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Gainbridge, Spire Promoting WNBA All-Star Event at North Wilkesboro

Spire Motorsports and sponsor Gainbridge are partnering with the WNBA All-Star 2025 Host Committee to field a special paint scheme in the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, taking place on Sunday, May 18. The No. 77 Chevrolet ZL1, driven by second-year driver Carson Hocevar, will feature the “Indy25” logo, in recognition of AT&T […]

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Spire Motorsports and sponsor Gainbridge are partnering with the WNBA All-Star 2025 Host Committee to field a special paint scheme in the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, taking place on Sunday, May 18.

The No. 77 Chevrolet ZL1, driven by second-year driver Carson Hocevar, will feature the “Indy25” logo, in recognition of AT&T WNBA All-Star 2025 taking place in Indianapolis.

Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the Indiana Fever, will be the site of the 21st edition of the WNBA All-Star Game, as well as the WNBA STARRY 3-Point Contest and WNBA Skills Challenge from July 18 to 19.

“Carson [Hocevar] driving a WNBA All-Star paint scheme is an opportunity to cross promote two properties in our sponsorship portfolio,” said Mike Nichols, Chief of Sponsorship Strategy and Activation at Gainbridge. “The scheme highlights our commitment to investing in women’s sports and we look forward to welcoming the best of the WNBA to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in two months.”

While Indianapolis is set to host the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time ever, North Wilkesboro Speedway is the current site of NASCAR’s All-Star weekend after the division made its lauded return to the 0.625-mile track in 2023.

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Carson Hocevar’s No. 77 Gainbridge WNBA All-Star Game paint scheme for Sunday at North Wilkesboro / Photo: Gainbridge

“It’s really cool to showcase the WNBA All-Star Game on our car for the NASCAR All-Star Weekend,” said Hocevar. “I had the chance to visit Gainbridge Fieldhouse in January, and it’s definitely worthy of hosting the game. The Indiana Fever have a really dedicated fanbase and Indianapolis is such a big market for basketball.”

“We see it when we visit Indianapolis every year – the community is so welcoming, and they’re very proud of their sports teams. Gainbridge has been a great partner for Spire Motorsports and has done a lot to promote and expand women’s sports, so it’s exciting to see that support open new doors for those teams and athletes.”

Similar to the WNBA All-Star Game, the NASCAR All-Star Race has taken place at several venues since it first debuted in 1985. Atlanta Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, and North Wilkesboro Speedway have all hosted the non-points event.

“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Spire Motorsports and Gainbridge to highlight AT&T WNDA All-Star 2025 during NASCAR’s All-Star Race,” said WNBA All-Star 2025 Host Committee Founding Chair and Pacers Sports & Entertainment CEO Mel Raines. “We hope to connect with new audiences and fans while continuing to build excitement for the much-anticipated WNBA All-Star weekend at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis this Summer.”

The 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Indy 2025 is set to take place on Saturday, July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This weekend, the All-Star glory will be focused on the NASCAR Cup Series, though, with the main event beginning Sunday at 8:00 PM ET. However, the NASCAR All-Star Open, which Hocevar will compete in, will take place at 5:00 PM ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

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DePaul University Blue Demons – Official Athletics Website

CHICAGO – DePaul University is excited to announce a partnership with Spire Motorsports for the 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Race. DePaul will serve as the primary sponsor of Michael McDowell’s No. 71 Chevrolet ZL1.   As part of the sponsorship, DePaul branding will be prominently featured on McDowell’s custom-designed No. 71 car, his fire suit, […]

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CHICAGO – DePaul University is excited to announce a partnership with Spire Motorsports for the 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Race. DePaul will serve as the primary sponsor of Michael McDowell’s No. 71 Chevrolet ZL1.
 
As part of the sponsorship, DePaul branding will be prominently featured on McDowell’s custom-designed No. 71 car, his fire suit, pit road signage, and the Spire Motorsports crew shirts. Co-branded merchandise will also be available at the Chicago Street Race event and online.
 
National visibility through broadcast, digital and social media, and in-person audiences will create a powerful platform to feature the university to new audiences. The race is projected to draw more than 4 million viewers nationwide, building on the success of the inaugural 2023 event, which became the most-streamed NASCAR Cup Series race in NBC Sports history and the most-watched on NBC in six years. Locally, the event is expected to attract over 55,000 unique spectators from around the world, with more than half traveling to Chicago specifically to experience the race firsthand.

“At DePaul, we view athletics as the front porch of the university — a powerful entry point that invites the world to engage with our university,” said DePaul Vice President and Director of Athletics DeWayne Peevy. “Partnering with Spire Motorsports for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race allows us to spotlight DePaul on a national stage while embracing a global event in our own backyard. Even more exciting, this collaboration will extend into our classrooms this fall, offering our students a hands-on look at the business and science behind professional racing. It’s the perfect example of how we’re using sports to elevate our visibility and create real-world learning experiences for our students.”

 

McDowell, a 17-year veteran of the NASCAR Cup Series with more than 500 starts, joined Spire Motorsports to pilot the No. 71 Chevrolet ZL1 ahead of the 2025 season. The Glendale, Ariz., native won the 2021 Daytona 500 and followed it up with a win in the 2023 Battle at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, two of NASCAR’s crown jewel events. The father-of-five and road course ace has finished inside of the top-10 in both attempts at the Chicago Street Race, including a fifth-place result in 2024. So far this season, he has recorded seven top-15 finishes, including a fifth-place showing at NASCAR’s most recent attempt at a road course in the Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

 

“I’m really looking forward to Chicago,” said McDowell. “We’re coming off some great momentum on road courses, and to have a cornerstone of the city like DePaul University on our car for the weekend is special. Chicago is a great city, and NASCAR has built a fantastic racetrack. It’s not every day you get to race through the streets. With the city as the backdrop, it’s a unique experience and a real opportunity for us to have success with a new partner like DePaul.”

This partnership will extend well beyond the race weekend. Later this fall, students in DePaul’s Physics and Sport Management programs will benefit from exclusive engagement opportunities with members of the Spire Motorsports team, gaining firsthand insights into the high-performance, data-driven landscape of professional racing.

 

This summer, in collaboration with NASCAR Chicago, DePaul’s School of Hospitality and Sports Business introduced a special topics course, HSB 198: A NASCAR Experience. As part of the curriculum, students will play an integral role in designing and executing the newly created College Tailgate at Turn 7—a fan engagement event tailored to college students during the race. Further anchoring this collaboration in the local community, the longstanding NASCAR internship program will continue to empower DePaul students and alumni, offering them leadership roles and on-the-ground experience during one of Chicago’s most prominent sporting events.

 

“This initiative reflects DePaul’s continued commitment to authentically embrace its identity as Chicago’s university,” said DePaul Chief Branding Officer Cristel Turner. “This collaboration brings DePaul into the cultural and civic spotlight through a bold, innovative partnership that connects us with new audiences to build brand interest and support enrollment growth. What truly sets DePaul apart is our teaching philosophy of layered learning that merges classroom education with real-world, project-based learning and service learning that unlock real-world opportunities for our students.”

 

DePaul students receive 20% off select race tickets for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race. Learn more and purchase here.

 

Fans, students and alumni can tune in to see the No. 71 DePaul University Chevrolet ZL1 rally through the streets of Chicago July 6, at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) on TNT, MRN, SiriusXM, and MAX.

 

ABOUT SPIRE MOTORSPORTS

Spire Motorsports earned its inaugural NASCAR Cup Series victory in its first full season of competition when Justin Haley took the checkered flag in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on July 7, 2019. Less than three years later, William Byron drove Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado to its inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win on April 7, 2022, at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The team’s most recent win came on May 30, 2025, when Rajah Caruth took the checkered flag in the Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway.

 

In 2025, Spire Motorsports campaigns the Nos. 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolets in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team also fields the Nos. 07, 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet Silverados in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and the No. 77 Chevrolet in the ARCA Menards Series in select events.

