Rockingham County Sheriff's deputies carried out a Stoneville home search on Wednesday First responders say they found: 2,126 grams of Fentanyl/opium mixture Leonard remains in the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility under a $2,000,000 secured bond Authorities say the recovered drugs from this case could have saved as many as 1,000,000 lives TRENDING: Randolph County man charged with alleged forgery Rockingham County Sheriff’s deputies ask anyone who may have further details to call the Narcotics Division at 336-634-3238 or the Rockingham County Crime Stoppers at 336-349-9683 MOUNT CRAWFORD VA: (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A rainy Saturday evening didn’t stop hundreds of cancer survivors from gathering for this year’s Relay for Life event in Mount Crawford The ceremonies were moved into the barns at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds in Mount Crawford and included the annual survivors walk luminaria ceremony and auction.adButlerLazyLoad("1374399049165569759",100,["688446","688446","688446"],"177034"); the wife of Virginia Tech basketball coach Kenny Brooks speaking about her experience fighting breast cancer announced she was cancer free in February of this year The Harrisonburg Rockingham Relay is the second of four relays, including an event at JMU and upcoming relays at Augusta Expo in Fishersville and in Shenandoah County The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple calls Monday morning about a Staunton individual which led to him being unresponsive in-custody Corey Brock Hamman has been charged with 5 counts of bestiality and 3 counts of possession of child pornography The Wayne Gala is the theatre’s largest and most important fundraising event of the year the RHSPCA Pets of the Week sponsored by Bob Wade Subaru Showers and thunderstorm will be possible again today Be sure you have your GPS enabled and try again This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page A few showers early becoming a steady rain overnight The front entrance of the new Rockingham County municipal building being built on county property in Brentwood Harvey Construction assistant superintendents Matthew Field and Sam Prunier check out progress made in the community corrections section of a new Rockingham County municipal building in Brentwood Construction of a new $67 million Rockingham County municipal building to house key county offices is on track with most of the work expected to be completed this summer and the facility to be occupied by year’s end County officials said more than 100 workers have been at the site of the new 118,000-square-foot building daily It is located across from the county jail on the grounds of the county complex on North Road in Brentwood Everybody’s talking about it and everybody’s really really excited to see it,” County Commissioner Tom Tombarello said which is being overseen by construction manager Harvey Construction of Bedford began in June 2023 and is expected to wrap up in the coming months senior project manager at Harvey Construction the building will be substantially completed by July 15 The county is targeting late July or early August to begin moving furniture in with personnel likely beginning to occupy space sometime in the fall The three-story building will feature a new and updated sheriff’s office and dispatch center on the first floor county attorney’s offices on the second floor and a registry of deeds office on the third floor New delegation offices and a 131-seat multiuse auditorium are included as well The building also includes a community corrections wing in the back which will be operated by the Department of Corrections and provide mental health and substance use services with a 90-day in-house program The jail superintendent has indicated that occupancy of the community corrections section will be delayed to ensure that operational necessities planning and information technology for county facilities operations 8,800-panel solar array covering approximately 15 acres behind the building has been completed as well and is expected to result in significant energy savings Officials said the array will likely begin operating within the next month or so County officials pushed for the new building to provide improved space for the county’s public safety operations and address overcrowded working conditions and concerns over poor HVAC systems at the state-owned Rockingham Superior Court The county has been leasing space at the courthouse for many years to house the offices for the county attorney and registry of deeds Tombarello said the county had been paying approximately $300,000 a year to cover rent and cleaning under its contract with the state While those offices will relocate to the new county-owned building Tombarello said the county has signed a new contract with the state to continue renting two small satellite offices at the courthouse for the county attorney for approximately $3,500 a year Tombarello said the county used $35 million of the $60 million it received in federal funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to offset the cost of the project ARPA was a $1.9 trillion federal stimulus bill signed in 2021 to assist with public health and economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic “It was really a no-brainer for us to use that ARPA money to build that building and do something that we anticipate will be there for decades,” he said some county employees have already been given a tour to check out the progress that’s been made “I think that this building will serve the county and its citizens for many decades,” she said Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Former Cup Series star Kasey Kahne has delivered a clear intention to return to NASCAR once again after his Rockingham appearance last month Alex Harrington is a contributing sports writer located in the West Midlands He is a graduate of the Open University with a BA (Hons) degree in Business You can get in touch with Alex by emailing,  a.harrington@newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Following