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.
Alpha Prime Racing will utilize Ford equipment for select events in the closing stretches of the 2026 season and utilize Roush Yates Engines prior to a full manufacturer change to Ford in 2027.
Scott McLaughlin delivered Chevrolet its 250th INDYCAR SERIES pole position, taking the top spot for the season-ending Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey with a lap of 1 minute, 9.1363 seconds in the No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet.
23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick was made available to the media on Saturday after being awarded the pole by the metric due to inclement weather for the NASCAR Cup Series race from Darlington Raceway.
The 2026 Daytona 500 champion from Corning, California, was awarded the first pole position of the 2026 Chase for the Cup Series based on a qualifying metric formula due to inclement weather and lightning canceling the event's practice and qualifying sessions.
Connor Zilisch, driver of the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Darlington Raceway.
