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Season 2 of NASCAR’s Netflix docuseries, NASCAR Full Speed, has officially dropped — all five episodes are now available for streaming. Once again, it focuses in on the playoffs and the 16 drivers fighting for the championship, presented in a way that doesn’t overwhelm the casual viewer or someone who doesn’t watch the sport at […]

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Season 2 of NASCAR’s Netflix docuseries, NASCAR Full Speed, has officially dropped — all five episodes are now available for streaming. Once again, it focuses in on the playoffs and the 16 drivers fighting for the championship, presented in a way that doesn’t overwhelm the casual viewer or someone who doesn’t watch the sport at all. It did its job in simplifying the rather complex system that decides the champion every year.

It features the following drivers most heavily: Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Daniel Suarez, Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick and Harrison Burton. Through the lives of most of these drivers, this show reveals its strength. It wants the viewer to connect with them on a real, personal level, executing it well. Their favorite method is to use the wives/girlfriends (as well as some other family members) to paint a deeper picture of each driver, and I think it was used to perfection. It’s a similar formula to what the show’s producers did in the first season.

Real people with real lives

The off-track content was perhaps the most compelling aspect about it. The normally reserved Byron opens up about seeing a sports therapist, Julia Piquet offers some of the best soundbites when voicing her frustrations over the lack of speed in Suarez’s car, and Briscoe has to deal with fighting for a championship with a team that’s about to shut down…while his wife Marissa is expecting twins at any moment — with all of these storylines playing out during the playoffs.

We spend time with Suarez’s father and learn more about his role in setting NASCAR’s lone Mexican driver on a path to the Cup Series, while Jeff Burton shows some tough love for his son Harrison after he lost his ride at Wood Brothers Racing.

I could go on, but these were all fantastic ways to show weekly watchers a side of the sport they normally don’t see, and to give new viewers an introduction to some of the sport’s stars.

Daniel Suarez and Julia Piquet, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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We also spent some time with Suarez and Blaney’s pit crews during mid-week training, and my only complaint about it is that I wanted more of it. There were some great moments there, especially with Blaney and his crew. I also wanted to see them delve further into the preparation that goes into all this, like when they showed Suarez on the simulator or Bell looking over data before Homestead.

A lot of people have no idea what goes into preparing for a NASCAR race weekend and shining a brighter light on that can only be a good thing. The show did it, so kudos for that, but it would have been great to pull back that curtain a lot more.

I love how they took time to really build up the personalities of each driver and present them as their own unique package before their own pivotal playoff moments. At the track and on TV, they sometimes seem a bit too similar with the same PR-trained lines and sponsor shoutouts. But here we get to see them be ‘real,’ sharing stories from their personal lives and interacting with their loved ones in a way that makes it hard for anyone watching not to connect with them.

However, they also tread some old ground from the previous season, like the narrative around Bell being overlooked, and Byron getting his start on iRacing. It wasn’t egregious, but those same beats did show up here and there.

Tyler Reddick and Michael Jordan, 23XI Racing Toyota

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Fitting it all in

But what about how they covered the races themselves? I think it was good, if not a little straightforward. While the focus is clearly on the playoffs, it would have benefitted from showing some of the other dramatic moments playing out simultaneously as there’s so much going on in these races. We had the incredible last-lap battle for the win between Chris Buescher and Shane van Gisbergen at The Glen that was left out, as was Kyle Busch’s heart-wrenching error while trying to keep his win streak alive at Kansas. Just peppering those in throughout the dominant playoff storyline would have been good as some of the races felt a little empty or looked like there was nothing going on beyond the title contenders, when that clearly wasn’t the case.

The Alex Bowman DQ was handled well, making it really feel like a shocking twist. Logano’s reaction to being back in the playoffs, as well as highlighting his unique mindset on luck were both great as well. I also liked the way they positioned cliffhangers, really pushing you roll into the next episode even if you weren’t planning on binging it all in one sitting. I enjoyed hearing some interesting conversations on pit road between drivers and their teams as there were a few head-turners there, especially with the No. 11 team talking about their JGR teammate in the No. 20. And a side note here, but Marty Smith is once again the best part about the industry insiders providing context throughout each episode.

Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford

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Handling the Martinsville controversy

They highlighted the importance of teamwork in these important races, but there was one piece of teamwork that was glaringly absent. And perhaps this is my biggest gripe, but I can also understand why they didn’t want to bog down the championship story with it. I mean, they very much wanted to move on from as it was happening in real time, but no matter how uncomfortable, we needed to tell the whole story of the Martinsville cut-off race.

Play the radio communication, show the Chevrolet blockade behind Byron, and whatever was going on Wallace, as well as the fallout including the massive penalties. Instead, they just focused on Bell and his hotly debated contact with the wall.

So, that was a little disappointing, but they at least covered the moment with Bell and Byron well as both dramatically sat on pit road while race control decided their fate. Morgan Bell, and her rollercoaster of emotions as that all played out, really made the scene.

Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Feeling the stakes

Onto the finale itself. I was curious how they were going to handle this because, honestly, it was not the most exciting race. So props to the show because they did a really impressive job of making it feel extremely tense from start-to-finish. Some of the races felt a little tedious as they went through it, but not Phoenix, despite this particular race taking up more runtime than any other race in the show. They made sure you felt the stakes and what was on the line.

The final montage wrapping up the season for each of the featured drivers was pretty cool as well, and I loved the soundtrack throughout the entire docuseries.

Now, it wasn’t an Emmy-winning piece of media in the end, but it was a perfect way to introduce new people to the sport while also giving some interesting snippets to those paying attention every single week. And because of that, it accomplished its mission. Again, my only real complaint is simply wanting more of what they were already giving me.

My notes for Season 3: Just give me more behind the scenes, a deeper look into what goes into being prepared for the next race, meeting some crew members and learning about them, and highlighting the other dramatic moments that make up these dynamic race weekends.

Oh, and don’t gloss over those uncomfortable, but critical moments either.

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Caio Collet Stays Fast, Sweeps Both Poles at Laguna Seca

Caio Collet pulled off a two-for-one deal Saturday, sweeping the poles for both races in the INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Collet drove to his first and second poles of the season – and second and third in his career – in the INDYCAR development series, edging […]

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Caio Collet pulled off a two-for-one deal Saturday, sweeping the poles for both races in the INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

Collet drove to his first and second poles of the season – and second and third in his career – in the INDYCAR development series, edging championship leader Dennis Hauger for the top spot in both 35-lap races. Race 1 starts at 4:30 p.m. ET today, with Race 2 taking the green flag at 1 p.m. ET Sunday (Both races FS1, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network).

SEE: Race 1 Qualifying Results | Race 2 Qualifying Results

The pole winner has won the last 10 INDY NXT races at this picturesque 11-turn, 2.238-mile permanent road course adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, which bodes well for Collet. His first career victory, in July 2024 at Mid-Ohio, came from his only other career pole. He also won this season at Road America from the second starting spot.

“Very fortunate,” Collet said. “It was a little too late in the championship, to be honest, to get our first pole, but better late than never. The team did a phenomenal job since yesterday.

“The car was quite tricky. I made a couple of little mistakes, but I was glad I could pull both laps together. It was a tough session, to be honest. I’m just happy to start on pole for both races.”

Collet, who led practice Friday, earned the top spot for the first race with his top lap of 1 minute, 13.2566 seconds in the No. 76 HMD Motorsports car. His second-best lap of 1:13.3283 was good enough for pole for Race 2.

Hauger recovered from a rare crash in practice Friday to qualify second for both races in the No. 28 Nammo car of Andretti Global with his top two laps of 1:13.3275 and 1:13.3585.

Josh Pierson will start third in both races in the No. 14 HMD Motorsports car after his best laps of 1:13.4363 and 1:13.4499.

