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• Denny Hamlin's team penalized for loss of wheel at Bristol: UPDATE

UPDATE: FOX Sports reporter Bob Pockrass has reported that Joe Gibbs Racing has deferred the suspension of Denny Hamlin’s crew members for the loss of a wheel at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hamlin will have his regular crew for New Hampshire and then have two replacement crew members for Kansas and Charlotte road course. JGR will […]...2025
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• Stubbs: Resetting NASCAR playoffs entering Round of 12

Following the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, only 12 drivers remain alive in the NASCAR Cup Series championship hunt. The second round of the Cup Series playoffs consists of three unique racetracks: the one-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway and the 2.32-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval....2025
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• Why Hamlin’s Bristol Struggles Show NASCAR Needs to Get Back to Basics

You’ve got to respect a driver who’s been around long enough to see the sport change, evolve, and sometimes take a step backward. That’s exactly what happened to Denny Hamlin at Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend, which is a race that left him shaking his head and calling for some common-sense fixes that shouldn’t be too much to ask for....2025
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• Kevin Harvick predicts winner for New Hampshire NASCAR playoff race
Kevin Harvick is turning his attention to New Hampshire. After a wild weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Series will return to a track where Harvick won four times during his lengthy career....2025
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• Christopher Bell pushes back on direction of tire wear after Bristol win: ‘It is so much luck’

Christopher Bell prevailed over the NASCAR Cup Series field this past weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. He survived immense tire wear for his fourth win of the 2025 season....2025
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• Ryan Blaney’s nephew hijacks No. 12 radio during Bristol NASCAR race

Ryan Blaney heard a familiar voice come over the radio during this past Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Blaney was riding around the racetrack under caution in the final stage when the No....2025
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• Denny Hamlin's team penalized for loss of wheel at Bristol: UPDATE
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• Update: Joe Gibbs Racing Faces Setback as Hamlin Crew Members Suspended After Bristol Disaster

The pit road drama at Bristol Motor Speedway just got a whole lot more expensive for Joe Gibbs Racing. NASCAR dropped the hammer Tuesday, suspending two key members of Denny Hamlin’s pit crew following that heart-stopping wheel failure that sent fans scrambling and drivers ducking for cover during last weekend’s playoff elimination race....2025
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• Denny Hamlin's team penalized for loss of wheel at Bristol
The only penalty following the race weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway was to Denny Hamlin’s team for the loss of a wheel during the Cup Series race. The cars of #71-Michael McDowell and #47-Ricky Stenhouse Jr were torn down at the R&D Center and were clear. NASCAR Cup Series No. 11 – Denny Hamlin Safety […]...2025
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• Two Denny Hamlin pit crew members suspended due to runaway wheel

At Bristol Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin had nothing to worry about as he was already locked into the Round of 12. Unfortunately, the race still had an impact on his future playoff races.385 laps into the event, Hamlin's car shot up the track, collecting pole-sitter A.J. Allmendinger and causing significant damage to both cars. A replay showed that the right-front wheel disconnected from ...Keep re...2025
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• Josh Berry eliminated from playoffs with fiery early exit at Bristol

Josh Berry's nightmarish playoff run has come to an abrupt end at Bristol Motor Speedway.Berry's 2025 playoffs began with a Lap 1 crash in the Southern 500, finishing last. The following week at WWT Raceway, he got spun out by Chase Elliott and crashed out of the race on Lap 35. Berry started 10th in Saturday night's elimination race, facing a must-win situation. But for the third ...Keep reading...2025
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• Zilisch Ready to Keep the Throttle Mashed

Zilisch Ready to Keep the Throttle Mashed Xfinity Series Playoffs Ignite At Bristol's Food City 300 Friday Night The Food City 300 has produced plenty of thrilling finishes over the years and certainly has earned its place as one of the crown jewel events for the NASCAR Xfinity Series. This year it will once again serve as the Xfinity Series Playoff opener for the Round of 12. Driver...2025
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• Bristol Motor Speedway Entry List: 39 Drivers Ready for Round of 16 Finale Showdown
The moment has arrived. After months of battles, crashes, and championship dreams, the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 16 comes down to one final race at Bristol Motor Speedway....2025
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• NASCAR / ARCA Race Recap (Darlington; Portland; DuQuoin State)

