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Charlotte Motor Speedway will be switching to their infield road course configuration for their fall NASCAR races for the first time this weekend. This year will include the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series & the NASCAR XFINITY Series. There is no other support races ongoing at CMS this weekend.

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The biggest NASCAR Late Model Stock Car race of the year is this weekend at the famous Martinsville Speedway with the ValleyStar Credit Union 300. This is officially the 2nd LMSC 300 to be run under the lights, while also being the 5th official night race in total at the facility (first 3 being NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races in 2005-2007). The race is also the final round of the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown.

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NASCAR's Whelen Modified Tour now only has 2 races to go on their calendar as they race at Stafford (CT) in the NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final this weekend. NASCAR Pinty's Series has their season finale this weekend at the Jukasa (ONT) with the Pinty's Fall Brawl, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will be in action at Meridian (ID) and the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series will be racing at Chiapas.

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Also racing this weekend on the short track side: Race of Champions weekend at Lake Erie (PA) featuring the RoC Modifieds, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Dixie (GA) & Rome (GA), Outlaw 200 for Big Block Modifieds at Fulton (NY), CRA JEGS Pro All Stars at IRP (IN), Midwest Supermodifieds at IRP (IN), Mark Martin's Race For Hope 74 (IMCA Modifieds) at Batesville (AR), National Short Track Championships at Rockford (IL), the annual Milk Bowl race at Thunder Road (VT), SRL Southwest Tour at Madera (CA), Super Cup Stock Cars at Dominion (VA)

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Entry Lists:
Charlotte
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte - 40 cars entered
NASCAR XFINITY Series at Charlotte - 40 cars entered

Martinsville
NASCAR Whelen All American Series Late Model Stock Cars at Martinsville - 71 cars entered

Other Tracks
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Stafford - 31 cars pre-entered
NASCAR Pinty's Series at Jukasa - 13 cars pre-entered
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at Meridian - 15 cars entered
NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series at Chiapas - yet to be released
MIKEL'S Trucks at Chiapas - yet to be released

Other Essentials:
Random Fantasy Racing Game
NASCAR Podium Prediction Contest
PRN Radio - (Local Affiliates - LIVE STREAM)
MRN Radio - (Local Affiliates)
Weather Forecasts - AccuWeather.com (Harrisburg, NC, Martinsville, VA)
free tickets to NASCAR XFINITY Series race at CMS from Blue Cross Blue Shield NC

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Notes:
- NASCAR LMSC | ValleyStar Credit Union 300 at Martinsville will be broadcast LIVE on FansChoice.TV & MRN Radio
- NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series race at Chiapas will be broadcast LIVE on FOX Sports 3 (Mexico) / FansChoice.TV / Escuderia Telmex on Sunday at 1:00PM ET
- NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Meridian will be broadcast by NBCSN on October 5th at 1:00PM ET
- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Stafford will be broadcast by NBCSN on October 5th at 11:00PM ET
- NASCAR Pinty's Series race at Jukasa will be broadcast by TSN
- American Ethanol Late Model Tour / American Ethanol Modified Tour / Sprints on Dirt race at Berlin will be broadcast LIVE on FansChoice.TV
- Weekly racing from Meridian & Tucson will be broadcast LIVE on FansChoice.TV this Saturday.
- the Milk Bowl at Thunder Road will be broadcast LIVE on Speed51 (PPV)
- PASS North race at Thunder Road will be broadcast LIVE on Speed51 (PPV)
- Live Timing & Scoring for select series are at these links: NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR Pinty's Series, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

Got Suarez this weekend. Could be worse.

Both races will be derpfests. Prepare for maximum derp

I got Erik Jones.

I feel like... with everyone hyping up so much how crazy this race is going to be, the drivers are going to end up going super conservative and it'll be boring as shit.

I got whoever's in the #23. Can't be arsed to remember/find out who that is. I just know it's a sucky random pick.

I got Jones.

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added entry lists for Cup & Xfinity & the link to the website that Blue Cross Blue Shield is using to give away Xfinity Series race tickets

I got Austin Dillon this week. This race could be a total crapshoot, so I'm not ruling anything out.

I wish I didn't have to work long shifts at work this weekend.

Johnny Davis is a boss. The age of road course ringers in Nascar is dead, but fielding Legge again and bringing back Aschenbach? HELL YES. I expect them both to have solid runs, top 15-20, until like

Chris A puts it, and everyone goes caveman mode and they get fucked. Still, it's fun to pull for them awesome underdogs tho

Someone's totally gonna get a nudge late in the race, lose the lead, and then straightline the backstretch chicane on the last lap and blast the leader to get revenge.

It's what NASCAR 2018 is.

and if they miss the backstraight chicane they will just full throttle the frontstraight chicane & crash into the turn 1 wall firewall deep

xFinity also racing the road-course?

Yes, it would take way too much time to convert the track to oval configuration

The Nascar website only says Charlotte roval for the Cup schedule, great, I wanna see this soo much now, both races. My most hyped race of the year in any form of motorsport.

That will be a success in NASCAR's book. They need wrecks and fights.

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It could be the most shit race ever and they'll still call it a success because NASCAR is only ever successful, it never fails >.<

Highly surprised there are no cup drivers in the xfinity race

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Aren't they not allowed to race in Xfinity playoffs?

Yeah it's playoffs, they're not allowed.

As I said in the other thread, having built and driven this layout in NR, these races will probably be crap, there could be some big wrex, but that will be about it, there are zero overtaking spots, and because the media has hyped this race up, viewership expectations are so high that even the most pessamistic miserable bugger is going to be let down.

Well, this isn't F1/IndyCar and it isn't a downforce track for these cars. So, I don't think heavy braking zones are as crucial for overtaking. Drivers who are quick will surely be able to find opportunities to make moves. Right?

it feels a bit like watkins glen from the onboards - flow-ey and fast. not every race at the glen is great, but it has put out some gems; giving me hope that the roval will at least be entertaining.

seriously just glad that they added a non-oval to the chase