NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500
Bristol Motor Speedway Track Length: 0.533 Mile Concrete Oval
Sunday, April 12 3 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 2 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 266.5 miles (500 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 125), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 250), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 500) The Purse: $11,233,037
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black’s Tire
Rockingham Speedway Track Length: 0.94 Mile Asphalt Oval
Saturday, April 4 2:30 p.m. ET TV: CW, 1:30 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 235 miles (250 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 250) The Purse: $1,653,590
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Black’s Tire 200
Rockingham Speedway Track Length: 0.94 Mile Asphalt Oval
Friday, April 3 4:30 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 4:30 p.m. ET Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 188 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200) The Purse: $839,700
ARCA Menards Series East ARCA East Rockingham 125
Rockingham Speedway Track Length: 0.94 Mile Asphalt Oval
Saturday, April 4 11:30 a.m. ET TV: FloRacing & The NASCAR Channel (Live), 11:30 a.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 117.5 miles (125 Laps)
Quick Track Facts & Insights: Rockingham
- Rockingham Speedway, located in Richmond County, North Carolina has a rich history in American Motorsports. The track opened under the control of attorney Elsie Webb on Halloween, October 31, 1965 as a 1-mile, flat D-shaped oval and was originally named North Carolina MotorSpeedway.
- The track is also known for its nickname “The Rock” affectionately given by fans and participants.
- A 1.5-mile (2.4 km) road course layout consisting of an infield road course combined with parts of the oval was added to the facility in 1977.
- In 1996 it was renamed to North Carolina Speedway and has been known as Rockingham Speedway since October 2007.
- Rockingham Speedway has held numerous festivals throughout its existence. Its first was on August 18, 1972, when the speedway hosted the Peach Tree Celebration, a rock music festival. Approximately 70,000 attended the event. In recent decades, various festivals have been held, including the Carolina Rebellion in 2012, the Epicenter festival in
2019, and the Tailgate N’ Tallboys festival in 2023. - Rockingham Speedway has been used as a site for filming production for various movies and shows, including Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Days of Thunder, Ta Ra Rum Pum, and the
2011 edition of World’s Strongest Man.
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series
Season-Opening Dominance
Justin Allgaier leads all drivers with 3 wins and 5 Top 5s in 2026
Allgaier is the only driver to score stage points in every stage this season
Allgaier won 3 of last 6 stages
Justin Allgaier’s 31 career wins are tied for 6th alltime with Jack Ingram
Justin Allgaier’s back-to-back wins:
Season Win #1 Win #2 Finish in 3rd
2020 Richmond #1 Richmond #2 5th
2025 Las Vegas Homestead-Miami 3rd
2026 Darlington Martinsville ???
JR MOTORSPORTS’ HISTORIC STREAK
JR Motorsports won the last five races with three different drivers: COTA – Shane van Gisbergen, Phoenix – Justin
Allgaier, Las Vegas – Kyle Larson, Darlington – Justin Allgaier, Martinsville – Justin Allgaier
A win at Rockingham would tie JR Motorsports with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2008 for longest win streak all-time
JR Motorsports had at least one car finish in the Top 10 in 64 consecutive races, tied for the second-longest streak all-time
Through seven races, JR Motorsports is ahead of their 2025 pace in wins, Top 2s, Top 5s, Top 10s, stage wins, laps led and average finish
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Triple Truck Challenge Format
Features three races: Darlington (March 20th), Rockingham (April 3rd), Bristol (April 10th)
All drivers eligible for NTS points are eligible however, the bonus will not be open to NASCAR O’Reilly Series or
NASCAR Cup Series regulars
The winner of the bonus receives $50,000
If a driver wins the bonus in two of the three events, they are awarded $150,000 total
Triple Truck Challenge History
2019 Triple Truck Challenge Winners:
Texas: Greg Biffle ($50k)
Iowa: Brett Moffitt ($50k)
Gateway: Ross Chastain ($50k)
