TNT Sports will be in its backyard when it returns to cover NASCAR Cup Series races on June 28, 2025, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The Saturday night showdown will mark the Atlanta-based company’s first NASCAR races since 2014 and the first in a series of five midseason races carried on TNT.
The Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart will also be the opening race in NASCAR’s first-ever bracket-style, in-season tournament. Thirty-two drivers will battle head-to-head throughout the five races on TNT Sports, with the winner receiving a $1 million prize. The prior three races on Amazon Prime Video will set the seeding for the in-season tournament.
“The energy and the atmosphere a night race at Atlanta brings is second to none,” said Brandon Hutchinson, Atlanta Motor Speedway executive vice president and general manager. “That’s why our fans have been telling us they want the night race back in Atlanta, and we’re thrilled to make it happen.”
The presence of Dale Earnhardt Jr., who revealed he will join the TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video broadcast teams next season, will only add to the excitement.
Atlanta Motor Speedway has a history in the Cup Series dating back to 1960 and has been the site of many dramatic moments, including the three-wide photo finish in February when Daniel Suárez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch for the victory.
Atlanta also was the site for what many consider to be the greatest NASCAR race of all-time — the 1992 Hooters 500 — when Alan Kulwicki won the championship despite Bill Elliott taking the checkered flag in Richard Petty’s final race and the first race for Jeff Gordon.
As part of NASCAR’s historic media rights deal, TNT Sports, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, joined Amazon’s Prime Video, FOX Sports and NBC Sports in providing live coverage of all 38 Cup Series races beginning in 2025 and running through 2031.
TNT Sports’ races will also stream live on the B/R Sports Add-On on Max. Plus, all second-half practice and qualifying events will be simulcast on Max and truTV. Bleacher Report will also feature NASCAR content across social, digital and mobile platforms.
Editor’s Note: Due to Saturday’s heat races being canceled due to weather, Sunday’s All-Star Race lineup was set via Saturday’s qualifying results, per the NASCAR Rule Book.
The 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race is upon us, which means a voyage back to the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Twenty drivers will vie for the $1 million prize in Sunday night’s exhibition race (8 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). But with a new year of the All-Star event comes a new format with a unique addition — multiple tire compounds.
Before teams hit the 0.625-mile oval that has been bathed in new asphalt since last year’s edition, dive into the details of this year’s All-Star Race:
WHO’S IN AND WHAT’S THE FORMAT? 👥
The 2024 All-Star Race will be a 200-lap doozy around the tight confines of North Wilkesboro. The non-points event will feature breaks at Lap 100 and Lap 150, plus multiple tire options — more on that below.
The big show will be preceded by the All-Star Open race (Sunday, 5:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), where 20 drivers will compete for two transfer spots into the All-Star Race. The Open will be 100 laps long with a halfway break at Lap 50.
Seventeen drivers are locked into the main event Sunday night via points-race wins in either the 2023 or 2024 Cup seasons, past All-Star Race victories or Cup championships. Two spots on the starting grid will be filled by the top two finishers in the preliminary All-Star Open, with the final entry taken by the All-Star Fan Vote winner, awarded to the highest vote-getter who has not already raced his way into the show.
How the All-Star Race lineup is set: The 17 eligible drivers for the All-Star Race will be split into two 60-lap heat races to run Saturday evening (5:40 p.m. ET, FS2, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The result from Heat 1 will set the inside row of Sunday’s starting lineup, while results from Heat 2 will set the outside row of the starting grid. There is a halfway break scheduled for Lap 30 in each heat race.
FIND YOUR SPOT, MAKE YOUR STOP ⏱️
How the lineup is set for the heat races: The Pit Crew Challenge will determine the starting lineups for both the All-Star Open and Saturday’s heats.
One at a time, drivers will leave pit road and take the green flag to begin their time-trial session. Each driver will complete one circuit at speed before slowing to the pit-road speed limit and approaching the designated pit stall for a four-tire pit stop and mock fuel delivery. The driver will then return to the track and race back to the checkered flag to complete his time trial. Total elapsed time will determine the pole starter for both the All-Star Race and the first heat.
