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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. Defends Non-Chase Drivers For Racing Hard

  17-09-2026 04:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. shut down the idea that non-Chase drivers have to race Chase drivers differently. The comments stem from the on-track incident in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Gateway involving Chase driver Corey Day and non-Chase drivers William Sawalich. One week after Sawalich was wrecked by Day at Darlington, the two were battling tooth and nail again last Saturday at Gateway. In the late laps of the race, after Day’s No. 17 Chevrolet made contact with Sawalich&rsqu
  
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• NASCAR Truck Standings Right Now: Truck Series The Chase Points Leaders After Bristol

  18-09-2026 04:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectAfter a long hiatus, NASCAR’s The Chase began for the Craftsman Truck Series on Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Sitting atop the Truck Series standings, Layne Riggs dominated early with two stage wins, but a problem in the final stage paired with some chaos results in some movement among the Truck Series The Chase points leaders.Here are the NASCAR Truck Series standings right now for The Chase.Related: NASCAR Truck Series Results at BristolNA
  
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• Is NASCAR ARCA Menards Series Race at Bristol Delayed Today? When Will it Start?

  18-09-2026 02:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Is the NASCAR ARCA Menards Series race at Bristol delayed today? Here’s the latest on the delay and when the race is expected to start. GettyCarson Brown will roll off from the pole tonight at Bristol Motor Speedway, but a lingering rain threat looms over the ARCA Menards Series Bush’s Best 200.With the ARCA East championship on the line and a Craftsman Truck Series race still to run Thursday night, any storm delay would squeeze an already crowded schedule at the .533-mile track.The
  
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• Why Was NASCAR Truck Series Bristol Qualifying Canceled Today? When is the Race?

  18-09-2026 02:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why was NASCAR Truck Series qualifying canceled at Bristol today? Here’s what happened and when the race is scheduled to start. GettyNASCAR halted Truck Series qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, after a lengthy lightning hold on Thursday afternoon, and the field for tonight’s UNOH 250 will now be set by the rule book instead of the clock.Nine trucks were still lined up to qualify when the red flag flew, leaving Chase points leader Layne Riggs to open the Truc
  
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• Conor Daly returns to NASCAR Truck Series with Kaulig at Kansas

  18-09-2026 01:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoVeteran IndyCar driver Conor Daly will be taking part in next weekend's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. This will be Daly's eighth career NASCAR Truck Series start and his second of the 2026 season. He will again be driving the No. 25 RAM 1500 for Kaulig Racing. Earlier in the summer, he started 29th and finished 26th for the team at IRP.“Indianapolis was all about momentum and tight-quarters racing, but Kansas is a completely different animal,&r
  
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• Tristan McKee beats Max Reaves to 2026 ARCA East title

  18-09-2026 01:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photo16-year-old Tristian McKee has secured the 2026 ARCA Menard's Series East division champion, besting Max Reaves in the season finale at Bristol Motor Speedway.McKee, a Spire Motorsports development driver, entered the race just one point clear of the rising Joe Gibbs Racing star. However, he ran just ahead of him for nearly the entire race.As Carson Brown claimed victory in Thursday's Bristol race after leading every single lap, his Pinnacle Racing Group teammate McKee finis
  
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• Jake Garcia scores first Truck win at Bristol; top Chase drivers struggle in final stage

  18-09-2026 00:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jake Garcia won Thursday evening’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chase opener at Bristol Motor Speedway — his first career win in his 94th start.The No. 98 ThorSport Racing driver took the point in the final stage and led 104 laps en route to taking his maiden checkered flag.RELATED: Unofficial results | At-track photos: BristolBayley Currey, Stewart Friesen, Justin Haley and Tristan McKee completed the top five. Gio Ruggiero was the highest-finishing Chase driver in sixth, followed
  
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• Jeb Burton is Frustrated, Motivated, and Ready to End the Drought at Bristol

