Red: Ryan Blaney. Two straight wrecks for the reigning champ have created a dangerous slump. Still winless as Ford gets its act together with a new chassis, he's slipped to 12th in the standings, only 42 points above the cutline.

Chastain is someone who has delivered a home win in his career. He won the 2022 Truck race at Charlotte while driving for Niece Motorsports. Joey Logano also saw last weekend how having loved ones in attendance enhanced the celebration, albeit at a track an hour north of Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Kyle Larson spent a year preparing to run the double. Instead, he got to run only a single, leaving the NASCAR star beyond disappointed. Larson’s quest was to complete — if not win — the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday,