A strong run by rookie Ross Chastain ended in a 27th-place finish in Saturday’s Drive To Stop Diabetes 300 Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW – “I’ve never led every single lap in a race before. What a fast Discount Tire Ford. Gosh, that’s amazing. You’re waiting for something to go wrong. Such a fast car and with late cautions and all that stuff and you’re like, ‘Alright, where am I gonna blow this thing?’ Because those are the ones that you’re just nervous throughout the whole race, but what a fast car. Greg Erwin and all this team here, it was a perfect day. I can’t ask for anything more out of them. I want to say hey to Steve Byrnes back at home. We miss you, and we’ll try to do this again tomorrow.”
Toyota driver Daniel Suarez recorded his career-best NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) finish in Saturday afternoon's race at Bristol Motor Speedway when he crossed the finish line second behind race-winner Joey Logano.
Kyle Larson, No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, joined his good friend Rico Abreu to meet with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway. Larson discussed his transition from sprint cars to stock cars, his relationship with Rico and many other topics.
“I thought the crowd today was great but with this weather, why wouldn’t it be? We had a mechanical issue this morning and only got to run a handful of laps. The second practice was more of what I expected. Our car was good this morning but we just didn’t get to see it through before we had the issue. We are the fastest Honda but we have a little work to do to catch the Penske’s."
If history repeats itself on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, Matt Kenseth won't have a problem with it. The last time Kenseth won a pole at the high-banked .533-mile short track—back in 2005—he followed with a victory in the race.
MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 1st - How strong was the Camry in qualifying? "Our Dollar General Camry had some really good speed. Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief) and the guys made some really great adjustments."
Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Jimmy John's/Budweiser Chevrolet SS – Qualified 4TH - On his qualifying effort: “We just got really loose on entry into the corner. We carried that through all three session. Just kind of really had to guard against it all three runs. All-in-all the Jimmy John’s team did a great job and still a solid starting spot. We have a lot to work on, but a good starting spot for us.”
The two-time ARCA Menards Series East champion from Johnston, Iowa, led a race-high 21 of 86 laps and outdueled Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt and a pack of eight competitors on the final lap to become the 130th competitor to win in the Truck Series division.
Kaden Honeycutt (fifth) earned the most stage points and delivered another top-five finish in the Chase to lead Toyota in Friday night’s NASCAR Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
The 2024 Truck Series champion from Seymour, Wisconsin, posted a pole-winning lap at 177.389 mph in 53.983 seconds for his third Truck pole of 2026, first at Talladega and the 14th of his career.
Rackley W.A.R. will end its NASCAR Truck Series program at the conclusion of this weekend's Chase event at Talladega Superspeedway and following a six-year campaign.
TRICON Garage partner and general manager Kevin Ray, along with 2027 drivers Sammy Smith and Dawson Sutton, were made available to the media on Friday prior to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race from Talladega Superspeedway.
