Between the Coca-Cola 600 and the Indianapolis 500, Katherine Legge will try to finish 1,100 miles of racing between wildly completely different occasions on the identical day, and separated by a number of states.
Nothing compares to that feat, however Trackhouse Racing teammates Ross Chastain and Connor Zilisch are trying to finish their very own 1,100-mile journey throughout all three nationwide divisions this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
And whereas the occasions are marketed as 600 miles, 300 miles, and 200 miles, the 134-lap Truck race is technically 201 miles, bringing the overall to 1,101. And let’s not overlook the very actual chance for time beyond regulation…
Rain might complicate their plans, however Chastain and Zilisch are hoping to participate within the Cup, O’Reilly and Truck races between Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Racing with Trackhouse, JRM, Spire, and Niece
Connor Zilisch (left) and Ross Chastain (proper), JR Motorsports
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Together with driving the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing (Jockey x Folds of Honor) Chevrolet within the Coke 600, Chastain will pilot the No. 9 JR Motorsports (Carolina Carports) Chevrolet within the O’Reilly race and the No. 45 Niece Motorsports (NC Governor’s Freeway Security Program) Chevrolet within the Truck race.
As for Zilisch, alongside together with his Sunday drive within the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing (Purple Bull) Chevrolet, he will even drive the No. 1 JR Motorsports (Registix) Chevrolet within the O’Reilly race and the No. 77 Spire Motorsports (Delaware Life) Chevrolet within the Truck race.
Chastain and Zilisch’s Charlotte file
Connor Zilisch hugs Ross Chastain in Victory Lane
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Chastain is the defending winner of the Coca-Cola 600, driving from final to first in a backup automotive to win the 2025 occasion. No driver has ever finished that earlier than, and he now hopes to grow to be the primary Coke 600 winner to go back-to-back since Jimmie Johnson did it in 2005. Chastain additionally has a Truck win at Charlotte, claiming victory there in 2022. He really made his O’Reilly debut at Charlotte, and his greatest O’Reilly end on the monitor is fourth in the course of the 2020 season.
Zilisch grew to become the youngest starter in Coca-Cola 600 final 12 months, making his oval debut within the prestigious race and ending twenty third. He completed second in final 12 months’s O’Reilly race at Charlotte, however has by no means run a Truck race at Charlotte, so this will probably be a brand new expertise for the 19-year-old as he seeks his first Charlotte win in any of the nationwide divisions.
Yow will discover extra data on all the Memorial Day Weekend NASCAR motion at Charlotte Motor Speedway right here.
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