A three-race winner this year in the No 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, driver Austin Hill heads into the 2025 Playoffs with reason to be optimistic but also cognizant of the challenge ahead. A big penalty for rough driving at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July cost Hill all his accumulated Playoff points and puts him in an immediate position to play catch-up.
Bristol
Sam Mayer Not To Be Overlooked In Xfinity Playoffs
Haas Factory Team driver Sam Mayer may not have turned in the flash and multi-victory pizzazz this year that Zilisch has demonstrated, but the 22-year-old Wisconsin native won at Iowa Speedway in August and his 15 top-10s through the opening 26-races points to the consistent success he’s shown all year.
Reigning Xfinity Champ Justin Allgaier Remains Confident
Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion JR Motorsports veteran Justin Allgaier finished second to his teammate Conner Zilisch in the Regular Season Championship. And he joins Zilisch and Austin Hill as the series’ only other multi-race winners.
Connor Zilisch Turns Rookie Year into a Championship Crusade
The 12 drivers who have qualified for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs met with the national media Tuesday and there was a common and clear storyline in their plans to hoist the championship trophy as they kick off the seven-race Playoff run.
They need to beat JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch.
Garrett Mitchell, a.k.a. Cleetus McFarland, Set for ARCA Menards Series Short Track Debut at Bristol Motor Speedway
BRISTOL, Tenn: – Garrett Mitchell — widely known to his millions of YouTube followers as Cleetus McFarland — will trade the camera for a steering wheel once again as he gears up for his fourth career ARCA Menards Series start in Thursday night’s Bush Beans 200 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
With Playoff Victory, Denny Hamlin Nears Personal Milestone
MADISON, 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.
ARCA Menards Series / ARCA Menards Series East at Bristol Motor Speedway: Bush’s Beans 200 Pre-Race Notes
ARCA Menards Series / ARCA Menards Series East at Bristol Motor Speedway
THE RACE: Bush’s Beans 200
THE PLACE: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
THE DATE: Thursday, September 11, 2025
THE TIME: 5:30 pm ET
BROADCAST: FS1, Live
Rising Star Brenden Queen to Make NASCAR Xfinity Series Debut at Bristol Motor Speedway
Queen to Drive No. 11 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing in Food City 300
LEXINGTON, N.C. (September 5, 2025) – Kaulig Racing announced today that Brenden Queen will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) debut at Bristol Motor Speedway in the team’s No. 11 Chevrolet.
Bristol Motor Speedway Facility Ready To Go For NASCAR’s Return With Bass Pro Shops Night Race Weekend
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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.
NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway)
NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Enjoy Illinois 300
The Place: World Wide Technology Raceway
Track Length: 1.25 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, September 7
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,797,935
TV: USA, 2:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 300 miles (240 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 140), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 240)