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Mar 18
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JJ Yeley Survives Bristol Battle

No 36 United Mining Equipment Chevrrolet SS - Photo Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Date: March 17, 2013 Event: Food City 500 (Race 4 of 36) Track: Bristol Motor Speedway Started/Finished: 35th/27th Point Standing: 27th, 91 behind leader Brad Keselowski JJ Yeley certainly wins the award for most unique driver introduction at Bristol Motor Speedway after walking out to the Harlem Shake escorted by a dancing banana, a leprechaun, a gorilla and a pair of rabbits. Driver's were asked to pick out a song for introductions, and immediately Yeley had something up his sleeve. Gathering together crew members, friends, his wife, and daughter, Yeley's "Bristol Shake" was definitely the highlight to the start of the race. Getting down to business, JJ Yeley and the No. 36 United Mining Equipment (UME) Chevy SS rolled off pit road 35th, for the start ... FULL STORY »

Top-15 Run Ends with Tire Issues for Dave Blaney

No 7 SANY Chevrolet SS - Photo Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Date: March 17, 2013 Event: Food City 500 (Race 4 of 36) Track: Bristol Motor Speedway Started/Finished: 33rd/36th Point Standing: 30th, 100 points behind current leader Brad Keselowski. Hoping for a bit of lucky with the No. 7 SANY America Chevy SS, Dave Blaney cracked ... FULL STORY »

FAS Lane Racing Welcomes Sponsor OXYWATER™ with Top 25 Finish in Bristol

The No. 32 OXYwater Ford Fusion - Photo Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images BRISTOL, TN.  (March 18, 2013) – Fresh off the heels of announcing a new three year sponsor commitment with OXYwater™, FAS Lane Racing welcomed their new partner with a solid 25th-place finish in the running of the Food City 500 at Bristol ... FULL STORY »

Early Incident No Match for Mears and the Gecko in Bristol

2013 Casey Mears in Car - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images Casey MearsGEICO team nets second Top 15 finish in four races  Bristol, TN (March 17, 2013) – After Lady Luck broke Casey Mears’ heart in Las Vegas, the GEICO driver quickly rebounded when he arrived at Bristol Motor Speedway a week later.  ... FULL STORY »

Richard Childress Racing 2013 NSCS Food City 500 Post-Race Report

Richard Childress Racing Logo Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Series March 17, 2013 Race Highlights: Richard Childress Racing teammates finished ninth (Kevin Harvick), 10th (Paul Menard) and 32nd (Jeff Burton). Harvick and Menard posted 38 of the Fastest Laps Run, completing 29 and nine ... FULL STORY »

Patrick Survives Bristol, Finishes 28th

Danica Patrick Suiting-Up - Photo Credit: Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR Late-Race Pit Speeding Penalty Costs GoDaddy.com Driver Better Finish Date: March 17, 2013 Event: Food City 500 (Round 4 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (.533-mile oval) Start/Finish: 41st/28th (Running, completed 495 of 500 laps) Point Standing: 28th (69 points, ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy Kasey Kahne Scores First Career Win at Bristol Motor Speedway

Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Great Clips Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 17, 2013 in Bristol, Tennessee. - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images Total of Six Chevrolet Drivers Score Top-Ten Finishes in Food City 500 BRISTOL, Tenn. - (March 17, 2013) – Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet SS, won the 53rd annual Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway today in a hard fought ... FULL STORY »



Ryan Newman (Stewart-Haas Racing/Haas Automation) - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
Newman Rights Ship By Finishing Seventh at Bristol
Posted 03.17.13
Haas Automation Driver Records Second Top-10 Result of 2013 Date: March 17, 2013 Event: Food City 500 (Round 4 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (.533-mile oval) Start/Finish: 31st/7th (Running, completed 500 of 500 laps) Point Standing: 23rd (87 points, 79 out of first) Winner: Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) A ...FULL STORY »
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Kurt Busch Closes Strong to Finish 4th in Bristol
Posted 03.17.13
BRISTOL, Tenn. (March 17, 2013) – Combining tenacity with a delicate driving skill, Kurt Busch fought off adversity Sunday by posting an impressive fourth-place finish in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The final result was Busch’s best finish of the young Sprint Cup season and his best result ...FULL STORY »
2013 NSCS Tony Stewart (Mobil 1) in Garage - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
No St. Patrick’s Day Luck for Stewart
Posted 03.17.13
Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Driver Finishes 31st after Early Accident at Bristol Date: March 17, 2013 Event: Food City 500 (Round 4 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (.533-mile oval) Start/Finish: 8th/31st (Running, completed 464 of 500 laps) Point Standing: 24th (85 points, 81 out of first) Winner: Kasey Kahne of ...FULL STORY »
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Team Chevy 2013 NSCS Food City 500 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 03.17.13
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS – INVOLVED IN AN ON-TRACK INCIDENT ON LAP 391 YOU HAD 154 LAPS ON THOSE RIGHT SIDE TIRES, BUT YOU HAD A TIGHT RACE CAR. YOU MADE THE STRATEGY TO GET THE CLEAN AIR WAS THAT THE RIGHT CALL? “Well we also ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Racing 2013 NSCS Food City 500 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 03.17.13
Kyle Busch (second) was the highest finishing Camry driver in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway. Toyota drivers Clint Bowyer (fifth) and Brian Vickers (eighth) also earned top-10 results at the half-mile oval. Busch led the field twice for 56 laps (of 500) after starting the ...FULL STORY »
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Ford Racing 2013 NSCS Food City 500 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 03.17.13
JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – WHAT HAPPENED?  “We had a fast race car, that’s for sure.  I was racing for the lead and it’s frustrating.  That’s a freaking genius behind the wheel of the 11 car – probably the worst teammate I ever had, so I learned that now.  He decided ...FULL STORY »
Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Great Clips Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 17, 2013 in Bristol, Tennessee. - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images
2013 NSCS Food City 500 Race Results
Posted 03.17.13
It was a "great" day for the NSCS No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet SS team and driver Kasey Kahne Sunday afternoon, as Kahne had no problem holding off the Food City 500 pole-sitter, Kyle Busch, by 1.700 seconds to win at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kahne, who was runner-up in last week's ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, looks in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 16, 2013 in Bristol, Tennessee. - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images
2013 NSCS Food City 500 Final Practice Session Speeds
Posted 03.16.13
Once again, it was Kyle Busch showing the fastest way around Bristol Motor Speedway, as tomorrow's pole-sitter ran a lap speed of 124.824 mph, in the final Food City 500 practice session. Right behind Busch on the speed chart with an identical lap speed of 124.638 mph, were Kasey Kahne and ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch and the No. 18 M&Ms Toyota Camry on Track - Photo Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
2013 NSCS Food City 500 Second Practice Session Speeds
Posted 03.16.13
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams were up early Saturday morning at Bristol Motor Speedway, as the drivers took to the track for their second Food City 500 practice session. And, at the end of the session, it was Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) taking the top-three positions, with pole-sitter Kyle ...FULL STORY »


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