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NASCAR Live Race Updates: Wurth 400 at Texas

Welcome to the Racing America On SI Live Race Updates page for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Be sure to refresh this post throughout Sunday’s race as the Live Race Updates story will be updated regularly with the biggest moments from the 400-mile race around the 1.5-mile oval in […]

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May 4, 2025

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Welcome to the Racing America On SI Live Race Updates page for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Be sure to refresh this post throughout Sunday’s race as the Live Race Updates story will be updated regularly with the biggest moments from the 400-mile race around the 1.5-mile oval in Fort Worth, Texas, including lead changes, crash replays, the winner of the race, finishing results, and more.

Lap 26: Back to Green!

Austin Cindric, and Josh Berry lead the field into Turn 1, as the Wurth 400 is back under the green flag following the first caution flag period of the race.

Lap 24: Lead Change as Hamlin Crew Mixed Up Signals

Denny Hamlin was apparently supposed to pit with the rest of the field on the pit sequence under caution, but the team mixed up their communication. Hamlin has now come to pit road, which has relinquished the lead to Austin Cindric, who leads for the first time today.

Hamlin was busted for speeding, but was already going to drop to the rear for pitting under a closed pit road. Ryan Blaney, John Hunter Nemechek, and Ty Dillon also had pit road penalties, which dropped them to the rear.

Lap 23: Lead Change!

Denny Hamlin took the race lead after he decided to stay on the racetrack under this caution, while everybody else hit pit road.

Austin Cindric, Josh Berry, and Chris Buescher, who elected to take two tires on the round of pit stops, came off of pit road first, second, and third. Carson Hocevar, the race leader, was fourth off of pit road, but was the first driver who took four tires.

Lap 21: Gragson Brings Out First Caution

While attempting to get around Daniel Suarez in the outside lane in Turn 2 on Lap 21, Noah Gragson lost control of his No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang Dark Horse, and went for a spin to bring out the first caution of the race.

Gragson was able to steer, and gas up his car, which was backing toward the outside wall enough to keep it from slamming into the outside wall, and his car spun harmlessly to the apron on the inside of the track.

Lap 16: Hocevar Continues to Lead From Pole

Carson Hocevar has dominated the opening laps of the Wurth 400 at Texas, and he has now stretched his race lead out to 1.801 seconds over William Byron on Lap 16. Austin Cindric sits third, Michael McDowell is fourth, and Kyle Larson is in fifth.

Lap 6: Daniel Suarez, and Joey Logano on the Move Early

Daniel Suarez (started 25th) and Joey Logano (started 27th) have made some ground up in the opening laps of the Wurth 400 at a Texas Motor Speedway track, which has proven to be tough to make passes at.

Suarez and Logano have both sliced forward six spots from their starting positions. Suarez runs 19th, while Logano is up to 21st.

Green Flag!

First-time NASCAR Cup Series polesitter Carson Hocevar and William Byron lead the field into Turn 1 on the opening lap of Sunday’s Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Byron got a great initial start and clung to the side of Hocevar’s No. 77 car from the finish line to the backstretch, but Hocevar pulled forward with the lead going into Turns 3 and 4 to lead the opening lap.

Saddle up! It’s time to race in Texas!

The #WURTH400 is green on FS1! pic.twitter.com/BlZYZXkAfD

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 4, 2025

3:32 PM ET: Shea Whigham Delivers Command to Start Engines

Actor Shea Whigham, who stars in the upcoming film Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, delivered the command to start engines for Sunday’s Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. The cars have come to life, and will roll onto the 1.5-mile speedway momentarily to perform the pace laps ahead of today’s 267-lap event.

Thanks for accepting this Mission, Shea Whigham!

The engines are fired at @TXMotorSpeedway! pic.twitter.com/kKBwHDSYQd

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 4, 2025

3:25 PM ET: National Anthem Complete!

