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Rain Forces Cancellation of Friday’s Track Activity at Charlotte

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Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

Persistent rain, and the forecast for more of it, forced NASCAR to cancel all of Friday’s on-track activity at Charlotte Motor Speedway, including the NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase Round of 12 finale.

The Drive for the Cure 300 will now run Sunday at 4 pm ET, (or after the Sprint Cup race, whichever comes first) and will broadcast on NBCSN.

The starting lineup for Sunday’s rescheduled race will be determined by the XFINITY Series rule book, which sets the field by fastest-to-slowest practice speeds from both of Thursday’s sessions. During final practice, Kyle Larson turned the fastest practice lap (185.198 mph) of the day and will start on the pole.

Erik Jones, who currently sits outside the top 8 cut-off line for advancement into the next round, will start second on Sunday.

Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 — the first race in the Chase’s Round of 12 — remains scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Snapchat Covers Sprint Cup Race with ‘Live Story’

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Follow SnapChat and NASCAR driver accounts during TheChase Photo - @NASCAR

Follow Snapchat and NASCAR driver accounts during TheChase Photo – @NASCAR

NASCAR’s third Snapchat Live Story of the 2016 season will take place around Saturday night’s Bank of America 500. Fans at Charlotte Motor Speedway can contribute content to the video stream, giving Snapchat users around the world a behind-the-scenes look at NASCAR race day.

Snapchat users can also unlock an exclusive Charlotte race week Snapchat filter by scanning the snapcode found in this tweet.

Front Row Motorsports driver Landon Cassill took over NASCAR’s Snapchat account earlier this week to unveil his Charlotte paint scheme, which features Snapchat’s ghost logo. Cassill promised free tacos to his Snapchat followers if he wins on Saturday.

Harvick Hopes to Continue Strong Run at Charlotte

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Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

Jimmie Johnson might hold the Charlotte Motor Speedway record with seven wins, but lately Kevin Harvick has been better there. In his last seven starts at the 1.5-mile track, Harvick has registered two wins, three runner-ups and no showing worse than ninth.

The No. 4 Chevrolet driver will attempt to notch another Queen City victory in Saturday’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (7 pm ET on NBC) – the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Round of 12 opener. Harvick won the event in 2014, the last time it was run at night. Last year, he finished second to Joey Logano when the race was held in the day on Sunday following a Saturday night rainout. Continue reading →

Ganassi Loses Two Drivers from Chase after Hard-Luck Dover Race

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Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

It was a double-departure Chase day for Chip Ganassi Racing.

CGR drivers Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray entered Sunday’s Citizen Soldier 400, the first elimination race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, riding on the ragged edge. Larson, 12th in the Chase standings, was five points above the cut line, and McMurray, in 13th, was five points below.

Long before the end of Sunday’s 400-lap marathon at Dover International Speedway, both drivers saw their hopes to advance to the Chase second round essentially evaporate. Continue reading →

Tyler Reddick Leads Brad Keselowski Racing to 1-2 finish in Las Vegas

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Tyler Reddick out-dueled Brad Keselowski Racing teammate Daniel Hemric to win Saturday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series DC Solar 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The victory was Reddick’s first of the 2016 season and marked the first time the Brad Keselowski Racing team had fashioned a one-two finish in the series. Continue reading →