After a week off the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to action on Saturday with the annual running of the Bristol Night Race. Ford has won 36 times at the half-mile track, which is tied for the most at any single track in the manufacturers’ history (Michigan).
Detroit Red Wings Head Coach Jeff Blashill will serve as the grand marshal for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 on August 28 at Michigan International Speedway.
Going gets tough: “Going into Bristol Motor Speedway, you know that it’s definitely going to be a tough race,” Allmendinger said. “It’s always going to be a grind no matter what. We're ready and we've got a sweet looking ride with BUSH'S Grillin' Beans on board. It's a home track for the brand. We look forward to seeing everyone from BUSH'S this weekend.”
Bubba Wallace’s No. 6 Ford Mustang will carry a Retro 90-91 throwback scheme that mirrors the colors NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Mark Martin ran on his No. 6 Ford Thunderbird in the Sprint Cup Series as Roush Fenway evolved into a perennial championship contender in the early 1990s.
Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Bristol Motor Speedway ... In 158 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 66 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization has led 3,669 laps at the "World's Fastest Half-Mile."
Stenhouse has seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Bristol Motor Speedway with an average starting position of 23.1 and average finishing position of 11.9.
Watkins Glen Recap: Denny Hamlin won his first career road course race in the most-recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen on August 7, executing the winning pass with just 10 laps to go and holding off a hard-charging Martin Truex Jr. Hamlin lined up third behind leader Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch for a restart with 10 laps to go.
The 2022 ARCA Menards Series champion from Miami, Florida, posted a qualifying lap of 164.855 mph in 32.756 seconds for his first Truck pole in two years and second overall at Homestead.
AJ Allmendinger and Ty Dillon will continue to drive Kaulig Racing's Nos. 10 and 16 entries as the organization will serve as a flagship team for Dodge for the 2027 Cup Series season.
American Dumpster Co can be part of that advance conversation about the proposed drop-off location, but the property owner still needs to identify site-specific obstacles.
