Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee going into the Food City 500 on Sunday, April 13 at 3 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
At Bristol Motor Speedway: Stats & Tidbits
TRACK & RACE DATA
Season Race #: 9 of 36 (April 13, 2025)
The Purse: $11,055,250
Track Size: 0.533-miles
Banking/Turns: 24-28 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 4-8 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 4-8 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 650 feet
Backstretch Length: 650 feet
Race Length: 500 laps / 266.5 miles
Stages 1 Length: 125 laps
Stages 2 Length: 125 laps (Ends on Lap 250)
Final Stage Length: 250 laps (Ends on Lap 500)
QUALIFYING & RACE RECORD
Track Qualifying Record:
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 131.713 MPH, 14.568 secs., April 5, 2019
2024 Bristol Pole Winner:
Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford, 124.954 MPH, 15.356 secs., March 16, 2024
Track Race Record:
Charlie Glotzbach, Chevrolet, 101.074 MPH, (2:38:12), July 11, 1971
2024 Bristol Race Winner:
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 79.678 MPH, (3:20:41), March 17, 2024
HISTORY
- Groundbreaking for Bristol International Speedway, as Bristol Motor Speedway was originally known, took place in 1960.
- The track was built by Bowling operator Larry Carrier, Kingsport businessman Carl Moore and construction company owner R.G. Pope and the track measured an exact half-mile.
- The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway was on July 30, 1961, and the inaugural event was won by Jack Smith with relief from Johnny Allen. Smith had a three lap lead when Allen took over and Allen built the lead to as many as six laps.
- In 1969 the track was dug up and reshaped and the banking significantly increased. Starting in July 1969 the track was measured at .533 miles.
- Financial problems led to sale of the track after the 1976 season to Nashville accountant and attorney Gary Baker and his partner Lanny Hester.
- All of the NASCAR Cup Series races at Bristol have been scheduled for 500 laps, except for both races in 1976 and the second in 1977, which were 400 laps each.
- The name changed to Bristol International Raceway in 1978.
- The first night race was held in the fall of 1978.
- In 1982 and in 1985 the track underwent ownership changes. In 1982 California businessman Warner Hodgdon began buying into teams and tracks. In 1982 he bought out Hester and in 1983 Baker’s half. In 1985 Hodgdon declared bankruptcy. Larry Carrier stepped in to run the track.
- The surface was changed from asphalt to concrete in 1992, becoming the first track on the schedule to be completely surfaced in concrete.
- Larry Carrier led the track for 10 years until he sold it to Speedway Motorsports for a reported $26 million in 1996. The track had a capacity of 71,000 and the Night Race was one of the Series premier events, called the ‘Toughest Ticket in Racing’.
- The track name changed again, this time to Bristol Motor Speedway in May of 1996.
- The track was resurfaced between races in 2007, and the turns were ground down in 2012 to eliminate part of the progressive banking.
- In 2020, Bristol Motor Speedway hosted the NASCAR Cup Series Open and All-Star Race for the first-time.
- In total, there have been 125 NASCAR Cup Series points-paying races at Bristol Motor Speedway since the first race in 1961, two races each season until 2021 when the track replaced their spring date with the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt track (2021-2023).
- The 2024 season is the first season since 2021 that both Bristol races will be run on the concrete surface. From 2021-2023 the spring Bristol race was run a dirt surface.
STARTS
- A total of 483 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway; 346 have competed in more than one.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Bristol with 60.
- Top five in Bristol Cup starts (all-time): Richard Petty (60), Ricky Rudd (58), Terry Labonte (58), Dave Marcis (54), Darrell Waltrip (52).
- Kyle Busch leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in starts at Bristol with 36 starts.
- Top five in Bristol Cup starts (active): Kyle Busch (36), Denny Hamlin (35), Joey Logano (29), Brad Keselowski (26), Michael McDowell (26).
- A total of 34 drivers have made their first NASCAR Cup Series career start at Bristol Motor Speedway; the most recent was Chad Finchum (April 16, 2018).
