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Kyle Larson cruised to a win, Denny Hamlin saved his season and four drivers were bounced from the playoffs. Here's what happened at Bristol. View the full article

Daniel Suarez started 35th at Bristol and never made much progress as he battled an ill-handling No. 99 Chevrolet. He fell off the lead lap early and spent the majority of the race outside of the top-30. By the time the checkered flag flew, he was four laps behind but still had a reason to smile as he advanced into the Round of 12 by 12 points. "It was a struggle," said Suarez. "Since yesterday ...Keep readingView the full article

Martin Truex Jr. appeared to be doing everything he needed to do to advance into the Round of 12. He erased much of the 14-point deficit he entered Bristol with by collecting 16 stage points.It was going to be close, but he had a fighting chance.That is, until the final pit stop of the night with around 170 laps to go. Truex was running second and the team executed a perfect stop, only for MTJ to ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the highlights from the Bass Pro Shops Night Race from Bristol. View the full article

Kyle Larson led 462 of 500 laps in a stunning performance, winning at Bristol for his fifth victory of the 2024 season. It was also the 28th win of his career. He lapped up to 11th place on track and led more laps than any Bristol winner since Cale Yarborough nearly half a century ago in 1977."I've had a lot of good cars since I've come to Hendrick Motorsports so it's tough to say (if it's his ...Keep readingView the full article

Alex Bowman, who earned pole position in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, ran 70 consecutive laps in practice without any problems. In the spring, tire failures were appearing in about half that time.“Yeah, I mean I think it’s back to where it was a year ago," explained Bowman. "I didn’t really see any unusual wear. They don’t fall off that much. So definitely curious as to what ...Keep readingView the full article

“I’m coming here to win," declared Denny Hamlin in a Saturday media availability. "That strategy won’t change unless the situation changes during the race.”Hamlin entered the playoffs as one of the title favorites, but questionable strategy and terrible luck have placed him six points below the cut-line. A wreck on the final lap at Atlanta after deciding to ride in the back to avoid the ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the greatest moments during the Food City 300 in Bristol, Tennessee. View the full article

Dale Earnhardt Jr. had to swap helmets mid-race while trying to fix a broken radio — and lost his glasses in the process. Despite all that, he rebounded to finish seventh and emerged from the car smiling."Yes, I did (have fun)," he told The CW. "I was worried because it was heading in the wrong direction there quickly. We were having some problems with our helmet and wiring and stuff on the ...Keep readingView the full article

Cole Custer entered this race with an improbable shot at the regular season title, but a disastrous run at Bristol for Justin Allgaier gave Custer the opportunity to claim the Xfinity Series regular season title."Man, it's unbelievable," said Custer, who hopes to defend his 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship in the playoffs. "Just a testament to these guys. Really hard month, but everyone at ...Keep readingView the full article

Bowman topped the speed charts with a 15.142s lap, earning his first pole position of the 2024 season. He beat teammate William Byron by 0.003s, but due to the way the groups are split, another Hendrick driver -- Kyle Larson -- will start on the front row."Studied hard and worked hard to come back here and be better," said Bowman, who enters this elimination race 41 points above the cut-line. "We ...Keep readingView the full article

Dale Jr said racing today is like getting a bucket of ice cream and you want to eat the whole bucket. So the big question: Is he eating the ice cream like he won’t ever eat ice cream out of the bucket again? What he said today about whether this is his last NASCAR race: View the full article

Corey Lajoie, who currently drives the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, will switch seats with Justin Haley, who currently drives the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford. It's an unusual move that will take place after the Bristol weekend with seven races still to go in the season.In August, it was already revealed that Spire and LaJoie will part ways at the end of the year, with mystery surrounding ...Keep readingView the full article

Kaulig Racing has confirmed the unexpected hiring of Ty Norris to the position of Chief Business Officer within the team, releasing the following statement:"Today Kaulig Racing announces the addition of NASCAR industry veteran Ty Norris to the team. Norris will serve as the team's Chief Business Officer, focusing on partnerships and long-term strategy alongside owner Matt Kaulig and team President ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, who recently compared his skills to triple F1 World Champion Max Verstappen, could get behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car himself in the near-future.Speaking on Harvick's 'Happy Hour' podcast on Fox Sports, Zak Brown revealed that "we've been chatting about it. Kyle, as you can imagine, definitely wants to do it in-between our schedule, which goes ...Keep readingView the full article

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. retired from full-time racing at the end of 2017, with 17 years and 631 races under his belt as a NASCAR Cup Series driver. But even if he spends more time podcasting and commentating than turning a wheel these days, Junior's driving streak is still going strong: This weekend he'll run in the Xfinity Series race at Bristol, Tennessee, marking his twenty-seventh consecutive ...Keep readingView the full article

Lando Norris took a break from his Formula 1 title fight to drive a LEGO Technic McLaren P1 supercar around Silverstone. Having won two grand prix this season, Norris knows that the secret behind a good team is to have the right building blocks in place – and he had 342,817 LEGO Technic pieces constructed into the life-size P1, designed by 23 specialists from the LEGO Group and ...Keep readingView the full article

Martin Truex Jr. is retiring from full-time racing after 2024, but will the introverted Truex ride off into the sunset or have the itch to drive? View the full article

Chris Buescher spoiled the playoff party by winning at Watkins Glen, but he was far from the only one stealing valuable points away from the title contenders. There's also Ross Chastain, who led half the race and won the second stage. In the end, only one playoff driver finished inside the top-ten in a chaotic race, with several finding trouble on the very first lap — shaking up the standings ...Keep readingView the full article

Connor Zilisch's NASCAR Hall of Fame induction is scheduled for ... oh wait, he hasn't been voted in yet. But that's the lofty expectations facing the 18-year-old driver. View the full article