the huge success of NASCAR's Easter weekend at Rockingham Speedway NASCAR president Steve O'Donnell has teased a possible Cup Series return to the North Carolina track The doubleheader saw both the Xfinity and Truck Series return to the iconic track and this saw tremendous ticket sales and a fanfare response questions were of course being asked about a Cup Series return O'Donnell, only recently promoted to the role of NASCAR president, is enthusiastic about the sport's return after "an unbelievable turnout." He however confirmed to The Charlotte Observer that he'd like to keep it to just Xfinity and Trucks for now while bringing in more Cup Series drivers but "you never know what the future holds beyond that." hinting at a potential Cup Series return if the hype around the 0.94-mile track is sustained It hasn't been since 2004 that the track has hosted the series Easter weekend saw a sellout crowd of 25,000 fans on the Saturday and 16,000 on the Friday but drama surrounding Jesse Love saw his car being disqualified following the Xfinity Series race making Sammy Smith the eventual winner of the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 The race saw 17 lead changes between eight drivers Talking to the media following the race When we get to bring back these old tracks and they're talking so loudly you can hear 'em from pit road." "You kind of get the feeling of what I imagine as a kid what Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon felt like They're here for us - they're not here for the Cup guys really cool to see racing like this come back to North Carolina..." Kasey Kahne added: "I think a Cup event would be fantastic here I used to enjoy watching it and being a part of it the one year I was Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsweek is committed to journalism that is factual and fair We value your input and encourage you to rate this article Newsletters in your inbox See all Watch All Subscriber Events NASCAR SERIES The starting lineup for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black's Tire 200 at Rockingham Speedway on Friday, April 18. ShareTopJake Garcia earned his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series pole on Friday setting quick time in qualifying for the Black's Tire 200 at Rockingham Speedway Garcia will lead the field to the green flag in the first NASCAR National Series event at Rockingham since 2013 The Georgia driver qualified with a lap time of 22.050 seconds an average speed of 166.041 mph around the 1.017-mile facility winner of the most recent NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway will join Garcia on the front row after qualifying second Connor Mosack and Layne Riggs rounded out the top five in the qualifying session 34 trucks took time during the qualifying session Cody Dennison suffered a mechanical failure during the practice session preceding qualifying and did not take part in qualifying The Black's Tire 200 takes the green flag at 5 p.m the NASCAR Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Related ArticlesNASCAR Cup Series Mystik Lubricants Enters Partnership With Front Row, Zane Smith Jesse Love Racing With Beard Motorsports at Texas, Indianapolis Telcel-Infinitum Partnering with Trackhouse, Suarez For NASCAR’s Mexico City Debut Multiple people are dead Thursday from a crash in Rockingham County they discovered a City of Eden vehicle was involved State Highway Patrol said Michael Ray Vernon was traveling north on Carol Street in a City of Eden dump truck when he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Carol Street and Church Street Vernon then stuck six pedestrians at the intersection hit an occupied bucket truck and then traveled off the road before colliding with a ditch Evans and Lockwood died from their injuries while Hunter Carter is in the hospital with serious injuries Troopers said Alexander's condition is "stable." Vernon suffered minor injuries in the crash Duke Energy confirmed the accident involved contractors with the company "We are saddened about the tragic event that happened today and our hearts go out to the families and teammates of those involved," The spokesperson said in a statement to WRAL News contractors and customers is the highest priority at Duke Energy We are working closely with law enforcement officials." State Highway Patrol said impairment was not a factor in the crash Troopers charged Vernon with a stop sign violation and misdemeanor death by motor vehicle Today, we got a little bit of an update from Kasey Kahne. He is the Honorary Pace Car driver for today’s Cup Series race at Texas. While he was on the pre-race show talking to the FOX guys, he was asked about his NASCAR future. Will we see him back in a stock car soon? Kasey Kahne keeps saying how much fun he had racing in the Xfinity Series again. One of the best to ever race in NASCAR, Kahne still holds a special place in the hearts of many fans. When asked about another race in the future, Kahne left the door open. Let’s hope he can get another deal put together. “It was a lot of fun [racing Rockingham]. I think you know whether it be a chance to, you know, fit a race in again this year, maybe next,” Kahne explained. “Who knows, I hope so.” It sounds like he really does want to race in NASCAR again. Not full-time, that’s too much. 30+ races a year, and the length of those races. While he’s racing a lot in sprint cars now, he is only ever doing 20-50 laps on a quarter-mile or three-eighths-mile track for the most part. Top 101Trump, SabanDuo's NIL order blasted Hot32026 NFL Mock DraftTodd McShay looks ahead By clicking "Subscribe to Newsletter", I agree to On3's Privacy Notice, Terms and use of my personal information described therein He has a championship-winning sprint car team with Brad Sweet He gets to make a ton of starts in his own sprint car Now that he has reopened the door to NASCAR Kasey Kahne has been racing a little bit in High Limit and of course He was able to take in Cup Series practice on Saturday and even gave his picks on the pre-race show today While he scouted the field his own way, Kahne has solid picks. See what you think and I don’t know,” Kahne told the FOX crew “It’s kind of hard to tell watching practice I had my phone out and I’m stop watching on my phone to try to see the speeds of everybody But it looked like to me that Christopher Bell I think they looked really good yesterday off my phone watch.” Christopher Bell has three wins this season. He has not been as good coming off that three-peat stretch, but he hasn’t been terrible. Ryan Blaney is a driver who almost always has speed at these tracks. I think I trust Jonathan Hassler to have that No. 12 hooked up with 50 laps to go. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media NASCAR will begin its first race weekend at Rockingham Speedway in over a decade Friday The action begins with ARCA East practice at 10:30 a.m. followed by Truck Series practice and qualifying from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The Xfinity Series will hold a 50-minute practice starting at 3:05 p.m The Truck Series will hold a 200-lap race on the 0.94-mile oval starting at 5 p.m Kyle Larson won the most recent Truck race at Rockingham on April 14 There are no Cup Series regulars entered in Friday’s race Friday: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 83 degrees and winds south to southwest at 10-15 mph It’s expected to be 81 degrees with no chance of rain at the green flag of the truck race A Division of NBCUniversal DISCLAIMER: This site and the products offered are for entertainment purposes only and there is no gambling offered on this site This service is intended for adult audiences No guarantees are made for any specific outcome If you or someone you know has a gambling problem The ARCA East and Xfinity series will be racing Saturday at Rockingham Speedway which will cap its first NASCAR weekend in over a decade After practicing and qualifying in the morning ARCA East will race for 125 laps starting at 1 p.m The Xfinity Series will be qualifying at 11:30 a.m for a 250-lap race that will begin at 4 p.m It’s been over 21 years since the circuit’s last race at Rockingham Saturday: Overcast with a stray shower or possible thunderstorm and a high of 83 degrees with winds west to southwest at 5-10 mph It’s expected to be 82 degrees with a 15% chance of rain at the green flag of the Xfinity race Jesse Love went from third to first on the overtime restart to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Rockingham Speedway the first Xfinity race at the historic track since 2004 Love led 53 laps and stretched his fuel over the final 96 laps to collect his second win of the season and third career Xfinity win He did so before a sellout crowd at Rockingham who lost the lead to Love on the overtime restart Smith collected the $100,000 bonus for winning the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash Parker Retzlaff overcame a flat tire with about 100 laps to go to finish third Alpha Prime Racing had two cars finish in the top five for the first time with Retzlaff and Poole finished 15th after he was collected in two separate incidents Saturday’s race was slowed by 14 cautions for 83 laps and two red flags in the 256-lap race Katherine Legge failed to qualify for the race but replaced JJ Yeley in a car for Joey Gase Motorsports She finished last in the 38-car field after a crash William Sawalich made contact with Legge’s car as she was being lapped The contact spun Legge’s car into the path of Kahne’s car causing damage to the right front of Kahne’s vehicle April 26 at Talladega Superspeedway on the CW Network ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith was declared the winner of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday at Rockingham Speedway Richard Childress Racing's Jesse Love initially was announced as winning the race but he was disqualified in postrace technical inspection for issues on the rear suspension and credited with a 37th-place finish Smith also picked up the final $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus prize of the year at the first Xfinity Series race at Rockingham Speedway in over two decades Joe Gibbs Racing's Justin Bonsignore also was disqualified from the race for three or more lug nuts not safe and secure Jones and Allgaier finished 12th and 21st, respectively. The final Dash 4 Cash competitor, Carson Kvapil Love led 53 laps and Ryan Sieg The Xfinity Series returns to action next Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway for the Ag-Pro 300 (4 p.m CONCORD, N.C. - Sure, the NASCAR Cup Series will take its off weekend in the 2025 schedule this week but there will still be plenty of racing to watch.  And a little added intrigue to boot.  The NASCAR Xfinity Series and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in conjunction with the ARCA Menards Series East will take to the historic 1-mile oval at Rockingham Speedway with loaded slates set for Friday and Saturday It will be NASCAR's first trip back to "the Rock" since the Truck Series last visited in 2013.  Speaking of which, that race produced a notable winner by the name of Kyle Larson. It marked the first national-touring series win for Larson in NASCARThe Xfinity Series, like the NASCAR Cup Series has not run a race at Rockingham since 2004.  