Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series at EchoPark Speedway\u2026 In 169 NASCAR Cup Series starts at EchoPark Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has earned nine wins and four pole awards, including Kevin Harvick\u2019s emotional victory in 2001. Dale Earnhardt won eight times at the Hampton, Georgia track under the RCR banner (1984-fall, 1986-fall, 1988-spring, 1989-fall, 1990-spring, 1995-fall, 1996-spring, 2000-spring). The Welcome, N.C., team has 31 top-five and 64 top-10 finishes at EchoPark Speedway and has led a total of 3,045 laps at the 1.54-mile oval.<\/p>\n
RCR in the NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series at EchoPark Speedway\u2026 RCR has recorded eight NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series wins at EchoPark Speedway, led by Austin Hill\u2019s five victories (2022-fall, 2023-spring, swept both races in 2024, 2025-spring). Jeff Burton (2006 and 2007) and Kevin Harvick (2013) also secured victories at EchoPark Speedway with RCR. As an organization, RCR has racked up 19 top-five and 36 top-10 finishes across 68 starts at the Peachtree State track.<\/p>\n
Did You Know? RCR\u2019s O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series program has won nine of the last 13 (Hill \u2013 seven, Jesse Love \u2013 two) and 13 of the last 24 drafting track events (all since Hill joined the team in 2022). Additionally, with Hill\u2019s victory last week at Daytona International Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has now won five consecutive season-opening events, tying the previous record set by Dale Earnhardt Inc. (1990-1994).<\/p>\n
2.75\u2026 With RCR Chevrolets capturing the pole positions for both the Daytona 500 (Busch) and United Rentals 300 (Hill) and all four entries starting no worse than seventh (Love, 2nd; Dillon, 7th), the company\u2019s average starting position at Daytona International Speedway was an impressive and stout 2.75.<\/p>\n
Catch the Action on Saturday\u2026 The NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 at EchoPark Speedway will be televised live Saturday, February 21, beginning at 5 p.m. ET on The CW. The race will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.<\/p>\n
Watch Us on FOX\u2026 The NASCAR Cup Series race at EchoPark Speedway will be televised live on Sunday, February 22, beginning at 3 p.m. ET on FOX. The race will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
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Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet at EchoPark Speedway\u2026 In 18 NASCAR Cup Series starts at EchoPark Speedway, Austin Dillon earned a best finish of sixth in March 2021. Across four NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series and four NASCAR Truck Series starts at the Hampton, Georgia track, Dillon has posted seven top-10 results and never finished worse than the 11th position.<\/p>\n
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Meet Dillon\u2026 Fans will have two opportunities to meet Dillon this weekend. On Saturday, February 21 at 9:45 a.m. Local Time, Dillon will participate in a question and answer session at the Fan Zone Stage at EchoPark Speedway. On Sunday, February 22 at 11:45 a.m. Local Time, the 35-year-old will participate once more in a question and answer session at the Fan Zone Stage.<\/p>\n
AUSTIN DILLON QUOTES:<\/p>\n
EchoPark Speedway changed a lot with the repave and the reconfiguration, but how has it changed since? Where are we with the evolution?<\/p>\n
\u201cI think EchoPark Speedway is gaining character from the winters, and just the passing of time. That place is so banked, and you\u2019re starting to find little bumps and stuff that were in it from the beginning that are getting bigger. It\u2019s a cool style of racing. It\u2019s a lot different than what we all envisioned a repave of EchoPark Speedway would be, I think. It\u2019s speedway racing but with an important handling component. Handling is going to become more and more important as the track wears. I had a lot of fun in previous races there, even though we\u2019ve been caught up in some messes.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s very easy to get caught up in somebody else\u2019s problems at EchoPark Speedway\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems like it is, because two years ago that was probably the best car I\u2019ve had going there. We were just riding along and the wreck happens and you\u2019re in it. I mean, if you\u2019re within a car length, it\u2019s very tough to get away from the wreck at EchoPark Speedway.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kyle Busch and the No. 8 Cheddar\u2019s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet at EchoPark Speedway\u2026 Sunday\u2019s 260-lap race at EchoPark Speedway will mark Kyle Busch\u2019s 33rd career NASCAR Cup Series start at the Hampton, Georgia track. Busch has two NASCAR Cup Series wins at the 1.54-mile track, reaching Victory Lane in March 2008 and September 2013. The 41-year-old Las Vegas native has 10 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes at the track, holds an average starting position of 11.9 and an average finish of 13.1. In addition to his Cup Series success at EchoPark Speedway, the veteran racer also has eight NASCAR Truck Series and three NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series wins at the Peachtree State track.<\/p>\n
Did You Know? Busch is the youngest winner in Cup Series history at EchoPark Speedway, claiming the checkered flag in the 2008 spring event at 22 years, 10 months, and 7 days of age.<\/p>\n
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Double Duty\u2026 In addition to his driving duties in Sunday\u2019s Cup Series race, Busch will pilot the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports in Saturday\u2019s Truck Series race.<\/p>\n
