NASCAR O'Reilly Series

Thunder Valley...The NASCAR Nationwide Series returns back to the oval after racing at road-courses the last two weeks. This weekend will mark the series' second trip to Bristol Motor Speedway during the 2014 season.

Trevor Bayne makes his 12th NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on Friday evening. In 11 previous starts at the .533-mile oval, Bayne has recorded four top-10 finishes, with a best finish of sixth in this event in 2010 and 2013.

Ryan Blaney will be pulling double duty as he makes his return to the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) and the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang this weekend, but in an unconventional way. Blaney will compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race for Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) on Wednesday at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS), a one-day show for the NCWTS.

Joe Gibbs Racing announced on Tuesday morning that Carl Edwards will be joining the organization in 2015, driving the No. 19 Toyota.

Friday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway marks the third start at the .53-mile short track for Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher. In his previous two starts at the track, the rookie of the year contender started no lower than 13th, with a best finish of seventh in last season’s spring race.

Ryan Reed travels to Bristol Motor Speedway for the third time in his NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) career. In his two previous starts at the .53-mile track, Reed has finished 26th and 31st, respectively.

After taking a one-week hiatus, Eric McClure returns to Nationwide Series competition at his hometown track, Bristol Motor Speedway, on Fridaynight. This race will be his 16th event at the "World's Fastest Half-Mile" and his best finish of 21st came during the spring event in 2013. Earlier this year, the team struggled with the car's handling at BMS and, as a result, they posted a 27th-place finish.

For the fourth time this season, Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Reed has a special guest riding along with him during Friday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The No. 16 American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop DiabetesSM presented by Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang will carry Jonah Mullins’ name above the passenger side window.

Milka Duno’s first NASCAR Nationwide Series race will be Friday, August 22 in the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. This will mark the first time in NASCAR history that a Hispanic female driver will compete in a NASCAR national series race in the United States. Duno will compete in RAB Racing’s No. 29 Toyota Camry.

JR Motorsports announced today that it will pull from within to fill its impending crew chief vacancy, as Ernie Cope will transition from the No. 5 team to Chase Elliott’s No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS team at the conclusion of this season.