Hendrick Motorsports' 2026 drought ends at Martinsville race TOM KREAGER | NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN Apr 9, 2026 Apr 9, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Chase Elliott didn't have the best car in Martinsville for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400. But he had the best car when it mattered the most.kAmt==:@EE H@? E96 r@@< ~FE c__ @? $F?52J 29625 @7 s6??J w2>=:?] xE H2D E96 7:CDE H:? 7@C w6?5C:4< |@E@CDA@CED :? E96 a_ae }p$rp# rFA D62D@? 2?5 E96 7:CDE H:? 3J 2 r96GC@=6E 5C:G6C]k^AmkAmt==:@EE =65 ;FDE gc =2AD] w@H6G6C[ 96 DE@AA65 EH:46 5FC:?8 E96 7:?2= DE286 E@ <66A 9:D E:C6D 7C6D9 6?@F89 E@ DE2J 29625 @7 w2>=:?[ H9@ 925 E96 5@>:?2?E 42C 2== 52J]k^Am kAmw6C6 2C6 E96 H:??6CD 2?5 =@D6CD 7C@> E96 }p$rp# |2CE:?DG:==6 C246]k^AmkAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei3@=5Qm(:??6Ci r92D6 t==:@EEk^DA2?mk^Am People are also reading… Concord beach music Hall of Fame singer dies in crash Friday Five: Fast food fun, beer, plants, running and poetry Second arrest made in Rowan fentanyl trafficking investigation Andy Langford: One councilperson's response to outcry against ICE detention center Cabarrus County roads to receive upgrades Friday Five: Traffic, a new restaurant, houses and more Kannapolis to host Carolinas Community Band Festival on April 25 UNC Charlotte receives major gift to launch Albert School of Construction Harrisburg's new turf fields complete, opening ceremony next week New Northwest area elementary school key project for CCS Cabarrus Calendar Trump: US Navy will begin Strait of Hormuz blockade after US-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement Cabarrus Brewing goes statewide in 10th year Bubba Wallace to be honored by Boys & Girls Club along with his 300th start Researchers find nine flying squirrels at Grandfather Mountain during annual survey kAmw@H 325 5:5 w6?5C:4< |@E@CDA@CED ?665 2 H:? 27E6C 36:?8 D9FE @FE E96 7:CDE D:I rFA C246D @7 E96 D62D@?n %62> @H?6C #:4< w6?5C:4<[ H9@ 5:5?VE EC2G6= E@ |2CE:?DG:==6[ 42==65 4C6H 49:67 p=2? vFDE27D@? E96 >@C?:?8 @7 E96 C246] r2== :E 2 A6A E2=<]k^AmkAmvFDE27D@? >256 E96 8FEDJ 42== E@ 92G6 t==:@EE A:E EH:46 5FC:?8 E96 7:?2= DE286] w@H6G6C[ :E H2D E96 @?=J H2J t==:@EE 4@F=5 AFE 9:>D6=7 :? A@D:E:@? E@ H:?[ E96 H2J 9:D E:C6D H6C6 H62C:?8 2E E96 6?5 @7 DE286 CF?D]k^Am kAmxEVD 9:D D64@?5 H:? 2E |2CE:?DG:==6 7@C 9:D D64@?5 8C2?572E96C 4=@4< EC@A9J]k^Am kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei3@=5Qm(:??6Ci s6??J w2>=:?k^DA2?mk^Am kAmw6 5:5?VE H:?[ 3FE w2>=:? 925 E96 5@>:?2?E 42C E9:D H66<6?5] w6 D2E @? E96 A@=6] w6 H@? E96 7:CDE 2?5 D64@?5 DE286D] w6 7:?:D965 D64@?5 2?5 >2J 92G6 H@? E96 C246 925 :E 366? 2?@E96C 7:G6 =2AD] w6 ;FDE C2? @FE @7 E:>6 2?5 H2D :? E@@ >F49 EC277:4 E@ 86E A2DE t==:@EE]k^AmkAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei3@=5Qm{@D6Ci qF332 (2==246k^DA2?mk^Am kAmqF332 (2==246 7:?:D965 beE9[ fg =2AD 5@H?] 27E6C 96 42FD65 2 `a\42C 244:56?E @? 2 {2A bad C6DE2CE H96? 96 D=2>>65 EH:46 :?E@ E96 324< 6?5 @7 r2CD@? w@46G2CVD 42C] w6 9:E 9:> 7=FD9 :? 9:D 324< 6?5 E@ AFD9 9:> E@ E96 A24< :? 7C@?E @7 9:>] qFE E96? 96 9:E 9:> 2 D64@?5 E:>6 @? E96 C:89E C62C[ H9:49 7@C465 9:> E@ =@D6 4@?EC@=]k^Am kAm%96 3@?6962565 >@G6 E@@< (2==246 @FE 7@C E96 52J 2?5 =65 E@ 9:D H@CDE 7:?:D9 @7 E96 D62D@?]k^AmkAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei3@=5Qm{@D6Ci #J2? q=2?6Jk^DA2?mk^Am kAmq=2?6J 925 2 42C H@CE9 4@?E6?5:?8 7@C E96 H:?] pE E96 =62DE[ 96 H2D 6J6:?8 2 E@A\E9C66 7:?:D9] qFE 2 =2E6C246 >:D4F6 3J w2>=:?[ H96C6 96 =@DE 9:D 42C 2?5 C2? :E FA E@H2C5 E96 E@A @7 E96 EC24< A:?4965 q=2?6JVD u@C5 2?5 AFD965 9:> 324< E@ 2C@F?5 `_E9] w6 7@F89E 324< E@ 2 D:IE9\A=246 7:?:D9] qFE 9:D 42C[ H9:49 =65 EH@ =2AD[ H2D 8@@5 6?@F89 E@ AFD9 3@E9 t==:@EE 2?5 w2>=:? 7@C E96 H:?]k^Am 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Concord beach music Hall of Fame singer dies in crash Howard Douglas Winstead Jr., a singer, trumpeter and member of the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame, died in a crash early Saturday in Dunn, … Friday Five: Fast food fun, beer, plants, running and poetry Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes:Â A Wendy's commercial shoot; an Arby's sauce shortage; Pint Day for brewers across N.C.; the Robert Tucke… Second arrest made in Rowan fentanyl trafficking investigation A second suspect has been arrested in connection with an ongoing fentanyl trafficking investigation in Rowan County, authorities said. Andy Langford: One councilperson's response to outcry against ICE detention center Concord Councilperson Andy Langford wrote this in response to the outcry over a proposed ICE Detention Center in Concord. Cabarrus County roads to receive upgrades The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded contracts for work on roads across the Charlotte Metro area including nine miles in Cabarrus…
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