April 15, 2016
- Carl Edwards wins Bristol pole: #19-Carl Edwards won the Coors Light pole for the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway with speed of 127.997mph for his 2nd pole of 2016, 2nd straight pole, 3rd at Bristol and 18th of his career. Edwards has won two races from the pole in 17 tries, inclduing winning Bristol from the pole in August 2008.
#20-Kenseth will start 2nd, followed by #22-Logano, #11-Hamlin, #18-Busch, #48-Johnson, #4-Harvick, #78-Truex Jr., #47-Allmendinger, #6-Bayne, #5-Kahne and #2-Keselowski.
#22-Logano was fastest in the first round with a speed of 128.408mph and will start 3rd.
#18-Busch topped the second round with a speed of 127.258 and will start 5th.
Since the maximum of 40 cars entered the race, everyone made the race.
See round-by-round qualifying results on the Bristol qualifying results page (pdf) and the complete starting lineup on the Bristol Starting Lineup page (pdf).(4-15-2016) - Bristol Motor Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
#19-Carl Edwards won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 56th Annual Food City 500 with a lap of 14.991 seconds, 127.997 mph.
This is his 18th pole in 417 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and sixth top-10 start in 2016.
This is his third pole in 24 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
#20-Matt Kenseth (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2016 and his 14th in 33 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
#22-Joey Logano (third) posted his 13th top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his seventh in eight races this season.
#21-Ryan Blaney (18th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(4-15-2016) - Second Round of Qualifying for the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is over, after 10 scheduled minutes.
#18-Busch 127.258
#22-Logano 127.241
#19-Edwards 126.829
#20-Kenseth 126.762
#2-Keselowski 126.570
the rest of the top 12: 11 48 4 78 6 5 47;
out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 3: 1 27 3 13 31 21 24 88 34 43 16 23
(4-15-2016) - First Round of Qualifying for the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is over, after 20 scheduled minutes.
#22-Logano 128.408
#19-Edwards 128.142
#11-Hamlin 127.954
#20-Kenseth 127.903
#18-Busch 127.529
the rest of the top 24: 1 3 21 2 78 13 48 16 4 24 27 6 47 43 88 23 34 5 31;
out of the top 24 and not advancing to round 2: 42 41 44 38 7 83 95 17 10 14 30 15 32 55 98 46
Drivers who will miss the race: none as 40 cars entered for 40 spots
(4-15-2016) - Coverage of Qualifying for the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled for Friday, April 15, 2016 at 4:15pm/et.
Television (TV): FS1, 4:00pm/et
Radio: Live online at Performance Racing Network (PRN)
Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: Saturday, April 16 at 7:00am/et on FS1 - Group qualifying under the three-round qualifying format:
” Round 1 — All entries will have 20 minutes to post a qualifying time, after which the 24 registering the fastest laps will advance to the second round. Those failing to advance will be sorted based on first-round times in descending order (from fastest to slowest).
” Round 2 — The 24 fastest from the first round will have 10 minutes to post a second-round qualifying time, with the 12 fastest advancing to a third round. Those not advancing will earn starting positions 13 through 24 based on time, again in descending order.
” Round 3 — The final round will be five minutes in length. The fastest times from this session will determine the first (Coors Light Pole Award) through 12th starting positions.
There will be a seven-minute break between each round; teams may make adjustments to their entries only during the individual breaks. They will not be allowed to jack the vehicle or raise the hood, and once the car or truck enters the garage, it will no longer be permitted to return to the track for additional qualifying attempts. - Qualifying Order for the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is posted. ## cars/drivers are listed.
The first driver to be lined up on pit road will be #88-Earnhardt Jr.
The final driver lined up on pit road will be #11-Hamlin.
The order is set by a random draw, how cars park on pit road before they qualify, held about an hour before the first practice.
After the first round, the cars line up by speed.
See the full qualifying order on Jayski.com’s Bristol Qualifying Order Page (pdf).(4-15-2016) - Friday practice for the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#11-Hamlin 128.666
#78-Truex Jr. 128.399
#2-Keselowski 128.374
#48-Johnson 128.176
#1-McMurray 127.767
slowest: #98-Whitt 119.084 & #46-Annett 120.573
notes: #46-Annett had smoke coming out of cockpit late in the race.
Qualifying is scheduled for 4:15pm/et, being televised in FS1 and via radio PRN/SiriusXM.
See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10 consecutive lap ave(only 3 drivers) on the Friday Bristol Practice Speeds page (pdf) (4-15-2016) - Bristol Pole Notes & Facts:
� Fred Lorenzen won the inaugural Coors Light pole with a speed of 79.225 mph in a Ford.
