Recap: Bristol
Cup: Food City 500
Larson dominates
Bristol gets a 20.1% on Jeff Gluck’s Was It a Good Race poll.
Stephen Stumpf: Darlington and Bristol mark the first time the Cup Series has seen back-to-back races with 4 or fewer lead changes since 1976-77 ( 76 Ontario finale had four lead changes and the 77 season opener at Riverside had 3)
Stumpf: Also is the first time since 1978 that the Cup Series has had 3 consecutive races with fewer than 10 lead changes (Martinsville had 9)
Xfinity: SciAps 300
Larson dominates
Says he wants to “embarrass” the field when he runs an Xfinity race
Trucks: WEATHER GUARD Truck Race at Bristol
Chandler Smith wins
Kyle Larson does not win or dominate, but does finish second
News:
Jon Edwards passes away
Ben Kennedy visits Long Beach Grand Prix
Tony Stewart gets first Top Fuel victory
Is Stewart the greatest racer ever?
Stern: NASCAR seeking $10M annually for title sponsor for the Xfinity Series
Plus a mid seven-figure commitment to activation
Annual spend of around $15M
Checkered Flags
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Eric:
Black Flags
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Eric:
Preview: Rockingham
Saturday grandstands sold out
NASCAR Cup Series: OFF
NASCAR Xfinity Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black’s Tire, Saturday, April 19, 4 p.m., CW
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Black’s Tire 200, Friday, April 18, 5 p.m., FS1
Preview: Talladega
NASCAR Cup Series: Jack Links 500, Sunday, April 27, 3 p.m., Fox
NASCAR Xfinity Series: Ag-Pro 300, Saturday, April 26, 4 p.m., CW
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Off
Cup Picks
Eric: William Byron
James: Ryan Blaney
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