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THE RACE: IRWIN Tools Night Race

TRACK: Bristol Motor Speedway

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #24 of 36 for the 2015 season

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Race: Saturday, August 22, 2015 in Bristol, TN

Title Sponsor: IRWIN Tools / Rubbermaid

Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 7:45pm/et

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RADIO COVERAGE

ONLINE STREAMING

EVENT SCHEDULE
Sprint Cup Series

Event Schedule times are local to the track

Thursday, August 20
9:00 – 10:00 AM Bristol Motor Speedway Track Laps
9:00 – 10:00 AM Bristol Motor Speedway 5K Run
10:00 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER (TRUCK PARKING ONLY)

Friday, August 21
6:00 AM – 8:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
10:30 AM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
11:30 AM – 12:55 PM NSCS PRACTICE
1:30 – 2:25 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE
2:30 PM NSCS QUALIFYING INSPECTION BEGINS
5:45 PM NSCS QUALIFYING
7:00 PM NSCS CAR LOADED IN THE HAULERS

Saturday, August 22
11:30 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
5:30 PM NSCS DRIVER/CREW CHIEF MEETING
7:00 PM NSCS DRIVERS INTRODUCTION
7:30 PM NSCS RACE

  • Bristol Pre-Race Schedule for Saturday, August 22nd: (eastern time)
    -5:30:00pm: NSCS Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
    -5:45:00pm: Concert – Steven Tyler
    -6:20:00pm: USMC Silent Drill Platoon
    -6:28:00pm: University of Tennessee’s “Pride of the Southland” Marching Band – “Rocky Top”
    -6:33:00pm: Virginia Tech University Marching Band – Virginia Tech “Tech Triumph”
    -6:50:00pm: NSCS Driver Introductions
    -7:26:00pm: God Bless USA by Lee Greenwood audio track Skydivers (2) w/ American Flag jump
    -7:30:00pm: Presentation of Colors by: USMC Honor Guard
    -7:30:20pm: Pledge of Allegiance by: Staff Sgt. Robert Potter, USMC
    -7:30:50pm: Invocation by: Raleigh Washington, CEO Promise Keepers and One Message
    -7:31:30pm: National Anthem by: MRO Children
    -7:33:00pm: Fly-by: 4 – F-18’s Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 from Beaufort, SC
    -7:40:00pm: “Drivers, Start Your Engines” by: Bruton Smith
    -7:45:30pm: Start of the Irwin Tools Night Race
    eastern time (NASCAR.com)

NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL track time


PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Dates / Times / TV coverage

(these times in eastern time)

  • Practices:
    Friday, August 21, 11:30am – 12:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN

  • Happy Hour ‘Final’ practice: Friday, August 21, 1:30 – 2:25pm/et, TV-NBCSN

  • Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, April 21 at 5:45 pm/et, TV-NBCSN, no re-air scheduled.

PURSE/RACE AWARDS

2015: $6,366,322
2014: $6,367,971
2013: $6,320,354
2012: $6,255,621
2011: $6,123,745
2010: $6,171,126
2009: $6,358,952
2008: $6,311,169
2007: $6,182,147
2006: $6,075,119
2005: $5,928,193
2004: $5,820,438
2003: $5,288,972
2002: $4,598,287


TRACK NEWS & LINKS

  • Track Specifications:
    500 laps, 266.5 miles
    0.533-mile concrete oval
    Degree of banking in corners: 24 to 30 degrees
    Degree of banking in straights: 4 to 9 degrees
    Straightaways: 650 feet long.
    Concrete racing surface: 43 feet wide.
    Bristol has two pits roads: 22 pit stalls on the front stretch and 21 on the back stretch
    Pit Stall Size: 25.5 feet long, 15.5 feet wide
    Pit Road Speed: 30 mph
    Pace Car Track Speed: 35mph
    Track Opened: 1960
    First Cup race: 1961
    Seating capacity: 153,000 [was 158,000 and 160,000]

  • Race Festivities/Officials:
    Grand Marshal: TBA
    Command to start engines: Bruton Smith, Speedway Motorsports Executive Chairman
    Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: Tennessee radio show host, Dave Ramsey
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    Color Guard: USMC Honor Guard
    Invocation: Raleigh Washington, Promise Keepers and One Message, Rock of Our Salvation Evangelical Free Church, Chicago, Ill
    National Anthem: MRO Children
    Flyover: 4 – F-18’s Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 from Beaufort, SC

