÷ There have been 109 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway since the first race in 1961, two races each season.
÷ Eight different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Bristol; led by Chevrolet with 43 victories; followed by Ford (35), Dodge (8), Pontiac (8), Toyota (7), Buick (4), Plymouth (3) and Oldsmobile (1).
÷ Four car numbers have produced eight or more Bristol NSCS wins:
Car Number – (Number of Wins) – Most Recent Win
o #11 – (19 wins) – Denny Hamlin, 2012
o #2 – (12 wins) – Brad Keselowski, 2012
o #17 – (eight wins) – Matt Kenseth, 2006
o #3 – (eight wins) – Dale Earnhardt, 1999
÷ Nine of the last 11 races have ended with a Margin of Victory of less than a second at BMS.
÷ There has been five green-white-checkered finishes at Bristol – all five were the spring race: 2007 (500/504); 2008 (500/506); 2009 (500/503); 2014 (500/503); 2015 (500/511).
÷ Two of the 109 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions; the most recent was the event on 3/31/1996.
÷ Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway three times; most recently August 25, 2012.
(NASCAR)(8-22-2015)