The Pit Crew Challenge will be judged from a pair of timing lines near the designated pit boxes — one pit stall before and one pit stall after. The team with the fastest penalty-free stop between the timing lines will be crowned as the Pit Crew Challenge winner, and the results will determine pit-stall selection order for the main event.
SPECIAL TEAMS, SPECIAL TIRES ☝️🛞
Goodyear will provide three separate tire compounds to use for this weekend’s on-track action — a baseline “prime” tire, a softer “option” tire and wet-weather tires if Mother Nature necessitates the need.
The prime tire was developed through a March test session at the newly repaved facility and will be identifiable by Goodyear’s traditional yellow lettering on the sidewall. The option tire is composed of the same rubber compound as the treaded wet-weather tires but in a slick variation, designated by red Goodyear lettering — the tire is “softer” and should produce quicker speeds but will wear down more quickly. Strategy will be important.
Teams will have nine sets of tires for the weekend — five sets of primes and four sets of options. Teams will have three sets of primes and two sets of options for the preliminaries (practice, qualifying, heats, Open), and two sets each of primes and options for the main event.
Mismatching primes and options will not be permitted as teams must use all four tires of the same type at all times. Qualifying for both the All-Star Open and the All-Star Race will be conducted on prime tires.
Teams may select either tire type for the start of practice, heats and the Open.
How the tires are used: Starting the All-Star Race on option tires will be mandatory. Teams must also make a pit stop for four tires at the midpoint break of the qualifying heats, the Open and the All-Star Race.
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CLASSIC ALL-STAR RACES 🎥
2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr. holds off Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt for the win | WATCH
2007: Kevin Harvick brings home the trophy; Busch brothers collide in classic | WATCH
2009: Tony Stewart scores Stewart-Haas Racing’s first victory in a thriller | WATCH
INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Larson hardly had a chance at redemption after “probably the worst night” in his storied sprint car career.
But as his May officially began at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, his Monday night miscues hardly mattered to his new open-wheel peers, who remain just as impressed with the racing superstar who flipped in a heat race and failed to advance from the C main at Kokomo Speedway (about 90 minutes north of the Brickyard).
The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, who is attempting to become the fifth driver to run the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day, was back at it Tuesday morning in Indy driving the No. 17 Dallara-Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren, which is fielding the car in a joint partnership with Hendrick Motorsports.
Larson turned only two laps before the skies opened less than 25 minutes into the opening day of practice for the 108th Indy 500, and the rest of the eight-hour session was canceled. The limited track time comes on the heels of rain washing out nearly all of a two-day test at IMS last month.
Of the past 24 hours of scheduled practice for the Indy 500, barely two hours have been completed because of inclement weather. That means Larson has made only 49 laps on the 2.5-mile oval this year when he probably should have at least a few hundred — but he still was enthused about finally kicking off a project that was announced Jan. 12, 2023.
“It’s good to finally have the Indy 500 here,” he said. “It’s been a lot of waiting. Just happy to get this experience underway. The weather is getting in the middle of things today, but once we get through today, it should be good.”
It certainly was better than his latest moonlighting venture in the High Limit Racing series that he co-owns. Larson qualified poorly and then barrel-rolled into a crash after being “desperate and overly aggressive” trying to finish fifth and transfer to the main event.
“Yeah, just a bad night,” he said Tuesday morning in the pit lane at IMS. “Probably the worst night I think we’ve ever had sprint car racing with (car owner) Paul Silva. So yeah, that was disappointing. … I just ran us out of room and flipped myself.”
A.J. Foyt Racing’s Santino Ferrucci, who finished third in last year’s Indy 500, has gotten to know Larson as a part-time NASCAR driver in 2021-22 and as an entrant at the Chili Bowl, the famous dirt race for Midget cars in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that Larson has won twice.
Ferrucci once got knocked out by a flip at the Chili Bowl and “wasn’t right for a good three, four months” but said the impact was softer with a winged car such as Larson’s Monday night.
He gave Larson credit for quickly getting back on the horse at Indy.
