NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Bristol Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shop America's Night RaceNASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: Bass Pro Shops Night Race
The Place: Bristol Motor Speedway
Track Length: 0.533 Mile Concrete Oval
The Date: Saturday, September 13
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $10,447,135
TV: USA, 7 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 266.5 miles (500 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 125),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 250), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 500)

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Two-Time NASCAR Cup Series Winner Ricky Craven Named Honorary Pace Car Driver For New Hampshire’s Mobil 1 301

Ricky Craven
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Maine native Ricky Craven will lead the field to green for New England’s only NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

LOUDON, N.H. – On Sunday, Sept. 21, Ricky Craven, two-time NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) race winner and Newburgh, Maine native, will get behind the wheel of the official Toyota GR Supra pace car as he leads 36 of NASCAR’s best to the green flag for the Mobil 1 301 NCS race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS).

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Here’s How Northeast drivers Performed at World Wide Technology Raceway Over The Weekend

Lou Modestino Track TalkDenny Hamlin won the Cup race at the World Wide Technology Raceway.   Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finished fifth with Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT placing 13th.

Conner Zilisch won the Xfinity event.  Anthony Alfredo of Ridgewood, CT came in 13th, and Thomas Annunziata of NJ ended up 20th.

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With Playoff Victory, Denny Hamlin Nears Personal Milestone

Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs RacingMADISON, Ill. — Denny Hamlin spent much of his post-race press conference relishing the freedom he earned with Sunday’s victory in the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

With his ticket already punched for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ Round of 12, Hamlin can race with abandon next Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, while others are scrambling to keep their title hopes alive.

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NCS Race Recap: World Wide Technology Raceway Pole Winner Denny Hamlin Delivers Toyota’s 200th Victory

Denny Hamlin
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MADISON, Ill.—In a race that featured a strange brew of divergent strategies, pole winner Denny Hamlin claimed his series-best fifth victory of the season and advanced to the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

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Haas Factory Team To Align With Chevrolet Beginning in 2026

  • Haas Factory TeamManufacturer Switch Will Include Fulltime NASCAR Cup Series Program and Two Fulltime NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Entries

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Sept. 5, 2025) – Haas Factory Team will align with Chevrolet beginning in 2026, a move that encompasses its fulltime NASCAR Cup Series program and two fulltime NASCAR Xfinity Series entries that will compete in the soon-to-be-renamed NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.

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Bristol Motor Speedway Facility Ready To Go For NASCAR’s Return With Bass Pro Shops Night Race Weekend

Bristol "rebuilt"

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BRISTOL, Tenn. (Sept. 3, 2025) – With a little over a week remaining until the roar of NASCAR engines return to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race weekend, Sept. 11-13, track officials said Wednesday that the rebuild project following the MLB Speedway Classic in August is nearly complete. More than 200 workers from MLB and 100 BMS operations employees and contractors have been working non-stop since the final out of the historic MLB Speedway Classic to change the facility from a baseball stadium back into its normal setting of a world-class NASCAR venue.

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NASCAR Cup Series Round Of 16 Playoffs And SMX World Championship Round 1 Headline NBC Sports’ Live Motorsports Coverage This Week

NBC Sports NASCAR Cup SeriesSTAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 3, 2025 – The NASCAR Cup Series Round of 16 Playoffs continue this Sunday, Sept. 7, with the Enjoy Illinois 300 from World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, while the SuperMotocross World Championship begins this Saturday, Sept. 6, with Round 1 from zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., at 2:30 p.m. ET on Peacock.

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