NASCAR Number By Roger Kuznia Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 25, 2011) Today’s number is this week’s daily double: 543: Number of fastest laps Kyle Busch has turned in Sprint Cup races at Bristol Motor Speedway in the past 13 races at the track. The number is nearly 200 more than his closest competitor, [...]
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Bowyer heads to Bristol 250
August 23rd, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive BACK TO BRISTOL: Clint Bowyer and the No. 33 Rheem team will head to Bristol Motor Speedway this week for the NASCAR Nationwide Series‘ second visit of the season to the Tennessee short track. Bowyer has 11 starts at Bristol in the series with one win (2008), five top-five and eight top-10 finishes and has [...]
“The Mayor” of Bristol Victory Lane Seeking Sixth Consecutive “Check In”
August 23rd, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in Camping World Truck Series - News/Rumors, NASCAR, Your Track Pass Exclusive If Victory Lane at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway was registered as a Foursquare location, Kyle Busch undoubtedly would be “The Mayor.” Busch has checked into Victory Lane after each of the last five races held in NASCAR’s top three series at the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile” and will be looking to make it six straight Wednesday [...]
Edwards lights up Bristol with sub-15-second pole run
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (March 18, 2011) BRISTOL, Tenn. —Posting the only sub-15-second lap of Friday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying session, Carl Edwards edged Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle for the pole for Sunday’s Jeff Byrd 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Edwards powered his No. 99 Ford around the .533-mile [...]
Friday notebook
March 18th, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors Notebook: Goodyear replacing right-side tires at Bristol By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (March 18, 2011) BRISTOL , Tenn. —With NASCAR’s approval, Goodyear made a late decision to replace the right-side tires to be used for Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. In practice sessions for both [...]
NASCAR By the Numbers
August 22nd, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 22, 2010) 5: Top-five finishes for David Reutimann this season in Sprint Cup Series races. Reutimann finished second Saturday night at Bristol to give him as many top fives in 24 races this season as he had in the first 99 races of his [...]
Bottom’s up: Johnson wins Bristol pole
August 20th, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Qualifying Times, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 20, 2010) BRISTOL, Tenn.—Qualifying hasn’t been an issue for Jimmie Johnson lately. Finishing races has. In Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Johnson will get another chance to convert a top-notch starting position into a strong finish—something he hasn’t been able to do [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 20, 2010) 9: Consecutive years Jimmie Johnson has won at least one pole in the Sprint Cup Series. Johnson won his first pole of the season Friday for Saturday night’s Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He has the second-longest active streak [...]
