Jeff Gordon will drive a specially painted No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet SS at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. The iconic rainbow paint scheme that appeared on No. 24 Chevrolets driven by Gordon from 1992 to 2000, including four straight victories for Gordon in the Spring race at Bristol from 1995 to 1998, will feature on the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet SS at the annual night race.
“Seeing the car that Stenhouse is running in Darlington brought back some great memories,” recalled Pearson. “We won a lot of races with that paint scheme. I think bringing back some of these old paint schemes is a great way to remind a new generation about some of the best years in NASCAR history.”
Roush Fenway Racing heads back through the Cumberland Gap to Johnson City, Tenn. for the second time this season as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) returns to the Bristol Motor Speedway, a track that has seen a Roush Fenway Ford visit Victory Lane 18 times.
Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Bristol Motor Speedway ...In 152 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 62 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization has led 3,665 laps at the "World's Fastest Half-Mile."
Justin Allgaier returns to Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) for Saturday night's IRWIN Tools Night Race. BMS is the site of his best career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finish. Allgaier accomplished the eighth-place finish at this year's Spring race in the Auto-Owners Insurance Chevy. BMS also brings back winning memories for Allgaier. He visited the rooftop victory lane at BMS in his sophomore XFINITY season.
This weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway will be a homecoming for the driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion Trevor Bayne. Bayne, who hails from Knoxville, Tenn., calls the .533-mile short track home.
Reed has competed at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) four times in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. In April, he finished 21st in the Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 after starting 24th. In this event last year, Reed finished 14th after starting 19th.
Brakes will be needed this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to one of the shortest tracks on the circuit, Bristol Motor Speedway. Clint Bowyer also could use a break after having one of the fastest cars last weekend at Michigan International Speedway, only to finish 41st after being tangled up on a restart trying to avoid another competitor.
For fans of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway is one of the most anticipated events of each season. Michael Annett and his No. 46 Pilot Flying J team will take to the half-mile track this Saturday night hoping to be a prevalent part of the evening's entertainment.
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
The reigning two-time Southern 500 from Mitchell, Indiana, led 51 of 267 laps and fended off teammate Christopher Bell to record his sixth Cup Series career win in Joliet, Illinois.