� 48 different drivers have poles at Bristol, led by Mark Martin and Cale Yarborough with nine each. Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers with three each.
� 10 different drivers have posted consecutive poles at Bristol Motor Speedway; Mark Martin is the only of the 10 to win four consecutive poles at Bristol: Fireball Roberts (swept 1962), Fred Lorenzen (swept 1963), Richard Petty (1967-’68), Bobby Allison (swept 1972), Cale Yarborough (swept 1973; swept 1977; swept 1980), Darrell Waltrip (swept 1981), Geoff Bodine (swept 1986), Mark Martin (swept 1995-1996- all four races; and swept 2009); Rusty Wallace (swept 1998), Jeff Gordon (swept 2002) and Denny Hamlin (fall 2013, spring 2014).
� Seven different drivers have posted their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career pole at Bristol. Joey Logano is the only active driver to win his first NSCS career pole at Bristol (03/21/2010).
� The race winner has started from the pole 23 times (20.9%) – the most productive starting position. The last driver to win from the pole was Matt Kenseth (Spring 2015).
� Five drivers have won from the pole position multiple times: Bobby Allison (1972 twice), Cale Yarborough (1973, 1977 twice, 1980), Darrell Waltrip (1981 twice, 1982), Rusty Wallace (1991, 1993, 1999, 2000) and Matt Kenseth (2005 and 2015).
� 36 of the 110 (32.7%) races at Bristol have been won from the front row: Pole position (23 wins); second-place (13 wins).
� 64 of the 110 (58.8%) races have been won from a top-five starting position.
� 88 of the 110 (80%) races have been won from a top-10 starting position
� Five of the 110 (4.5%) races have been won from a starting position outside the top 20; most recent was Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2004 – he started 30th.
� 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) - Kyle Busch could run the Indy 500 someday?: Joe Gibbs Racing driver #18-Kyle Busch was made available to the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and he was asked:
: Q) “Who would be more difficult to convince for you to run the Indianapolis 500 – Joe Gibbs or your wife Samantha?
Busch responded: “Joe’s (Gibbs) going to be the hardest one for sure. Samantha (Busch) is not necessarily a fan of it and I’ve talked to her about it a little bit and she’s just like, ‘I’ll be there when the time comes, but don’t tell me.’ Then the sponsor aspect, they’ve actually shown some interest in it and that was kind of fun for me to hear that there might actually be an opportunity there if I continue my relationship with them from the Cup side to the IndyCar side. We have to work out all those details and it’s certainly not going to happen for this year, but maybe in some future years we’ll see what we can put together.”(Toyota Racing)(4-15-2016) - WIX Filters Extends Partnership with Richard Childress Racing: In advance of this weekend’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway, WIX Filters, a global manufacturer of filtration products, announced the continuation of its partnership with Richard Childress Racing (RCR). Entering its third season, the partnership includes primary branding of select events with the #31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series program and driver Ryan Newman. WIX also served as primary sponsor of the #62 XFINITY Series program and driver Brendan Gaughan last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Under the partnership, WIX continues its technical support of both RCR and ECR Engines by supplying air and oil filters and providing research and development support. All RCR race cars will also feature the WIX logo under the hood. Newman’s turn in the WIX Filters Chevrolet begins this weekend for the running of the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee on April 17 (RCR), see images of the scheme on the #31 Team Schemes page, Newman is scheduled to run WIX colors at Sonoma in June and Dover in October.(4-15-2016)
- CARSTAR North America partners with Axalta, to be featured on #88 at Kansas: CARSTAR North America, the continent’s largest network of collision repair shops and a member of the Charlotte-headquartered Driven Brands family, will make its debut in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Speedway this May. This opportunity is thanks to a joint promotion with CARSTAR’s new paint partner Axalta Coating Systems. The #88 Axalta/CARSTAR Chevy, driven Dale Earnhardt Jr., will race on Saturday, May 7, in Kansas City, KS. The CARSTAR logo will be featured prominently on the car. “I’ve enjoyed working with Axalta this season,” said Earnhardt. “It’s great to see how they’ve rallied behind the 88 team and how they are bringing new partners like CARSTAR into the sport. I’m looking forward to having CARSTAR on our Axalta Chevy at Kansas. I expect to run very well there, so we’ll do our best to give the CARSTAR folks plenty to cheer for.” As part of the race weekend, Axalta and CARSTAR will host top CARSTAR franchisees from across North America, along with prospective franchisees and corporate team members.(VMG PR), see images of the scheme on the #88 Team Schemes page (4-15-2016)
- Two Dillon’s & Two Bass Pro Shop cars at Bristol: #3-Austin Dillon and his younger brother, #14-Ty, will both race Bass Pro-branded entries this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, marking the first time the brothers will sport the iconic Bass Pro Shops logo on the hood of their Sprint Cup Series Chevys in the same race during their careers. Austin’s #3 Chevy features Ranger Boats for the first time of his racing career. Headquartered in Flippin, Ark., Ranger Boats is the nation’s premier manufacturer of legendary fiberglass and aluminum fishing boats, which include series of bass, multi-species, fish ‘n play, waterfowl utility and saltwater boats. Founded in 1968 by Forrest L. Wood, Ranger Boats continues its commitment to building the highest-quality, strongest-performing boats on the water.
