Charlotte Motor Speedway Tag

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor When the Cup Series made it to Charlotte for the 1987 all-star race, Dale Earnhardt had absolutely dominated the season up to that point, winning six of the nine races that had taken place thus far in the season. His rival, Bill Elliott, had won the season opening Daytona 500. With the two going at it week in and week out, it would all come to a head in The Winston. Earnhardt, the hard-charging North Carolina native versus Elliott, the mild-mannered Georgia boy. Elliott hadRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Rental car company Hertz has become the latest to sponsor Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver William Byron. Hertz joins Axalta, Liberty University, and UniFirst as primary sponsors of the No. 24 made famous by NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon. The company will also serve as a primary sponsor for the remainder of 2018 as well as the 2019 season. Hertz has previous experience in NASCAR sponsorship, adorning Team Penske’s No. 22 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. “We’re incredibly excited about theRead More

BySeth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regulars have won four of the six races so far in the 2018 season. For the seventh race of the season, the series visits 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. Teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, the return of Kyle Busch, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the seventh race of the season at Charlotte. Coverage for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 is scheduled toRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer After a four-year hiatus behind the wheel, Parker Kligerman will return to the driver’s seat in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Kligerman will strap into the Gaunt Brothers Racing No. 96 Toyota Camry at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600. Kligerman last competed in NASCAR’s Premier Series for Swan Racing. In a short 10-race stint, the Westport, CT native earned an impressive 18th-place finish in his debut at Texas Motor Speedway. Since the closure of Swan Racing, Kligerman has become a journeyman driver,Read More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer When Landon Cassill competes in the Monster Energy All-Star Race weekend and Coca-Cola 600 race weekend, he will have a new sponsor onboard. Dairi-O, a North Carolina restaurant chain, will adorn his StarCom Racing No. 00 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. This will be Dairi-O’s first foray into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Cassill has 15 career starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway with two top-20 finishes. His best Charlotte finish came in 2012 when he finished 18thdriving for BK Racing. Cassill also has seven Monster EnergyRead More

By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer The month of May is filled with some of the best motorsports events on the calendar from the Indianapolis 500 to Friday nights under the lights as local short tracks across the country rev up their schedules. At the end of the month the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards returns to the hub of the stock car world for the first time since 2004. The stars and cars of the series hit the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, May 24 for the GeneralRead More

By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer Last season, the ARCA Racing Series took the white flag in the General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway with Brandon Lynn leading the way in the No. 88 Mason Mitchell Motorsports Chevrolet. Lynn appeared poised to earn his first series victory, or at the very least, a solid top-five finish in his eighth start in the series. As the leaders barreled into turn three for the final time, a wreck happened on the backstretch to bring out the yellow flag. Lynn’s fuel tank ran dryRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – In recent years, the Monster Energy All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway has become a testing ground. Last year, NASCAR and Goodyear, tested an ‘option’ tire for teams to utilize in addition to the traditional tire. Cold temperatures negated most of the advantages that option tire provided. The All-Star Race has led to the inclusion of Double-File Restarts and ultimately Stage Racing. This year, the All-Star Race will test a different aero-package and restrictor plates. The package is very similar to theRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer For the first time since April 5, 2009, the famous No. 8 makes its return in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with Xfinity Series regular Daniel Hemric piloting a third Richard Childress Racing car for two races, beginning at Richmond Raceway for the annual Toyota Owners 400 on April 21st. The announcement took place Tuesday evening on FS1’s “NASCAR Race Hub,” where he unveiled the No. 8 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. In addition of making his Cup debut at the 0.75-mileRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor Editor’s note: Motorsports Tribune will be previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season for the top-30 drivers in the series leading into the 60th running of the Daytona 500. Age: 27 Years in Cup: Four Career Wins: One In 2017, Austin Dillon joined the club of drivers that have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with his triumph in the Coca-Cola 600 to claim one of the crown jewels on the schedule. Even though it was due to a fuel mileage gamble,Read More