Here's a look at the weekend schedule and how to watch:  The last time the NASCAR CRAFTMAN Truck Series ventured to Rockingham Speedway a rookie by the name of Kyle Larson went to victory lane It was his first win in a NASCAR national series event ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — USDA Forest Service federal fire management specialists are conducting a prescribed burn on 1,546 acres today George Washington and Jefferson National Forest North River Ranger District.adButlerLazyLoad("50017031760092830",100,["688446","688446","688446"],"177034"); to remove excess vegetation and dead wood that would enable wildfires to burn hotter and longer WV CR24 and 25 form the burn boundary should be traveled with caution The following roads and trails will be closed during the prescribed burn operation: Forest Service Road 85 from Briery Branch Gap to Brothers Knob 85A/85-4 intersections and 429 and the entire Hone Quarry Reservoir.adButlerLazyLoad("2648521113604087752",100,["688446","688446","688446"],"177034"); You may notice Forest Service fire crews and equipment Smoke impacts will affect Hone Quarry and Briery Branch Reservoirs Some smoke will settle around the general area of the burn If encountering smoke on roadways; please slow down turn on your low-beam headlights and use caution when encountering prescribed burning operations and smoke Prescribed fire plays an important role in the health of forest ecosystems Applying prescribed fire on the land at the right place under the right conditions benefits the land and the surrounding communities please contact the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest at 540-984-4101.adButlerLazyLoad("41682311323576560",100,["688446","688446","688446"],"177034"); Jacquelynn first started as a part time news anchor and reporter for WSVA in 2022 Before the launch of Rocktown Now in April of 2024 she was Assistant Editor and then became Editor-in-Chief in November of 2024 A man threatening to take his own life is dead after being shot by a deputy early Monday morning in Rockingham County the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for a man who was armed with a knife and threatening to kill himself in the 6000 block of Rawley Pike Deputies responded and attempted to converse with the man inside a residence but the sheriff's office said he refused to engage in any efforts to communicate The situation escalated as the man reportedly failed to follow verbal commands and began aggressively approaching deputies Non-lethal weapons were utilized without any effect Emergency assistance was immediately provided and the Clover Hill Rescue Squad took the man to the hospital More: National Weather Service: hazardous weather Monday, tornado or two possible, mostly west of the Blue Ridge More: Waynesboro man who lured teen boys to Ridgeview Park sentenced to prison courts and breaking news reporter at The News Leader You can email reporter Brad Zinn (he/him) at bzinn@newsleader.com You can also follow him on X (formerly Twitter) Love outdueled Sammy Smith for the race win in an overtime finish and Brennan Poole rounded out the top-five finishers in the race Here are the complete race results for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway # indicates Rookie of the Year contender(i) indicates driver ineligible to score NASCAR Xfinity Series points TOBY CHRISTIEToby Christie is the Editor-in-Chief of Racing America. He has 15 years of experience as a motorsports journalist and has been with Racing America since 2023. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER This story has been updated with new information The checkered flag is out for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Rockingham Speedway Sammy Smith won the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 on April 19 at Rockingham earning a victory after Jesse Love was disqualified for failing post race inspection This was the first NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Rockingham Speedway since 2004 a former long-time NASCAR Cup Series driver got caught up in a crash on lap 57 following a Katherine Legge spin and went a lap down He later was caught up in a crash on lap 236 when Daniel Dye spun Ryan Sieg led 72 laps and was poised to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race but he nearly ran out of gas under caution with 11 laps to go and was then caught up in a multi-car crash on a restart with 10 laps to go Nick Sanchez won the first stage and Dean Thompson earned the win for the second stage The Rockingham race had 15 cautions for 77 laps and 16 lead changes The race was red flagged twice for accidents within the final 10 laps Here are the full results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Rockingham race Unofficial results from the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on April 19 Kasey Kahne is back in NASCAR this weekend Kahne will be climbing into a NASCAR stock car in the sport's return to Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham Kahne will be the only driver in the race who entered the last NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Rockingham on Feb This will be Kahne's first NASCAR race since retiring from full-time Cup Series racing after the 2018 season He will race with Richard Childress Racing along with teammates Austin Hill and Jesse Love “I’m excited to get back behind the wheel of a stock car especially at a place like Rockingham Speedway,” Kahne said in the Jan “Rockingham has been a special track throughout my career I remember winning the Truck Series race in 2012 when the sport went back there last so to be a part of the current return is cool." Here is what to know about Kasey Kahne and the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Rockingham KASEY'S BACK! Why Kasey Kahne left NASCAR and why he is returning at Rockingham Kasey Kahne is racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Rockingham Speedway This will be Kahne's first NASCAR start in any series since 2018 The NASCAR Xfinity Series will run the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at 3 p.m CT on April 19 at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham Last NASCAR race at RockinghamThe last NASCAR race at Rockingham was the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on April 14 Kyle Larson won the race for Turner Scott Motorsports which offers a free trial to potential subscribers Kasey Kahne started his NASCAR Cup Series career in 2004 with Evernham Motorsports in the No Evernham Motorsports was enveloped under the Richard Petty Motorsports umbrella Kahne left Petty for Red Bull Racing for one season in 2011 before moving to Hendrick Motorsports from 2012-17 Kahne's final season was with Leavine Family Racing in 2018 VOTE MOST POPULAR ACTIVE DRIVER: Who is the most popular active NASCAR Cup Series driver? Vote in our poll Kasey Kahne ageKasey Kahne is 45 years old Kasey Kahne raced