Denny Hamlin won the pole for Saturday’s (Aug. 17) Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol with a lap of 129.320 mph. He will be alongside Kyle Larson for the 500 lap race, under the lights on Saturday night. “Proud of this FedEx team for giving me such a …
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With the regular season winding down, Denny Hamlin and Matt DiBenedetto continued their recent hot streaks in Friday’s (Aug. 16) practice sessions at Bristol Motor Speedway. Opening Practice Hamlin laid down a lap of 128.605 mph to top the scoring pylon. He was one of four Toyotas inside the top …
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Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win put Kevin Harvick only two Cup wins behind team owner Tony Stewart. Assuming Harvick eventually eclipses Stewart’s mark, who has the more impressive NASCAR resume? Michael Massie: I’d still say Stewart because of the two more championships and because he took a leap of …
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Who will end Saturday night on top of the roof in victory lane? The Busch brothers have won the last four Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kurt Busch will be going for his sixth win at the half-mile oval, while Kyle Busch is looking for …
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Bayley Currey was scheduled to pull double duty this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, running the No. 52 for Rick Ware Racing in the Cup Series, as well as the No. 17 Xfinity car. However, NASCAR removed him from the racetrack on Thursday (Aug. 15). Sources told Frontstretch that when Currey tested …
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It’s fitting that David Ragan announced the end to his full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career at the site of his last Xfinity Series triumph. Way back when, in 2009, Ragan was attempting to prove he deserved to stay with Roush Fenway Racing. Two years prior, he was tapped …
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The business side of racing sucks sometimes, and that was certainly the case on Thursday morning (Aug. 15) when Matt DiBenedetto announced Leavine Family Racing was not bringing him back for a second season. It was an unpopular move, as DiBenedetto is loved by many fans. But it was an …
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Despite giving Leavine Family Racing its best season to date, Matt DiBenedetto won’t be returning to the team for a second season in 2020. “I got the devastating news that I will not be able to return to Leavine Family Racing next season,” DiBenedetto said in Twitter statement on Thursday …
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In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino and Mike Neff discuss an entertaining weekend of racing at both Michigan International Speedway and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Kevin Harvick picked up his second win of the season, both coming in the past four races. Meanwhile, it’s Denny Hamlin who’s the hottest driver …
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It’s Bristol, Baby! Those three words used to get everyone fired up back in the day when 160,000 wedged their way into their skinny seats for a night of crazy drama. They call this place “The Last Great Colosseum,” and it really felt like this must be what it is …
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