| First-Time Drivers | Date | First-Time Drivers | Date | ||
| 1 | Chad Finchum | 4/16/2018 | 18 | Bobby Watson | 4/5/1970 |
| 2 | Ryan Truex | 8/24/2013 | 19 | Bob Burcham | 7/21/1968 |
| 3 | Terry Cook | 3/21/2010 | 20 | Ervin Pruitt | 7/21/1968 |
| 4 | AJ Allmendinger | 3/25/2007 | 21 | Joe Edd Neubert | 3/19/1967 |
| 5 | Regan Smith | 3/25/2007 | 22 | Buzz Gregory | 7/24/1966 |
| 6 | Dave Mader III | 8/27/1988 | 23 | Bill Seifert | 3/20/1966 |
| 7 | Rick Mast | 8/27/1988 | 24 | Sonny Lamphear | 3/20/1966 |
| 8 | Butch Miller | 4/6/1986 | 25 | Walter Wallace | 3/20/1966 |
| 9 | Brad Teague | 3/14/1982 | 26 | Joe Bill Adams | 5/2/1965 |
| 10 | John McFadden | 3/14/1982 | 27 | Wayne Smith | 5/2/1965 |
| 11 | Ron Bouchard | 3/29/1981 | 28 | Darrell Bryant | 7/26/1964 |
| 12 | Bobby Sands | 8/23/1980 | 29 | Doug Wilson | 7/26/1964 |
| 13 | Melvin Revis | 8/25/1979 | 30 | Gene Hobby | 3/22/1964 |
| 14 | Mike Potter | 4/1/1979 | 31 | Allan Harley | 7/29/1962 |
| 15 | Bill Green | 8/26/1978 | 32 | Ralph Smith | 7/29/1962 |
| 16 | Lynn Carroll | 4/2/1978 | 33 | Bill Latham | 10/22/1961 |
| 17 | Paul Tyler | 3/28/1971 | 34 | Dub Utsman | 7/30/1961 |
- Of the 34 drivers that made their first career NASCAR Cup Series start at Bristo Motor Speedway, Bill Seifert posted the best finish – finishing seventh on March 20, 1966.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Ricky Rudd leads the Cup Series in the most starts at Bristol Motor Speedway without a win at 58.
- Michael McDowell leads all active Cup Series drivers in the most starts at Bristol Motor Speedway without a win at 26.
Average Starting Positions
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen (12 starts) and driver Charlie Glotzbach (four starts) are tied for the all-time Cup Series lead in average starting position at Bristol Motor Speedway with a 3.250 each.
- Chase Elliott leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in average starting position at Bristol Motor Speedway with a 7.800 in 15 starts.
Top 10 in Average Starting Positions at Bristol Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)
| Rank | All-Time Drivers | Avg Start | Races | Rank | Active Drivers | Avg Start | Races |
| 1 | Charlie Glotzbach | 3.250 | 4 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 7.800 | 15 |
| 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 3.250 | 12 | 2 | Joey Logano | 8.931 | 29 |
| 3 | Marvin Panch | 3.750 | 8 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 9.250 | 16 |
| 4 | Fireball Roberts | 4.286 | 7 | 4 | Chase Briscoe | 9.400 | 5 |
| 5 | Junior Johnson | 4.400 | 10 | 5 | William Byron | 10.091 | 11 |
| 6 | Cale Yarborough | 4.552 | 29 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 10.222 | 27 |
| 7 | Dick Hutcherson | 6.000 | 5 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 11.886 | 35 |
| 8 | Tim Richmond | 6.273 | 11 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 12.286 | 7 |
| 9 | Benny Parsons | 6.370 | 27 | 9 | Kyle Larson | 12.941 | 17 |
| 10 | David Pearson | 6.550 | 20 | 10 | Josh Berry | 13.500 | 2 |
POLES
- A total of 55 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won the pole at Bristol Motor Speedway; 23 drivers have won more than one pole at Bristol.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series pole at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 79.225 MPH in a Holman-Moody Racing Ford in 1961.
- NASCAR Hall of Famers Mark Martin (1989, 1993, 1995 sweep, 1996 sweep, 2001, 2009 sweep) and Cale Yarborough (1969, 1970, 1973 sweep, 1975, 1977 sweep, 1980 sweep) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Bristol Motor Speedway with nine poles each.
- Denny Hamlin leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in poles at Bristol Motor Speedway with four (2013, 2014, 2015, 2019).
- This weekend, nine of the 55 NASCAR Cup Series Bristol Motor Speedway pole winners are entered in the race.
| Active Bristol Pole Winners (9) | Poles | Seasons |
| Denny Hamlin | 4 | 2019, ’15, ’14, ’13 |
| Kyle Busch | 2 | 2018, ’13 |
| Alex Bowman | 1 | 2024 |
| Ryan Blaney | 1 | 2024 |
| Christopher Bell | 1 | 2023 |
| Chase Elliott | 1 | 2019 |
| Kyle Larson | 1 | 2018 |
| Erik Jones | 1 | 2017 |
| Joey Logano | 1 | 2010 |
- 12 different drivers have posted consecutive poles at Bristol; Mark Martin is the only driver to win four consecutive:
- 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, spring 1982),
- Geoff Bodine (swept 1986),
- Mark Martin (swept 1995-1996– all four races; and swept 2009);
- Rusty Wallace (swept 1998, spring 1999),
- Jeff Gordon (swept 2002),
- Denny Hamlin (fall 2013, spring 2014)
- Carl Edwards (2016 sweep).
