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NASCAR officials disqualified the ThorSport Racing No. 13 Ford driven by Johnny Sauter in Saturday’s NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series event after post-race inspection at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

RELATED: Official race results

The No. 13 entry was found to have unapproved modifications to its tires, which is part of Section 20.16.2.f  in the 2020 NASCAR Rule Book. The penalty moves Sauter from a 17th-place finish in the Vet Tix Camping World 200 to last in the 40-truck field.

Two trucks were found with one unsecured lug nut each in a post-race check:

• The No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota of third-place finisher Christian Eckes
• The No. 56 Hill Motorsports Chevrolet of 23rd-place finisher Timmy Hill

According to rule book guidelines, crew chiefs Ryan “Rudy” Fugle (No. 18) and Greg Ely (No. 56) would be penalized with $2,500 fines next week.

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Austin Hill appeared to be well on his way to winning Saturday’s NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at his home track of Atlanta Motor Speedway — but then the caution flag flew.

The Hattori Racing driver was in command of the race in the closing laps, taking over the lead on Lap 99 and holding it convincingly, but a yellow flag for Chase Elliott’s spin on Lap 127 of the scheduled 130-lap event pushed the race into overtime. After a final round of pit stops, Hill reassumed the lead for a two-lap sprint to the checkered flag, but it was Grant Enfinger’s No. 98 Ford that was able to push past Hill’s No. 16 Hattori Racing Toyota for the race win.

RELATED: Race results

Hill had to settle for second, holding off Kyle Busch Motorsports rookie Christian Eckes after leading 36 of the 136 total circuits.

“All in all, that white-flag lap going alongside the 98, I got on the splitter a little bit going into (Turn) 1,” Hill said during his post-race media availability. “Ultimately, it just got tight and when it did, he (Enfinger) was able to clear me off of (Turn) 2. It was kind of over from there.”

During that last round of pit stops after Elliott’s spin, Hill went back and forth with his team about adjusting the truck differently for a short run, noting it took his truck five to eight laps to gain momentum.

“We felt like we had a dominant truck, we just needed clean air,” Hill said. “I think it showed there during that long run how good we were.”

After heartbreak on his Peach State home turf, Hill will have his next shot to earn his fifth career victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway on June 13 (7:30 p.m. on FS1). The Florida track was the site of his last win, in the season finale last November.

“Man, I wanted to win here so bad,” Hill said. “This is my home track. I ran a lot of races here in the Bandoleros and Legends Car series and won a lot of races here doing that. To get a win here would have been really special. I guess we have to be the first losers this year. We’ll try again next year.”

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Grant Enfinger muscled the lead from Austin Hill on a two-lap overtime restart to claim the victory in Saturday afternoon’s Vet Tix Camping World 200 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

It was especially heartbreaking for Hill, a Georgia native, who had been so vocal about wanting to win at his home track. Late in Saturday’s race, he looked destined to hold the trophy – bettering the afternoon’s most dominant drivers, NASCAR Cup Series regulars Kyle Busch and another Georgia favorite Chase Elliott, in the waning laps. Hill led 36 laps on the afternoon, second only to Busch’s race-best 37 laps out front.

RELATED: Race results

Ironically, it was Elliott who caused the final caution with three laps remaining in regulation, spinning out while running third and making his way forward to challenge for the lead. During the caution period, the front-running trucks all pitted for fresh tires, and Hill returned to the track for the two-lap overtime test as the race leader — only to have Enfinger pull alongside and then make the pass in Turn 1 as the field came around for the last lap.

“It was definitely wild, that’s for sure,” said Enfinger, who started sixth on that final two-lap green flag run. “We didn’t lead too many laps, but we led the ones that counted.”

It marks the second victory of the season for Enfinger and his No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford, which finished .215-seconds ahead of Hill and led seven laps. It marks the first win for a Ford truck ever at Atlanta and it was Enfinger’s first career victory at the track as well. With a triumph in the Daytona season opener, it also marks the first multi-win season of his career.

“Unbelievable Ford F-150 really on the short runs,” Enfinger said. “We didn’t have everything we needed to make a real run at those guys, Chase [Elliott] and Kyle [Busch] there for the long run, but I do think we were decent, but on the short run, I knew if it came right down to it and we could get a good restart we could make it happen. Fortunately we got a good restart.”

Rookie Christian Eckes tied his career-best series effort, finishing third. Todd Gilliland and rookie Zane Smith rounded out the top five. Ross Chastain, rookie Derek Kraus, former series champion Brett Moffitt, Ben Rhodes and Stewart Friesen rounded out the top 10.

