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Air Force renews sponsorship of Almirola

The U.S. Air Force will once again partner with Richard Petty Motorsports to connect with America's best and brightest young adults.

The U.S. Air Force will serve as an associate sponsor on Aric Almirola's #43 Ford for the entire 2013 season and as a primary sponsor at the Memorial Day weekend race at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the Fourth of July weekend race at Daytona International Speedway. The star-studded Air Force paint scheme adorned the historic No. 43 Ford for the same two marquee races in 2012 - the Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte), where Almirola earned his first career pole, and the Coke Zero 400 (Daytona). (RPM)-jayski.com

Feb 4 - 8:52 PM

Charlotte notes on Juan Pablo Montoya

In his previous 12 starts at Charlotte, Juan Pablo Montoya has led five laps and earned one top-10.

His best start and finish came in 2009 when he started ninth and came to the checkered in eighth. The driver of the No. 42 Chevrolet has an average starting position of 26.2 and an average finishing position of 23.8 at the 1.5-mile oval. At intermediate tracks (tracks greater than one mile, but less than two miles), Montoya has 110 starts with two pole awards, nine top-five finishes, 18 top-10 finishes and leading 348 laps.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

May 22 - 10:52 PM

Jamie McMurray at Charlotte

Jamie McMurray returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway, the site of his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) victory, where he has made 21 starts in NSCS competition.

In those 21 starts, the driver of the No. 1 Chevrolet SS has accumulated two wins (2002, 2010), five top-five, eight top-10 finishes and led 238 laps. He has an average start and finish position of 23.1 and 17.6, respectively. His best start at the 1.5-mile oval was fifth in 2002. At intermediate tracks (tracks greater than one mile, but less than two miles), McMurray has 183 starts, collecting two victories (Charlotte: 2002, 2010), 20 top-five finishes, 48 top-10 finishes and leading 843 laps.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

May 22 - 10:50 PM

Kyle Larson making first laps at Charlotte

Kyle Larson has never made a lap at the 1.5-mile quad oval Charlotte Motor Speedway, but he'll have plenty of time to learn before taking the green flag.

The weekend begins with a four-hour test session on Wednesday, followed by two additional practices on Thursday afternoon. Previous Race Recap... Larson brought home a top-10 finish at Darlington Raceway, his fourth of the 2013 season.-Turner Scott Motorsports

May 22 - 10:47 PM

Justin Allgaier Charlotte advance

Justin Allgaier has nine previous starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway, including his NNS debut, with a best finish of third.

Darlington Recap...Allgaier qualified fifth at Darlington Raceway in the No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro. He was the highest qualifying Chevrolet in the 40-car NNS field. After spending most of Friday night in the top-10 at Darlington Raceway, Allgaier brought his car home in the 10th position. With the 10th-place finish, Allgaier is currently fourth in the NNS Driver Point Standings.-Turner Scott Motorsports

May 22 - 10:44 PM

Greg Biffle at Charlotte

Greg Biffle has 20 starts in the Cup series at Charlotte, but a win has eluded him.

He has finished in the top-five five times and has eight top-10 finishes. The Car: Chassis RK-849 was brand new when it hit the track in Texas and went on to earn Biffle’s one top-five finish so far this season. The No. 16 is part of a three-car tribute with the No. 17 and No. 99 to honor military service men and women this Memorial Day weekend.-Roush Fenway Racing

May 22 - 10:28 PM

Charlotte advance notes on Carl Edwards

Carl Edwards enters the Coca-Cola 600 second in the series points’ standings and will return to Charlotte for his 17th Sprint Cup career start.

In his previous starts, Edwards has five top-five and ten top-10 finishes. His average start is 18.2 and average finish is 12.0. According to NASCAR’s Loop Statistics compiled over the last 16 races, Edwards has turned 118 of the track’s fastest laps, made 632 quality passes (sixth most) and has a driver rating seventh best among active drivers. The No. 99 Blue Team will roll out RK – 821 which ran last weekend at the All- Star race, where Edwards started from the pole.-Roush Fenway Racing

May 22 - 10:26 PM

Elliott Sadler at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Elliott Sadler has 12 Nationwide Series starts at the 1.5-mile Charlotte track, with one pole award, four top-five and five top-10 finishes, as well as 16 laps led.

The veteran driver also has NASCAR Sprint Cup Series experience at the track with 25 starts, one pole award, one top-five and three top-10 finishes, as well as 192 laps led. He made one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start in 2010, where he start fourth, finished fifth and led 31 laps.-Drivers Choice Marketing

May 22 - 10:21 PM

Kyle Busch top 10-laps in 1st NNS practice

Sprint Cup regular Kyle Busch had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the first practice for the Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

His average of 175.485 mph in the No. 54 was best of the seven cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 3 Austin Dillon (175.428 mph), No. 12 Sam Hornish Jr. (175.282), No. 22 Joey Logano (174.987), No. 32 Kyle Larson (174.351), No. 18 Matt Kenseth (173.990) and No. 77 Parker Kligerman (173.879) are the rest on this list.

May 22 - 10:11 PM

Joey Logano led first Nationwide practice

Sprint Cup regular Joey Logano led the first practice session for the Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

His lap of 178.247 mph in the No. 22 Ford Mustang was quickest of the 43 cars out on the track for this session. No. 99 Alex Bowman, No. 54 Kyle Busch, No. 18 Matt Kenseth and No. 6 Trevor Bayne were the rest of the top five on the speed chart. Matt Dibenedetto in the No. 37 was the slowest.

May 22 - 10:08 PM

Ragan stresses preparedness for Coke 600

David Ragan cites the Coca-Cola 600 right up there with the rest of NASCAR's historic races: the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400 and the Southern 500.

Only the 600-miler is an even greater test of the endurance of both the driver and the car. "Half-way into the Coca-Cola 600, you're 300 miles in. And in a typical race you don't have much longer to go. In fact, that's about the standard distance of a Nationwide race. But in the 600, they tell you you're just half-way and you've got to do 300 miles all over again. So, it is a long night."-Breaking Limits

May 21 - 9:43 PM

Josh Wise preps for his first 600-Miler

Josh Wise will run his first Coca-Cola 600 this Memorial Day weekend and has been preparing both physically and mentally.

Wise is a triathlete, with both Half Iron Man and Full Iron Man competitions on his schedule this year. He says his physical conditioning has him ready to run the extra mileage in Sunday night's Cup race. He's preparing mentally with racing simulators, video and a little help from his teammates.-Breaking Limits

May 21 - 9:39 PM