Yearly Archives: 2018

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Darrell ‘Bubba’ Wallace Jr Disappointed Despite Strong Run at Bristol

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Darrell Wallace Jr., the driver of the #43 STP Chevrolet, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, race during the rain delayed Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 16, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images

BRISTOL, Tenn. – There was a throwback moment in Monday’s weather-delayed Food City 500 that caught everyone’s eye. Continue reading →

Aric Almirola Turns in Solid Sixth-Place Run – That Could have been Better

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Aric Almirola, the driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford, leads a pack of cars the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 15, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

Aric Almirola was like a stealth missile in Monday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He wasn’t fighting for the lead at the front of the field, but his car got progressively better as the race unfolded and the top lane finally started paying dividends. Continue reading →

Alex Bowman Charges to Career-Best Fifth-Place Finish

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Alex Bowman, the driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, and Jimmie Johnson, the driver of the #48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, lead a pack of cars during the rain-delayed Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 16, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Alex Bowman was a terror on restarts.

From the first laps of the Food City 500, he served a notice he was going to make the most of a fast No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, passing cars around the top of the track. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Uses Bump-and-Run to Perfection in Bristol Win

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Kyle Busch, the driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, poses with the trophy after winning the rain-delayed Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 16, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Everyone knows Kyle Busch as ‘Rowdy,’ but you could also call him ‘The Postman,’ given that neither rain, snow, sleet nor hail could keep him from completing his appointed rounds at Bristol Motor Speedway. Continue reading →