Sprint Cup Series Holding Night Race at Bristol This Weekend

“The Night Race is one of the most impressive spectacles in sporting events, and the sight of the track and crowd decked out in black will make it that much more fantastic “, said Edward Bailey, Chevrolet’s marketing manager.

“I had a little bit left in the tank, for sure”, said Hamlin who was pleased with the performance of his auto .

JGR has been the hottest team in NASCAR all summer and leads the Sprint Cup Series with nine victories – including six wins in the last eight races.

The think about Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth this week is they should be be considered co-favorites to win, which is a big statement because Harvick has been that “it” guy favored in nearly every race other than the roads and restrictor-plates.

It was Hamlin’s 22d career Sprint Cup pole and continued a recent dominant trend by Joe Gibbs Racing.

Kyle Busch took advantage of late fuel problems by Chris Buescher and won the Food City 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway Friday night.

It’s not uncommon for months-long pole streaks and near-streaks to show up in racing (Red Bull Racing essentially went on one that lasted four years not too long ago, after all), but usually they don’t appear in NASCAR.

The four-time series champion will make his final run Saturday night in the Irwin Tools Night Race, driving the No. 24 that will be dressed out in the iconic Rainbow Warrior paint scheme.

Joey Logano goes for his second straight August Bristol win in Saturday’s IRWIN Tools Night Race at the Tennessee short track. Brad Keselowski has two wins, the last coming in 2012. JGR drivers have won five of the past six Sprint Cup Series poles.

“It’s just a great day”, said Hamlin.

Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (oval, 0.533 miles).

Smith arrived Wednesday for the Truck Series race – his first since his diagnosis. Want more from ATS Consultants? Clint Bowyer, Aric Almirola and possibly Kasey Kahne are battling for what looks to be the final spot, although a win from a new driver would quickly change things. “You just did that for me here today”. His average finish at Bristol is 17.4 while his driver rating is 88.1, which ranks 11 in the field.