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NBC Sports
05-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Examining NASCAR Cup 2nd-round In-Season Challenge matchups at Chicago
After a wild opening round that saw the top two seeds eliminated, along with a few other favorites, the In-Season Challenge heads to Chicago for the second round. The 32-team field has been cut to 16 for Sunday's street race. The third round (eight remaining drivers) is at Sonoma. The fourth round (four remaining drivers) is at Dover. The final round (two remaining drivers) is at Indianapolis. The winner will collect $1 million. Here is a look, with the help of Racing Insights, at the second-round pairings for Sunday's race: No. 3 Chris Buescher vs. No. 14 Zane Smith At the front: Chris Buescher has the best average finish on road courses in the Next Gen car at 8.8. On a roll: Buescher has scored four consecutive top-10 finishes. Zane Smith has finished seventh twice in the last four races. Winner ... advances to meet winner of AJ Allmendinger - Ty Gibbs matchup. No. 5 Chase Elliott vs. No. 12 John Hunter Nemechek Streaking: Atlanta winner Chase Elliott has scored three consecutive top-five finishes entering this weekend. Road trip: Elliott has finished in the top five in both road course events this year, finishing third in Mexico and fourth at Circuit of the Americas. Nemechek finished sixth at Mexico for his best road course finish in Cup. Winner ... advances to meet winner of Erik Jones - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. matchup. No. 6 Ty Gibbs vs. No. 22 AJ Allmendinger Top dog: Ty Gibbs has the best average finish on the streets of the Chicago at 6.0 in two races, placing third last year and ninth in the inaugural event. Three of a kind: All three of AJ Allmendinger's Cup victories have come on road courses: Watkins Glen, Indianapolis Road Course and Charlotte Roval. Winner ... advances to meet winner of Zane Smith - Chris Buescher matchup. No. 8 Alex Bowman vs. No. 9 Bubba Wallace Spicy history: NASCAR fined Bubba Wallace $50,000 for his retaliatory actions after Alex Bowman won last year's Chicago Street Race. Wallace was upset with Bowman for contact during the race that turned him. Wallace door-slammed Bowman's car on the cool-down lap and sent it into the wall. Two-for-two: Alex Bowman has top-10 finishes in both road course events this season, placing fourth in Mexico and ninth at COTA. Winner ... advances to meet winner of Brad Keselowski - Ty Dillon matchup. No. 15 Ryan Preece vs. No. 31 Noah Gragson I know you: Matchup of former Stewart-Haas Racing teammates. Opposite directions: Noah Gragson has five consecutive finishes outside the top 20. Ryan Preece has four top-20 finishes in the last five races. Winner ... advances to meet winner of Carson Hocevar - Tyler Reddick matchup. No. 17 Brad Keselowski vs. No. 32 Ty Dillon By the numbers: Brad Keselowski's average finish on road courses in the Next Gen car is 20.6 with one top-10 finish. Ty Dillon's average finish on road courses in the Next Gen car is 27.7 with no finish better than 16th. Back-to-back: Keselowski has finished in the top 10 in each of the past two races this season. Winner ... advances to meet winner of Alex Bowman - Bubba Wallace matchup. No. 20 Erik Jones vs. No. 29 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Mirror image: Erik Jones' average finish this season is 18.4. Stenhouse's average finish this season is 18.9. Both drivers have three top-10 finishes this year. Turning the corner: Jones has finished in the top 15 in five of the last six races. Winner ... advances to meet winner of Chase Elliott - John Hunter Nemechek matchup. No. 23 Tyler Reddick vs. No. 26 Carson Hocevar Familiar ground: Tyler Reddick finished second in last year's race on the streets of Chicago. Tough matchup: Carson Hocevar has finished ahead of Reddick on a road course just once in seven Cup races. Winner ... advances to meet winner of Noah Gragson - Ryan Preece matchup.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR Saturday schedule at Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway will feature more than six hours of virtually nonstop action Saturday as the NASCAR Truck and Cup series hit the 2-mile oval. The Craftsman Truck Series will qualify to set the starting lineup for a 125-lap race starting at noon. NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum NASCAR to have podium celebration for top three finishers in Cup, Xfinity races in Mexico Advertisement The only time the NASCAR Cup Series has had a podium celebration was for the Clash at the LA Memorial Coliseum exhibition races from 2022-24. In between, the Cup Series will hold a one-hour practice at 9:30 a.m., followed by qualifying for Sunday's 200-lap race. Tyler Reddick is the defending winner at Michigan. The Truck Series will race at Michigan for the 22nd time but the first since Aug. 7, 2020, making the Brooklyn, Michigan, track one of six new tracks in 2025 (and one of four that are returning to the schedule). Zane Smith was the most recent Truck winner at Michigan. Michigan International Speedway schedule (All Times Eastern) Saturday, June 7 Garage open Advertisement 7:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. — Cup 6:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. — Truck Track activity 8:05 - 9 a.m. — Truck qualifying (FS1) 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. — Cup practice (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) 10:40 - 11:30 a.m. — Cup qualifying (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) 12 p.m. — Truck race (125 laps, 250 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 30, Stage 2 at Lap 60; Fox, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Weather Saturday: Cloudy with a high of 76 degrees and light winds. It's expected to be 71 degrees with a 2% chance of rain at the start of the Truck race.