The mirror-image starting lineups for both races ended starting with the fourth spot. Myles Rowe, winner of the most-recent race at Iowa Speedway, will start fourth in Race 1 after his best lap of 1:13.6423 in the No. 99 Abel Motorsports/Force Indy car. Lochie Hughes, second in championship points, will start fourth in Race 2 with his lap of 1:13.7569 in the No. 26 McGinley Clinic/USF Pro Championships machine of Andretti Global.

The third row in both races also featured a mixture of drivers. Callum Hedge will start fifth in both races after his best times of 1:13.5210 and 1:13.7659. Hughes will join Hedge in Row 3 for Race 1, while Rowe will start sixth in Race 2.

This is the second and final doubleheader of 2025. Hauger leads teammate Hughes by 76 points with five races remaining this season.

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In race for $1 million at Indy, two laps at Texas could hold the key for Ty Dillon

INDIANAPOLIS — Two laps at Texas could be worth $1 million Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Ty Dillon and Kaulig Racing. In an In-Season Challenge finale no one could have foreseen, Dillon —the last seed in the 32-driver event — will race Ty Gibbs. Whoever finishes the best among those two will win the […]

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INDIANAPOLIS — Two laps at Texas could be worth $1 million Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Ty Dillon and Kaulig Racing.

In an In-Season Challenge finale no one could have foreseen, Dillon —the last seed in the 32-driver event — will race Ty Gibbs. Whoever finishes the best among those two will win the big paycheck.

Dillon looks back to his overtime restart at Texas with setting him up for this magical run.

Ty Dillon’s overtime charge netted a season-best finish and made the disappointment of recent races fade away.

Dillon went from 18th to 12th in the final two laps at Texas in May for what was then his best finish of the season. He passed Gibbs, Zane Smith, Chris Buescher, Justin Haley and Riley Herbst before moving ahead of William Byron just before the finish line.

“The thing about me beating William to the line there, it’s probably insignificant at the end of the day, it’s one point different, that’s it … but for me it was a check on my list,” Dillon told NBC Sports in May. “OK, I feel confident in making that move for when it is for something super important.”

That came two weeks ago at Sonoma and then last week at Dover as Dillon found ways to advance in the In-Season Challenge.

Dillon was matched against Alex Bowman at Sonoma in the third round. On the final lap, Bowman was ahead of Dillon entering the final corner.

For Dillon, that brought to mind his Texas finish.

“That Texas restart where we passed a lot of cars … built confidence,” Dillon said this week in response to a question from NBC Sports. “It builds confidence that the next time you get in that situation, you feel like you can get it done again.

“Sonoma was the first time where backs against the wall, last restart, couple of laps to go, here’s one of those moments. And was able to capitalize on that.”

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Dillon advanced when he moved Bowman up the track to get by.

Dillon then faced John Hunter Nemechek in last weekend’s semifinals at Dover. They raced each other late to be in the free pass position if there was a late caution.

“Last week, it looked even more grim from my position of I don’t know if we’re going to make it around here, but if I can just get one more restart, that’s the only moment I need,” Dillon said this week.

On a restart eight laps from the scheduled distance, Dillon went to the bottom lane to go three-wide with Nemechek and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in Turn 1. Dillon cleared Stenhouse and then completed the move by Nemechek in Turn 3.

There are only three former winners in the field of the crown jewel event.

A caution soon came out, keeping Dillon ahead of Nemechek. Dillon held off Nemechek on the next restart before the caution came back out, going him the free pass over Nemechek. Dillon would finish as the last car on the lead lap. Nemechek would finish one spot behind, the first car a lap down.

“The moments have been happening and I have been able to step through, so the confidence is there,” Dillon said. “All I can hope is that the moment comes up again and I feel, ultimately, supremely confident that myself and our team will walk through that door and be able to capitalize.

“So, I’m not really thinking about the magnitude of the situation (at Indy) … I think we’ve already won as a team and as a driver making it this far.”