  • Track Websites & Social Media:
    Bristol Motor Speedway website
    Bristol Motor Speedway’s Online Ticketing Center
    Speedway Motorsports
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Google+
    BMS Photo Page on Flickr
    Bristol Raceway Ministries
    Track Stats – Racing-reference.info

  • April 2015: see the Bristol Race Info page

  • August 2014: see the Bristol Race Info page

  • 2015 April Race Winner: #20-Matt Kenseth, 74.997mph, started 1st

  • 2014 August Race Winner: #22-Joey Logano, 92.965mph, started 5th

  • Track Race Record 1st Race: Cale Yarborough, Apr 1977, 100.989

  • Track Race Record 2nd Race: Charlie Glotzbach, July 1971, 101.074

  • Slowest Race Record: Ned Jarrett, July 1965, 61.826mph

  • Oldest Race Winner: Dale Earnhardt, 48 years, 3 months, 30 days, 8/28/1999

  • Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 21 years, 10 months, 23 days, 3/25/2007

  • Worst Starting Spot to Win: Elliott Sadler, March 2001, started 38th

  • 2015 April Pole Winner: #20-Matt Kenseth, 128.632, finished 1st

  • 2014 August Pole Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 131.362, finished 11th

  • Track Qualifying Record: Kevin Harvick, August 22, 2014, 131.362mph

  • Oldest Pole Winner: Harry Gant, 54 years, 7 months, 17 days, 8/27/1994

  • Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 19 years, 9 months, 23 days, 3/19/2010

  • Top 10 Driver Ratings at Bristol:
    #20-Matt Kenseth ………. 104.6
    #24-Jeff Gordon ………. 100.3
    #18-Kyle Busch ………. 100.0
    #42-Kyle Larson ………. 99.0
    #2-Brad Keselowski ………. 93.3
    #41-Kurt Busch ………. 92.6
    #4-Kevin Harvick ………. 92.5
    #48-Jimmie Johnson ………. 92.3
    #16-Greg Biffle ………. 92.3
    #19-Carl Edwards ………. 90.6
    Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races (21 total) among active drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.
    Formula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position while on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race.
    See an explanation how the Driver Rating is calculated at NASCAR.com.(NASCAR)(8-18-2015)

  • Bristol Track History Notes & Facts – Wednesday:
    � Groundbreaking for Bristol International Speedway, as Bristol Motor Speedway was originally known, took place in 1960. The track was an exact half-mile.
    � First NASCAR Sprint Cup race was July 30, 1961; Jack Smith won the event (with relief from Johnny Allen).
    � All of the NSCS races have been scheduled for 500 laps, except for both races in 1976 and the second in 1977, which were 400 laps.
    � In the fall of 1969, the track was reshaped and re-measured to .533-miles.
    � The name changed to Bristol International Raceway in 1978.
    � The first night race was held in the fall of 1978.
    � The surface was changed from asphalt to concrete in 1992.
    � The name changed to Bristol Motor Speedway in May 1996.
    � The track was resurfaced between races in 2007, and the turns were ground down in 2012 to eliminate part of the progressive banking.
    (NASCAR)(8-19-2015)

