Matt will be making his first career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Bristol Motor Speedway. He does have one career start at Bristol which came in the 2014 NASCAR K&N Series event where Matt finished ninth. This event will be Tifft's fourth career XFINITY Series start and the third one this season in the No. 24 Toyota.
Everyone knows that NASCAR racing has one of the most passionate fan bases, and NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) driver Ray Black Jr. has gotten to experience that loyalty firsthand as he has progressed through the sport’s rankings. As the series gets set to visit Bristol Motor Speedway, a favorite track amongst fans, the driver of the No. 07 ScubaLife.com Chevrolet looks forward to continuing to meet fans at every race stop.
Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team look to rebound from a disappointing Saturday night in Texas with another strong short-track run when they fire it up for the Food City 500 Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
IN THE TOP FOUR: In the last three outings at Bristol, Johnson and the No. 48 team have earned a fourth-, second- and fourth-place finish. His lone victory at the half-mile track came on March 21, 2010, when Johnson led 84 laps en route to the win. Click here for a photo gallery of the victory.
Martin Truex Jr., who didn’t have much success for various reasons at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway last year with finishes of 29th and 28th, could have a good luck charm in the house for Sunday’s running of the Food City 500 at the high-banked, half-mile oval.
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.
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.
The 23-year-old Hocevar from Portage, Michigan, was barred by Spire Motorsports from competing in the 2026 Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead following his on-track incident and brake-checking Austin Cindric at Martinsville.
Spire Motorsports has suspended Carson Hocevar for this weekend’s NASCAR Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Justin Haley will drive the No. 77 Spectrum Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
The three-time Truck Series champion from Tulare, California, will compete in ThorSport Racing's No. 66 Ford to cap off the 2026 Truck Series season after stepping away from full-time competition following the 2025 season.
The 2026 NASCAR season comes to a close this weekend with Ford in contention to win the driver and manufacturer championships in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on Friday night.