#NASCAR / #ARCA Race Recap (Darlington; Portland; DuQuoin State) Winners: Chase Briscoe (Cup); Connor Zilisch (Xfinity); Corey Heim (Trucks) plus William Sawalich (ARCA West) and Brenden Queen (ARCA Menard) Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR Graphics NASCAR Cup Chase Briscoe Wins Back-To-Back Southern 500s, Clinches Round of 12 Spot Chase Briscoe was perfection in a world o...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 4, 2025

Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images The boys are playing some ball. Jaylon Thompson writes about the Royals taking a series on the road in Toronto. “It was a really good ballgame,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said in his postgame news conference on FanDuel Sports Kansas City. “Both pitchers were battling and neither one of them had their best command, I don’t think. It was kind of dragging through t...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Atlanta Braves

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Brewers wrap up road trip in Atlanta as they face off against injury-riddled Braves The Milwaukee Brewers are headed to Atlanta as they’ll wrap up their six-game road trip through the NL East against the Atlanta Braves. The Brewers are still red-hot, as they’ve won three straight and six of their last seven to remain atop the NL Central and MLB standings, two g...2025
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"Some of the more notable giveaways include a Chris Sale Cy Young/Triple Crown Bobblehead giveaway on April 9, a Chipper Jones 2000 All-Star Game Bobblehead on April 22, a Braves racecar giveaway (as a nod to the Speedway Classic taking place at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 2) on May 6, a Raisel Iglesias Bobblehead on May 8, a Marcell Ozuna Bobblehead on May 14 and a Truist Park replica on June 4."

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"2, 2025, at iconic Bristol Motor Speedway, airing on FOX."

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"With his victory at Bristol Motor Speedway to conclude the opening round of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny […] NASCAR: Different year, same narrative, same result?"

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"Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch opened up the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season with 11 top 10 finishes, including a victory in the dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway, in the first 15 races."

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"Take a listen inside the radio communication from Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott after a wild night at Bristol Motor Speedway."

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"All-Star race moving to Bristol Motor Speedway"

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"Shop Boss will be an associate sponsor at Auto Club Speedway and a primary sponsor at Bristol Motor Speedway."

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"The National Rifle Association will continue its co-sponsorship of the annual night NASCAR Cup Series summer race at Bristol Motor Speedway."

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"Follow all the racing action in Monday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway."

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"Get in the conversation by voting now on RaceDay questions before today's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway."

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"A number of Sprint Cup Series teams had issues clearing NASCAR's technical inspection this past weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, and as a result the sanctioning body has issued warnings to 11 teams and docked practice time from two of those."

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"Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick won the pole for the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway."

• Treyten Lapcevich set to make Truck Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway

Continuing to be a home for grooming talent and offering experience in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series, Young‘s Motorsports welcomes Treyten Lapcevich, who will be behind the wheel of its flagship No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Thursday night‘s UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Lapcevich will be the seventh […]...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Reds series preview

Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images The Cubs welcome a NL Central rival to Wrigley Field. The Reds are 8-7 since the All-Star break and come off a series loss to the Braves that included that rain-delayed fiasco at the Bristol Motor Speedway. They enter this series on the fringes of the wild-card race, four games behind the third wild-card spot. For more on the Reds, here’s Wick Terrell, manager...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 4, 2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Atlanta Braves
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• Battery Power Braves Player of the Week: Joey Wentz

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images This week’s selection was a difficult decision with multiple players having strong showings. The Atlanta Braves split this week’s slate of games, ending a rain-soaked weekend with a victory in the MLB Speedway Classic on Sunday after the game was suspended on Saturday night due to a rain that was as unrelenting as this season’s injury bug. Atlanta won two-out-o...2025
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• Where else would you like to see the Braves play?

Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Other than the playoffs Bristol Motor Speedway has been home to auto racing, a college football regular season game, and now a Major League Baseball regular season game. The Braves also have played a game on Fort Bragg in addition to Bristol, so they are used to playing in unusual destinations. I wonder where else would yo...2025
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• Drake Baldwin DHs and Eli White plays right field in Speedway Classic

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The rookie stays in the lineup at DH, while Sean Murphy starts at catcher and Eli White starts in right field The rookie stays in the lineup at DH, while Sean Murphy starts at catcher and Eli White starts in right field for the Speedway Classic. We also get a thematic graphic for the occasion. This is the same lineup as last night, just with Murphy replacing ...2025
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• Fanatics Sportsbook promo: New users get $1,000 FanCash for Braves vs. Reds in MLB Game at Bristol Motor Speedway

Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users a no sweat first bet of up to $1,000 for Saturday's tilt between the Braves and Reds....2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for August 2, 2025

Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images Yaz! Mike Yastrzemski had quite a debut for the Royals. On Friday, Yastrzemski hit a two-run homer against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, as the Royals secured a 9-3 victory. “It was the first time I was able to relax today just getting back on the field,” Yastrzemski told reporters postgame, via FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City...2025
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• Braves race Reds in the MLB Speedway Classic - and here’s how you can watch

Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Atlanta heads to Cincinnati and then Bristol for a three-game series. You know the drill by now, the Atlanta Braves are having a forgettable season. But, after dropping a three-game set to the Kansas City Royals after being swept by the Texas Rangers, they head east to finish their road tip and take on the Cincinnati Reds...2025
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• What NASCAR wants from tires for Bristol races, explained

The racing product at Bristol Motor Speedway during the NextGen era has been a bit of a philosophical tug-of-war and the races since 2022 reflect that back-and-forth.The turning point was the spring race in 2024 where cold temperatures prevented rubber from being laid into the track, resulting in tire shredding from 30-to-40 laps, and one of the most fondly remembered races from this ...Keep readi...2025
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• NASCAR / ARCA Race Recap (Bristol, All American Speedway)

#NASCAR / #ARCA Race Recap (Bristol, All American Speedway) Winners: Christopher Bell (Cup); Aric Almirola (Xfinity); Layne Riggs (Trucks) plus Brent Crews (ARCA East) and Robbie Kennealy (ARCA West) Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR Graphics NASCAR Cup Christopher Bell Completes JGR Round of 16 sweep, Wins Bristol Night Race With a charge to the lead from fifth place w...2025
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• Austin Cindric’s Heart-Stopping Bristol Battle: Fire, Smoke, and Pure Determination
The roar of engines at Bristol Motor Speedway reached fever pitch as Austin Cindric sat on the razor’s edge of elimination. With just 11 points separating him from playoff heartbreak, the No....2025
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• 'Not Much We Could’ve Done': Alex Bowman Breaks Down Crucial Bristol Restart That Ended His Playoff Hopes
Alex Bowman finished eighth at the Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, which would have been something to smile about on any other day. Alas, this result meant that the No....2025
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• NASCAR Playoff Standings After Bristol

Check the updated playoff standings for NASCAR’s top three series after the latest race weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway....2025
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• Allmendinger to Lead the Bass Pro Shops Race

Allmendinger Will Lead the Bass Pro Shops Night Race #NASCAR Green Flag Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway Qualifying in the first half of a 39-driver field, AJ Allmendinger stole the spotlight from the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff contenders who followed him around Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon. First-ever oval pole for Kaulig Racing!Today, @AJDinger is the fastest man in ...2025
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• What the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff standings look like after Bristol

A playoff driver may not have won Friday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, but the playoff picture still changed dramatically following the first race of the postseason....2025
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• Friday Bristol Notebook