  • Bristol Driver Notes & Facts – Thursday:
    � 436 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol; 304 in more than one.
    � NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Bristol with 60. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 45 starts.
    � Jeff Gordon leads (active drivers) the series in average starting position at Bristol with a 7.667.
    � Ryan Newman leads the series (active drivers) with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Bristol without visiting Victory Lane at 27.
    � Paul Menard (16 starts) leads the series in starts with the fewest DNFs (0) at Bristol.
    � AJ Allmendinger made his first NASCAR Sprint Cup career start at Bristol (03/25/2007).
    � 42 different drivers have won at Bristol, led by Darrell Waltrip (12). Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch each have five wins, the most among active drivers.
    � 12 drivers have won consecutive races at Bristol led by Darrell Waltrip with seven consecutive victories from 1981-1984. The other 11 are 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 Brad Keselowski (2011 fall-2012 spring).
    � Five drivers have posted their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career win at Bristol Motor Speedway: Dale Earnhardt (04/01/1979), Rusty Wallace (04/06/1986), Ernie Irvan (03/25/1990), Elliott Sadler (03/25/2001) and Kurt Busch (03/24/2002).
    � Junior Johnson leads the series in car owner wins at Bristol with 16; Roger Penske and Jack Roush are tied among active car owners for the most wins at Bristol with 11 each.
    � Richard Petty leads the series in runner-up finishes at Bristol with 10; Kevin Harvick leads all active drivers with four.
    � Darrell Waltrip and Richard Petty lead the series in top-five finishes at Bristol with 26 each. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 17; followed by Matt Kenseth (13).
    � Richard Petty has leads the series in top-10 finishes at Bristol with 37. Jeff Gordon leads the series among active drivers in top-10 finishes with 25; followed by Matt Kenseth (20).
    � Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leads the series (active drivers) in average finishing position at Bristol with an 9.200.
    � Two female drivers have made NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Bristol: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
    (NASCAR)(8-20-2015)

  • Bristol Pole Notes & Facts – Friday:
    � Fred Lorenzen won the inaugural Coors Light pole with a speed of 79.225 mph in a Ford.
    � 48 different drivers have poles at Bristol, led by Mark Martin and Cale Yarborough with nine each. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with five.
    � 10 different drivers have posted consecutive poles at Bristol Motor Speedway; Mark Martin is the only of the 10 to win four consecutive poles at Bristol: 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), Geoff Bodine (swept 1986), Mark Martin (swept 1995-1996- all four races; and swept 2009); Rusty Wallace (swept 1998), Jeff Gordon (swept 2002) and Denny Hamlin (fall 2013, spring 2014).
    � Seven different drivers have posted their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career pole at Bristol. Joey Logano is the only active driver to win his first NSCS career pole at Bristol (03/21/2010).
    � The race winner has started from the pole 23 times (21.1%) – the most productive starting position. The last driver to win from the pole was Matt Kenseth earlier this season.
    � Five drivers have won from the pole position multiple times: Bobby Allison (1972 twice), Cale Yarborough (1973, 1977 twice, 1980), Darrell Waltrip (1981 twice, 1982), Rusty Wallace (1991, 1993, 1999, 2000) and Matt Kenseth (2005 and 2015).
    � 36 of the 109 (33%) races at Bristol have been won from the front row: Pole position (23 wins); second-place (13 wins).
    � 87 of the 109 (79.8%) races have been won from a top-10 starting position; including 54 from the first four spots.
    � Five of the 109 (4.5%) races have been won from a starting position outside the top 20; most recent was Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2004 – he started 30th.
    � The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 38th, by Elliott Sadler in 2001.
    � Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway three times; most recently August 25, 2012.
    (NASCAR)(8-21-2015)

  • Bristol Race Notes & Facts – Saturday:
    � There have been 109 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway since the first race in 1961, two races each season.
    � Eight different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Bristol; led by Chevrolet with 43 victories; followed by Ford (35), Dodge (8), Pontiac (8), Toyota (7), Buick (4), Plymouth (3) and Oldsmobile (1).
    � Four car numbers have produced eight or more Bristol NSCS wins:
    Car Number – (Number of Wins) – Most Recent Win
    o #11 – (19 wins) – Denny Hamlin, 2012
    o #2 – (12 wins) – Brad Keselowski, 2012
    o #17 – (eight wins) – Matt Kenseth, 2006
    o #3 – (eight wins) – Dale Earnhardt, 1999
    � Nine of the last 11 races have ended with a Margin of Victory of less than a second at BMS.
    � There has been five green-white-checkered finishes at Bristol – all five were the spring race: 2007 (500/504); 2008 (500/506); 2009 (500/503); 2014 (500/503); 2015 (500/511).
    � Two of the 109 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions; the most recent was the event on 3/31/1996.
    � Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway three times; most recently August 25, 2012.
    (NASCAR)(8-22-2015)

  • For news, stats, records and more about this race track, see: Jayski.com’s Bristol Motor Speedway Track News/Rumors/Links page