“I’d love to be out there running Kokomo and doing all that stuff in dirt racing, but I just don’t have the ability to not be a danger to myself,” Ferrucci said with a laugh. “I didn’t grow up dirt racing, so it’s going to do more harm for me than good, but for someone like that that just lives that lifestyle, I mean, it’s damn impressive. He’s a true racer.
“He’ll be good (at the Indy 500), man. I mean, he likes a loose race car. I think once he gets the understanding, which he’ll pick it up quick; man, he’s a racer. He’ll be fast. So it’ll be just about keeping him tame.”
During his brief time at the Brickyard last month, Larson turned the second-fastest lap in the Indy 500 test behind defending winner Josef Newgarden. Though he chalked it up to “a tow” (Indy 500 terminology for following in the draft of another car and increasing your speed), Larson still has done enough to impress the rest of the field. And in Arrow McLaren, he will be driving for a team that qualified all of its cars in the first three rows of the 33-car field last year.
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Graham Rahal, who is slated to make his 17th Indy 500 start, said there’s “no doubt” that Larson could become the first to win the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 (none of the four drivers — Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Robby Gordon and the late John Andretti — has finished higher than third in either race).
“It’s not like he’s in a slow car here, and 90 percent of the Indy 500 is having a fast car, maybe more,” Rahal said. “So I think I think he’s going to be in a great position. Obviously, we know the Hendrick cars are damn good too.
“But also Kyle is supremely talented. He’ll probably even tell you I texted him maybe four or five years ago saying I’d love to see him get an opportunity to come and run the 500. Obviously, with (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) being a Honda, that was never going to be a reality for us no matter what. But he’s got all the talent in the world. It wouldn’t be a shock, particularly in the situation with McLaren, that he comes in and is very freaking good.”
Four-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves noted that Larson also has the benefit of being advised by 2013 Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan, the sporting director at Arrow McLaren.
“He has amazing experience and people in his corner,” Castroneves said. “One of them is Tony, and that’s going to help tremendously to speed up that process. He’ll be good. He definitely understands the game, and it’ll be fun to battle with him.”
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Larson was ready to take it slow with the learning process, though — perhaps especially after his unusually embarrassing Monday night in a sprint car (“I suck,” Larson bluntly told a trackside reporter at Kokomo).
Shortly after exiting his car when the rain came to IMS, he was anticipating how many questions he would have over the next five days. Wednesday’s practice session was extended by two hours to 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
There will be six-hour sessions Thursday and Friday before qualifying Saturday and Sunday, which Larson will sandwich into jetting back and forth to North Wilkesboro for the All-Star Race.
“Every time I leave pit lane, there’s something new that clicks or a question arises,” he said. “I’m sure it’ll be that same way the next few days, then eventually you’ll get comfortable and fine-tune your brain to be more relaxed. Right now, everything is happening kind of quickly. Just pit lane stuff, like it’s so busy, and my awareness is super high. But I think as I get more comfortable with that, it’ll just become second nature, hopefully, and all the on-track stuff will hopefully be fine.”
Nate Ryan has written about NASCAR since 1996 while working at the San Bernardino Sun, Richmond Times-Dispatch, USA TODAY and for the past 10 years at NBC Sports Digital. He is the host of the NASCAR on NBC Podcast and also has covered various other motorsports, including the IndyCar and IMSA series.
NASCAR officials issued penalties on Tuesday to one Xfinity Series team and two Craftsman Truck Series teams after last weekend’s events at Darlington Raceway.
After Saturday’s Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200, Sam Mayer’s No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet was issued an L1-level penalty for violating Sections 14.3.1.4 A: Inspection Re-Certification in the NASCAR Rule Book. It was discovered that the team made a change to the car that would have necessitated it to go through the recertification process.
As a result, NASCAR assessed the team with the loss of 10 driver and 10 owner points, fined crew chief Marten Lindley $10,000 and suspended Lindley for the next Xfinity Series event, scheduled for May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
NASCAR also penalized the No. 2 Rev Racing Chevrolet driven by Nick Sanchez and the No. 88 ThorSport Racing Ford piloted by Matt Crafton for violating Sections 14.3.1.2 A & B & D: Crew Protective Clothing/Equipment.
