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Bristol Qualifying Notes:

Kyle Larson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 32nd Annual Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 presented by Lilly Diabetes with a lap of 15.415 seconds, 124.476 mph. This is his first pole in 37 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. This is his first pole and fourth top-10 start...

Mindy Kaling to drive pace car at Auto Club Speedway:

Mindy Kaling will be behind the wheel of the Official NASCAR 2014 Toyota Camry Pace Car as she leads the field of 43 stock cars before the start of the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, March 23. Emmy Award-nominated Mindy Kaling is a quadruple-threat ...

Pit Stall Selections:

The selections of pit stalls for the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway have been made. Pole sitter #11-Hamlin chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters]. Outside pole sitter #2-Keselowski took pit stall 23, the last pit stall on the backstretch...

Hamlin wins Bristol pole:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the pole for the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway with a TRACK RECORD speed of 129.991mph for his 1st pole of 2014, 2nd at Bristol and 18th of his career. #2-Keselowski is on the outside pole, followed by #20-Kenseth...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Bristol:

Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 54th Annual Food City 500 with a track qualifying record lap of 14.761 seconds, 129.991 mph. Kyle Busch held the previous record with 129.535 mph/14.813 seconds. This is his 18th pole in 295 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...

Friday practice:

for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway is over after 90 scheduled minutes. The top 5, slowest, and notes: #41-Busch 129.789 #24-Gordon 129.421 #11-Hamlin 129.351 #99-Edwards 129.317 #9-Ambrose 129.238 slowest: #30-Kligerman 123.300 & 33-Hil 119.010. #51...

Qualifying Order

for the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is posted. 45 cars/drivers are listed. This is the order drivers can go through inspection and can go off pit road for the first session of group qualifying. The first of the drivers scheduled to...

Goodyear schedules tire tests:

As the weather warms come springtime, it marks the unofficial start of testing season for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's NASCAR racing program. 'It's been a long, tough winter across the country, so we're happy spring has arrived, which gives us the chance...

Teams to test at Martinsville:

Motor Racing Network's Dustin Long, reported that #7-Michael Annett and #36-Reed Sorenson of Tommy Baldwin Racing will be testing with #47-A.J. Allmendinger and the JTG Daugherty Racing team next Tuesday and Wednesday at Martinsville Speedway.(3-14-2014)....

Special scheme for Newman:

Quicken Loans is hosting the Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge. The Detroit-based mortgage lender is offering a chance to win a billion dollars to any eligible participant who enters the contest and predicts the winners of every game in this March's men's college basketball...

Kyle Busch looking to lead 10000 laps:

#18-Kyle Busch is approaching a major series milestone, one that could come this Sunday at Bristol. With 140 laps led - something he's done four times at Bristol - Busch will become the 15th driver in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history with 10,000 laps led.(NASCAR)(3...

Edwards’ team hosts Motley Crew member at Vegas:

Last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the #99 team showed the rest of the garage that they could 'run' with the best of them when they hosted Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil as an honorary crew member. Neil, a Vegas resident and lead singer of the multi-platinum...

Elliott fastest in happy hour:

#9-Chase Elliott was quickest during happy hour for the Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 with a speed of 124.154 mph. He was followed by: #42-Kyle Larson, #20-Matt Kenseth, #7-Regan Smith, #2-Brian Scott, #31-Dylan Kwasniewski, #54-Kyle Busch, #6-Trevor Bayne, #60-Chris ...

Busch fastest in first practice:

#54-Kyle Busch was fastest during opening practice at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 123.079 mph. #20-Matt Kenseth was second, followed by: #42-Kyle Larson, #5-Kevin Harvick, #33-Cale Conley, #9-Chase Elliott, #2-Brian Scott, #99-James Buescher, #3-Ty Dillon...

The Great Gonzo is grand marshal for the Auto Club 400:

Already a daredevil in his own right, the Great Gonzo will spend Sunday, March 23 among his peers in NASCAR, just two days after his new movie, 'Muppets Most Wanted,' hits the big screen. The poultry-loving daredevil and plumbing aficionado will give the command '...

Chicagoland Tickets on sale:

Tickets for the 2014 NASCAR race weekends at Chicagoland Speedway are on sale. To purchase tickets, call 888-629-RACE (7223) or visit www.ChicagolandSpeedway.com. The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will return for a fourth consecutive year in 2014, Sept. 12-14, with...

Red Horse owner’s pit school now licensed:

Retired Mobil executive Tom DeLoach's affinity for racing didn't end when the Statesboro, Ga., native left the company in 2000. He simply channeled his passion for the sport in a different direction. A year after retiring, DeLoach realized the over-the-wall crews were...

Kenseth lines up standby drivers if needed:

#20-Matt Kenseth's wife, Katie, is due to give birth in about two weeks. It will be the couple's third girl. After racing at Bristol this weekend, NASCAR will run at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Kenseth said that if has to leave the track, Sam Hornish Jr., ...

Grillin’ Beans on the #47:

This weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, the #47 JTG Daugherty Chevy will have a different look with a Bush's Grillin' Beans black paint scheme. 'We have Bush's Grillin' Beans front and center on our #47 Chevy SS at Bristol Motor Speedway,' AJ Allmendinger said. 'I...

Patrick helping Go Daddy customers ‘get found’:

While #10-Danica Patrick and the GoDaddy team have 'found' speed, they'll also be helping GoDaddy customers 'get found' online through the next four races. A special GoDaddy/Get Found logo will appear on the green Chevy at upcoming races at Bristol, Auto Club Speedway...