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Nashville Driver Appearance Schedule

In 2025, the sanctioning body is doing something about it with its new Driver Ambassador Program, which provides compensation to drivers for making appearances. There are several million dollars up for grabs.

 

The system is set up so the drivers earn one point for every 15 minutes of their time doing something considered “promotion.” This includes media interviews or track appearances outside of the mandatory sessions on race weekends.

 

Ryan Blaney greets Fans before Darlington Raceway Event

 

Ryan Blaney earned points when he visited Austin, TX with his new wife, Gianna, to promote the upcoming race at Circuit of the Americas. During an interview with Athlon Sports, the Team Penske driver offered his perspective of the program and why it makes dollars and sense.

 

”Yeah, essentially what that deal is — I guess for example as before, ‘Hey, can you do this favor for us and go promote this race and things like that,” Blaney said. “Or, go do these radio shows and that. And sometimes it wouldn't work into our schedule. Or, maybe you're like, ‘No, I don't really want to do that.”

 

“The best way I could put it is if your boss came to you and said, ‘Hey, can you work overtime? We're not going to pay you for overtime though, but go do it out of good faith.’ You'd have kind of some reservations about it”

 

“But if your boss is like, ‘Hey, we're going to give you overtime, go work overtime. Well, yeah, I'll take it, right? So I think that's the best way I've tried to kind of compare the two. But I think it's good.”

 

NASCAR drivers are already some of, if not the most accessible athletes in all of sports! This new program will only increase that accessibility and, like Blaney said, make the sport healthier because of it.

 

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— Nashville Superspeedway (@NashvilleSuperS) May 26, 2025

Nashville Driver Appearance Schedule

Friday, May 30, 2025

• 2 p.m.-Daniel Hemric (Fan Zone Stage)
• -Connor Mosack (Fan Zone Stage)
• -Kaden Honeycutt (Fan Zone Stage)
• -Matt Mills (Fan Zone Stage)
• 2:15 p.m.-Corey Heim (Fan Zone Stage)
• 2:30 p.m.-Chandler Smith (Fan Zone Stage)
• 5:15 p.m.-Dawson Sutton (Fan Zone Stage)

Saturday, May 31, 2025

• 3:30 p.m.-Jeremy Clements (Fan Zone Stage)
• 3:45 p.m.-Austin Hill (Fan Zone Stage)
• 4 p.m.-Dean Thompson (Fan Zone Stage)
• -Parker Retzlaff (Lock-In Lounge)
• 4:30 p.m.-Jesse Love (Pit Road Club – Special Ticket Required)

Sunday, June 1, 2025

• 1 p.m.-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Infield Campgrounds)
• 1:15 p.m.-Ross Chastain (Fan Zone Stage)
• 1:30 p.m.-Noah Gragson (Lock-In Lounge)
• 2 p.m.-Trackside Live with John, Jose and Wendy (Fan Zone Stage)
• 2 p.m.-Josh Berry (Fan Zone Stage)
• 2:15 p.m.-Austin Dillon (Fan Zone Stage)
• 2:30 p.m.-Daniel Suárez (Fan Zone Stage)
• 2:45 p.m.-Carson Hocevar (Fan Zone Stage)
• 3 p.m.-Ty Dillon (Pit Road Club – Special Ticket Required)
• 3:15 p.m.-Alex Bowman (Pit Road Club – Special Ticket Required)
• 3:30 p.m.-Joey Logano (Gibson Garage in Fan Zone)
• -Chase Briscoe (Pre-Race Stage)
• 3:45 p.m.-Joey Logano (Pre-Race Stage)
• 4 p.m.-Kyle Larson (Pre-Race Stage)
• 4:15 p.m.-Noah Gragson (Pre-Race Stage)

 

source: Nashville Superspeedway Media

Weekend #NASCAR Race Schedule for Dover Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup, Xfinity Series and ARCA East

 

The April 29-May 1 NASCAR tripleheader weekend race weekend schedule includes:

 

• SUNDAY, MAY 1: DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne NASCAR Cup Series race (3 p.m., FS1).
• SATURDAY, APRIL 30: A-GAME 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash race (1:30 p.m., FS1)
• FRIDAY, APRIL 29: General Tire 125 ARCA Menards Series East race (5:30 p.m.)

The DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne is the 104th NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover, one of only 10 venues in the country to host 100 or more Cup Series events.

 

Sunday May 1

• 2 a.m. General Parking Opens ($10)
• 9 a.m. FanZone Opens
• 12 p.m. Grandstand Gates Open
• 2:30 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series Driver Introductions
• 3 p.m. DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne NASCAR Cup Series Race

 

Saturday April 30

• 6 a.m. General Parking Opens (Free)
• 9 a.m. FanZone Opens
• 10 a.m. Grandstand Gates Open
• 10:30 a.m. NASCAR Cup Series Practice
• 11:05 a.m. NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying
• 1 p.m. NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Introductions
• 1:30 p.m. A-GAME 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash Race

 

Friday April 29

• 6 a.m. General Parking Opens (Free)
• 12 p.m. FanZone Opens
• 12 p.m. Grandstand Gates Open
• 1:15 p.m. ARCA Menards Series East Practice
• 3 p.m. NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice
• 3:30 p.m. NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying
• 5:10 p.m. ARCA Menards Series East Driver Introductions
• 5:30 p.m. ARCA Menards Series East Race

We're screaming for joy, we've made it to the @MonsterMile weekend! 🗓 pic.twitter.com/1kcmJ9qdXO

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 27, 2022

 

 

source: NASCAR Media

NASCAR /IndyCar Race Weekend Recap (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)

Winners: AJ Allmendinger (Cup); Austin Cindric(Xfinity); plus Will Power (IndyCar)

 

NASCAR Cup

Allmendinger Scores Cup victory in Wild Finish

 

The first NASCAR Cup Series road-course race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was full of drama — for AJ Allmendinger, who led only the last two laps of overtime to secure his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday, and for those who fell short of the cherished trophy in an action-packed final few laps.

 

Denny Hamlin was leading the race on the final restart with two laps to go before being hit from behind by rookie Chase Briscoe in Turn 10, just before Briscoe was supposed to serve a penalty for running off-course earlier in the lap. Instead of winning, Hamlin finished 23rd and Briscoe, 26th.

 

With those two cars derailed, Allmendinger moved up from third place to take the lead and hold off Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson by .929-seconds.

 

“We just won at Indy, what’s up,” Allmendinger yelled toward the grandstands after screaming in excitement on his team radio during his entire victory doughnut celebration in the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet at Indianapolis’ famed yard of bricks start/finish line.

 

“I mean, it was survival of the fittest,” Allmendinger said. “We probably had like an eighth, 10th-place car, sped on pit road. I thought we were going to finish 12th to 15th and then those restarts were just insane.

 

“It’s great when you have a car owner that just says, ‘go get me trophies.’ He doesn’t care if that thing is torn up.

 

ICYMI: We spoke with AJ Allmendinger after his win on Sunday in the inaugural Cup Series Indy road course race.

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— Ashley Stroehlein (@ashstro) August 16, 2021

 

NASCAR Xfinity

Austin Cindric Delivers Indianapolis Win

 

It was essentially a storybook ending for Austin Cindric Saturday afternoon in the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard and the 22-year old with Hoosier roots appropriately celebrated his first win at the renowned Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course by singing “Back Home Again in Indiana” as he took a victory lap.

 

Cindric easily outpaced the NASCAR Xfinity Series field by 2.108-seconds to take his series-best fifth victory of the year and 13th of his career. It marked the second win on the day for Team Penske, which won an NTT IndyCar race earlier in the day at the renowned Indianapolis facility now owned by Roger Penske himself.

 

“Unbelievable and first of all I’ve got to thank Roger Penske for every opportunity I’ve had in my career and every opportunity he’s given race fans to enjoy this beautiful facility,” a grinning Cindric said.