Corporal Don Graves, a 100-year-old survivor of Iwo Jima, delivered the United States National Anthem ahead of Sunday’s Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Up next will be the command to start engines.

No Cars To The Rear

NASCAR has confirmed that currently, no drivers will have to drop to the rear of the field prior to the green flag of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.

NASCAR has also revealed the official pre-race festivities schedule:

Sunday’s pit road speed limit has been set at 45 mph, and the pace car will travel around the 1.5-mile speedway at 55 mph. The estimated fuel window for the NASCAR Cup Series car at Texas is 75 laps.

Wurth 400 Race Info

The Wurth 400 will be televised on FS1 and can be streamed on the FOX Sports App with a valid television provider login. Television coverage of the event will begin at 3:30 PM ET. The Performance Racing Network (PRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will provide the event radio broadcast.

For subscribers of the Max streaming service, NASCAR Driver Cam, which streams live in-car camera footage from every car in the field, will be available for today’s race.

The overall race purse, which teams will fight for their portion of in Sunday’s race is a total of $11,055,250.

The race distance is 267 laps around the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway, which equates to a 400.5-mile race distance.

The race will be broken into three Stages. Stage 1 will end at the conclusion of Lap 80, Stage 2 will end at the conclusion of Lap 165, and the race is scheduled to finish at the end of Lap 267, barring an overtime finish.

The winner of Stages 1 and 2 will be awarded one Playoff Point, and the overall race winner will be awarded five Playoff points. The Playoff Points will be added to the reseeded point totals if the drivers make it into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, and the Playoff Points will be carried through each round of the Playoffs.

The top-10 finishers in Stages 1 and 2 will also receive regular-season championship points. The Stage Winners will receive 10 points for the Stage Win, and the point total will decrease by one point for the top-10 finishers in each Stage.

Chase Elliott is the defending race winner of the Wurth 400 at Texas. Elliott will start from the 29th position driving the No. 9 NAPA 100 Chevrolet Camaro for Hendrick Motorsports.

Carson Hocevar Scores First Pole of Cup Series Career

On Saturday, Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar flashed incredible speed in his No. 77 Chili’s Ride the Dente Chevrolet. Hocevar paced practice, and followed his success in practice with an eye-opening 28.175-second (191.659 mph) lap time on his pole-winning run in qualifying.

The lap, which bested Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron by 0.014 seconds, was the fastest turned at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series since the 2018 season.

At a track, where passing is incredibly difficult, Hocevar will start with the best track position imaginable, but the 22-year-old is also quite excited about the prospect of utlizing the No. 1 pit stall on pit road in Sunday’s race.

“What better place to get on a pole. I’m normally so hard on myself, and I still didn’t think I nailed that lap at all. Super proud of this team. And proud because I’ve never been the No.1 pit stall,” Hocevar explained. “I’ve had a lot of issues with pit road, and we’ve had a lot of bad luck. So, I finally get the No. 1 pit stall, so I’m pumped about that.”

Wurth 400 Starting Lineup

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
2	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
3	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
4	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
5	71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
7	21	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
8	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
9	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
10	16	AJ Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet

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Alpine Partners Extends Kalitta Motorsports Partnership, Deploys Aflac Branding

Alpine Partners extended its Kalitta Motorsports partnership and will sponsor Doug Kalitta’s Top Fuel Dragster at the upcoming Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn., the team announced. The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Season resumes May 30-June 1 at the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, N.H. Alpine will deploy Aflac branding […]

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Alpine will deploy Aflac branding on Kalitta’s car for the race set for the Tennessee mountains June 6-8, 2025. Alpine Partners and Aflac, the leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S.¹, will host their clients and guests at the Kalitta Motorsports VIP hospitality area during the Thunder Valley Nationals as well as many of the remaining races on the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing schedule.

In addition, company executives from both Alpine and Aflac will join other Kalitta Motorsports partners at the team’s annual Business-to-Business Summit at the Kalitta Air headquarters in Ypsilanti, Mich., in late June.

