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.

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.”

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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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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It’s a racetrack fit for an MLB field!

Major League Baseball and Bristol Motor Speedway have started to transform the famous NASCAR track into a baseball field for the historic MLB Speedway Classic.

The racetrack shared photos of crews starting to dig up the track to transform it into a field in time for the historic game, set for Aug. 2.

The game will feature the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds, marking the first time MLB has hosted a game at a racetrack and the first American or National League game ever played in Tennessee.

The game won’t be the only event. There will also be more entertainment surrounding the contest including live music.

The Speedway Classic, presented by BuildSubmarines.com, will also include a pre-game concert headlined by country music star Tim McGraw with special guest Pitbull.

It’s the second time in recent years that the Reds have played a unique venue.

The Cincinnati Reds faced off against the Chicago Cubs in 2022 in one of the most anticipated Major League games of the year at a one-of-a-kind stadium.

The 2022 Field of Dreams game is the second hosted by Major League Baseball in Dyersville, near where the 1989 film “Field of Dreams” was shot.

Team Stats & Notes

• New Venue Vibes: This weekend’s LiUNA! 150 will be the inaugural running of a NASCAR national series race at Lime Rock Park. It will also be the first Truck Series race held in the state of Connecticut, expanding the series’ reach.
• Niece Motorsports Road Course Stats: Niece drivers have made a total of 42 starts on six different road courses (Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Circuit Of The Americas, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Watkins Glen International, Daytona International Speedway, and Sonoma Raceway). The team has won two pole awards (Carson Hocevar – Sonoma, 2022 & Ross Chastain – COTA, 2023) and have earned three top-fives and nine top-10 finishes.
  No. 42 J.F. Electric / Utilitra Chevrolet Silverado RST
  Driver: Matt Mills | Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
  Matt Mills Racing
  @MattMillsRacing
  @MattMillsRacing
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• Mills’ Lime Rock Stats: Matt Mills will make his first-career start in any series at Lime Rock Park on Saturday.
• Mills’ NASCAR Road Course Stats: Mills has raced on two road courses in a truck; first at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2023 and later at the Circuit Of The Americas in 2024. He picked up his best result at Mid-Ohio, finishing 22nd. In seven NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) starts, Mills’ best effort was a 19th-place finish at the Daytona road course in 2021.
• Shiplett’s Lime Rock Stats: Mike Shiplett will call his first race in any series at Lime Rock Park on Saturday.
• On the Truck: Mills’ No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from longtime partners J.F. Electric and Utilitra, who will serve as his anchor partners for the entire 25-race season.
• Recapping Pocono: Matt Mills and the No. 42 team brought home a 20th-place finish at Pocono Raceway. Mills found it difficult to make up track position as he was mired in traffic, and picked up some slight damage in a mid-race incident. The J.F. Electric team made repairs and kept Mills on track to finish the race inside the top-20.
• Points Rundown: Mills remains 19th in the points standings heading into the 15th race of the year. The driver currently is 10 points behind Jack Wood in 18th and has a 13-point lead over Dawson Sutton in 20th. With four races left to run in the regular season, Mills is 159 points below the Playoffs cutline.
• Quoting Mills: It’s been a while since you’ve raced a road course, so have you done any special work to prepare for Lime Rock & Watkins Glen?

“Between running on the simulator and working in the Wise Program, it’s been extremely helpful having those resources to be able to go over everything. Obviously, iRacing too has been helpful in getting in as many laps as we can in different vehicles since we don’t really know what to expect in the trucks. I feel like Niece Motorsports has been a pretty solid team on the road courses the past few years, so having that notebook to build off of will be great. I think specifically for this weekend, the name of the game is going to be survival. We need to qualify well and get what we can without being too greedy.”

About J.F. Electric: J.F. Electric is an electrical contractor that provides engineering expertise, backed by construction and installation know-how in a diverse range of service offerings, from utilities and commercial projects, to industrial and telecommunications customers. When having a long family history in an industry, a company not only builds on its knowledge and experience, it takes pride in cultivating a solid understanding of client needs, all the while nurturing strong relationships with its employees. Evolving through five generations of the Fowler family, J.F. Electric has matured into a well-managed and thoughtfully diversified electrical contractor which is poised to continue its growth and expansion into the future.

About Utilitra: Utilitra is a woman-owned firm specializing in utility and technology solutions with a diverse team of specialized professionals. Utilitra is committed to solving their client’s unique challenges, whether one expert or a team of experts is needed. By adapting to the needs of their respective industries, Utilitra has built a range of services for their utility and technology partners.
No. 44 Trim-Tex Drywall Solutions Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Josh Bilicki | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
Josh Bilicki Racing
@JoshBilicki
@JoshBilicki
Website

