NASCAR NEWS & NOTES
Dash 4 Cash kicks off at Charlotte Motor Speedway
A $1 million prize is on the line again for the NASCAR XFINITY Series. In its seventh consecutive year, the “Dash 4 Cash” program is back and new tracks highlight its schedule.
For the first time, Charlotte Motor Speedway will host the “Dash 4 Cash” qualifier, which will determine the four eligible drivers that will compete for one of four $100,000 payouts throughout the season. Following Saturday’s Hisense 300, the four Dash 4 Cash events will include: Dover (May 30), Indianapolis (July 25), Bristol (August 21) and Darlington (September 5). At Charlotte, the top four finishers who are eligible to receive NASCAR XFINITY Series driver points will qualify for the first Dash 4 Cash race at Dover.
Track Specifications:
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval
Track Length: 1.5 miles or 7,920 feet
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch – 1980 feet; Backstretch – 1500 feet
Turns 1 & 2: 2,400 feet
Turns 3 & 4: 2,040 feet
Radius Turns 1 & 2: 685 feet
Radius Turns 3 & 4: 625 feet
Grandstand Seating: 134,000 (down from 146,000)
Suites: 113
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1960
Last Repave: March 2006
TELEVISION COVERAGE
- Television Race Coverage: Fox – 2:30pm/et
- Announcers: Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Jeff Gordon
Pit Reporters: Vince Welch, Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Matt Yocum
NASCAR RACEDAY: Larry McReynolds, Kenny Wallace
EVENT SCHEDULE
Times are local to the Track (Eastern Time)
Thursday, May 21st
11:00 AM NXS HAULERS ENTER
12:30 PM-7:00 PM NXS REGISTRATION OPEN
1:00 PM-10:00 PM NXS GARAGE OPEN
3:00 PM NXS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
4:00 PM-4:55 PM NXS PRACTICE (FoxSports 1)
5:30 PM-6:55 PM NXS FINAL PRACTICE (FoxSports 1)
Friday, May 22nd
NO ON TRACK ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY
Saturday, May 23rd
7:00 AM NXS GARAGE OPENS
7:00 AM-3:00 PM NXS REGISTRATION OPEN
11:15 AM NXS QUALIFYING (FoxSports 1)
12:45 PM NXS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (MEDIA CENTER)
2:00 PM NXS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:30 PM NXS RACE (200 LAPS, 300 MILES) (Fox)
NXS = XFINITY Series
GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES
Tire: Goodyear “Support Our Troops” Speedway Radials
Set limits: Xfinity: 8 sets for the event
Tire Codes:
Left-side — D-4428; Right-side — D-4640
Tire Circumference:
Left-side — 87.32 in. (2,218 mm);
Right-side — 88.39 in. (2,245 mm)
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 30 psi; Left Rear — 30 psi;
Right Front — 54 psi; Right Rear — 50 psi
Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series will run the same Goodyear tire codes at Charlotte this week . . . all tires will be branded with “Support Our Troops” as part of the Goodyear Gives Back program . . . while these teams have run this left-side tire code (D-4426) at Charlotte since 2012, last weekend at Charlotte was the first time NASCAR teams raced on this right-side code (D-4640) . . . this right-side is a Goodyear multi-zone tread tire, which incorporates two distinct compounds on the same tire — one for endurance and heat resistance on the inboard two inches of the tread and one for traction on the outboard 10 inches . . . this inboard (Endurance Zone) features the same compound that was run on the same zone at Texas, while this outboard (Traction Zone) features the compound run at Charlotte last year . . . this tire set-up was first tested at Charlotte in December, and was confirmed in a March 10 tire test at the track with drivers Aric Almirola, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr. and J.J. Yeley . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Charlotte . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
Weather:
| NASCAR XFINITY Series Entry List | ||||
| Hisense 300 | ||||
| Charlotte Motor Speedway – 5/23/2015 | ||||
| Entry | Car # | Driver | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | 0 | Harrison Rhodes | Chevrolet | Vecoplan |
| 2 | 01 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 3 | 1 | Elliot Sadler | Ford | OneMain Financial |
| 4 | 2 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | Shore Lodge |
| 5 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / NWTF.org |
| 6 | 4 | Ross Chastain # | Chevrolet | teamjdmotorsports.com |
| 7 | 5 | Kasey Kahne (i) | Chevrolet | Armour Vienna Sausage |
| 8 | 6 | Darrell Wallace Jr # | Ford | Cheez-It |
| 9 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Anderson’s Pure Maple Syrup |
| 10 | 8 | Blake Koch | Toyota | TBD |
| 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 12 | 13 | Carl Long | Dodge | Jarreds Angels / Industrial Technologies |
| 13 | 14 | Cale Conley # | Toyota | IAVA |
| 14 | 15 | TBA | Chevrolet | TBA |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Ford | Lilly – American Diabetes Association |
| 16 | 18 | Daniel Suarez # | Toyota | ARRIS |
| 17 | 19 | Jeff Green | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 18 | 20 | Erik Jones(i) | Toyota | Game Stop |
| 19 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 20 | 24 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty |
| 21 | 25 | John Wes Townley (i) | Chevrolet | Zaxby’s |
| 22 | 26 | Kyle Fowler (i) | Toyota | TBA |
| 23 | 28 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | Texas 28 Spirits Stage |
| 24 | 33 | Austin Dillon(i) | Chevrolet | Rheem |
| 25 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | Uncle Bob’s Self Storage |
| 26 | 40 | Timmy Hill(i) | Dodge | Braille Battery / Grafoid |
| 27 | 42 | Kyle Larson(i) | Chevrolet | ENEOS |
| 28 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong | Ford | WinField |
| 29 | 44 | David Starr | Toyota | Zachry |
| 30 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com / AllSouthElectric.com |
| 31 | 52 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | TBA |
| 32 | 54 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 33 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Chevrolet | Viva Auto Group |
| 34 | 60 | Chris Buescher | Ford | Roush Performance Products |
| 35 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point |
| 36 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | SWAE Watches |
| 37 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Dodge | TBA |
| 38 | 84 | Chad Boat (i) | Chevrolet | CorvetteParts.net |
| 39 | 88 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| 40 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | Chevrolet | TBA |
| 41 | 97 | Peyton Sellers | Chevrolet | VroomBrands |
| 42 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Ford | Carroll Shelby Engine Co. |
# – Rookie
(i) equals ineligible for driver championship points
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