USA Today
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
NASCAR odds for the Cup Series race at Nashville in June 2025
NASCAR odds for the Cup Series race at Nashville in June 2025 The NASCAR Cup Series is ready to compete in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway during the 16th race weekend of the 2025 season. This will represent the first NASCAR weekend since the highly anticipated "Motorsports Christmas" with the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600. Joey Logano entered victory lane in last year's race at Nashville, with Zane Smith and Tyler Reddick rounding out the top three spots. Logano's win marked his first of three victories during the 2024 season. However, who are the favorites to win this weekend? Below, you can check out the NASCAR odds via BetMGM for the 2025 Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville as of Wednesday, May 28! NASCAR odds for the Cup Series race at Nashville (June 2025) Kyle Larson: +550 Denny Hamlin: +600 Christopher Bell: +600 William Byron: +700 Ryan Blaney: +800 Tyler Reddick: +900 Chase Elliott: +1000 Ross Chastain: +1200 Joey Logano: +2000 Chase Briscoe: +2200 Ty Gibbs: +2500 Chris Buescher: +2500 Brad Keselowski: +2500 Carson Hocevar: +2500 Josh Berry: +3000 Kyle Busch: +3000 Alex Bowman: +3000 Ryan Preece: +5000 Bubba Wallace: +5000 Austin Cindric: +5000 A.J. Allmendinger: +5000 Daniel Suarez: +10000 Noah Gragson: +10000 Erik Jones: +10000 Corey Heim: +12500 Michael McDowell: +15000 Zane Smith: +15000 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: +15000 Justin Haley: +20000 Todd Gilliland: +25000 Austin Dillon: +25000 John Hunter Nemechek: +25000 Cole Custer: +50000 Riley Herbst: +50000 Shane van Gisbergen: +75000 Ty Dillon: +75000 J.J. Yeley: +100000 Cody Ware: +100000 Chad Finchum: +100000 More: Kyle Larson addresses a possible third attempt at "The Double"
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
NASCAR driver threatens rival after crash at All-Star race: 'I'm gonna beat his a**'
Just a few days before arguably the biggest weekend in all of motorsport, the NASCAR All-Star Race produced some tension between two drivers. The race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday night saw a heated confrontation between Ty Dillon and Zane Smith. Smith qualified sixth for the All-Star Open race while Dillon qualified tenth, but both cars ran in the top-five for a large portion of the 100-lap race. However, late in the proceedings, with Dillon ahead of Smith coming out of turn 4, the two cars made contact. While neither car was dumped out of the race, Dillon believed that Smith's actions cost him position. Dillon finished third in the All-Star Open race, three spots ahead of Smith. Dillon, the driver of the No. 10 Chevrolet, was none too pleased about his opponent's driving style - confronting him on pit lane before speaking to reporters. 'If he wrecks me again I'm just going to beat his ass.' Ty Dillon is not happy with Zane Smith — Dirty Mo Media (@DirtyMoMedia) May 18, 2025 NASCAR driver Ty Dillon had words for racing rival Zane Smith after the All-Star Open Sunday 'Coming off (Turn) 4, I think I gave him plenty of room, and he just doors me halfway down the straightaway. … There's something about the younger guys in the sport now. They never had to deal with consequences,' he said, via Dirty Mo Media. 'So, what I told him was if he wrecks me again, I'm just gonna beat his a--.' Smith heard Dillon's comments and responded to the post on X, writing, 'Ain't beating nobody's a**.' This coming weekend is a big one for NASCAR as it hosts the final race in the 'Big Three' races typically held over Memorial Day weekend. While the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 typically grab the headlines, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway tests drivers with varying track conditions throughout the longest race on the NASCAR calendar.
Fox News
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Ty Dillon threatens fellow NASCAR driver after All-Star Open race
NASCAR Cup Series drivers Ty Dillon and Zane Smith built up some tension between themselves during All-Star Race festivities at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday night. Dillon finished in third place in the All-Star Open, six spots ahead of Smith. Unfortunately, neither driver made it to the final All-Star Race as Carson Hocevar and John Hunter Nemechek finished first and second, respectively, and earned a shot to win the $1 million grand prize. Dillon took issue with how Smith was driving and suggested it cost him a spot in the final race of the night. He was asked what he told Smith after the race. "Coming off (Turn) 4, I think I gave him plenty of room, and he just doors me halfway down the straightaway. … There's something about the younger guys in the sport now. They never had to deal with consequences," he said, via Dirty Mo Media. "So, what I told him was if he wrecks me again, I'm just gonna beat his a--." Smith responded in a post on X. "Ain't beating nobody's a--," he wrote. The next race for the NASCAR Cup Series is the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night. It was one of the most anticipated races on the Cup Series schedule. All eyes will be on Dillon and Smith to see if there's any kind of retaliation. Smith is ahead of Dillon in the points standings going into the race. He sits at 22nd, and Dillon is in 30th. Christopher Bell won the NASCAR All-Star Race and secured the $1 million prize. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
