April 19, 2015
- Kenseth wins at Bristol: #20-Matt Kenseth won the Food City 500 In Support Of Steve Byrnes And Stand Up To Cancer Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 1st win of the season, 4th win at Bristol Motor Speedway and his 32nd career win. The race ended with one green-white-checkered attempt.
#48-Johnson finished second, the rest of the top 10: #24-Gordon, #17-Stenhouse, Jr., #31-Newman, #14-Stewart, #42-Larson, #51-Allgaier, #10-Patrick, and #3-Dillon.
After starting an hour late, there were 3 red flags during the race – all for rain. The first was on lap 23 and lastest 3 hours and 58 minutes, the second was 13 minutes long on lap 273 and the final one was just before the green-white-checker restart.
Harvick, Logano, and Truex, Jr all came into the race with top-10 finishes in every race this season, but all three rain into trouble during the race. Harvick finished 39th, Logano 40th, and Truex, Jr 29th.
#11-Denny Hamlin started suffering neck spasms early in the race and was replaced by Erik Jones when the race restarted after the first red flag. Jones finished 26th.
Harvick continues to hold the Chase points lead. He and Johnson each have 2 wins on the season but Harvick has 314 points to Johnson’s 258.
There were 21 lead changes among 6 drivers. There were 11 cautions for 117 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 74.997mph.
See unofficial race results, awards, money won, laps led, cautions and more on the Unofficial Race Results page (pdf) and check out the Penalty Report (pdf) and Lap Summary Report (pdf).
(4-19-2015) - Race Fast Facts – Bristol Motor Speedway:
Matt Kenseth won the 55th Annual Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes, his 32nd victory in 552 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2015.
This is his fourth victory and 20th top-10 finish in 31 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 27 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2015.
Jeff Gordon (third) posted his 25th top-10 finish in 45 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Brett Moffitt (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 30 points over Joey Logano.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(4-19-2015) - 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:
[after Bristol, race 8 of 36]
(by wins, then by points)
1) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 314
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 258, -56
3) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 284, -30
4) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 255, -59
5) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 223, -91
6) #20-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 263, -78
7) #78-Truex Jr., 281, -33
8) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 241, -73
9) #5-Kasey Kahne, 237, -77
10) #24-Jeff Gordon, 227, -87
11) #43-Aric Almirola, 226, -88
12) #1-Jamie McMurray, 223, -91
13) #10-Danica Patrick, 211, -103
14) #27-Paul Menard, 210, -104
15) #19-Carl Edwards, 203, -111
16) #31-Ryan Newman, 201, -113
(ties are broken by wins, 2nds, 3rds, etc)
See the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings page (pdf) and Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf).(4-19-2015) - Bristol driver introduction songs: Bristol Motor Speedway secured its status long ago as one of the tracks with the most unique driver introductions, allowing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series premiere stars to choose their introductory song. The 2015 driver introductions for the Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes were no different. The full list of songs from today’s driver introductions for the Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes.:
Jamie McMurray “Country Must Be Country Wide” Brantley Gilbert Brad Keselowski “Tom Sawyer” Rush Austin Dillon “Bones” Gary Allan Kevin Harvick “Pass A Beer” Jake Owen Kasey Kahne “Give the People What They Want” O’Jay’s Trevor Bayne “Rocky Top” Osborne Brothers Alex Bowman “Hope” We Came as Romans Sam Hornish Jr. “Let’s Roll” Yelawolf ft. Kid Rock Danica Patrick “This Girl is on Fire” Alicia Keys Denny Hamlin “Trophies” Drake Casey Mears “Better Man” Pearl Jam Tony Stewart “Bawitdaba” Kid Rock Clint Bowyer “Boys ‘Round Here” Blake Shelton Greg Biffle “Fishin’ in the Dark” The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Ricky Stenhouse Jr. “Comeback” Redlight King David Ragan “Life in the Fast Lane” Eagles Carl Edwards “Nineteen” Phil Lynott Matt Kenseth “Symphony of Destruction” Megadeth Joey Logano “Good ol’ Boys” – Dukes of Hazzard Song Waylon Jennings JJ Yeley “Devil in Disguise” Elvis Presley Jeff Gordon “Uptown Funk” Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars Jeb Burton “A Tale of 2 Cities” J Cole Paul Menard “Stranglehold” Ted Nugent Ron Hornaday Jr. “Small Town Throwdown” Brantley Gilbert Featuring Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett Ryan Newman “Good ol’ Boys” – Dukes of Hazzard Song Waylon Jennings Mike Bliss “Welcome to the Jungle” Guns N’ Roses Alex Kennedy “Here Comes the Boom” Nelly Chris Buescher “Four On The Floor” Lee Brice Cole Whitt “Tell the World” Lecrae David Gilliland “Rock You Like A Hurricane” Scorpions Landon Cassill “Introducing the Icon” Riff Raff Kurt Busch “Going Down For Real- GDFR” Flo Rida Kyle Larson “Stroker Ace” Charlie Daniels Band Aric Almirola “Time Of Our Lives” Pitbull Michael Annett “The Rock Return Entrance Video” Electrifying AJ Allmendinger “I Wish” Skee-Lo Jimmie Johnson “Drink in My Hand” Eric Church Justin Allgaier “Courageous” Casting Crowns Brett Moffitt “Weekend Warriors” Change of Pace Brendan Gaughan “Viva Las Vegas” Elvis Presley Martin Truex Jr. “For Those About to Rock” AC/DC Matt DiBenedetto “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Nirvana Dale Earnhardt Jr. “Mannish Boy” Muddy Waters Michael McDowell “Say I Won’t” Lecrae Josh Wise “The Distance” Cake (BMS)(4-19-2015)
- Kenseth not considering retirement: #20-Matt Kenseth is just a year younger than #24-Jeff Gordon, who has already said he’ll retire at the end of this season. The 43-year-old former champion won’t use Gordon’s exit as a reason to consider his own future in NASCAR. He’s got no plans to get out of the race car anytime soon and hopes his pole-winning run at Bristol Motor Speedway will lead to the end of a 51-race winless streak. Asked if Gordon’s decision has led him to ponder retirement, Kenseth said he hasn’t given the subject any thought. “I feel as good as I did 10 years ago, and I’d like to say that I do as good or better job behind the wheel than I did then,” said Kenseth, who starts first Sunday. “Jeff got to that point where he knew that it was time to go do something else, and it doesn’t seem like he has any doubts about that. The fortunate few who can keep jobs and keep running, and don’t just fade out because they can’t get a competitive job anymore, can decide when that happens. I hope I’m fortunate enough to be one of those guys.”(Associated Press)(4-19-2015)
- McDowell’s sponsor makes donation in honor of Steve Byrnes: The NASCAR community often has a way of coming together in times of need unlike any other sport out there. That is evident this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway where the track, teams and drivers alike are honoring FOX Sports’ own Steve Byrnes. However, Thrivent Financial, sponsor on Michael McDowell’s #95 Levine Family Racing Ford has taken their support of Byrnes to the next level. Inspired by the powerful NASCAR community, Thrivent Financial will donate $9,500 to Stand Up To Cancer in honor of Byrnes. Greg Stacey, director of content marketing for Thrivent Financial, said the organization is proud to be part of the NASCAR community during times like this and hopes the donation will bring both awareness and help to all of those impacted by cancer. For McDowell, it is special to have a sponsor that is willing to go above and beyond to help out a member of the NASCAR community.(FoxSports)(4-19-2015)
- Bristol Motor Speedway Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:
· There have been 108 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway since the first race in 1961, two races each season.
· All races have been scheduled for 500 laps, except for both races in 1976 and the second in 1977, which were 400 laps.
· Junior Johnson leads the series in car owner wins at Bristol with 16; Roger Penske and Jack Roush are tied among active car owners for the most wins at Bristol with 11 each.