As a result, NASCAR suspended No. 2 tire carrier Jerick Newsome and No. 88 tire carrier Marcus Horton for the next Truck Series event, scheduled for Saturday at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
NASCAR Hall of Famer and Legacy Motor Club driver/co-owner Jimmie Johnson will join NBC Sports’ broadcast team for four races during the 2024 season, NBC Sports announced Tuesday.
The seven-time Cup Series champion will do his own version of the double, taking part in NBC’s live pre-race and race coverage for the May 26 Indianapolis 500 before competing in that night’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Johnson, who previously contributed to studio coverage for the 2021 Indianapolis 500, will also serve as an analyst for three NASCAR Cup Series races this season, including the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Aug. 24 from Daytona International Speedway and the YellaWood 500 on Oct. 6 at Talladega Superspeedway, one of three races in the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Playoffs.
Not the history I dreamed of making as a kid, but life always brings new adventures. I'm extremely excited to be taking on the double with @NBCSports.
Johnson will also be on the broadcast team for an event where he plans to race, the NASCAR Cup Series Championship on Nov. 10 from Phoenix Raceway.
“To have the opportunity to experience ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ once again is such an honor,” said Johnson in a press release. “I was part of the NBC broadcast team in 2021, and it just fueled the fire I needed to make my childhood dream of racing in the Indianapolis 500 one day a reality. Competing in this race as a driver was a chance of a lifetime, so to be able to experience the pageantry again is just so special.”
Johnson’s seven Cup Series championships tie Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most all-time, and his 83 Cup wins are tied with Cale Yarborough for fifth all-time. Johnson won an unprecedented five Cup championships in a row from 2006-2010, and earlier this year, he was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame alongside his longtime crew chief Chad Knaus, also of Hendrick Motorsports.
NASCAR announced Tuesday that Amazon Prime Video will begin its coverage of Cup Series races with the 66th running of the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25, 2025, during Memorial Day weekend.
NASCAR’s annual endurance test at Charlotte Motor Speedway is one of the sport’s crown-jewel races, and it will kick off Prime Video’s run of five midseason races during its inaugural year of covering the sport.
Earlier this month, Dale Earnhardt Jr., the 15-time Most Popular Driver, revealed he would join Prime Video to call the races. Since retiring from full-time racing in 2017, Earnhardt Jr. has been an analyst for NBC Sports.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Prime Video as they usher in a new era of sports content,” Marcus Smith, president and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, the parent company of Charlotte Motor Speedway, said in a press release. “Having Dale Jr. in the booth to provide his veteran perspective will open the doors to a new streaming audience while providing race fans with tremendous insight and viewpoints that only he could.”
The Coca-Cola 600 is a primetime event that caps off the Sunday before Memorial Day on what many consider to be one of the most important days on the racing calendar. Now it will also mark the race debut of NASCAR’s first fully direct-to-consumer partner.
Adding to the excitement for Prime Video’s announcement of its first Coca-Cola 600 is that the final three races in Prime Video’s part of the schedule will help determine the seeding for the bracket-style, in-season tournament on TNT Sports.
As part of NASCAR’s historic media rights deal, Amazon Prime Video joined TNT Sports, FOX Sports and NBC Sports in providing live coverage of all 38 Cup Series races beginning in 2025 and running through 2031.
Prime Video will also stream live practice and qualifying for the first half of the season through their last race of the midseason series with the exceptions of the Busch Light Clash, Daytona 500 and All-Star Race, which will remain with FOX Sports.
Cam Waters is set to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Sonoma Raceway next month with RFK Racing as part of its Stage 60 program, the team announced Tuesday.
Waters, the Australian Supercars star, currently competes for Tickford Racing in Melbourne. The only driver to have won both the Australian Formula Ford Championship and the Supercars Development Series, Waters has made two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts this season for ThorSport Racing at Martinsville Speedway and Kansas Speedway.