Ty Dillon, substitute driver of the #14 Chevy for injured Tony Stewart, will run a Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats scheme (PR), see an image of the scheme on the #14 Team Schemes pageand #3 Team Schemes page (4-15-2016) - New sponsor for Ragan at Richmond: BK Racing announced that sweetFrog premium frozen yogurt will be sponsoring David Ragan and the #23 sweetFrog Toyota Camry for the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. The race scheduled for April 24th represents sweetFrog’s NASCAR debut. sweetFrog is a Richmond, VA-based, national frozen yogurt franchise that was recently named the #1 Frozen Yogurt Shop in the US by the Daily Meal. Since their 2009 inception, sweetFrog has grown to more than 350 locations in the US and abroad – serving customers in 25 states, the United Kingdom and the Dominican Republic. “We are thrilled to partner with David Ragan and BK Racing for the spring race in sweetFrog’s hometown,” said Patrick Galleher, CEO of sweetFrog. “Our shared commitment to family and community make the partnership a perfect fit.”(BKR), see an image of the scheme on the #23 Team Schemes page (4-15-2016)
- Harvick to run 1979 Daytona 500 Busch Beer scheme at Darlington: The car that inspired the paint scheme on Kevin Harvick’s #4 Busch Beer Chevy competed in one of the most important races in NASCAR history. On Thursday afternoon, Stewart-Haas Racing, along with Busch Beer and Harvick, announced that the Busch Beer car that Cale Yarborough drove in the 1979 Daytona 500 was the inspiration for Harvick’s Darlington ride. With most of the eastern part of the U.S. confined to their homes because of a huge snowstorm, millions tuned in to watch the race, which changed the perception of the sport. Not only was the racing great, but those watching were treated to a boxing match. Yarborough was one of the three participants in the last-lap brawl. The competitive nature of the race and the impromptu altercation thrust NASCAR into the spotlight (Lionel), see an image of the scheme on the #4 Team Schemes page (4-15-2016)
- Stewart updates his health: #14-Tony Stewart, who sustained a burst fracture of the L1 vertebra in an all-terrain vehicle accident Jan. 31 while vacationing on the West Coast, commented in a SHR PR about his health: “We won’t know anything until the end of the month, when we go get scanned again. Unfortunately, it’s a lot of waiting right now, which is about to drive me crazy. Tomorrow, in my heart (I could be back) but, the reality is, I’m 45 and I don’t know how fast my bones are healing. It’s not like you go in there every week and get scanned and (get) an update. The hard part is literally waiting until we get scanned and they’ll have a better idea when we can get back in. In the meantime, you’re just waiting. I feel confident that when they say I’m ready, I will be ready. Breaking a leg or an arm is a lot different than when you have something going on in your back because that is your core, (and it) is important to make sure it gets healed right. This is important to make sure it heals right, but it hasn’t stopped me from pushing the envelope here and there just to see where I’m at. If I get sore at the end of the day, I’m very good about it. I think breaking (my) leg and going through that cycle (in 2013), I learned to just listen to my body and, when it’s telling you it’s had enough, then OK, stop. The doctor has to go to NASCAR to clear me, so there’s no point in going through the agony (of questioning) when it’s still in their hands. It’s literally about doing what they tell you to do and, when they say it’s time to go, it’s time to go.”(SHR)(4-15-2016)
- ditech makes its 2016 debut on the #4 Chevy: Kevin Harvick’s #4 Chevy will feature the familiar blue color of ditech at Bristol in the Food City 500. Ditech is also giving race fans a reason to cheer for Harvick and the #4 Chevy each weekend with its “Drive Down Your Mortgage” sweepstakes. Each time Harvick wins a Sprint Cup race, ditech will conduct a sweepstakes drawing for a cash prize of $20,000. The prize winner can use the $20,000 for any purpose they choose, including paying down their mortgage. No mortgage is required in order to be eligible to enter or win. In addition to the ditech’s “Drive Down Your Mortgage” sweepstakes grand prize, participants can also play an instant win game for a chance to win hundreds of other prizes. ditech is scheduled to be the primary sponsor in one more 2016 race, at New Hampshire in September (SHR), see images of the scheme on the #4 Team Schemes page (4-15-2016)
