Larson will be making his fourth NSCS start at BMS this weekend, where he has finishes of 10th and 12th last season, and seventh earlier this year. During the Bristol race earlier this season, Larson led 90 consecutive laps, which ranks as the most laps he’s led during a NSCS race.
"I am grateful for the opportunity that Michael Waltrip Racing and Toyota have provided me this year. I have worked hard to be a good teammate and spokesperson for all of our sponsors, and as a team we have collectively improved our performance from the beginning of the season. I look forward to staying focused and trying to win a race this season for Aaron's and everyone at MWR.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will make his 100th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start this weekend at Bristol, a track where he has seen success scoring two top-five and three top-10 finishes in his last three starts.
Toyota driver Matt Kenseth won from the pole at Bristol Motor Speedway in April to capture his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) win at the track in a Camry. Kenseth started from the pole and led 47 laps (of 511) en route to his fourth career Cup win at the 0.533-mile track, his most NSCS victories at any one facility.
After racing on the big screen in Days of Thunder in 1990 and the NASCAR circuit for four seasons, the classic Mello Yello paint scheme is set to return to the track over Labor Day weekend for the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Kyle Larson’s No. 42 Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) Chevrolet SS.
This Week's No. 28 JGL Racing Toyota at Bristol Motor Speedway: J.J. Yeley will pilot Chassis No. 233 in the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. This will be the fifth race of the season for this chassis with Chicagoland being the most recent.
Kyle Larson makes his eighth XFINITY Series start of 2015 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday. In four previous starts at the .533-mile high-banked short track, Larson has three top-five finishes, including two runner-up finishes in the Spring races in 2013 and 2014.
Friday’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway marks Bubba Wallace’s second NASCAR XFINITY Series start at the .53-mile track. Earlier this season, Wallace started seventh and finished 12th.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher makes his fifth NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday. In his four previous starts, Buescher’s best starting spot is 11th (2013) and his best finish is third (2015). In his four starts at the .53-mile track, the sophomore in the NASCAR XFINITY Series has completed all but two laps.
Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford Mustang Dark Horse team recorded their Cup Series-leading 14th top-10 finish of the season Sunday night at Chicagoland
After a stellar qualifying effort that placed two of its cars inside the top 5 starting positions, there was optimism in the Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing camp this Fourth of July weekend.
Sharp pit strategy from crew chief James Small helped vault Chase Briscoe to the lead with 46 laps to go and he was able to hold off his hard charging Toyota teammate Christopher Bell to win