- Eight different drivers have posted their first NASCAR Cup Series career pole at Bristol Motor Speedway.
| First-Time Pole Winners at Bristol | Date |
| Tim Richmond | Saturday, August 28, 1982 |
| Rick Wilson | Sunday, April 10, 1988 |
| Ernie Irvan | Sunday, April 8, 1990 |
| Chuck Bown | Sunday, April 10, 1994 |
| Steve Park | Sunday, March 26, 2000 |
| Jeff Green | Saturday, August 25, 2001 |
| Joey Logano | Sunday, March 21, 2010 |
| Erik Jones | Saturday, August 19, 2017 |
- Joey Logano (March 10, 2010) and Erik Jones (August 19, 2017) are the only active drivers to win their first NASCAR Cup Series career pole at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Youngest Bristol pole winner: Joey Logano (March 21, 2010 – 19 years, 9 months, 25 days) – his first NASCAR Cup Series career pole.
- Oldest Bristol pole winner: Harry Gant (August 27, 1994 – 54 years, 7 months, 17 days) – his last NASCAR Cup Series career pole.
- A total of 35 different organizations have won a pole at Bristol Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series.
- Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Bristol Motor Speedway with 13 poles among six drivers: Geoff Bodine (1984, 1986 sweep), Jeff Gordon (2002 sweep, 2003, 2004, 2007), Mark Martin (2009 sweep), Jimmie Johnson (2010), Chase Elliott (2019), Alex Bowman (2024).
- Joe Gibbs Racing has the second most Cup poles at Bristol with 12 poles among seven drivers: Tony Stewart (1999), Joey Logano (2010), Kyle Busch (2013, 2018), Denny Hamlin (2013, 2014, 2015, 2019), Matt Kenseth (2015), Carl Edwards (2016, sweep), Christopher Bell (2023).
- This weekend, six of the 35 NASCAR Cup Series Bristol Motor Speedway pole winning organizations are active.
| Active Organizations | Poles | Seasons |
| Hendrick Motorsports | 13 | 2024, ’19, ’10, ’09 sweep, ’07, ’04, ’03, ’02 sweep, ’86 sweep, ’84 |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 2023, ’19, ’18, ’16 sweep, ’15 sweep, ’14, ’13 sweep, ’10, ’99 |
| Team Penske | 11 | 2024, ’06, ’04, ’03, ’00, ’99, ’98 sweep, ’97, ’93, ’91 |
| RFK Racing | 11 | 2012, ’11, ’08, ’05, ’01, ’96 sweep, ’95 sweep, ’93, ’89 |
| Wood Brothers Racing | 4 | 1970, ’69, ’65, ’64 |
| Richard Childress Racing | 3 | 2001, ’90, ’85 |
- A total of nine different manufacturers have won poles at Bristol Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series; led by Chevrolet (40) and followed by Ford (38), Toyota (12), Dodge (8), Pontiac (7), Buick (4), Plymouth (4), Oldsmobile (3) and Mercury (2).
- The longest streak of consecutive NASCAR Cup Series Bristol Motor Speedway pole wins by a manufacturer is nine straight by Ford from 4/2/1995 to 4/11/1999.
WINS
- A total of 44 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- A total of 22 of the 44 Cup Series Bristol winners have won multiple times at the half-mile track.
- Driver/owner Jack Smith (with relief from Johnny Allen) won the first NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on July 30, 1961, driving the No. 46 Pontiac.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Bristol Motor Speedway with 12 victories in 52 starts; including eight straight (1978, 1979, 1981 sweep, 1982 sweep, 1983 sweep, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992).
- Six of the 44 NASCAR Cup Series Bristol Motor Speedway race winners are entered in this weekend’s race.
| Active Bristol Winners (6) | Wins | Seasons |
| Kyle Busch | 8 | 2019, ’18, ’17, ’11, ’10, ’09 sweep, ’07 |
| Denny Hamlin | 4 | 2024, ’23, ’19, ’12 |
| Brad Keselowski | 3 | 2020, ’12, ’11 |
| Kyle Larson | 2 | 2024, ’21 |
| Joey Logano | 2 | 2015, ’14 |
| Chris Buescher | 1 | 2022 |
- The six active Cup Series Bristol winners have accounted for 20 of the 125 trips to Victory Lane.
