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Your guide to NASCAR’s in-season tournament, starting Saturday in Atlanta: How it works, picks and more

This week’s NASCAR Cup Series race isn’t just another race: It’s the first leg of the league’s inaugural “In-Season Challenge,” a bracket-style competition with five rounds of eliminations, ending with the championship at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27. It’s NASCAR’s take on the in-season tournament model long leveraged by international soccer and recently introduced […]

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This week’s NASCAR Cup Series race isn’t just another race: It’s the first leg of the league’s inaugural “In-Season Challenge,” a bracket-style competition with five rounds of eliminations, ending with the championship at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27. It’s NASCAR’s take on the in-season tournament model long leveraged by international soccer and recently introduced to the NBA.

Starting this weekend at Atlanta, the next five Cup Series races make up the entire challenge: Atlanta, Chicago, Sonoma, Dover and Indianapolis.

Our motorsports experts Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi are here to explain how it works, who they think could win it and why it’s likely to be wildly unpredictable — nay, chaotic! Plus, they’ll run down their favorites and long shots for Saturday’s race in Atlanta.

Before we get to the Q&A and full explanation of how this all works, here’s a breakdown of the seeding and head-to-head matchups for the Challenge. Scroll to the end for how-to-watch info and odds.

NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket, matchups

Top half of draw

  • No. 1 Denny Hamlin vs. No. 32 Ty Dillon
  • No. 16 Kyle Busch vs. No. 17 Brad Keselowski
  • No. 8 Alex Bowman vs. No. 25 Joey Logano
  • No. 9 Bubba Wallace vs. No. 24 Daniel Suárez
  • No. 12 John Hunter Nemechek vs. No. 21 Josh Berry
  • No. 5 Chase Elliott vs. No. 28 Austin Dillon
  • No. 13 Ross Chastain vs. No. 20 Erik Jones
  • No. 4 Christopher Bell vs. No. 29 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Bottom half of draw

  • No. 2 Chase Briscoe vs. No. 31 Noah Gragson
  • No. 15 Ryan Preece vs. No. 18 William Byron
  • No. 7 Ryan Blaney vs. No. 26 Carson Hocevar
  • No. 10 Kyle Larson vs. No. 23 Tyler Reddick
  • No. 11 Michael McDowell vs. No. 22 AJ Allmendinger
  • No. 6 Ty Gibbs vs. No. 27 Justin Haley
  • No. 14 Zane Smith vs. No. 19 Austin Cindric
  • No. 3 Chris Buescher vs. No. 30 Todd Gilliland

Q&A for the Challenge and Atlanta race

The time has finally arrived for the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge. Remind us: What exactly is this thing?

Jeff: On his “Actions Detrimental” podcast two years ago, three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin proposed an idea: Why doesn’t NASCAR have some sort of head-to-head, in-season tournament that could be overlaid on the regular season races? NASCAR typically has a summer lull before the final push to the playoffs begins, and with few other sports on TV except for baseball after the NBA and NHL championships are decided, NASCAR should have a chance to draw a lot more eyeballs — especially from sports gamblers. So for two years, the driver hosted his “Denny Hamlin Bracket Challenge,” where fans could play along with picks over a stretch of races. It was unofficial, of course, but still made for good fun and conversation. Now, with new TV partner TNT, NASCAR has decided to officially do the bracket challenge as an in-season tournament. Drivers will compete in a March Madness-style bracket for the next five weeks, with the winner receiving a $1 million prize.

How do you think this is going to play out?

Jordan: There is genuine optimism that fans will buy in, creating excitement at a time of the season when NASCAR can hit a lull. And with the uniqueness of the five tracks that make up the challenge, there should be enough unexpected twists and turns to produce upsets and keep things interesting.

As for whether this enhances the on-track competition, there is doubt. Drivers and teams are already doing everything they can each week to run and finish as well as they can, so it’s hard to imagine that this challenge somehow pushes them even further. Nor is it likely that a team would potentially sacrifice a good finish by employing an out-of-the-box strategy in an attempt to advance to the next round, fearing that the call could backfire and potentially cost them valuable points.