· Eight different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Bristol; led by Chevrolet with 43 victories; followed by Ford with 35. Toyota is ranked fifth among manufacturers with six wins at Bristol.
· 35 of the 108 (32.4%) races at Bristol have been won from the front row: Pole position (22 wins); second-place (13 wins).
· 86 of the 108 (79.6%) races have been won from a top-10 starting position; including 53 from the first four spots.
· Five of the 108 (4.6%) races have been won from a starting position outside the top 20; most recent was Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2004 – he started 30th.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 38th, by Elliott Sadler; in 2001.
· Eight of the last 10 races have ended with a Margin of Victory of less than a second at BMS.
· There has been four green-white-checkered finishes at Bristol – all four were the spring race: 2007 (500/504); 2008 (500/506); 2009 (500/503); 2014 (500/503).
· Two of the 107 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.
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol was the 3/25/2007 race won by Kyle Busch with a MOV of 0.064 second.
(NASCAR)(4-19-2015) - Mark Thompson in the #13 at Talladega: MBM #13 to announced Mark Thompson of Cartersville Ga. Will be piloting the #13 Dodge at Talladega Superspeedway on May 2nd. Thompson is a highly accomplished pilot and operates Phoenix Air, a company that holds US Defense Department contracts to provide tactical electronic warefare training services to Air Force, Air National Guard, & US Navy. Phoenix Air also offers executive jet service as well as having “the” medical jet WHO (World Health Organization) contracts to transport Ebola and other patients all over the world for treatment. Thompson has been racing for years and is a current competitor in ARCA. He started on the pole in Daytona this February and will be driving the same Kenny Schrader Team car at Talladega this May in a Double duty weekend. Phoenix Air will take primary sponsor locations. Grafoid, Braille Battery, and Workwear usa will all be in an associate location.(MBM)(4-19-2015)
- Johanna Long, Affarano Motorsports to make first attempt of 2015 at Richmond: Affarano Motorsports announced that Johanna Long would be getting her first career start of NASCAR’s Xfinity Series 2015 season at the ToyotaCare 250 race at Richmond International Raceway taking place on Friday, April 24th driving the unsponsored #03 Chevy Camaro of Affarano Motorsports. “When I first approached Johanna, about driving for us, we sat down and discussed what tracks we felt she could best perform at and Richmond was one of the ones at the top of the list.” Team and car owner Mike Affarano stated in our telephone interview. “In an ideal situation, Johanna would’ve opened the season in Daytona this year and we’d be running for points; however, we were unable to secure the sponsorship that we needed to accomplish that, so we’ve been forced to be more selective of which races to compete in.” When pressed about the direction of sponsorship and the expected competitiveness for Johanna Long in an unsponsored car, Mr. Affarano was quite frank. “We are actively seeking full or partial sponsorship for the remainder of this year and beyond. I won’t lie, we need it if we want to continue to compete and perform at our best. We felt that it was really important to get Johanna at track that she is familiar and comfortable with and can provide a good showing at; hopefully [being at the track] will help us find that sponsor.”(Affarano Motorsports PR)(4-19-2015)
- Jerrod Niemann to perform concert before Dover race: Country music sensation Jerrod Niemann will hold a free concert in Victory Plaza before the Sunday, May 31 “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway. This concert is open to all fans. Niemann is best known for his 2013 platinum-certified No. 1 smash hit “Drink to That All Night” off his most recent album, “High Noon.” Pop star Pitbull was also featured on an official remix of the song. His other standout tracks include the 2010 No. 1 platinum digital single “Lover, Lover,” as well as the Top-5 Gold digital single “What You Want,” both appearing on his label debut, “Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury.” This album was named No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums debut chart, making it the only major label country debut to enter at No. 1 in 2010. It was also named one of the Top 10 Albums of 2010 by the New York Times. His 2012 sophomore record, titled “Free the Music,” featured the Top 15 single “Shinin’ On Me.” Niemann has toured with the likes of Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban during his young career, and has also received award nominations from the CMA, CMT and the American Country Awards.(Dover Speedway)(4-19-2015)
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