Source Materials - Week of May 26th - Part 1

This page contains links to all of the source articles used to create our newsletters between May 26th and June 1st. We highly encourage you to visit these articles to learn more about all of the topics covered in our newsletter.

5-26-25 - Thumbnail Image

• Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | Photo by: David Jensen / Getty Images
• Alex Palou with Chip Ganassi Racing, winner of the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500, celebrates in Victory Circle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with an ice-cold glass bottle of milk presented by American Dairy Association Indiana. Photo courtesy of NTT INDYCAR SERIES.
• McLaren's British driver Lando Norris lifts the trophy on the podium after winning the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco, on May 25, 2025 [Christophe Simon/AFP]

5-26-25 - Ross Chastain's Back to Front Coke 600 Win:

• The Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Outlook - SpeedwayMedia.com - Speedwaymedia
• NASCAR riding ratings high as FOX Sports gives way to Prime Video | RACER - Racer
• Will weather impact Kyle Larson's bid to run both Indy 500 and Coke 600 again? - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Honor And Remember Founder Reflects On Loss Mission To Honor The Fallen In New Book - NASCAR
• Racing Insights Bell And Hamlin Stand In Larsons Way Of History - NASCAR
• Derek Kraus To Make Surprise Nascar Cup Start In Coca Cola 600 - Motorsport
• Several Cup Drivers Will Reach Career Milestones In The Coke 600 - Motorsport
• Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2025 Coca-Cola 600 - Frontstretch
• Through the Gears: NASCAR Betting Odds for Charlotte - Frontstretch
• Indianapolis to Charlotte flight time, explained: How Kyle Larson can fly to Coca-Cola 600 after Indy 500 | Sporting News - Sportingnews
• No, this isn't the end of the NASCAR driving road for Jimmie Johnson | Sporting News - Sportingnews
• Chase Briscoe speeds to second Cup pole of 2025 for Coca-Cola 600 - SpeedwayMedia.com - Speedwaymedia
• Hocevar tops Charlotte practice; Chastain crashes fast car | RACER - Racer
• Gordon adamant Larson 'is going to be here' for start of Coke 600 | RACER - Racer
• Briscoe roars to Coke 600 pole with Larson alongside | RACER - Racer
• Cindric says business as usual with NASCAR team after father's release from Penske | RACER - Racer
• Chase Briscoe wins pole for Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Jeff Gordon: Kyle Larson is 'going to be' at Charlotte for Coke 600 well ahead of start - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Austin Cindric, Team Penske drivers focused on Coke 600 after tumultuous week for organization - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Hendrick Motorsports 5 Team Prepped Second Kyle Larson Double - NASCAR
• Austin Cindric Responds Team Penske Indycar Personnel Changes - NASCAR
• Motorsports Report - Motorsportsreport
• Stenhouse Holds Provisional Playoff Position In Really Good Spot Ahead Of Coca Cola 600 - NASCAR
• Ryan Blaney Recounts 2023 Coca Cola 600 Win How It Set Up Run To Cup Championship - NASCAR
• What To Watch Coca Cola 600 2025 - NASCAR
• Chase Briscoe Earns Nascar Cup Pole Coca Cola 600 Kyle Larson - Motorsport
• Ross Chastain Loses Tire Crashes After Leading Coca Cola 600 Practice Averages - Motorsport
• How Will Kyle Larson Fare in the Memorial Day Double? - Frontstretch
• 'Business as Usual' for Austin Cindric at Penske in Wake of Father's Dismissal - Frontstretch
• A 600-Mile Ride of Freedom, Honor & Remembrance - Frontstretch
• NASCAR Cup: Chase Briscoe on Coca-Cola 600 pole - Auto Racing Daily - Autoracingdaily
• Ross Chastain perseveres for thrilling Coca-Cola 600 victory - SpeedwayMedia.com - Speedwaymedia
• Chastain wins Coke 600 as Byron, Hamlin dramatically do not | Sporting News - Sportingnews
• Larson unsure if double attempt is worth it after early finish to a rough day | RACER - Racer
• Larson heads to Charlotte early after crashing out of Indy 500 | RACER - Racer
• Byron comes up one spot short of Charlotte sweep | RACER - Racer
