Highlighting Saturday night’s event, NASCAR’s in-season challenge kicks off at EchoPark Speedway.Â
So, what exactly is the tournament?Â
Well, it has no bearing on the drivers’ championship. It serves mainly as an extra diversion for fans. And it has the pilots’ attention, with the bracket-style tournament winner receiving $1 million.Â
Three weeks ago, the top 32 drivers in the points race received a seed and opponents will go head-to-head over the next five weeks. Simply, the machine with the better finish advances, similar to the NCAA college basketball tournaments.Â
Denny Hamlin earned the top seed and will face off against No. 32-ranked Ty Dillon.Â
Here are the rest of the Round 1 matchups:Â
- Kyle Busch vs. Brad KeselowskiÂ
- Alex Bowman vs. Joey LoganoÂ
- Bubba Wallace vs. Daniel SuarezÂ
- John Hunter Nemechek vs. Josh BerryÂ
- Chase Elliott vs. Austin DillonÂ
- Ross Chastain vs. Erik JonesÂ
- Christopher Bell vs. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Â
- Chase Briscoe vs. Noah GragsonÂ
- Ryan Preece vs. William ByronÂ
- Ryan Blaney vs. Carson HocevarÂ
- Kyle Larson vs. Tyler ReddickÂ
- Michael McDowell vs. AJ AllmendingerÂ
- Ty Gibbs vs. Justin HaleyÂ
- Zane Smith vs. Austin CindricÂ
- Chris Buescher vs. Todd GillilandÂ
32 drivers. Five rounds. $1,000,000 to the winner.
Introducing the bracket for the NASCAR In-Season Challenge presented by @DKSportsbook. pic.twitter.com/O3O9VhQP4M
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) June 23, 2025
NASCAR National Series, ARCA Series Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR National Series events this weekend at EchoPark Speedway and Lime Rock Park (All Times ET):
Friday
- 1:05 p.m.: Truck Series practice
- 2:30 p.m.: ARCA Series practice
- 3 p.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying
- 3:45 p.m.: ARCA Series qualifying
- 5:05 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying
- 7:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 race
Saturday
- 9:30 a.m.: Truck Series qualifying
- 1 p.m.: Truck Series LiUNA! 150 race
- 4 p.m.: ARCA Series Lime Rock Park 100 race
- 7 p.m.: Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart race
WE'RE NEXT! 👊 pic.twitter.com/k74DUtXmhX
— EchoPark Speedway (@EchoParkSpdwy) June 22, 2025
Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series officials released the entry list for Sunday’s Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at EchoPark Speedway:
Entry, Driver, Car No.
- 1, Corey LaJoie, No. 01 Ford
- 2, Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 3, Austin Cindric No. 2 Ford
- 4, Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet
- 5, Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford
- 6, Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 7, Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford
- 8, Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 9, Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 10, Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 11, Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet
- 12, Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota
- 13, Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford
- 14, AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 15, Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford
- 16, Chase Briscoe, No. 19, Toyota
- 17, Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota
- 18, Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford
- 19, Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford
- 20, Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota
- 21, William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet
- 22, Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford
- 23, Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota
- 24, Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford
- 25, Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford
- 26, John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota
- 27, Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota
- 28, Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota
- 29, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Ford
- 30, Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 31, Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford
- 32, Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota
- 33, Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford
- 34, David Starr, No. 88 Ford
- 35, Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 36, Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 37, BJ McLeod, No. 78 Chevrolet
- 38, Connor Zilisch, No. 87 Chevrolet
- 38, Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet
- 39, Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet
The post-race show is off to an incredible start! #NASCARonPrime pic.twitter.com/SsPWNxwbkT
— Sports on Prime (@SportsonPrime) June 23, 2025