When The Athletic has asked teams in recent weeks about how they’ll approach these races, every team said they were giving it no consideration and their focus was simply on running as well as they can each week. That said, let’s see if this changes at all in the later rounds, where winning the $1 million prize becomes more attainable.

The first round is being held at Atlanta, which is now a superspeedway. Considering the head-to-head matchups and the chaos that Atlanta usually brings, who are your favorites to make it to the next round, and who are a few long shots who might beat their rival?

Jeff: If you’re new to NASCAR — hi, first of all. Good news and bad news here. The good news is it’s going to be a wild race. A few years ago, Atlanta was reconfigured to be a “drafting” track like Daytona (if you’ve ever watched the Daytona 500) and Talladega. Big packs of cars and big crashes.

But the bad news is that those big crashes could easily take out some of the huge contenders. This is basically a wild-card round where a lot of top seeds will immediately be gone — and probably not even because they did anything incorrectly, other than be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

That said, some drivers are better than others at positioning themselves toward the front (where they have a better chance of avoiding crashes). I really like Austin Cindric (19 seed) in his matchup over Zane Smith (14) and Ross Chastain (13) over Erik Jones (20). Both of them should be in contention for the win, but the sportsbooks are onto them — both have terrible value and are -200 favorites or longer. In terms of upsets in the actual odds, my picks include John Hunter Nemechek (+150) over Josh Berry, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (+150) over Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick (+120) over Kyle Larson and Justin Haley (+145) over Ty Gibbs.

Jordan: Any time NASCAR heads to a drafting track, Joey Logano is automatically considered one of the favorites to win. However, based on seeding alone, the No. 25-ranked Logano is an underdog against No. 8 Alex Bowman. But it would not be a surprise at all if Logano knocks Bowman off and advances. In fact, there is a strong possibility this will happen.

Another matchup to watch for is No. 28 Austin Dillon against No. 5 Chase Elliott. Although Elliott is strong on drafting tracks — he’s won at both Atlanta and Talladega — so too is Dillon. And with Dillon buried in points and needing a win to make the playoffs, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he’s more willing to take chances than Elliott, who’s in the hunt to win the regular season points championship.

What do you think is the most glaring mismatch in the seeding for Round 1? And which matchup is the toughest to call?

Jeff: If you haven’t followed this concept so far, the seeding is totally wacky. Instead of basing the seeding on the point standings (first through 32nd), NASCAR decided to seed the drivers based on their best finish over the last three races. The result is some frankly stupid matchups: Regular-season points leader William Byron is the No. 18 seed against No. 15 seed Ryan Preece — and yet Byron is a -220 favorite. Cindric is a -250 favorite over Smith, despite being a worse seed. Same with Joey Logano (-175), a No. 25 seed matched up against No. 8 seed Alex Bowman. I agree with the oddsmakers on all of those. But in terms of the toughest to call? Dang, that Bubba Wallace vs. Daniel Suárez matchup is a total tossup. Wallace is a great superspeedway racer, and Suárez has been great at Atlanta (including a win last year). Good luck figuring this one out.

Jordan: Sure, the Logano vs. Bowman noted above jumps out, but the fact that this is a drafting track means there are no glaring mismatches because of how unpredictable these types of races usually are. Many, many of the drivers seeded towards the bottom of the bracket are quite capable of winning at Atlanta, and it wouldn’t be at all shocking. It’s going to be fascinating to see what the bracket looks like and who’s left standing after the race.

OK, it’s prediction time: Who are your final four for the in-season tournament and who do you have winning it all?

Jeff: The way this bracket stacks up is absolutely, laughably, bonkers insane. A superspeedway chaos bomb to open it, followed by two road courses before we get to two “normal” tracks to end. By that time, a lot of the favorites (or big names at least) could easily have been eliminated. Picking these three tracks for the first three rounds was certainly a choice.