“We joined Kalitta Motorsports last year because it is an iconic NHRA team led by a true legend in the sport, Connie Kalitta,” Alpine Partners President Neil Browder said. “We extended that partnership this year because of this team’s strong business-to-business focus. Their successful B2B program is right in our wheelhouse of growing our Employee Benefits industry business, and we look forward to attending the summit late next month. We are also thrilled to deploy the Aflac brand with primary placement in Bristol, and this race is just the beginning. We look forward to additional partnership in the near future.”

“It’s great to have Alpine Partners back with us this year,” Team Kalitta General Manager Chad Head said. “We were able to introduce them to NHRA Drag Racing last year, and they had a good experience so we’re happy they’re back with their partners from Aflac this year. We look forward to a growing, mutually-beneficial partnership in the future.”

Alpine Benefits was established using its 50+ year experience in group benefits to bring high quality employee benefits to brokers, agencies and employers. With a commitment to service excellence and cutting-edge technology, Alpine helps companies create benefits programs that attract and retain top talent, all while reducing administrative burdens. Alpine’s client-first approach ensures that its clients receive the personalized attention and tailored solutions necessary to succeed in today’s competitive environment.

This story was originally published on May 22, 2025. Drag Illustrated

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Listen to the Live Radio Broadcast

This Sunday, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio brings you live coverage of all 400 laps of the historic 66th running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 How to Listen to the Live Radio Broadcast May 25, tune in to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on satellite channel 90 and the SiriusXM app and web […]

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May 22, 2025

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This Sunday, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio brings you live coverage of all 400 laps of the historic 66th running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Coca-Cola 600

How to Listen to the Live Radio Broadcast

May 25, tune in to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on satellite channel 90 and the SiriusXM app and web player to hear coverage of every second of every lap.

Plus, experience live driver audio from Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, and Jimmie Johnson.

Full SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Broadcast Schedule

3pm ET	SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Pre-Race Show
5pm ET	NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 (Green flag at approximately 6pm ET)
11pm ET	SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Post-Race Show

Driver Channels

Kyle Larson #5	Channel 990
Christopher Bell #20	Channel 991
Jimmie Johnson #84	Channel 992

About SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Every race and everything in between: SiriusXM NASCAR Radio takes you inside the sport with unparalleled access to the drivers, crew chiefs, team owners, and other racing insiders. From post-race interviews in victory lane and in the garage, you’ll get the latest news and information from your trusted source for all things NASCAR.

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Why IHOP Rode With Dale Earnhardt Jr. In Amazon NASCAR Debut

IHOP already had Amazon Prime Video and Thursday Night Football on its sponsorship plate, but it wanted to sweeten the proposition by targeting young families on the go. With that in mind, Amazon pointed out that Dale Earnhardt Jr. and NASCAR had room in the passenger seat for another brand. NASCAR’s new $7.7 billion rights […]

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May 22, 2025

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NASCAR’s new $7.7 billion rights deal with Amazon, NBC Universal, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox kicks off for Amazon on May 25 when it airs the Coca-Cola 600 out of Charlotte Motor Speedway. It’s the first of a five-race series for Amazon stretching into late June that’s seen the company nearly sell out of inventory for NASCAR on Prime Video and create a two-box commercial format for the whole season so sponsors don’t have to break into race coverage.

Meanwhile, Amazon’s four-part documentary about the Earnhardt racing family—”Earnhardt”—debuted today ahead of the first race on Prime.

From personal experience, Lenna Yamamichi, IHOP’s vp of brand creative, saw an opportunity to meet busy families on the move through streaming.

“I am a huge fantasy football fan, and 10 years ago, I used to not leave the house on Sundays, which meant the kids were at home and I couldn’t interact with them because Mommy had to sit in front of the TV,” Yamamichi said. “So now that we’re on the go, I can go to Disneyland with the family, and also have my streaming property.”