As Enfinger celebrated his dramatic win in front of empty grandstands, Hill climbed out of his No. 16 Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota and leaned over the driver’s side window, resting his head on the roof, obviously gutted by the outcome.

“I’m sure when I go back and watch the race I’m going to look at all the different things I could have done differently for that not to happen,” Hill said. “I saw the 98 was getting a run on me down the backstretch but we had been so good on the bottom all day at the line that I didn’t really want to give that up and he was able to get to my quarter on entry to three. … Maybe I could have protected the outside line more or made my truck just a little bit wider, but I just think when we go back to the drawing board, maybe I could have said something different to [crew chief] Scott [Zipadelli] and the guys to maybe have a little better truck on that short run.

“It was a good race, I wish it would have went green there at the end but it didn’t so we’ll have to take what we had and go on. All in all, it was a good points day for us,” said Hill, who retains the championship lead by 20 points over Smith. The defending regular-season champion Enfinger is now ranked fourth, 31 points behind Hill.

In a field featuring two vastly different levels of experience — the track’s all-time winningest driver Busch along with 14 other competitors making their debut on the Atlanta high banks — the veterans certainly demonstrated their expertise.

For much of the race, the more experienced drivers prevailed. Busch — a five-time winner at Atlanta in the truck series — and fellow NASCAR Cup Series driver Elliott dominated the top of the scoreboard in the early portion of the race, with Busch winning both Stage 1 and Stage 2. Chastain, a truck series championship contender a year ago, put himself into the mix during a long green-flag run in the final stage despite starting 27th in the field.

Among the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Series championship contenders, it was the kind of solid performance Enfinger and Hill needed, even racing against some of the NASCAR Cup Series’ finest.

Hill spent the early race holding his own among the front-runners, consistent and steady and when the opportunity to take the lead arose during green flag pit stops, Hill was there. With a little help from some uncharacteristic issues for Busch and Elliott.

Busch, who had already established his truck the class of the field, made what would likely have been his last pit stop with 35 laps to go. Immediately after returning to the track, however, his No. 51 Toyota hit the wall as he tried to avoid a damaged truck driven by Jordan Anderson. Unfortunately for Busch, he got a speeding penalty on his green-flag pit stop and then another when he came in to repair that damage. It dropped him to 29th place with 25 laps to go – a full lap down. He ended up 22nd.

RELATED: Video: Kyle Busch scrapes wall at Atlanta

Elliott, who tried to pit with Busch on that last set of green-flag stops, was unable to get slowed enough to make his entrance to pit road. He returned to the race back in the pack but had worked his way up to third place with 15 laps remaining ready to challenge Chastain and Hill before crashing with three laps to go. He finished 21st.

“They’re always tough to swallow when you know you know that you’re that good and end up second,” Hill said. “But that being my hometown, this is one of the race tracks I’ve wanted to win at since I was a little kid racing here when I was 8 years old racing on the frontstretch. It hurts and it’s really frustrating, but we’ll keep digging.

“We have that points lead and we’re hoping to keep it. I’m excited to go to Homestead [next weekend], maybe we can get a win there like we did last year and get locked into the playoffs.”

Defending series champion Matt Crafton suffered significant front-end damage on his ThorSport Racing No. 88 Ford as a bottling-up after the pit-road entrance led to a collision with John Hunter Nemechek’s No. 8 NEMCO Motorsports Ford during the Stage 1 break. Crafton recovered to finish 12th; Nemechek was 25th.

The series’ next race is scheduled next Saturday, June 13 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

MORE: No. 13 truck disqualified at Atlanta

Contributing: Staff reports

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NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Dillon has been one of NASCAR’s leading voices as civil unrest continues throughout the country.

Using his platform to take a stand against racial inequality, Dillon and fellow Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace recently hosted a 30-minute Instagram Live session to discuss racism and life experiences.

Expect it to be the first of several difficult conversations Dillon brings into the light as he commits to using his voice for good.

RELATED: Ty Dillon, Bubba Wallace have insightful talk

“To hear the stories about how Bubba was treated in some of those situations and knowing Bubba’s character and knowing him as a human being, that blew my mind because I would have never thought Bubba, as a person, would have gone through anything like that,” Dillon said. “But, I think that’s just what it is. I think sometimes it’s easy for us who don’t know, as a white man or a white person, in general, we don’t know these stories. We don’t all the time ask the right questions to become informed.”

