The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway road course Sunday, Oct. 10, for the Bank of America Roval 400. The race will be live streamed on fuboTV.
Ryan Blaney wanted a leadership role at Team Penske, a request granted when Roger Penske invited the driver to participate in interviews for Blaney’s new crew chief.
Discussions were underway on who would replace Todd Gordon as leader of the No. 12 Ford when he retires at the end of the season when Penske and executive vice president Walt Czarnecki widened the group to include Blaney.
It was a first for the third-generation racer, who researched candidates and wrote questions in a notebook he brought with him to the interview session.
Team Penske and Blaney ultimately chose Jonathan Hassler, a longtime team engineer who in June was named crew chief for Matt DiBenedetto at Penske sister team Wood Brothers Racing. Hassler has led the No. 21 to one top-five finish and five top-10s since taking over that team.
He also filled in for Joey Logano crew chief Paul Wolfe for one race this season, a fifth-place finish at Dover.
The interview took place in the same room where Blaney interviewed to drive for Penske nine years earlier and symbolized how far he’s come with the organization. Brad Keselowski is leaving Penske at the end of the season and the 27-year-old Blaney hopes to assume some of Keselowski’s duties as a team veteran and leader.
Blaney has a career-best three wins this season and is ranked sixth in the standings headed into Sunday’s playoff elimination race on the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Blaney won the inaugural 2018 race on the hybrid road course/oval and has not finished lower than eighth in three races.
When is The Bank of America Roval 400?
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway road course Sunday, Oct. 10, for the Bank of America Roval 400, at 1 p.m. (2 p.m. ET).
Will it be live streamed?
The race will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 100-plus channels for $64.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports.
What TV channel will broadcast the game?
The Bank of America Roval 400 will be televised on NBC.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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