BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Ryan “The Ringoes Rocket” Godown invaded the 1/3-mile clay high banks of Grandview Speedway on Saturday night to be one of the 67 drivers participating in qualifying events for the 51st Annual Freedom 76-lap Modified feature. (more…)
Bobby Labonte had his sights set on winning his third straight SMART tour feature but Jonathan Brown had other ideas about knocking Labonte off the winners podium. (more…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The 2020 season at Stafford Speedway saw a 3-way title fight between Andrew Durand, Alexandra Fearn, and Jeremy Lavoie that was only settled by a tie-breaker margin at season’s end. (more…)
The stage is set, and the anticipation is high for this Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Round of 16 cutoff race, the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Three Playoff drivers have locked themselves into the Round of 12 by either wins or points in the first two races of the Round of 16 – Denny Hamlin (won at Darlington), Martin Truex Jr. (won at Richmond) and Kyle Larson (clinched on points) – leaving nine spots still up for grabs this weekend.
Noah Gragson, who wasn’t even a lock in the Playoffs until two weeks ago when he won at Darlington Raceway, went back-to-back with another win over the weekend at Richmond Raceway. (more…)
GMS Racing’s Sheldon Creed has been unstoppable in this season’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs taking the first two (Gateway and Darlington) of three races in the Round of 10, and now the Californian is looking to become the first driver in the series history to sweep a Playoff round this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway in the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 9 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
The final race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East season arrives Thursday in the form of the Bush’s Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
And for the third time this year, East Series regulars will face additional competition in a combination event with the ARCA Menards Series. (more…)
Thompson, CT — Tolland, CT’s Ronnie Williams made it two in a row with the Outlaw Open Modified Series by capturing the Twisted Tea Tripoint Showdown 75 at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Wednesday, September 15. Williams followed a similar script to his Midsummer 75 victory in August by coming on strong late in the going to take home another $5,000 top prize at the final tune-up for the $20,000-to-win Thompson 300.
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 15, 2021 – Crucial races with championship consequences in both NASCAR and INDYCAR highlight this week’s motorsports coverage across NBC Sports. Four drivers will be eliminated from the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs when NASCAR returns to Bristol Motor Speedway in primetime this Saturday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. An hour-long edition of Countdown to Green pre-race coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
With only two races remaining in the 2021 season, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend with the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. Pre-race coverage begins Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, with race coverage getting underway at 3:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports INDYCAR analyst Townsend Bell will ride-along with former INDYCAR driver and current INDYCAR team owner Sam Schmidt in Schmidt’s specialized car on the track during race and pre-race coverage.
Coverage of the final race of the Xfinity Series regular season will begin in primetime Friday at 7 p.m. ET from Bristol with Countdown to Green on NBCSN, leading into race coverage at 7:30 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports’ lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen will call both the Cup and Xfinity Series races this weekend from Bristol alongside Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte, 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, and two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame selection Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Marty Snider, Dave Burns and Dillon Welch will contribute coverage from pit road during Friday and Saturday’s races from Bristol.
Pre- and post-race coverage this weekend will be anchored by Marty Snider alongside Kyle Petty and Dale Jarrett from victory lane.
In last weekend’s Cup Series playoff race at Richmond, Martin Truex Jr. secured a berth in the Round of 12 of the Cup Series Playoffs with his victory. In addition to Truex Jr., Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin have earned berths in the Round of 12. Also on Saturday, Noah Gragson won his second consecutive race in the Xfinity Series.
2021 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS ROUND OF 16
| Drivers | Points |
| Kyle Larson | Advanced to Round of 12 |
| Denny Hamlin | Advanced to Round of 12 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | Advanced to Round of 12 |
| Joey Logano | 2093 (+40) |
| Ryan Blaney | 2081 (+28) |
| Kevin Harvick | 2078 (+25) |
| Chase Elliott | 2072 (+19) |
| Christopher Bell | 2070 (+17) |
| Brad Keselowski | 2066 (+13) |
| Kyle Busch | 2061 (+8) |
| Aric Almirola | 2056 (+3) |
| Kurt Busch | 2053 |
| Alex Bowman | 2053 |
| Tyler Reddick | 2048 (-5) |
| William Byron | 2035 (-18) |
| Michael McDowell | 2015 (-38) |
The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will once again present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2021, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 6-7. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2021 NASCAR coverage.
NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race. NASCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and at nbcsports.com/predictor.
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HOW TO WATCH
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time (ET) |
| Fri., Sept. 17 | Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series Post Race | NBCSN | 9:30 p.m. | |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. |
| NASCAR Cup Series Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | |
| NASCAR Cup Series Post Race | NBCSN | 11 p.m. |
WALPOLE, N.H. — With just three races left in the Granite State Pro Stock Series season, the series is heading for one of the most prestigious races of the year. This Friday, September 17, the Pro Stock division will headline the Friday night portion of the 56th annual Star Classic at Star Speedway in Epping, New Hampshire. (more…)