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TA Cup’s Ken Sutherland Qualifies Fastest Overall, Brody Goble Earns CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Pole at Portland, Both Setting Track Records

July 26, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. (July 26, 2025) – Practice and qualifying are complete for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli Western Championship at Portland International Raceway. Ken Sutherland (No. 85 Kallberg Racing Ford Mustang) qualified fastest overall with a blazing time of 1:11.467, setting the fastest time of any Trans Am class in […]

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TA Cup’s Ken Sutherland Qualifies Fastest Overall, Brody Goble Earns CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Pole at Portland, Both Setting Track Records

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 26, 2025) – Practice and qualifying are complete for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli Western Championship at Portland International Raceway. Ken Sutherland (No. 85 Kallberg Racing Ford Mustang) qualified fastest overall with a blazing time of 1:11.467, setting the fastest time of any Trans Am class in Portland history.

“Well, so far so good,” said Sutherland. “We went out for the two test sessions yesterday. The car was super fast and good, we didn’t even go out for our practice session. I always question, what could we learn? But the car was too good to be messing with, especially knowing we have two very long races this weekend. In qualifying, the car was just like it was in testing; it was super fast. Jeff Jefferson, Chris Evans and guys just did a great job getting the car ready and prepared. The car was just right on when we were out there. As far as the race goes, I’ve got to be careful. They’re going to start us from the back, behind all the TA2 cars. So, just getting through traffic will be the critical part and not getting too anxious to get by some of those slower cars. Hopefully we’ll bring home a win or two.”

Brody Goble in the No. 69 Brown Bros. Ford Lincoln Ford Mustang qualified fastest in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series, laying down a lap time of 1:12.638, qualifying first in class for the third time this season. Goble was followed in time trials by Jade Avedisian (No. 10 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry) in her first Trans Am start, and Mia Lovell (No. 40 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry), marking the first time two female drivers have qualified in the top three in the class.

“It’s a doubleheader this weekend, so we’ve got to be focused on a race later today and a race tomorrow,” said Goble after qualifying. “Every session’s been going in the right direction; we’re making small changes, which is nice not having to do anything crazy. We know the track super well. It makes me feel old now, but I’ve been racing here since about 2010 in Spec Miata stuff and a whole bunch of things in between, and now doing Trans Am here, so I love the track. It’s about four and a half hours from where I live, so it’s almost my home track. We bested the track record by over a second from what it was last year.”

Simon Asselin (No. 81 Infillion Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup) was the fastest in the XGT class with a time of 1:13.866, and Cole Beaudreau (No. 88 Boudreau Racing Ford Mustang) was the quickest in TA with a time of 1:15.545.

Race 1 at Portland International Raceway will be contested today at 5:40 p.m. ET/2:40 p.m. PT. The race will be streamed LIVE on Trans Am’s YouTube channel, @TheTransAmSeries.

CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Qualifying Top Five:
1. Brody Goble, No. 69 Brown Bros. Ford Lincoln Ford Mustang (1:12.461)
2. Jade Avedisian, No. 10 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (1:13.594)
3. Mia Lovell, No. 40 Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang (1:13.762)
4. Jack Perkins, No. 19 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (1:13.865)
5. Kyle Kelley, No. 80 UPR.com/PK+k Motorsports Ford Mustang (1.14.677)

TA Cup Qualifying:
1. Ken Sutherland, No. 85 Kallberg Racing Ford Mustang (1:11.467)
2. Ken Thwaits, No. 9 Franklin Road Chevrolet Camaro (1:12.461)
3. John Moore, No. 27 JM Environmental Ford Mustang (1:13.594)
4. Chris Evans, No. 92 Central Welding Supply/Pinnacle Alloys Ford Mustang (1:13.733)

XGT Qualifying:
1. Simon Asselin, No. 81 Infillion Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup (1:13.866)

TA Qualifying:
1. Cole Boudreau, No. 88 Boudreau Racing Ford Mustang (1:15.545)

Full qualifying results can be found here.

CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Practice Top Five:
1. Brody Goble, No. 69 Brown Bros. Ford Lincoln Ford Mustang (1:14.095)
2. Jade Avedisian, No. 10 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (1:14.427)
3. Mia Lovell, No. 40 Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang (1:14.496)
4. Seamus McKendree, No. 20 Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang (1:14.629)
5. Cole Moore, No. 99 Moore Motorsport/JM Environmental Ford Mustang (1.14.677)

TA Cup Practice:
1. John Moore, No. 27 JM Environmental Ford Mustang (1:12.939)
2. Ken Thwaits, No. 9 Franklin Road Chevrolet Camaro (1:13.077)
3. Chris Evans, No. 92 Central Welding Supply/Pinnacle Alloys Ford Mustang (1:14.343)
4. Ken Sutherland, No. 85 Kallberg Racing Ford Mustang (No Time)

XGT Practice:
1. Simon Asselin, No. 81 Infillion Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup (1:15.945)

TA Practice:
1. Cole Boudreau, No. 88 Boudreau Racing Ford Mustang (1:14.431)

Full practice results can be found here.

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Qualifying results set starting grid for Brickyard race

NASCAR announces San Diego street race, turns to Brickyard 400 Ken and Chris talk about NASCAR’s announcement of another road course with the San Diego street race and preview the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis. Nobody kisses the bricks after qualifying, but still, it’s best to approach Turn 1 with everyone in your mirror. Chase Briscoe, […]

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Nobody kisses the bricks after qualifying, but still, it’s best to approach Turn 1 with everyone in your mirror.

Chase Briscoe, from nearby Mitchell, Ind., will do that Sunday in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He toured the historic rectangular oval in 49.136 second for an average speed of 183.165 mph. It’s his fifth pole of the year.

Bubba Wallace will start alongside Briscoe on the outside pole after posting a Saturday lap of 49.149 seconds (183.117 mph).

Denny Hamlin, the last driver on the track and a pre-race favorite, wrecked heavily during his qualifiying lap and will start Sunday in a backup car.

Odd, you might think, that Indy’s pole speed was faster than those at both Daytona and Talladega earlier this year.

But remember, no restricted horsepower at Indy, so this was absolutely as fast as they can go on a track where the 9-degree banking in the corners is nearly pancake-flat compared to Daytona (31 degrees) and Talladega (33).

Top 10 Brickyard 400 speeds at Indy

Chase Briscoe: 183.165

Bubba Wallace 183.117

Erik Jones 182.749

Tyler Reddick: 182.678

Ty Gibbs: 182.445

William Byron 182.031

Chris Buescher: 182.013

Carson Hocevar 181.837

AJ Allmendinger: 181.822

Austin Cindric: 181.503

Brickyard 400 starting lineup

Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
Jesse Love, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford
Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

How to watch Indy: Race times and channels

Viewing info for Brickyard 400

Saturday: Xfinity Series, Pennzoil 250, 4:30 (CW).

Sunday: Cup Series, Brickyard 400, 2 p.m. (TNT).

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Caio Collet Leads Day 1 at Laguna Seca; Dennis Hauger Hits Barrier

A pair of first-day INDY NXT by Firestone practices at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna left series leader Dennis Hauger with a damaged car and Caio Collet with a fast car. SEE: Practice 1 | Practice 2 Driving the No. 76 HMD Motorsports entry, Collet posted the quickest overall lap, a time of 1 minute, 14.0546 of […]

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A pair of first-day INDY NXT by Firestone practices at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna left series leader Dennis Hauger with a damaged car and Caio Collet with a fast car.

SEE: Practice 1 | Practice 2

Driving the No. 76 HMD Motorsports entry, Collet posted the quickest overall lap, a time of 1 minute, 14.0546 of a second that bested Andretti Global’s Lochie Hughes (1:14.3332 in the No. 26 McGinley Clinic/USF Pro Championship car) and HMD Motorsports’ Josh Pierson (1:14.6193 in the No. 14 HMD Motorsports entry). Hauger had the best lap in the first session – 1:14.7484 – but his opportunity to improve in the second practice was lost when he hit the tire barrier in Turn 6.