• Kyle Larson crashes out of Indy 500 on Lap 91 - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• What drivers said at Charlotte after the Coke 600 won by Ross Chastain - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Ross Chastain stuns William Byron to win Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Kyle Larson's day ends with a thud and maybe marks the end of the Indy 500/Coke 600 Double - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Cup Series William Byron Runner Up Coke 600 - NASCAR
• Hocevar Charlotte Coca Cola 600 Engine - NASCAR
• Cup Series 2025 Coke 600 Charlotte Kyle Larson Ryan Blaney - NASCAR
• Kyle Larson Laments Double Trouble After Turbulent Charlotte Indy Efforts - NASCAR
• Cup Series 2025 Three Up Three Down Charlotte Drivers Review - NASCAR
• Jimmie Johnson Admits To Rookie Mistake After Crashing Out Of Coke 600 - Motorsport
• The Double Dnf Kyle Larsons Day Ends In A Coke 600 Pile Up - Motorsport
• Worst to First: Ross Chastain Captures Coca-Cola 600 Victory - Frontstretch
• William Byron Falls Short of Winning 2nd Crown Jewel of Season - Frontstretch
• Ross Chastain Surprises in Instant Classic Coke 600 Finish - Frontstretch
• Fuel Can Mishap Takes Denny Hamlin Out of Coke 600 Contention - Frontstretch
• Toyotas Encounter Pit Road Trouble in Coca-Cola 600 - Frontstretch
• Questions Answered After Ross Chastain Comes From the Back to Win Charlotte - Frontstretch
• Welcome To the Underdog 600 at Charlotte - Frontstretch
• CUP: Jimmie Johnson’s landmark 700th Cup start ends early after a crash off Turn 4 — LASTCAR.info - Lastcar
• Ross Chastain Stops Fan Who Reached Into His Car To Steal His Hat After Coke 600 Win - Motorsport
• Coca Cola 600 Nascar Cup Race Report - Motorsport
• Kyle Larson crashes out of both Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600: 'A bummer of a day' | FOX Sports - FoxSports
• Indy 500 Crash Ends Kyle Larson's Second Double Attempt Early - Frontstretch
• Ross Chastain goes from worst to 1st to win NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 | AP News - APNews
• NASCAR Cup: Ross Chastain wins Coca-Cola 600 - Auto Racing Daily - Autoracingdaily
• Race recap: William Byron holds finishes second in NASCAR Cup Series Coke 600 | Hendrick Motorsports - Hendrickmotorsports
• Race Results: NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte - Racingamerica
• 2025 NASCAR Coca-Cola 600: How to watch today, full race schedule and more - Yahoo Sports - Yahoo
• NASCAR Cup Series Point Standings After Charlotte - Si
• NASCAR race today: Coca-Cola 600 start time, TV, live stream, lineup - Usatoday
• NASCAR betting odds: Can Kyle Larson win Charlotte race after Indy 500 - News-JournalOnline
• NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte: Live updates, highlights, leaderboard - Tennessean
• Full Results From Nascars Coca Cola 600 - Motorsport
• NASCAR Live Race Updates: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte - Si
• NASCAR on Amazon Prime: What to know about NASCAR's new broadcast partner - Tennessean
• Race Results: NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte - Si
• NASCAR race today: Photos from Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte - News-JournalOnline
• NASCAR Coca-Cola 600: Listen to the Live Radio Broadcast - Siriusxm
• How to watch Coca-Cola 600 2025 NASCAR race today: Start time, channel, stream - Indystar
• NASCAR Charlotte results: Ross Chastain is Coca-Cola 600 winner Sunday - Tennessean
• 2025 NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 betting, odds, predictions: 3 free NASCAR longshot bets for Charlotte Motor Speedway - CBSSports.com - Cbssports
• Kyle Larson Indy 500 results: Here's where NASCAR driver finished race - News-JournalOnline
• Crew Chief Cliff Daniels Says Kyle Larson Wont Let Indy 500 Dnf Impact Nascar Race - Motorsport
• 2025 NASCAR odds: Kyle Larson favored to win Coca-Cola 600 | FOX Sports - FoxSports
• 2025 NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 odds, picks, prop bets: Expert who hit 17 winners backing 25-1 longshot - CBSSports.com - Cbssports
• NASCAR Charlotte race: Jimmie Johnson crashes after spinning out - Tennessean
• Ross Chastain stuns William Byron to win Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Ross Chastain goes from worst to 1st to win NASCAR's Co... | AccessWDUN.com - Accesswdun
• NASCAR Cup Series: Coca-Cola 600 Highlights | NASCAR on FOX | FOX Sports - FoxSports
• GALLERY: NASCAR Cup Series Coke 600 At Charlotte Motor Speedway | Kickin' the Tires - KickinTheTires

5-26-25 - Kyle Larson's Double Attempt:

• Will weather impact Kyle Larson's bid to run both Indy 500 and Coke 600 again? - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Indianapolis to Charlotte flight time, explained: How Kyle Larson can fly to Coca-Cola 600 after Indy 500 | Sporting News - Sportingnews
• Gordon adamant Larson 'is going to be here' for start of Coke 600 | RACER - Racer
• Jeff Gordon: Kyle Larson is 'going to be' at Charlotte for Coke 600 well ahead of start - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Hendrick Motorsports 5 Team Prepped Second Kyle Larson Double - NASCAR
• How Will Kyle Larson Fare in the Memorial Day Double? - Frontstretch
• Larson unsure if double attempt is worth it after early finish to a rough day | RACER - Racer
• Larson heads to Charlotte early after crashing out of Indy 500 | RACER - Racer
• Kyle Larson crashes out of Indy 500 on Lap 91 - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Kyle Larson's day ends with a thud and maybe marks the end of the Indy 500/Coke 600 Double - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Kyle Larson Laments Double Trouble After Turbulent Charlotte Indy Efforts - NASCAR
• Kyle Larson Wrecks Out Of The Indy 500 In Restart Melee - Motorsport
• The Double Dnf Kyle Larsons Day Ends In A Coke 600 Pile Up - Motorsport
• Kyle Larson crashes out of both Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600: 'A bummer of a day' | FOX Sports - FoxSports
• Indy 500 Crash Ends Kyle Larson's Second Double Attempt Early - Frontstretch
• Kyle Larson Indy 500 results: Here's where NASCAR driver finished race - News-JournalOnline
• Crew Chief Cliff Daniels Says Kyle Larson Wont Let Indy 500 Dnf Impact Nascar Race - Motorsport
• Kyle Larson crashes out of Indy 500, again at Coca-Cola 600 - ESPN - ESPN
• Kyle Larson's day ends with a thud and maybe marks the end of the Indy 500/Coke 600 Double - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Kyle Larson ready for double duty: Starting 19th at Indy, 2nd at Charlotte | FOX Sports - FoxSports
• The Double Dnf Kyle Larsons Day Ends In A Coke 600 Pile Up - Motorsport
• Kyle Larson's Double Ends In DNFs At Indy 500, Coke 600 | WATCH - FloRacing - Floracing
• Indy 500: Kyle Larson's 'Double' attempt goes awry | Fox News - Fox News
• Kyle Larson finishes with DNFs at 2025 NASCAR Charlotte race, Indy 500 - Tennessean
• Kyle Larson makes F1 claim ahead of Indy 500 Double Duty | RacingNews365 - Racingnews365
• Kyle Larson Indy 500 results: Here's where NASCAR driver finished race - News-JournalOnline
• 2025 Indianapolis 500: Kyle Larson looks to become latest NASCAR star to complete the Indy-Charlotte Double - CBSSports.com - Cbssports
• Kyle Larson crashes out of both Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600: 'A bummer of a day' | FOX Sports - FoxSports
• Kyle Larson 'Bummed Out' after Disappointing End to Second Indy 500 - Indycar
• Kyle Larson's Double Ends In DNFs At Indy 500, Coke 600 | WATCH - FloRacing - Floracing

5-26-25 - Xfinity and Truck Series Races in Charlotte:

