At-track photos: Bristol

By | Published: August 18, 2017 58

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, celebrates after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, celebrates after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, celebrates after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, celebrates in victory lane with his son, Brexton, after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, celebrates after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 20 DEWALT/Flexvolt Toyota, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, lead a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Erik Jones, driver of the No. 77 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength Toyota, pits during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Jeffrey Earnhardt, driver of the No. 33 hulu Chevrolet, wrecks during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Landon Cassill, driver of the No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford, spins during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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Racing under the lights at Bristol!

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The No. 5 pit road sign of Kasey Kahne is lit up to alert the driver of his pit stall.

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Fans watch the action during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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A view of the right side of a pit stop for the No. 78 Martin Truex Jr. at Bristol.

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General view during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series night race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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The No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports pit crew of Jimmie Johnson goes to work at Bristol.

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Kyle Busch makes a move by Chase Elliott for position at Bristol.

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Chase Elliott started fourth in Saturday's race and finished fourth in Stage 1.

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A pack of cars race during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol.

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Erik Jones, who won his first Coors Light Pole Award in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on Friday, leads the field to green at Bristol.

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Erik Jones, driver of the No. 77 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength Toyota, leads the field to the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race.

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Fans at Bristol Motor Speedway honored Dale Earnhardt Jr. for his final start at the track in his last full-time season of racing.

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Chase Elliott's fans were on hand in Bristol.

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Fans watch the national anthem prior to the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

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JJ Yeley is joined by his daughter in Sonny and Cher costumes for driver intros at Bristol.

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Matt DiBenedetto shows off his rapper look with wife Taylor during driver intros at Bristol

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The No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing crew works on the car of Kurt Busch prior to the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race.

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Landon Cassill's No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford has his car pushed to the grid prior to the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race.

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A look at the tires on the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team of Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Kyle Busch tosses his son, Brexton, in a Victory Lane celebration of his NASCAR XFINITY Series win Friday night in the Food City 300.

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Kyle Busch adds another winner's sticker to his tally on the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota after posting his fifth XFINITY victory of the season.

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Fire lights up the right-front wheel of Jeb Burton's No. 24 after his late-race tangle with Brendan Gaughan (62). Both drivers exited early, with Burton finishing 29th and Gaughan 30th.

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XFINITY Series points leader Elliott Sadler keeps ahead of Daniel Suarez at Bristol Motor Speedway. Suarez topped Sadler in the Food City 300 finishing order, taking second to Sadler's third.

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The pack makes its way through the .533-mile confines of Bristol Motor Speedway as nightfall begins to set in.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes a quick pit stop in his first XFINITY Series start of the year. He wound up 13th, the first driver one lap down. Post-race, he received fluids at the infield care center to combat dehydration.

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Ryan Reed's damaged No. 16 Ford slows on the track after an early incident. Reed was involved in two of the first three caution periods and retired early to a 37th-place result.

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Spectators and workers on the roof at Bristol Motor Speedway, set against the backdrop of an eerie early evening sky.

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Erik Jones is all smiles after notching his first career pole position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Jones' fast lap edged Kyle Larson by just .003 seconds to secure the No. 1 starting spot for Saturday's 500-lap race (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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Matt Kenseth enjoys a lighter moment before climbing in for Coors Light Pole qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Jimmie Johnson signs autographs for fans during a break in Friday practice at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. holds an umbrella during an afternoon shower at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Brad Keselowski answers questions from the media at the back of the Team Penske No. 2 team's hauler.

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NASCAR XFINITY Series regular Spencer Gallagher watches skyward during a break at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Detail photo of the No. 18 M&M's Caramel Toyota during practice at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, signs autographs for adoring fans in Bristol.

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Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford, is all smiles while signing autographs.

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Autotrader Ford, makes a turn during practice at Bristol Motor Speedways.

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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, looks on at practice.

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota, has his car pushed down pit lane.

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Huggies Little Movers Chevrolet, catches up with Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, during practice.

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Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 78 Bass Pro Shops/Ducks Unlimited Toyota, gets ready to take on practice at Bristol Motor Speedways.

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AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 47 Kroger ClickList Chevrolet, waits with Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 37 Bush's Grillin' Beans Chevrolet, for practice to start.

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Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, prepares for practice at Bristol Motor Speedways.

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Huggies Little Movers Chevrolet, gets settled into his car for practice.