Carson Kvapil

No. 1 – Registix Chevrolet

Kvapil 2025 NXS Stats

Starts: 16

Wins: 0

Top 5s: 3

Top 10s: 6

Laps Led: 61

Avg. Finish: 14.6

Points: 6th

Coming off his sixth top-10 of the season last weekend in Pocono, Carson Kvapil heads to Atlanta for his second start at the 1.54-mile speedway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

On tracks 1-2 miles in length, the 22-year-old Mooresville native has made 14 starts, amassing three top-fives and five top-10s with, a best finish of second coming at Dover Motor Speedway last season.

According to NASCAR Loop Data Statistics Kvapil currently ranks third in speed late in the run following last week’s race at Pocono Raceway.

Kvapil will be sporting the orange and white colors of Registix on his Chevrolet this weekend. Registix, a reverse logistics company, strives to bridge the gap between vendors and buyers, ensuring mutual success and growth.

Carson Kvapil

“We didn’t have the best results at Atlanta earlier this year, but I feel as though this team has learned a lot since then. This No. 1 Registix team will build off the momentum from Pocono and keep working to be in contention at the end. We have speed every week and I know our hard work will pay off soon.”

Justin Allgaier

No. 7 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet

Allgaier 2025 NXS Stats

Starts: 16

Wins: 3

Top 5s: 10

Top 10s: 11

Laps Led: 648

Avg. Finish: 10.9

Points: 1st

Justin Allgaier has scored one win, four top-fives and 10 top-10s in 19 career starts in Atlanta.

His lone win came during the 2021 season, where the JRM driver started sixth and led 47 laps en route to the win.

Since the shift of Atlanta to a drafting-dominant track like Daytona International Speedway or Talladega Superspeedway, Allgaier has scored a best finish of second, coming earlier this year.

According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Allgaier currently leads the NXS to-date in several key categories, including laps run inside the top 15 (2,492), driver rating (113.1), average running position (8.25) and laps led (648).

Justin Allgaier

“We came close here in the spring, and I know we are going to have that same speed again with our BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet Friday night. JRM has always had really strong speedway cars which definitely gives added confidence anytime we go to a drafting track. Hopefully we can keep our nose clean all night long, work well with our teammates, and be up front fighting for the win when it counts.”

Sammy Smith

No. 8 Pilot Chevrolet

Smith 2025 NXS Stats

Starts: 16

Wins: 1

Top 5s: 3

Top 10s: 8

Laps Led: 40

Avg. Finish: 14.2

Points: 11th

Atlanta is one of Sammy Smith’s strongest tracks, with an average finish of 9.6 in five races there with the NXS.

Smith has one top-five and four top-10 finishes, with his best of fourth coming earlier this season on the 1.54-mile quad-oval.

Of Smith’s 41 NXS starts on tracks measuring 1-2 miles in length, he has tallied two wins, seven top-five and 21 top-10 finishes.

According to NASCAR Loop Data Statistics, Smith is ranked fourth in average running position this season at 10.67.

Sammy Smith

“I feel good looking ahead to our race at Atlanta this weekend. We’ve run really well there in the past, finishing better and better each time. We’ve been preparing to do that again and get this No. 8 Pilot Chevrolet in Victory Lane on Friday.”

Connor Zilisch

No. 88 Blues Hog Chevrolet

Zilisch 2025 NXS Stats

Starts: 15

Wins: 2

Top 5s: 5

Top 10s: 7

Laps Led: 240

Avg. Finish: 13.0

Points: 5th

Connor Zilisch enters this weekend’s race at Atlanta fresh off his second NXS win last weekend in Pocono. He won for the second time this season and the third time in his 19-race career. The victory was his first in his career on an oval. Zilisch also became the fourth driver to win multiple races this season.

Zilisch enters this weekend with four consecutive top-five finishes, plus a win and a pole position in the last two races at Pocono and Mexico City. In 15 starts this season, Zilisch has two wins, five top-fives and seven top-10 finishes.

Zilisch won his fourth pole of the 2025 NXS season at Mexico City and the fifth of his career. His four poles are the most by any NXS driver this season.

The driver of the Blues Hog Chevrolet enters Atlanta fifth in the NXS driver standings, 14 points behind fourth-place Jesse Love and 46 ahead of sixth-place.