• Corey Heim scores dominant Truck victory at Charlotte - SpeedwayMedia.com - Speedwaymedia
• Giovanni Ruggiero achieves first Truck career pole at Charlotte - SpeedwayMedia.com - Speedwaymedia
• Kaden Honeycutt Pitches Career Best Third Place Result In Charlotte Truck Race - NASCAR
• Austin Dillon Chase Briscoe Make Xfinity Returns At Charlotte - NASCAR
• TRUCKS: Multi-truck wreck sends Chandler Smith behind the wall in Charlotte — LASTCAR.info - Lastcar
• Corey Heim Earns Dominant Nascar Truck Win Charlotte - Motorsport
• NASCAR Truck: Corey Heim dominates, wins at Charlotte - Auto Racing Daily - Autoracingdaily
• Corey Heim Back on Top in Final 1.5-Mile Truck Race of Season - Frontstretch
• Niece Shines with First-Ever Triple Truck Top 10 at Charlotte - Frontstretch
• Corey Heim Takes Both Stages, Wins at Charlotte - Frontstretch
• Taylor Gray collects second Xfinity career pole at Charlotte - SpeedwayMedia.com - Speedwaymedia
• William Byron rallies for wild Xfinity victory at Charlotte - SpeedwayMedia.com - Speedwaymedia
• NASCAR Xfinity results: William Byron conquers Charlotte in overtime - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Xfinity Series Connor Zilisch Runner Up Charlotte Return - NASCAR
• Corey Heim Gets It Done At Charlotte Motor Speedway | Kickin' the Tires - KickinTheTires
• XFINITY: In just over a month, Sammy Smith experiences the best and worst of a disqualification — LASTCAR.info - Lastcar
• William Byron Wins Chaotic Nascar Charlotte Xfinity Race Overtime - Motorsport
• Sammy Smith Disqualified Losing Fifth Place Finish In Charlotte Xfinity Race - Motorsport
• Another One Gets Away From Justin Allgaier at Charlotte - Frontstretch
• NASCAR Xfinity: William Byron recovers for Charlotte win - Auto Racing Daily - Autoracingdaily
• Starting Lineup: NASCAR Truck Series NC Education Lottery 200 - Si
• NASCAR TV schedule this week: Cup Series, Xfinity, Truck and ARCA head to Charlotte Motor Speedway | Hendrick Motorsports - Hendrickmotorsports
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series HLs: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Corey Heim wins NASCAR Truck Series race at Charlotte, full results - Usatoday
• NASCAR Truck Series Race Today: Charlotte start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV - GPFans.com - GPFans
• Charlotte Post Race Truck Series Inspection - Jayski
• Corey Heim Proves He's Best in NASCAR Truck Series at Charlotte - Last Word on Motorsports - Lastwordonsports
• NASCAR starting lineup for Truck race at Charlotte in May 2025 - Usatoday
• Race Results: NASCAR Trucks NC Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte - Si
• Sammy Smith Disqualified Losing Fifth Place Finish In Charlotte Xfinity Race - Motorsport
• Starting Lineup: NASCAR Xfinity Series BetMGM 300 at Charlotte - Si
• NASCAR starting lineup for Xfinity race at Charlotte in May 2025 - Usatoday
• Race Results: NASCAR Xfinity Series BetMGM 300 at Charlotte - Si
• William Byron Wins Chaotic Nascar Charlotte Xfinity Race Overtime - Motorsport
• What channel is the NASCAR Xfinity race at Charlotte on today? Time, TV schedule - Tennessean
• NASCAR announce driver disqualification at Charlotte - GPFans.com - GPFans
• Nascar Xfinity Series At Charlotte Motor Speedway Start Time How To Watch Live Purse And More - Motorsport
• NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025 Highlights: BetMGM 300 at Charlotte - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• NASCAR Xfinity Series set for return after two week hiatus with green flag in Charlotte - Wcyb
• 3 Takeaways from the Xfinity Series Race at Charlotte - The Daily Downforce - DailyDownforce
• William Byron Rebounds From Speeding Penalty To Win Xfinity Series Betmgm 300 At Charlotte Motor Speedway - Roadandtrack
• NASCAR Saturday schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• NASCAR odds for the Xfinity Series race at Charlotte in May 2025 - Usatoday
• Byron Beats The Odds En Route To Xfinity Series Score - SPEED SPORT - Speedsport

5-26-25 - Miscellaneous:

• Hendrick signs Byron to contract extension | RACER - Racer
• Byron Signs Extension; Staying With Hendrick Through '29 - Race Face TV - Raceface
• William Byron signs contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports through 2029 - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Agree To Four Year Contract Extension - NASCAR
• William Byron Signs Extension With Hendrick Through 2029 - Motorsport
• William Byron set to keep building personal Hendrick Motorsports legacy | Sporting News - Sportingnews
• Kyle Busch staying with Richard Childress for another year | Sporting News - Sportingnews
• No, this isn't the end of the NASCAR driving road for Jimmie Johnson | Sporting News - Sportingnews
• Kyle Busch to remain with RCR in 2026 | RACER - Racer
• 'Rest assured, there are more than 700 starts' in Johnson's future | RACER - Racer
• Kyle Busch to return to Richard Childress Racing for 2026 season - NBC Sports - NBCSports
• Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Agree To Extension Through 2026 Season - NASCAR
• No Retirement Plan For Kyle Busch After Announcing 2026 Plans - Motorsport
• Kyle Busch To Remain With Richard Childress Racing For 2026 - Motorsport
• Why another year of Kyle Busch at RCR makes sense | FOX Sports - FoxSports
• Christopher Bell Learning New Spotter After Stevie Reeves Quit - Jayski
• Garage 66 Planning Additional Races - Jayski
• Tom Cruise Confirms Talks On Days Of Thunder Sequel - Jayski
• Teams Ask To Not Be Included In Antitrust Lawsuit - Jayski
• Christopher Bell Gets New Spotter Beginning At Charlotte - Jayski
• Trimble Signs Multi Year Deal With Rfk Racing - Jayski
• Wood Brothers 75 Years A Family Legacy Exhibit Opens At Nascar Hall Of Fame - Jayski