  17-09-2026 23:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver Jeb Burton stopped by The Jones Report this week for a sit-down with NASCAR Roundtable publisher Tyler Jones, and he didn’t sugarcoat where things stand.Burton currently sits 21st in the points standings after a solid 10th-place finish last weekend in St. Louis. This Friday night he’ll be back in the No. 27 Sprayway Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing in the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, and he’s hoping to build on the
  
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• No. 1 Chase seed Layne Riggs falls multiple laps down after loose wheel

  17-09-2026 23:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Layne Riggs, who entered the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chase as the No. 1 seed, fell multiple laps down in Thursday’s postseason opener at Bristol Motor Speedway after reporting a loose wheel early in the final stage.RELATED: Live leaderboard | At-track photos: BristolThe No. 34 Front Row Motorsports driver swept the opening stages of the 250-lapper under the lights at “The Last Great Colosseum,” but during the Stage 2 caution, the team had a slow stop and dropped from
  
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• ‘Like a Big Brother’: Samantha Busch Opens Up About Ty Gibbs’ Influence on Brexton

  17-09-2026 23:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In a heartfelt video, Samantha Busch shared how NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs has stepped up in support of her son, Brexton, in the wake of Kyle Busch’s unexpected passing last May. Gibbs, grandson of team owner Joe Gibbs, endured the same heartbreak when his dad, Coy, died in November 2022. Gibbs is set to run a Kyle Busch M&M’s tribute livery on his No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race. The 23-year-old enters as the defending Bristol
  
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• NASCAR Bristol Weekend Weather Forecast Raises Concerns Ahead of Cup Race

  17-09-2026 23:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 17: Cover cars line the grid as rain falls prior to the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17, 2020 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR is headed to Bristol Motor Speedway for one of the biggest weekends of the season, but teams and fans may need to keep one eye on the sky.The forecast for Bristol, Tennessee, includes the possibility of showe
  
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• NASCAR Truck Series Bristol lineup, TV schedule for Thursday's race

  17-09-2026 23:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Layne Riggs is on the pole for the UNOH 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Sept. 17 at Bristol Motor Speedway.Qualifying was canceled after a lightning hold halted the session midway through.The lineup was set by the rule book metric.This week marks the beginning of the Truck Series Chase; seven races over the next eight weeks will decide the Truck Series Championship.Here's the full starting lineup and TV information for Thursday's NASCAR Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.BRIST
  
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• How to Watch NASCAR at Bristol Motor Speedway Today: TV Coverage and Streaming

  17-09-2026 21:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - APRIL 12: A general view of racing fro=m the grandstands during the NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR’s Chase weekend begins today, Thursday, Sept. 17, at Bristol Motor Speedway with the national series preparing for three days of racing. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is the only national series racing today, with the UNOH 250 set for tonight on FS1
  
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• NASCAR Bristol Betting Odds: Kyle Larson Favored, but Several Big Names Offer Intriguing Value

  17-09-2026 21:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson waited months to get back to Victory Lane. Oddsmakers apparently don’t expect him to wait very long to do it again.Fresh off his win at World Wide Technology Raceway, Larson enters Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway as the betting favorite. He is listed at +400 in the early odds, narrowly ahead of Chase leader Denny Hamlin at +500.That hardly qualifies as a surprise.Larson has turned Bristol into one of his best tracks, while Hamlin owns fou
  
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• 2026 Bristol Motor Speedway Chase race pit stall assignments

  17-09-2026 20:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  See where your favorite NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers will pit this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway.NASCAR Cup SeriesStay tuned. Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).RELATED: How to watch NASCAR on USA NetworkNASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts SeriesStay tuned. Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday (7:3
  
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• NASCAR Confirms New Truck Series Title Sponsor For 2027

