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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the Bristol Night Race

Kyle Larson leads the pack in the 2021 Bristol Bass Pro Shops Night Race. (Photo: NKP)

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Kyle Larson took the lead away from Kevin Harvick in the closing laps and held on to win at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday (Sept. 18). Lapped traffic was a factor all night, allowing cars in second place to close in on the leader. Such was the case near the end of the race; Larson went to the bottom and then back up the track, squeezing Harvick a bit. The No. 5 of Hendrick Motorsports then slid up in front of Harvick, preventing the No. 4 from getting another run on Larson.

Rodney Childers Re-Signs With Stewart-Haas

Rodney Childers and Kevin Harvick look on in 2019 Cup Michigan race. Photo: NKP

(Photo: NKP)

Rodney Childers will stay with Stewart-Haas Racing, re-signing with the team “for years to come,” as he posted on Twitter Sunday (Sept. 19). The longtime crew chief of 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick said he re-signed last Wednesday. “Been thinking all day, there is always a lot of things I could complain about,” …

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Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2021 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol

NASCAR Bristol

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As NASCAR Cup Series drivers get ready for the final playoff race in the Round of 16, we’ll prepare our lineups for daily fantasy. Let’s set your NASCAR DraftKings rosters for Saturday night’s (Sept. 17) race at Bristol Motor Speedway. It’s the second time that Cup has ventured to Thunder Valley this season, but it …

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Crew Member Reveals StarCom Racing Shutdown

#00: Quin Houff, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet Camaro UNITS, racing at 2021 Cup Richmond Raceway NKP

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A NASCAR Cup Series crew member announced on Twitter Wednesday (Sept. 15) StarCom Racing will be shut down following the 2021 season finale at Phoenix Raceway. Charlie Langenstein, shop foreman and mechanical director at StarCom, said in a since-deleted Twitter post that, “We at StarCom Racing have been notified that our team will cease operations …

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Noah Gragson Grabs Pole for Bristol Xfinity Race

Noah Gragson wearing a hat and sunglasses, holding a water bottle, Bass Pro Shops/Black Rifle Coffee firesuit, Atlanta Motor Speedway, 2021 NASCAR Xfinity, NKP

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The NASCAR Xfinity Series’ regular season finale is Friday night (Sept. 18) at Bristol Motor Speedway. Noah Gragson will wheel his No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet from the pole in Thunder Valley. Gragson is on a two-race win streak, taking the checkered flag at both Darlington Raceway and Richmond Raceway. His JR Motorsports teammate Justin …

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Martin Truex Jr. Rolls Off From Cup Pole at Bristol

Martin Truex Jr with trophy in victory lane, NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond, 2021, Sean Gardner Getty Images

(Photo: Sean Gardner/Getty Images via NASCAR Media)

It’s the final race in the Round of 16 of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs and Martin Truex Jr. will lead the field to green at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday (Sept. 18). Truex claimed the pole position for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race after winning at Richmond Raceway last week. Darlington Raceway victor …

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Sheldon Creed To Drive for Richard Childress Racing in 2022 Xfinity Season

Sheldon Creed on pit road at World Wide Technology Raceway in Gateway, Ill. (Photo: Getty Images)

(Photo: Jeff Curry/Getty Images via NASCAR Media)

Sheldon Creed will race full-time for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series next season, the team announced Tuesday (Sept. 14). He’s in the hunt for a second Camping World Truck Series championship with GMS Racing this year and has won back-to-back races in the playoffs. So far in 2021 Creed has earned three …

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Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2021 Federated Auto Parts 400

Joey Logano, a frequent fantasy NASCAR DraftKings pick, walks through the Indianapolis Motor Speedway garage in 2021. (Photo: NKP)

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The NASCAR Cup Series Round of 16 holds its second race Saturday night (Sept. 11) at Richmond Raceway. Let’s get your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings rosters ready for the 2021 Federated Auto Parts 400! This race marks the second time drivers will face the 0.75-mile racetrack this season. Back in April, Alex Bowman snagged his …

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Brett Moffitt Out Again at Richmond, Ty Dillon to Sub

2021 Pocono NXS Brett Moffitt NKP

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Brett Moffitt will continue to stay out of the No. 02 Our Motorsports car this weekend in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway. Ty Dillon will sub once again, Moffitt said in a post on Twitter. Moffitt sat out last week’s event at Darlington Raceway because he felt ill, according to his tweet. …

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Brandon Brown Adds TradeTheChain.com and SENT Sponsorship for 3 Races

Brandon Brown

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Brandon Brown’s No. 68 will be sponsored by TradeTheChain.com and SENT in three NASCAR Xfinity Series races, Brandonbilt Motorsports announced Sept. 8. The cryptocurrency companies first joined the team last week at Darlington Raceway and will return for Saturday’s race at Richmond Raceway, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway event on Sept. 25 and at Kansas …

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