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Dakoda will be making his sixth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Bristol Motor Speedway to go along with two prior starts in the Camping World Truck Series. He has a best XFINITY Series finish of 23rd at the track known as "The World's Fastest Half Mile".

"Bristol is one of my favorite tracks. It's one of the few tracks where the driver can carry a car still. I have run well at Bristol since my first time there in the Pro Challenge Series when I was 15 years old. I have always had good speed in Late Models, K&N East and the truck race I did there."

Reed has competed at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) six times in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. In this event last year, Reed finished 25th after starting 17th. Earlier this season at BMS, Reed finished 21st after starting 17th.

Bubba Wallace’s No. 6 Ford Mustang will carry a Retro 90-91 throwback scheme that mirrors the colors NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Mark Martin ran on his No. 6 Ford Thunderbird in the Sprint Cup Series as Roush Fenway evolved into a perennial championship contender in the early 1990s.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Bristol Motor Speedway ... In 158 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing boasts nine wins - seven with Dale Earnhardt, one with Kevin Harvick and one with Jeff Burton - three pole awards, 33 top-five and 66 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization has led 3,669 laps at the "World's Fastest Half-Mile."

Wallace will make his fourth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday night.

American Diabetes Association® diabetes ambassador Scott Curtis will ‘ride’ along with Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed during Friday night’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS). The Englewood, Tenn. resident will have his name featured on a decal above the passenger-side window on the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford Mustang.

Rain Shows No Match for Sam Hornish Jr. and the Rheem Team in Ohio "It was a wild race from the drop of the green...

With a true underdog in Marks taking the checkered flag coupled with the absolute insanity that was the race, it's a simple fact that NASCAR needs more road courses. It's been pointed out repeatedly that the Sprint Cup Series is over-saturated with cookie-cutter tracks and the Camping World Truck Series is loafing around with the lone road course at MoSport. Add more road courses to diversify the competition.

Justin Marks conquered the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday, driving the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet to a rain-soaked Victory Lane. The newest track on the XFINITY Series schedule, Mid-Ohio has only hosted four races in the last four seasons but Saturday's race showed that the 2.258-mile road course may be the hardest track on the schedule.