Four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti hasn’t made a NASCAR start since 2008, nor a nationally sanctioned race of any kind since 2013, but apparently retirement is no match for a persuasive friend with seven championships.
Connor Mosack will lead the field to green thanks to paperwork and precipitation, lining up beside Gio Ruggiero in what might be the driest part of the weekend.
Former Indianapolis 500 pole-winner James Hinchcliffe, now a FOX Sports voice, has labeled his No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevy “Jimmy Hinch,” because if you’re coming out of the broadcast booth, you might as well have some fun with it
Before last Sunday, five drivers had won the first two races of a season at NASCAR’s highest level. None of the five succeeded in winning a third straight race.
Tyler Reddick didn’t just win at Atlanta’s EchoPark Speedway. He showed up on pole, led the most laps, and left the rest of the field wondering if 2026 is already spoken for.
The National Weather Service has yet to comment, but several race cars are filing complaints.
Back-to-back wins, battered bodywork and a reminder that in NASCAR, perfection is overrated — timing is everything.
After leading a career-best 48 laps on a drafting track, the defending champ tried to shortcut Stage 2—and instead short-circuited his afternoon.
A crooked exit off Turn 2, a hard shove from behind, and suddenly the veteran was done for the day—and done being polite.
For four years he’s chased that feeling. On Saturday night, Atlanta handed it to him at 190 mph.