BRISTOL, Tenn. — Jonathan Davenport’s NASCAR Cup Series debut on Easter Sunday night at the dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway ended prematurely after a collision with fellow dirt driver Kyle Larson knocked him out of the running on lap 176 of 250.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Right before his first laps in a NASCAR Cup car, Jonathan Davenport turned his attention to the Jumbotron that hulks above Bristol Motor Speedway as suspense came upon Saturday evening’s loud but quiet scene from pit road.

Matt Sheppard didn't wait long to claim his first big check of the 2023 racing season. Fresh off his historic season in 2022, the driver known as "Super Matt" flew to victory lane in Saturday's Short Track Super Series Elite Hard Clay Open at Orange County Fair Speedway.

Lawrenceburg, Indiana (April 8, 2023)………Justin Owen, a competitor in the sprint car ranks for more than a decade, succumbed to injuries sustained in a qualifying crash during Saturday night’s USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship event at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Despite no practice time and having to start from the rear of the 150-lap race, Jonathan Davenport managed to finish 14th in his first-ever NASCAR Truck Series race Thursday night at the dirt-covered Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Jonathan Davenport finds himself at the center of attention this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway as the worlds of NASCAR and dirt-track racing intermix at the clay-covered half-mile. Follow along with Saturday's blog-style notebook covering Davenport's call-up to NASCAR's big leagues. Watch live on FOX Sports 2:

For the third straight year, the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will race on dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway during the Food City Dirt Race on Sunday, April 9.

BULLS GAP, Tenn. — Kyle Busch’s special appearance in one of Brandon Overton’s Dirt Late Models on Thursday at Volunteer Speedway has the makings to be more than just a one-time collaboration between the superstars.

BULLS GAP, Tenn. — Jonathan Davenport isn’t one to make excuses. But he’ll share the prime reason why he couldn’t keep up with Kyle Larson in the losing end of their epic Thursday night showdown at Volunteer Speedway, a battle that drew the Twitter response of “Wow, this is badass” from Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Kyle Larson came out on top a thrilling battle with Jonathan Davenport to win the Kyle Larson Late Model Challenge on Thursday night at Volunteer Speedway. Larson, who was a co-promoter of the event with FloRacing, kept the $20,000 winner's check for himself after winning the race.

The second running of the Kyle Larson Late Model Challenge will be held Thursday night at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee. Promoted by NASCAR star Kyle Larson and FloRacing, the event is headlined by a $20,000-to-win dirt late model race. This year's race will include NASCAR stars Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch and Chase Briscoe competing against many of the best drivers in dirt late model racing.

Melvin “Jerry” Bickel, the legendary race car builder from Troy, Missouri, passed away on April 5, 2023. He was 75.

Veteran radial tire racer and newly baptized NHRA Pro Mod Driver Manny Buginga names 2022 Radial vs. the World Champion Jason Lee as crew chief. Buginga and Lee will debut together as driver and crew chief at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina, on April 28-30.

BROWNSBURG, Ind. -- With heavy, overnight rain saturating an already extremely damp facility, mixed colder evening temperatures plaguing the upcoming weekend forecast, Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 and Attica Raceway Park officials have decided to postpone the Core & Main Spring Nationals until next weekend, Friday and Saturday, April 14-15. The two-day program, officially opening the 2023 All Star Circuit of Champions points season, will award $6,000-to-win each.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. announced Thursday that he will be returning to North Wilkesboro Speedway to compete in the CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car event on May 17.