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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 →

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Food City 500 at Bristol Preview

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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will race the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor  Speedway on Sunday, April 15th. The start time is now 1 pm ET as NASCAR has moved up the start time due to impending inclement weather. Race coverage is on FOX, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Continue reading →

Jimmie Johnson Affirms Team is Moving in the Right Direction

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Jimmie Johnson, the driver of the #48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, sits in 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. – Jimmie Johnson showed up for his news conference Friday morning at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway dressed nicely in a ‘Lowe’s’ emblazoned polo shirt and ‘Lowe’s’ cap. The defending champion of Sunday’s Food City 500 [2 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio] greeted reporters, laughed a little and fully confronted the elephant in the room. Continue reading →

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Preview

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams are revving up for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 8th at 2 pm ET.  Pre-race coverage is available on FOX Sports 1, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Continue reading →