- Sponsors returning to the #51 at Bristol: Jeremy Clements heads into the first NASCAR XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash race at Bristol Motor Speedway with All South Electric and BRT Extrusions back on board the #51 JCR Chevy Camaro SS for the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300. All South Electrical Constructors, Inc. began as a single family and small multifamily / commercial electrical contractor in 1993. Today, All South Electrical is one of the most competitive electrical contractors within the multifamily market. The company presently averages 5,000 units per year, while offering a 24-hour service department. All South Electrical is licensed in most of the southeastern states and continues to grow and expand with the market’s needs. Founded in 1992, BRT Extrusions Inc. delivers high quality aluminum extrusions from standard or custom dies. Based in Niles, OH, the company offers a wide range of standard extruded shapes, as well as custom designs in several grades of aluminum alloys and tempers. Clients also have product options such as fabricated, mill finish, anodized, painted, thermal fill and re-cut.(Jeremy Clements Racing)(4-15-2016)
- Spec engines coming for Truck teams: Teams will be allowed to use a NASCAR spec engine at tracks 1.25 miles in length and shorter, and those races will start coming up in a couple of months. Kyle Busch, who gets significant support from Toyota, isn’t likely to get one. Toyota wants a Toyota engine in its trucks. “We’re leaving our game plan as it is with what we’ve got with the Toyota support and the Toyota engines that we run in the Truck Series and we’ll see how it plays out with the other engines and see if it’s a necessity that we need to look toward for next year,” Busch said.(ESPN.com)(4-15-2016)
- Rusty Wallace Named Grand Marshal for Food City 500: NASCAR Hall of Famer and former driver/sports analyst, Rusty Wallace has been named Grand Marshal for the April 17 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Wallace will give the command to start the 25th running of the Food City 500. “Over the years, Rusty has always been one of the greatest supporters of Food City and our racing program. As the driver who boasts the most Food City 500 wins (6), we thought it appropriate to recognize his tremendous contributions to our company and the sport by naming him Grand Marshal for the 25th running of the Food City 500,” says Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer.
‘For over 30 years, racing legend Rusty Wallace has delighted racing fans with his hard-nosed and aggressive approach to racing and a personality and charisma that are unmatched. Wallace, a former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and 55-time race winner, will go into history as one of America’s greatest racing drivers. At the time of his retirement, his career victories marked the eight-best all-time career total and his nearly 20,000 laps led rank him seventh all-time. For sixteen straight seasons, Wallace won at least one race in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, marking the third longest such streak in history. He is a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, International Motorsports Hall of Fame and the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame. He is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades. As a former ABC/ESPN Racing Analyst, he has headlined a number of popular pre-race shows and is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s foremost authorities on NASCAR racing.’ Tickets are still available and may be purchased at www.BristolTix.com or by calling the BMS ticket office at 423-BRISTOL (274-7865).(BMS)(4-15-2016) - Tenn Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey named Honorary Starter of the Food City 500: Tennessee’s Lt. Governor, Ron Ramsey has been named Honorary Starter for the April 17 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Lt. Governor Ramsey will wave the green flag to signal the start of Sunday’s Food City 500. Lt. Governor Ramsey has built a reputation as the leading voice for economic growth in the General Assembly. The first Republican Senate Speaker in 140 years, Ramsey has been named “The Best Lawmaker for Business in Tennessee” by Business Tennessee magazine for his success in passing pro-growth policy to improve the state’s business climate. A small business owner himself, Ramsey believes job growth must be the top priority for state government. He is the first GOP Senate Speaker in Tennessee in 140 years and the first from Sullivan County in over 100 years. In 2011, Ramsey was named to the Board of Directors of National Conference of State Legislators. In 2013, GOPAC named Lt. Governor Ramsey to their Legislative Leaders Advisory Board. Tickets are still available and may be purchased at www.BristolTix.com or by calling the BMS ticket office at 423-BRISTOL (274-7865).(BMS)(4-15-2016)
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