That said, my picks are probably a bit surprising. I’ve got one semifinal between Trackhouse Racing teammates Suárez (24) and Chastain (13) and the other between Tyler Reddick (23) and Michael McDowell (11). Then I’ve got Chastain and Reddick moving on from Dover into the final at Indianapolis, and Reddick winning it all. Which feels … not great! Reddick isn’t even running very well, and 23XI Racing doesn’t seem to have the same speed or momentum lately. Picking him is a strange choice, except I think the matchups favor him with the road courses, and then he’ll have enough speed on the ovals. I am worried about him immediately getting eliminated by Kyle Larson in Round 1 at Atlanta, of course.

Jordan: The Team Chaos committee welcomes NASCAR scheduling the challenge as it did with three “wildcard” tracks among the five. Bring on the chaos. The only quibble is that Talladega wasn’t included in place of Indianapolis or Dover to really amp up the chaos factor. As for what my bracket looks like: I have Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, Chris Buescher and Kyle Larson in my final four. These four drivers are strong on just about every type of track, particularly road courses, which will go a long way to determining who makes the final four.

Now back to business as usual: Who is your favorite to win outright at Atlanta?

Jeff: As mentioned earlier about Cindric, he’s become known as maybe the best superspeedway racer of late. The three Team Penske drivers are the top three in odds, which makes sense, and Cindric is tied for second. But since superspeedways are so random, he’s still +1000. Could be a nice value there if he pulls through.

Jordan: Any one of Team Penske’s three drivers should be on anyone’s short list of favorites, with Cindric, Logano and Ryan Blaney so strong on these types of tracks. But Blaney has to be the pick. In the seven races at Atlanta since it was reconfigured, Blaney has finished outside the top 10 just once and has finished second, third and fourth in the past three races here.

Who is a long shot you like to win it?

Jeff: “Long shot” is a pretty tough definition this week since the odds are so long for almost everyone. Instead of going extreme, I’ll go somewhat realistic and say Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at +4000. Stenhouse is aggressive, he’s great at superspeedways and he’s in a must-win situation for the playoffs. Pull those belts tight if you’re around the No. 47 car, because he’s going to be going all out.

Jordan: With so many long-shot possibilities this week that could realistically cash in, here’s a few that pop out: Carson Hocevar (+2500), Bubba Wallace (+2800), Daniel Suárez (+2800), Michael McDowell (+4500), Ryan Preece (+5000) and Noah Gragson (+6500). All of these drivers have a reasonable chance of winning Saturday night.

How to watch the Quaker State 400

  • Track: EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta Motor Speedway) — Hampton, Ga.
  • Time: Saturday, June 28, 7 p.m. ET
  • TV: TNT

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Aldermen Met With NASCAR Over Future Of Chicago Street Race

NASCAR is reportedly returning to Chicago in 2027, following its announcement last week that it would not host a race in the city next year. Alderman Brian Hopkins says after a meeting with race officials yesterday, he’s convinced NASCAR will return. One of the city’s sticking points is not having the event on the Fourth […]

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NASCAR is reportedly returning to Chicago in 2027, following its announcement last week that it would not host a race in the city next year. Alderman Brian Hopkins says after a meeting with race officials yesterday, he’s convinced NASCAR will return. One of the city’s sticking points is not having the event on the Fourth of July weekend. Aldermen who attended the meeting said NASCAR committed to continuing and increasing its community support for causes that include the Boys and Girls Club during 2026, despite not having a Chicago Street Race next year.



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Denny Hamlin has been impressed by Hendrick Motorsports rival Chase Elliott recently after he skyrocketed to the top of the NASCAR Cup Series points following a monster run. Elliott booked his spot in the playoffs with a win at Atlanta late last month, but his victory came amid a consistent run of top-ten finishes. Elliott […]

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Denny Hamlin has been impressed by Hendrick Motorsports rival Chase Elliott recently after he skyrocketed to the top of the NASCAR Cup Series points following a monster run. Elliott booked his spot in the playoffs with a win at Atlanta late last month, but his victory came amid a consistent run of top-ten finishes.

Elliott finished third and fifth before taking the chequered flag in his home State. He finished 16th in Chicago but bounced back to third at Sonoma, followed by sixth at Dover, which Hamlin won to take his fourth victory of 2025.