- Kyle Busch leads the NASCAR Cup Series among active drivers in wins at Bristol with eight victories in 36 starts (Spring 2007, 2009 sweep, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019).
- 12 drivers have won consecutive NASCAR Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Darrell Waltrip (Leads the series in consecutive Bristol wins with eight straight victories from 1979-1984)
- Fred Lorenzen (1963-1964 sweep)
- David Pearson (1968 sweep)
- Bobby Allison (1972 sweep)
- Cale Yarborough did it twice (1974 sweep and four straight from 1976-1977)
- Richard Petty (1975 sweep)
- Dale Earnhardt also did twice (1985 sweep and 1987 sweep)
- Alan Kulwicki (1992 sweep)
- Rusty Wallace (2000 sweep)
- Kurt Busch (2003 sweep and 2004 Spring race)
- Kyle Busch (2009 sweep and Fall 2017-Spring 2018)
- Brad Keselowski (Fall 2011-Spring 2012)
- Youngest Bristol Cup race winner: Kyle Busch (March 25, 2007 – 21 years, 10 months, 23 days).
- Oldest Bristol Cup race winner: Dale Earnhardt (August 28, 1999 – 48 years, 3 months, 30 days).
- Five drivers have posted their first NASCAR Cup Series career win at Bristol Motor Speedway.
| First-Time Cup Winners at Bristol | Start Pos. | Date | Driver’s Age |
| Kurt Busch | 27 | Sunday, March 24, 2002 | 23 |
| Elliott Sadler | 38 | Sunday, March 25, 2001 | 25 |
| Ernie Irvan | 6 | Saturday, August 25, 1990 | 31 |
| Rusty Wallace | 14 | Sunday, April 6, 1986 | 29 |
| Dale Earnhardt | 9 | Sunday, April 1, 1979 | 27 |
- Of the five drivers to win their first NASCAR Cup Series career race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch was the youngest to accomplish the feat at the age of 23.
- A total of 24 different starting positions have produced at least one NASCAR Cup Series win at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- The race winner has started from the pole or first starting position 27 times (21.6%) – the most productive starting position in the field.
- A total of 16 different drivers have won from the pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway. The most recent driver to win from the pole or first starting position was Brad Keselowski on March 31, 2020.
| Bristol Race Winners | Wins From Pole or First Starting Position | Seasons |
| Rusty Wallace | 4 | 2000, 1999, 1993, 1991 |
| Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1980, 1977 sweep, 1973 |
| Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 1982, 1981 sweep |
| Carl Edwards | 2 | 2016, 2008 |
| Matt Kenseth | 2 | 2015, 2005 |
| Bobby Allison | 2 | 1972 sweep |
| Brad Keselowski | 1 | 2020 |
| Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2019 |
| Kyle Busch | 1 | 2018 |
| Jeff Gordon | 1 | 2002 |
| Mark Martin | 1 | 1993 |
| Alan Kulwicki | 1 | 1992 |
| Dale Earnhardt | 1 | 1985 |
| David Pearson | 1 | 1971 |
| Richard Petty | 1 | 1967 |
| Fred Lorenzen | 1 | 1963 |
- Six drivers have won from the pole position or first starting position multiple times: Bobby Allison (1972 twice), Cale Yarborough (1973, 1977 twice, 1980), Darrell Waltrip (1981 twice, 1982), Rusty Wallace (1991, 1993, 1999, 2000), Matt Kenseth (2005, 2015) and Carl Edwards (2008, 2016).
- More than half of the NASCAR Cup Series winners at Bristol Motor Speedway have started in the top-five (73 wins, 58.4%).
- The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 38th, by Elliott Sadler in 2001. It was Sadler’s first victory in the Cup Series, and he was driving the famous Wood Brothers Racing’s 21 Ford.
- The deepest in the field that an active race winner has started is 20th, by Chris Buescher in 2022.
- A total of six NASCAR Cup Series Bristol races have been won from starting outside the top-20, the most recent was Kevin Harvick in 2016.
