Rockingham Speedway may be on the auction block after missing out on 2027 NASCAR season
When the 2027 NASCAR schedule was released, it carried some tough news for Rockingham Speedway. The Rock, which had hosted both the NASCAR O'Reilly and Truck Series in each of the past two seasons, will not be home to either series next year. It was the latest blow to what has been a rocky few years for Rockingham Speedway, and it sounds like the track could be changing hands some time soon ...…
Connor Zilisch began his week with exciting news as Hendrick Motorsports assigned him to the No. 48 Chevrolet for the 2028 NASCAR Cup season. However, this positive news did not translate to a successful race weekend. Zilisch, who was the Rookie of the Year candidate in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS), crashed out of the event after 222 laps in the Trackhouse Chevrolet.
The tragedy occurred after Riley Herbst had an accident in front of him. Zilisch was unable to see the crash due to the car ahead of him, and despite his spotter Stefan Parsons urging him to stay low multiple times, Zilisch locked up and collided with Herbst's stationary car, which was lying on the outside wall. Zilisch could not avoid Herbst but still clipped him as he skidded off the track.
Zilisch exclaimed on the radio, "I'm so f***ing horrible! Gosh, what am I doing!" He immediately realized the mistake and admitted he had locked up the front of the car. As a result, the car ran out of oil pressure, and his race was over, leaving Zilisch with his ninth DNF of the year.
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