The Craftsman Truck Series started the racing action on Thursday at Bristol Motor Speedway, then the Xfinity Series headlined Friday night's action, and the Cup Series closed out the weekend on Saturday night.
Aric Almirola elected not to pit with 36 laps remaining and held on to win Friday night's NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 Playoff opener at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Layne Riggs recovered from a first-lap spin and drove his No. 34 to victory lane in Thursday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series UNOH 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
This weekend, all three national series travel to Bristol Motor Speedway for a full weekend of racing. The ARCA Menards Series and the Craftsman Truck Series will get the action started on Thursday.
The NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) heads to Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race. This is the sixth time Bristol Motor Speedway has hosted the third race of the NCS Playoffs Round of 16 elimination race.
Connor Zilisch won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) by 1.506 seconds over William Sawalich. It was his ninth win of the season and earned him the Regular Season championship. He dominated the race, leading four times for 121 of 160 laps.
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 121.503 mph in 18.502 seconds for his second consecutive Truck pole of 2026 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
This weekend marks the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway since 1996, but Richard Childress Racing has a long and storied history at the track.
