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Richard Childress Racing announced Friday morning that Kasey Kahne will return to NASCAR national-series competition, driving for the team in the Xfinity Series’ return to Rockingham Speedway on April 19.
Kahne will drive RCR’s No. 33 Chevrolet in the 250-lap race (4 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), with primary sponsorship provided by HendrickCars.com. The event will mark the 44-year-old Kahne’s first NASCAR start since 2018.
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Kahne, who was named one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023, is scheduled to participate in an organizational test Tuesday for the Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series at the 1.017-mile Rockingham track. The trucks and the ARCA Menards Series East will share the bill with the Xfinity tour in April as Rockingham hosts its first NASCAR event since 2013.
Kahne was a Truck Series winner at Rockingham in 2012 during the track’s brief revival nearly a decade ago. The venue, which hosted NASCAR’s Cup Series from 1965-2004, has undergone renovations to prepare for its national-series return.
Kahne stepped away from Cup Series racing in 2018, citing health concerns amid the demands of the NASCAR schedule. He returned to sprint-car competition soon after his stock-car retirement and is racing full-time this year on the High Limit Racing circuit.
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Kahne won 18 times in a Cup Series career that began in 2004. His most recent victory came in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, driving Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet.
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