 

ABOUT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY 

DePaul University provides exceptional academics and real-world experiences to prepare students for a changing world. With more than 21,000 students across more than 300 academic programs, DePaul has two campus locations in Chicago. Students richly benefit from the city’s many opportunities. In turn, DePaul is one of the forces that shapes Chicago’s future. The university was founded in 1898 by the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians), a Roman Catholic religious community dedicated to following the ideals of St. Vincent de Paul. DePaul is among the nation’s top universities for diversity because of its long tradition of providing a high-quality education to students from a broad range of backgrounds. DePaul is one of the largest private, nonprofit universities in the Midwest and one of the largest Catholic universities in the nation. Visit DePaul.edu to learn more.

 

ABOUT DEPAUL ATHLETICS

DePaul’s 15 intercollegiate athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division I, BIG EAST Conference. DePaul University began sponsoring athletics teams in the early 1900’s, with intercollegiate athletics coming to fruition in the 1920’s. Legendary coach Ray Meyer helped put DePaul on the map in the 1970’s as the men’s basketball program helped elevate the university to national prominence. Through a bold new vision for the future, DePaul Athletics looks to become the premier program in the BIG EAST Conference through a focus on winning championships with integrity, building champion students through education and intentional development, and serving as a visible ambassador for DePaul University and the Chicago community. DePaul Athletics has a storied tradition and is uniquely positioned to support the university’s mission and commitment to academic excellence, real world experience, community engagement, and systemic change. Further, the department is steadfast in its commitment to grow the university’s national exposure and enrollment through athletics. Visit DePaulBlueDemons.com to learn more.



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NASCAR teams fear ‘catastrophic’ impact of disclosing financial records during court fight – WFTV

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (AP) — Attorneys for 12 of NASCAR’s 15 race teams argued in federal court Tuesday that disclosing their financial records to the stock car series would be “catastrophic” to competitive balance and warned that making such details public would put them all in danger. The hearing was over a discovery dispute between […]

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (AP) — Attorneys for 12 of NASCAR’s 15 race teams argued in federal court Tuesday that disclosing their financial records to the stock car series would be “catastrophic” to competitive balance and warned that making such details public would put them all in danger.

The hearing was over a discovery dispute between NASCAR and the teams that are not parties in the ongoing antitrust suit filed by 23XI Racing, which is owned by retired NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, owned by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins.

23XI and Front Row are the only two organizations out of the 15 that refused last September to sign take-it-or-leave offers on a new charter agreement. Charters are NASCAR’s version of a franchise model, with each charter guaranteeing entry to the lucrative Cup Series races and a stable revenue stream. Of the 13 teams that signed, only Kaulig Racing has submitted the financial documents NASCAR subpoenaed as part of discovery.

The other 12 organizations are fighting against releasing the information to NASCAR and even argued that NASCAR asking for them violates the charter agreement, which claims all disputes must go to arbitration.

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of North Carolina promised a quick ruling but, just like last week, seemed exasperated at the lengths being taken in this brawl that for now is heading toward a December trial.

“I am amazed at the effort going into burning this house down over everybody’s heads,” Bell said at the end of the nearly two-hour hearing. “But I’m the fire marshal and I will be here in December if need be.”

Attorneys for the teams say their financial records are private and there is no guarantee the information won’t be leaked; in a hearing last week, information learned in discovery was disclosed in open court.

“It would be absolutely devastating to these race teams if their competitors were able to find out sponsorships on the cars, driver salaries and all revenue streams,” attorney Adam Ross said. “It cannot make its way into the public realm.”

Ross said NASCAR has asked for 11 years of records and communications — including what Hendrick Motorsports spent on both its Garage 56 project building a car to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the cost of Kyle Larson running both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 the last two seasons.

“NASCAR has gone a step too far,” Ross said.

NASCAR argued it needs the financials to understand profit margins and whether teams are actually unable to make ends meet under the charter agreement. NASCAR vowed to redact details to conceal team identities, a suggestion that was met with skepticism from team attorneys who contended it would be easy to connect the dots and, for example, figure out which contracts belong to, say, Team Penske.

