Christopher Bell Earns his First Bristol Cup Series Victory

Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing won Saturday's Bass Pro Shops Night Race, taking place at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bell began the race from the ninth position, but lost ground in the first stage and even fell outside of the lead lap. He did not have the car or the right circumstances to go his […]

Alex Bowman Falls Short of Advancing Through Cup Series Playoffs

Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman had a rollercoaster performance during Saturday's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Starting in the 15th position, Bowman needed to basically win or have help in order to advance in the playoffs. In the first stage, he suffered a setback when he spun late in the stage. […]

Chase Briscoe Collects his Third Top-10 Finish at Bristol

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe became one of the more competitive threats as the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway went on, but ultimately settled for a top-10 finish. Briscoe started the race deep in the field from the 31st position. He spent the entire first stage trying to make up […]

Ryan Blaney's Strong Top-Five Bristol Performance Advances him to the Playoffs

Team Penske's Ryan Blaney needed to have a clean day in order to advance to the next round of the playoffs, and that is exactly what he got during the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Blaney began the race from the second position and ran inside the top […]

Corey Heim Earns his First Career Cup Series Top-10 Finish at Bristol

Truck Series regular and part-time Cup driver Corey Heim finished in the sixth position in Saturday Night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Heim started the race from the 38th position and was not much of a factor in the early part of the event. Heim earned no stage points, as he […]

Ty Gibbs Has Arguably his Best Career Drive, but Only Finishes 10th

For most of Saturday night's race at Bristol, Ty Gibbs looked like he was going to interrupt the playoff drivers' party and win his first race in the NASCAR Cup Series. In a race that was somewhat similar to the wacky tire-preservation race in the spring of 2024, where Gibbs led 137 laps, he improved […]

Despite Crashing Out at Bristol, Chase Elliott Advances to Round of 12

Even though Chase Elliott crashed and finished 38th and scored only one point since he didn't score any stage points either, he still advanced to the Round of 12 in the NASCAR playoffs because he had enough of a gap over the drivers below the cutl ine, and even if his teammate Alex Bowman had […]

Austin Dillon Misses Round of 12 After Extremely Mediocre Bristol Run

As expected, Austin Dillon wasn't even particularly close to being in contention to advancing to the Round of 12 in the NASCAR playoffs. For all the speed he has recently shown at Richmond, he's never been particularly strong at Bristol and last night was no exception as he started 23rd and finished 28th four laps […]

Shane van Gisbergen Fails to Advance to Round of 12

It was really unlikely for Shane van Gisbergen to advance to the Round of 12 in the NASCAR playoffs on Saturday night since there were no road courses in that round, and two of the tracks in this round (Darlington and Bristol) tend to benefit the drivers with a great deal of stock-car experience as […]

Josh Berry Finishes Last in All Three Round of 16 Races to Fail to Advance

Josh Berry was pretty outmatched in the NASCAR playoffs. Although nobody really expected him to advance to the Round of 12 since he's had a pretty mediocre season even despite his win at Las Vegas, Berry became the first playoff driver to finish last in each race of a playoff round with his 39th place […]

NASCAR Race Results from Bristol-2: Christopher Bell Emerges From Caution-Filled Chaos

One of the wildest races of the season happened on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, as tire wear came into play in a huge way during the Bass Pro Shops Night Race. Ty Gibbs dominated for most of the race, leading a total of 201 laps, with his teammate, Chase Briscoe, leading 127 laps […]

Chris Buescher May have Another Solid Run at Bristol

RFK Racing's Chris Buescher will start the Bass Pro Shops Night Race from 21st in this week's Cup Series race at Bristol. Buescher ended up being the lowest-qualifying driver of the three RFK entries in this week's race, but by only one position. In 17 Cup starts at Bristol, Buescher has one win, eight top-20 […]

Should DFS Managers Roster Kyle Busch at Bristol?

Richard Childress Racing's Kyle Busch will start the Bass Pro Shops Night Race from the 32nd position after qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway. This will mark Busch's lowest starting position at the site in his Cup career since August 2013, when he started from the 43rd position. Busch is one of the most accomplished drivers […]

Is Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Too Risky to Consider Rostering at Bristol?

