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Auto Club Speedway Kids Club releases storybook app:

Auto Club Speedway, already the leader in youth initiatives in the motorsports industry, will add yet another feather to its cap with the launch of Lefty & The Radtastic Road Rally interactive storybook app, available for iPad, the racing world's first storybook...

Edwards wins at Bristol:

#99-Carl Edwards won the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 1st win of 2014, his 3rd at Bristol and his 22nd career win. #17-Stenhouse, Jr. finished 2nd for his best career finish. The rest of the 10 were #43-Almirola, #14-Stewart...

Race Fast Facts – Bristol:

Carl Edwards won the 54th Annual Food City 500, his 22nd victory in 341 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2014. This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 20 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. Ricky Stenhouse...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Bristol, race 4 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 163 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 153, -10 3) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 152, -11 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 152, -11 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 143, -20 6) #22-Joey Logano, 141, -22 7) #11-Denny Hamlin, 140, -23...

Rain expected Sunday at Bristol; race could be held Monday:

The National Weather Serviceforecast for Sunday calls for rain, mainly after 8:00am with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Sunday night the rain will continue, mainly before 5:00pm, then periods of drizzle. Low around 37. Chance of precipitation 80%. ...

Cassill gets Bristol sponsor:

CRC Industries announced that the company will be the primary sponsor of the #40 Hillman Racing Chevy SS this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. CRC, a manufacturer of an extensive arsenal of automotive maintenance products, will promote its industry-leading CRC Brakleen...

Kenseth suggests satellite teams helping Penske:

#95- Michael McDowell calls #20-Matt Kenseth's suggestion that McDowell has tested for Team Penske's benefit a matter of 'sour grapes.' Kenseth raised the issue after qualifying Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway when asked about Penske's success this season. Penske...

Hamlin, Logano feud still lingers:

Their feud started with some Twitter posts about the closing laps of the Daytona 500 and it heightened three weeks later at Bristol Motor Speedway, where an on-track spin nearly led to post-race fisticuffs. Things took a turn for the worse between #11-Denny Hamlin ...

Final practice:

for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway is over after 60 scheduled minutes. The top 5, slowest, and notes: #13-Mears 125.906 #2-Kenseth 125.815 #99-Edwards 125.683 #2-Keselowski 125.486 #41-Busch 125.469 slowest: #36-Sorenson 122.185 & #66-Nemechek 121....

First Saturday practice:

for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway is over after 50 scheduled minutes. The top 5, slowest, and notes: #31-Newman 127.081 #4-Harvick 126.863 #41-Busch 126.687 #20-Kenseth 126.670 #27-Menard 126.545 slowest: #66-Nemechek 121.213 & #33-Hill 120.150 All...

Rain expected to be an issue at Bristol Sunday:

While Saturday's weather at Bristol Motor Speedway looks good with only a slight change of rain and a high of 64, Sunday NASCAR may not be so lucky. The National Weather Service forecast for Sunday calls for a 100% chance of rain after 9:00am with a high of 53 degrees...

Drivers pleased with change to qualifying:

Qualifying [at Bristol] went without a hitch. No wrecks, no traffic jams, no apparent problems with cars cooling their engines. Drivers universally praised NASCAR's decision this week to permit cool-down boxes on pit road, eliminating the need for cars to cruise the...

Final ratings down for Las Vegas:

For the third straight week, ratings and viewership dropped for NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 from Las Vegas drew a 4.5 final rating and 7.2 million viewers on FOX, down 4% in ratings and viewership from last year (4.7, 7.5M...

NASCAR launches ‘NASCAR Connect’ app:

Prediction: NASCAR fans are already thinking about which driver will be visiting Victory Lane at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway this Sunday. Fact: NASCAR fans will be able to put their prediction skills to the test - against other fans in real time - when...

Jimmie Johnson Foundation, Blue Bunny Ice Cream Announce $25,000 Grant Opportunities:

Six- time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson announced Friday the launch of the 2014 edition of the Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope campaign, which this year includes new criteria for being named one of the five $25,000 grant recipients. Johnson, along with...

Busch wins at Bristol:

#54-Kyle Busch won the Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. #42-Kyle Larson finished second followed by #5-Kevin Harvick, #22-Ryan Blaney, #20-Matt Kenseth, #3-Ty Dillon, #62-Brendan Gaughan, #6-Trevor Bayne, #9-Chase Elliott, and #7-Regan Smith. There...

Bristol Race Fast Facts:

Kyle Busch won the 32nd Annual Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 presented by Lilly Diabetes, his 65th victory in 274 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. Busch now has 16 NASCAR national series points race wins at Bristol, which is more than any driver at any track in NASCAR ...

Driver standings

following Bristol: 1) #7-Regan Smith, 151 2) #6-Trevor Bayne, 150, -1 3) #3-Ty Dillon, 143 -8 4) #9-Chase Elliott, 138 -13 5) #11-Elliott Sadler, 135 -16 6) #62-Brendan Gaughan, 131 -20 7) #2-Brian Scott, 127 -24 8) #99-James Buescher, 117 -34 9) #31-Dylan Kwasniewski...

Owner Standings

following Bristol are posted (pdf)....

Larson on pole at Bristol:

#42-Kyle Larson won the Coors Light Pole for the Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 124.476 mph. #54-Kyle Busch will start second. The rest of the top 10: #20-Matt Kenseth, #2-Brian Scott, #22-Ryan Blaney, #5-Kevin Harvick, #7-Regan...