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• Denny Hamlin Reaches Major NASCAR Career Milestone at Bristol

  20-09-2026 02:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin will add another milestone to an already remarkable NASCAR résumé Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.When Hamlin takes the green flag in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race, the Joe Gibbs Racing veteran will make his 750th career NASCAR Cup Series start.It is a significant longevity marker for a driver whose career has been defined by far more than simply sticking around.More than two decades after arriving in the Cup Series, Hamlin remains one of NASCAR’s premie
  
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• NASCAR: Country Music Star Reflects on Daytona 500 Experience

  20-09-2026 04:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Country music star recalls Daytona 500 performance. GettyCountry music star Brian Kelley performed in front of a raucous NASCAR crowd ahead of Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is not the first time the member of Florida Georgia Line has been on the stage for a NASCAR event.Over 10 years ago, Kelley and Florida Georgia Line performed a pre-race concert for the 2016 Daytona 500. It was a moment the now 41-year-old never could have imagined and one that stick
  
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• Bubba Wallace Drops Witty Reality Check on 23XI Racing’s Big-Race Reputation: “They Pay Better”

  20-09-2026 03:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Source: Imago ©Credit - Imago23XI Racing began in 2021 as a single-car effort for Bubba Wallace, and has since expanded into a multi-car operation. Naturally, they have ambitions, and they have never hidden them. The Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin-owned organization wants to do more than simply find a place among NASCAR’s established contenders. As Bubba Wallace put it before the 2026 Daytona 500, the goal is to “disrupt the big three (JGR, Hendrick, Penske)” and eventual
  
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• Bristol Crowd Delivers Chilling Lap 18 Tribute to Kyle Busch

  20-09-2026 02:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For one lap Saturday night, the racing at Bristol Motor Speedway became secondary.As the NASCAR Cup Series field completed Lap 18 of the Bass Pro Shops Night Race, thousands of fans throughout the grandstands rose and waved yellow towels in tribute to the late Kyle Busch.The significance of the lap needed little explanation.Busch made the No. 18 one of NASCAR’s most recognizable numbers during his years with Joe Gibbs Racing, building much of his Hall of Fame-worthy career behind the wheel
  
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• “There Was No Rowdy Without You Guys”– Samantha Busch Delivers Tearful Bristol Tribute to Late Husband Kyle

  20-09-2026 02:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 17: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17, 2022 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) ©Getty ImagesKyle Busch’s connection with Bristol Motor Speedway was built over years of unforgettable nights, dominant performances, and a fanbase that followed every turn of his career. Now, wi
  
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• Will NASCAR Bristol Night Race be Delayed Today? When Does it Start?

  20-09-2026 02:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Will the NASCAR Bristol Night Race be delayed today? Here’s the latest weather update and start time for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race. GettyBristol Motor Speedway’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race faces a possible rain delay Saturday night, a development that would stall Kyle Larson’s run from the pole position.Storms rolling through East Tennessee threaten more than a soaked grandstand. They could scramble strategy for every driver chasing ground in NASCAR’s Chase field befor
  
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• Samantha Busch gives poignant speech honoring Kyle Busch before NASCAR Bristol night race

  20-09-2026 02:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  Bristol and NASCAR honored Kyle Busch in several different ways during the track's first race weekend since his death earlier this year, including a poignant speech from his widow Samantha.Samantha Busch spoke to the crowd just before the command to fire engines in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Sept. 19, with children Brexton and Lennix at her side on pit road."Bristol was always so special to Kyle," Samantha Busch said to the crowd. "He loved racing under the lights, the energy of this place
  
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• Brexton Busch Joins Ty Gibbs for Emotional Bristol Introduction in Kyle Busch Tribute

  20-09-2026 01:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For one of the biggest introductions of the night at Bristol Motor Speedway, Ty Gibbs didn’t walk onto the stage alone.Brexton Busch was right beside him.Gibbs received a loud reception from the Bristol crowd ahead of Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race, but the volume climbed another level when Brexton joined him onstage during driver introductions. The 11-year-old took the microphone as the two appeared together in front of the crowd.It was already going to be an emotional nigh
  
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• Samantha Busch remembers Kyle in emotional Bristol NASCAR tribute

  20-09-2026 01:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoSamantha Busch’s speech to fans as she remembers what Kyle Busch meant to her and all of NASCAR. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/Eva5LgkMzK— Motorsport (@Motorsport) September 19, 2026
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• NASCAR Cup Series Bristol race live updates, highlights, leaderboard for Bass Pro Shops Night Race

  19-09-2026 22:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Chase continues at one of NASCAR's most famous settings.The Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Sept. 19 at Bristol Motor Speedway is the third race of 10 in the Chase as the championship pursuit continues at the 0.533-mile oval.Kyle Larson, last week's winner at Gateway, is on the pole after qualifying was canceled on Sept. 18.Larson is nine points behind points leader Denny Hamlin in the standings, with Christopher Bell at 18 points behind Hamlin.Bristol is a crucial race for drivers deepe
  
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• Running recap: Ryan Blaney takes Stage 2, sets pace halfway home in Bristol Night Race

  19-09-2026 22:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Blaney powered to a Stage 2 win in Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series showdown at Bristol Motor Speedway, sealing a Team Penske sweep of the stages in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race (live on USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Blaney has led 119 of the 250 laps in the race’s first half in Penske’s No. 12 Ford, and the stage victory helps his cause in The Chase presented by Mobil 1. A total of 500 laps make up the complete scheduled distance in the third of 10
  
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• Running recap: Joey Logano goes the distance, wins Stage 1 in Bristol Night Race

  19-09-2026 22:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano won the opening stage of Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series event, holding off polesitter Kyle Larson and setting the early tone in Bristol Motor Speedway’s annual Bass Pro Shops Night Race (live on USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Logano’s No. 22 Team Penske Ford led 81 of the 125 laps in Stage 1, adding 10 points to his total in The Chase presented by Mobil 1. Logano, a two-time Bristol winner, went the entire stage without pitting, taking the top
  
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• Josef Newgarden will always want to race Bristol but knows the chances are slim

  19-09-2026 22:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoJosef Newgarden is very content with his life as a perennial IndyCar Series contender but there are very specific NASCAR things he wants to do someday no matter how historically unrealistic it might be.The now 35-year-old two-time IndyCar Series champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner is driving the pace car on Saturday in the Bristol Night Race in his native Tennessee. His NASCAR teammate, Austin Cindric, says driving the pace car around the high-banked half mile is o
  
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. Accidentally Sends NASCAR Rumor Mill Into Overdrive

  19-09-2026 21:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 15: Hall of Famer and JR Motorsports team owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr.looks on in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) GettyDale Earnhardt Jr. needed only one repost to get NASCAR fans wondering whether something was brewing behind the scenes.As it turns out, there was a much simpler explanation.Earnhardt recently
  
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• Will NASCAR Cup return to Mexico? Daniel Suárez explains the logistics and obstacles

  19-09-2026 21:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe NASCAR Cup Series held its first official race in Latin America in 2025 when the top division of stock cars visited Mexico City at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, a competition that was not renewed for 2026 and is also not being considered for 2027.However, Mexican driver Daniel Suárez does not rule out the possibility that the NASCAR Cup could visit Mexico again. Ahead of this Saturday's race on the Bristol oval, the Spire team member spoke with Motors
  
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• WATCH: Samantha, Brexton and Lennix Busch See Kyle Busch Tribute Car Ahead of Bristol

  19-09-2026 20:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NORTH WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 17: Kyle Busch, driver of the #07 Gainbridge Chevrolet, his wife, Samantha Busch, daughter, Lennix Busch and son, Brexton Busch bow their heads during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Window World 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 17, 2025 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettySamantha Busch and her children, Brexton and Lennix, got an emotional first look at the car that will carr
  
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• NASCAR Driver on Baby Watch With Replacement Standing By at Bristol

  19-09-2026 20:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Daniel Suárez has spent his career learning how to shut out everything else once he climbs into a race car.Bristol may put that ability to its toughest test yet.Suárez plans to start Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race while his wife, Julia Piquet, remains home awaiting the birth of their first child. The couple’s original due date was Thursday, Sept. 17. By the time Suárez arrived at Bristol Motor Speedway, the waiting had become very real.So real, in fac
  
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• Ty Gibbs talks grief, being there for Brexton Busch, and hope of M&M's returning to NASCAR

  19-09-2026 19:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoEarlier this week, Samantha Busch revealed that one of the people who have been right there for her and Kyle's 11-year-old son Brexton is Ty Gibbs. She noted that Ty has been like a 'big brother' to Brexton in recent months.And this weekend, Gibbs will run a special M&M's livery in tribute to the 23-time Bristol winner. Sadly, Ty knows what Brexton is going through, as his own father Coy died suddenly just hours after he won the 2022 NASCAR O'Reilly Series championship."I gre
  
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• NASCAR Announces Major Change to 2026 Awards Ceremony

  19-09-2026 19:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR is taking its biggest end-of-season celebration to a new city in 2026.The sanctioning body announced Thursday that the 2026 NASCAR Awards will be held Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, bringing the ceremony to Miami just two days after the Cup Series championship is decided at Homestead-Miami Speedway.The move creates a much tighter finish to NASCAR’s season. Rather than leaving Championship Weekend and reconvening weeks lat
  
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• Chase Elliott Downplays Setup Extremes Behind Widespread Brake Failures In 4-Words

  19-09-2026 19:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  July 25, 2026, Speedway, Indianapolis, USA: CHASE ELLIOTT, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, looks on during qualifying for the Brickyard 400 race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. NASCAR, Motorsport, USA 2026: Brickyard 400 Qualifying PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY – ZUMAw173 20260725_zsp_w173_086 Copyright: xLukexWelshx ©IMAGO/ZUMA PressThe brakes became a major talking point at Gateway in the second round of the Chase last weekend. Ryan Blaney, Chris Buesch
  