• Bilicki Joins the Team: NASCAR veteran, Josh Bilicki, will make his debut with Niece Motorsports on Saturday. Bilicki, who has competed in over 225+ starts in the top-three national series, is an accomplished road course racer in other disciplines. He is slated to compete in one other race for the team at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL in October.
• Bilicki’s Lime Rock Stats: Josh Bilicki will make his first-career start in any series at Lime Rock Park on Saturday. He has driven the track several times before in track days / testing with other series, but has never raced here before.
• Bilicki’s NASCAR Road Course Stats: Bilicki has only made one other road course start in a truck, which came at Sonoma Raceway in 2022. In NXS competition, Bilicki has competed on 10 different road courses (Road America, Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Charlotte ROVAL, Indianapolis RC, Daytona RC, COTA, Portland, Chicago, and Mexico City), earning three top-10 finishes in total. He has also raced in several Cup Series events at different venues.
• Rogers’ Lime Rock Stats: Wally Rogers will call his first race in any series at Lime Rock Park on Saturday.
• On the Truck: Bilicki’s No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from Trim-Tex Drywall Solutions and Lemons Of Love.
• Recapping Pocono: Conner Jones and the No. 44 team were forced out in an early Pocono exit due to a crash on lap 47. After starting 22nd, Jones was moving forward before getting collected, but the damage proved to be too severe to continue. He was credited with a 31st-place finish in his second outing with the team.
• Owner Points Rundown: Following Jones’ crash in Pocono, the No. 44 team dropped to 17th in owner points. Heading into Lime Rock, the team is currently 12 points behind TRICON Garage’s No. 15 entry in 16th and 35 points ahead of ThorSport Racing’s No. 88 entry.
• Quoting Bilicki: You’ve made some laps around here before, so how do you expect this weekend’s race to play out?

“Lime Rock is a track I’ve been to, but never raced at before. So, I feel good going into the track. There’s been a lot of sim work here, and it almost feels like it’s a backwards short track where you’re turning right. There’s only one left-hand corner here, but it’s really tight. I think the lap times are going to be under a minute. I think there’s going to be attrition, with guys using their bumpers because it’s such a tight track. Hopefully, we can qualify up front and stay there out of the mess all day and bring home a good result for the No. 44 team.”

About Trim-Tex: Trim-Tex Drywall Solutions, a world recognized manufacturer of drywall corner bead and accessories, is no stranger to the motorsports industry. Along with their CEO, Joe Koenig, Trim-Tex has been involved in the motorsports industry as a sponsor, team owner, and a competitor for nearly three decades.

About Lemons of Love: Lemons of Love is a nonprofit organization that delivers care packages to individuals undergoing cancer treatment to provide comfort and support. Each package is thoughtfully filled with items that help ease the side effects of chemotherapy and remind recipients they’re not alone. In addition to care packages, Lemons of Love offers free programs and resources to build community and spread hope.
No. 45 DQS Solutions & Staffing Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Kaden Honeycutt | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
Kaden Honeycutt Racing
@KadenWHoneycutt
@KadenHoneycutt10
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• Honeycutt’s Lime Rock Stats: Kaden Honeycutt will make his first-career start in any series at Lime Rock Park on Saturday.
• Honeycutt’s NASCAR Road Course Stats: Honeycutt has only competed in one prior road course race in a truck, which came at the Circuit Of The Americas in 2023. In his lone NASCAR road course race, he finished 15th.
• Gould’s Lime Rock Stats: Phil Gould will call his first race in any series at Lime Rock Park on Saturday.
• On the Truck: Honeycutt’s No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from DQS Solutions & Staffing, who will serve as his anchor partner for the majority of the season.
• Living Life: There have been lots of reasons to celebrate in the Honeycutt household. On Monday, Kaden celebrated his 22nd birthday, and in just a few weeks, he and fiancée, Jessica, will get married before the series’ next outing in Indianapolis.
• Recapping Pocono: Kaden Honeycutt and the No. 45 team matched their season-best showing with an impressive third-place finish. Honeycutt started off strong on the front row, and maintained track position through the first stage. With stage finishes of second and sixth, Honeycutt nabbed a total of 15 extra points on the day.
• Points Rundown: Honeycutt’s third-place finish in Pocono vaulted him up to sixth-place in the championship points standings, up two positions from the previous week. Entering Lime Rock, he is five points behind Grant Enfinger in fifth, and 15 points ahead of Tyler Ankrum in seventh. The driver is currently ninth in the Playoffs standings with a 45-point advantage over the cutline.
• Quoting Honeycutt: You don’t have a ton of road course experience, so what have you been doing to get acclimated to this type of racing?

“Thanks to Chevrolet, Scott Speed, and Josh Wise, I’ve been getting some help on the simulator. We’ve been going over Lime Rock and some characteristics there to see what we can do to be successful there. It’s all right-hand turns except for turn two, so we’ll be running right for 100 laps. I think it will be a very interesting race to see, and it looks like the track is pretty narrow. Passing zones will be pretty small, and I think everyone should unload pretty fast because of how simple the track layout is. Once we get through practice to see what kind of speed we have, I’ll dive into finding out what I can do to be better. You can always go faster on road courses, so it’s all about maximizing. But, the big thing is to stay on the track, and that should lead to a good day. We don’t have really big expectations, so hopefully we can exceed those and be fast.”

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