Zach Sturniolo

North Carolina

Digital Editorial Content Manager at NASCAR

Digital Editorial Content Manager on @NASCAR.com | Board member of @NMPAonline | Thoughts and views are my own.

Articles

What to Watch: Nashville sparks electric second half of regular season

1 week ago | nascar.com | Zach Sturniolo

Track: Nashville SuperspeedwayLocation: Lebanon, TennesseeTrack length: 1.33 milesWhen: Sunday, 7 p.m. ETWhere to tune in: Prime Video, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR RadioRace purse: $11,055,250Race distance: 300 laps | 399 milesStages: 90 | 185 | 300Defending winner: Starting lineup: Chase Briscoe on poleRELATED: How to watch on Prime VideoNashville sets stage for regular-season run to postseasonJust like that, half of the regular season is over.
‘Be a Sponge’: How Trackhouse’s teamwide effort turned backup car into Coca-Cola 600 winner

1 week ago | nascar.com | Zach Sturniolo

CONCORD, N.C. — Any win in a crown-jewel race just means more. But Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 win for Ross Chastain and Trackhouse Racing highlighted the total team effort it took to propel their No. 1 Chevrolet toward NASCAR immortality.
Be a Sponge: How Trackhouse's teamwide effort turned backup car into Coca-Cola 600 winner

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Zach Sturniolo

CONCORD, N.C. — Any win in a crown-jewel race just means more. But Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 win for Ross Chastain and Trackhouse Racing highlighted the total team effort it took to propel their No. 1 Chevrolet toward NASCAR immortality.
Fueling mishap derails Denny Hamlin’s Coca-Cola 600 pursuit

1 week ago | nascar.com | Zach Sturniolo

CONCORD, N.C. — Denny Hamlin and William Byron were sensational Sunday, fighting tooth and nail for the lead in a thrilling duel for Coca-Cola 600 glory. But a misstep on what should have been Hamlin’s final pit stop eliminated the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota from contention late in the going at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Fueling mishap derails Denny Hamlin's Coca-Cola 600 pursuit

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Zach Sturniolo

CONCORD, N.C. — Denny Hamlin and William Byron were sensational Sunday, fighting tooth and nail for the lead in a thrilling duel for Coca-Cola 600 glory. But a misstep on what should have been Hamlin’s final pit stop eliminated the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota from contention late in the going at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson laments ‘Double’ trouble after turbulent Charlotte, Indy efforts

1 week ago | nascar.com | Zach Sturniolo

CONCORD, N.C. — The logistics of a 1,100-mile day of racing for Kyle Larson have ultimately proven nearly impossible to accomplish. The results of his Sunday crashes — in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600, six and a half hours apart — bear that out. Larson’s second straight attempt to accomplish the Memorial Day Weekend Double ended in bent car parts and disappointment as the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion fell out of both storied events prematurely.
Connor Zilisch ices return with runner-up finish at Charlotte

1 week ago | nascar.com | Zach Sturniolo

CONCORD, N.C. — Connor Zilisch returned to NASCAR Xfinity Series competition Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway looking like he didn’t miss a beat. In his first race back after missing the event at Texas Motor Speedway with a lower-back injury sustained at Talladega Superspeedway, Zilisch bounced back to the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet with a runner-up finish in Saturday’s BetMGM 300 at his home race track.
What to Watch: Coca-Cola 600 presents marathon test of endurance at Charlotte

2 weeks ago | nascar.com | Zach Sturniolo

Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway Location: Concord, North Carolina Track length: 1.5 miles When: Sunday, 6 p.m. ET Where to tune in: Prime Video, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Race purse: $13,651,450 Race distance: 400 laps | 600 miles Stages: 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 Defending winner: Christopher Bell, May 2024 Starting lineup: Chase Briscoe, Kyle Larson on front row RELATED: How to watch on Prime Video NASCAR’s longest race still pushes humans, machines to limits The Coca-Cola 600 marks...
Austin Cindric responds to Team Penske IndyCar personnel changes

2 weeks ago | nascar.com | Zach Sturniolo

CONCORD, N.C. — After two of Team Penske’s IndyCar teams were penalized for illegal parts modifications during last weekend’s Indianapolis 500 qualifying, the team announced the firings of its IndyCar team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer. Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Cindric addressed the fallout of a situation that ultimately cost his father, Tim, his job.
Connor Zilisch ices return with runner-up finish at Charlotte

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Zach Sturniolo

1 / 1CONCORD, N.C. — Connor Zilisch returned to NASCAR Xfinity Series competition Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway looking like he didn’t miss a beat. In his first race back after missing the event at Texas Motor Speedway with a lower-back injury sustained at Talladega Superspeedway, Zilisch bounced back to the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet with a runner-up finish in Saturday’s BetMGM 300 at his home race track.