Michael McDowell’s Qualifying Effort a Step Forward for Front Row

Michael McDowell, the driver of the #34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford, practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 13, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

Michael McDowell may not have qualified on the front row—the Busch brothers did that—but his ninth-place effort during Friday’s time trials at Bristol Motor Speedway meant the world to Front Row Racing. Continue reading

Crash in Final Practice Knocks Kurt Busch Off Front Row

Kurt Busch, the driver of the #41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford, talks with a crew member during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kurt Busch was a mere .002 seconds behind Kyle Busch in Friday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway. Continue reading

Kyle Busch Edges Big Brother Kurt Busch for Bristol Pole

Kyle Busch, the driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, signs an autograph after qualifying on the pole for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 13, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kurt Busch was an elite talent as a young driver, and if anything, brother Kyle Busch was even more precocious. Continue reading

New Right-Side Bristol Tire has Kyle Busch Searching for Familiar Feel

Kyle Busch, the driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, gets into his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

BRISTOL, Tenn. – In Friday’s opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch couldn’t find a familiar feel. Continue reading

New All-Star Race Rules Preempt Ricky Stenhouse Jr’s Aero Ideas

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the driver of the #17 SunnyD Ford, drives during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 13, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

At a team meeting at Roush Fenway Racing, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was all set to make suggestions designed to improve the performance of his No. 17 Ford for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race in May and on intermediate speedways in general. Continue reading