Dillon also applauded Wallace for being willing to speak up during a difficult time for the nation.

“I’m just proud of him as a friend, knowing him his whole career, too, and I think we’re going to see great things come out of this generation of NASCAR of who is in the sport right now,” Dillon said. “Hopefully it sets the tone for who comes after us. And for all of us, that would be the most important thing that we do.”

Dillon has made a conscious effort to understand what he and the NASCAR community must do in order to assist in positive change, reaching out to fellow drivers and NASCAR executives to create an objective for sparking a movement.

RELATED: NASCAR statement on civil unrest

He feels it’s going to take a collective effort from the entire industry for that to happen, but that now is the perfect opportunity to make those changes.

“I think it does take, as a group, saying that we don’t stand for it,” Dillon said. “And once we all know that we’re all on the same page as saying we don’t stand for it, we come together with a united voice saying that we don’t tolerate hate, racism, bigotry in our sport and that it’s not OK.

“… There are great conversations going on with the folks in our sport. … And I’m very proud of that. Our sport is doing a good job, but it also takes the individuals who aren’t afraid to step out and say this isn’t about me anymore.”

While the feedback has been mostly positive, Dillon acknowledged that not everyone will be comfortable with what he has to say. That’s not going to stop him from openly discussing an uncomfortable topic that matters to him, though.

For Dillon, the reward of working toward racial equality is worth taking a stand.

“For me, I can tell you about my heart on it and for me, I don’t care if I ever win a race or a championship in my life or lose every follower I have on Instagram, but when my children grow older and I take my last breath, I want it to be made sure that I was on the right side of what I felt is going on in history,” Dillon said. “And that means way more than acquiring fame and trophies and wins. Those things all fade away. But the impact you had on human beings in your life, the relationship lasts forever. So, that’s my heart behind this.

“… I just wanted to stop, in the middle of my career, and say ‘Hey, this is where I stand.’ There is the taunting in your head of what if I lose this or what if something happens. But, I know at the end of the day, this is what I believe in and I’ll stand up for what I believe in.”

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The ARCA Menards Series East and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will resume their 2020 seasons and fans can watch the races live on TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold.

  • The ARCA Menards Series East will run its second race of the season with the Herr’s Potato Chips 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway on Saturday, June 13 at 6 p.m. ET.
  • The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will open its season with the Wade Cole Memorial 133 presented by Dunleavy’s Truck and Trailer Repair at Jennerstown Speedway on Sunday, June 21 at 2:30 p.m.

Both races will be run without fans, but the live race broadcast on TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold will be free for both events.

The ARCA Menards Series East race from Toledo will also air on NBCSN on Thursday, June 18 at 3 p.m. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour opener from Jennerstown will air on NBCSN on Friday, June 26 at 12 a.m.

RELATED: Whelen Modified Tour Reschedules Opener To Jennerstown

In addition, fans can catch up on the ARCA Menards season by watching the first four races free on TrackPass. The service also hosts the 2019 Whelen Modified Tour season and nearly 50 long-form documentaries on NASCAR’s biggest stars, venues and stories.

TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold is available on desktop web browsers and via the NBC Sports app on iOS and Android phones and tablets, Apple TV (Gen 4), Roku, Amazon Fire TV, AndroidTV, Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex and Chromecast devices connected via HDMI.

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Chase Elliott, take a bow — again.

Late last month Elliott held off a determined Kyle Busch in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, taking the checkered flag and claiming stake in a $100,000 bounty along with it. Then, he performed Busch’s signature victory bow, adding a bit of fuel to their recent spicy relationship.

MORE: Chase Elliott wins Gander Trucks race, earns Kyle Busch bounty

How’d he get the money? After seeing Busch win his previous seven starts in the series, driver Kevin Harvick and Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World, each put up $50,000 for any full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver who could beat Busch in a Gander Trucks race.

The Hendrick Motorsports driver (who drove a No. 24 GMS Racing entry to win this race) announced Friday how he’d be allocating the funds, with an eye toward philanthropy — and giving back toward a cause close to Busch’s heart.

Busch’s cause is the Samantha and Kyle Busch Bundle of Joy Fund, dedicated to advocating for infertility education and awareness and removing financial barriers by granting monetary awards to couples who require fertility treatments to have their own bundle of joy.

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All Out Motorsports: Korbin Forrister

All Out Motorsports partnered with American Health Care Association, Georgia Health Care Association and Florida Health Care Association to recognize Nursing Home Heroes.