RACE RUNDOWN….News & Links

  • Logano wins at Bristol: #22-Joey Logano won the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 3rd win of the season, 2nd win at Bristol and 11th career win. Logano led 176 of the 500 laps.
    #4-Harvick finished 2nd followed by #11-Hamlin, #48-Johnson, #15-Bowyer, #2-Keselowski, #19-Edwards, #18-Busch, #88-Earnhardt Jr. and #31-Newman.
    By finishing 8th, #18-Busch stays 29th in the points standings and is 46 points ahead of 31st and remains Chase-eligible.
    #4-Harvick continues to be the points leader, now 43 points over #22-Logano.
    There were 14 lead changes among 5 drivers. There were 8 cautions for 52 yellow flag laps.
    The average speed was 96.891 mph.
    See unofficial race results, awards, money won, laps led, cautions and more on the Unofficial Race Results page (pdf) and check out the Penalty Report (pdf) and Lap Summary Report (pdf).
    See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).(8-22-2015)

  • Race Fast Facts – Bristol:
    #22-Joey Logano won the 55th Annual IRWIN Tools Night Race, his 11th victory in 243 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
    This is his third victory and 18th top-10 finish in 2015.
    This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 14 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
    #4-Kevin Harvick (second) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 30 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 21st top-10 finish in 2015.
    #11-Denny Hamlin (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 20 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
    #34-Brett Moffitt (30th) was the highest finishing rookie.
    #4-Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 43 points over #22-Joey Logano.
    (NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(8-22-2015)

  • 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup CHASE Standings:
    [after Bristol, race 24 of 36]
    (by wins, then by points standings)
    1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins](5th in driver points)
    2) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins] (29th)
    3) #22-Joey Logano [3 wins] (2nd)
    4) #20-Matt Kenseth [3 wins] (7th)
    5) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] (1st)
    6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins] (3rd)
    7) #41-Kurt Busch [2 wins] (8th)
    8) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win] (4th)
    9) #78-Martin Truex Jr. [1 win] (6th)
    10) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win](9th)
    11) #19-Carl Edwards [1 win](14th)
    (above drivers have clinched a berth in the Chase, except Busch who must remain in the top 30)
    [would be in the Chase via points standings]
    12) #1-Jamie McMurray, +76 ahead of 17th in driver points
    13) #31-Ryan Newman, +63
    14) #27-Paul Menard, +54
    15) #24-Jeff Gordon, +52
    16) #15-Clint Bowyer, +35
    [currently out of the Chase]
    17) #43-Aric Almirola, -35
    18) #5-Kasey Kahne, -37
    19) #16-Biffle, -83
    20) #3-Dillon, -91
    (ties are broken by wins, 2nds, 3rds, etc)
    See the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings page (pdf) and Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf).
    See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).(8-22-2015)

  • Top-10 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Drivers Points Standings:
    [after Bristol, race 24 of 36]
    1) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 908
    2) #22-Joey Logano [3 wins], 865, -43
    3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 819, -89
    4) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 793, -115
    5) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 792, -116
    6) #78-Martin Truex Jr. [1 win], 771, -137
    7) #20-Matt Kenseth [3 wins], 753, -155
    8) #41-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 713, -195
    9) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 712, -196
    10) #1-Jamie McMurray, 696, -212
    (ties are broken by wins, 2nds, 3rds, etc)
    See the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings page (pdf) and Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf).
    See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).(8-22-2015)

  • Bristol Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points:
    #34-Brett Moffitt, finished 30th, 11 rookie points
    #83-Matt DiBenedetto, finished 33rd, 10 rookie points
    #26-Jeb Burton, failed to qualify (DNQ), 1 rookie point
    #33-Alex Kennedy, not entered, Mike Bliss in the car
    See the 2015 Rookie of the Year page for rules, standings and more.(8-22-2015)

  • Lucky Dogs – Who got a lap back on each caution at Bristol: (and their finish)
    Caution 1: #14-Stewart, 19th
    Caution 2: #17-Stenhouse Jr., 21st
    Caution 3: #6-Bayne, 15th
    Caution 4: #88-Earnhardt Jr., 9th
    Caution 5: #88-Earnhardt Jr.(2), 9th
    Caution 6: #51-Allgaier, 12th
    Caution 7: #3-Dillon, 13th
    Caution 8: #19-Edwards, 7th
    (8-22-2015)