Ross Chastain optimistic despite spotty record at Bristol Ross Chastain comes to Bristol Motor Speedway ranked high enough in the Playoff standings that he should reasonably expect to transfer into the second round following Saturday night‘s cutoff race. But he acknowledges it‘s been a learning progression at the sport‘s traditionally high-action, high-banked short track, where [...2025
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• Zilisch Ready to Keep the Throttle Mashed
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• Thrilling Thursday Doubleheader Features UNOH 250 Truck Playoff Race and Bush's Beans 200 ARCA Series Rumble

Thrilling Thursday Doubleheader Features UNOH 250 Truck Playoff Race and Bush's Beans 200 ARCA Series Rumble Layne Riggs and Chandler Smith, from Front Row Motorsports, have secured consecutive victories at Bristol Motor Speedway, positioning them as strong contenders for the upcoming UNOH 250 race. The UNOH 250 is the second race in the Craftsman Trucks Round of 10 Playoffs and part of a Thursd...2025
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• Ryan Blaney's radio hijacked by nephew during Bristol NASCAR race

Imagine being Ryan Blaney, participating in one of the wildest and most unpredictable races of the year on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, when all of a sudden someone not on the Team Penske No. 12 crew comes over the radio.“Hi Uncle Ryan … win the race.”There was immediate laughter over the radio as the 2023 Cup Series champion figured out what happened.“Hey mom, get ...Keep reading...2025
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• NASCAR / ARCA Race Recap (Bristol, All American Speedway)
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• Wallace Under Fire: The Bristol Incident That Has NASCAR Fans Divided
Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway delivered all the drama we’ve come to expect from Thunder Valley, but one moment has the NASCAR world buzzing with controversy....2025
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• Shane van Gisbergen Succumbs to Contact with William Byron in Stage 2

That moment at Bristol Motor Speedway summed up everything you need to know about a rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series. It’s a brutal, unforgiving grind where one tiny misstep can send your entire night spinning....2025
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• Full list of NASCAR driver intro songs for the 2025 Bristol Night Race

There is a bit of a tradition for NASCAR's annual late-summer Saturday night race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Before the 500 laps of racing, each of the competitors walk out in driver introductions to a song of their choice. It's served to create some humorous moments over the years, as well as some infamous one like when Brad Keselowski walked out to AC/DC's 'For Those About To Rock' in 2010 ...Ke...2025
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• Alex Bowman’s Playoff Nightmare: When Dreams Turn Into Disaster

The Bristol Motor Speedway lights were about to shine down on what should have been Alex Bowman’s moment of redemption. Instead, the Hendrick Motorsports driver found himself staring down the barrel of elimination, his championship hopes hanging by the thinnest of threads....2025
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• Riggs Takes a Wild Ride on Bristol’s Opening Lap

Bristol Motor Speedway has a reputation for dishing out drama, but sometimes it doesn’t even wait for the green flag to settle. For Layne Riggs, the opening lap of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series playoff race at “The Last Great Colosseum” turned into a heart-stopping moment that could have derailed his entire night....2025
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• Thrilling Thursday Doubleheader Features UNOH 250 Truck Playoff Race and Bush's Beans 200 ARCA Series Rumble
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• Earnhardt Fans Will Have Lots to Cheer for This Weekend at Bristol

Earnhardt Fans Will Have Lots to Cheer for This Weekend at Bristol Dale Jr., Jeffrey, Bobby Dale - It's Bristol Baby This weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway there will be a few Earnhardts carrying on the family legacy, which will make fans at a track that’s long been known as “Earnhardt Country” very excited. Dale Earnhardt Sr. won nine races on Bristol’s high banks including the famed 1999...2025
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• Bristol Motor Speedway Entry List: 39 Drivers Ready for Round of 16 Finale Showdown
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• NASCAR issues warning to 11 teams; docks Busch, Kenseth practice time
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• Connect Live: Vote now on RaceDay questions before Food City 500
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• Radioactive: Bristol – “Every (expletive) week. (expletive) him!”

