Defending Coca-Cola 600 winner Ross Chastain and his rookie teammate from Trackhouse Racing, Connor Zilisch, have planned themselves an extremely busy Memorial Day Weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Over the course of the three-day weekend, the two NASCAR Cup Series regulars plan to complete a total of 734 laps (1,101 miles) around the mile-and-a-half racetrack in Concord, North Carolina, NASCAR’s backyard.
The journey begins on Friday with the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series). Chastain will return to the driver’s seat of the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Niece Motorsports, with Zilisch making his second Truck Series start of 2026 for Spire Motorsports, this time driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado RST.
Saturday’s Charbroil 300 (NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series) will see Chastain and Zilisch return to being teammates, albeit for a different organization. Zilisch will continue his part-time stint in the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports, with Chastain jumping in the team’s fifth, part-time, No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro.
On Sunday, of course, is the big fish: the Coca-Cola 600, where Chastain and Zilisch will return to their traditional seats at Trackhouse Racing. Like last season, when he won the crown jewel event, Chastain will have Jockey and Folds of Honor on his No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro. Zilisch will have Red Bull on his No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro.
Chastain, a native of Alva, Florida, is looking to snap a NASCAR National Series winless streak that is about to reach a full year, with his last win coming in the Coca-Cola 600. The multi-time NASCAR Cup Series winner hasn’t been to Victory Lane in the O’Reilly Series since 2019, and hasn’t won in the Truck Series since 2024.
Zilisch, on the other hand, is chomping at the bit to get his first victory in both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Already this season, the Mooresville, North Carolina-native has been adding to an impressive record in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, with victories in the No. 1 Chevrolet for JRM at Bristol and Watkins Glen.
Katherine Legge (Coca-Cola 600 and Indianapolis 500) will run 1,100 miles this weekend if all goes to plan, with Cole Custer, Kyle Busch, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Shane Van Gisbergen, Timmy Hill, William Sawalich, Brandon Jones, and Leland Honeyman, Jr. all running multiple events this weekend.
DRIVERS RUNNING MULTIPLE RACES AT CHARLOTTE:
- 1,101 miles: Connor Zilisch
- NASCAR Cup Series: #88 Trackhouse Racing
- NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: #1 JR Motorsports
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: #77 Spire Motorsports
- 1,101 miles: Ross Chastain
- NASCAR Cup Series: #1 Trackhouse Racing
- NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: #9 JR Motorsports
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: #45 Niece Motorsports
- 1,100 miles: Katherine Legge
- NASCAR Cup Series: #78 Live Fast Motorsports
- NTT INDYCAR Series: #11 HMD Motorsports / A.J. Foyt Racing
- 900 miles: Cole Custer
- NASCAR Cup Series: #41 Haas Factory Team
- NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: #0 SS-GreenLight Racing
- 801 miles: Kyle Busch
- NASCAR Cup Series: #8 Richard Childress Racing
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: #7 Spire Motorsports
- 801 miles: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
- NASCAR Cup Series: #47 HYAK Motorsports
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: #4 Niece Motorsports
- 801 miles: Shane Van Gisbergen
- NASCAR Cup Series: #97 Trackhouse Racing
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: #71 Spire Motorsports
- 801 miles: Timmy Hill
- NASCAR Cup Series: #66 Garage 66
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: #56 Hill Motorsports
- 501 miles: William Sawalich
- NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: #18 Joe Gibbs Racing
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: #5 TRICON Garage
- 501 miles: Brandon Jones
- NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: #20 Joe Gibbs Racing
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: #1 TRICON Garage
- 501 miles: Leland Honeyman, Jr.
- NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: #92 DGM Racing x JIMS
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: #62 Halmar Friesen Racing
