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Kenseth wins Bristol:

#20-Matt Kenseth won the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 5th win of 2013 and 29th career win . Kenseth led the most lap with 149 of 500. #5-Kahne finished 2nd followed by #42-Montoya, #55-Vickers, #22-Logano, #27-Menard...

Kyle Busch going for the triple at Bristol, for 2nd time:

Fridays victory coupled with a triumph in Wednesdays Camping World Truck Series event at Bristol gives #18-Kyle Busch a chance in todays Sprint Cup showdown to match his unprecedented three-race sweep at Bristol in August 2010 ( Bristol Herald Courier ), Busch will...

More testing at Richmond:

On the heels of this weeks 'under the lights" NASCAR Sprint Cup Series testing excitement at Richmond International Raceway, even more stars return to Americas Premier Short Track, August 26-27. Prior to the September 7 Federated Auto Parts 400 'One Last Race to...

Patrick to set record:

Saturday night at Bristol, #10-Danica Patrick will again make NASCAR history when she makes her 34th career Sprint Cup Series start, breaking a tie with Janet Guthrie for the most career series starts by a woman. Not that breaking the record comes as much of a surprise...

Race Fast Facts – Bristol:

#20-Matt Kenseth won the 53rd Annual IRWIN Tools Night Race, his 29th victory in 496 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fifth victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2013. This is his third victory and 18th top-10 finish in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. #5...

2013 Sprint Cup Chase Wild Card Standings:

[after Bristol, race 24 of 36] Current Wild Cards: WC1) #56-Truex Jr. [1 win], 14th in points (22pts out of 10th) WC2) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 15th in points (26pts out of 10th) other wild card contenders #14-Tony Stewart [1 win] 19th in pts (91 out of 10th) #2-Brad...

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Bristol, race 24 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 821 2) #15-Clint Bowyer, 803, -18 3) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 768, -53 4) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 760, -61 5) #18-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 739, -82 6) #20-Matt Kenseth [5 wins], 736, -85 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt...

Bristol Battles as Seen Through the Eyes of NASCAR Artist Sam Bass:

NASCAR artist Sam Bass is known for his work capturing the emotion and historic moments in our sport. As he prepares to head to Bristol Motor Speedway, the program cover he designed for them is no different. 'Bristol has such a rich history of great rivalries over ...

Kenseth wins Bristol:

#20-Matt Kenseth won the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 5th win of 2013 and 29th career win . Kenseth led the most lap with 149 of 500. #5-Kahne finished 2nd followed by #42-Montoya, #55-Vickers, #22-Logano, #27-Menard...

Kyle Busch going for the triple at Bristol, for 2nd time:

Fridays victory coupled with a triumph in Wednesdays Camping World Truck Series event at Bristol gives #18-Kyle Busch a chance in todays Sprint Cup showdown to match his unprecedented three-race sweep at Bristol in August 2010 ( Bristol Herald Courier ), Busch will...

More testing at Richmond:

On the heels of this weeks 'under the lights" NASCAR Sprint Cup Series testing excitement at Richmond International Raceway, even more stars return to Americas Premier Short Track, August 26-27. Prior to the September 7 Federated Auto Parts 400 'One Last Race to...

Patrick to set record:

Saturday night at Bristol, #10-Danica Patrick will again make NASCAR history when she makes her 34th career Sprint Cup Series start, breaking a tie with Janet Guthrie for the most career series starts by a woman. Not that breaking the record comes as much of a surprise...

Race Fast Facts – Bristol:

#20-Matt Kenseth won the 53rd Annual IRWIN Tools Night Race, his 29th victory in 496 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fifth victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2013. This is his third victory and 18th top-10 finish in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. #5...

Bristol Notes & Facts – Friday:

- Fred Lorenzen won the inaugural Coors Light pole with a speed of 79.225 mph. - 46 different drivers have poles at Bristol, led by Mark Martin and Cale Yarborough with nine each. Martin swept both poles at Bristol in 2009. - The race winner has started from the pole...

Bristol Qualifying Notes:

Kyle Busch(i) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 32nd Annual Food City 250 with a lap of 15.354 seconds, 124.971 mph. This is his 32nd pole in 261 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. This is his sixth pole and 13th top-10 start in 2013. This is his third pole in 19...

Busch on Nationwide pole at Bristol:

#54-Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole for the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 124.971mph. #2-Brian Scott will start second. The rest of the top 10: #33-Ty Dillon, #31-Justin Allgaier, #32-Kyle Larson, #3-Austin Dillon, #7-Regan Smith, #6-Trevor...

Busch wins Nationwide race at Bristol:

#54-Kyle Busch won the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 9th win of the season and the 60th of his Nationwide career. #22-Brad Keselowski finished second followed by #3-Austin Dillon, #31-Justin Allgaier, #32-Kyle Larson, #6-Trevor Bayne, #33-Ty Dillon...

Furniture Row Racing to offer Busch an extension UPDATE:

it was reported on FoxSports1 (thanks for the Jayski mention) during practice by Bob Dilner that #78 Furniture Row Racing is working on a contract extension for driver Kurt Busch. Busch is rumored to be talking to Stewart Haas Racing to run a 4th car there in 2014. ...

Furniture Row Racing to offer Busch an extension:

it was reported on FoxSports1 (thanks for the Jayski mention) during practice by Bob Dilner that #78 Furniture Row Racing is working on a contract extension for driver Kurt Busch. Busch is rumored to be talking to Stewart Haas Racing to run a 4th car there in 2014. ...

Georgia Peanut Commission to sponsor Ragan at Atlanta – special scheme:

The Georgia Peanut Commission will be sponsoring Georgia-native #34-David Ragan in the Sprint Cup NASCAR race scheduled for Sept. 1 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Prior to the race, representatives from GPC will be promoting peanuts and peanut nutrition at David Ragans...