NASCAR Cup Series Wins by Starting Positions at Bristol Motor Speedway
| Starting Position | Wins | Winning % | Starting Position | Wins | Winning % |
| 1 | 27 | 21.60% | 13 | 4 | 3.20% |
| 2 | 15 | 12.00% | 14 | 2 | 1.60% |
| 3 | 10 | 8.00% | 15 | 1 | 0.80% |
| 4 | 10 | 8.00% | 17 | 1 | 0.80% |
| 5 | 11 | 8.80% | 18 | 2 | 1.60% |
| 6 | 9 | 7.20% | 19 | 3 | 2.40% |
| 7 | 1 | 0.80% | 20 | 2 | 1.60% |
| 8 | 7 | 5.60% | 24 | 2 | 1.60% |
| 9 | 6 | 4.80% | 26 | 1 | 0.80% |
| 10 | 2 | 1.60% | 27 | 1 | 0.80% |
| 11 | 1 | 0.80% | 30 | 1 | 0.80% |
| 12 | 5 | 4.00% | 38 | 1 | 0.80% |
| Stats | Winning % | Wins | |||
| Winning from the First Starting Position: | 21.60% | 27 | |||
| Winning from the Front Row: | 33.60% | 42 | |||
| Winning from a Top-Five Starting Position: | 58.40% | 73 | |||
| Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position: | 78.40% | 98 | |||
| Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20: | 4.80% | 6 | |||
- A total of 30 different organizations have visited Victory Lane in the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway.
| Organizations | Wins | Seasons |
| Junior Johnson & Assoc. | 21 | 1986 ’84, ’83 sweep, ’82 sweep, ’81 sweep, ’80, ’78, ’77 sweep, ’76 sweep, ’74 sweep, ’73, ’72 sweep, ’71, ’65 |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 15 | 2024, ’23, ’19 sweep, ’18, ’17, ’16, ’15, ’13, ’12, ’11, ’10, ’09 sweep, ’01 |
| Hendrick Motorsports | 13 | 2024, ’21, ’17, ’13, ’10, ’07, ’02, ’98, ’97, ’96, ’95 sweep, ’89 |
| Team Penske | 13 | 2020, ’15, ’14, ’12, ’11, ’06, ’00 sweep, ’99, ’96, ’94, ’93, ’91 |
| RFK Racing | 12 | 2022, ’14, ’08, ’07, ’06, ’05, ’04, ’03 sweep, ’02, ’98, ’93 |
| Richard Childress Racing | 9 | 2008, ’05, ’99, ’94, ’88, ’87 sweep, ’85 sweep |
| Holman-Moody | 9 | 1971, ’69, ’68 sweep, ’66, ’64 sweep, ’63 sweep |
| Petty Enterprises | 4 | 1975 sweep, ’67, ’62 |
| Stewart-Haas Racing | 3 | 2020, ’18, ’16 |
| Robert Yates Racing | 2 | 1997, ’90 |
| AK Racing | 2 | 1992, ’91 |
| Blue Max Racing (Beadle) | 2 | 1989, ’86 |
| Osterlund Racing | 2 | 1980, ’79 |
| DiGard Racing | 2 | 1979, ’78 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 1 | 2004 |
| Wood Brothers Racing | 1 | 2001 |
| Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | 1 | 1992 |
| Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 1 | 1991 |
| Melling Racing | 1 | 1988 |
| Hagan Racing | 1 | 1984 |
| DeWitt Racing | 1 | 1973 |
| Bobby Allison Racing | 1 | 1970 |
| Banjo’s Performance Center | 1 | 1970 |
| Rossi Engineering | 1 | 1969 |
| Owens Racing | 1 | 1967 |
| Nichels Engineering | 1 | 1966 |
| Body Long | 1 | 1965 |
| Shorty Johns | 1 | 1962 |
| Moore Engineering | 1 | 1961 |
| Jack Smith | 1 | 1961 |
- Junior Johnson & Associates lead the NASCAR Cup Series in organization wins at Bristol Motor Speedway with 21 victories among five drivers: Cale Yarborough (nine wins: 1973, 1974 sweep, 1976 sweep, 1977 sweep, 1978, 1980), Darrell Waltrip (eight wins: 1981 sweep, 1982 sweep, 1983 sweep, 1984, 1986), Bobby Allison (two wins: 1972 sweep) and Charlie Glotzbach (1971) and Junior Johnson (1965).
- Joe Gibbs Racing leads all active NASCAR Cup Series organizations in wins at Bristol Motor Speedway with 15 victories; followed by Team Penske and Hendrick Motorsports with 13 each and RFK Racing with 12.
- Eight different manufacturers have won in the NASCAR Cup Series 125 races at Bristol Motor Speedway; led by Chevrolet with 47 victories, followed by Ford (40 wins), Toyota (14), Dodge (8), Pontiac (8), Buick (4), Plymouth (3) and Oldsmobile (1).
