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August 2011
After Bristol, who can clinch a spot in The Chase?
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Others Can Clinch At Bristol
This weekend’s magic number: 97.
Leaving Bristol, any driver with a 97-point lead over 11th place will clinch a Chase spot.
The top eight drivers are all mathematically able to reach the 97-point mark (including Kyle Busch, who already locked up at least a Wild Card spot, but could clinch a top-10 spot this weekend).
The top eight: Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch.
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Points leader Kyle Busch has 5 wins at Bristol Motor Speedway
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Busch Comes “Home” With Some Security
Obviously, Las Vegas Motor Speedway is Las Vegas-native Kyle Busch’s home. But really, shouldn’t Bristol be substituted in this category?
Busch has won the last five NASCAR national series races at Bristol, including his three-series sweep last August. In all, he has 11 wins at Bristol – including five in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, which is tied with Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch for most among active drivers.
He’s the only driver with a 100+ average Driver Rating (108.1) and one of two drivers with an average finish over the last 13 races less than 10 (8.7).
Why not another victory? He adds momentum to his past history, winning last Sunday at Michigan International Speedway and clinching the first Chase berth of the season. With his Michigan win, Busch locked up at least a Wild Card spot.
He also became eligible for the $3 million Sprint Summer Showdown sweepstakes. Another win at Bristol would help limit the competition at Atlanta.
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Who does well at Bristol Motor Speedway? A couple of Busch’s
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BRISTOL-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
Kurt Busch (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge)
· Five wins, six top fives, 13 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 12.7
· Average Running Position of 12.2, fifth-best
· Driver Rating of 96.8, fifth-best
· 549 Green Flag Passes, fifth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 114.416 mph, third-fastest
· 4,712 Laps in the Top 15 (72.3%), fourth-most
· 321 Quality Passes, second-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota)
· Five wins, seven top fives, 10 top 10s
· Average finish of 8.7
· Average Running Position of 11.7, fourth-best
· Series-best Driver Rating of 108.1
· Series-high 543 Fastest Laps Run
· 491 Green Flag Passes, 10th-most
· Series-best Average Green Flag Speed of 114.563 mph
· 4,445 Laps in the Top 15 (68.2%), fifth-most
· 272 Quality Passes, seventh-most
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Interview: Chris Myers from Showtime’s Inside NASCAR
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CHRIS MYERS OF SHOWTIME’S INSIDE NASCAR
Emmy Award-winner, Chris Myers, a 27-year broadcasting veteran with a diverse resume that ranges from NASCAR to the NFL, college football and MLB. Myers is a co-host of Inside NASCAR on SHOWTIME that airs Wednesday’s at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Myers serves as host of Inside NASCAR alongside Michael Waltrip, Brad Daugherty and Kyle Petty.
A four-sport star, Myers also contributes to FOX’s NFL, BCS and MLB coverage, serving as reporter and occasional play-by-play announcer during regular and postseason contests.
In 1998, Myers began serving as an anchor for Fox Sports News on FSN. Prior to that, Myers worked for ESPN. During his 11 years at the network, Myers hosted Up Close and was a reporter and anchor for SportsCenter. He was awarded an Emmy in the Sports Features category in 1990 as an anchor/reporter.
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Myers attended Florida International University and Miami Dade Community College where he majored in radio and television. He started his own talk radio show at the age of 16 at WKAT-Radio in Miami, interviewing sports legends such as Muhammad Ali and Don Shula during his teenage years.
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