Connor Zilisch

“We were actually pretty good at Atlanta earlier this year until we got involved in a mess late in the race. Atlanta is really chaotic. It’s a mile-and-a-half but it races like a superspeedway and things happen really fast. We’re going to have to be on our toes and something I’ve been working on is understanding the balance of when to push and be aggressive and when to take it easy. I know this No. 88 crew will prepare a great car so as long as we can find that balance and stay out of trouble, I know this Blues Hog Chevrolet will be in contention for another win at the end.”

JRM Team Updates

JR Motorsports at EchoPark Speedway: JR Motorsports has competed at EchoPark Speedway a combined 75 times in the NXS since 2006. In those starts at the 1.54-mile track, the organization has recorded four wins, 20 top-fives and 43 top-10s. The average finish is 12.6.

Souvenir Rig: JRM drivers Carson Kvapil, Justin Allgaier, Sammy Smith and Connor Zilisch will be signing autographs at the JR Motorsports / HMS-Byron/Bowman souvenir rig on Friday, June 27 at 1:20 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. ET

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Former NASCAR team owner Larry McClure has died, according to WCYB in Arlington, Va.

A cause of death was not given.

McClure was the co-owner of Morgan-McClure Motorsports, along with Tim Morgan and Jerry McClure. The team competed in NASCAR from 1983-2010.

Several NASCAR veterans competed for McClure, including Mark Martin, Sterling Marlin and Ernie Irvan. The biggest wins in the NASCAR Cup Series for the organization came in the Daytona 500, which the team won three times — twice with Marlin and once with Irvan.

Morgan-McClure last competed full time in the Cup Series in 2007 and last appeared at the track in 2010.

In a stunning escalation of the high-profile antitrust lawsuit that’s shaking the foundations of American motorsports, a judge has ruled that 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports must hand over sensitive financial documents to NASCAR — the very entity they accuse of monopolistic control over the sport.

This partial but decisive legal victory for NASCAR represents a critical pivot in a courtroom saga that has already drawn intense scrutiny from fans, analysts, and industry insiders alike. The ruling gives NASCAR unprecedented access to internal team financial records, potentially exposing the economic dynamics behind team operations, sponsorship negotiations, and revenue streams — information that could prove pivotal in its defense against collusion and antitrust claims.

The lawsuit, filed earlier this year, stems from a growing rift between the sanctioning body and several race teams who argue that NASCAR’s current structure severely limits their ability to negotiate media rights and sponsorship deals independently. At the center of the storm are 23XI Racing — co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and driver Denny Hamlin — and Front Row Motorsports, who allege that NASCAR’s centralized revenue model unfairly consolidates power and restricts competition.

Legal experts say the judge’s ruling could set a precedent in how motorsports are governed in America.

“This isn’t just a NASCAR issue,” said one antitrust attorney familiar with the case. “It could ripple through all of professional racing. Formula 1, IndyCar — everyone is watching.”

Sources indicate the documents sought by NASCAR may include team valuations, budgets, sponsorship contracts, and internal communications — a treasure trove of data that could be used to rebut claims of market manipulation and financial strangleholds.

Meanwhile, 23XI and Front Row have vowed to continue their fight, calling the release of their financial data an “intrusive and overreaching maneuver” by a governing body they say has refused to evolve. “We’re standing up for the future of this sport,” one unnamed team executive said. “This is about fairness, sustainability, and survival.”

Tensions have been running high ever since negotiations over the next round of media rights and charter system restructuring broke down earlier this year. Many teams believe that NASCAR’s refusal to share more of its multi-billion-dollar media revenue pie is jeopardizing their long-term viability.

The next hearing in the case is expected to focus on whether NASCAR’s control over charter distribution — which grants guaranteed entry into races — constitutes an anticompetitive practice.

With millions of dollars, reputations, and the future framework of NASCAR on the line, the motorsports world braces for more drama as the legal engine roars forward.

Stay locked in. This isn’t just a legal battle — it’s a fight for the soul of stock car racing.

Following a tripleheader weekend at Pocono Raceway, NASCAR chose to take the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Chase Elliott and the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Christopher with them back to the R&D Center for further inspection.

Both cars were fine, but that was not the case for the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet that took part in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday. Chase Elliott was driving the car at Pocono, earning pole position and leading 38 of 100 laps before finishing fourth.

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NASCAR has issued an L1 penalty to Hendrick Motorsports, who fields the #17 on a part-time basis in the Xfinity Series. They violated Sections 14.3.3.2.1.1 K&L of the NASCAR Rule Book, which focuses on the main frame rail conical receivers. The team reportedly modified these receivers in some way.

Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, Justin Allgaier, JR Motorsports Chevrolet

As a result, Hendrick Motorsports have been assessed the loss of 40 owner points and ten playoff points, but this doesn’t impact them much as they aren’t competing for the championship in that series. However, they were also fined $40,000 and crew chief Adam Wall has been suspended from the next three races.

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Hendrick Motorsports have entered the No. 17 in ten (of 16) races so far this year with Elliott, Kyle Larson, William Byron, Alex Bowman, and Corey Day as the drivers. They have two wins, capturing the checkered flag with Larson at Bristol and Byron at Charlotte.

There were no other issues reported in this week’s penalty report. The No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (NASCAR Xfinity) of Christian Eckes also went to the R&D Center and like the previously mentioned Cup cars, there were no problems.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a dozen NASCAR teams to provide 11 years of financial data to the stock car series as part of an ongoing legal fight but sharply limited what they need to share.

A day after hearing arguments from both sides, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of North Carolina said the information will “allow NASCAR to have much of the arguably relevant substance of the requested information, while protecting the legitimate interests” of the 12 teams. They had raised concerns that the private financial details could end up being made public and would hurt competitive balance.

Under the decision, the teams must provide top-line data — total revenue, total costs, and net profits and losses — dating to 2014. The teams and NASCAR were ordered to settle on an independent accounting firm to handle the details by Friday, with that work paid for by NASCAR.

Earlier this week, attorneys for 12 of the 15 overall race teams argued against disclosing their financial records to become part of NASCAR’s antitrust lawsuit. They are not parties in the ongoing suit filed by 23XI Racing, which is owned by the NBA Hall 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 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.

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

Originally Published: June 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM EDT

ABINGDON, Va. — Larry McClure, one half of the unique Morgan-McClure Motorsports NASCAR Cup Series team, has died.

McClure’s family confirmed he passed away Wednesday at a hospital in Abingdon, Virginia.

In 1983, McClure formed Morgan-McClure Motorsports with business partner Tim Morgan. From their very first start, at Talladega Superspeedway that May, to their final attempt, at Bristol in August 2010, they fielded a No. 4 car.

The number was just as iconic as some of the drivers who attached their name to it – including Mark Martin.

Then a 24-year-old driver who was down on his luck after losing his ride early on in the 1983 season, Martin scored the team’s first top-10 start and finish at Talladega. He finished 10th after starting eighth. Martin made six starts and was among a plethora of drivers in the early years.

Finally, in 1990, they landed Ernie Irvan. In three seasons, Irvan earned six wins and finished no worse than 11th in points with at least 226 laps each season. In 1991, he won the Daytona 500 and finished fifth in points.

After Irvan left for Robert Yates Racing, the team hired Sterling Marlin in 1994. Marlin brought the No. 4 Kodak car to six more wins, including victories in the 500 in 1994 and 1995.

From 1990 to 1996, the yellow No. 4 Kodak car earned 13 wins. That made the car as much of a 1990s NASCAR icon as the drivers the car faced, like Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace and Jeff Gordon.

Bobby Hamilton earned the team’s final win and top-10 points finish in 1998. The team shut down in 2010.

Former drivers, like Marlin and Mike Wallace, remembered McClure fondly.

“My heart hurts finding out Larry McClure passed away this morning. He took a chance on me saying, ‘I know you’ll drive the hell out of it.’ He gave me a fast race car and back to back Daytona 500s, he was innovative, smart and a hell of a guy. Glad I got to see him last year. I’m gonna miss him,” Marlin said.

“My heart felt condolences to the McClure family on the passing of a great person and legend in the NASCAR Cup world owner of the #4 car, Larry McClure. RIP my friend,” Wallace said.

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A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.

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