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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) heads to the mountains of Tennessee for a showdown under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Bristol, a half-mile, highly-banked concrete oval, provides plenty of side-by-side racing that results in lots of beating and banging, wrecks and hot tempers.

To make this weekend’s NASCAR Props Challenge picks, I’ll look at recent races at Bristol Motor Speedway, as well as historical trends on how these races tend to play out.

1. Kyle and Kurt Busch have won the last four Bristol races. Which brother scores more race points?

Bristol is arguably Kurt Busch’s best track historically, but this is an easy answer for me.

Kyle has won three of the past four races in Thunder Valley, and opened as the heavy +250 favorite at the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas.

Pick: Kyle Busch

2. Does the Stage 1 winner lead O/U 85.5 laps in that stage?

It’s important to remember that Saturday’s race at Bristol consists of 500 laps (not miles) around the track’s half-mile circuit. As a result, a car out front can quickly hoard laps led under green flag conditions.

Considering that the first stage is 125 laps, I can easily see one driver getting out front for at least 86 laps before taking the Stage 1 victory.

Pick: Over

3. Does the Stage 2 winner earn stage points in both stages?

In each of the past three Bristol MENCS races, the Stage 2 winner earned points in Stage 1 as well.

Pick: Yes

4. The race winner leads O/U 225.5 laps?

Since stage racing was introduced before the 2017 season, no winning driver has eclipsed 225 laps led at Bristol.

In fact, the most laps an eventual winner has led over that span was 156 (Kyle Busch in August of 2017).

Pick: Under

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No. Driver Sponsor Make Organization
00 Landon Cassill Permatex Chevrolet StarCom Racing
1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet Chip Ganassi Racing
2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford Team Penske
3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Off-Road Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing
4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Ford Stewart-Haas Racing
6 Ryan Newman Acronis Ford Roush Fenway Racing
8 Daniel Hemric Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing
9 Chase Elliott Hooters Spirits Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford Stewart-Haas Racing
11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
12 Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard Ford Team Penske
13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet Germain Racing
14 Clint Bowyer Peak Lighting Ford Stewart-Haas Racing
15 Ross Chastain Chantz Auto Group Chevrolet Premium Motorsports
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford Roush Fenway Racing
18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
20 Erik Jones Stanley Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
21 Paul Menard Menards / Knauf Ford Wood Brothers Racing
22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford Team Penske
24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
27 Quin Houff TBA Chevrolet Premium Motorsports
32 Corey LaJoie Coin Lotto Ford Go Fas Racing
34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford Front Row Motorsports
36 Matt Tifft Surface Sunscreen Ford Front Row Motorsports
37 Chris Buescher Bush’s Beans Chevrolet JTG Daugherty Racing
38 David Ragan MDS Ford Front Row Motorsports
41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford Stewart-Haas Racing
42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet Chip Ganassi Racing
43 Bubba Wallace United States Air Force Chevrolet Richard Petty Motorsports
47 Ryan Preece Kroger Chevrolet JTG Daugherty Racing
48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
51 BJ McLeod Pinnacle Sports and Entertainment Chevrolet Petty Ware Racing
52 Bayley Currey Belmont Classic Cars Chevrolet Rick Ware Racing
53 Josh Bilicki Chelle Corporation / AQRE Chevrolet Rick Ware Racing
77 Reed Sorenson Go-Parts.com Chevrolet Spire Motorsports
88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota Leavine Family Racing
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Hailie Deegan will get her third taste of Bristol Motor Speedway in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East on Thursday. The grassroots racer will pilot the No. 54 Toyota for DGR-Crosley at the .533-mile track, the team announced Monday morning.

Deegan has two career starts at Bristol in the East, including a 16th-place run earlier this year.

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The 18-year-old currently is second in the K&N Pro Series West standing, where she is a regular, through eight of 14 races. She trails leader Derek Kraus by 16 points and has two wins to her credit so far this year.

The K&N West Series races at Evergreen Speedway on Aug. 17, so Deegan will fly from Tennessee to Washington state after the East race.

Both K&N races will be broadcast live on FansChoice.TV, so make your plans now. The K&N East Series race begins at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, with the K&N West Series race at 9:30 p.m. ET Saturday.

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Ray Ciccarelli placed ninth in the Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. It’s Ciccarelli’s first top-10 finish of the season.

Austin Hill earned the checkered flag in the race, with Sheldon Creed following in second, and Tyler Dippel placing third. Brett Moffitt took fourth place, followed by Austin Wayne Self to round out the top five.

Stage 1 was won by Ross Chastain, while Moffitt took Stage 2.

Ciccarelli earned 28 points over the weekend, giving him 100 on the year. He ranks No. 29 in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series overall points standings.

The third-year driver did not pick up any playoff points this week and still is in search of his first playoff points of the season.

Ciccarelli qualified in 30th position at 174.914 mph.

After 14 career starts, the Ellicott City, Maryland product continues to search for his first win and top-10 finish.

There were 32 cars in the field and the race endured eight cautions and 35 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag, there were 17 lead changes.

With Hill driving his Tundra to victory lane for Shigeaki Hattori, Toyota added 40 points to its season totals. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 600 points, followed by Chevrolet in the No. 2 spot with 581. Ford sits at No. 3 with 535 points on the season.

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Bayley Currey finished sixth in the Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. It’s Currey’s first top-10 finish of the season.

Austin Hill took the checkered flag in the race, with Sheldon Creed finishing second, and Tyler Dippel placing third. Brett Moffitt brought home fourth place, followed by Austin Wayne Self to round out the top five.

Stage 1 was won by Ross Chastain while Moffitt finished out front in Stage 2.

Currey earned 32 points over the weekend, giving him 54 on the year. He ranks No. 41 in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series overall points standings.

The third-year driver did not pick up any playoff points this week and still is in search of his first playoff points of the season.

Currey qualified in 11th position at 182.565 mph.

The Driftwood, Texas native has yet to secure his first NASCAR win but has placed in the top 10 in one race.

There were 32 cars in the field and the race saw eight cautions and 35 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag, there were 17 lead changes.

With Hill driving his Tundra to victory lane for Shigeaki Hattori, Toyota added 40 points to its season totals. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 600 points, followed by Chevrolet in the No. 2 spot with 581. Ford sits at No. 3 with 535 points on the season.

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Austin Wayne Self finished fifth in the Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. It’s Self’s first top-five finish of the season.

Austin Hill took the checkered flag in the race, with Sheldon Creed finishing second, and Tyler Dippel crossing the finish line third.

Ross Chastain took Stage 1 and Moffitt finished out front in Stage 2.

Self earned 37 points over the weekend, increasing his total to 303 on the season. He ranks No. 14 in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series overall standings.

The fourth-year driver did not earn any playoff points this week and still is in search of his first playoff points of the season.

Self qualified in 23rd position at 180.900 mph.

Self still is looking for his first career win but owns one top-five finish and six finishes in the top 10.

There were 32 cars in the field and the race endured eight cautions and 35 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag, there were 17 lead changes.

With Hill driving his Tundra to victory for Shigeaki Hattori, Toyota added 40 points to its season totals. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 600 points, followed by Chevrolet in the No. 2 spot with 581. Ford sits at No. 3 with 535 points on the season.

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Tyler Dippel finished third in the Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. It’s Dippel’s first top-five finish of the season.

Austin Hill secured the win in the race, with Sheldon Creed taking second. Brett Moffitt took fourth place, followed by Austin Wayne Self to round out the top five.

Stage 1 was won by Ross Chastain while Moffitt finished out front in Stage 2.

Dippel earned 34 points over the weekend, giving him 371 on the year. He ranks No. 13 in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series standings.

The second-year driver did not pick up any playoff points this week and still is in search of his first playoff points of the season.

Dippel qualified in 17th position at 181.832 mph.

The Wallkill, New York product has yet to secure his first NASCAR win but has placed in the top 10 in two races.

There were 32 cars in the field and the race saw eight cautions and 35 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag, there were 17 lead changes.

With Hill driving his Tundra to glory for Shigeaki Hattori, Toyota added 40 points to its season totals. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 600 points, followed by Chevrolet in the No. 2 spot with 581. Ford sits at No. 3 with 535 points on the season.

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Sheldon Creed placed second in the Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway Saturday. It’s Creed’s second top-five finish of the season.

Austin Hill earned the checkered flag in the race, with Tyler Dippel placing third. Brett Moffitt brought home fourth place, followed by Austin Wayne Self in the No. 5 spot.

Ross Chastain won Stage 1 and Moffitt won Stage 2.

Creed earned 37 points over the weekend, giving him 487 on the year. He ranks No. 12 in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series overall standings.

The fourth-year driver did not earn any playoff points this week and still is in search of his first playoff points of the season.

Creed qualified in 18th position at 181.814 mph. He led on three occasions for a total of nine laps.

Creed still is looking for his first career win but owns two top-five finishes and seven finishes in the top 10.

There were 32 cars in the field and the race saw eight cautions and 35 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag, there were 17 lead changes.

With Hill driving his Tundra to victory lane for Shigeaki Hattori, Toyota added 40 points to its season totals. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 600 points, followed by Chevrolet in the No. 2 spot with 581. Ford sits at No. 3 with 535 points on the season.

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Will Rodgers crossed the finish line 12th in the B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Saturday.

Austin Cindric brought home the win in the race, with Christopher Bell finishing second, and AJ Allmendinger placing third. Tyler Reddick took fourth place, followed by Noah Gragson in the No. 5 spot.

Chase Briscoe took Stage 1 and Jack Hawksworth finished out front in Stage 2.

Rodgers earned 25 points over the weekend, giving him 34 on the season. He ranks No. 44 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series overall standings.

The first-year driver did not earn any playoff points this week and still is in search of her first playoff points of the season.

Rodgers qualified in 22nd position at 94.142 mph.

After two career starts, the Maui, Hawaii product continues to search for his first win and top-10 finish.

There were 38 cars in the field and the race endured six cautions and 17 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag, there were 10 lead changes.

With Cindric driving his Mustang to victory for Roger Penske, Ford added 40 points to its season totals. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 755 points, followed by Chevrolet in the No. 2 spot with 749. Ford sits at No. 3 with 746 points on the season.

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Brandon Jones crossed the finish line 10th in the B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday. It’s Jones’ 10th top-10 finish of the season.

Austin Cindric came away with the victory in the race, with Christopher Bell finishing second, and AJ Allmendinger placing third. Tyler Reddick took fourth place, followed by Noah Gragson to round out the top five.

Chase Briscoe took Stage 1 and Jack Hawksworth won Stage 2.

Jones earned 34 points over the weekend, giving him 568 on the year. He ranks No. 12 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series overall standings.

The fifth-year driver did not earn any playoff points this week and still is in search of his first playoff points of the season.

Jones qualified in ninth position at 95.023 mph.

Jones still is looking for his first career win but owns six top-five finishes and 44 finishes in the top 10.

There were 38 cars in the field and the race endured six cautions and 17 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag, there were 10 lead changes.

With Cindric driving his Mustang to glory for Roger Penske, Ford added 40 points to its season totals. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 755 points, followed by Chevrolet in the No. 2 spot with 749. Ford sits at No. 3 with 746 points on the season.

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