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  • Race Coverage of the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, 2015.
    Television (TV): NBCSN at 7:30 pm/et; Countdown to Green Pre-Race show at 7:00pm/et; green flag approx. 7:45pm/et
    Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN) and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 90
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    Scheduled Race Re-Airs:
    Monday, August 24 at 12:00pm/et on NBCSN [NASCAR 120]

  • Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the IRWIN Tools Night Race 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 #18-Busch took pit stall 23, the first pit stall on backstretch pitroad.
    #19-Edwards, who starts 3rd took the 22nd pit stall, the last stall on frontstretch pitroad.
    The 43rd and final pit stall was taken by #55-Ragan, who starts 4th.
    To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on Jayski.com’s Pit Stall Selection chart.(8-22-2015)

  • Bristol Pit Rules: Bristol Motor Speedway operates under a plan where one-pit road will be used during pit stops under caution. Currently, Bristol remains the only track in the Sprint Cup Series that utilizes two pit roads with 22 pit stalls on the front stretch and 21 on the backstretch. Teams that pit on the backstretch used to be at a competitive disadvantage. Since the spring 2002 race at Bristol, teams will enter pit road in Turn 2 (the current backstretch pit entrance) drive around down the backstretch and around Turns 3 and 4 and exit in Turn 1. Under green-flag conditions teams will enter and exit pit road under the current two-pit-road scheme.

  • Highlights of NASCAR’s changes on pit road in 2015:
    ” Number of officials on pit road during race reduced from 43 to 10.
    ” 45 HD cameras will be mounted on the grandstand side of each track and directed toward pit road to monitor pit stops and officials call or clear penalties.
    ” Every camera looks at two pit stalls and the cameras record 100 percent of the race.
    ” Video feeds from cameras are fed to a production truck in the TV compound where eight NASCAR officials monitor stops for violations.
    ” Pit road speeding penalties will still be called from race control based on scoring loops.
    ” Pit stalls are laser measured
    ” Missing Lug Nuts are no longer a penalty.
    ” Fueling can start once car is stopped.
    ” Fueling can continue until car leaves pit stall.

  • Links to results, practices, qualifying PDF’s: (will be added as available)
    Official Race & Points Report
    Race Results
    Drivers Points
    Owners Points
    Lap Summary Report
    Penalty Report
    Pitstalls
    Starting Lineup
    Qualifying Results
    Qualifying Order
    Happy Hour Practice Speeds
    Practice 1 Speeds
    Latest / Final Entry List
    Preliminary Entry List

  • NASCAR Green-White-Checkered Race Procedure: NASCAR allows a maximum of three restart attempts prior to the White Flag under NASCAR’s Green-White-Checkered flag finish. If the leader has taken the White Flag and the caution flag is displayed, the field is frozen and the race will not be restarted. Previously, there was only one restart attempt. The procedure applies to all three national series. See rule and notes on the Green-White-Checker rule page.

  • See Jayski’s – 2015 Sprint Cup Race Results Page for pole winner, race winner with speed and starting/finishing position, links to race results, drivers & owners points, pit stall selections, qualifying results/starting lineup and practice speeds as well as link to race track and race information page for each race

QUALIFYING INFO, PRACTICE SPEED and ENTRIES

  • Hamlin wins Bristol pole: #11-Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light pole for the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway with a track record speed of 131.407mph for his 2nd pole of 2015, 3rd at Bristol and 22nd of his career. Hamlin has won 3 races from the pole out of 21 previous poles.
    #18-Busch is on the outside pole followed by #19-Edwards, #55-Ragan, #22-Logano, #2-Keselowski, #4-Harvick, #17-Stenhouse Jr., #15-Bowyer, #48-Johnson, #41-Busch and #42-Larson. #24-Gordon will start 24th in his final Bristol start.
    Missing the race were (DNQ): #30-Kvapil, #62-Sorenson, #26-Burton.
    See the starting lineup, pole progression, round-by-round results and more on Jayski.com’s Bristol Starting Lineup / Qualifying Page.(8-21-2015)

