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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2022 Food City Dirt Race at Bristol

Cars go three abreast at the 2022 Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. (Photo: NKP)

#34: Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports, Love's Travel Stops Ford Mustang, #1: Ross Chastain, TrackHouse Racing, Advent Health Chevrolet Camaro and #12: Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, Menards/Dutch Boy Ford Mustang

Kyle Busch led one lap the entire night, sneaking past a spinning Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe on the final straightaway to win the 2022 Food City Dirt Race.

NASCAR 101: Joe Gibbs Racing’s Short-Track Dominance

2022 Cup Richmond Denny Hamlin car celebration

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

With NASCAR in the midst of its short-track swing and on the heels of Joe Gibbs Racing’s sweep at Richmond Raceway, Denny Hamlin‘s win continued the trend of the Toyota stable’s dominance at tracks less than a mile in length. Saturday (April 3) afternoon’s NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 was all JGR through and through, …

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Did You Notice?: The Cracks in the NASCAR Point System?

Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott racing each other during the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway, 4/3/2022 (Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Did you notice the first three drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series point standings haven’t won a race yet? William Byron (fourth) is the first driver with a victory in a competitive year where no single driver has stood out seven races in.

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