From remembering one of race fans’ best friends to the beating and banging on the track, racing at Bristol Motor Speedway is always one of the favorite destinations on the NASCAR circuit.
Many were shocked as the Nationwide Series race approached at Bristol Motor Speedway. Why? No one I talked to could ever remember there being that many empty seats as the race began.
A near capacity crowd filled the grandstands at Auburndale Speedway to see race number two in the twelve race series of the newly formed Florida United Promoters Late Model Series.
For the 33rd time in his NTT INDYCAR SERIES career, Josef Newgarden, the pilot of the No. 2 XPEL Team Penske Chevrolet, won a race with Chevrolet power, the most of any driver.
The two-time Indy 500 & IndyCar champion from Nashville, Tennessee, led eight of 250 laps and went from 10th to first through a 32-lap dash to achieve his first IndyCar victory of 2026 at Phoenix.
The three-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, clocked in a single qualifying lap at 135.537 mph in 26.561 seconds for the first Cup pole of 2026 for himself, Team Penske and Ford at Phoenix.
