Good news, bad news for NASCAR CUP -teams before the weekend of Bristol

23xi Racing – Good news: According to Bubba Wallace’s well staff, the net profit of 34 positions on four tire stops this season, according to Racing Insights, put first in the series. … Wallace finished in the top four in four of the last six short track races. … Wallace finishes third on Bristol last fall. Bad news: Tyler Reddick started one top -10 in seven Bristol in the cup. … Reddick started in only two of his seven Bristol Cup on the front round. … Riley Herbst is one of the three full -time cup managers who is another stage point.

Pre -drive Motorport – Good News: The average finish of Zane Smith improved a best 10.9 places to 18.4 after eight races this season. … Smith said at the beginning of his season, “We bring good speed, make positive adjustments and enjoy doing it.” … Noah Gragson has six top 20 finishes in the last seven races on short tracks. Bad news: Todd Gilliland has not yet started better than 16th place in four cup at Bristol.

Haas Factory Team – Good News: Cole Custer finished 22nd last weekend in Darlington, his best result since he was 21st place in the season opening daytona 500. Bad news: Custer has only scored double -digits twice in the last five races this year.

Hendrick Motorsports – Good News: The last time the cup series rushed on Bristol, Kyle Larson led 462 off 500 rounds to win this past fall. … Larson finished in the top five in seven of his last nine Bristol-Begin (two wins, three runner-up, two fifth places). … Larson, Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman each ended last season in the top -10 in both Bristol races. … Larson will be entered in the Cup, Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Races on Bristol this weekend. … Elliott has four consecutive top -10s at Bristol. … Elliott achieved eight consecutive top -10s on short tracks, the longest active line in the series. … Points -leader William Byron scored the most stage points (90) this season. … Byron also led most rounds at 354 this season … Bowman won the pole for last fall’s Bristol race. Bad news: Bowman has finished 27th or worse over the past two races.

Joe Gibbs Racing won five of the first eight races this year, but Hendrick Motorsports and Team Penske lead other key categories.

Hyak Motorsports – Good News: The team is one of the two in Cup without a DNF this season (Legacy Motor Club is the other). … Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s Four Top Fives and Seven Top 10s on Bristol is most on a non-track track. Bad news: Stenhouse has one top 15 final in the last nine short track races.

Joe Gibbs Racing – Good News: Denny Hamlin is the defensive winner of the Bristol Spring Race. … At the age of 44, he attempts to become the third oldest manager to win three consecutive races and the oldest manager since Harry Gant Gant in September 1991. … Hamlin finished in the top five in 11 of the last 14 short track races. … Hamlin will start his 400th consecutive Sunday at Bristol. … Christopher Bell’s top five finishes this year are most in the series. … Bell placed in the top five in three of the last four Bristol races. … Bell and Hamlin each ended last year in the top -10 in both Bristol races. … JGR drivers led to 957 of 2000 rounds (48%) with the next Gen car rushed on Bristol. … Chase Briscoe has two top -10s in the last three races this year. … Ty Gibbs placed ninth on Darlington this past weekend, his best end point of the season. Bad news: Hamlin has a team high of 46 stage points this season, but it’s only 10th in the series.

Denny Hamlin celebrates a second week in a row.

Kaulig Racing – Good News: AJ All Controls ended in the top -10 in two of the last four races this season. … Ty Dillon finished in the top -16 in four of eight races this year. Bad news: Dillon has never started better than the 15th in 11 cup at Bristol. … Allmender has only one top 10 final on a short lane in the next Gen car.

Legacy Motor Club – Good News: The team is one of the two without a DNF this season (Hyak Motorsports is the other). … John Hunter Nemecheek finished sixth in last spring’s race on Bristol, his best cup rash on the track. Bad news: Nemecheek comes from a seasonal endpoint in 30th place in Darlington. … Erik Jones has not had a top -10 on a short track in Martinsville since October 2021.

Richard Childress Racing – Good News: Twenty -year -old Jesse Love makes his cup debut this weekend. … Kyle Busch has eight cup victories on Bristol, which is fifth place on the track’s list of all time. Bad news: Busch placed the 20th or worse in each of the last five Bristol races. … Austin Dillon started three top -10s in 19 Bristol.

Rick True Racing – Good News: Corey Lajoie is in the no. 01 on Bristol. … This is the third start of the Lajoie season after competing in Daytona and Atlanta to open the year. Bad news: Cody real is one of the three full -time cup managers who scored another stage point this season.

RFK Racing – Good News: Chris Buescher has four top -10s in the last six races this season. … Brad Keselowski’s seven short track victories are third among active managers. … Ryan Preece finished in seventh place this past fall, his best cup result on the track. Bad news: Keselowski’s last win on a short track was September 2020 in Richmond. … Keselowski’s average finish is 26.1, its worst average endpoint eight races in a season in his cup career. … Sermon’s 26th place finished this past weekend at Darlington a line of three consecutive top 10s.

Spire Motorsports – Good News: Michael McDowell has five finishes of the 11th or better in the last six Bristol Cup races. Bad news: Justin Haley is one of the three full -time cup managers who scored another stage point this season. … Carson Hcevar has had four finishes of the thirtieth or worse in the last five races this year.

Team Penske – Good News: Ryan Blaney is second in the series in stage points with 85 this season. … Austin Cindric qualified in the top -10 in three of the last four races. Bad news: Ryan Blaney’s pit staff maintained his running position at just 38.5% of four-tire pit stops in the last three races. … Joey Logano ended in the last eight Bristol races outside the top -10. … Logano’s last short track victory came in Martinsville in October 2018.

Trackhouse Racing – Good News: Ross Chastain finished in three of the last four races in the top -10. … Chastain has placed in the top -10 in each of the last four short track races. … Shane van Gisbergen finishes 20th on Darlington, his best end point since he was sixth on Circuit of the Americas. Bad news: Daniel Suarez finished 18th or started worse in each of his last seven Bristol Cup.

Wood Brothers Racing – Good News: Josh Berry started in the top five this season in three of the last seven races. Bad news: Berry finished 32nd or worse this season in each of the last two races.