Hauger finished with the 16th-best lap overall in Andretti Global’s No. 28 Nammo car, a position he won’t want to be in when qualifying is held Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on FS1. That session will set the starting lineups for each of the two races held this weekend. The past 10 pole winners of the Grand Prix of Monterey have gone on to win the race.

Hauger, who leads the series with five wins and six poles, holds a 76-point lead over Hughes (two wins, two poles) with five races remaining. Collet, a one-race winner this season, stands 94 points out of the series lead.

Nineteen car-and-driver combinations participated after Andretti Cape INDY NXT and driver Ricardo Escotto parted ways.

The weekend’s first race is Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on FS2. Race 2 will be at 1 p.m. ET Sunday on FS1.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying today: Kyle Larson starts 19th in Xfinity race later this afternoon at Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS – Kyle Larson hit the bricks this Saturday afternoon in qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. During qualifying today, he set a lap time of 54.641 seconds, good enough for a 19th place starting spot in today’s race, but he is far from being done on track today. Due to weather cancelling practice […]

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INDIANAPOLIS – Kyle Larson hit the bricks this Saturday afternoon in qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

During qualifying today, he set a lap time of 54.641 seconds, good enough for a 19th place starting spot in today’s race, but he is far from being done on track today. Due to weather cancelling practice for the NASCAR Cup Series yesterday, the governing body moved the session to today for a 2 p.m. start time. There will be 25 minutes allotted for all entries to test their cars on track before qualifying begins at 2:35 ET.

Following the conclusion of Cup Series qualifying, Larson will climb back into his Xfinity Series car for 250 miles on the yard of bricks.

RELATED: Driver averages for Indianapolis

Here is the starting lineup for the Xfinity Series race today:

NASCAR Xfinity Series starting lineup:

Sam Mayer, No. 41, 54.014
Nick Sanchez, No. 48, 54.060
Sheldon Creed, No. 00, 54.098
Jesse Love, No. 2, 54.104
Brandon Jones, No. 20, 54.117
Aric Almirola, No. 19, 54.118
Connor Zilisch, No. 88, 54.196
Justin Allgaier, No. 7, 54.204
William Sawalich, No. 18, 54.286
Carson Kvapil, No. 1, 54.371
Sammy Smith, No. 8, 54.463
Jermey Clements, No. 51, 54.470
Austin Hill, No. 21, 54.477
Taylor Gray, No. 54, 54.488
Christian Eckes, No. 16, 54.534
Dean Thompson, No. 26, 54.558
Leland Honeyman, No. 70, 54.569
Daniel Dye, No. 10, 54.641
Kyle Larson, No. 17 #H1100 Chevrolet, 54.641
Harrison Burton, No. 25, 54.678
Ryan Sieg, No. 39, 54.700
Anthony Alfredo, No. 42, 54.710
Jeb Burton, No. 27, 54.749
Katherine Legge, No. 32, 55.026
Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99, 55.051
Parker Retzlaff, No. 4, 55.066
Brennan Poole, No. 44, 55.169
Kyle Seig, No. 28, 55.177
Blaine Perkins, No. 31, 55.364
Josh Bilicki, No. 91, 53.365
Josh Williams, No. 11, 55.371
Garrett Smithley, No. 14, 55.416
Mason Massey, No. 45, 55.782
Ryan Ellis, No. 71, 55.899
Logan Bearden, No. 07, 56.540
Joey Gase, No. 53, 56.767
Dawson Cram, No. 74, 57.122
David Starr, No. 35, 57.907

NASCAR on TV this weekend

(All times listed in eastern time)

Saturday, July 26

2 – Cup Series practice, TruTV
2:35 – Cup Series qualifying, TruTV
4:30 – Xfinity Series race, CW

Sunday, July 27

2 p.m. – Cup Series race, TNT

RELATED: Highlights from Hendrick Motorsports pit crew minicamp

Where is NASCAR racing this weekend?

This week, the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series are racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway while the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and ARCA series visit Indianapolis Raceway Park.