For example, first-seeded Denny Hamlin will go up against the No. 32 seed, Ty Dillon, on Saturday, while No. 7 Ryan Blaney will go up against Portage native Carson Hocevar, who is ranked 26th. The winner of the event, which will be crowned in the return of the Brickyard 400 next month, will receive a $1 million prize.

The debut of NASCAR’s In-Season Challenge in Saturday night’s Cup Series race in Atlanta has generated differing opinions and expectations from drivers

NASCAR's In-Season Challenge makes its debut this weekend at EchoPark Speedway, the track formerly known as Atlanta Motor Speedway. Thirty-two drivers were seeded based on their best finish in the last three weeks (Michigan,