Attorneys also argued that money is not often distributed equally across the board with each team. For example, Team Penske might use an engineer for a NASCAR team, an IndyCar team and a sports car team.

Bell asked NASCAR why it would not be satisfied with just “topline” numbers.

“Why is not enough to know it costs X to run a car?” Bell asked.

Attorneys for the 12 teams also noted that their clients are extremely uncomfortable to be dragged into the suit.

“This is the opposite of what they want — all the teams are torn to pieces that NASCAR wants them to disclose this information and they don’t want to upset NASCAR,” Ross said.

Teams have long argued that NASCAR is not financially viable and they needed multiple concessions, including a greater revenue stream and a more permanent length on the charter agreements. Those presently have expiration dates and can be revoked by NASCAR. Two years of negotiations ended last fall with 13 teams signing on but 23IX and FRM instead heading to court.

The hearing came one day after Bell declined to dismiss the teams’ request to toss out NASCAR’s countersuit, which accuses Jordan business manager Curtis Polk of using “cartel”-type tactics in the most recent round of charter negotiations.

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No. 65 Mustang dropped to back of Watkins Glen GTD PRO field after post-race penalty

The No. 65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Mustang GT3 has been penalized after failing technical inspection following the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday. Drivers Christopher Mies and Frederic Vervisch, who originally finished third in GTD PRO, have been moved to the rear of the GTD PRO field: 10th in class, 51st overall, in […]

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The No. 65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Mustang GT3 has been penalized after failing technical inspection following the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday.

Drivers Christopher Mies and Frederic Vervisch, who originally finished third in GTD PRO, have been moved to the rear of the GTD PRO field: 10th in class, 51st overall, in the provisional results, which were published today.

The No. 81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3 of Albert Costa and Davide Rigon is now classified third in GTD PRO, with the No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Z06 GT3.R in fourth and the No. 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R in fifth.

The No. 65 Ford was found to have negative camber angles and tire pressures beyond the permitted limits for GTD PRO and GTD cars on “high energy tracks” such as Watkins Glen. These limits prohibit camber angles above -4.0° and stabilized tire pressures below 1.8 bar or 26.1 PSI.

Following the penalty, there have been some minor changes in the GTD PRO championship standings: The No. 3 Corvette Racing Z06 GT3.R of Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims still leads, now 52 points ahead of AO Racing’s Heinrich and Bachler (was 62 points).

Costa moves up to third in the drivers’ standings, while GTD PRO class winners Dan Harper and Max Hesse actually dropped from third to fifth in the table behind the No. 64 Ford of Mike Rockenfeller and Seb Priaulx.

Mies and Vervisch remain sixth in the standings despite the penalty, although they have lost 90 points and trail Garcia/Sims by 252 points (was 162 points).

Ford also dropped from second to fourth in the GTD PRO manufacturers’ standings behind new leader Chevrolet, BMW, and Porsche.

Results from all other categories remain the same.



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In-season tourney spices up NASCAR summer | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. LONG POND, Pa. — It’s time to bust out the brackets, pick an upset or two, and follow winners on the road — a journey over city streets, concrete and bricks — to the final four and beyond. Totally […]

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LONG POND, Pa. — It’s time to bust out the brackets, pick an upset or two, and follow winners on the road — a journey over city streets, concrete and bricks — to the final four and beyond.

Totally awesome, baby?

Forget all the upset specials in March.

NASCAR will find out soon enough if its attempt to snap out of a mid-summer malaise with its first in-season tournament is a success with drivers and fans as it strives to boost engagement and build buzz in the staid regular season.

The concept has already juiced enthusiasm in NASCAR to levels not seen since the halcyon days when Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough duked it out in the 1979 Daytona 500.

“To be really honest with you,” 2020 NASCAR champion Chase Elliott said, “I have not paid any attention to it.”

Maybe a look at the matchup will get NASCAR’s most popular driver pumped!