  17-09-2026 20:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR confirms new Truck Series title sponsor. GettyFedEx Freight will be the new title sponsor for the NASCAR Truck Series beginning in 2027. The news was confirmed on Thursday that NASCAR has reached a deal with the $18 billion less-than-truckload carrier company.Craftsman Tools is the current title sponsor of the Truck Series and has been since 2023 after a hiatus from 2009-2022. Prior to Craftsman’s return, Camping World and Gander Outdoors have served as title sponsors.The Truck Seri
  
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• 5 NASCAR Drivers Facing a Make-or-Break Night at Bristol

  17-09-2026 20:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Two races into NASCAR’s revived Chase, the championship standings are already beginning to stretch.Denny Hamlin will take the points lead into Bristol Motor Speedway, but the picture looks considerably different at the other end of the 16-driver field. Austin Cindric, Chris Buescher, Ryan Preece, William Byron and Daniel Suárez occupy the final five positions in the standings, and just 11 points separate the entire group.Under NASCAR’s new championship format, nobody will be e
  
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• “Should We Be Going Up Against the NFL?”: NASCAR Drops Major Hint at Radical Schedule Overhaul Amid $7.7B Media Deal

  17-09-2026 20:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN DIEGO, CA – JUNE 21: NASCAR, Motorsport, USA COO Ben Kennedy during the NASCAR Cup Series Anduril 250 Race the Base event on Sunday June 21, 2026 at the Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, CA. Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire AUTO: JUN 21 NASCAR Cup Series Anduril 250 Race the Base EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon9532606211055 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireNASCAR is currently in the second year of its biggest media rights deal ever, a seven-year agreement worth $1.1 billion per season and s
  
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• Kyle Busch’s No. 18 car won’t be used 'unless another Busch' drives it

  17-09-2026 20:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  This weekend, one of paint schemes made iconic by the late Kyle Busch will return to NASCAR when Ty Gibbs drives his No. 54 Toyota onto the track at Bristol Motor Speedway.Gibbs’ car will be splashed in the colorful M&M’s scheme, which was often featured on Busch’s car as he piled up a boatload of wins and two championships for Joe Gibbs Racing between 2008 and 2022. The design also features a mosaic of photos from memorable moments in Busch’s career.For the entirety
  
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• NASCAR Driver Forced to Sit Out Bristol Race After Health Setback

  17-09-2026 19:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FORT WORTH, TEXAS - MAY 01: Parker Kligerman, driver of the #25 NothingStopsTexasNothingStopsRam RAM, drives on pit road during practice for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway on May 01, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) GettyParker Kligerman will not race Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway after deciding he has not fully recovered from a recent illness. The 36-year-old driver and television commentator confirmed the
  
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• Legacy Motor Club makes crew chief change, effective immediately

  17-09-2026 19:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoLegacy Motor Club (LMC) has promoted Chais Elaison, making him the new crew chief for the No. 42, driven by John Hunter Nemechek. In 2027, Josh Berry will take over that entry, with Elaison set to be paired with Berry next year as well.“I’m grateful to Legacy for the opportunity to take this next step in my career,” said Eliason. “I’ve learned a lot working with this group throughout the season, and I’m looking forward to putting that experienc
  
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• Ryan Blaney Ready for Bristol, Intermediates After Gateway Woes

  17-09-2026 19:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MOORESVILLE, N.C. — With no way to pump the brakes on it happening, Ryan Blaney saw his NASCAR Cup Series championship hopes take a hit in the second race in the Chase.Blaney blew a brake rotor entering turn one at World Wide Technology Raceway Gateway on lap 155 of 240 in the Enjoy Illinois 300. The issue dropped him to 35th in the final finishing order."You can't have multiple sub-30th-place finishes if you want to win the championship," Blaney said.Despite using maybe his last mulligan
  
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• Are stage points too valuable in NASCAR's Chase for the Championship?