“Six weeks ago, he was 10th to 15th every week and then would finish in the top 10 because attrition and whatever, and now he’s leading,” Hamlin said about Elliott. “A lot of it is [William] Byron’s had a very tough couple months. All of us guys at the top, there was three or four of us that had major issues. Chase doesn’t have those.”

Hamlin’s comments follow after Elliott, who started on pole, was in a prime position to win. The 29-year-old dominated 238 of the 407 laps, but poor pit stops saw Elliott lose control of the race.

“To me it felt like one of his stronger performances,” Hamlin added. “…I just feel as though Chase is one of those guys that leads 100-200 laps in races, right? He’ll get you really good finishes and he’ll get you some wins, but it’s not dominating.”

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Elliott clawed his way up the Cup Series rankings after being over 100 points off top spot. “He’s made a massive run, and it’s not just because of this one week,” Hamlin said. “I’ve just feel like they’ve turned the corner, and they are stronger now than what they were.”

Elliott was proud of his team’s performance, battling the weather and other challenges in the race. “Been really proud of the effort all day,” Chase Elliott said to TNT Sports during a weather delay in the final stage.

“Couple little hiccups here and there, but had a nice recovery to get back to the lead and didn’t want to see that caution. I was hoping I was settling in for the last run of the day, but it’s part of it. It can change really fast.”

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A jack issue played its part in costing Elliott from competng for the win. “You know you’re still early enough in the event at that point that there’s still a lot of time to recover,” Elliott said.

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NASCAR drivers test tires at New Hampshire Motor Speedway SO EXCITED TO, YOU KNOW, GO OUT THERE AND COMPETE WITH HIM. T-MINUS TWO MONTHS UNTIL NASCAR ROARS BACK INTO LOUDON RACE WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 19TH TO 21ST. IT WILL BE A NASCAR PLAYOFF ROUND. TONIGHT, A FEW OF THE BEST DRIVERS IN THE SPORT WERE AT […]

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NASCAR drivers test tires at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

SO EXCITED TO, YOU KNOW, GO OUT THERE AND COMPETE WITH HIM. T-MINUS TWO MONTHS UNTIL NASCAR ROARS BACK INTO LOUDON RACE WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 19TH TO 21ST. IT WILL BE A NASCAR PLAYOFF ROUND. TONIGHT, A FEW OF THE BEST DRIVERS IN THE SPORT WERE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY. TWO TIME NEW HAMPSHIRE WINNERS CHRISTOPHER BELL AND JOEY LOGANO, PLUS ROSS CHASTAIN, TOOK PART IN A GOODYEAR TIRE TEST. RACERS WENT AROUND THE MAGIC MILE TO FIGURE OUT WHICH TIRES TO USE FOR THE BIG SEPTEMBER RACE. IT IS CRAZY THE DIFFERENCE THAT TIRES CAN MAKE. LIKE WE WENT THROUGH A COUPLE TIRES THAT WERE SECONDS DIFFERENT ON THE TRACKS, AND THIS IS WHERE I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SPORT WAS RIGHT HERE. SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE’S A LOT OF REALLY SPECIAL MEMORIES FOR ME HERE, WHETHER IT’S SITTING IN THE GRANDSTANDS STARTING MY FIRST RACE, WINNING MY FIRST RACE. IT’S ALL HAPPENED HERE IN LOUDON. I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK.

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VIDEO: On Tuesday, NASCAR driver Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, and Ross Chastain were at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Goodyear Tire Test. New Hampshire’s NASCAR race weekend in Loudon is September 19-21.

VIDEO: On Tuesday, NASCAR driver Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, and Ross Chastain were at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Goodyear Tire Test. New Hampshire’s NASCAR race weekend in Loudon is September 19-21.



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Five races to go: The fight to make the NASCAR Cup playoffs

21 of the 26-race regular season are now complete, leaving just five races left before the NASCAR Cup playoff field is locked in for the 2025 season. However, there’s still a road course, two short tracks, a superspeedway, and a crown jewel before we get to that point. 12 drivers have already guaranteed themselves a […]

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21 of the 26-race regular season are now complete, leaving just five races left before the NASCAR Cup playoff field is locked in for the 2025 season. However, there’s still a road course, two short tracks, a superspeedway, and a crown jewel before we get to that point.