- A total of 12 different drivers have won NASCAR Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway in multiple manufacturers:
- Richard Petty (Dodge-2, Plymouth-1)
- Rusty Wallace (Ford-5, Pontiac-4)
- Matt Kenseth (Ford-2, Toyota-2)
- Kyle Busch (Toyota-7, Chevrolet-1)
- Kurt Busch (Ford-5, Dodge-1)
- Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet-2, Ford-1)
- David Pearson (Ford-4, Dodge-1)
- Darrell Waltrip (Chevrolet-8, Buick-4)
- Carl Edwards (Ford-3, Toyota-1)
- Cale Yarborough (Chevrolet-8, Oldsmobile-1)
- Brad Keselowski (Dodge-2, Ford-1)
- Bobby Allison (Chevrolet-2, Dodge-2)
- The record for the most consecutive NASCAR Cup Series races won by a manufacturer at Bristol Motor Speedway is seven straight, and it has happened twice – first by Ford from 1963-1966 and then by Chevrolet from 1971-1974.
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
Runner-Up Finishes:
- A total of 54 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished runner-up at Bristol Motor Speedway, 28 of the 54 have posed more than one runner-up finish.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in runner-up finishes with 10 second-place finishes.
- Kyle Busch leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in runner-up finishes at Bristol with four.
Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Bristol Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)
| Rank | All-Time Drivers | Runner-Ups | Rank | Active Drivers | Runner-Ups |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 10 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 4 |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 3 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 2 |
| Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 2 | |
| Kevin Harvick | 6 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | |
| Mark Martin | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | ||
| Erik Jones | 1 |
Top-Five Finishes:
- A total of 122 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished in the top-five at Bristol Motor Speedway; 88 drivers have posted multiple top fives.
- NASCAR Hall of Famers Darrell Waltrip and Richard Petty lead the NASCAR Cup Series in Bristol top fives with 26 top-five finishes each.
- Kyle Busch leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in top-five finishes at Bristol Motor Speedway with 14 top-five finishes each.
Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Bristol Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)
| Rank | All-Time Drivers | Top Fives | Rank | Active Drivers | Top Fives |
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 26 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 14 |
| Richard Petty | 26 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 7 |
| 4 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | Kyle Larson | 7 | |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 20 | 5 | Joey Logano | 6 |
Top-10 Finishes:
- A total of 210 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished inside the top-10 at Bristol Motor Speedway; 149 have posted multiple top 10s.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the Cup Series in Bristol top 10s with 37 top-10 finishes.
- Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin lead the Cup Series among active drivers in top-10 finishes at Bristol with 19 each.
Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Bristol Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)
| Rank | All-Time Drivers | Top 10s | Rank | Active Drivers | Top 10s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 37 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 19 |
| 2 | Terry Labonte | 33 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 19 |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 32 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 12 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 31 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 10 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 30 | Joey Logano | 10 |
Average Finishes:
- Dick Hutcherson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position with a 2.4 in five starts.
- Chase Elliott leads the series among active drivers in average finishing position at Bristol with a 11.0 in 15 starts.
Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Bristol Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)
| Rank | All-Time Drivers | Avg Finish | Races | Rank | Active Drivers | Avg Finish | Races |
| 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 2.400 | 5 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 11.000 | 15 |
| 2 | Junior Spencer | 5.500 | 2 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 11.000 | 17 |
| 3 | Jimmy Hensley | 6.500 | 2 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 12.571 | 7 |
| 4 | Joe Weatherly | 6.667 | 6 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 13.286 | 35 |
| 5 | Janet Guthrie | 8.500 | 2 | 5 | Ryan Preece | 14.250 | 8 |
| 6 | Benny Parsons | 8.630 | 27 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 14.472 | 36 |
| 7 | Gene Black | 9.000 | 3 | 7 | Chase Briscoe | 15.000 | 5 |
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 9.256 | 43 | 8 | Erik Jones | 15.923 | 13 |
| 9 | Rusty Wallace | 9.568 | 44 | 9 | Ty Gibbs | 16.000 | 4 |
| 10 | Cale Yarborough | 10.483 | 29 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 16.185 | 27 |
LAP LEADERS & LEAD CHANGES
- A total of 139 different drivers have led at least one lap in the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough leads the series in laps led at Bristol with 4,305 laps led in 29 starts.
- Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Bristol with 2,598 in 36 starts.
- The most laps led in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is 500 laps led by Cale Yarborough on March 25, 1973 – he won the event starting from the pole position and led every lap.
- The most laps led in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway by a driver that did not win the event was 442 laps led by Richard Petty who finished second on July 26, 1964 – he started first.
