The second annual DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout competition ended at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday when Brad Keselowski took the checkered flag and secured the DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout title, earning $199,375 for Paralyzed Veterans of America.
After coming off a strong 15th-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway last week, Long will be back in action on Friday, September 2 at Atlanta Motor Speedway for race 17 of the 25-race schedule in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).
As part of an ongoing initiative to promote the importance of the American farmer and rancher, Regan Smith will drive the No. 78 Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet in Sunday night's AdvoCare 500 Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
In the No. 62 Pilot Flying J team's last race, driver Michael Annett earned the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award for his sixth place finish on the home track of his Knoxville, Tennessee-based sponsor.
Josh Richards will make his debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) on Friday piloting the No. 15 Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra fielded by Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) This will be his fifth race in the series and first time to race at the 1.54 mile quad oval.
Atlanta Motor Speedway sees Brendan Gaughan back behind the wheel of a Tundra chassis he last drove at Darlington Raceway earlier in the season. Gaughan likes the truck and loves the racing action at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Saturday marks Truex’s first start at Atlanta Motor Speedway in a NASCAR series, and his 11th start in the Nationwide Series in 2011. -Schick Xtreme3 came aboard to sponsor the No. 20 in Atlanta
Aric Almirola No. 88 Hellmann’s Chevrolet “Atlanta is such a fast track. It’s a little bumpy, and man, you’re flying. You’re wide open, going across the bumps, chewing up tires.
Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse, will be making the 400th start of his NASCAR Cup Series career this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.
Anthony Alfredo and Parker Retzlaff will continue to pilot the Nos. 96 and 99 Chevrolet entries, respectively, for the 2027 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season amid a breakout year in 2026.
This race marks a significant milestone for Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing as driver Chris Buescher makes his 400th Career Start after leading 53 laps this past weekend in Talladega.