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NASCAR: Kyle Busch Opens Up About Riley Herbst Bristol Incident

Apr 18, 2026 @ 5:16pm

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Kyle Busch and Riley Herbst tangled on two separate occasions in last Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol.Midway through the 500-lap Food City 500, Herbst’s No. 35 car made contact with Busch’s No. 8 machine, sending the latter spinning coming off turn four.Later in the race, “Rowdy” retaliated from the previous spin-out by getting […] The post NASCAR: Kyle Busch Opens Up About Riley Herbst Bristol Incident appeared first on Heavy Sports.

NASCAR Cup Series Under Spotlight as Former Driver Questions Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Attendance

Apr 16, 2026 @ 8:31am

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The NASCAR Cup Series found itself at the center of a new conversation after the April 12 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Former driver Jeremy Mayfield drew attention to the crowd size at the historic short track, using social media to question the sport’s standing in the South.His comments came on the same […] The post NASCAR Cup Series Under Spotlight as Former Driver Questions Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Attendance appeared first on Heavy Sports.

NASCAR’s Todd Gilliland Reacts to ‘Massive’ Bristol Effort

Apr 13, 2026 @ 5:49pm

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A 12th-place finish at COTA was Todd Gilliland’s best finish of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season heading into Bristol.Aside from that, the driver of the No. 38 had failed to finish top 20 in the other six races to start the campaign.On Sunday at Bristol, Gilliland found some daylight. The Front Row Motorsports driver […] The post NASCAR’s Todd Gilliland Reacts to ‘Massive’ Bristol Effort appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Are Dale Earnhardt Jr. & Ty Gibbs Both “Silver Spoon” NASCAR Drivers? Debate Erupts After Gibbs Scores First Cup Series Win At Bristol

Apr 13, 2026 @ 4:49pm

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This one’s got people fired up… Ty Gibbs finally broke through and scored his first NASCAR Cup Series win this weekend in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The driver of the #54 car for Joe Gibbs Racing is in his fourth full season in the Cup Series, driving for the team owned by his grandfather, legendary Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, and led by his mother, Heather Gibbs, who serves as team president. It’s also been a […] The post Are Dale Earnhardt Jr. & Ty Gibbs Both “Silver Spoon” NASCAR Drivers? Debate Erupts After Gibbs Scores First Cup Series Win At Bristol first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Kyle Busch Wrecks Riley Herbst in Angry Retaliation To Spoil Bristol Finish

Apr 13, 2026 @ 5:06am

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Tempers were flaring at Bristol Motor Speedway after Kyle Busch and Riley Herbst were engaged in a few race incidents at the 2026 Food City 500.

Chase Briscoe Drops Prediction After Ty Gibbs’ First Win

Apr 12, 2026 @ 8:08pm

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Chase Briscoe was one of many who was pleased to see Ty Gibbs roll into victory lane on Sunday for the first time in his NASCAR Cup Series career.Briscoe, who has been teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing with Gibbs since 2025, came home fifth in Sunday’s Food City 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway.Meanwhile, Gibbs […] The post Chase Briscoe Drops Prediction After Ty Gibbs’ First Win appeared first on Heavy Sports.