12 drivers have already guaranteed themselves a spot by winning, but four spots still remain up for grabs. While there are several drivers in a must-win situation, there’s still a handful of drivers with a shot of making it in on points alone. Here’s a look at where those drivers stand entering the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

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Reddick is in a fairly solid position points-wise. Unless he somehow loses almost 100 points to Bowman over the next few weeks, there would need to be four new winners over the next five weeks to knock him out of playoff contention. Reddick is also the only driver who was part of the Championship 4 last year, and yet, hasn’t won a race in 2025.

The last Hendrick Motorsports driver not already locked in, but Alex Bowman has to be feeling fairly good about his position. Outside of Sonoma, Bowman has been looking good in recent weeks with top-five runs in Mexico City, Atlanta, and last weekend at Dover.

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Buescher is the highest RFK Racing driver in the standings, and he’s been making steady gains over the cut-line, but one bad race could erase it all. Last year, he was in a similar position, but due to some new winners just before the end of the regular season, he ended up being pushed out of the playoffs.

Sitting on the bubble, Wallace has absolutely zero room for error. And if any driver below the cut-line wins, he automatically ends up on the wrong side of the line. Wallace is also facing a three-year winless streak, so it’s more likely he’ll have to point his way in. He gained some valuable ground at Dover, but he needs to keep that up in the weeks to come.

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Preece has been hovering around the cut-line for what seems like the entirety of the 2025 season. The No. 60 team have been a model of consistency, making the most of what they have. Seven consecutive top 20 finishes and some stage points have helped Preece to remain in contention. He lost some points in a late-race incident at Dover, but he still managed to bring the car home on the lead lap.

Busch has had a very up-and-down season, marred by incidents, but the No. 8 team is going in the right direction at the moment. He has cut his way to within 40 points of the cut-line after being over 70 behind after Atlanta. If he keeps gaining points on the cut-line at that rate, he’ll get there by Race #26, but he can’t afford any surprise winners.

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Three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have already won this year, but Ty remains winless so far in his entire Cup career. However, despite lagging far behind his teammates, Gibbs has really turned his season around. In the first 14 races, he had eight finishes of 24th or worse. But in the last seven, he has finished 14th or higher in every race, including three top fives. He has rapidly climbed up the standings as a result of his efforts, and made it all the way to the finals of the $1 million in-season challenge.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – In this week’s Tech Tuesday, our partners at UF Innovate and SCAD Media spotlight Gator Motorsports, where University of Florida students design, build, and race a Formula-style car while gaining real-world engineering and management experience. “Building a car from scratch is exactly as hard as it sounds. We’re here with Gator […]

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – In this week’s Tech Tuesday, our partners at UF Innovate and SCAD Media spotlight Gator Motorsports, where University of Florida students design, build, and race a Formula-style car while gaining real-world engineering and management experience.

“Building a car from scratch is exactly as hard as it sounds. We’re here with Gator Motorsports to learn more. Daniel, tell us more about who you are and what you do,” said Bethany Gaffey, host of UF Innovate.

“Yeah, I am the captain of Gator Motorsports for the F ’25 to F ’26 season. Every year, we build a two-thirds formula car, just like this one, from scratch to compete at the Michigan International Speedway. I basically am in a project management role, so I oversee two chief engineers underneath me and we oversee about 40 engineers every year to build our car,” said Daniel Patel, team captain of Gator Motorsports.

“So, how hard is it to build a car from scratch?” asked Gaffey.

“A lot harder than most people would think. The biggest part of it is the project isn’t an engineering project at the end of the day. We always say it’s a people management project. A lot of people, a lot of personalities with a really huge task. From a technical aspect, we’re really good engineers. The university teaches us a lot, and we teach ourselves a lot to build the car, but getting all of us to work together and make deadlines on time is the biggest challenge,” said Patel.

“What does it take to build a successful car?” asked Gaffey.

