April 14, 2018
- Saturday Bristol Notebook: Crash in final practice knocks Kurt Busch off front row; Michael McDowell’s qualifying effort a step forward for Front Row; Short Strokes[More](4-14-2018)
- Happy Hour (final) practice for the Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#38-Ragan 127.487
#9-Elliott 127.073
#11-Hamlin 126.997
#41-Busch 126.537
#34-McDowell 126.295
best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 31 drivers): #18-Busch 125.483
slowest: #51-Rhodes 121.774 & #55-Sorenson 120.907. No speed: #15-Chastain.
notes: #41-Busch spun with 5 minutes left in practice and hit the inside wall. He will go to a backup car.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Happy Hour Practice speeds page (pdf) (4-14-2018) - First Saturday practice for the Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is over, after 55 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#42-Larson 129.004
#78-Truex, Jr. 128.952
#10-Almirola 128.943
#18-Busch 128.934
#95-Kahne 128.830
best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 25 drivers): #20-Jones 127.292
slowest: #51-Rhodes 121.983 & #66-Finchum 120.808. No speed: #15-Chastain & #55-Sorenson.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Second Practice speeds page (pdf) (4-14-2018) - Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway have been made.
With 39 cars running, pit stalls 21, 22, 33, and 43 have been eliminated.
Pole winner #18-Busch chose pit stall 1, the first stall available [as do most pole sitters].
Outside pole winner #41-Busch. took pit stall 23, the first stall on the backstretch, with an opening in front of it.
The final pit stall on the frontstretch was taken by #17-Stenhouse, Jr, who starts 4th.
#88-Bowman, who starts 8th, took final pit stall on the backstretch.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on Jayski.com’s Pit Stall Selection chart.(4-14-2018) - Hemric car failed post race, bumped from next Dash4Cash race:Daniel Hemric has been replaced in next week’s Dash 4 Cash field at Richmond by Brandon Jones because Hemric’s car failed inspection after Saturday’s race at Bristol. NASCAR stated only that Hemric’s car failed “mechanical measurement.” The team could face further penalties next week. [More](4-14-2018)
- Chevrolet may change Camaro nose: Chevrolet is reportedly seeking design change approval from NASCAR for a new nose on its XFINITY Series version of the iconic car. [More](4-14-2018)
- Ryan Preece wins NASCAR Xfinity race at Bristol-and $100,000 bonus: Ryan Preece is doing everything he can to find a permanent home in a stock car. At the top of his to-do list is winning, which he did for the second time in seven NASCAR Xfinity Series starts on Saturday when he outran Justin Allgaier to win the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.[More](4-14-2018)
- Preece wins Bristol Motor Speedway XFINITY race: #18-Ryan Preece won the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway for his second career win and first win at Bristol.
Preece also took home the $100,000 Dash4Cash bonus from series sponsor XFINITY.
#7-Justin Allgaier finished second, followed by#21-Daniel Hemric, #1-Elliott Sadler, #23-Spencer Gallagher, #19-Brandon Jones, #9-Tyler Reddick, #00-Cole Custer, #4-Ross Chastain, and #11-Ryan Truex.
There were 12 cautions for 93 laps and 13 lead changes among 8 leaders.
Preece took advantage of a caution 18 laps from the finish. He took four tires, while teammate, and leader at the time, #19-Brandon Jones, took two tires. Preece took the lead 9 laps from the finish.
The average speed was 67.857mph.
Complete results are on the Bristol race results page (pdf). (4-14-2018) - Race stage winners:
Stage 1 – lap 85 – Winner, #20-Christopher Bell
Stage 2 – lap 170 – Winner, #18-Ryan Preece
Stage 3 – lap 300 – Race winner, #18-Ryan Preece - Bristol XFINITY Race Fast Facts:
Ryan Preece won the 36th Annual FITZGERALD GLIDER KITS 300, his second victory in 43 NASCAR
XFINITY Series races.This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2018.This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway.Justin Allgaier (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 15 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his
fifth top-10 finish in 2018.Daniel Hemric (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway.Tyler Reddick (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 6 points over Daniel Hemric.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(4-14-2018) - XFINITY Driver standings following Bristol Motor Speedway:
1) #1-Elliott Sadler, 261
2) #21-Daniel Hemric, 255, -6
3) #9-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 247, -14
4) #7-Justin Allgaier, 240, -21
5) #20-Christopher Bell, 226, -35
6) #00-Cole Custer, 218, -43
7) #11-Ryan Truex, 211, -50
8) #23-Spencer Gallagher, 208, -53
9) #19-Brandon Jones, 193, -68
10) #16-Ryan Reed, 183, -78
11) #2-Matt Tifft, 167, -94
12) #4-Ross Chastain, 163, -98
See complete owner and driver standings on the driver standings(pdf) and owner standings page (pdf).(4-14-2018) - Free Pass – Who got a lap back on each caution: (and their finish)
Caution 1: none
Caution 2: #15-Nemechek, 19th
Caution 3: #90-Williams, 22nd
Caution 4: #0-Smithley, 17th
Caution 5: #1-Sadler, 4th
Caution 6: #35-Gase, 16th
Caution 7: #15-Nemechek, 19th
Caution 8: #78-McLeod, 20th
Caution 9: #0-Smithley, 17th
Caution 10: #35-Gase, 16th
Caution 11: #22-Cindric, 12th
Caution 12: none
(4-14-2018) - Custer on XFINITY pole at Bristol: #00-Cole Custer won the Busch pole for the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 127.157mph. #7-Justin Allgaier will start second. The rest of the top 10: #20-Christopher Bell, #21-Daniel Hemric, #42-John Hunter Nemechek, #19-Brandon Jones, #18-Ryan Preece, #3-Shane Lee, #23-Spencer Gallagher, and #22-Austin Cindric.
Did Not Qualify: #89-Morgan Shepherd.
The starting lineup is posted on the Bristol starting lineup page (pdf).(4-14-2018) - Bristol Motor Speedway XFINITY Qualifying Notes:
Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the 36th Annual FITZGERALD GLIDER KITS 300 with a lap of
15.090 seconds, 127.157 mph.
This is his first pole in 45 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2018.
This is his first pole in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Justin Allgaier (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2018 and his 13th in 15 races at Bristol Motor
Speedway.
Christopher Bell (third) posted his first top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his fifth in seven
races this season.
Christopher Bell (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(4-14-2018) - “Drive Days” for Talladega fans during race week: While the greatest drivers in the world will be competing on Talladega Superspeedway on April 27-29 during an incredible tripleheader weekend (GEICO 500, Sparks Energy 300, General Tire 200), fans will have the opportunity to hit the pavement first and drive their personal car around NASCAR’s biggest and most competitive track earlier in the week during “Drive Days.” On Tuesday (April 24) and Thursday (April 26), “Drive Days” will offer participants to take their street legal vehicles for three thrilling laps at highway speed behind a Talladega Safety/Pace truck on Talladega’s 2.66-mile, 33-degree high banks for just $50.[More](4-14-2018)
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