April 17, 2016
- Carl Edwards wins at Bristol: #19-Carl Edwards won the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 1st win of the season, 4th win at Bristol and 26th career win. Edwards won from the pole for the 3 times in 18 tries, the first driver to win from the pole in 2016
#88-Earnhardt Jr. finished 2nd followed by #41-Busch, #24-Elliott (best career finish), #6-Bayne (1st top-five since he won the 2011 Daytona 500), #83-DiBenedetto (best career finish), #4-Harvick, #15-Bowyer, #31-Newman and #22-Logano.
There were 16 lead changes among 7 drivers and 15 cautions for 102 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 81.637mph.
See unofficial race results, awards, laps led, cautions and more [NOTE: money/winnings are no longer reported] at:
Unofficial Race Results page (pdf)
Lap Summary Report (pdf)
Penalty Report (pdf)
Pit Stop Times (pdf)
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Bristol Race & Points Report (pdf).(4-17-2016) - Race Fast Facts – Bristol Motor Speedway:
#19-Carl Edwards won the 56th Annual Food City 500, his 26th victory in 417 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2016.
This is his fourth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 24 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (second) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 33 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2016.
#41-Kurt Busch (third) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 31 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
#24-Chase Elliott (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(4-17-2016) - 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Points (not CHASE) Standings:
[after Bristol, race 8 of 36]
1) #4-Harvick [1 win], 287
2) #19-Edwards [1 win], 286, -1
3) #48-Johnson [2 wins], 271, -16
4) #22-Logano, 266, -21
5) #18-Busch, [2 wins], 262, -25
6) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 250, -37
7) #41-Busch, 247, -40
8) #2-Keselowski [1 win], 224, -63
9) #11-Hamlin [1 win], 222, -65
10) #78-Truex Jr., 214, -73
See the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings page (pdf) and
Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf) See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Bristol Race & Points Report (pdf). - 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup CHASE Standings:
[after Bristol, race 8 of 36, 16 drivers for the Chase]
Set by most wins, then by points standing
1) #48-Johnson [2 wins], 3rd in driver points
2) #18-Busch [2 wins], 5th
3) #4-Harvick [1 win], 1st
4) #19-Edwards [1 win], 2nd
5) #2-Keselowski [1 win], 8th
6) #11-Hamlin [1 win], 9th
no wins, in by drivers points standings
7) #22-Logano, 266
8) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 250
9) #41-Busch, 247
10) #78-Truex, Jr., 214
11) #3-Dillon, 213
12) #24-Elliott, 205
13) #1-McMurray, 199
14) #47-Allmendinger, 188
15) #5-Kahne, 185
16) #31-Newman, 182
(4-17-2016) - Bristol Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points:
#24-Chase Elliott, finished 4th, 18 rookie points (best career finish)
#21-Ryan Blaney, finished 11th, 10 rookie points
#34-Chris Buescher, finished 21st, 9 rookie points
#44-Brian Scott, finished 30th, 8 rookie points
#32-Jeffrey Earnhardt, finished 32nd, 7 rookie points (best career finish)
See Jayski.com’s 2016 Rookie of the Year page for rules, standings and more.(4-17-2016) - Pugs joins Premium Motorsports at Bristol: Premium Motorsports announced it has added Pugs to the team of partners backing Cole Whitt this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Pugs joins RTIC Coolers, Drink Doc, Ultimate Tailgating and Speed Stick as part of a soon to be announced 2016 #98 Cole Whitt fan sweepstakes surrounding select race venues and outdoor fun. “We believe Pugs brings great value to what we are putting together with our other partners and are very thankful for their support this weekend at Bristol,” team owner Jay Robinson said. For over 25 years, Pugs has been a premier national brand providing the highest quality sunglasses, outdoor apparel and electronics to millions of fans. Pugs leads the industry by exceeding customer expectations, developing innovative products, and reinventing distribution models to provide for our retail partners. Available at retail stores all over the United States and online, Pugs is driven to provide excellent products and service to our passionate customers. “I am excited to carry the Pugs brand on the #98 this weekend and thankful they hooked me up with some shades to battle the sun at the Bristol coliseum,” said Whitt. “I look forward to being a big part of the partner promotion as we move ahead and hope to have a good finish for all.”(Premium Motorsports), see images of the car on the #98 Team Schemes page (4-15-2016)