Elliott is seeded fifth against No. 28 seed Austin Dillon in the first round of the head-to-head showdown in the race-within-the-race set for this weekend at the track better known as Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Here’s a refresher for Elliott and any other sports fan who missed out on the specifics of NASCAR joining the in-season tournament party, much like attempts in the NBA, NHL, and, of course, throughout the world in soccer.

NASCAR is set to start the engines on a five-race, bracket-style tournament called the In-Season Challenge in the midst of the summer slate, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner.

The final 32-driver field was set by results of the last three races at Michigan, Mexico City and Pocono. The drivers are paired in head-to-head matchups based on seeding, with the winners advancing to the next round in a bracket format that mirrors the NCAA basketball tournaments.

Buoyed by a win at Michigan and a runner-up finish at Pocono, Denny Hamlin earned the top seed. He’ll square off — race off? — against No. 32 seed Ty Dillon. Pocono winner Chase Briscoe is the No. 2 seed and is pitted against No. 31 seed Noah Gragson.

Chris Buescher is third, Christopher Bell fourth and Elliott fifth, among notable names.

The format is single elimination with the field cut to 16 at the street race in Chicago, eight at Sonoma, four on the lone concrete track in the series at Dover and the final two over the yard of bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The In-Season Challenge is part of NASCAR’s media rights deal that includes TNT. The Atlanta-based cable network will broadcast all five races in the tournament, starting with the 400-miler in Atlanta.

Aside from a shrug from Elliott and a few others, drivers are intrigued by the idea of increasing the stakes in each race beyond a playoff berth, trophy and the winner’s purse.

“I love it. I think it’s great,” three-time Cup champion Joey Logano said. “I think it’s placed perfectly where it is in the season. This is kind of that moment where the newness is worn off. We’re into the rhythm, we’re racing every week. It’s starting to start a little bit of, who’s going to be in the playoffs, who’s not, the cutoff line all those types of things. But it’s not really the main story quite yet.”

Stories are what sell, of course, and the sizzle in Pocono over the weekend had little to do with which drivers or teams are the ones to beat for the 2025 championship. Rather, it was whether two pedestrian drivers were going to fight, the end of Amazon Prime’s run of wildly popular telecasts and Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s win in his first race as a crew chief.

“This really spices up the mid-part of the season,” Logano said.

So does placing a few bucks on No. 11 to win.

But as of Monday afternoon, most sports gambling sites did not offer odds on specific matchups headed into Atlanta. NASCAR is offering $1 million to a winning fan with a perfect bracket in its fantasy game.

There are some quirks to the bracket: Shane van Gisbergen won the Cup race in Mexico City and is not in the field while series points leader William Byron is only a No. 9 seed. The tournament boasts matchups in the first-round of past Cup champions (Kyle Busch-Brad Keselowski), former teammates (Briscoe-Gragson) and even best friends (Bubba Wallace-Daniel Suarez).

The idea for the challenge was largely championed by Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 champion who floated the idea of a mid-season tournament on his “Actions Detrimental” podcast. When NASCAR bought into the idea and announced the creation of the tournament last year, Hamlin called the tournament on social media “such a win for our sport and drivers.” He jokingly added, “I will collect my 1M royalty next season.”

Hamlin’s on deck and clearly a favorite to win it all, with three wins this year for Joe Gibbs Racing and the top seed.

“I’m a sports guy, so I’m going to be engaged with it,” Hamlin said. “I’ll know who I will have to beat next week. I’ve told the team, we are going to try and do what we can. We are going to be up against it because we are going to tracks that aren’t very favorable to me. But we are going to try to do our best to beat that one car for the next four to five weeks.”

NASCAR will present the tournament winner at Indianapolis with a ring, jackets, trophy and — oh yeah, a million bucks.

That’s enough cash to get anyone’s attention, even Elliott’s.

“I don’t know what you get. You get anything?” Elliott asked.

“Oh, a million dollars to the winner? Then yeah, we want to win.”