2020 Triple Truck Challenge Winners:
Daytona RC and Gateway: Sheldon Creed ( $150k )
Dover: Zane Smith ($50k)
2021 Triple Truck Challenge Winners:
Darlington: Sheldon Creed ($50k)
COTA: Todd Gilliland ($50k)
Charlotte: John Hunter Nemechek ($50k)
2022 Triple Truck Challenge Winners:
Gateway: Corey Heim ($50K)
Nashville: Ryan Preece ($50K)
Mid-Ohio: Parker Kligerman ($50K)
2023 Triple Truck Challenge Winners:
Charlotte: Ben Rhodes ($50K)
Gateway: Grant Enfinger ($50K)
Nashville: Carson Hocevar ($50K)
2024 Triple Truck Challenge Winners:
Charlotte: Nick Sanchez ($50K)
Gateway: Corey Heim ($50K)
Nashville: Christian Eckes ($50K)
2025 Triple Truck Challenge Winners:
Martinsville: Daniel Hemric ($50K)
Bristol: Chandler Smith ($50K)
Rockingham: Tyler Ankrum ($50k)
2026 Triple Truck Challenge Winners:
Darlington: Corey Heim ($50K)
Rockingham Bristol
COREY HEIM’S TRIPLE TRUCK CHALLENGE CHASE
Rockingham is the second race of the Triple Truck Challenge
Corey Heim won the first race at Darlington, earning $50,000
Heim’s win at the most at Darlington was the first for a #5 truck since September 2009 (Mike Skinner – St. Louis)
COREY HEIM’S HISTORIC DOMINANCE
Corey Heim has won 24 NTS races in 91 starts and is the youngest to 24 wins
Corey Heim currently has a 28-race streak of leading at least one lap (active since 2024-11-08 Phoenix)
NASCAR & Rockingham, Etc.
Historic & Significant Events at Rockingham Speedway:
- Rockingham Speedway, located in Richmond County, North Carolina has a rich history in American Motorsports.
- The track opened under the control of attorney Elsie Webb on Halloween, October 31, 1965 as a 1-mile, flat Dshaped oval and was named North Carolina Motor Speedway.
- The first NASCAR Cup Series race held at Rockingham Speedway was on October 31, 1965, and the race had 43 entrants and Curtis Turner, driving the No. 41 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, won the race by 11-seconds over second-place Cale Yarborough. Turner led 239 laps of 500-lap race.
- In 1969, the track was reconfigured to add banking in the turns. Turns 1 and 2 have 22 degrees of banking and Turns 3 and 4 have 25 degrees of banking.
- Over the years Rockingham Speedway has undergone several name changes and ownership transitions.
- After the passing of Webb in 1972, car owner L.G Dewitt took over operating the facility.
- A 1.5-mile (2.4 km) road course layout consisting of an infield road course combined with parts of the oval was added to the facility in 1977.
- In 1996 it was renamed North Carolina Speedway and has been known as Rockingham Speedway since October 2007.
- In 1997, Roger Penske purchased Rockingham Speedway.
- Throughout its history, Rockingham Speedway has hosted numerous significant racing events including the
NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series. - The track is also known for its nickname “The Rock” affectionately given by fans and participants.
- In 2018, a group of investors led by Dan Lovenheim bought and renovated the facility into a multi-use complex, with NASCAR returning in 2025 under Lovenheim’s leadership.
- Rockingham Speedway has held numerous festivals throughout its existence. Its first was on August 18, 1972, when the speedway hosted the Peach Tree Celebration, a rock music festival. Approximately 70,000 attended the event.
- In recent decades, various festivals have been held, including the Carolina Rebellion in 2012, the Epicenter festival in 2019, and the Tailgate N’ Tallboys festival in 2023
Rockingham Speedway has been used as a site for filming production for various movies and shows, including
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Days of Thunder, Ta Ra Rum Pum, and the 2011 edition of World’s Strongest Man. - May 2021 – N.C. Governor Roy Cooper proposed a Covid-19 relief package for Rockingham Speedway.
- November 2021- North Carolina General Assembly approved a package of $9 million.
- October 2022 – Track repaving began and was completed in December.
- The track was recently remeasured by NASCAR to be 0.94 mile in length.
- August 2024 – Announced NASCAR’s return with CRAFTSMAN Truck and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series racing Easter Weekend 2025.
- January 2025 – CRAFTSMAN Truck and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series teams test with the fastest lap in Trucks being 21.983 seconds (166.567 mph) by Ty Majeski.
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