- ‘Overtime’ line at Bristol: Because Bristol is a short track, the NASCAR “overtime” line is in Turn 3.(ESPN)(4-17-2016)
- Kyle Busch trying to tie Stewart’s record at JGR:#18-Kyle Busch can match Tony Stewart’s record for most wins by a Joe Gibbs Racing driver. Before leaving in 2008 to form Stewart-Haas Racing and avoid driving a Toyota, Smoke made 356 starts for Gibbs in more than a decade of racing. He won 33 Cup races and two Cup championships. Busch sits on 32 wins [has 36 total, 4 with Hendrick Motorsports] after his back-to-back victory weekends. And he hit that total in 283 starts, two seasons fewer than Stewart. He is the reigning Cup champion, his first and the first for Toyota. Come Sunday, Busch will be in a good starting position. He goes off fifth, with three Gibbs cars ahead of him on the grid. And Saturday, Busch was fastest in early practice.(Sporting News)(4-17-2016)
- Peyton Manning to appear on race broadcast Sunday: NFL legend Peyton Manning will make an appearance in the FOX NASCAR broadcast booth on Sunday, April 17, during live FOX coverage of the NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES race from Bristol Motor Speedway. The two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, who retired at the conclusion of the 2015 NFL season, will join the FOX NASCAR broadcast team of Mike Joy, four-time champion Jeff Gordon and Hall of Famer/three-time champion Darrell Waltrip for a brief time. Manning is at Bristol this weekend as a guest of Dale Earnhardt Jr.(FOX)(4-17-2016)
- Kenseth says he has no plans to retire in near future: Although #20-Matt Kenseth hasn’t won this season and has just one top-10 finish, he’s exhibited as much speed as his teammates. His 164 laps led is third among the JGR drivers. Kenseth just doesn’t have the results to show for it. So why are pundits and fans questioning Kenseth’s future in the sport? “This is turning into a huge retirement topic right now for some odd reason–I’m not sure why and I’m getting a little bit of a complex about it,” Kenseth said sarcastically. With Jeff Gordon, 44, stepping out of the seat last year – and Kenseth turning the same age last month, comparisons are inevitable. The recent retirements of Peyton Manning, who will be an honorary race official and guest of Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Sunday, and Kobe Bryant certainly have fueled the topic. But perhaps the greatest reason the rumor won’t die is the long list of development drivers JGR has waiting in the wings – particularly Saturday’s Xfinity Series winner Erik Jones and points leader Daniel Suarez. Kenseth’s not going anywhere But Kenseth’s boss, Joe Gibbs, insists emphatically his senior driver’s future is secure. “Kenseth’s future is – we love him,” Gibbs says with a laugh. “I can tell you that right now. We love Matt Kenseth. He’s a big part of our program. We don’t need to announce anything. He’s solid.” Kenseth said retirement was the farthest thing from his mind. “I feel incredibly good, I’m driving I think arguably the best team in the sport, love the guys I’m working with and we’re still really competitive,” Kenseth said. “Our sport is just so different. I think you see a lot of people not go out on their own terms because they keep trying to do it for too long because they can still get a job and they can still maybe get in stuff that’s maybe not as good, but somebody is still going to hire them.”(in part from Motorsport)(4-17-2016)
- Autistic child’s name featured on #88 car: Through The Dale Jr. Foundation’s Driven to Give Gloves program, 8-year-old Aiden VanWagner will have his name featured above the passenger door of Dale Earnhardt’s #88 Nationwide Chevy this weekend. Aiden was diagnosed with autism at an early age but under the care of Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s (NCH) Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Aiden has received individualized and comprehensive interventions and is enjoying school in a mainstream classroom. The Driven to Give Gloves program has been revamped for 2016 and focuses on four NCH Patient Champions. This month, Earnhardt is wearing gloves accented in blue, representing autism. Earnhardt’s race-worn gloves will be auctioned off to raise funds for NCH’s clinical and research programs. NCH is America’s largest pediatric hospital and research center with all care provided regardless of a family’s ability to pay. All four 2016 NCH Patient Champions will be attending the Kentucky Speedway race as special guests of Earnhardt and the #88 team.(HMS)(4-17-2016)
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