NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 Kicks Off Under the Lights at Bristol Motor Speedway

After the elimination race in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Round of 10 at Kansas Speedway last weekend, two drivers were eliminated from the Playoffs – Matt Crafton and Matt DiBenedetto. Now, the series heads to Bristol Motor Speedway to kick off the Round of 8 for the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics on Thursday, September 14 at 9 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio.

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Trevor Bayne To Return To Joe Gibbs Racing For 3 Races

HUNTERSVILLE N.C. (August 23rd, 2023) – Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announces today that Trevor Bayne will return to Joe Gibbs Racing for three races throughout the remainder of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) season in the No. 19 Toyota GR Supra.

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Ring That Bell: Christopher Bell Jumps to NASCAR Cup Series Standings Lead With Bristol Dirt Victory

Rising like a rocket into the atmosphere, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell has soared to the NASCAR Cup Series standings lead following his first win of the 2023 season at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt. The win was the fifth of his career and his first at the half-mile track.

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NASCAR Cup Series: Food City Dirt Race Video Highlights | NASCAR on FOX

Stage one of the NASCAR Food City Dirt Race had a number of cautions, highlighted by a costly caution which featured Joey Logano, William Byron, and Bubba Wallace. As stage one came to a close, another caution that featured Denny Hamlin allowed Kyle Larson to win stage one.

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How Did New Englanders Do At Bristol?

In the Craftsman Truck Series  Joey Logano of Middletown, CT pulled off a win at Bristol while Parker Kligerman of Westport, CT was not so fortunate and ended up 31st. In Sunday’s Cup race Christopher Bell won that one at the while Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came in 24th with Corey LaJoie placing 30th. Joey Logano retired early and was given a 37th place. Corey LaJoie is the son of two-time Xfinity Champion Randy LaJoie.

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Christopher Bell Rings In A Win On Bristol Dirt

I have never been a real fan of the Bristol dirt race but I have to say this was the best Cup race I have seen on the dirt. The crowd was still not “old Bristol” worthy but it was a decent show considering it was a bit chilly. The race was not without incident and one of the cool things about the dirt is that cars that did a 360 could get themselves straightened up without a caution flag needing to be thrown.

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series News & Notes – Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt

Niece Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar wins big at Texas, earns spot in Playoffs Last weekend, Niece Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar was in the right place at the right time to take the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory in overtime at Texas Motor Speedway, after the race leaders, Nick Sanchez and Zane Smith, wrecked coming to the checkered flag. The victory was Hocevar’s first in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, and with the win the Michigan native has secured his spot in the Playoffs for the third time in his career (2021, 2022).

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Joey Logano to Run ThorSport Racing Entry in Truck Dirt Race at Bristol

Joey Logano, who won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Dirt Bristol, added the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series companion event at the track to his schedule a season ago. Well, Logano will once again run the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series companion event at the 0.533-mile dirt oval.

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William Byron Returns to KBM for Three-Race Schedule in No. 51 Chevrolet

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 9, 2023) – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that William Byron, the most recent winner in the NASCAR Cup Series and KBM alum, will return to the organization to compete in a three-race schedule behind the wheel of the No. 51 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season.

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Corey Lajoie, Spire Motorsports Partner With Jessie Rees Foundation For Six Races In 2023

CONCORD, N.C. (December 20, 2022) – One of the most powerful and inspirational speeches across the American sports landscape was given at the inaugural ESPY Awards on March 4, 1993, when Jim Valvano was presented the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. There, he addressed an audience filled with his friends, family and contemporaries. Of course, Valvano had been diagnosed with terminal cancer – the award an acknowledgement of his condition – and passed away less than two months later.

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Allmendinger Becomes First To Win Back-To-Back Xfinity Regular Season Championships; Texas This Week

Kaulig Racing’s AJ Allmendinger is two-for-two when it comes to bagging NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Championships, becoming the first driver in series history to do so. Other drivers that have earned a Regular Season Championship are Elliott Sadler (2017), Justin Allgaier (2018), Tyler Reddick (2019) and Austin Cindric (2020).

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Off Weekend – ThorSport Racing’s Ty Majeski Wins His Way into the Championship 4 Round

Not only did ThorSport Racing’s Ty Majeski score his first NASCAR national series victory last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, but he also claimed the first berth in the Championship 4 Round set to take place at Phoenix Raceway with the championship season finale on November 4. Majeski will now get to breathe easy as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series takes the week off before partaking in some superspeedway action at the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway.

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Here’s How New England-Connected Drivers Did At Bristol This Past Weekend

Our New England correspondent, Lou Modestino compiles a weekly list of how NASCAR drivers connected to the New England area did in the past weekend’s racing.  Here’s his report from Bristol.

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