- The fewest laps led in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway by the race winner was one lap, the final lap, by Fred Lorenzen – who passed Richard Petty to win on July 26, 1964 – Lorenzen started eighth.
Top 10 Laps Leaders at Bristol Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)
| Rank | All-Time Driver | Led | Completed | % Led | Rank | Active Driver | Led | Completed | % Led |
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 4,305 | 10,878 | 40% | 1 | Kyle Busch | 2,598 | 17,005 | 15% |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 3,751 | 20,038 | 19% | 2 | Kyle Larson | 1,351 | 8,326 | 16% |
| 3 | Rusty Wallace | 3,743 | 20,474 | 18% | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 1,199 | 16,830 | 7% |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 3,436 | 22,964 | 15% | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 1,014 | 13,188 | 8% |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 2,730 | 22,525 | 12% | 5 | Joey Logano | 771 | 14,103 | 5% |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 2,598 | 17,005 | 15% | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 507 | 7,032 | 7% |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 2,316 | 17,253 | 13% | 7 | Chase Elliott | 444 | 7,467 | 6% |
| 8 | Richard Petty | 2,212 | 23,815 | 9% | 8 | Christopher Bell | 360 | 3,479 | 10% |
| 9 | David Pearson | 1,616 | 6,660 | 24% | 9 | Erik Jones | 293 | 6,468 | 5% |
| 10 | Matt Kenseth | 1,583 | 18,056 | 9% | 10 | Ty Gibbs | 239 | 1,763 | 14% |
- The most lap leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is 16 and it has occurred twice – April 9, 1989 and March 17, 2024.
- The fewest lap leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is 1 set on March 25, 1973.
- The most lead changes in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is 54 set on March 17, 2024.
- The fewest lead changes in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is 0 set on March 25, 1973.
- Four Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway have resulted in a last lap pass to decide the win:
- 8/28/1999 – Dale Earnhardt passed Terry Labonte to win.
- 4/13/1997 – Jeff Gordon passed Rusty Wallace to win.
- 7/14/1974 – Cale Yarborough passed Buddy Baker to win.
- 7/26/1964 – Fred Lorenzen passed Richard Petty to win
FEMALE COMPETITORS
- Two female drivers have made NASCAR Cup Series starts at Bristol: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
| Driver | Starting Position | Finishing Position | Driver Rating | Date |
| Danica Patrick | 24 | 25 | 44.5 | 8/19/2017 |
| Danica Patrick | 29 | 36 | 38.5 | 4/24/2017 |
| Danica Patrick | 29 | 22 | 43.3 | 8/20/2016 |
| Danica Patrick | 33 | 27 | 45.7 | 4/17/2016 |
| Danica Patrick | 32 | 27 | 55.8 | 8/22/2015 |
| Danica Patrick | 26 | 9 | 72.6 | 4/19/2015 |
| Danica Patrick | 24 | 27 | 45.2 | 8/23/2014 |
| Danica Patrick | 36 | 18 | 55.6 | 3/16/2014 |
| Danica Patrick | 22 | 26 | 46.2 | 8/24/2013 |
| Danica Patrick | 41 | 28 | 41.4 | 3/17/2013 |
| Danica Patrick | 43 | 29 | 46.3 | 8/25/2012 |
| Averages | 30.8 | 24.9 | 48.6 | |
| Driver | Starting Position | Finishing Position | Date | |
| Janet Guthrie | 9 | 6 | 8/28/1977 | |
| Janet Guthrie | 21 | 11 | 4/17/1977 | |
| Averages | 15 | 8.5 |
TRACK/EVENT SPECIFIC STATS
Overtime Finish
- There have been five overtime finishes in the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway:
| Scheduled Laps | Actual Laps | Overtime Laps | Race Winner | Date |
| 500 | 511 | 11 | Matt Kenseth | Sunday, April 19, 2015 |
| 500 | 503 | 3 | Carl Edwards | Sunday, March 16, 2014 |
| 500 | 503 | 3 | Kyle Busch | Sunday, March 22, 2009 |
| 500 | 506 | 6 | Jeff Burton | Sunday, March 16, 2008 |
| 500 | 504 | 4 | Kyle Busch | Sunday, March 25, 2007 |
Margin of Victory
- Since the advent of electronic scoring (1993) the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway is the March 25, 2007 race won by Kyle Busch with a margin of victory of 0.064 second over Jeff Burton.