  • Qualifying Fast Facts – Bristol:
    #11-Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 55th Annual IRWIN Tools Night Race with a lap of 14.602 seconds, 131.407 mph – the Bristol Motor Speedway qualifying record.
    This is his 22nd pole in 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
    This is his second pole and 11th top-10 start in 2015.
    This is his third pole in 20 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
    #18-Kyle Busch (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2015 and his sixth in 21 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
    #19-Carl Edwards (third) posted his 13th top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 14th in 24 races this season.
    #34-Brett Moffitt (27th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
    (NASCAR Statistics)(8-21-2015)

  • Second Round of Qualifying for the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is over after 10 scheduled minutes.
    #41-Busch 131.057
    #18-Busch 130.691
    #48-Johnson 130.318
    #19-Edwards 130.159
    #11-Hamlin 129.965
    the rest of the top 12, advancing to the final round: 4 42 15 22 2 17 55;
    out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 3: 20 51 21 3 16 31 5 88 1 6 78 24
    (8-21-2015)

  • First Round of Qualifying for the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is over, after 20 scheduled minutes.
    #18-Busch 130.717
    #55-Ragan 130.691
    #41-Busch 130.132
    #48-Johnson 130.009
    #11-Hamlin 130.000
    the rest of the top 24, will advance to round 2: 2 15 17 19 20 4 31 21 3 42 51 22 1 88 5 78 24 16 6;
    out of the top 24, not advancing to round 2: 47 9 34 13 27 95 43 10 35 32 46 7 // 38 23 40 14 98 83 33 30 26 62
    Drivers who will miss the race: #30-Kvapil, #62-Sorenson, #26-Burton.
    #27-Menard got loose and smacked the wall with the right rear, #26-Burton lost it and hit the wall.
    (8-21-2015)

  • Coverage of Qualifying for the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled for Friday, August 21, 2015 at 5:45pm/et.
    Television (TV): NBCSN, 5:30pm/et
    <!– Radio: Live online at Motor Racing Network (MRN)
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    Radio: Live online at Performance Racing Network (PRN)
    Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: none

  • Qualifying Order for the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is posted. 46 cars/drivers are listed.
    The first driver to be lined up on pit road will be #41-Busch.
    The final driver lined up on pit road will be #4-Harvick.
    The order is set by a random draw, how cars park on pit road before they qualify, held about an hour before the first practice.
    See the full qualifying order on Jayski.com’s Bristol Qualifying Page.(8-21-2015)

  • Happy Hour practice for the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is over, after 55 scheduled minutes, the top-five fastest, slowest and notes:
    #18-Busch 131.146
    #55-Ragan 130.646
    #42-Larson 130.018
    #22-Logano 129.587
    #11-Hamlin 129.404
    slowest: #40-Cassill 123.055 and #33-Bliss 123.794
    Notes: Qualifying is scheduled for 5:45pm/et and be televised on NBCSN.
    See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10-lap consecutive laps run on the Bristol Happy Hour Practice Speeds page (pdf).(8-21-2015)

  • 1st practice for the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top-five fastest, slowest and notes:
    #42-Larson 129.833
    #20-Kenseth 128.597
    #18-Busch 128.580
    #15-Bowyer 128.099
    #19-Edwards 127.707
    slowest: #98-Hill 121.582 and #33-Bliss 122.552
    Notes: #78-Truex Jr. slammed the wall hard late in practice, the team will go to a backup car.
    #48-Johnson and #43-Almirola both ran high and scraped the wall, doing some damage to the right side of the car.
    #26-Burton spun and nose slightly into the inside wall. No backup cars for #48, #43, #26.
    #24-Gordon came to the pits with smoke showing from under the hood, the crew made repairs and Gordon went back on the track.
    Happy Hour practice is scheduled for 1:30pm/et on NBCSN. Qualifying is scheduled for 5:45pm/et and be televised on NBCSN.
    See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10-lap consecutive laps run on the Bristol Practice 1 Speeds page (pdf).(8-21-2015)

  • Entry List for the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is posted, 46 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: #21-Blaney, #30-Kvapil, #32-Wise, #33-Bliss, #62-Sorenson, #95-McDowell, #98-Hill.
    Drivers who need to be in the top-36 in speed and have no provisional available to them (lowest in owners points): #30-Kvapil (49th in points), #62-Sorenson (46th), #26-Burton (44th)
    Drivers who would miss the race if qualifying is canceled (least race attempts): #30-Kvapil (8 attempts), #21-Blaney (11), #95-McDowell (13)
    See the full entry list on Jayski.com’s Bristol Entry List

