Mar 18
Sunday
Austin Dillon Escapes Tough Bristol Motor Speedway with 12th-Place Finish
Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Austin Dillon survived his first NASCAR Nationwide Series appearance at Bristol Motor Speedway with a 12th-place finish in Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet. Dillon started the 300-lap race from the ninth position and quickly noted a loose-handling condition on his Chevrolet.
The first caution flag was displayed at lap 104 with Dillon scored in the 13th position and crew chief Danny Stockman immediately called the 21-year-old driver down pit road. A quick stop for four Goodyear tires, Sunoco E15 fuel and an air pressure adjustment to improve handling conditions was thwarted by a NASCAR-issued penalty for exiting pit road too fast. Dillon was instructed to restart the race at the tail-end of ... FULL STORY »
Yacaman Scores First Pole with Firestone Freedom 100 Pole at Indy
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INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, May 24, 2012) - Gustavo Yacaman has one victory, 16 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes in four Firestone Indy Lights seasons.
On May 24, the 21-year-old from Colombia filled in another column with his first pole. And it comes in the biggest race of the season.
Yacaman, driving the No. 2 TMR-Tuvacol-Xtreme Coil Drilling car, posted a two-lap aggregate time of 1 minute, 35.9913 seconds (average speed of 187.517 mph) to claim the top spot for the Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Miller Lite Carb Day (May 25).
"The team has done an amazing job," said Yacaman, who hasn't posted a top 10 in three previous races on the 2.5-mile oval. "Everything on that car had to be ... FULL STORY »
Elliott Sadler Outdrives Competition for Victory at Bristol Motor Speedway
Elliott Sadler and the No. 2 OneMain Financial team earned their second victory of the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season on Saturday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway. Sadler took the green flag from the second row, but was shuffled back ... FULL STORY »
Mike Wallace and No. 01 G&K Services team show resilience with Bristol finish
GAFFNEY, S.C. (February 18, 2012) – Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway is a tough enough challenge because of the track itself. But, when the degree of difficulty is increased by mechanical problems in practice that damage your car – ... FULL STORY »
Monster Energy Team 17th at Bristol Motor Speedway
Strong Race Start and High Hopes Blown with Tire, Among Obstacles
In his 226th career NASCAR Nationwide Series start, Kyle Busch brought his newly formed No. 54 team to the high-banked oval of Tennessee, where he has enjoyed so much success. ... FULL STORY »
Ford NASCAR Nationwide Series Bristol Motor Speedway Post Race Notes & Quotes
FORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES
Ford EcoBoost 300 NNS (Post Race),
March 17, 2012
Bristol Motor Speedway
TREVOR BAYNE, No. 60 Lally Horse Stables Ford Mustang (Finished 8th) – YOU ALMOST HAD ANOTHER CINDERELLA STORY ON YOUR HANDS THERE.
“It was really fun. ... FULL STORY »
Clutch Problems Plague JGR’s Brian Scott at Bristol
Post Race Highlights:
· The race weekend in Bristol looked to be a good one for Brian Scott and the No. 11 Dollar General team. Faced with bad luck throughout the first few races of the season, Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. ... FULL STORY »
Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 Post-Race Recaps
Joey Logano (fourth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Logano started the pole and led 119 laps (of 300).
