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Wallace will make his third career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon.

The rain may have put a damper on NASCAR's Texas race weekend, but Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Smithfield Ford team are looking forward to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. The half-mile short track is one of Almirola's favorites and best on the NASCAR circuit.

Trevor Bayne makes his fourth career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend.

As NASCAR returns to short-track racing this weekend in Bristol, Brian Scott and the No. 44 Ford will be "Back in Black". The No. 44 Ford Fusion will have a unique black and "Petty Blue" paint scheme, representing Shore Lodge. Scott is coming off of a 27th-place finish at Texas, when a late-race wreck caused damage to the front end and right side of the car, causing Scott to pit three times in the final 40 laps of the race.

After a disappointing finish at Texas last weekend, Jeb Burton and the No. 43 J. Streicher team are looking to rebound this week at Bristol in the team's first short-track race of the season. The team had a good run through the first half of the race last weekend in Texas, before a blown right tire caused an accident with another car and forced Burton into the wall, with enough heavy damage to end their race early and finish 35th.

Triple-platinum recording artist Andy Grammer toured Charlotte Motor Speedway in advance of his May 21 All-Star Race Concert Powered by Rayovac

Reed has competed at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) five times in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. In this event last year, Reed finished 21st after starting 24th. In the Fall race last year, Reed finished 25th after starting 17th.

Biffle has an average starting position of 14.5 and finishing position of 13.1 at the short track; making it his third best track in average finishes.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Bristol Motor Speedway ... In 155 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing boasts nine wins - seven with Dale Earnhardt, one with Kevin Harvick and one with Jeff Burton - three pole awards, 33 top-five and 65 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization has led 3,665 laps at the "World's Fastest Half-Mile."

This weekend’s annual Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway marks the second short-track race in three weeks. Ford teams have had great success at the ‘World’s Fastest Half-Mile,’ including a sweep of all three top touring series in the summer of 2014. Here’s a look at Ford’s history at BMS