Christopher Bell won his third straight pole position of the season Friday and will start from the top spot in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
MICHAEL MCDOWELL, No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Mustang – MISSION ACCOMPLISHED TODAY? “Yeah, it’s really close. You’d like to get the pole, that would help things, but I’m really proud of the speed that we’ve brought all three weeks in the playoffs so far."
Chris Buescher and Kevin Harvick are both above the cut line going into tomorrow night's Bass Pro Shops Bristol Night Race. They each spoke about their respective situations to members of the media before practice and qualifying.
NASCAR today announced that the Bass Pro Shops Night Race will now start at 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday – advancing one hour from the original 7:30 p.m. ET start time – due to forecasted inclement weather.
COREY LAJOIE, NO. 7 NEGU CAMARO ZL1, met with the media ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway. Media Availability Quotes:
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. was made available to media after before practice for the NASCAR Cup Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday:
MATT KAULIG, OWNER OF KAULIG RACING; CHRIS RICE, PRESIDENT OF KAULIG RACING; and DANIEL HEMRIC, DRIVER FOR KAULIG RACING, met with the media at Bristol Motor Speedway to announce that Hemric will drive the No. 31 Kaulig Racing Camaro ZL1 in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2024. Media Availability Quotes:
Hocevar on Thursday’s Race at Bristol: “I’m proud of everyone at Niece Motorsports for building such a fast Worldwide Express Chevrolet,” said Carson Hocevar.
Alan on Thursday’s Race at Bristol: “I think we had a stronger truck than the results show,” said Lawless Alan. “It was just so tough to pass tonight."
