Power Rankings: It's a dilemma trapped in a quagmire at the top Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected] and we'll try to have some fun. 1. Carl Edwards (LW: 7): Edwards gets the opportunity to make … [Read more...]

Going for third-straight win, Kyle Busch spins, hits wall twice Instead of a third-straight win on Sunday, Kyle Busch had three accidents. Busch, who had won the last two Sprint Cup Series races, hit the wall early in the race at Bristol because of a flat right-front tire. The tire popped as Busch was in the corner, and since he was already in the corner and on the high side of the track, … [Read more...]

Woman hit by Kyle Busch's car at Bristol made precautionary hospital visit A woman who was bumped by Kyle Busch's wounded car in the infield at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday said she was sore and headed to the hospital following the race for precautionary reasons. Busch brought his car to the infield after he hit the wall a second time from a flat right-front tire. The right side of … [Read more...]

Want to see a guy do a backflip over a Formula E car? Stuntman Damien Walters did a backflip over a Formula E car. The car was moving. And it was approaching Walters from behind. Yes, really. Here's the incredible video. How many people can perform a standing backflip like that, let alone have the guts to attempt something like that? We're not sure about you, but we didn't need the … [Read more...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. finishes 2nd after dropping 2 laps at race start Not even the most ardent of Dale Earnhardt Jr. supporters could have claimed with a straight face that NASCAR's most popular driver was going to have a chance to win the race after watching what transpired on the opening lap at Bristol. When the field took the green flag, 39 drivers accelerated. The 40th was Earnhardt Jr., … [Read more...]

Erik Jones is first non-Cup driver to win in Xfinity in 2016 Hey, a driver who isn't a Sprint Cup Series regular won Saturday's Xfinity Series race at Bristol. Though we can't claim it was much of an upset. Race-winner Erik Jones was the preseason title favorite after all. And he drives for Joe Gibbs Racing, the team that's won four races (through Kyle Busch) and seen its three cars finish … [Read more...]

Bristol quick takeaways: A few surprise finishers in the top 10 Throughout 2016 we may have way too many quick thoughts for our post-race posts. So consider our Takeaways feature to be the home of our random and sometimes intelligent musings. Sometimes the post may have a theme. Sometimes it may just be a mess of unrelated thoughts. Make sure you tweet us your thoughts after the race or … [Read more...]

Carl Edwards gets fourth-career win at Bristol Unsurprisingly, the entire Joe Gibbs Racing team was strong at Bristol on Sunday. Surprisingly, Carl Edwards was the only car that made it to the finish without incident. He was the first car to cross the finish line too. After starting from the pole, Edwards led over half the race (276 of 500 laps) and pulled away from the field on the race's … [Read more...]

Junior doesn't want to know how many lug nuts are on his wheels Don't consider Dale Earnhardt Jr. as a driver who is entirely comfortable with teams not fastening all five lug nuts to to the wheels during pit stops. Before 2015, NASCAR mandated that teams fasten all five lug nuts per wheel when changing tires on a pit stop. The sanctioning body did away with the rule before last season and … [Read more...]

Carl Edwards wins Bristol pole as JGR cars take 4 of top 5 spots Your browser does not support iframes. Joe Gibbs Racing continued its run as the fastest team in the Sprint Cup Series during qualifying at Bristol on Friday. The team took four of the top five starting spots including the entire front row. Carl Edwards will start first while Matt Kenseth starts second. Team Penske's Joey … [Read more...]