in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2004-18 and was the Rookie of the Year in 2004 Kahne still runs sprint car races in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Kasey Kahne won 18 NASCAR Cup Series races in his 15-year career He earned 93 top 5 and 176 top 10 finishes Kasey Kahne earned his first NASCAR Cup Series win on May 14 Some of Kahne's other big wins included three Coca-Cola 600 victories at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2006 He earned his last NASCAR Cup Series win at the 2017 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Hendrick Motorsports Matt Kenseth Rockingham 2004 raceIn the final NASCAR Cup Series race at Rockingham Speedway to an exciting finish with Kenseth beating out Kahne by one one-hundredth of a second to the checkered flag The race was given to Phoenix Raceway due to poor attendance at Rockingham at @ChastainAJ or reach him via email at achastain@gannett.com We occasionally recommend interesting products and services If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently Rockingham Speedway is up next for the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and JR Motorsports will lead the field to the green flag. Connor Zilisch won the pole for the 2025 North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway this weekend Parker Retzlaff will join Zilisch on the front row for Saturday evening's event It is Zilisch's third pole position of the 2025 Xfinity Series season Nick Sanchez and Kasey Kahne will follow the two drivers on the second row and Anthony Alfredo all qualified 20th or worse for Saturday's event It was a straightforward qualifying session The full NASCAR starting lineup is available below The lineup is set for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Rockingham Speedway Connor Zilisch is on pole for Saturday's North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Zilisch ran a time of 22.630 to beat Parker Retzlaff by one one-thousandths of a second to earn his fourth career pole position in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Zilisch slid during his run and had a flat tire His team will change it which will cause him to start in the rear of the field but Zilisch will get the credit for the pole award who is making his first NASCAR start since 2018 Here's the starting lineup for Saturday's race NASCAR AT ROCKINGHAM: What channel is the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Rockingham on today? Time, TV schedule Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change The ARCA Menards Series East is set for its second race of the 2025 season on Saturday which sees the division return to the historic Rockingham Speedway for the first time in more than a decade And with that return comes a large field pushing 30 cars for Saturday’s 125-lap race Headlining the entry list is the reigning ARCA Menards Series East champion and current NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Sawalich won three ARCA East races en route to the championship one year ago but he crashed at the one-mile Dover Motor Speedway the track that is most comparable to Rockingham on the schedule Sawalich’s teammate for this race is the most recent ARCA Menards Series winner last month at Phoenix Raceway the 2024 CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car Rookie of the Year The “Crews Missile” as he is known out-dueled Brenden “Butterbean” Queen to take the checkered flag at Phoenix in the national division race and should be tough to beat once again on Saturday The team that Sawalich had to battle for the East championship last season was Pinnacle Racing Group with Connor Zilisch behind the wheel Saturday’s race will be Green’s debut in the ARCA Menards Series East He made one ARCA Menards Series start in 2020 at Toledo Speedway New Jersey’s Lavar Scott is still searching for his first ARCA Menards Series East trip to victory lane though he has come so close on a number of occasions already Scott has nine top five finishes in 13 East starts including a runner-up at Flat Rock Speedway in Michigan in 2023 He finished third in his last two East starts at the Milwaukee Mile and Bristol Motor Speedway last year Scott will have two teammates out of the Rev Racing stable on Saturday 10 for Rev Racing in a partnership with Fast Track Racing Buice is racing full-time with Lee Pulliam Performance on the CARS Tour this season Venturini Motorsports will have two cars in the field this weekend for Patrick Staropoli and Jake Finch and it came on the high-banked one-mile of Dover Motor Speedway in 2023 With the high speeds and high banks of Dover and Rockingham being similar Finch’s experience and strength at Dover should make him a contender for the victory on Saturday The entire entry list for Saturday’s race can be found below Saturday’s 125-lap race at Rockingham goes green at 1 p.m. ET live on FloRacing with Eric Brennan and Charles Krall on the call of the event. Fans can watch live by clicking here. Get the most important Racing stories delivered straight to your inbox Get quick access to your favorite articles Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers Make your voice heard with article commenting A chaotic NASCAR Xfinity race isn't done delivering unexpected moments, even several hours after the event ended. Jesse Love captured the checkered flag in his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet but he'll have to give both that flag and the winner's trophy back The RCR driver's car failed post-race inspection after an issue was found involving the rear suspension. As a result Love has been stripped of the race win and disqualified He will be credited with a 37th place finish NASCAR offered the following explanation for the disqualification: "All mating surfaces between the truck trailing arm and the U-bolt saddle must be in complete contact with each other." Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet; Sammy Smith who fell out of Saturday's Xfinity race in an accident on Lap 157 was also disqualified after NASCAR found multiple loose lug nuts on the car in what is considered a safety issue The Joe Gibbs Racing driver originally finished 36th From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport In order to keep delivering our expert journalism we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker The Xfinity Series will race at Rockingham Speedway for the first time in over 21 years Saturday The gap is so long that “The Rock” was slightly longer when Jamie McMurray won in the most recent race in the Xfinity Series (then called the Busch Series) on Feb After the track went dormant for nearly a decade Rockingham now welcomes the return of NASCAR as a 0.94-mile oval McMurray’s win — the last of four consecutive at Rockingham from 2002-04 in the series — came during his second year in the Cup Series. The are no Cup regulars entered in Saturday’s race, but Indy 500 veteran Katherine Legge will be starting her first Xfinity race since 2023 START: The race will begin shortly after 5 p.m PRERACE: The Xfinity garage will open at 6:30 a.m DISTANCE: The race is 250 laps (235 miles) on the 0.94-mile oval ENTRY LIST: Click here for the 40 cars entered at Rockingham TV/RADIO: The CW Network will broadcast the race starting at 4 p.m Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have radio coverage FORECAST: Wunderground — Overcast with a stray shower or possible thunderstorm and a high of 83 degrees with winds west to southwest at 5-10 mph LAST TIME: Jamie McMuray led the final 21 laps to beat Martin Truex Jr The NASCAR Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series return to Rockingham Speedway for the first time in more than a decade with a race weekend beginning April 18 The Cup Series is off this weekend allowing for the Rockingham return to take center stage The Xfinity Series has not raced at the 1-mile oval since 2004 with the Truck Series' last appearance there in 2013 Here is the full on-track schedule in Rockingham: All times Central; on-track activity at Rockingham Speedway — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice and qualifying 4 p.m. — Black's Tire 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race (200 laps, 200 miles), FS1 (Watch FREE on Fubo) — ARCA Menards Series East practice and qualifying — ARCA 125 ARCA Menards Series East race (125 laps 3 p.m. — North Carolina Education Lottery 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race (250 laps, 250 miles), CW Network (Watch FREE on Fubo) NASCAR Rockingham news, storiesVOTE: Who is the most popular active NASCAR Cup Series driver? Vote in our poll CHEERS: Why new Michael Waltrip beer is a salute to Tennessee college CUP OFF WEEKEND: NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Bristol race Sammy Smith was declared the winner of the Xfinity race Saturday night at Rockingham Speedway after Jesse Love’s car failed post-race inspection Love took the checkered flag in the first Xfinity race at Rockingham since 2004 but his car was found to have a violation with the rear suspension NASCAR stated that Love’s car violated rule 14.14.2.I-5.H (All mating surfaces between the truck trailing arm and the U-bolt saddle must be in complete contact with each other) Love’s disqualification elevated Smith to the winner It is Smith’s first win of the season and his third in his Xfinity career Parker Retzlaff is now credited with second place Brennan Poole is fourth and Taylor Gray completes the top five Justin Bonsignore was disqualified for having more than two lug nuts not safe and secure at the end of the race Bonsignore is credited with finishing 38th in the 38-car field Packed stands will welcome the ARCA Menards East and NASCAR Xfinity drivers to Rockingham Speedway Saturday organizers of NASCAR’s return to the historic track announced this week Track Enterprises announced Tuesday that all tickets were sold for the grandstands on Saturday for the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black’s Tire NASCAR Xfinity Series race and the “Rockingham 125” ARCA Menards Series East race Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content Please purchase a subscription to continue reading Subscribe today and support local community journalism Physical Address: 145 W Pennsylvania Avenue the 45-year-old said he's "been really looking forward to this race," later commenting on how "it’s been a special track throughout my career." He added that depending on how well things go this may not be the last time you'll see him behind the wheel of a NASCAR stock car "This has been as excited I've been this whole year -- whether it's sprint car racing or pavement racing -- in a little while when it comes to racing I've been really looking forward to this race And I just really thought (I'll) see how it goes If I feel like I've been doing it for 15 years,' then yeah maybe we could get another one in later in the year. If it's difficult .. Photo by: Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Kahne has every reason to be confident for the race on Saturday and not just because he topped the charts in the ten-lap averages His first-ever laps in a stock car were at Rockingham In the last-ever Cup race at Rockingham in 2004 Kahne -- who was just a rookie at the time -- nearly won the race And in the first failed revival of Rockingham in 2012 the winner of that year's Truck race was none other than Kahne himself "I've always really enjoyed it from the very first lap that I made here," said Kahne But despite his past success at Rockingham the veteran driver is keeping his goals grounded for the rest of the weekend "I want to race every lap," said Kahne of his hopes for the weekend ahead I feel like to be out as long as I have and to come back and just do everything perfect and win would be very tough And they put a lot of time into it year after year We also have practice today to see where we stack up." One question many fans have involves Kahne's health which is what forced him out of NASCAR in the first place He had to quit mid-season in 2018 after suffering from extreme dehydration and heat exhaustion as his body struggled to regulate its own temperature.  