Race Weekend Central

Monday Morning Pit Box: Alan Gustafson Fuel Only Decision Fuels Key YellaWood 500 Crew Chief Calls

Cliff Daniels and Alan Gustafson chat at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (Photo: NKP)

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Alan Gustafson’s decision sparked a series of fuel-only stops, one of several crucial calls that altered the outcome of Sunday’s YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Up to Speed: Championship Hopes Hang in the Balance at Bristol

NASCAR Cup Series action at Bristol Motor Speedway, September 2021. Photo: NKP

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With nearly half the playoff field vulnerable to elimination, the stakes have rarely been higher heading into the Bristol night race.