
Austin Dillon’s Tire Trouble Ends Playoff Hopes at Bristol
For Austin Dillon, Bristol wasn’t a race. It was tire management hell, and it cost him everything.
For Austin Dillon, Bristol wasn’t a race. It was tire management hell, and it cost him everything.
Fire, flat tires, and a small army of bent sheet metal defined Bristol, but Bell walked off with the only thing that mattered.
Bristol was Berry’s last shot, but instead of a miracle, his Ford lit up like a barbecue grill and his Playoffs went up in smoke.
AJ Allmendinger spoiled the Playoff party at Bristol, grabbing his first pole at the track and holding off Ryan Blaney by just 0.003 seconds.
Last year Hamlin needed Bristol to survive; this year, he arrives locked in and riding the confidence of a Gateway win.
Ross Chastain has never won—or even led a lap—at Bristol, but he holds a 19-point cushion in Saturday’s cut race.
Four wins don’t mean much now—SVG must deliver at Bristol or see his championship chase end under the lights.
Berry’s Playoff run has been wrecked twice already. Now it’s Bristol or bust if he wants to avoid elimination.
Bristol started off badly for Layne Riggs as he caused the first caution on the first lap.
The future may be Chevrolet, but Haas Xfinity drivers say Ford is all-in for their 2025 Playoff push.