult evening at Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600. After starting in the rear from adjustments made on the car after slight contact with the wall in qualifying, the No. 10 team persevered and made its way back to the top-10 after…

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No. 14 PEAK Coolant & Antifreeze Racing Clint Bowyer Charlotte 500k Advance

KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina (May 25, 2020) – When Clint Bowyer fires his engine at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Wednesday night for the NASCAR Cup Series’ 500-kilometer race, it will mark the fourth of five races in a 14-day span since the sport returned from a 10-week hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   The frenetic schedule after a long layoff  might be too much, too soon, for some drivers, but like his PEAK Coolant & Antifreeze partner, the Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) driver isn’t about to get overheated when times are…

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Scag Power Equipment Signs Up for Additional Races with John Hunter Nemechek

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 25, 2020) – Following a successful debut partnership on John Hunter Nemechek’s No. 38 Ford Mustang, Scag Power Equipment will return as the primary sponsor on the Front Row Motorsports (FRM) entry for the upcoming races at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway on May 27 and Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on May 31. Based in Mayville, Wis., Scag Power Equipment has been producing premium, heavy-duty mowers for its commercial and residential customers since 1983. The lawn care mogul joined FRM for the-back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series races at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway…

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DiBenedetto Finishes 17th in the Coca-Cola 600

Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 21 Menards/FVP team had an up-and-down day in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway before ending up 17th at the finish. The day started on the down side as the Menards Mustang was super loose in the first qualifying session held since the Cup Series resumed racing following a 10-week halt due to the coronavirus. DiBenedetto lost control and bounced off the wall, forcing the team to pull out a back-up Mustang. That meant he had to start the 600-mile marathon from the rear of…

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Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report – Coca Cola 600

Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report Track:                Charlotte Motor Speedway Race:                 Coca-Cola 600 Date:                 May 24, 2020 ____________________________________   No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Mustang – Brad Keselowski Start:  9th Stage 1: 15th Stage 2: 12th Stage 3: 8th Finish: 1st Status:  Running Laps Completed: 405/405 Laps Led: 21 Point Standings (behind first): 5th (-56) Notes:  Brad Keselowski held off Jimmie Johnson in a NASCAR overtime finish to win the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Keselowski scored his first career victory in NASCAR’s longest race. The win was his first of the 2020 season and the his second…

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Today. Tomorrow. Toyota Racing: Daniel Suárez Coca-Cola 600 Race Report

Date: May 24, 2020 Event: Coca-Cola 600 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Format: 400 laps, broken into four stages (100 laps/100 laps/100 laps/100 laps) Start/Finish: 37th / 29th (Running, completed 399 of 405 laps) Point Standing: 31st with 63 points, 228 out of first Note: Race extended five laps past its scheduled 400-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish.   Race Winner: Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 1 Winner: Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 3 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford)  …

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RCR Post Race Report – Coca-Cola 600

Strong Stage Points Day for Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Coca-Cola Chevrolet Team in Season’s Longest Race 14th  6th     18th “The Coca-Cola 600 is one of my favorite races of the year because Charlotte Motor Speedway is my home track, and there is nothing that compares to racing on Memorial Day weekend and honoring our military. I feel so honored to be able to race this weekend for Chief Special Warfare Operator Eric F. Shellenberger with a very patriotic Coca-Cola paint scheme. I feel really good overall, physically,…

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No. 10 Smithfield Ford Racing: Aric Almirola Charlotte I Race Report

Date: May 24, 2020 Event: Coca-Cola 600 (Round 7 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Format: 400 laps, broken into four stages (100 laps/100 laps/100 laps/100 laps) Start/Finish: 40th/16th (Running, completed 405 of 405 laps) Point Standing: 11th (207 points, 82 out of first) Note: Race extended five laps past its scheduled 400-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish.   Race Winner: Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 1 Winner: Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 3 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford)   Stage…

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HaasTooling.com Racing: Cole Custer Coca-Cola 600 Race Report

Date: May 24, 2020 Event: Coca-Cola 600 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Format: 400 laps, broken into four stages (100 laps/100 laps/100 laps/100 laps) Start/Finish: 28th/13th (Running, completed 405 of 405 laps) Point Standing: 22nd with 118 points, 171 out of first Note: Race extended five laps past its scheduled 400-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish.   Race Winner:       Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 1 Winner:  Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner:  Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 3 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske…

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No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/ Mobil Delvac 1 Ford Racing: Clint Bowyer Charlotte 600 Race Report

Date: May 24, 2020 Event: Coca-Cola 600 (Round 7 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Format: 400 laps, broken into four stages (100 laps/100 laps/100 laps/100 laps) Note: Race extended five laps past its scheduled 400-lap distance due to an overtime finish. Start/Finish:      20th/40th (Running, completed 96 of 405 laps) Point Standing:  15th with 171 points, 118 out of first   Race Winner:      Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 1 Winner:  Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner:  Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 3 Winner: …

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Kevin Harvick Coca-Cola 600 Race Report from Charlotte

Date: May 24, 2020 Event: Coca-Cola 600 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Format: 400 laps, broken into four stages (100 laps/100 laps/100 laps/100 laps) Start/Finish: 22nd/6th (Running, completed 405 of 405 laps) Point Standing: (1st with 289 points, 22 points ahead of Joey Logano) Note: Race extended five laps past its scheduled 400-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish.   Race Winner:      Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 1 Winner:  Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 3 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford)…

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M&M’S Red, White, and Blue Racing: Kyle Busch Race Recap for the Coca-Cola 600 from Charlotte

Date: May 24, 2020 Event: Coca-Cola 600 (Round 7 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Format: 400 laps, broken into four stages (100 laps/100 laps/100 laps/100 laps) Start/Finish: 11th/5th (Running, completed 405 of 405 laps) Point Standing: 9th (207 points, 82 behind leader) Note: Race extended five laps past its scheduled 400-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish.   Race Winner: Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford) in overtime Stage 1 Winner: Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 3 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske…

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Buescher Battles Back to a Solid 11th-Place Finish in Coke 600

CONCORD, N.C. (May 24, 2020) – Chris Buescher picked up three spots during a feverish final two-lap dash to bring his No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford home 11th in Sunday night’s famed Coke 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Buescher and the No. 17 team battled to the final turn, overcoming an early penalty on pit road to secure the solid finish in one of NASCAR’s biggest events of the season.     After qualifying 19th, Buescher worked his Ford up to 13th position, where he settled in until the competition caution flag waved at Lap 20. The team pitted for four tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment, but received a…

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