Watch Live: NASCAR America at 5 pm ET — Kyle Busch’s win, restart significance

By Jerry BonkowskiApr 4, 2016, 4:30 PM EDT

Today’s episode of NASCAR America airs from 5 to 6:10 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Host Carolyn Manno and Parker Kligerman are in Stamford, Connecticut, while Dale Jarrett and Jeff Burton join from NBC Charlotte.

On today’s show:

· Heading into the weekend, Kyle Busch was 0 for 30 at Martinsville – No Grandfather Clocks! But after winning the Truck Series race on Saturday and coming back to win the Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Kyle Busch now owns 2 of the most coveted keepsakes in NASCAR. Is this the best start a defending champ has had? Tune in!

· Kyle Busch also presented a fan one of the best gifts he could give while driving back from Sunday’s race. Be sure to check out this fan’s priceless reaction to meeting her favorite driver.

· While Kyle Busch is someone we’re used to seeing in Victory Lane, some fresh faces ended up in the Top-5 this weekend. AJ Allmendinger finished second, and Dave Burns spoke with him one-on-one.

· We’ll also hear from Brian Vickers, who checks in after finishing a solid 7th at the “Paperclip” for Stewart-Haas Racing.

If you’re not near a TV, you can watch online at the NASCAR stream on NBC Sports.

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Click here at 5 p.m. ET to watch live via the stream.

NASCAR Saturday schedule at Circuit of the Americas

By Dustin LongMar 25, 2023, 7:00 AM EDT

Saturday will be a busy day at Circuit of the Americas, as all three national series are on the track.

Cup will qualify ahead of the Craftsman Truck and Xfinity Series races.

The forecast Saturday calls for sunny conditions and no chance of rain all day. The high is expected to be 69 degrees during Cup qualifying, 76 degrees at the start of the Truck race and 81 degrees for the start of the Xfinity race.

Zane Smith looks to win his second consecutive Truck race at the road course in Austin, Texas. AJ Allmendinger seeks his second consecutive Xfinity win at COTA.

Saturday, March 25

(All times Eastern)

Garage open

8 a.m. – 1 p.m. — Cup Series
10:30 a.m. — Truck Series
2 p.m. — Xfinity Series

Track activity

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (FS1)
1:30 p.m. — Truck race (42 laps, 143 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
5 p.m. — Xfinity race (46 laps, 156 miles; FS1, Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

COTA Xfinity starting lineup: AJ Allmendinger takes pole

By Dustin LongMar 24, 2023, 8:21 PM EDT

AJ Allmendinger, who won this race a year ago, will start on the pole for Saturday’s Xfinity race at Circuit of the Americas.

Allmendinger earned the pole with a lap of 92.173 mph Friday on the 20-turn, 3.41-mile road course.

MORE: COTA Xfinity starting lineup

He will be joined on the front row Sammy Smith (91.827 mph).
Ty Gibbs (91.665) will start third. Sheldon Creed (91.652) qualified fourth. Parker Kligerman (91.195) will start fifth.

Cup driver William Byron will start ninth. Byron’s time was disallowed for cutting the esses. Cole Custer, who will start 10th, didn’t make a lap in the final round of qualifying.

Cup driver Aric Almirola (91.269) qualified 13th. Truck Series racer Carson Hocevar (90.669) will start 17th. Alex Labbe (90.476) will start 23rd. He’s filling in for Josh Williams, who is serving a one-race suspension for parking his car at the start/finish line of last weekend’s race at Atlanta.

Brake rotor issue for Custer means he will need to have it repaired and he will start from the rear Saturday.

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) March 25, 2023

COTA Truck starting lineup: Ross Chastain wins pole

By Dustin LongMar 24, 2023, 6:21 PM EDT

Ross Chastain will start on the pole for Saturday’s Craftsman Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas.

Chastain earned the top starting spot in Friday’s qualifying with a lap of 91.877 mph. He’ll be joined on the front row by Kyle Busch (91.490 mph).

More: COTA Truck starting lineup

Ty Majeski qualified third with a lap of 91.225 mph. Rookie Nick Sanchez (90.993) will start fourth, and Christian Eckes (90.937) will complete the top five.

Alex Bowman failed to make the race. Bowman had a flat right front on his qualifying lap.

Issues for the No. 7 during Group A qualifying. pic.twitter.com/6PyJIybJKO

— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) March 24, 2023

Tyler Reddick leads Cup practice at COTA

By Dustin LongMar 24, 2023, 3:48 PM EDT

Tyler Reddick posted the fastest lap in Friday’s Cup practice at Circuit of the Americas.

Reddick, who won two road course races last season, topped the field in his 23XI Racing Toyota with a lap of 92.989 mph. Kyle Larson was next, posting a lap of 92.618 mph around the 3.41-mile road course.

MORE: COTA Cup practice results

Ross Chastain, who won this race a year ago, was third on the speed chart in practice with a lap of 92.520 mph. He was followed by Kyle Busch (92.498 mph) and Daniel Suarez (92.461 mph).

Jordan Taylor, subbing for the injured Chase Elliott in the No. 9 car for Hendrick Motorsports, was 10th on the speed chart in practice after a lap of 92.404 mph.

Former world champion Jenson Button, driving for Rick Ware Racing, was 28th in practice with a lap of 91.759 mph. Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen, driving the Project 91 car for Trackhouse Racing, was 32nd in practice after a lap of 91.413 mph.

Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, driving in his first race for Legacy Motor Club since the Daytona 500, was 36th in practice after a lap of 91.072 mph. IndyCar driver Conor Daly was last among the 39 cars in practice with a lap of 90.095 mph.

Cup qualifying is Saturday. The series races Sunday.

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