I'm in a good place right now because I don't do this all the time," explained Kahne it got worse as soon as the summer months came and then every week after that was just draining me the last couple of years I did it I'm fine with it.' Other people called and were like Qualifying will take place Saturday morning just hours before the green flag flies for 250 laps of racing at Rockingham It will be the first NASCAR Xfinity Series race at 'The Rock' in 21 years Kasey Kahne wasn't counting on returning to NASCAR, but he wasn't expecting to see Rockingham put back on the schedule either When Kahne saw that the NASCAR Xfinity Series was returning to Rockingham Speedway on April 19 after a 21-year hiatus, it stoked some old fires for the 18-time NASCAR Cup Series winner who retired in 2018 mainly because of health issues It's been 12 years since Rockingham held a NASCAR race — a Craftsman Truck race in 2013 won by Kyle Larson Kahne won the Truck race at Rockingham in 2012 Since leaving NASCAR, Kahne has competed full-time on the Kubota High Limit Racing winged sprint cars series on dirt “Rockingham just sparked something,” said Kahne the more interest I’ve had in feeling the car again and having those feelings I did for so many years driving and working with the teams it’s an open weekend in High Limit Racing on the sprint car side and it just made sense to try to put something together and do the (North Carolina Education Lottery 250).” Kahne still had connections with Richard Childress Racing and worked out a deal to pilot the team’s third entry on the one-mile oval at Rockingham in the No the question naturally came up: Is Kahne considering a return to NASCAR in the Xfinity or Cup series on a full-time basis this is just a one-off to see how it all comes together,” Kahne said “I really enjoy racing my sprint car and that series I pay close attention to what’s going on with the NASCAR side I just want to see how it all goes and then decide from that point if maybe there's another one-off or something else." Kahne isn't closing the door on returning full time to the Cup or Xfinity series "I don't think the whole full time thing would work anymore “I didn’t even think a one-off would work a few years ago I’ve been looking forward to this weekend coming up for the last couple of months.” Kahne stays in touch with NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson because Larson is co-owner of the Kubota High Limit Racing Kahne also speaks occasionally with some of the other drivers he competed against in his career KASEY KAHNE RACING AT ROCKINGHAM: Kasey Kahne to run NASCAR Xfinity race at Rockingham for Richard Childress Racing NASCAR'S TOP 100 DRIVERS: NASCAR most wins list: Top 100 drivers by races won all-time updated in 2025 season Why Kasey Kahne retired from the NASCAR Cup SeriesAt the end of the 2003 season 9 Dodge for Evernham Motorsports after Elliott announced he would run a part-time schedule starting in 2004 From 2004-2018 Kahne was among the top drivers on the NASCAR Cup circuit He was the rookie of the year and his first win came the following year at Richmond His last win was at the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis in 2017 In 2023 Kahne was named one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers of All-Time. Kahne announced his retirement to the media at Bristol Motor Speedway Kahne pointed to three main factors for his decision to retire: suffering from dehydration being burned out by the hectic Cup Series schedule and the desire to do more dirt track racing “Where I got so bad was the week after week after week through the summer with the work I would put in during the week and then getting right back in the car,” Kahne said “My body just never was able to get back to where it needed to be August and September came I was just in a bad place.” What Kasey Kahne likes about Rockingham SpeedwayNASCAR Cup racing was a staple at Rockingham Speedway from 1965-2004 and the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 1982-2004 Kahne ran his first Xfinity Series race at Rockingham in 2002 and won a NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series race there in 2012 Those are a couple reasons Kahne is so fond of the D-shaped oval track enjoyed the tire fall off and the feel of the car and two different corners it's just different with grip levels and things Reach Mike Organ at 615-259-8021 or on X @MikeOrganWriter Love was initially scored as the race winner, but the win was stripped away due to issues discovered in post-race inspection with the truck trailing arm on his Chevrolet. RCR indicated on Monday that it would appeal the disqualification Love and Richard Childress Racing had their chance to make their case in front of the National Motorsports Appeals Panel concluded that the disqualification would be upheld as the No 2 Richard Childress Racing machine had indeed violated the rules “The panel finds that it is more likely than not that there was a violation of 14.14.2 Rear Suspension The panel was unable to determine whether the violation was intentional or unintentional The panel finds that the mating surfaces between the truck trailing arm and the U-bolt saddle were not in contact with each other,” said the panel in an explanation sent in a press release on Wednesday evening Following the announcement of the ruling, RCR issued a statement indicating the team's disappointment with the ruling and indicating that the organization is ready to move on to this weekend's event at Talladega Superspeedway "RCR is disappointed in NASCAR's decision today to uphold the disqualification of the No We will focus our efforts on moving forward and being competitive at Talladega this weekend," the statement from the team said As a result of the ruling by the National Motorsports Appeals Panel Sammy Smith will remain the official winner of last Saturday's race at Rockingham Speedway the first NASCAR Xfinity Series event held at the legendary track since the 2004 season The ARCA Menards Series East returns to North Carolina on April 19, bringing big-time racing back to Rockingham Speedway