Event Overview

·        Event: Coca-Cola 600

·       Time/Date: 6pm EDT on Sunday, May 25

·        Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway

·        Layout: 1.5 mile quad-oval

·        Format: 600 miles/400 laps | Stages:100/200/300/400

·        TV/Radio: PRIME / PRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Notes of Interest

Hyak Motorsports heads to their hometown track for the fan favorite Coca-Cola 600 with a new FunPops look. This weekend the No. 47 car will proudly showcase a red, white and blue FunPops livery, celebrating Memorial Day with the returning sponsor.

Known for their colorful and refreshing frozen treats, FunPops bring a nostalgic flair to the track – and aligns perfectly with Hyak’s passion for delivering excitement to fans of all ages. This partnership continues what both sides hope will be a long term collaboration.

In preparation for the Coca-Cola 600, Hyak Motorsports is heavily focused on their long run speed and staying focused all day. The Coca-Cola 600 is one of the biggest races of the year with the amount of points being awarded due to 4 stages of racing instead of the typical 3. Hyak Motorsports is participating in the 600 Miles of Remembrance program and honoring Andrew W. Nowacki this weekend at the Coca-Cola 600.

Hyak is kicking off the weekend with the 2nd annual Fan Day tomorrow, Thursday, May 22, from 12-4pm. Stop by the race shop in Harrisburg at 7201 Caldwell Road, Harrisburg, NC 28075.

FunPops promotional events will be happening throughout the weekend, with Hyak Motorsports handing out FunPops samples at the track to fans.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Driver of the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro for Hyak Motorsports:

“The Coca-Cola 600 is one of the biggest tests we face all season – it’s long, it’s demanding, and it really shows you what your team is made of. I’m proud to have FunPops riding with us again this weekend. Their energy and enthusiasm match what we’re bringing to the track. We’re locked in and ready to battle for every position under the lights at Charlotte.”

Hyak Motorsports PR

Remember the old ABC Sports slogan, “The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat”? Last Sunday’s final qualifying for the Indy 500 brought both — thrills for rookie driver Robert Shwartzman and Prema Racing, and agony for the entire Penske organization. Schwartzman, in his first oval-racing experience, made the Fast Six and set pole time with a lap at 232.79 mph. He’s the first rookie to accomplish that feat since Teo Fabi in 1983. Takuma Sato and Pato O’Ward are alongside him in the front row with Scott Dixon, Felix Rosenqvist, and Alex Palou in row two. As for the agony part of the equation, Scott Dixon crashed heavily in practice after qualifying for the Fast 12. Then Josef Newgarden and Will Power’s cars were found to have illegal modifications to their attenuators and were disqualified. They will start at the rear of the pack and lose all qualifying points and their pit positions while Team Penske received a $100,000 fine and suspension for the strategists on the Nos. 2 and No. 12 cars. Then, on Wednesday, Team Penske announced the departure of IndyCar President Tim Cindric, IndyCar Managing Director Ron Ruzewski, and IndyCar General Manager Kyle Moore from the organization.

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On a positive note, three car-destroying crashes during practice and qualifying resulted in no serious driver injuries. Had similar crashes happened 50 years ago, the drivers would have lost their lives or been severely injured. I credit Safer barriers, car design, and the aeroscreen that all three will race tomorrow.

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If you thought that NASCAR has run out of rules gimmicks, think again. This year’s All-Star race featured a promoter’s caution which could be thrown at any time from lap 100 to lap 222. And of course they had to use it. Michael Waltrip mounted the starter’s stand and after clowning around for a while finally dropped the yellow flag (literally) with 35 laps to go, throwing things into confusion. Joey Logano, who had led most of the race, elected to stay out on old tires while most of the field pitted for scuffs. Logano was a sitting duck for Christopher Bell, who passed him for the win and the $1 million prize. Logano got the $100,000 consolation prize. Kyle Larson, fresh from Indy qualifying, started at the back, led for five laps and was running in the top 10 when he hit the wall and broke a toe link. He finished 21st.

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At the Imola track in Italy, Max Verstappen snatched the lead from pole sitter Oscar Piastri and appears to be back on form. Max extended his lead to over 18 seconds but a safety car situation in the late going reduced it to 6.1 seconds at the checker. The McLarens of Lando Norris finished second and third. Is Red Bull back in the driver’s seat? We’ll find out this weekend at Monaco. Among active drivers who have won there, Lewis Hamilton has three victories, two for Mercedes and one for McLaren. Verstappen and Aston-Martin’s Fernando Alonso have two each, and Charles Leclerc won last year for Ferrari.

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This weekend, we will see three of the world’s most famous races, all in one day. Qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix airs Saturday at 7 a.m. on ESPN, and ABC will broadcast the race at 6 a.m. Sunday. At 7 a.m., the Indy 500 pre-race show begins on Fox, followed by the race start at 3 p.m. There are no activities at Indy on Saturday, freeing Larson up to practice and qualify at 11:30 a.m. for the Coca-Cola 600. Saturday’s practice and qualifying and Sunday’s 3 p.m. race will air on Prime.

Fanatics Sportsbook has reached a partnership with the No. 44 NY Racing Team in the NASCAR Cup Series driver, and its driver JJ Yeley. According to a press release, the black and red Fanatics Sportsbook colors will adorn the No. 44 Chevrolet in two races beginning with the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 1.

The company will return to serve as the primary sponsor in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 2.

Fanatics Sportsbook sees the chance to partner with the NY Racing Team as a special chance to get its branding in front of the large NASCAR fanbase.

“We are proud to partner with John Cohen and the New York Racing Team,” said Selena Kalvaria, CMO of Fanatics Betting and Gaming. “The partnership with New York Racing Team is an incredible branding opportunity and an inflection point for us as we continue to build the fastest-growing sportsbook in America (Compared across all sportsbooks accounting for 98.5% of national handle). We are going to develop exclusive content for NASCAR fans and curate an elevated experience for our customers at each race that only a brand like Fanatics can offer.  Our employees and customers can’t wait to cheer on the No. 44 Fanatics Sportsbook Chevrolet toward the checkered flag at Nashville Superspeedway and Phoenix Raceway.”

Fanatics Sportsbook will have a lot of activations within its app revolving around the partnership with the No. 44 team and JJ Yeley. The company will have exclusive new customer offers for the Nashville and Phoenix races, along with expanded NASCAR betting capabilities, such as race parlays, to finish on the podium, exacta and trifecta betting, and Fanatics Sportsbook will also offer unique JJ Yeley specials and live betting markets on raceday.

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