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NASCAR Penalty: Will Joe Gibbs Racing Be Fined for Bristol Blunder? Who Replaces Denny Hamlin’s Crew?

Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 team hit with crew suspensions after Bristol wheel loss, raising questions ahead of New Hampshire and Kansas.
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NASCAR Boss Sets Precedent for Short-Track Racing’s Future After the ‘Great Goodyear Bailout’

NASCAR’s Brad Moran hails Bristol’s tire-wear chaos as short-track future, with Bell’s win and 36 lead changes setting new standard.
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Christopher Bell Dismisses Roger Penske to Admit Toyota’s Biggest Roadblock in Playoffs

Christopher Bell’s NASCAR playoffs run sparks rivalry talk with Penske as the focus shifts to a racetrack that could be Toyota’s kryptonite.
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Ryan Blaney Breaks Silence After Bizarre Radio Hijack at Bristol by Unexpected Fan

Ryan Blaney laughs off nephew’s Bristol radio hijack, praises 4-year-old’s pep talk after strong 3rd-place finish in playoff chaos.
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Richard Childress Lands in FOX News’ National Headlines After Patriotic Tribute

NASCAR’s Bristol Night Race mixed playoff drama with national debate as Richard Childress and RCR emerged at the center of attention.
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Analysts Bail Out Alan Gustafson as Chase Elliott Fans Turn on Him After Bristol Shocker

Analysts defend Alan Gustafson as Chase Elliott fans rage over Bristol’s 38th-place crash, blaming Next-Gen tire wear in playoff chaos.
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NASCAR Insider Applauds Chase Elliott’s Calm Mindset Amid Playoff Chaos

Chase Elliott’s cool, no-drama approach at Bristol impressed NASCAR insiders, keeping him focused and in the playoffs despite chaos.
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Denny Hamlin Slams NASCAR’s ‘Excessive’ Caution Calls In Brutal Bristol Race

Denny Hamlin blasts NASCAR’s “excessive” cautions at Bristol, with mechanical failures and wrecks leading to record-breaking numbers.
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Denny Hamlin Gets Real on Looming Penalty Threat With Bold 4-Word Confession

After suffering setbacks in the Bristol Race, Denny Hamlin offers a blunt response to the possibility of getting penalized.
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Fan Outrage Mounts Against Joe Gibbs’ Grandson After Costly Bristol Blunder

Fans buzzed as Bristol carried enormous weight for Joe Gibbs’ grandson, who still chases his elusive first Cup victory.
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Denny Hamlin Left Concerned for Driver Safety After Cup Star’s Car Goes Up in Flames

Denny Hamlin exposes the truth behind Penske driver's fiery Bristol ordeal, revealing deadly risks of cockpit smoke and track infernos.
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Fans Spare No Mercy as Chase Elliott Falls to New Lows

Chase Elliott’s Bristol crash sparks fan backlash, exposing playoff struggles, dwindling wins, and heated comparisons to other drivers.
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About Bristol Motor Speedway

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Bristol Motor Speedway- 2021 Latest News, Winners, Qualifying, Track

Bristol Motor Speedway, previously known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track situated in Bristol, Tennessee. Developed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961.

Bristol is among the most mainstream tracks on the NASCAR plan due to its unmistakable highlights, which incorporate uncommonly steep banking, an all-solid surface, two pit streets, and arena-like seating. It has likewise been named one of the most intense NASCAR tracks.

The track is also known as the "World's Fastest Half-Mile."

History

There is a 0.25-mile (0.40 km) dragstrip that has a yearly NHRA occasion every year, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.

Before its status as an NHRA public occasion track, the Bristol Dragway was the leader of the rivalry IHRA association; the strip's proprietor Larry Carrier framed the IHRA at the Bristol Dragway in November 1970.

The relationship ended when Bruton Smith assumed control over its possession. The dragstrip has, for quite some time, been nicknamed Thunder Valley because of its area and encompassing view.

Bristol Dragway has each of the three broadly visiting NHRA arrangements in addition to the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Racing Series - NHRA Jr. Racing League, AHDRA, and the Super Chevy Show.

The speeds are far lower than most NASCAR oval tracks, yet they are exceptionally quick contrasted with other short tracks because of the great banking.

Those highlights make for a lot of vehicle contact at the NASCAR races as the underlying beginning framework of 40 vehicles each in the Cup and Xfinity Series, and 32 in the Truck Series, broadens practically most of the way around the track, which means more slow qualifiers start the race practically a large portion of a lap down. Both NASCAR Cup Series races held at Bristol are for 500 laps.

NASCAR Xfinity Series races frequently draw in excess of 100,000 observers, making it outstanding amongst other drawing Xfinity settings, and brought about Fox broadcasting the race broadly from 2004 to 2006 and ABC doing likewise in 2007 and 2008.

2021 Race

Joey Logano took the checkered flag for NASCAR's first Cup Series race at a dirt track in 50 years. He got a jump on Denny Hamlin on the overtime restart to earn his third career victory at Bristol.

Logano became the seventh race winner through seven races this season and gave Team Penske back-to-back victories.

Quick Facts

Location151 Speedway Boulevard Bristol, Tennessee 37620
OperatorSpeedway Motorsports, Inc.
Major EventsNASCAR Cup Series

Food City Dirt Race

Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Food City 300

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Pinty's Dirt Truck Race UNOH 200

Length0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Most WinsDarrell Waltrip (12)
Most StartsRichard Petty (60)
PolesMark Martin, Cale Yarborough (9)