“A lot of what it takes is building off of our past failures. So, our first electric car in ’23 unfortunately ended in a small electrical fire. That was really shocking to a lot of people there. And in ’24, we didn’t get through any of our technical inspections. Well, we only got through two of them. This year, we got through all our technical inspections. We finished with only, we had only one lap left, and we didn’t finish in our 2025 season. So, our major priority is figuring out why that happened and fixing it. But on top of that, we want to get through all of our technical inspections faster and we want to have our car more prepared before we go to competition, drive all the dynamic events, as well as, well, obviously the major goal is to win. The more realistic goal is to aim for about a top 10, top 15 finish of about 85 teams,” said Patel.

“How do you see that helping you transition to industry once you graduate?” asked Gaffey.

“A lot of the major skills is being able to work with a bunch of different personalities, a bunch of different people. The interesting thing about engineers is a lot of us tend to be really stubborn and really stuck in our technical ways, but a lot of being on the team forces you to communicate with each other and learn those skills that you don’t necessarily get in the classroom level,” said Patel.

“For updates on the 2026 season, follow Gator Motorsports on social media,” said Gaffey.

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CONCORD, N.C. – Zac Brown Band and HendrickCars.com are teaming with Hendrick Motorsports for a show-stopping presence in the NASCAR playoffs to promote the group’s just-announced 2025 limited engagement at Sphere Las Vegas. The collaboration will feature a special paint scheme on Kyle Larson’s No. 5 Chevrolet during the Oct. 12 Cup Series race at Las […]

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CONCORD, N.C. – Zac Brown Band and HendrickCars.com are teaming with Hendrick Motorsports for a show-stopping presence in the NASCAR playoffs to promote the group’s just-announced 2025 limited engagement at Sphere Las Vegas. The collaboration will feature a special paint scheme on Kyle Larson’s No. 5 Chevrolet during the Oct. 12 Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Zac Brown Band will perform at Sphere Las Vegas on Dec. 5, 6, 12 and 13 to coincide with the release of their seventh full-length studio album, “Love and Fear.” Known for fusing country, rock and Southern roots, the multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Award-winning group’s immersive live shows will be elevated by Sphere’s state-of-the-art technology and storytelling capabilities that deliver a concert experience like no other.

The No. 5 Zac Brown Band HendrickCars.com Chevrolet will feature the band’s signature “Stone Skull” logo on the hood with a matte black and gold chrome color palette. Primary sponsor HendrickCars.com will remain prominently featured on the car.

“Hitting the track with Hendrick Motorsports and Kyle Larson is a badass way to get the word out about our shows at Sphere,” said Zac Brown, frontman and lead vocalist of Zac Brown Band. “Mr. H has been an awesome friend for many years, and we’re thrilled to have this opportunity with his team. These performances are going to be unlike anything we’ve ever done – and this car is just a preview of the spirit we’re bringing to Vegas.”

Hendrick Motorsports fans can access an exclusive presale offer for Zac Brown Band’s Sphere Las Vegas concerts at www.zacbrownband.com using the promo code “HENDRICK” from 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 23, to 1 a.m. ET on Friday, July 25. Tickets will be available to the general public beginning Friday, July 25.

“Zac and the band are great friends of our organization,” said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports and chairman and CEO of Hendrick Automotive Group. “They always put on an incredible show, and I personally can’t wait to see what they come up with at Sphere – it’s going to be unbelievable. There’s a natural connection between the energy of rock and roll and the intensity of NASCAR. Las Vegas is one of Kyle’s best tracks, and we hope to deliver a performance for our fans that matches what the band brings to theirs.”

Larson, 32, has been dominant at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Elk Grove, California, native is a three-time winner on the 1.5-mile oval and has led 690 laps there. The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion has gone to victory lane twice in his last four starts at the track.

“It’s always cool when two different worlds come together like this,” Larson said. “The paint scheme has a killer edge to it. I’m pumped to take something to Vegas that our No. 5 team fans and Zac Brown Band fans will all be excited about. I love that HendrickCars.com wanted to make this collaboration happen and is going all in. It’ll be a lot of fun.”



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