Larsons Quest For Bristol Sweep Begins Friday
Written by I Dig Sports
BRISTOL, Tenn. Fridays Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway is the first of a tripleheader weekend and the Craftsman Truck Series race is first in Kyle Larsons quest to sweep all three national-series races at the 0.533-mile short track.
Its a feat accomplished only by Kyle Busch in 2010 and 2017.
Larson will make his second Truck Series start of the season and the 17th of his career. On March 21, he drove the No. 07 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet to victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where a late restart in the Xfinity Series race cost him a chance at a weekend triple at that track.
I am excited for the weekend, Larson said. I love Bristol. Hopefully, the track widens out for the truck race like it did last fall. If it is locked on the bottom, qualifying good is going to be huge.
If we can get it done on Friday, I like our chances Saturday and Sunday (in the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup races).
While Larson pursues the triple, series regulars will compete for the $50,000 Triple Truck Challenge bonus, which is not available to NASCAR Xfinity or Cup Series regulars.
On March 28 at Martinsville Speedway, Daniel Hemric won the first Truck Series race of his career and the first Triple Truck Challenge bonus of the season.
Bristol is a track where Truck Series drivers have shared the wealth. The last 12 races at the track have produced 12 different winners, and the last six trophies have gone to six different racing organizations.
Layne Riggs of Front Row Motorsports is the most recent winner at the track.