1 5 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
2 21 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford
3 15 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
4 16 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
5 25 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Toyota
6 33 31 Jeff Burton BB&T Chevrolet
7 17 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
8 30 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
9 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet
10 11 27 Paul Menard Menards / MOEN Chevrolet
11 14 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
12 3 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet
1 16 Greg Biffle 811 / 3M Ford 15.324 125.215
2 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil Dodge 15.325 125.207
3 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 15.331 125.158
4 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 15.340 125.085
5 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 15.367 124.865
6 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing/CSXPlayItSafe Chev 15.373 124.816
7 43 Aric Almirola Charter Communications Ford 15.385 124.719
8 99 Carl Edwards Kellogg’s / Cheez-It Ford 15.389 124.686
9 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 15.392 124.662
10 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 15.430 124.355
–Bristol Motor Speedway trivia: (from Wikipedia & other sources)(Pulled from AJ Allmendinger’s PR email blast)
Bristol Motor Speedway is the 4th largest sports venue in America, and the 8th largest in the world, housing up to 165,000 people
BMS broke ground in 1960 and opened in 1961. The initial construction cost was $600,000. The seating capacity was a whopping 18,000.
The track itself was a perfect half-mile, measuring 60 feet (18 m) wide on the straightaways, 75 feet (23 m) wide in the turns and the turns were banked at 22 degrees.
SHOW #172 – David Caraviello (@dcaraviello) Senior Writer from NASCAR.com is our guest, plus we discuss Bristol, Danica Patrick, Clint Bowyer, point standings, chase hopefuls, plus preview all things Atlanta. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop (About 48mins)
1 8 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
2 27 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
3 4 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
4 13 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet
5 6 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Realtree Chevrolet
6 3 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford
7 20 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota
8 1 39 Ryan Newman Bass Pro Shops/Realtree Chevrolet
9 2 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Dental Ford
10 11 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford
RACE RECAP | BRISTOL
10 Marcos Ambrose
9 Carl Edwards
8 Ryan Newman
7 Denny Hamlin
6 Matt Kenseth
5 Jamie McMurray
4 Jimmie Johnson
3 Jeff Gordon
2 Martin Truex Jr.
VICTORY LANE
1 Brad Keselowski continues his remarkable run, 3rd win this season, second win in the last 4 races, 4th career win, 4th top 3 in a row
Kyle Busch Wins Record-Breaking 50th NASCAR Nationwide Series Race
2009 Series Champion Now In Sole Possession of All-Time Series Wins Lead
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 26, 2011) – After winning the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway Friday night, Kyle Busch became the all-time NASCAR Nationwide Series wins leader, breaking a tie with Mark Martin.
The victory was Busch’s fourth at Bristol and 50th overall since his series debut in 2003.
On May 14, 2004 at Richmond International Raceway, Busch drove the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. It was the 18th career series start for Busch, then 19, who led 236 of the 250 laps in that event.
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