  17-09-2026 19:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDenny Hamlin has opened the Chase for the Championship with finishes of 18th and 9th but remains the points leader primarily because of the 16 stage points he earned at Darlington Raceway two weeks ago.Naturally, there is a subset of the NASCAR fan base that believes Hamlin should have been punished for those results. They claim tradition and purity, an emphasis on race results over where a driver ran throughout the entire race, and at two arbitrary parts of the Southern 500.The
  
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• NASCAR Signs FedEx as New Truck Series Title Sponsor for 2027

  17-09-2026 18:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR announced a long-term partnership with FedEx Freight to make them the new entitlement sponsor of the Truck Series in 2027. The NASCAR FedEx Freight Truck Series will become the new name of the Truck Series next season. It comes after Craftsman signed on to be the title sponsor in 2023, bringing back the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series name fans once knew from 1996 to 2008. NASCAR touted the partnership for bringing together two brands that deeply connec
  
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• Parker Kligerman Out of Truck Race, Will Call O'Reilly Race

  17-09-2026 18:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, Tenn. — Parker Kligerman is out of Thursday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kligerman confirmed the news Thursday morning ahead of practice, qualifying and racing in the UNOH 200. Nick Sanchez will replace him in Henderson Motorsports' No. 75 Chevrolet Silverado for the race. Kligerman explained on social media that he was "pretty sick" last week. His recovery has been slower than he expected, leading to some lingering effects and fe
  
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• NASCAR’s Swear Jar Is Already Becoming a Huge Marketing Success

  17-09-2026 18:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectNASCAR has found an unconventional way to turn one of the most spontaneous parts of racing into a marketing opportunity.The Swear Jar campaign, launched for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, is turning driver radio into an interactive contest for fans. And the early response suggests the idea has resonated very well.The promotion has already generated 974 million earned media impressions during the opening week of the Chase, according to NASCAR data cited
  
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• Hendrick Motorsports Bringing Back Iconic Neon Numbers in 2027

  17-09-2026 18:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For two decades, Hendrick Motorsports has put the neon yellow number colors that were synonymous with the organization away. NASCAR‘s winningest organization has sporadically sported the famous neon yellow but have largely stayed away from it since 2007.On Wednesday, HMS announced the bright yellow kick to their car numbers is returning in 2027. The yellow neon numbers will be on the doors of all four of HMS’ Cup Series cars and on the side of Corey Day’s No. 17 car in the O&rs
  
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• New Long-Term Truck Series Entitlement Sponsor Revealed

  17-09-2026 17:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectStarting in 2027, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will be known as the NASCAR FedEx Freight Truck Series. On Thursday, NASCAR revealed a long-term partnership with the independent freight transportation company the new entitlement partner of NASCAR's Truck Series.FedEx Freight recently became an independent, publicly traded company. For the company, partnering with NASCAR, America's top form of motorsports, was a no-brainer decisio
  
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• Parker Kligerman withdraws from Bristol Truck race due to illness, replaced by Nick Sanchez

  17-09-2026 17:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoParker Kligerman has announced that he cannot compete in Thursday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, citing an ongoing illness. He also couldn't take part in The CW broadcast last weekend at Gateway, either.Kligerman was set to drive the No. 75 entry for Henderson Motorsports (a part-time team), making his 130th career Truck start and fifth of the 2026 season. He has three wins in the Truck Series, and famously 'won' the 2025 season-opener at Daytona
  
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• “It’s a Recipe for Disaster”: Insider Calls Out NASCAR’s Self-Policing Dilemma With Radical Alternative

  17-09-2026 17:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Copyright: xGrindstonexMediaxGroup/Aspinc./Sx ©IMAGO/ZUMA PressWilliam Sawalich had already hinted at taking out Corey Day after their incident in the Chase opener at Darlington, and that threat came to fruition at Gateway last Saturday. NASCAR saw it happen and acknowledged the heated rivalry the two have developed in recent weeks. Yet, no penalty was issued, a decision insider Michael McCarthy, known as Large in the community, isn’t entirely comfortable with.The sanctioning body def
  
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