Off the Track\u2026 Before Busch fires up the engine this weekend, he\u2019s making a special pit stop in Georgia. A local 5th grade teacher, Ms. Smallwood, has gone viral for using NASCAR to spark excitement in her classroom. Busch, along with Cheddar\u2019s Scratch Kitchen, are surprising her students with Cheddar\u2019s croissants, fun surprises, and a hands-on lesson led by the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion himself.<\/p>\n
Meet Busch\u2026 Race fans will have two opportunities to get up-close with Busch this weekend at EchoPark Speedway. On Saturday, February 21 at 9:30 a.m. Local Time, Busch will be on the Fan Zone Stage for a question and answer session, while on Sunday, February 22 at 11:30 a.m. Local Time, he will participate in the Speedway Children\u2019s Charities LIVE Auction, also on the Fan Zone Stage.<\/p>\n
KYLE BUSCH QUOTES:<\/p>\n
Talk about racing at EchoPark Speedway and what it\u2019s like.<\/p>\n
\u201cEchoPark Speedway is an entirely different track than what it used to be. No more old age asphalt and running and strategy to have the best tires at the end. It\u2019s a speedway race. It\u2019s all everybody on top of one another and there\u2019s a lot of chess matches going on. So trying to figure out the best lane to be in, where you want to be on that last lap, do you want to be leading, do you want to be second, it just kind of depends on the situations and the runs and the energy that is happening behind you from the other cars to push you forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Talk about the chaotic nature of racing in Atlanta\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cAtlanta has gotten pretty chaotic, anything can happen. Any moment, we\u2019re pushing each other, bumping each other, and more times than not we\u2019re crashing down the straightaways. It\u2019s a tricky little racetrack because it\u2019s a mile-and-a-half. So the superspeedway aspect of it, at a mile-and-a-half, the speed sensation is so much higher. So, it\u2019s really a fun place to race, but yet a big challenge on the drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n
How do you balance the aggression of racing here, and surviving?<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, you want to be aggressive at Atlanta because you want to get up towards the front. You want to make those moves to get yourself in position and everybody else is also trying to do that, so you got 30-40 drivers vying for that number one position it gets a little bit hectic, but you know you gotta wait. It\u2019s a long race, you can\u2019t be wrecking and piling up 30 something cars in turn three in the first stage it just makes zero sense, so trying to find a way to make it through the wrecks and not get caught up in one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jesse Love and the No. 2 Samsara Chevrolet at EchoPark Speedway\u2026 Jesse Love, the reigning O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series champion, will make his fifth start at the Hampton, Georgia track. Across his previous four starts at the 1.54-mile oval, the 21-year-old qualified on the pole for his first three starts (swept both poles in 2024, 2025-spring), earning a best finish of sixth twice. Love has completed 100% of the laps contested at EchoPark Speedway.<\/p>\n
Strong Start to 2026\u2026 Starting on the outside of the front row alongside his teammate Austin Hill, Love was in contention throughout the race, led 27 laps and finished ninth in the season-opening O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Daytona International Speedway.<\/p>\n
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Recently, Samsara unveiled the Samsara Coach\u2014a new AI-powered coaching experience delivering personalized, real-time guidance to drivers\u2014that features Jesse Love as a Samsara Coach avatar. The new feature was recently announced in a Super Bowl commercial featuring the NASCAR champ.<\/p>\n
Meet Love\u2026 On Saturday, February 21 at 2:30 p.m. Local Time, Love is scheduled to sign autographs at the RCR Merchandise Hauler located in the Fan Zone at EchoPark Speedway. Stop by to meet Love and purchase new No. 2 gear.<\/p>\n
JESSE LOVE QUOTE:<\/p>\n
What are your thoughts going into EchoPark Speedway after a strong showing last weekend at Daytona International Speedway?<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited for Atlanta, and I am pretty motivated after last week. I felt like I had a great car, and obviously Austin Hill came out on top, and that motivates me even more. We\u2019re going to try and stop his domination at Atlanta, which would be really cool for me. It\u2019s not that I don\u2019t want the 21 to win, but I have put a lot of effort into Atlanta and I feel like on the speedways I\u2019m comparing myself a lot to what Austin has been able to accomplish and that\u2019s been a great motivator for me to get better at these style tracks. Atlanta is a track that I\u2019ve been really close at in the past, I\u2019ve led coming to the white flag twice, ran out of fuel, you know, leading an overtime finish there, and things just haven\u2019t panned out for me. So hopefully I can control my own destiny a little bit better this time around and finally take home a win in Atlanta. That would be huge for me to finally get it done there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Austin Hill and the No. 21 Bennett Transportation & Logistics Chevrolet at EchoPark Speedway\u2026 Austin Hill has eight starts in the NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series at EchoPark Speedway, earning five victories, including winning three consecutive O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series events (swept both races in 2024 and 2025-spring) and five of the last seven at the Hampton, Georgia track. Hill has led laps in seven of eight starts, leading a total of 364 laps. In addition, the 31-year-old has six NASCAR Truck Series starts at the Peachtree State track, posting one pole (2019), two top-five (2020, 2021) and three top-10 results (2019-2021).<\/p>\n
