Overview

• Goodyear’s softer right‑side compound degraded far faster under the lights than in practice, prompting the company to release an extra set of tires to each team mid‑weekend.
• Severe wear produced cording and heavy marbles and contributed to right‑front fires on multiple cars, elevating safety and reliability concerns.
• The race featured season‑high caution totals and frequent lead changes as tire management and pit strategy dictated track position throughout the night.
• Christopher Bell won to complete a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep of the Round of 16, with Austin Dillon, Alex Bowman, Shane van Gisbergen and Josh Berry eliminated from the playoffs.
• After crew chiefs questioned the objective for Bristol’s tire policy, NASCAR’s Brad Moran said the goal is more wear and passing and confirmed a technical review with engineers before New Hampshire.