BuildSubmarines.com will sponsor Waters’ No. 60 Ford, highlighting AUKUS, a trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
“This opportunity for me is a dream come true and one that I do not take lightly given the global audience of NASCAR and the Cup Series,” Waters said in a press release. “I’ve been fortunate to dip my toes into the NASCAR waters a bit this year and am excited to put my road-racing experience to the test this summer. It takes a village to make something like this come to fruition, so I especially want to thank the team at BuildSubmarines.com and AUKUS for giving me this opportunity to highlight the AUKUS security partnership, and for all the efforts at RFK to pull this off.”
Waters will pilot the Ford Mustang Dark Horse in an Open entry at the California road course on June 9 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Per RFK Racing’s press release, Waters has accumulated 11 wins, nearly 50 podium finishes, and 24 career pole positions since beginning his full-time tenure in 2016. The Victoria native drives the No. 6 Ford Mustang GT for Tickford and holds the record for the youngest driver to compete in the Bathurst 1000, an event in which he has secured three consecutive podium finishes.
“Cam has certainly logged his share of miles the last couple of months flying back and forth from Australia, but he’s done a great job familiarizing himself with NASCAR and working with David Ragan in our simulator,” Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports said in a release. “It’s always exciting when we can have someone from another part of our global motorsports family compete in a different series, and we feel this is a great opportunity for him to showcase his talent. We’re grateful to RFK for initiating this Stage 60 program, and we’re looking forward to Sonoma.”
According to the team’s press release, the AUKUS partners are working together to “deliver a sovereign conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine capability to Australia through a three-nation collaborative process involving training, production and technology integration.” The first Australian submarines will be acquired through the sale of United States Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines, the release said, followed by the construction of a new class of submarines in both the UK and Australia.
“The AUKUS agreement adds even more stability to the well-paying skilled trades careers available at more than 15,000 companies making up America’s Submarine Industrial Base,” Kiley Wren, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at BlueForge Alliance, owner of BuildSubmarines.com, said in the release.
“We’re privileged to team up with RFK Racing through #Stage60 to raise awareness of these opportunities and the remarkable purpose behind them. Having a stand-out Australian driver behind the wheel of the No. 60 ‘Car With a Mission’ in Sonoma further amplifies this cause, and we look forward to seeing Cam Waters do what he does best.”
Sonoma will mark the second appearance of RFK’s Stage 60 initiative, launching at this year’s Daytona 500 with veteran driver David Ragan.
The second annual NASCAR Day Giveathon begins today, with NASCAR and The NASCAR Foundation teaming up to host a 37-hour online event to raise awareness and funds for nonprofits across the country.
With the Giveathon beginning at 8 a.m. ET and running until 9 p.m. ET on May 15, the opportunity is present for you to donate to one of 350 participating charities, including driver charities taking part in the occasion.
Contributions will be accepted online throughout the entire 37-hour window, with donors designating their funds toward their charities of choice from the list of participating organizations. The Giveathon will also feature bonus grants and matching gift donations for nonprofit organizations, as well as T-shirts and memorabilia items as incentives for donors.
Donor incentives additionally include the opportunity to be listed on the bed of the Rev Racing Gainbridge No 2. Chevrolet Silverado driven by Nick Sanchez in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on May 18 at North Wilkesboro Speedway; a commemorative helmet for the first 100 donors who contribute $750 or more; a commemorative coin for the first 300 donors of $50 or more; and a commemorative T-shirt for the first 1,500 donors of $75 or more.
Matching gift donations are made possible by the generosity of Giveathon sponsors, including NASCAR, Kaulig Giving, Jeep Beach, First Nation Group and Borkan Skahill. Matching donations will be matched up to $500 per gift on May 15 during the hours listed:
8 a.m.
NASCAR
$10,000 Match
9 a.m.
Kaulig Giving
$10,000 Match
10 a.m.
Jeep Beach
$10,000 Match
11 a.m.
First Nation Group (veterans/military charities)
$10,000 Match
Noon
Borkan Skahill
$10,000 Match
1 p.m.
NASCAR
$15,000 Match
2 p.m.
Kaulig Giving
$15,000 Match
3 p.m.
Jeep Beach
$15,000 Match
4 p.m.
First Nation Group (veterans/military charities)
$15,000 Match
7 p.m.
Kaulig Giving
$10,000 Match
8 p.m.