Once known as North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham has been a staple in NASCAR history since 1965 hosting countless iconic moments across multiple series the 0.94-mile track is set to roar back to life this season with part of the action being the 125-lap showdown on Saturday With Rockingham revving up for a busy season fans can expect a full slate of action and a long-awaited return to one of stock car racing’s most storied venues Here's how to watch 2025 ARCA East at Rockingham Speedway The 2025 ARCA East Race at Rockingham Speedway will be streamed LIVE on FloRacing and the FloSports App. archives and news from each race will be available for all FloSports and FloRacing subscribers for the duration of their subscriptions Video footage from all events will be archived and stored in a video library for FloRacing subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions. 18 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Silverado to score the win over polesitter Jake Garcia and Grant Enfinger rounded out the top-five finishers in the race Here are the complete race results for the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black's Tire 200 at Rockingham Speedway # indicates Rookie of the Year contender(i) indicates driver ineligible to score NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to Rockingham for the first time since 2004 with the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 on April 19 NASCAR dropped Rockingham Speedway off the schedule on 2004 and only the Truck Series has returned for a time more than a decade ago the Xfinity Series returns to the 1-mile oval that was the House of McMurray -- then-full time Cup Series driver Jamie McMurray won the final four Xfinity Series races at the track from 2002-04 There is one driver from the 2004 Xfinity race entered into the field this weekend Kasey Kahne makes his NASCAR return in a Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in his first race in a national series race since 2018 and the first Xfinity Series race since 2017 Here's how you can watch Saturday's Xfinity Series race at Rockingham: Peterson detailed the issue with the car that led to the surprising disqualification.  "Only at the end of the race and post-race tear down 2 car of Jesse Love for RCR failed post-race inspection," Peterson said. "The rule that they violated was 14.14.2 I5.H So that's truck trailing arm spacers and pinion angle shims as the area of that rule "And that way that rule reads is all mating surfaces between the truck trailing arms and the U-bolt saddle must be in complete contact with each other at all times and unfortunately that was not the case when we did the tear down on the No.2 car and they were disqualified." Peterson added: "This is an appealable infraction so I can't go into too much details on it but those parts all are together for sure and need to be tight and touching each other the whole time." They have a little period of time before they have to decide that and they're digesting it right now so we'll have to wait and see what they say." The No. 8 Chevrolet of Sammy Smith, driving for JR Motorsports also underwent a full teardown and passed inspection.  The ARCA Menards Series East heads to North Carolina for the second race of the season, as Rockingham Speedway welcomes the 125-lap ARCA race on April 19 for the first time in over 10 years Rockingham Speedway is one of the most legendary raceways in NASCAR history serving as the location for a number of NASCAR Series since 1965 back when the track was named North Carolina Motor Speedway The 0.94-mile track has had a rocky last few decades due to ownership changes and facility issues causing NASCAR to fade in and out of the raceway since 2004 With a plethora of events coming the way of Rockingham Speedway Check out the full schedule for the 2025 ARCA East Rockingham Speedway race below Rockingham Speedway is up next for the NASCAR Truck Series, and ThorSport Racing will lead the field to the green flag. Jake Garcia won the pole for the 2025 Black's Tire 200 at Rockingham this weekend Chandler Smith will join Garcia on the front row for Friday evening's event It's Garcia's first pole position of the 2025 Truck Series season Ben Rhodes and Connor Mosack will follow the two drivers on the second row and Frankie Muniz will all start 20th or worse for Friday afternoon's event More: How to watch NASCAR live at Rockingham in April 2025, weekend schedule who was disqualified by NASCAR following post-race technical inspection The Richard Childress Racing (RCR) driver will be demoted to a 37th-place finish in Saturday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway while also having his seventh-place finish in Stage 2 revoked Love and RCR violated Sections 14.14.2.I-5.H of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Rule Book which says that all mating surfaces between the truck trailing arm and the U-bolt saddle must be in complete contact with each other has been named the official winner of Saturday’s event Iowa-native’s third NASCAR Xfinity Series victory I’ve been on the other side of the stick of where Jesse [Love] is at “There’s obviously been some issues for about two hours now so me and my crew chief [Phillip Bell] stayed around I got nowhere else to be except for church tomorrow for Easter so decided to just hang around for a little bit Smith is now locked into the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs – the third driver from JR Motorsports to do so in 2025 Parker Retzlaff has been promoted to second-place and further bettering the best-ever finish for Alpha Prime Racing Harrison Burton is promoted to third-place while Brennan Poole and Taylor Gray rounded out the top-five and Jeremy Clements rounded out the top-10 who finished 36th in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series event at Rockingham has been disqualified for violating Sections 10.5.2.5.D of the Rule Book which pertains to lug nuts not being properly secured Bonsignore will finish 38th in the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER.