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Carson Hocevar, right, interacts with fans before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

NASCAR shrugs off swearing, fisticuffs, heads back to old tracks as it embraces its rugged past

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

Denny Hamlin celebrates winning while honoring Kyle Busch with a flag after a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Denny Hamlin rallies for second straight worst-to-first win and F1’s Antonelli extends win streak

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A responder navigates around Bristol Health & Rehab Center and surrounding rubble after a gas explosion the day prior on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Bristol, Pa. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Investigators sift through wreckage after a deadly Pennsylvania nursing home explosion

By Mingson Lau, Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo - Associated Press

Christopher Bell (20) celebrates winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Joe Gibbs Racing emerges as favorite after first-round sweep of the NASCAR Cup playoffs

By Nate Ryan - Associated Press

Fans cheer during a flyover before the MLB Speedway Classic baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Race on for Bristol Motor Speedway to prepare for NASCAR after hosting the MLB Speedway Classic

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

Fans gather for the MLB Speedway Classic baseball game at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Play was resumed today after yesterday's weather delay. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Play ball, take 2: Braves win MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol after rain suspension

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

Firetrucks head to an emergency. (Image by blurAZ / shutterstock.com) ** FILE **

Blaze batters defunct Virginia Intermont College

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

The pit crew for Denny Hamlin (11) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)

Hamlin feels he can win at Bristol, earn berth in playoffs

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Drivers make their way around Bristol Motor Speedway during a caution period in the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race, Sept. 15, 2023, in Bristol, Tenn. (Emily Ball/Bristol Herald via AP, File)

Rev It Up: MLB will hold Braves-Reds game at Bristol Motor Speedway next August

By Pete Iacobelli - Associated Press

Forensic officers work at an address in Shepherd's Bush, after human remains were found in two suitcases near the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in London. Police said human remains were found at an address in Shepherd's Bush, west London believed to be connected to those found in the suitcases dumped near the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol on Wednesday. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

British police arrest man linked to human remains on a bridge

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Dennis Hernandez, brother of former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez, watches during his brother's murder trial on Jan. 29, 2015, in Fall River, Mass. Former UConn football player Dennis Hernandez is behind bars after a witness told police she believed he was planning a school shooting. The 37-year-old, who went by DJ while playing for the Huskies as a quarterback and receiver in the mid-2000s, is due in court on Aug. 1 on charges including threatening. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool, File)

Aaron Hernandez brother faces new charges amid concerns over threats, visits to UConn, Brown

By Pat Eaton-Robb - Associated Press

This Thursday, March 23, 2023, booking photo provided by the Cheshire Police Department shows Dennis Hernandez. The brother of the late New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is facing criminal and motor vehicle charges in Connecticut, accused of throwing a brick onto the ESPN headquarters campus and eluding police during brief pursuits in other towns. A judge has ordered the re-arrest of Dennis Hernandez after he failed to appear in court last week on charges related to throwing a brick at the ESPN campus in Bristol, Connecticut. (Cheshire Police Department via AP, File)

Aaron Hernandez’s brother ordered re-arrested on brick-throwing charges at ESPN

By Pat Eaton-Robb - Associated Press

NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain speaks during the NASCAR Championship media day, Nov. 3, 2022, in Phoenix. You might think it would help being a NASCAR driver who grew up dirt racing when it comes to Bristol Motor Speedway's relatively new dirt layout this Sunday night, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt York) **FILE**

NASCAR’s Larson, Briscoe don’t see edge on Bristol’s dirt

By Pete Iacobelli - Associated Press

This Thursday, March 23, 2023, booking photo provided by the Cheshire Police Department shows Dennis Hernandez. The brother of the late New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is facing criminal and motor vehicle charges in Connecticut, accused of throwing a brick onto the ESPN headquarters campus and eluding police during brief pursuits in other towns. (Cheshire Police Department via AP)

Police: Aaron Hernandez’s brother arrested in ESPN incident

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Brass markers, marking the state line between Bristol, Tenn. and Bristol, Va., line State Street in Bristol, Va., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Residents in southwestern Virginia have battled for months over whether abortion clinics limited by strict laws in other states should be allowed to hop over the border and operate there. Similar scenarios are beginning to play out in communities along state lines around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Earl Neikirk)

Abortion clinics crossing state borders not always welcome

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Sarah Rankin and Hilary Powell - Associated Press

Police investigate the scene where two police officers were killed the night before in Bristol, Conn., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. A segment of footage from a police body camera worn by Officer Alec Iurato was released Sunday, Oct. 16, as part of a preliminary report by the state's Office of the Inspector General in connection with the shooting (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Bodycam shows wounded cop shoot ambush suspect

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Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould reacts as listens during a news conference about two police officers killed in his department, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Bristol, Conn. Authorities in Connecticut say two officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Police: Officers may have been ‘lured’ into deadly ambush

By Dave Collins and Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

Protesters throw a statue of Edward Colston into the Bristol harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, Bristol, England, June 7, 2020. Four anti-racism demonstrators were cleared Wednesday Jan. 5, 2022, of criminal damage in the toppling of a statue of a 17th-century slave trader during a Black Lives Matter protest in southwestern England 18 months ago. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP, File) **FILE**

4 acquitted in toppling of British slave trader statue

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A person inside Rough Trade in Bristol, England, Saturday Dec. 11, 2021, holds up a T-shirt designed by street artist Banksy, being sold to support four people facing trial accused of criminal damage in relation to the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston. The anonymous artist posted on Instagram pictures of limited edition grey souvenir T-shirts which will go on sale on Saturday in Bristol. The shirts have a picture of Colston's empty plinth with a rope hanging off, with debris and a discarded sign nearby. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

Banksy creates T-shirt to help statue-toppling defendants

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Chase Elliott waves to fans before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) **FILE**

Elliott, Harvick add fiery feud to NASCAR’s playoffs

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press