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3 days ago | 
newsshopper.co.uk | Steve Reed
SLKPA Logo (Image: SLKPA) Going into the fourth week of the South London & Kent Pool Alliance summer season, Hurricanes Reborn were one of four teams yet to record a victory, but that all changed this week. Hurricanes and Average Joes were both at the bottom of Tier Two East with just two points each and both had tough trips to second placed Royal Oak and Rugrats in third.
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1 week ago | 
chronicle-tribune.com | Steve Reed
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Ross Chastain stood on top of his No. 1 Chevrolet in his white fire suit and held a watermelon above his head as the crowd at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roared with delight in anticipation. kAmr92DE2:? 3682? D>2D9:?8 H2E6C>6=@? 2D 2 H2J E@ F?:BF6=J 9@?@C 9:D 72>:=J’D =6824J 2D 6:89E9\86?6C2E:@? H2E6C>6=@? 72C>6CD] %96 EC25:E:@? 3682? 27E6C 9:D 7:CDE }p$rp# rFA $6C:6D C246 2?5 92D 4@?E:?F65 27E6C 6G6CJ H:? 2D 9:D @H? F?:BF6 H2J E@ 46=63C2E6 9:D DEC@?8 E:6D E@ H2E6C>6=@?
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1 week ago | 
argus-press.com | Steve Reed
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Ross Chastain stood on top of his No. 1 Chevrolet in his white fire suit and held a watermelon above his head as the crowd at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roared with delight in anticipation. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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1 week ago | 
argus-press.com | Steve Reed
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Austin Cindric is not worried about his future with Team Penske after his father Tim Cindric was fired by team owner Roger Penske as the team's IndyCar president earlier this week following a cheating scandal at the Indianapolis 500. Cindric drives the No. 2 Ford Mustang for Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series, and is currently 12th in the points standings with three top-10 finishes in 12 races, including a win at Talladega.
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1 week ago | 
argus-press.com | Steve Reed |Steve Reed
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Richard Childress Racing announced Saturday it has picked up the option on Kyle Busch’s contract, meaning the two-time Cup Series champion will be back with the team for the 2026 season. The 40-year-old Busch is in the midst of the longest slump of his career, with his winless streak closing in on 70 races. Busch has won 63 Cup Series races since joining the circuit in 2003, but has not taken the checkered flag since St. Louis on June 4, 2023.
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1 week ago | 
thetandd.com | Steve Reed
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Trackhouse Racing has won nine Cup Series races since opening in 2021. None as big as Sunday night's race. Ross Chastain became the first driver since Bobby Allison 56 years ago to win a race from an official starting position of last when he passed William Byron with six laps remaining to capture the Coca-Cola 600, giving team owner Justin Marks his first crown jewel win.
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1 week ago | 
automotivereport.net | Allen Forkum |Steve Reed
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Ross Chastain stood on top of his No. 1 Chevrolet in his white fire suit and held a watermelon above his head as the crowd at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roared with delight in anticipation. Then, with sense of ferocity, Chastain slammed it to the track, smashing it to pieces. Chastain began smashing watermelon as a way to uniquely honor his family’s legacy as eighth-generation watermelon farmers.
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1 week ago | 
automotivereport.net | Allen Forkum |Steve Reed |Dave Skretta
By STEVE REED and DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports WriterCONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson’s day went from bad to worse Sunday night at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, leaving the talented young driver unsure if he will attempt to run “The Double” again. Larson was caught up in a wreck on Lap 246 of the Coca-Cola 600, ending a disappointing day in which he also crashed out at the Indianapolis 500 on Lap 91. Larson was bidding to become the second driver to finish both races and run the combined 1,100 miles.
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1 week ago | 
argus-press.com | Steve Reed
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — William Byron received a four-year contract extension from Hendrick Motorsports on Friday that will keep the 27-year-old driver with the team through the 2029 NASCAR Cup Series season. Financial terms of the contract were not released. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
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1 week ago | 
midfloridanewspapers.com | Steve Reed |Dave Skretta
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Larson crashed out of the Indianapolis 500 near the midway point Sunday, ending the NASCAR superstar’s second shot at finishing both “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte in the same day. Larson had been mired deep in traffic throughout the first half of the race, which was delayed about 35 minutes because of a rain shower that passed over the speedway.