Earlier this year, Jay Johns—a six-year IHOP president, and 16-year veteran of IHOP parent company Dine Brands—announced his retirement and succession as IHOP’s leader by former Yum! Brands chief innovation officer Lawrence Kim. That made Yamamichi and her team take a look at their ad spending, where they saw that they had the back half of the upfront to spend with Amazon.

Seeing a trend at the last upfront toward streaming live sports, IHOP approached Amazon with a brief and partnered with them. Amazon came back with seven ideas, one of them being NASCAR.

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NASCAR TV schedule this week: Cup Series, Xfinity, Truck and ARCA head to Charlotte Motor Speedway

CONCORD, N.C. – It’s Coca-Cola 600 Weekend! After a crazy All-Star Race, NASCAR heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the next crown jewel race of 2025. William Byron, Alex Bowman, and Chase Elliot finished in the top ten last week, so they will be looking to continue their momentum as they take on stock car […]

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CONCORD, N.C. – It’s Coca-Cola 600 Weekend!

After a crazy All-Star Race, NASCAR heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the next crown jewel race of 2025.

William Byron, Alex Bowman, and Chase Elliot finished in the top ten last week, so they will be looking to continue their momentum as they take on stock car racing’s longest night.

For, Kyle Larson that night will begin a bit earlier.

On Sunday, Larson will compete in the 2025 Indianapolis 500, starting from 21st. Afterwards, Larson will travel east for the final leg of the #Hendrick1100 — Charlotte’s 600-mile main event.

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Hendrick Motorsports has 12 wins at the Coca-Cola 600, the most recent being Larson in 2021. Jimmie Johnson has the most wins at four, Jeff Gordon has three, Darell Waltrip has two, while Casey Mears and Kasey Kahne both have one. Which of the four current Hendrick Motorsport drivers will be the next to add their name to the list?

Check out the full TV schedule below.

Where is NASCAR racing this weekend?

NASCAR will race at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend.

What time is the NASCAR race on today?

(All times listed in eastern time)

Friday, May 23

1:30 p.m. – ARCA practice, no TV
2:30 – ARCA qualifying, no TV
3:35 – CRAFTSMAN Truck Series practice, FS2
4:40 – CRAFTSMAN Truck Series qualifying, FS2
6 – ARCA Race, FS1
8:30 – CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race, FS1

Saturday, May 24

11:05 a.m. – Xfinity Series practice, CW
12:10 p.m. – Xfinity Series qualifying, CW
1:30 – Cup Series practice, Prime Video
2:40 – Cup Series qualifying, Prime Video
4:30 – Xfinity Series race, CW

Sunday, May 25

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Rookie Toni Breidinger learning each week in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images This season has been full of challenges for Toni Breidinger. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie has had growing pains. Breidinger came up through the USAC ranks, winning 19 races. She then spent time developing in ARCA and other series. In 2025, Toni Breidinger is taking new strides in racing […]

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https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4gUc6D_11HjVmsv00 — Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images

This season has been full of challenges for Toni Breidinger. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie has had growing pains. Breidinger came up through the USAC ranks, winning 19 races. She then spent time developing in ARCA and other series.

In 2025, Toni Breidinger is taking new strides in racing and in her other career. Breidinger spends her time not just going fast around the track but going around the country as a model and social media influencer.

Prior to racing at North Wilkesboro, a town of barely over 4,000 residents, Breidinger was on the New York City red carpet for Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue, in which she took part.

10 races into the season and a big weekend at Charlotte coming up, Breidinger is still learning. The Truck Series isn’t what it used to be, even a couple of years ago. The quality of racing has increased, and that has been challenging for the 25-year-old.

“Yeah, there’s honestly quite a bit of things that I was kind of surprised by this year,” Breidinger said in an interview with 5GOATs. “I knew the learning curve was going to be steep, and I knew that I had a lot to learn. But I don’t think I realized how much I was going to learn, how much I’m taking away.