The pole was the first NNS pole for Logano at the ... FULL STORY »
Joey Logano Earns Pole, Leads Most Laps, Finishes Fourth at Bristol
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Post Race Highlights: · Joey Logano earned the pole for Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway, his 17th career NNS pole (11th on all time list) · Logano jumped out to the lead early and paced the field, opening up a nearly four-second lead and holding down the top ...FULL STORY »
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Post Race Highlights: · Joey Logano earned the pole for Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway, his 17th career NNS pole (11th on all time list) · Logano jumped out to the lead early and paced the field, opening up a nearly four-second lead and holding down the top ...FULL STORY »
Michael Annett, 2012 NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 Post-Race Recap
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Michael Annett No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang Michael Annett started the 300-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway from the 21stposition. Annett finished the Ford EcoBoost 300 as follows: 11th—Michael Annett, No.43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang · Saturday marked Annett’s third top-15 finish in just four races with Richard Petty ...FULL STORY »
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Michael Annett No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang Michael Annett started the 300-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway from the 21stposition. Annett finished the Ford EcoBoost 300 as follows: 11th—Michael Annett, No.43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang · Saturday marked Annett’s third top-15 finish in just four races with Richard Petty ...FULL STORY »
SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 Post-Race Recaps
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Brad Keselowski (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T) Finished 3rd “Elliott (Sadler) was fast. He ran me down and passed me there. Had a great Dodge Challenger car and he’s had great cars this year. He’s going to win a lot of races this year; he and Ricky (Stenhouse Jr.) ...FULL STORY »
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Brad Keselowski (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T) Finished 3rd “Elliott (Sadler) was fast. He ran me down and passed me there. Had a great Dodge Challenger car and he’s had great cars this year. He’s going to win a lot of races this year; he and Ricky (Stenhouse Jr.) ...FULL STORY »
Elliott Sadler Steals The Show In Thunder Valley
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It was looking like in an uncharacteristically clean Ford EcoBoost 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, where the Roush Fenway Racing duo of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne would be battling for the trophy. But, a gutsy call by crew chief Luke Lambert to keep his driver on the racetrack ...FULL STORY »
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It was looking like in an uncharacteristically clean Ford EcoBoost 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, where the Roush Fenway Racing duo of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne would be battling for the trophy. But, a gutsy call by crew chief Luke Lambert to keep his driver on the racetrack ...FULL STORY »
2012 NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 Race Results
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The current 2012 NNS points leader, Elliott Sadler, continued to add to his lead Saturday afternoon, as he won the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, and now leads Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., by 25-points in the standings. This was Sadler's second series win of the 2012 season, his seventh series ...FULL STORY »
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The current 2012 NNS points leader, Elliott Sadler, continued to add to his lead Saturday afternoon, as he won the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, and now leads Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., by 25-points in the standings. This was Sadler's second series win of the 2012 season, his seventh series ...FULL STORY »
Toyota NASCAR Nationwide Series / K&N Pro Series East Notes & Quotes – Travis Pastrana
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TOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Travis Pastrana -- Notes & Quotes Bristol Motor Speedway -- March 17, 2012 TRAVIS PASTRANA, No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota Camry, Pastrana199 Racing What are you expectations for the K&N Series race? "I'm really excited. I had an amazing test here two weeks ago and Matt Crafton was able ...FULL STORY »
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TOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Travis Pastrana -- Notes & Quotes Bristol Motor Speedway -- March 17, 2012 TRAVIS PASTRANA, No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota Camry, Pastrana199 Racing What are you expectations for the K&N Series race? "I'm really excited. I had an amazing test here two weeks ago and Matt Crafton was able ...FULL STORY »
Joey Logano Fends Off Roush Fenway Racing For Nationwide Bristol Pole
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Joey Logano in the No. 18 GameStop Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing captured his 17th career NASCAR Nationwide Series pole at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway holding off the Ford Mustangs of Trevor Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for the top starting spot. Logano’s best start at the half-mile oval is ...FULL STORY »
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Joey Logano in the No. 18 GameStop Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing captured his 17th career NASCAR Nationwide Series pole at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway holding off the Ford Mustangs of Trevor Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for the top starting spot. Logano’s best start at the half-mile oval is ...FULL STORY »
2012 NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 Starting Lineup
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Joey Logano, with a qualifying lap speed of 124.210 mph, captured the 2012 NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 Coors Light Pole Award at Bristol Motor Speedway. This was Logano's first series pole of the 2012 season, his seventeenth series career pole and his first series pole at Bristol Motor Speedway. Starting on the outside ...FULL STORY »
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Joey Logano, with a qualifying lap speed of 124.210 mph, captured the 2012 NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 Coors Light Pole Award at Bristol Motor Speedway. This was Logano's first series pole of the 2012 season, his seventeenth series career pole and his first series pole at Bristol Motor Speedway. Starting on the outside ...FULL STORY »