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• FINAL LAPS: AJ Allmendinger wins in INSANE OT finish at Bristol

AJ Allemendinger wins in an absolute classic showdown verses Justin Allgaier, Austin Cindric wrecking across the line in overtime at Bristol Motor Speedway....2021
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• Live: Follow all the action in the Food City 500 at Bristol
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• Jeff Gordon's children named grand marshals for spring Bristol race
Bristol Motor Speedway announced Thursday that the children of four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon will serve as grand marshals for the Food City 500 on April 19....2015
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• Underdog: Alan Kulwicki remembered on anniversary of death
Alan Kulwicki died in a plane crash near Bristol Motor Speedway just four months after becoming perhaps the unlikeliest champion in the history NASCAR. We look back on the reasons why he was unlike any others....2015
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• Jeff Gordon floored by having Bristol name grandstand after him
Jeff Gordon is touched by having Bristol Motor Speedway announce it will name a grandstand after him beginning in 2016. "It means the world to me," Gordon says....2015
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• Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2022 Food City Dirt Race at Bristol
You may be doing some spring cleaning, but NASCAR Cup Series cars are about to get dirty this weekend at the Bristol Motor Speedway Food City Dirt Race. Let’s get your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings rosters prepped for Sunday’s (April 17) race, airing at 7 p.m. ET on FOX. For the second year in a ... Read more...2022
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• Stubbs: Resetting NASCAR playoffs entering Round of 12
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• Why Hamlin’s Bristol Struggles Show NASCAR Needs to Get Back to Basics
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• Kevin Harvick predicts winner for New Hampshire NASCAR playoff race
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• Ryan Blaney’s nephew hijacks No. 12 radio during Bristol NASCAR race
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• Update: Joe Gibbs Racing Faces Setback as Hamlin Crew Members Suspended After Bristol Disaster
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• Kevin Harvick Flags Dangerous Ford Trend as Josh Berry Survives Smoke-Filled Nightmare at Bristol
Kevin Harvick criticized Ford's ongoing fire problems after Josh Berry's playoff elimination ended in flames at Bristol Motor Speedway....2025
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• 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds: Updated betting lines following Bristol

The odds for who will emerge as the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series champion have been updated following this past weekend’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Christopher Bell was able to get the win at The Last Great Colosseum....2025
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• Denny Hamlin's team penalized for loss of wheel at Bristol
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• Two Denny Hamlin pit crew members suspended due to runaway wheel
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• Ryan Blaney's radio hijacked by nephew during Bristol NASCAR race
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• Wallace Under Fire: The Bristol Incident That Has NASCAR Fans Divided
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• A.J. Allmendinger stuns at Bristol with first pole position in over 10 years

Excitement was building around the 16 playoff drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway, but all eyes should have been on A.J. Allmendinger and the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet. After lapping the half-mile in 15.117 seconds, no one could touch him in a shocking upset that surprised even the veteran driver. This is Allmendinger's fifth career pole, but his first in over a decade. You have to go even ...K...2025
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• Outside The Confines: The calm before the storm?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Emmanuel Clase is placed on leave amid a gambling scandal. The trade deadline is off to a slow start. Bryce Harper and Rob Manfred face off. Good morning. Monday morning, I awoke to an alert on my phone that Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave amid a gambling scandal. I then opened my email inbox where I found a pr...2025
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• How NASCAR’s Bristol race weekend produced some unusual winners and losers

Bristol Motor Speedway is one of NASCAR's most historic tracks, playing host to some of the sport's most dramatic moments. This triple-header weekend had its fair share of drama as well, including a shocking Xfinity wreck and crew members evading disaster in the form of a runaway wheel on Sunday, but those watching also left Bristol disappointed as there was minimal tire wear and few lead changes ...2025
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• Sights & Sounds: A soggy Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway
Rain is throwing a kink in the plans Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, but the track is still abuzz with action ahead of the Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. ...2015
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