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ARCA Doubles Up Saturday Night: East at Nashville, West at Shasta, Both Live on FloRacing

Both ARCA Menards Series regional tours run on Saturday May 2: the Cook Out Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway at 9 p.m. ET, the Bill Schmitt 173 at Shasta Speedway at 11:30 p.m. ET. Both streamed on FloRacing and simulcast on the NASCAR Channel.

John Speedway·May 1, 2026

Charlotte Mercury — NASCAR
sports

Corey Day's Final Lap Was the Only One. Now Texas.

Corey Day won Talladega last Saturday by leading exactly one lap — the last one — for Hendrick Motorsports. Six days later, the same Concord-Mooresville pipeline runs at Texas, with Kyle Larson in the JR Motorsports No.…

John Speedway·Apr 30, 2026

government

CMS Final Program Choice Plan

Superintendent Crystal Hill's final Program Choice plan, presented to the CMS Board of Education April 28, would consolidate the district's choice programs into six themes, cut programs at 11 schools, add programs at…

Jack Beckett·Apr 29, 2026

Charlotte Mercury — Charlotte FC
sports

Charlotte FC 2-4 at Nashville

Sam Surridge entered for the second half on Saturday at GEODIS Park, scored twice, and walked off tied for the MLS lead in goals. Charlotte FC conceded four for…

Jack Beckett·Apr 27, 2026

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