The Biggest NASCAR Storylines to Watch Ahead of Sprint Cup Series at Bristol

Fox Sports NASCAR analyst Darrell Waltrip put it best during a recent broadcast when he said that the circuit passed through its west coast swing and is now in its short track swing. With the exception of Texas Motor Speedway’s 1.5-mile oval, there’s a stretch of short tracks that are a bit more appealing to the eye than the speedways. Denny Hamlin won the first short track race at Martinsville and, after a brief trip to Texas, NASCAR heads to legendary Bristol. Such platitudes have echoed in the NASCARverse asking, in essence, is it time to worry about Dale Earnhardt Jr. being winless in seven races? No, but the circuit officially has fewer than 20 races remaining in which to qualify for the Chase. Only five drivers don’t...

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