NASCAR
$10,000 Match
Driver and industry charities participating in the NASCAR Day Giveathon include the following:
One of the most traditional venues on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule, New York’s Riverhead Raceway, welcomes the series for the first time this year on Saturday night for the Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200.
The race, named in honor of five-time Riverhead Raceway track champion and 1994 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Wayne Anderson, is the 74th in the history of the series at the quarter-mile asphalt oval located on New York’s Long Island.
Justin Bonsignore and Mike Ewanitsko are tied at the top of Riverhead Raceway’s all-time win list with the series at 11 wins each. Bonsignore won two of the three races held at Riverhead last year, with eventual series champion Ron Silk claiming the third. Other notable Riverhead winners include Richie Evans, Jimmy Spencer, Mike Stefanik, Donny Lia, Ryan Preece, Ted Christopher, Doug Coby, Timmy Solomito, Steve Park, Reggie Ruggiero and the aforementioned Anderson.
Tickets to the Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200 are available trackside. Below is everything you need to know about the fifth race on the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule.
Matt Hirschman, driver of the No. 60 Pee Dee Motorsports Modified, during the Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on May 20, 2023 in Riverhead, New York. (Photo: Dakota Moyer/NASCAR)
Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200 at Riverhead Raceway
It’s almost like a broken record these days, but Justin Bonsignore has another chance to make history when the green flag waves on Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway.
One more victory would move him into sole possession of first on Riverhead’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour wins list. It would also tie Bonsignore with Ted Christopher for third on the all-time series wins list.
Standing in his way are several Whelen Modified Tour and Riverhead Raceway regulars who are looking for their own trips to Victory Lane. Leading the way is Jake Johnson, fresh off his first series victory two weeks ago at Monadnock Speedway for Boehler Racing Enterprises. Ron Silk, a winner last summer at Riverhead, will also try to deny Bonsignore Saturday evening.
Among the local competitors looking to defend their home turf will be Timmy Solomito, who will be in his own No. 66 as he looks to bank his fourth Riverhead Whelen Modified Tour win. He also happens to be the latest NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series winner at Riverhead after scoring a win in Modified competition on May 11.
Mark Stewart, who scored a surprising runner-up finish in Whelen Modified Tour competition at Riverhead last September, will be in the field in the No. 81. Jack Handley Jr. is also expected to be in the field after scoring a fifth-place finish at Riverhead in June. Other local competitors set to join the fray include Tom Rogers Jr., Matt Brode, Roger Turbush and Chris Young Jr., among others.
In addition to the local contingent, familiar faces like Patrick Emerling, Austin Beers, Eric Goodale, Matt Hirschman, Craig Lutz, Tyler Rypkema, Kyle Bonsignore and Trevor, Tyler and Tommy Catalano will all be in the field.
Two drivers are making landmark starts on Saturday. Series veteran Tim Connolly will participate in his 200th career Whelen Modified Tour race, while Melissa Fifield will compete in her 150th event.
The full entry list for Saturday’s Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200 is available here.
Timmy Solomito, driver of the No. 66 Modified, races during the Miller Lite Salutes Mike Ewanitsko 200 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on June 24, 2023 in Riverhead, New York. (Photo: Dakota Moyer/NASCAR)
Schedule: Saturday, May 18 … Final practice from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. … Qualifying at 6 p.m. ET … Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200 at 8 p.m. ET (FloRacing).
Qualifying: Two consecutive qualifying laps. Faster lap determines qualifying position. Adjustments or repairs may not be made on the vehicle after the vehicle has taken the green flag at the start/finish line. NASCAR reserves the right to have more than one vehicle engage in qualifying runs at the same time. Starting field for the Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200 is limited to 28 starters including Provisional Positions.
Tire allotment: The maximum tire allotment available for this event is eight (8) tires per team. All tires used for qualifying and the race must be purchased at the track and scanned by Hoosier, unless otherwise approved in advance by the Series Director. Four (4) tires must be used for qualifying and to begin the race. All qualifying tires must remain in impound until released by NASCAR Officials. The remaining tire allotment may be used for practice and/or change tires and/or emergency change tires during the event. The tire change rule is zero (0) tires, any position.
