April 24, 2017
- Jimmie Johnson wins rain delayed race at Bristol: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the rain delayed (was supposed to run Sunday) Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 2nd win of the season, 2nd win at Bristol and 82nd career win. It is the 11th win at Bristol by a Hendrick Motorsports driver. Johnson led 81 of the 500 laps.
#14-Bowyer finished 2nd (his best finish since a 2nd at Richmond in April 2013) followed by #4-Harvick, #20-Kenseth, #22-Logano, #42-Larson (led the most laps 202), #24-Elliott, #78-Truex Jr., #17-Stenhouse Jr. and #11-Hamlin.
#88-Earnhardt Jr. had a oil cooler break and caused him to wreck. #18-Busch had tire issues and hit the wall.
There were 14 lead changes among 7 drivers and 9 cautions for 76 yellow flag laps and a 5:10 red flag.
The average speed of the race was: 86.674mph.
See unofficial race results, awards, laps led, cautions and more at:
Unofficial Race Results (pdf)
Cumulative Report (pdf)
Penalty Report (pdf)
Pit Stop Times (pdf) (4-24-2017) - Top-Ten Stage 2 Results (lap 250, now official race) of the Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway (lap 250/500):
#78-Truex Jr., 10pts, 1 playoff point
#22-Logano, 9pts
#48-Johnson, 8pts
#4-Harvick, 7pts
#1-McMurray, 6pts
#77-Jones, 5pts
#42-Larson, 4pts
#11-Hamlin, 3pts
#6-Bayne, 2pts
#17-Syenhouse Jr., 1pt - Top-Ten Stage 1 Results (lap 125) of the Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway (lap 125/500):
#42-Larson, 10pts, 1 playoff point
#78-Truex Jr., 9pts
#77-Jones, 8pts
#22-Logano, 7pts
#48-Johnson, 6pts
#24-Elliott, 5pts
#1-McMurray, 4pts
#11-Hamlin, 3pts
#47-Allmendinger, 2pts
#18-Busch, 1pt - 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Driver Standings:
[after Bristol, race 8 of 36]
1) #42-Kyle Larson [1 win], 360
2) #24-Chase Elliott, 333, -27
3) #78-Martin Truex Jr [1], 323, -37
4) #22-Joey Logano, 291, -69
5) #2-Brad Keselowski [2], 277, -83
6) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2], 244, -116
7) #1-Jamie McMurray, 244, -116
8) #14-Clint Bowyer, 239, -121
9) #4-Kevin Harvick, 239, -121
10) #21-Ryan Blaney, 228, -132
11) #18-Kyle Busch, 214, -146
12) #77-Erik Jones, 192, -168
13) #6-Trevor Bayne, 192, -168
14) #31-Ryan Newman [1], 186, -174
15) #11-Denny Hamlin, 184, -176
18) #41-Kurt Busch [1], 163, -197
See the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings page (pdf) and
Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf) - Earnhardt Jr. talks about Bristol incident Dale Earnhardt Jr. was involved in an incident on lap 218 in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
THEY ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS WHAT DAMAGE WAS DONE BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND WHAT DAMAGE WAS DONE AFTER YOU HIT THE WALL, BUT DID YOU HAVE ANY IDEA AT ALL THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM?
“We came out of the pits and there’s some oil in the pit stall I noticed when I was getting lined-up for double file, is smoking. I don’t know why. But it’s got oil all over the engine compartment. So, in the corner, it just went straight in the wall. I don’t know what’s broke, but I think that’s the end of the day.”
ACCORDING TO NASCAR RULES, YOU HAVE TO DO TO THE MEDICAL CENTER. DO YOU FEEL OKAY?
“I feel good. We’ll get in here and find out.”(TeamChevy PR)[More](4-24-2017) - Lucky Dogs – Who got a lap back on each caution at Bristol: (and their finish)
Caution 1: #13-Dillon, 15th
Caution 2: #13-Dillon(2), 15th
Caution 3: #13-Dillon(3), 15th
Caution 4: #43-Almirola, 22nd
Caution 5: #72-Whitt, 21st
Caution 6: #3-Dillon, 13th
Caution 7: #27-Menard, 16th
Caution 8: #13-Dillon(4), 15th
Caution 9: #77-Jones, 17th (still down 1 lap)
(4-24-2017) - Competition caution scheduled for lap 60
- POSTPONED due to rain until Monday, April 24 at 1:00pm/et, TV=FOX & TSN4 (Canada)
Persistent rain throughout the day on Sunday has forced the postponement of the race. - Race Coverage of the Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled for Monday, April 24, 2017.
Television (TV): FOX at 1:00 pm/et; green flag approx. 1:07pm/et
Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN) and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 90
Scheduled Race Re-Airs: TBA - Revised Bristol Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pre-Race Schedule for Monday, April 24: (eastern time)
12:20pm: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Driver Introductions
12:53pm: Presentation of Colors by Grandy High School JROTC Color Guard
12:53pm: Invocation by Mike Rife, Vansant Church of Christ, Vansant, VA
12:54pm: National Anthem by Todd Smith, Recording Artist and lead singer of Selah
12:56pm: Flyover by four T-38s 49th Fighter Training Squadron from Columbus AFB, Mississippi
1:00pm: Dale Earnhardt Jr Congratulations Food City Video (on Colossus TV)
1:01pm: Command to start engines by Kerry Earnhardt and Kelley Earnhardt Miller
1:07pm: Green flag for the Food City 500 - See the starting lineup for the Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on the Texas Starting Lineup Page (pdf).
- To the back: #37-Buescher (backup car)
- XFINITY Entry List: There are 42 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway.
See the complete list on the Richmond entry list page.(4-24-2017)
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