Good morning, Huntersville.

James Hotchner, a long-time coach in Huntersville's street hockey league, was injured in a crash with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 77 near exit 23 last week and is now hospitalized with severe injuries (13 broken ribs, a fractured back, and a blood clot in his neck) but remains determined to recover and contribute again.

CMPD chief Johnny Jennings retired over Memorial Day weekend (earning $305k) and a reporter from Live Impact News discussed his next moves.

Lake Norman High School junior Anna Burk, the fastest female professional MotoSurf racer in the U.S., will represent Team USA in the MotoSurf World Championship in Chengdu, China after she qualified on the Gulf of Oman in Fujairah+ she rides a 45-pound board at about 40 miles per hour.

Ross Chastain won the Coca-Cola 600 by passing Charlotte native William Byron with six laps remaining at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night.

After crashing in practice and starting last with a backup car prepared overnight, he led only eight laps before his win marked his sixth Cup Series victory (he celebrated by smashing a watermelon).

NASCAR announced today the 2026 Hall of Fame inductees including Kurt Busch, Harry Gant, and Ray Hendrick with Landmark Award winner Humpy Wheeler — both natives of North Carolina — and the induction ceremony will be held on Friday, Jan.

23, 2026 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte.