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Heading into this weekend’s 40th annual NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish at Maple Grove Raceway, racing legend Tony Stewart has already enjoyed several firsts this year.

Veteran race car driver Greg Van Alst will return to Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway for Thursday night’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series showdown, aiming to deliver a thunderous performance in the UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics.

With their finish in last Saturday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at World Wide Technology (Ill.) Raceway, Harrison Burton and AM Racing secured the final berth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs

Thursday night’s UNOH 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway will mark Lapcevich’s inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series start at one of the most historic tracks on the series schedule.

The Front Row Motorsports tandem of Layne Riggs and Chandler Smith have won the last two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway

In 19 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, Spire Motorsports has logged three top-15 and five top-20 finishes.

John Hunter Nemechek has five starts at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series – all coming on the concrete .533-mile oval.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brandon Jones was made available to the media on Tuesday as part of NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff Media Day.

Mayer (10.6) holds the second highest average finish among full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers this season, behind only Connor Zilisch (8.5).

Ford’s three NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff drivers – Harrison Burton, Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer – all answered questions about the upcoming postseason as part of media day. Here are transcripts from each session.