Daytona Motor Mouths: NASCAR returns to Rockingham on Easter weekend
The fellows speak Kyle Larson’s Bristol win, Rory McIlroy’s Masters triumph, NASCAR’s return to Rockingham Speedway and the Cup Sequence’ Easter break.
The Cup Sequence is taking its solely break of the common season on Easter Sunday.The Cup Sequence has raced on Easter Sunday 14 occasions since 1953.The following Cup Sequence race is the Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27.
NASCAR had two notable races this weekend.
After an extended hiatus, it returned to Rockingham Speedway for Xfinity Sequence and Truck Sequence occasions. Xfinity automobiles hadn’t run there since 2004. Similar for the vans since 2013.
Tyler Ankrum snapped a six-year, 130-race winless streak in Friday’s Black’s Tire 200. Then, in Saturday’s North Carolina Schooling Lottery 250, Jesse Love took the checkered flag earlier than being disqualified for failing inspection. Because of this, Sammy Smith rose from second place to first.
However now all is quiet at The Rock. The Cup Sequence will sit Easter Sunday out, taking a one-week break. It’s the one off-week of the 26-race common season.
Right here’s what it’s good to know.
Why is NASCAR off on Easter?
The Cup Sequence at all times rests for one or two Sundays throughout the common season.
Final summer season, it pressed the breaks for 2 weeks in July and August throughout NBC’s protection of the Olympics. This season, the schedule makers selected Easter because the lone trip.
Some years, that’s the case. Some years, properly …
Does NASCAR take each Easter off?
Nope.
The truth is, Cup Sequence drivers turned laps every of the final three years on Easter Sunday. General, they’ve competed in Easter races 14 occasions since 1953.
The primary spawned from a postponement, when rain pushed a Saturday begin to Sunday on the previous Charlotte Speedway filth monitor. The eventual winner? Dick Passwater.
In 2024, Denny Hamlin prevailed at Richmond.
When is subsequent NASCAR Cup Sequence race?
Engines hearth again up subsequent Sunday, April 27, for the Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Tyler Reddick gained that race final 12 months.
It’s scheduled for 3 p.m. and can air on Fox.
