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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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...