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of Hyak Motorsports earned a starting position of 11th after qualifying for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. This is Stenhouse's fourth-highest starting position of his Cup Series career at Bristol. In 22 Cup starts at the site, Stenhouse has 12 top-20 finishes with seven being inside of […]

Michael McDowell Could be A Solid Value Option For Bristol DFS Lineups

Spire Motorsports driver Michael McDowell will start 25th for this week's Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the Bass Pro Shops Night Race. McDowell is the only driver from Spire to qualify outside of the top 20 in this week's Cup race. In 27 Cup races at Bristol, McDowell has nine top-20 finishes, including four […]

Chase Elliott Probably Won't Factor in for Bristol Win

Although some people will tell you Chase Elliott is having a great season because he is currently leading the traditional full-season Winston Cup points standings and people erroneously think that was a good points system, he has had an overrated season and hasn't been running nearly as well as that would imply. He ranks ninth, […]

Bubba Wallace Not as Strong at Bristol as Other Short Tracks

Although Bubba Wallace hasn't clinched a spot in the Round of 12, since he is 50 points ahead of Austin Dillon for the final playoff spot, he pretty much doesn't have to worry even if he fails to finish. Wallace is on a run of arguably the greatest consistency of his career as he has […]

Alex Bowman Needs to Win to Make Round of 12

Although Alex Bowman had never been much of a threat at Bristol before, he did have arguably his best races at the track in his last three starts as he drove from 29th to fourth in the 2024 spring race and led 32 and 39 laps from the pole in the last two races before […]

Ross Chastain has Never Led at Bristol but Has Been Pretty Consistent

Ross Chastain sits only 19 points ahead of Austin Dillon for the final transfer spot in the Round of 12, which means he's in some danger of failing to advance in the playoffs, particularly if he has an early DNF, but otherwise it's a little hard to imagine any of the drivers behind him overtaking […]

Austin Dillon's Richmond Speed Unlikely to Carry Over to Bristol

Austin Dillon has not been particularly good at Bristol as he has never led a lap here and has only posted four top-10 finishes, but one of those came in this year's spring race when he finished 10th and he certainly surprised many people by successfully defending his Richmond win with an even more dominant […]

Josh Berry Might Run Well at Bristol, but Almost Certainly Won't Win to Advance

Despite his early win this season at Las Vegas, in retrospect, Josh Berry's season hasn't been very good, and he will almost certainly be eliminated from the playoffs on Saturday since he sits 45 points below his de facto teammate, Austin Cindric, who holds the transfer spot for the Round of 12. Since only 60 […]

Bristol One of Justin Haley's Few Recent Bright Spots

Bristol is one of the few tracks where Justin Haley tends to look decent. In this spring's race, Haley finished only 13th but ran in the top five quite a bit in the first stage and had the ninth best driver rating of 97.1. The Spire Motorsports cars tend to be consistently fast here as […]

Ryan Preece Seems Slower on Concrete Than on Asphalt

Ryan Preece is possibly having the best season he ever will have in the Cup Series. If he has a specialty, it is probably short track racing because of his vast Modified Series experience. Preece has shown bursts of dominance in the past, like when he led 135 laps from the pole at Martinsville in […]

Legacy Motor Club's Short-Track Speed Will Likely Hold John H. Nemechek Back

John Hunter Nemechek had one strong run at Bristol, where he started 26th and finished sixth in the chaotic 2024 spring event, but that race was unlike any other Bristol race in history and can't reasonably be used to predict anything on Saturday. In the two significantly more boring Bristol races that followed (which are […]

Erik Jones Definitely Faster This Year, but Short Tracks Still a Liability

Erik Jones used to be known for his Bristol prowess in his early years driving for Furniture Row Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing, where he scored four top fives in his first eight races before Gibbs fired him. However, in his years in the No. 43 car particularly with the Next Gen car, he has […]

Despite Poor Qualifying Run, Daniel Suarez Might Not Be a Great Choice

Lame-duck Trackhouse Racing driver Daniel Suárez starts a miserable 35th at Bristol on Saturday, and since he costs only $6,000 on DraftKings DFS, he theoretically could be a cheap option to score a lot of place-differential points, but his consistent lack of speed in qualifying here has also typically been reflected in the race. Although […]

Noah Gragson Unlikely to Be Fast at Bristol but Still Might Be Worth Considering for DFS

Noah Gragson had his only decent run at Bristol in last year's night race when he finished 12th and had an average running position of 14th, but that was when he drove for Stewart Haas Racing, a team which tended to have a lot more short track speed than his new team Front Row Motorsports. […]

NASCAR DFS Picks: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Lineups for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race (2025)

It's time for some more short track racing in the NASCAR Cup Series, as Bristol Motor Speedway is the next stop for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race. Bristol is a 0.533-mile concrete oval and is one of NASCAR's shortest tracks on the Cup Series schedule. This is a track with a reputation for being […]

Can Kyle Larson Dominate at Bristol Again?

Over the last two races at Bristol Motor Speedway, it has been the Kyle Larson show. Over those two races, Larson has led an insane 873 laps, won both events, and also took the green and checkered flag for all four Stage wins. In a nut shell, he has been absolutely dominant at this race […]

Denny Hamlin One of the Best at Bristol

Denny Hamlin won last weekend at Gateway, and it wouldn't be surprising if he did the same thing here at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. Bristol has always been a strong track for Hamlin, and he's almost gotten even better in the Next Gen era. Over the last four races at this track, Denny hasn't […]