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Mar 18
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Kurt Busch Finishes 18th at Bristol

2012 NSCS Kurt Busch - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR Five-time Bristol Winner Avoids Trouble, Leaves Bristol Unscathed Date: March 18, 2012 Event: Food City 500 (Round 4 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (.533-mile oval) Start/Finish: 27th/18th (Running, completed 498 of 500 laps) Winner: Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing (Dodge) Kurt Busch and the No. 51 Phoenix Racing team arrived at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway with specific objectives – log laps and finish the race. They did just that, scoring an 18th-place finish in the Food City 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday. “That was a good run for us,” said Busch, a five-time Bristol winner. “It was the same thing all weekend. We couldn’t get the car to turn and never could find any grip. It started that way ... FULL STORY »

Bristol Certainly Not Kind to Kyle Busch This Day

Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bristol Motor Speedway winner Kyle Busch comes out to improve his position and get points after getting caught up in an early wreck in the Food City 500 on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. - Photo Credit: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images for NASCAR Doublemint Driver Caught in Lap-23 Wreck, Soldiers to 32nd-Place Finish Date: March 18, 2012 Event: Food City 500 (Round 4 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (.533-mile oval) Start/Finish: 13th / 32nd (Running, completed 423 of 500 laps) Winner: Brad ... FULL STORY »

Regan Smith Perseveres After Early Contact at Bristol

2012 NSCS 78 car (Regan Smith) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR Furniture Row driver brings home damaged car in 24th place BRISTOL, Tenn. (March 18, 2012) – An early incident in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race spoiled a strong qualifying effort and a potentially solid run for Regan Smith, who drove a crippled ... FULL STORY »

Ill-Handling Racecar Hampers Newman at Bristol

Ryan Newman, driver of the #39 Quicken Loans Chevrolet, sits in his car in the garage during practice - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR Quicken Loans Driver Earns Hard-Fought 12th-Place Finish Date: March 18, 2012 Event: Food City 500 (Round 4 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Bristol Motor Speedway (.533-mile oval) Start/Finish: 3rd /12th (Running, completed 500 of 500 laps) Winner: Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing (Dodge) Ryan ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS Food City 500 Post-Race Recaps

Team Chevy Logo BRISTOL, Tenn (March 18, 2012) - It was a rough and tumble day in the Food City 500. Richard Childress Racing's (RCR) Jeff Burton, No. 31 BB&T Chevrolet, led the way for Team Chevy when the checkered flag flew at Bristol ... FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Food City 500 Post-Race Recaps

Toyota Motorsports Logo Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. (third) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Brian Vickers led three times for 125 laps (of 500) in his 2012 season debut and claimed a ... FULL STORY »

SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NSCS Food City 500 Post-Race Recaps

Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Motorsports Logo Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) First VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW:  WHAT RULE WILL THEY HAVE TO MAKE TO KEEP YOU OUT OF VICTORY LANE?  “I don’t know (laughs).  This car, as strong as it was, I’m sure there ... FULL STORY »



Ford Racing
Ford Racing, 2012 NSCS Food City 500 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 03.18.12
ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 43 Charter Communications Ford (Finished ) – “It was a long day. There weren’t very many cautions and probably wasn’t very exciting for the fans. It wasn’t very exciting for us either; it was just a long day. The car didn’t turn as good as we needed ...FULL STORY »
Brad Keselowski takes a Twitpic for @keselowski amidst the celebration following his win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS Food City 500 Race Results
Posted 03.18.12
Brad Keselowski, with leading the most laps - 232 laps of the 500 that were run, dominated the NSCS Food City 500 Sunday afternoon and held off Matt Kenseth (by 0.714 seconds) for the victory at Bristol Motor Speedway. This was Keselowski's first series win of the 2012 season, his fifth ...FULL STORY »
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Hattori Racing Makes its Debut at Bristol Motor Speedway
Posted 03.18.12
Bristol, TN – Hattori Racing Enterprises drivers, Sergio Pena and Brett Moffitt, finished 18th and 32nd in the Widow Wax 125 Presented by SealWrap Repair Tape on Saturday, March 17, 2012, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East inaugural event . Winchester, VA native, Sergio Pena had issues during the second practice ...FULL STORY »
2012 NKNPS-E - Nelson Piquet Jr. Takes the Widow Wax 125 Checkered Flag at Bristol Motor Speedway. - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR
Piquet Perfect At Bristol
Posted 03.18.12
Brazil Driver Earns First NASCAR Win In K&N Pro Series East Opener BRISTOL, Tenn. (March 17, 2012) – The first appearance in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East action proved to be more than productive as Nelson Piquet Jr. won the inaugural Widow Wax 125 presented by SealWrap Repair Tape from the ...FULL STORY »
2012 NNS Kyle Busch Monster - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
Monster Energy Team 17th at Bristol Motor Speedway
Posted 03.18.12
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. Bristol Motor Speedway proved to be difficult however, for the ...FULL STORY »
Nelson Piquet Jr. celebrates NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Victory at Bristol - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR
Polesitter Piquet Brings X Team Racing First K&N Pro Series East Win
Posted 03.17.12
Become First Brazilian Driver/Team Combination to Win in NASCAR BRISTOL, Tenn. (March 17, 2012) – Nelson Piquet Jr. made his K&N Pro Series East debut a memorable one, claiming his first career NASCAR Coors Light Pole Award and capturing a hard-fought first career victory in the series driving for X Team ...FULL STORY »
No. 11 Dollar General Toyota Camry (Brian Scott) - Photo Credit: Matthew Stockman / Getty Images for NASCAR
Clutch Problems Plague JGR’s Brian Scott at Bristol
Posted 03.17.12
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. 11 Nationwide Series team hoped for a turnaround at BMS. · ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 03.17.12
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 .533-mile bullring, 17th of his career and 58th for Toyota ...FULL STORY »
Joey Logano - Photo Credit: Motorsports Images and Archives
Joey Logano Earns Pole, Leads Most Laps, Finishes Fourth at Bristol
Posted 03.17.12
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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