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By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor After a breakout season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series behind the wheel of a Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota, rookie sensation William Byron will be moving back to the Chevrolet camp starting in 2017. Byron, who has racked up five wins in the Truck Series in 2016, signed a multi-year contract with Hendrick Motorsports on Thursday, allowing him to move up to the Xfinity Series with JR Motorsports beginning in 2017. “William is a special person and a special talent. It’s been impressive toRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor Bristol Motor Speedway under the lights in August has been a fan favorite since its inception and with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heading to Thunder Valley this weekend, it’s time again for “Throwback Thursday Theater”. When thinking of classic races at Bristol, there are a few that immediately come to mind and one of those has to be the 1995 running of the Goody’s 500, which provided action throughout the duration and ended with a spectacular finish between two of the sport’s best, TerryRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer At the start of the race day at Bristol Motor Speedway, the racing surface was a bit of a mystery for most. The lower groove had recently been ‘polished’ with a chemical meant to increase grip. Many of the drivers in the Camping World Truck Series were reluctant to venture into the low lane in the first practice session. Matt Crafton didn’t venture down during the first session, in which he was eighth fastest. However, as others began to find more speed in the lowerRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor Heading into Wednesday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, just five drivers were locked into the Truck Series Chase with a dead heat for the final transfer spot, but after 200 laps around the half-mile bullring, the Chase picture has come into focus a bit more with three races remaining in the regular season. Prior to the UNOH 200, Ben Kennedy and Cameron Hayley were in a tie for the eighth and final transfer spot as the two drivers bothRead More

By Chris Knight, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. – Ben Kennedy stole the lead from William Byron with 20 laps to go in Wednesday night’s UNOH 200 and later withstood an intense six-lap shootout with Brett Moffitt to the finish line to earn his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. With his triumph in his 63rd career series start, Kennedy, the great-grandson of NASCAR Founder Bill France Sr., became the first France family member to win a NASCAR national series race. “I can’tRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor After the tragic passing of Bryan Clauson last week, drivers throughout the motorsports world have paid tribute to Clauson in various ways and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. will get the chance to pay tribute with a special paint scheme in Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Stenhouse and Clauson both share the same sponsor in Fastenal, with the company currently sponsoring Stenhouse’s No. 17 Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the company serving as sponsor for Clauson duringRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Bristol Motor Speedway, Ryan Blaney took home the victory in dramatic fashion, coming from the back after being penalized for jumping a restart early. Blaney beat Kyle Busch by just over half a second. John Hunter Nemechek was the highest finishing Truck Series regular in third. The last time a contender for the Truck Series Championship took home the victory was in 2012 when Timothy Peters took home the checkered flag. There are no NASCARRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer With rain in the forecast for the Mid-Ohio 200, many drivers dreaded the possibility of racing in the rain. One driver that welcomed the opportunity of racing in the rain was NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (NWES) regular Alon Day, who’s most recent NWES victory came in the rain at Brands Hatch in England. The race weekend started in dry conditions, as both practices and qualifying were missed by nearby rain showers. Even in the practice sessions, Day turned heads. The Ashdod, Israel native was 23rdRead More

By Chris Knight, NASCAR Wire Service LEXINGTON, Ohio – Not even a caution with four laps remaining in Saturday’s Mid-Ohio Challenge could detour road course expert Justin Marks from scoring his first career NASCAR XFINITY Series victory at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Marks, driver of the No. 42 Katerra Chevrolet Camaro, withstood a rain-soaked challenge from Sam Hornish Jr on the final restart, but Marks showcased his road racing skills when it counted most and stretched his lead to 3.7 seconds when the checkered flag flew. “These are as toughRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor NASCAR road course races have become some of the most entertaining races on the schedule over the last several years, but when you throw in rain, things tend to get a little bit chaotic. On Saturday afternoon at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, that is exactly what happened for the drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The 75 lap event started off under overcast skies, but it didn’t take long for the rain that had been forecasted for the weekend to surround the facility andRead More