“Like, after every race, I’m like wow, I feel like a new driver because I’ve learned so much. So, yeah, almost the unknown of I didn’t know how much new stuff I was going to learn. In so many different areas, from the tracks and the truck and the aero. Yeah, I’ve been learning a lot, and I’m like, I can’t believe I’ve been learning this much. Kind of crazy, but yeah.”

With millions of followers on social media, there are a lot of Toni Breidinger fans. Her recent off-track news has continued. Breidigner has signed new sponsorship deals with 818 Tequila, Kendall Jenner’s brand.

Another numerical partner will join Breidinger later this year at Lime Rock Park in 811, the “Call Before You Dig” folks, who have sponsored multiple drivers in recent years. Funding is key, even for a model, in NASCAR.

Toni Breidinger reflects on women in motorsports

This year, Toni Breidinger isn’t the only woman getting attention in NASCAR and stock car racing. She had sponsorship from the Women’s Sports Foundation earlier this season, and women have been one of the key stories to the NASCAR and ARCA season in 2025.

There are many great women in motorsports currently, and a new batch of racers is coming up through the stock car ranks right now. Asked about drivers like Isabella Robusto, Lanie Buice, Jade Avedisian, and more, Breidinger says she is excited to see so many women getting attention in the sport.

“It’s been awesome seeing the other girls come up through the sport, and obviously, Katherine Legge, with her experience in motorsports, make some Cup starts,” Breidinger said. “So, it’s been really cool to see. Been watching all their careers, and I love following along and supporting them.

“Like you said, it is tough being a female in this space, obviously male-dominated. That comes with some negatives, but I am inspired watching those girls navigate their way through the sport. So, it’s been really cool to watch.”

With a season-best finish of P18 this year, Toni Breidinger is focused on improving each and every week. Her Tricon Garage teammates provide a lot of invaluable support to her. Corey Heim, the favorite to win the Truck Series championship this year, is a great person to have in her corner.

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NASCAR Hall of Fame Picks Kurt Busch, Ray Hendrick, Harry Gant for 2026 Class

The NASCAR Hall of Fame selection panel chose three racing giants on Tuesday in Charlotte. Kurt Busch, Ray Hendrick, and Harry Gant will join the 2026 class. The 49-person panel made their picks after careful review. Busch made it in his first shot at the honor. His stats tell the tale: a Cup Series crown […]

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Busch made it in his first shot at the honor. His stats tell the tale: a Cup Series crown in 2004 and 34 wins in 21 years. “I’m very grateful and thankful that it happened this first time,” said Busch to the Washington Post.

The votes stacked up strong. Both Busch and Gant pulled 61% on the modern-era list. Hendrick nabbed 31% of pioneer votes. Jeff Burton took third place, with Harry Hyde and Randy Dorton next in line.

At 85, Gant’s mark on racing stands firm. His 18 Cup Series wins shine bright. No one tops his age records: winning at 52 and taking pole at 54. He struck gold twice at Darlington’s Southern 500, first in ’84, then in ’91. Seven times they’d put him up for the Hall.

Speed ran in Hendrick’s blood until his last day in 1990. He blazed past finish lines more than 700 times in modified and late model races from 1950 to 1988. Five times he ruled South Boston Speedway. His wins stretched from Talladega to Charlotte to Dover.

“Each name on that ballot changed racing forever,” Busch told NBC Sports. “Me? Just a kid from Vegas who dreamed big. Never saw this coming.”

The panel mixed voices from every corner of racing: track bosses, news folks, car makers, drivers, and more. Fans got their say, too, through NASCAR.com’s voting system.

Humpy Wheeler walked away with the Landmark Award. For 33 years, he ran Charlotte Motor Speedway like no other. He brought lights to big tracks and turned race day into a show before cars hit the track.

These three stars already shine on NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers list. Come January 23, 2026, they’ll take their place in Charlotte’s Hall of Fame.

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