Today’s FedEx 400 Sprint Cup race: Start time, lineup, radio & TV info and more

By Dustin LongMay 31, 2015, 5:00 AM EDT

After two weeks in Charlotte, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series begins a stretch of races on unique tracks beginning with today’s event at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile concrete track.

Here are the particulars for today’s race (all times are Eastern):

START: Lisa Goring, Autism Speaks, and Kenny Adams, special guest of Dover International Speedway, will give the command for drivers to start their engines at 1:07 p.m. The green flag is scheduled for 1:15 p.m.

DISTANCE: The race is scheduled for 400 laps (400 miles) around the 1-mile oval.

PRE-RACE SCHEDULE: The Sprint Cup garage opens at 7 a.m., and the drivers meeting is at 11 a.m. Driver introductions begin at 12:30 p.m.

NATIONAL ANTHEM: It will be performed by Megan Ruger, Nashville recording artist, at 1:01 p.m.

TV/RADIO: Fox Sports 1 will broadcast the race at 1 p.m. Motor Racing Network will broadcast the race on radio and at mrn.com, with its pre-race show beginning at noon. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have coverage beginning at noon.

FORECAST: The wunderground.com site predicts 84 degrees at race time with a 24% chance of rain.

LAST TIME(S): Jeff Gordon scored his most recent victory, winning at this track in Sept. 2014. Kevin Harvick led 223 laps but had to pit under green while running third because his left front tire lost air after the inner valve stem was knocked off on the previous stop. Harvick finished 13th. … Jimmie Johnson won the June 2014 race at Dover, leading 272 laps. Kevin Harvick had to pit with a flat left front tire while leading under green. He finished 17th. The race was briefly stopped to make repairs to the track after a piece of the racing surface came apart and damaged Jamie McMurray’s car.

SPEEDWAY DOMINANCE: Hendrick Motorsports has won each of the past three Dover races but no one has ruled like Jimmie Johnson. He has a track-record nine wins. He’s also led a track-record 2,976 laps at Dover and has led the most laps in nine of the last 12 Dover races.

STARTING LINEUP:

Row 1: Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr.

Row 2: Kyle Larson, Matt Kenseth

Row 3: Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick

Row 4: Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards

Row 5: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Busch

Row 6: Jamie McMurray, Austin Dillon

Row 7: Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson

Row 8: David Ragan, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Row 9: Ryan Newman, Paul Menard

Row 10: Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer

Row 11: Casey Mears, Jeff Gordon

Row 12: Aric Almirola, Justin Allgaier

Row 13: Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart

Row 14: Brian Scott, Sam Hornish Jr.

Row 15: AJ Allmendinger, Alex Bowman

Row 16: Trevor Bayne, David Gilliland

Row 17: Danica Patrick, Michael Annett

Row 18: Jeb Burton, Matt DiBenedetto

Row 19: Cole Whitt, Brett Moffitt

Row 20: Josh Wise, JJ Yeley

Row 21: Brendan Gaughan, Mike Bliss

Row 22: Landon Cassill

Did Not Qualify: Travis Kvapil and Jeff Green

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Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott involved in big crash at Charlotte

By Mike HembreeMay 29, 2023, 6:46 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. — Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott were involved in a big crash midway through Monday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and each blamed the other.

Elliott’s car slapped the outside wall near the start-finish line, and his car made contact with Hamlin’s Toyota, sending Hamlin slamming into the wall. The front end of Hamlin’s car was smashed. Elliott’s Chevrolet also was damaged.

Both drivers parked for the evening, and neither was happy.

Hamlin said Elliott had a “tantrum” and said he should be suspended from next week’s race.

“I got right-rear hooked in the middle of the straightway,” Hamlin said. “Yes, it was a tantrum. He shouldn’t be racing next week. Right-rear hooks are absolutely unacceptable. He shouldn’t be racing.”

Elliott had a different view.

“The 11 (Hamlin) put me in the fence, and once you take the right sides off these things it’s kind of over,” he said. “Once you hit the wall in these things, you can’t drive them any more.”

Elliott denied intentionally hitting Hamlin, saying the crash was “unfortunate circumstances.”

Brad Keselowski hit the rear of Elliott’s car after the initial contact between Hamlin and Elliott.

After the crash, Hamlin tweeted data in support of his contention that Elliott drove into him.

Removing all doubt. His steering came back to the exact same position it had previously after we came off the wall.
The higher the line on steering the further LEFT it’s going. pic.twitter.com/DKo7mrLz28

— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) May 29, 2023

Monday Charlotte Cup race: Start time, TV info, weather

By Mike HembreeMay 29, 2023, 10:50 AM EDT

After two days of soaking rains, the longest race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is set for a 3 p.m. ET start Monday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The 600-mile marathon was scheduled for a 6:21 p.m. start Sunday, but persistent rain forced a postponement to Memorial Day.

A look at the Monday Cup schedule:

Details for Monday’s Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway

(All times Eastern)

START: The command to start engines will be given at 3:12 p.m. by USO official Barry Morris and retired drivers Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte. … The green flag is scheduled to be waved at 3:23 p.m.

PRERACE: Driver introductions are scheduled at 2:30 p.m. … The invocation will be given by retired Air Force Master Sergeant Monty Self at 3 p.m. … The national anthem will be performed by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Elizabeth Marino at 3:04 p.m.

DISTANCE: The race is 400 laps (600 miles) on the 1.5-mile track.

STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 100. Stage 2 ends at Lap 200. Stage 3 ends at Lap 300.

STARTING LINEUP: Charlotte Cup starting lineup

TV/RADIO: Fox will broadcast the race at 3 p.m. … Performance Racing Network coverage begins at 3 p.m. and can be heard on goprn.com. … SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the PRN broadcast.

STREAMING: Foxsports.com

FORECAST: Weather Underground — The forecast calls for overcast skies with a high of 71. There is a 15% chance of rain at the start of the race.

LAST TIME: Denny Hamlin won last year’s 600 as the race was extended to two overtimes, making it the longest race in distance in Cup history.

Monday Charlotte Xfinity race: Start time, TV info, weather

By Mike HembreeMay 29, 2023, 10:02 AM EDT

Charlotte Motor Speedway’s rescheduled NASCAR Xfinity Series race is set for an 11 a.m. start Monday.

The race originally was scheduled Saturday, but was postponed by weather to noon Monday. After Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 Cup Series race also was postponed to Monday, the Xfinity Series race was moved to an 11 a.m. start.

A look at the Monday Xfinity schedule:

Details for Monday’s Xfinity race at Charlotte Motor Speedway

(All times Eastern)

START: The command to start engines will be given at 11:01 a.m. by representatives of race sponsor Alsco Uniforms … The green flag is scheduled to be waved at 11:12 a.m.

PRERACE: Xfinity garage opened at 8 a.m.

DISTANCE: The race is 200 laps (300 miles) on the 1.5-mile track.

STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 45. Stage 2 ends at Lap 90.

STARTING LINEUP: Charlotte Xfinity starting lineup (Justin Haley will replace Kyle Busch in the No. 10 Kaulig Racing car).

TV/RADIO: FS1 will broadcast the race at 11 a.m. … Performance Racing Network coverage begins at 11 a.m. and can be heard on goprn.com. … SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the PRN broadcast.

STREAMING: Foxsports.com

FORECAST: Weather Underground — The forecast calls for overcast skies with a high of 71. There is a 15% chance of rain at the start of the race.

LAST TIME: Josh Berry won last May’s Xfinity race. Ty Gibbs was second and Sam Mayer third.

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