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Bristol race results from August 19, 2017 featuring the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Tonight, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series goes short track racing. It’s the best race of the year, period. Road racing, oval racing, dirt racing it doesn’t matter. It’s the best race, right here, under the lights in Bristol,
Read MoreKasey Kahne will start in the back at Bristol Motor Speedway tonight
Unapproved tire change. Kasey Kahne was scheduled to start on the 2nd row, inside. That starting position has been removed.
Following qualifying, a tire went flat on the #5 machine. He ran over something, likely on the way back to pit road after setting his qualifying lap.
Read MoreThe #72 car fielded by Cole Whitt fell on crew chief Frank Kerr at Bristol
It happened yesterday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Frank Kerr was preparing the car for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice.
While under the Tristar Motorsports car, it fell on him. It’s a crew members nightmare.
Read MoreBristol Motor Speedway Starting Lineup for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event
Before they race, they must qualify. That’s what’s on tap for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competitors today.
View the full Bristol NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup below.
Three rounds of knockout qualifying will set the grid for tomorrow night event.
Read MoreDale Jr remembers throwing the bird to the Robby Gordon crew at Bristol Motor Speedway – Also, recalls an incident with Kyle Busch
It was the 2002 Bristol Spring race. A lot happened that day. After all, it was the ‘old Bristol’ where things were just designed to go wrong.
Read MoreDanica Patrick talks 2018 discussions
As of now, Danica Patrick has stated she is only interested in running the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. She further stated it need to be an, “opportunity to do well”.
Could Danica Patrick be retiring at the end of this season? It wouldn’t be her first choice.
Read MoreJoe Gibbs Racing transfers management of NASCAR crew members to Furniture Row Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing has transferred crew management to Furniture Row Racing.
In the past, Joe Gibbs Racing was in charge of both training and management of the Furniture Row Racing crew. That’s part of the vast technical alliance the two Toyota teams share.
Read MoreFinal race at Bristol for Dale Earnhardt Jr – He recalls his first Bristol race and demands more short tracks
Dale Earnhardt Jr will be pulling double duty this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Friday night he’ll run the NASCAR Xfinity Series race. On Saturday, he’ll of course be running his final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event at Bristol.
Read MoreA proposed change could include robotic lift systems – Removing the need for a NASCAR jackman on pit road
NASCAR could go the way of INDYCAR. The open wheel division in the United States has used this system for years.
But it’s not just INDYCAR that uses this non-jackman system.
Read MoreTony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Carl Edwards all retiring younger than usual from NASCAR Cup Series
But is it really younger than usual? Or are we just coming out of an unusual era of long NASCAR career’s.
Ken Schrader ran 763 races over 29 years in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Read More2017 Denny Hamlin Darlington throwback will honor Ray Hendrick
This is what the Darlington Raceway throwback weekend is all about…
Denny Hamlin, “I’m a short track guy. It’s how I started. It’s my childhood.”
Denny Hamlin talks Ray Hendrick, “He’s a short track legend. He’s someone I looked up to.”
Read More2017 Jimmie Johnson throwback inspired by Lowe’s trucks from 1986
CONCORD, N.C. – Labor Day weekend at Darlington Raceway, the Hendrick Motorsports teammates will sport a distinctly retro vibe.
Tuesday morning, Lowe’s unveiled Jimmie Johnson’s throwback No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS, which he will pilot during the Southern 500.
Read More2017 Danica Patrick Darlington Raceway throwback paint scheme revealed
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Aug. 14, 2017) – Stewart-Haas Racing will honor 2018 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Robert Yates with a throwback paint scheme on the No. 10 Ford Fusion Danica Patrick will race during the Southern 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race Sept.
Read MoreNASCAR team orders for the betterment of the organization?
Most of the NASCAR race was dominated by Toyota teammates Martin Truex Jr and Erik Jones. Martin Truex Jr is currently locked into the playoff’s, of course.
Meanwhile, his teammate, rookie driver Erik Jones sits 16th in the driver standings.
Read MoreKyle Larson: “Honestly, I don’t think it did anything.”
Kyle Larson won yesterday at Michigan International Speedway. It was on a surface that track officials spent months preparing.
So, what did it do? According the the race winner, nothing.
Related: Kyle Larson compares NASCAR to Dirt Racing
Was it any different?
Read MoreToyota Racing driver Martin Truex Jr and NASCAR address Toyota sandbagging claim
There was a lot of discussion about the possibility of some sandbagging from Toyota Racing teams. That conversation was sparked by the Michigan International Speedway polesitter Brad Keselowski.
Brad Keselowski stated, “About this time every year NASCAR takes all the cars to kind of check to make sure that the competitive balance is where they want it to be,
Read More2nd in the Knoxville Nationals – 1st at Michigan International Speedway
Kyle Larson had to talk his NASCAR team owner Chip Ganassi into running the Knoxville Nationals on Saturday. With some help and persistence of the dirt racing community, the #42 owner allowed it. But, he had one stipulation.
“I’ve been hearing you all the last few days.
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