Chase Briscoe celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Chase Briscoe celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Chris Buescher walks to his car before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Hermanos Rodríguez race track in Mexico City, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Chris Buescher walks to his car before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Hermanos Rodríguez race track in Mexico City, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)



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Return of LaJoie and Zilisch Highlights 40-Car NASCAR Cup Entry List

NASCAR has revealed the entry list for Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway). The race will feature the first full 40-car field since the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway last month. The 36 Chartered NASCAR Cup Series teams will compete this weekend, and they’ll be […]

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NASCAR has revealed the entry list for Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway). The race will feature the first full 40-car field since the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway last month.

The 36 Chartered NASCAR Cup Series teams will compete this weekend, and they’ll be joined by four “Open” entries.

Highlighting the group of four Open teams for the race are veteran racer Corey LaJoie and 18-year-old Connor Zilisch.

LaJoie will pilot the No. 01 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing with primary sponsorship from his longtime partner, Schluter Systems. This will mark the fourth NASCAR Cup Series start of the season for the 33-year-old LaJoie, and it’ll be his first start since the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in April.

Zilisch, who is coming off of his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win on a non-road course track, will reprise his role as the driver of the No. 87 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet with primary sponsorship from Red Bull.

This will be the third NASCAR Cup Series start of the season for the three-time NASCAR Xfinity Series race winner. Zilisch finished last (37th) after a crash during his NASCAR Cup Series debut at COTA, and then he recorded a 23rd-place result in the Coca-Cola 600.

Additional Open entries for this weekend’s race include David Starr, who will drive the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, and BJ McLeod, who will drive the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet.

Here is the complete entry list for the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway:

# indicates Rookie of the Year contender
* indicates “Open” entry
(i) indicates a driver ineligible to score points

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Graham Smith Named General Manager of Ten Tenths Motor Club

CONCORD, N.C., June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Speedway Motorsports has appointed Graham Smith general manager of the new Ten Tenths Motor Club, an exclusive destination for luxury automotive enthusiasts and the East Coast’s newest corporate event and hospitality venue. Smith, formerly the vice president of OEM partnerships at Speedway Motorsports, will now oversee daily operations of the […]

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CONCORD, N.C., June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Speedway Motorsports has appointed Graham Smith general manager of the new Ten Tenths Motor Club, an exclusive destination for luxury automotive enthusiasts and the East Coast’s newest corporate event and hospitality venue. Smith, formerly the vice president of OEM partnerships at Speedway Motorsports, will now oversee daily operations of the state-of-the-art 1.7-mile Ten Tenths Circuit, manage facility rentals at the 20,000-square-foot clubhouse and spearhead future expansion projects.

“Graham’s extensive experience in operations, corporate sales and event management positions him uniquely to lead Ten Tenths Motor Club into its next chapter,” said Speedway Motorsports President and COO Mike Burch. “His passion and energy will be crucial to the club’s long-term success.”

Smith’s journey in motorsports began in 2012 with Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Operations team. After roles in corporate sales and as managing director of U.S. Legend Cars International, he became vice president of OEM partnerships in 2023. In this capacity, Smith played a pivotal role in strengthening relationships with original equipment manufacturers and was instrumental in the opening of Ten Tenths Motor Club, a collaboration between Speedway Motorsports and NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick.

“Witnessing Ten Tenths Motor Club evolve from a vision to one of the nation’s premier luxury automotive destinations has been an incredible experience,” Smith said. “I’m honored to lead the club as general manager and excited to showcase its potential as a venue for both the automotive community and a variety of special events.”

Ten Tenths Motor Club, located adjacent to Charlotte Motor Speedway, offers a 1.7-mile, 19-turn road course designed by F1 veteran Alexander Wurz and a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse modeled after Turn 11 at Sonoma Raceway. Future expansion will include a members’ garage with climate-controlled storage, a cigar lounge, bourbon bar and putting course. The club aims to provide unparalleled experiences for automotive enthusiasts, collectors and manufacturers.

The venue opened to rave reviews in April with the third annual Heritage Invitational, a celebration of the history, artistry and innovation of the automobile, featuring the Historic Trans Am Racing Series, a celebrity Pro-Am charity fundraiser and a world-class concours. A marquee event on the Ten Tenths schedule, the 2026 Heritage invitational is scheduled to return April 9-11. 

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