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Did Kyle Larson just put on the most dominant showing of the Next Gen era?

Parity has always been the goal with this generation of a car and as a result, dominant performances like the one we saw last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway have become a rarity. Kyle Larson moved ahead pole-sitter Alex Bowman just 33 laps into the race and never looked back.

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NASCAR Cup Bristol: Larson takes dominant win as playoff drivers eliminated

Kyle Larson led 462 of 500 laps at Bristol to take a stunning fifth victory of the 2024 NASCAR Cup season in Saturday night's Round of 16 playoff elimination race.

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Daniel Suarez salvages playoff hopes despite dreadful Bristol showing

Daniel Suarez started 35th at Bristol and never made much progress as he battled an ill-handling No. 99 Chevrolet. He fell off the lead lap early and spent the majority of the race outside of the top-30. By the time the checkered flag flew, he was four laps behind but…

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Martin Truex Jr.'s 2024 NASCAR Cup title run ends with 0.09mph error

Martin Truex Jr. appeared to be doing everything he needed to do to advance into the Round of 12. He erased much of the 14-point deficit he entered Bristol with by collecting 16 stage points.

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Kyle Larson takes dominant Bristol win; Truex eliminated from playoffs

Kyle Larson led 462 of 500 laps in a stunning performance, winning at Bristol for his fifth victory of the 2024 season. It was also the 28th win of his career. He lapped up to 11th place on track and led more laps than any Bristol winner since Cale Yarborough…

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Denny Hamlin 'coming to win' in Bristol elimination race

“I’m coming here to win," declared Denny Hamlin in a Saturday media availability. "That strategy won’t change unless the situation changes during the race.”

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s wild return to NASCAR ends with top-10 finish and 2 a.m. beers on pit road

Dale Jr. couldn't see his dash but finished seventh anyways at Bristol in his first NASCAR race in nearly a year.

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Cole Custer steals regular season title from Justin Allgaier with late Bristol win

'Disappointed, frustrated, sad' says title runner-up Justin Allgaier after disastrous race

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Playoff surprises feeling secure while title threats face elimination

Chris Buescher spoiled the playoff party by winning at Watkins Glen, but he was far from the only one stealing valuable points away from the title contenders. There's also Ross Chastain, who led half the race and won the second stage. In the end, only one playoff driver finished inside…

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Briscoe keeping SHR's title hopes alive after impressive WGI comeback

With the end of Stewart-Haas Racing drawing near, no one expected the four-car team to have a car in the playoff fight. And then Chase Briscoe pulled off an impressive upset in the regular season finale, winning the coveted Southern 500. It completely changed the outlook within the organization and…

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Rev It Up: MLB to hold Braves-Reds game at Bristol Motor Speedway next August

Major League Baseball is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway with the Braves and the Reds taking part in the Speedway Classic in August 2025

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Lauren Bell confident changes to her bowling action will have long-term benefits

England completed a 3-0 ODI series whitewash in Bristol.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. to run NASCAR Xfinity race at Bristol again

Since retiring from full-time NASCAR Cup series competition after the 2017 season, Earnhardt Jr. has run select Xfinity races every year since.

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Bristol Cup race sparked a much-needed change in conversation

The biggest issue I found with Sunday’s tire conversation-dominated event was who to thank for it because still today, nobody seems to know the exact reason how it came about.

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Despite "disappointing" 2024 start, Berry shares Bristol front row

The 33-year-old native of Hendersonville, Tenn., stepped in Stewart-Haas Racing’s No. 4 Ford this year following the retirement of star Kevin Harvick and his subsequent move to the Fox Sports NASCAR TV booth.

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Ryan Blaney leads NASCAR Cup Series practice at Bristol

Sunday’s race will be the first in the spring on the asphalt surface at Bristol since 2020. The spring race has been run on dirt the past three seasons, with Christopher Bell the most recent winner last year.

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2024 NASCAR Bristol schedule, entry list, and how to watch

At Phoenix, Toyota drivers absolutely dominated, leading all but 14 laps with Christopher Bell ultimately taking the checkered flag.

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Denny Hamlin sees progress coming at his "by far weakest oval"

During much of last season, Toyotas struggled on shorter tracks, with Hamlin scoring the manufacturer’s only victory on an asphalt track a mile in length or less (fall Bristol).

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Heim's title shot is the only certainty in NASCAR Truck playoff fight

Heim won the opening race of the semifinal round of the playoffs at Bristol and locked himself into the Championship 4. The 21-year-old Georgia native has had a breakout season with three victories, 11 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes and has led a series-best 507 laps.

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Reddick hopes "disastrous summer" won't impede playoff run

Reddick and his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota team was one of the top performing drivers in the first round of the 2023 playoffs. He earned a win at Kansas – which locked him into the Round of 12 – a runner-up finish at Darlington, S.C., and his worst effort…

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NASCAR Cup champions Logano and Harvick eliminated from playoffs

Logano, who won the Cup title in both 2018 and 2022, struggled from the get-go at Bristol.

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Start of NASCAR Cup race at Bristol delayed by rain

NASCAR on Friday had already moved the green flag start time of Saturday night’s race up to 6:35 p.m. ET due to the chance of inclement weather.

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With fresh tires, Allgaier snatches Bristol Xfinity win from Hemric

Employing a unique pit strategy that saw him pit from the lead with less than 50 of 300 laps remaining, Allgaier powered through the field from 13th on new tires and moved back out front with 12 to go.

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Corey Heim snags Bristol Truck win, advances to title race

Eckes, fresh off a playoff victory last weekend at Kansas, started on pole Friday night at Bristol, won both stages and led 150 of the 200 laps.

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Keselowski: RFK "went from irrelevant to relevant"

Keselowski hasn't won a race as a driver since April, 2021 at Talladega. But since becoming co-owner Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, the team has now won twice with driver Chris Buescher.

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