  • For the group qualifying rules and format, see my Qualifying Rules page

  • How to Calculate Track Speeds: use the formula Speed = Distance divided by Time. Distance is Track Length, and Lap Time into Hours. Once hour is 3600 seconds, so the calculation for a 48 second lap at Daytona(2.5 miles) would be: Speed = 2.5 x (3600/48), = 2.5 x 75 = 187.500mph. For a 19 second lap at Bristol(.533 miles): Speed = .533 x (3600/19), = .533 x 189.474 = a speed of 100.990mph

  • 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup CHASE Standings:
    [after Michigan, race 23 of 36]
    (by wins, then by points standings)
    1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins](6th in driver points)
    2) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins] (29th)
    3) #20-Matt Kenseth [3 wins] (7th)
    4) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] (1st)
    5) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins] (2nd)
    6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins] (3rd)
    7) #41-Kurt Busch [2 wins] (8th)
    8) #78-Martin Truex Jr. [1 win] (4th)
    9) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win] (5th)
    10) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win](9th)
    11) #19-Carl Edwards [1 win](14th)
    (above drivers have clinched a berth in the Chase, except Busch who must remain in the top 30)
    [would be in the Chase via points standings]
    12) #1-Jamie McMurray, +70 ahead of 16th in driver points
    13) #27-Paul Menard, +61
    14) #31-Ryan Newman, +56
    15) #24-Jeff Gordon, +55
    16) #15-Clint Bowyer, +23
    [currently out of the Chase]
    17) #43-Aric Almirola, -23
    18) #5-Kasey Kahne, -26
    19) #16-Biffle, -63
    (ties are broken by wins, 2nds, 3rds, etc)
    See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).(8-16-2015)

  • Top-10 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Drivers Points Standings:
    [after Michigan, race 23 of 36]
    1) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 866
    2) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 818, -48
    3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 784, -82
    4) #78-Martin Truex Jr. [1 win], 755, -111
    5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 754, -112
    6) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 752, -114
    7) #20-Matt Kenseth [3 wins], 751, -115
    8) #41-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 683, -183
    9) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 670, -196
    10) #1-Jamie McMurray, 663, -203
    (ties are broken by wins, 2nds, 3rds, etc)
    See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).

    (8-16-2015)

LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

Bristol Herald Courier

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Greenville Sun

Johnson City Press

Kingsport Times-News

Knoxville News

Nashville City Paper

The Tennessean


WEATHER

Weather Channel

Accuweather

National Weather Service

Race Weather

Race Day Forecast

Weather Underground


CAMPING & TRAVEL

Bristol Chamber of Commerce

Earhart Campground

Red Barn Campground

Bristol Campground

Laid Back Racing

Speed Eats


CHASSIS SELECTIONS

  • No More Chassis Selections: Recently many team stopped posting chassis selections on race previews.
    This leaves only a handful of teams reporting/posting chassis selections.
    So, will no longer post Chassis Selections as most are not available

TIRE NOTES & FACTS
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  • posted when available

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  • Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

  • Set limits:
    Sprint Cup: 4 sets for practice/qualifying and 10 sets for the race;
    Xfinity: 6 sets for the event;
    Camping World Truck: 6 sets for the event

  • Tire Codes:
    Left-side — D-4416; Right-side — D-4526

  • Tire Circumference:
    Left-side — 87.64 in. (2,226 mm);
    Right-side — 88.43 in. (2,246 mm)

  • Minimum Recommended Inflation:
    Left Front — 20 psi; Left Rear — 18 psi;
    Right Front — 41 psi; Right Rear — 38 psi

  • Notes: Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series will run the same Goodyear tire codes at Bristol this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series teams ran at Bristol this April and teams in all three national series ran here last August . . . Bristol is the only track at which NASCAR teams are scheduled to run either of these two tire codes . . . unlike on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, on which teams generally do not run inner liners in their tires, teams are required to run liners in their right-side tires only at Bristol . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

RACE & CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS

(this is not to promote gambling but to offer readers odds and ideas on what the ‘experts’ think about the upcoming race and the Sprint Cup series season)



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