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.
The 26-year-old Ferguson from Lincolnton, North Carolina, will make his second career Truck start with Kaulig Racing more than a month after making his Truck debut at Bristol.
Spire Motorsports has earned one win and three top five finishes. Rajah Caruth took the checkered flag in last year's Rackley Roofing 200 after leading 61 laps.
In 12 previous NASCAR Cup Series starts at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, Spire Motorsports has two top-five finishes with a best result of second earned twice by Zane Smith (2024) and Carson Hocevar (2025).
