DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Fifth-year Monster Energy NASCAR Cup driver Kyle Larson was understandably disappointed – perhaps even miffed – in finishing runner-up to Kyle Busch in Monday’s rain-delayed Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Continue reading
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Kyle Busch Wins at Bristol for his Second Straight Cup Race

Kyle Busch, the driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, poses with the trophy in victory lane 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 – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
The NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series heads to Bristol Motor Speedway for some more short track racing. Bristol offers a different taste of short track racing since it is a different track type than Martinsville. Bristol has more banking in the corners which allow drivers to still carry some speed around the corners. Drivers also race all over the track at Bristol. Drivers will race down low where a traction compound gets applied to the track to allow grip on the low line. Continue reading
Kyle Busch Uses Bump-and-Run to Perfection in Bristol Win

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
Rain Delay Postpones Electric Race at Bristol

Cars sit on pit lane in the rain prior to the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 15, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race will be continued Monday because of poor weather conditions Sunday afternoon at the Bristol (Tenn.) 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