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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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• What channel is the NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Bristol on today? Time, TV schedule

  18-09-2026 12:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase continues to Bristol for the Food City 300 on Sept. 18.For the first time since Phoenix in March, Justin Allgaier enters a race weekend outside of the points lead.Sheldon Creed leads by three points ahead of Allgaier after beginning the Chase with a win and a runner-up finish. Here's how you can watch Friday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway:O'REILLY POINTS:NASCAR points standings: O'Reilly Series points update after Gateway r
  
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• NASCAR Bristol qualifying channel today, time, TV schedule for Bass Pro Shops Night Race

  18-09-2026 12:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup SeriesBristol race weekend opens with Bass Pro Shops Night Race practice and qualifying on Sept. 18.Two weeks into the Chase, Denny Hamlin's points lead is down to nine points ahead of Kyle Larson. Hamlin has gone four races without a top-five finish for the first time in 2026. And while the last four races include two top-10s for Hamlin, a run of seventh-place finishes likely won't win a Cup Series title in the Chase formatBristol is the site of Ty Gibbs' first career Cup Series
  
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• Why is NASCAR Truck Series Race at Bristol Delayed Today? When Will it Re-Start?

  18-09-2026 06:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why is the NASCAR Truck Series race at Bristol delayed today? Here’s the latest weather update and when the UNOH 250 could get underway. GettyA red flag stopped NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series Chase opener at Bristol Motor Speedway on Lap 171 Thursday night, with 79 laps left after oil coated the track.The Chase format leaves little room for lost track position, and a prolonged cleanup threatens to scramble fuel strategy for the 36 trucks still racing toward the postseason’s ne
  
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• Fighting through 'tough year,' Kaulig RAM earns first-ever top five finish

  18-09-2026 06:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoSince RAM rejoined the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with a fleet of five Kaulig Racing entries, it's been a brutal uphill battle. With no sim and zero notes, they entered the year blind against a stacked field of competitors.Despite the struggles, they've also managed to score a total of 15 top tens, but Bristol was a new milestone for the Kaulig RAM group. Justin Haley drove his No. 16 to a fourth-place finish in the first top five for the entire organization."Obviously, a grea
  
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• New Daniel Suarez documentary follows his emotional and historic homecoming in Mexico

  18-09-2026 06:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAs part of National Hispanic Heritage Month, NASCAR Studios worked together with Wilmer Valderrama’s WV Alternative and FOX Sports to produce a one-hour documentary follow Cup driver Daniel Suarez and his journey back home for a historic NASCAR race weekend in Mexico City.It premiered on FOX Sports 1 on Thursday, September 17, and will be available on Tubi TV beginning Saturday, October 17, for U.S., Mexico and LATAM markets. It will also replay on FOX Sports 1 at vari
  
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• Garcia Takes First Career Truck Series Win; Loose Wheel Dooms Riggs

  18-09-2026 05:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectOn what turned out to be a messy night for the favorites to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, Jake Garcia capitalized on opportunity and scored his first career victory in Thursday night's UNOH 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.The driver, who was atop the scoring pylon in Thursday's qualifying session before weather wiped out the session with eight trucks left to qualify, is proud of the effort from his team, which allowed
  
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• Jake Garcia earns first NASCAR Truck win after nightmare race for Front Row Motorsports

  18-09-2026 04:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn a dramatic Chase opener for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ThorSport Racing's Jake Garcia played spoiler with his first-ever win in his 94th career start.Garcia beat Bayley Currey in second, who earned his career-best result while making his first start of the 2026 season. Stewart Friesen finished a strong third, and Justin Haley secured Kaulig RAM their first-ever top five finish in fourth.Rounding out the top five was 16-year-old Tristan McKee, who earned the 2026 ARCA E
  
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• NASCAR points standings: Truck Series points update after Bristol race

  18-09-2026 04:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Layne Riggs held on to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points lead after the UNOH 250 on Sept. 17 at Bristol, the first race of the Chase.Riggs won both stages, but had to pit under green for a loose wheel in the final 100 laps to lose two laps and track position. The top seed in the Truck Series Chase finished in 32nd.Kaden Honeycutt sliced the deficit to three points after an 8th-place run.The top five at Bristol all consisted of non-Chase drivers.Here's the updated NASCAR Craftsman Truck Se
  
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• Who won NASCAR Truck Series Bristol race? Winner is Jake Garcia, plus full results

  18-09-2026 04:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jake Garcia drove away from Stewart Friesen in the final 20 laps to win the UNOH 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Sept. 17 at Bristol.Garcia earned his first career Truck Series win in his 94th career start.Bayley Currey finished second in a TRICON Garage entry, while Friesen, Justin Haley and Tristan McKee completed the top five.The race was noted for the dominance of Layne Riggs early and his struggles throughout the final 130 laps. Riggs had to make an unscheduled green flag stop and
  
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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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• 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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