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Well, technically it is in the fall. But in the spring this year – and for the foreseeable future – the concrete-covered Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway is now a haven for dirt track racing, thanks to the importation of 23,000 cubic yards of dirt to cover its surface. The high-banked short track at Bristol has been home to a pair of NASCAR Cup Series races each season since 1961. But when ...Keep reading View the full article

This is not your father’s Bristol anymore. Well, technically it is - in the autumn. But in the spring this year, and for the foreseeable future, the concrete-covered Bristol Motor Speedway is now a haven for dirt track racing thanks to the importation of 23,000 cubic yards of dirt to cover its surface. The high-banked short track at Bristol has been home to a pair of NASCAR Cup Series ...Keep reading View the full article

Late during the rain-delayed race, Bristol Motor Speedway issued a news release and the track’s executive vice president and general manager, Jerry Caldwell, announced over the public address system that the track’s spring Cup weekend in 2022 would once again feature dirt racing. “There has been so much buzz and excitement around the inaugural Food City Dirt Race weekend that with ...Keep reading View the full article

The race had been delayed to Monday following persistent rain around the Tennessee venue, flooding the parking and camping areas, along with the dirt-paved circuit. Logano first picked up the lead of the race towards the end of the second stage, as leader Daniel Suarez - who had remained in first throughout a competition caution, a mid-stage pile-up and a Cody Ware spin - was pipped with seven ...Keep reading View the full article

After just missing out on a top-ten last weekend, Suarez came back even better at the Bristol Dirt Track. The No. 99 team led 58 laps and nearly won the second stage. Ultimately, they finished fourth in Suarez's first top-five finish since Texas, 2019. What made Suarez's run even more impressive was his lack of experience on dirt tracks. "I want to be very honest with you, I love racing at ...Keep reading View the full article

Late during the rain-delayed race, Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway issued a news release and the track’s executive vice president and general manager, Jerry Caldwell, announced over the public address system that the track’s spring Cup weekend in 2022 would once again feature dirt racing. “There has been so much buzz and excitement around the inaugural Food City Dirt Race weekend that with ...Keep reading View the full article

Joey Logano was cruising to victory when a late-race accident brought out a caution and sent the race into a two-lap overtime. On the restart, Hamlin went high in Turns 1 and 2 hoping to gain momentum for a pass for the lead but couldn’t make any progress. Martin Truex Jr., who was running third, also drifted high but with a flat tire that sent him falling back through the field. That left ...Keep reading View the full article

Full highlights from Monday's NASCAR Cup Series race in the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway. View the full article

Joey Logano earns his 27th career cup victory, along with the bragging rights to winning the first NASCAR Cup Series dirt race since 1971. View the full article

A combination of sun glare and dust clouds cause multiple drivers, including Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney, to collide in "parking lot" wreck, causing huge damage. View the full article

Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell. Both have already won this year and are dirt racing experts. Larson was forced to start from the rear of the field due to an engine change, but quickly charged through the pack. Bell also made his way forward, entering the top-five. But just over 50 laps into the race, Bell lost traction and spun. The car directly behind happened to be Larson and the two ...Keep reading View the full article

Watch as William Byron and Ryan Newman come together, creating more mayhem on the dirt track at Bristol Motor Speedway as yet another caution comes out. View the full article

Carnage ensues after Aric Almirola hit a ditch, making him spin out and cause a massive wreck at Bristol. View the full article

Truex easily got away from Ben Rhodes and Raphael Lessard on a restart with 11 of 150 laps remaining and cruised to a 1.149-second win over Rhodes on the reconfigured Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. He led a race-high 105 laps, including the final 57. Truex was entered in the event, driving the No. 51 Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports to get experience for the Cup Series’ first race on dirt ...Keep reading View the full article

Joey Logano and Team Penske document the week leading up to the historic dirt race weekend at Bristol. View the full article

Heavy rains on Saturday night left the parking and campground areas around Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway flooded and rain was expected to continue until late afternoon on Sunday. Once it stopped raining, the dirt track surface would require extensive track preparation that made conducting Sunday’s races impracticable. NASCAR also said Sullivan County (Tenn.) flood warnings and ...Keep reading View the full article

After spending more than 1½ hours prepping the dirt surface following midday rains, the first of four Truck Series heat races had just started approximately at 5:15 p.m. ET when NASCAR red-flagged the race after one lap. All of the trucks in the first heat except the race leader ended up plastered with mud on their windshields and front grilles. While track workers began ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR gathered information from teams, drivers, Bristol Motor Speedway and Goodyear following Friday’s two practice sessions and decided to make some changes to how Sunday’s race will be conducted. · NASCAR has now altered the stage lengths to 100 laps, 100 laps and 50 laps for the final stage. · There will be two competition cautions during the race – on Laps 50 and Lap 150 ...Keep reading View the full article

It's not the first time 'The Last Great Colosseum' has been covered in dirt however. It was done at the turn of the century, but never before for a NASCAR event. The last Cup race on dirt took place at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, N.C. on September 30th, 1970. It took 23,000 cubic yards of dirt to make the Bristol Dirt Track a reality, battling through rain and snow in ...Keep reading View the full article

Blaney, who won last weekend’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, posted his session-leading fastest average lap speed (89.232 mph) early in the 50-minute practice. “It was rough, slick. Really rough, actually,” Blaney said of Bristol . “The track is kind of coming up and there are crazy big divots. It’s definitely not smooth. “You just run through things that you think will work ...Keep reading View the full article