Bristol Race Notes & Facts – Saturday

‚· 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)