Top Five Closest Margins of Victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol:
| Rank | Margin of Victory | Winner | Runner-Up | Date |
| 1 | 0.064 | Kyle Busch | Jeff Burton | Sunday, March 25, 2007 |
| 2 | 0.098 | Kyle Busch | Mark Martin | Saturday, August 22, 2009 |
| 3 | 0.102 | Dale Jarrett | Mark Martin | Saturday, August 23, 1997 |
| 4 | 0.140 | Mark Martin | Rusty Wallace | Saturday, August 28, 1993 |
| 5 | 0.160 | Rusty Wallace | Mark Martin | Saturday, August 27, 1994 |
| 0.160 | Terry Labonte | Dale Earnhardt | Saturday, August 26, 1995 |
- Since the advent of electronic scoring (1993) the largest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway is the April 10, 2007 race won by Dale Earnhardt with a margin of victory of 7.630 seconds over Ken Schrader.
Top Five Largest Margins of Victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol:
| Rank | Margin of Victory | Winner | Runner-Up | Date |
| 1 | 7.630 | Dale Earnhardt | Ken Schrader | Sunday, April 10, 1994 |
| 2 | 7.088 | Kyle Larson | Chase Elliott | Saturday, September 21, 2024 |
| 3 | 5.740 | Jeff Gordon | Rusty Wallace | Sunday, April 2, 1995 |
| 4 | 4.652 | Kevin Harvick | Elliott Sadler | Sunday, April 3, 2005 |
| 5 | 4.390 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Ryan Newman | Saturday, August 28, 2004 |
Postponements / Cancellations
- Two of the 125 NASCAR Cup Series races at Bristol have been shortened due to weather conditions.
| Scheduled Laps | Actual Laps | Fewer Laps | Race Winner | Date |
| 500 | 342 | 158 | Jeff Gordon | Sunday, March 31, 1996 |
| 500 | 419 | 81 | Darrell Waltrip | Saturday, August 27, 1983 |
- Qualifying has been cancelled in the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway seven times.
| No. | Reason for Cancellation | Date | Started First |
| 1 | Weather | Sunday, March 26, 2006 | Tony Stewart |
| 2 | Weather | Sunday, March 16, 2008 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 3 | Weather | Saturday, August 25, 2012 | Casey Mears |
| 4 | Weather | Monday, April 24, 2017 | Kyle Larson |
| 5 | Pandemic | Sunday, May 31, 2020 | Brad Keselowski |
| 6 | Pandemic | Saturday, September 19, 2020 | Brad Keselowski |
| 7 | Pandemic | Saturday, September 18, 2021 | Martin Truex Jr. |
NASCAR IN TENNESSEE
- A total of 384 NASCAR national series races among nine tracks have been held in the state of Tennessee.
| NASCAR Tracks in Tennessee | City | Cup | Xfinity | Truck | Combined | First Year |
| Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol | 125 | 81 | 28 | 234 | 1961 |
| Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt | Bristol | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2021 |
| Nashville Superspeedway | Nashville | 4 | 25 | 17 | 46 | 2001 |
| Chattanooga International Raceway | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1962 |
| Kingsport Speedway | Kingsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1969 |
| Memphis Motorsports Park | Memphis | 0 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 1998 |
| Nashville Speedway | Lebanon | 42 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 1958 |
| Smokey Mountain Raceway | Maryville | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1965 |
| Tennessee-Carolina Speedway | Newport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1956 |
| Totals | 193 | 126 | 65 | 384 |
- The first NASCAR Cup Series race held in Tennessee was at Tennessee-Carolina Speedway on October 7, 1956 and the race was won by Fireball Roberts.
TENNESSEE DRIVERS IN NASCAR
- A total of 110 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Tennessee.
- 15 drivers from Tennessee have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series; totaling 156 wins across all three series.
- Darrell Waltrip, from Franklin, Tennessee, was inducted into the 2012 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Waltrip is the only Tennessee native driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series championship.
- Only two of the 15 drivers from Tennessee have won at least one race in the NASCAR Cup Series at a track located in the state of Tennessee: Darrell Waltrip (Bristol, 12 wins; Nashville, eight wins) and Joe Lee Johnson (Nashville, one win).
Tennessee Drivers In NASCAR with Wins
| NASCAR Winners From Tennessee | Cup Wins | Xfinity Wins | Truck Wins | Combined |
| Darrell Waltrip | 84 | 13 | 0 | 97 |
| Sterling Marlin | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| Joe Lee Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevor Bayne | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Josh Berry | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Hamilton Jr | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeff Purvis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| L.D. Ottinger | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Alexander | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Casey Atwood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Teague | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Chaffin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John King | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 103 | 40 | 13 | 156 |
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