 

“To win at this facility is amazing,” Cindric said, adding, “What this place means to me, I can’t even put into words what this means.

 

“Proud to be here, proud to win for Roger and proud to win at the speedway. There’s nothing bigger.”

 

Context > Execution
Brought one home @IMS!! https://t.co/lbVMnKnbxe

— Austin Cindric (@AustinCindric) August 15, 2021

 

NTT IndyCar

Power Extends Reign as King of IMS Road with First Win of Year

 

Will Power finally got his first victory of the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season on a track he has mastered like no other.

 

Power drove the No. 12 Verizon 5G Team Penske Chevrolet to victory in the Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix on Saturday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, his fifth career win on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile layout that debuted in 2014.

 

It was the 40th career INDYCAR SERIES victory for Power, who broke a tie with four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser to climb into fifth on the all-time win list. The win also was the sixth of Power’s career at IMS, as he also won the 2018 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. Only NASCAR star Kyle Busch,  with two Brickyard 400 wins and four Xfinity Series wins on the oval, has as many major race victories at the Racing Capital of the World.

 

“We needed that as a group,” Power said. “I can’t tell you how good these guys have been all year. Flawless on pit stops. They’ve given me the car, and we’ve had some bad luck. I’ve made some mistakes, as well.

 

“So stoked to get the Verizon 5G car in Victory Lane. Oh, what a relief, man!”

 

Really cool view of the podium celebration yesterday thanks to @GoPro and @Verizon 5G. 🍾🏁

// #INDYCAR / #BigMachineGP pic.twitter.com/xHxsxXoDJq

— Will Power (@12WillPower) August 15, 2021

 

 

source: NASCAR Media & IndyCar

Kyle Busch dominates the Fr8Auctions 200

 

Kyle Busch dominated the last 30 laps and finished more than four seconds ahead of the field to win the Fr8Auctions 200 on Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

 

It was his 60th Camping World Series Truck race victory.

 

"It's always cool to get back to victory lane," Busch said. "And it's good to see John Hunter come home with a top-3 today, too. Obviously him racing for a championship, that's important."

 

John Hunter Nemechek, as the standings leader, started on the pole. The 23-year-old was coming off a win in Las Vegas on March 5 where he held off his team owner, Busch. It set up another showdown between the two Toyotas in Atlanta.

 

Good morning from @amsupdates! pic.twitter.com/qErXDsQ5JM

— Kyle Busch Motorsports (@KBMteam) March 20, 2021

 

At least until Busch began to pull away from the field in the final stage. Nemechek finished third.

 

 "I was hoping to beat Kyle, but I didn't have anything for him at the end," Nemechek said with a little laugh.

 

Austin Hill also made a significant move down the stretch, carving his way up to second, but there was no overcoming the gap to Busch. The runner-up finish was Hill's best of the season.

 

"That last restart we had, I was trying to save my tires a little bit," Hill said. "I didn't want to kill them right off the bat. I started matching Kyle's lap times and we had the green-flag restarts and got out in second. The pit crew did an awesome job today, but I gave that gap up and I could never close it. I needed to be a little quicker."

 

The Winston Ga., native, who wore a UGA mask for his post-race TV interview, lamented this being the lone AMS stop for the trucks this season. Only the Cup and Xfinity Series return in July for the track's second weekend of the 2021.

 

"All in all, a solid day," Hill said. "I love Atlanta Motor Speedway, my home track. Can't thank the fans enough for coming out. It was awesome to have you guys back. I just wish we could have gotten the job done and wish we could come back. This is a fun place to run."

 

Johnny Sauter was fourth and Sheldon Creed, the only Chevy among a slew of Toyotas at the top of the standings, was fifth.

Zane Smith, Ross Chastain, Matt Crafton, Brett Moffitt and Stewart Friesen rounded out the top 10. Crafton (2015) and Moffitt (2018) are former winners at Atlanta. The 2020 winner, Grant Enfinger, was 11th.

It was just the fourth race of the 2021 season. Ben Rhodes won the first two at Daytona, on the super speedway and then the road course, in February.

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