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• Bold pit call boosts Sheldon Creed to Chase win at Bristol

  19-09-2026 19:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  By Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire ServiceBRISTOL, Tenn.— Like a stealth bomber, Sheldon Creed waited until the last minute to make his move. Thanks to an astute call from crew chief Jonathan Toney, Creed had new tires for an overtime restart on Lap 304, and he used them to full advantage in winning Friday night’s Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The victory, Creed’s second in three Chase races, left the driver of the No. 00 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet on t
  
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• Kyle Busch Remembered: 23 NASCAR wins and dramatic clashes defined Rowdy's Bristol legacy

  19-09-2026 18:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoWe continue our 'Kyle Busch Remembered' series ahead of the Bristol Night Race. At the iconic half-mile oval, Busch won a total of 23 races between the top three divisions, leading over 5,000 laps and sweeping the weekend—twice.No other NASCAR driver has ever pulled off a weekend sweep of all three national divisions, at any track.Those nearly two dozen victories at Bristol count towards his record 234 career NASCAR national series wins -- more than any other driver in hist
  
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• How to Watch NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway Today: TV Coverage and Streaming

  19-09-2026 17:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - APRIL 12: Noah Gragson, driver of the #4 Long John Silver's Ford, and Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Busch Light Fishing Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) GettySaturday at Bristol Motor Speedway belongs to the NASCAR Cup Series as the Bass Pro Shops Night Race closes the track’s 2026 Chase weekend. The race starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Ne
  
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• Daniel Suárez on baby watch entering Bristol Night Race: 'It's coming very soon'

  19-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, Tenn. — Daniel Suárez is on baby watch heading into Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.Still, the driver of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet said he plans to compete in Saturday‘s Bass Pro Shops Night Race (7:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), Race 3 of The Chase presented by Mobil 1.“It’scoming,andit’scomingverysoon,” Suárez said Friday afternoon. “Ithinklastnig
  
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• NASCAR at Bristol start time, TV, streaming, lineup for night race

  19-09-2026 13:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It’s Bristol, baby.NASCAR returns to the venue dubbed the Last Great Colosseum, the iconic short track in Bristol, Tennessee for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday, Sept. 19.A longtime staple on the Cup Series schedule, a race at Bristol doesn’t need any extra bells or whistles to make it feel special, but this race will carry extra meaning in several ways.For starters, it’s the first trip to Bristol for the Cup Series without Kyle Busch, the late NASCAR driver who died
  
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• NASCAR at Bristol race updates, highlights, live results: NASCAR honors Kyle Busch

  19-09-2026 13:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It’s Bristol, baby.NASCAR returns to the venue dubbed the Last Great Colosseum, the iconic short track in Bristol, Tennessee for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday, Sept. 19.A longtime staple on the Cup Series schedule, a race at Bristol doesn’t need any extra bells or whistles to make it feel special, but this race will carry extra meaning in several ways.For starters, it’s the first trip to Bristol for the Cup Series without Kyle Busch, the late NASCAR driver who died
  
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• NASCAR at Bristol race updates, highlights, live results

  19-09-2026 13:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It’s Bristol, baby.NASCAR returns to the venue dubbed the Last Great Colosseum, the iconic short track in Bristol, Tennessee for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday, Sept. 19.A longtime staple on the Cup Series schedule, a race at Bristol doesn’t need any extra bells or whistles to make it feel special, but this race will carry extra meaning in several ways.For starters, it’s the first trip to Bristol for the Cup Series without Kyle Busch, the late NASCAR driver who died
  
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• Racing Insights: Who will shine the brightest under Bristol's lights?

  19-09-2026 12:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Tennessee for a showdown under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Race No. 3 of The Chase presented by Mobil 1 moves on to Thunder Valley after a wild race last Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. With 14 of 16 Chase drivers running into issues in the Midwest, an uneventful night in The Volunteer State would be a welcome sight for any of the 16 title contenders. Den
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Bristol lineup, TV schedule for Saturday's race

  19-09-2026 11:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series Chase shifts to the physical half-mile concrete surface inside of Bristol Motor Speedway.Kyle Larson is on the pole for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Sept. 19 after qualifying was canceled.Four Chase drivers are starting in 25th or worse, including Chase Briscoe, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott and Daniel Suarez.Here's the full starting lineup and TV information for Saturday's NASCAR race at Bristol.BRISTOL RACE PICKS:NASCAR Bristol predictions 2026, expert picks for Bass Pro
  
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• Sheldon Creed keeps capitalizing on Justin Allgaier, Carson Kvapil shortcomings

  19-09-2026 07:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoWith two wins in the first three races in the Chase for the Championship, Sheldon Creed has taken a marginal points lead, but this season continues to run through Justin Allgaier and Carson Kvapil.Narratively, anyways. This is to take nothing away from Creed and the Haas Factory Team No. 00 but they certainly did not have the car to beat. Allgaier and Kvapil won the first two stages respectively and the other finished second in each stage respectively.Then stuff happened, wh
  
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