Record Chasing x2\u2026 This weekend, Hill will look to surpass Kevin Harvick for the most all-time O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series wins at EchoPark Speedway. Harvick\u2019s five victories came before the track reconfiguration, while Hill\u2019s five checkered flags have all been on the new surface. Also, if the No. 21 Chevrolet crosses the finish line first, Hill will become the first driver in history to win the first two races of a season multiple times (he won both races in 2024).<\/p>\n
Drafting Track Dominance\u2026 Hill is the all-time O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series drafting track leader in wins (11), stage wins (18) and laps led (888). The veteran racer is the only O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series driver to win on all three drafting tracks.<\/p>\n
Bennett 250 Loading\u2026 Located a short 15 minutes from EchoPark Speedway, Bennett Transportation & Logistics\u2019 headquarters are based in McDonough, Georgia. Serving as the entitlement partner of Saturday\u2019s race, Bennett Family of Companies will have over 500 guests on site to watch Hill compete in the Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250.<\/p>\n
Georgia Boy Returns Home\u2026 Hill is a native of Winston, Georgia, located 60 miles from EchoPark Speedway. Hill started his motorsports career racing bandolero and legends cars on the frontstretch quarter-mile oval at the Hampton, Georgia track.<\/p>\n
Daytona Winner\u2026 After capturing the pole in last week\u2019s season-opening O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Daytona International Speedway, Hill dominated the event, sweeping both stages and leading a race-high 78 laps en route to capturing his fourth career season-opening win at the World Center of Racing.<\/p>\n
About Bennett Family of Companies\u2026 McDonough-Ga. based Bennett Family of Companies is a woman-owned, Women\u2019s Enterprise Business Council (WBENC) certified, diversified transportation and logistics company. Through its 14 affiliated operating companies, the Bennett Family of Companies delivers integrated transportation and supply chain management solutions worldwide. Bennett has 4,625 drivers\/owner-operators, over 1,000 employees and 600 agents located across the United States. For more information, visit www.bennettig.com.<\/p>\n
Meet Hill\u2026 On Saturday, February 21, fans have two opportunities to meet Hill prior to the green flag. At 1:55 p.m. Local Time, Hill is scheduled to make an appearance at the Bennett Family of Companies Display in the Fan Zone at EchoPark Speedway. Immediately following at 2:15 p.m. Local Time, the Georgia native is scheduled to sign autographs at the RCR Merchandise Hauler located in the Fan Zone. Stop by to meet Hill and purchase a new limited edition No. 21 win t-shirt.<\/p>\n
AUSTIN HILL QUOTES:<\/p>\n
Do you approach EchoPark Speedway differently than Daytona International Speedway?<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me personally, I have a different mindset going to Atlanta versus when I go to Daytona or Talladega. The way that runs are formed there with it being a mile and a half, things happen so quickly. I\u2019m more mentally drained after that race than I am any other speedway race we go to. There is so much going on. My spotter, Derek Kneeland, will be talking non-stop simply because of how fast everything happens. Track position on the O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series side is crucial. It\u2019s very hard to gain track position back once you lose it. We have been able to make it up in the past, but as the track has deteriorated over the years, it\u2019s getting harder and harder in our series to drive through the field and back up to the front.\u201d<\/p>\n
What do you need from your car to have success at EchoPark Speedway?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to have a balance of raw speed and downforce built into the car. It\u2019s always a 50-50 on what we want to do. How much do we want to look at the raw speed and sitting on the pole, and how much do we want to look at the drivability of the car. I thought we did a really good job of that in the February race last year, with having a good mixture of the two. For our series and our teams, it\u2019s tough to understand what we need to have when unloading. Sure, you can go trim your car out and sit on the pole, but what is it going to do once you\u2019re in the pack? There are a lot of different ways to look at Atlanta, which I enjoy. We might see a breakaway of five or six cars, or we all might be bunched up. It really depends on what everyone brings to the racetrack and how the race plays out. Temperature always seems to play a role in the equation too.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Georgia driver with a Georgia based sponsor in a Georgia race. How cool is it to represent Bennett Transportation & Logistics in their entitlement race?<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the last couple of years when we go to Atlanta, Bennett has either been the pole sponsor or the race entitlement sponsor. Each time they tell me that I have to go win each stage, lead laps, and win the race. I tell them all the time that I\u2019m so glad you have that much confidence in me and I wish I had that much confidence in myself. It is so hard to win these races. So many things can happen and go wrong. We have been fortunate enough to win there multiple times and to do it with Bennett is really special. I\u2019ve already been told this week that I need to win the race, so pressure is on for me to deliver. Hopefully, it\u2019s just like Daytona where we stay up front all day and do what we know how to do on these speedway style races.\u201d<\/p>\n
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