During the Atlanta race week, drivers will be visiting a nursing home in Atlanta delivering “Thank You Hero” packets to staff and residents. With tracks closed to public, drivers are showing appreciation for their fans. Drivers will remain outside the facility due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Front Row Motorsports: Todd Gilliland

Love’s Travel Stops, a partner for Front Row Motorsports, is providing bonuses and meals for employees that continue to work during the COVID-19 outbreak. Love’s is also offering additional paid sick time for employees.

To help the youth who depend on daily school resources, Love’s donated $100,000 to the United Way of Central Oklahoma COVID-19 Response Fund, earmarked for services provided to youth. During March 27 to May 31, the company gave more than 20,000 free drinks to first responders and medical professionals as a small thank you to those battling the virus.

Halmar Friesen Racing: Stewart Friesen

Halmar International, a heavy civil construction management firm and partner in Halmar Friesen Racing, purchased and donated 32,000 pounds of food to four different food banks in the New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. The firm utilized members of the Halmar Friesen Racing team and the team’s hauler to deliver enough food for approximately 27,000 meals for vulnerable regions. Driver Stewart Friesen will run a paint scheme at Atlanta with the outreach name and logo, “Racing to Beat Hunger.”

Hattori Racing Enterprise: Austin Hill

Hattori Racing Enterprise hosted four iRacing charity events between March 28 and May 1 to benefit FeedNC.org, a non-profit organization that provides nourishing meals an encouragement to those in need. Several drivers participated including Austin Hill, Max McLaughlin, Derek Kraus, Ryan Truex, Stewart Friesen, Brett Moffitt and Landon Cassill. Jacob Seelman from Speed Sport News and Hannah Newhouse served as commentators for two of the events. Overall, the events raised $1,114 for FeedNC.

Kyle Busch Motorsports: Christian Eckes

Kyle Busch Motorsports and driver Christian Eckes utilized their team’s 3D printer to build visors, a critical piece for face shields used by workers on the frontlines of COVID-19 response. The team’s 3D printer can produce 10 visors per day.

Niece Motorsports: Jeb Burton

Jeb Burton, driver for Niece Motorsports, partnered with God’s Pit Crew and Carilion Clinic to package 500 meals and 500 backpacks for children in the Roanoke City Public School system. Each meal box contained several meals, snacks and drinks and each backpack was packed with toiletries and blankets for children in need. God’s Pit Crew, based in Danville, Virginia, is a non-profit, faith-based crisis response team of over 700 volunteers who wish to serve others in their time of need. Carilion Clinic is a non-profit integrated healthcare organization that provides care for nearly one million Virginians and West Virginians.

NEMCO Motorsports: Joe Nemechek

NEMCO team owner, Joe Nemechek, was active in the creation of a new testing booth with family-owned Chek Industries, Inc. Mark Chek, owner of Chek Industries, and his brother Joe Nemechek partnered with the Lake Norman Regional Medical Center to build a custom designed and fabricated diagnostic testing booth to help those on the frontlines of COVID-19.

The booth allows a hospital staff member to step inside — no personal protective equipment required, though it can act as a secondary layer of protection — and place their arms into the rubber gloves fixed to the portholes. They can then collect a swab or sample from the patient and place the specimen into a bag. The rubber gloves can quickly be disinfected and ready for the next patient, without the need for the healthcare professional to do a complete change of PPE.

Reaume Brothers Racing: Angela Ruch

Angela Ruch, driver for Reaume Brothers Racing, lost her father-in-law, Robert Carl Ruch, to COVID-19. Ruch honored her father-in-law, an Air Force Veteran, with a special paint scheme at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Angela made history in 2019 by becoming the first female in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series to lead laps at Daytona International Speedway.

Reaume Brothers Racing created RBR Graphics amid the pandemic to keep our employees employed during a time of uncertainty, and having NASCAR put on hold. The team started making social distancing decals and signs to help businesses stay in compliance with CDC guidelines, as well as their respective state procedures. As an effort to help and give back, part of the proceeds are being donated to COVID-19 relief charities/efforts

Levrack, partner for Reaume Brothers Racing, used its pallet racking storage unit (which helps utilize space by using a tracked pallet racking system) to help build a mobile COVID-19 testing center for Bryan Medical Center. They also sold over $1,000 of T-shirts and gave their profits to local relief efforts.

GMS Racing

GMS Racing held a food drive for families of the students at Celeste Henkel Elementary, a Title 1 school in Statesville located near the race shop. During the COVID-19 disruption, many students’ families were affected financially. The school opened a bus where families could pick up breakfast and lunch during the week, but the teachers and staff were concerned that for many of the children, that was their only meals. Many students were only receiving those two meals and were not eating dinner during the week or at all on weekends.

GMS donated to a food pantry opening up at the school where families pick up additional food if needed to stock their pantry and the students are able to have access to a healthy meal during a time of increased financial uncertainty. The donated items will provide snacks and meals for more than 60 families in the community that may have gone hungry otherwise.

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The starting lineup for Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) has been set.

Chase Elliott will start from the pole position, with Aric Almirola joining him on the front row to lead the field to green for the 325-lap, 500.5-mile race.

The lineup for the race was determined by a random draw, with results airing on FS1’s “Race Hub.” The parameters for the draw were as follows:

  • Positions 1-12 determined by a random draw from charter teams in those positions in team owner points
  • Positions 13-24: Random draw among charter teams in those positions in owner points
  • Positions 25-36: Random draw among charter teams in those positions in owner points
  • Positions 37-40 will be filled out by open, non-chartered teams in order of owner points

RELATED: Entry list for Atlanta

Here is a look at the full lineup:

Starting spot Driver Car # Team
1 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports
2 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing
3 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske
4 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
5 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing
6 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske
7 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske
8 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports
9 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing
10 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing
11 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
12 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing
13 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing
14 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
15 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports
16 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing
17 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing
18 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports
19 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing
20 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports
21 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing
22 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing
23 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports
24 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing
25 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing
26 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing
27 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing
28 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing
29 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing
30 JJ Yeley 77 Spire Motorsports
31 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing
32 Josh Bilicki 27 Rick Ware Racing
33 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports
34 Garrett Smithley 53 Rick Ware Racing
35 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing
36 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports
37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing
38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management
39 B.J. McLeod 78 B.J. McLeod Motorsports
40 Reed Sorenson 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing

 

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 4, 2020) — NASCAR today announced the next installment of events in its return to racing, featuring races at Pocono Raceway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

FOX will close out its NASCAR Cup Series season with the *NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Wednesday, July 15 at 8:30 p.m. ET on FS1), while the NASCAR Xfinity Series season on FOX platforms will conclude at Kentucky Speedway (Friday, July 10 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1).

In turn, NASCAR welcomes back NBC for its sixth consecutive year of coverage when the NASCAR Xfinity Series (Saturday, July 4 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC) and NASCAR Cup Series (Sunday, July 5 at 4 p.m. ET on NBC) return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Fourth of July weekend.

NBC will carry coverage of the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Cup Series through the balance of the season, including the new and highly anticipated playoffs schedule that is currently scheduled to culminate with the crowning of three NASCAR national series champions at Phoenix Raceway in November.

The third installment of the 2020 schedule is as follows: 

DATE TRACK SERIES DISTANCE NETWORK START (ET)
June 26 Pocono ARCA Menards 200 mi FS1 6 p.m.
June 27 Pocono Gander Trucks 150 mi FS1 12:30 p.m.
June 27 Pocono Cup 325 mi FOX 3:30 p.m.
June 28 Pocono Xfinity 225 mi FS1 12:30 p.m.
June 28 Pocono Cup 350 mi FS1 4 p.m.
July 4 Indianapolis Xfinity 151 mi NBC 3 p.m.
July 5 Indianapolis Cup 400 mi NBC 4 p.m.
July 9 #Kentucky Xfinity 200 mi FS1 8 p.m.
July 10 Kentucky Xfinity 300 mi FS1 8 p.m.
July 11 Kentucky Gander Trucks 225 mi FS1 1 p.m.
July 12 Kentucky Cup 400 mi FS1 2:30 p.m.
July 15 Charlotte ARCA Menards 150 mi FS1 4 p.m.
July 15 Charlotte Cup (All-Star Open) TBA FS1 7 p.m.
July 15 Charlotte Cup (All-Star Race) TBA FS1 8:30 p.m.
July 18 Texas Xfinity 300 mi NBCSN 3 p.m.
July 18 Texas Gander Trucks 250 mi FS1 8 p.m.
July 19 Texas Cup 501 mi NBCSN 3 p.m.
July 23 Kansas Cup 400 mi NBCSN 7:30 p.m.
July 24 Kansas Gander Trucks 200 mi FS1 7 p.m.
July 24 #Kansas ARCA Menards 150 mi FS1 10 p.m.
July 25 #Kansas Gander Trucks 200 mi FS1 1:30 p.m.
July 25 #Kansas Xfinity 250 mi NBCSN 5 p.m.
Aug. 2 New Hampshire Cup 318 mi NBCSN 3 p.m.

NASCAR’s modified event procedures and protocols have been finalized in accordance with public health officials, medical experts and local, state and federal officials. Further national series dates will be announced at a later date.

The NASCAR Cup Series will return to racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway this Sunday, June 7, with a 500-mile event scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET, live on FOX, FOX Deportes, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

*  More details on the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race will be announced at a later date.

# NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway (July 9) realigned from New Hampshire Motor Speedway / ARCA Menards Series race at Kansas Speedway (July 24) realigned from Chicagoland Speedway / NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway (July 25) realigned from Chicagoland Speedway / NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway (July 25) has been realigned from Iowa Speedway.

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NASCAR announced its third installment of the rebuilt 2020 schedule on Wednesday, a 23-race update that begins at Pocono Raceway on the final weekend in June and ends at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for a NASCAR Cup Series race on Aug. 2.

The final breakdown: seven points-paying NASCAR Cup Series races, six NASCAR Xfinity Series races, five NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races and three ARCA Menards Series events. The schedule also includes the annual NASCAR All-Star Race and NASCAR All-Star Open, slated for July 15 (a Wednesday night) at Bristol Motor Speedway with a format to be announced at a later date. The entire schedule is at the bottom of this article.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway will also host events during the homestretch in advance of the NASCAR Playoffs.

FOX will close out its NASCAR Cup Series season broadcasts with the All-Star Race in July. The Xfinity Series season on FOX platforms will conclude at Kentucky (July 10). FOX will continue to broadcast Gander Trucks events for the rest of the season.

NASCAR will welcome back NBC for its sixth consecutive year of coverage during the Fourth of July weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Other notes:

— The anticipated Pocono doubleheader weekend remains as previously scheduled for the final weekend of June, with the Cup Series racing on back-to-back days.

— The Xfinity Series will run races on consecutive days at Kentucky Speedway, the result of which will push the Cup Series race from its previously scheduled Saturday night to Sunday afternoon.

— Kansas Speedway will host five races over a three-day stretch, starting with a Cup Series race under the lights on a Thursday night (July 23). Gander Trucks and ARCA race the next day, with Gander Trucks returning to kick-off a Saturday doubleheader with the Xfinity Series.

— The NASCAR Cup Series is the only national series event to race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway (July 9) has been realigned from New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

— The ARCA Menards Series race at Kansas Speedway (July 24) has been realigned from Chicagoland Speedway.

— The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Trucks Series race at Kansas Speedway (July 25) is realigned from Chicagoland Speedway.

— The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway (July 25) has been realigned from Iowa Speedway.

DATE TRACK SERIES DISTANCE NETWORK START (ET)
June 26 Pocono ARCA Menards 200 mi FS1 6 p.m.
June 27 Pocono Gander Trucks 150 mi FS1 12:30 p.m.
June 27 Pocono Cup 325 mi FOX 3:30 p.m.
June 28 Pocono Xfinity 225 mi FS1 12:30 p.m.
June 28 Pocono Cup 350 mi FS1 4 p.m.
July 4 Indianapolis Xfinity 151 mi NBC 3 p.m.
July 5 Indianapolis Cup 400 mi NBC 4 p.m.
July 9 Kentucky Xfinity 200 mi FS1 8 p.m.
July 10 Kentucky Xfinity 300 mi FS1 8 p.m.
July 11 Kentucky Gander Trucks 225 mi FS1 1 p.m.
July 12 Kentucky Cup 400 mi FS1 2:30 p.m.
July 15 Bristol Cup (All-Star Open) TBA FS1 7 p.m.
July 15 Bristol Cup (All-Star Race) TBA FS1 8:30 p.m.
July 18 Texas Xfinity 300 mi NBCSN 3 p.m.
July 18 Texas Gander Trucks 250 mi FS1 8 p.m.
July 19 Texas Cup 501 mi NBCSN 3 p.m.
July 23 Kansas Cup 400 mi NBCSN 7:30 p.m.
July 24 Kansas Gander Trucks 200 mi FS1 7 p.m.
July 24 Kansas ARCA Menards 150 mi FS1 10 p.m.
July 25 Kansas Gander Trucks 200 mi FS1 1:30 p.m.
July 25 Kansas Xfinity 250 mi NBCSN 5 p.m.
Aug. 2 New Hampshire Cup 318 mi NBCSN 3 p.m.