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bms_041616_15_1Jones capitalizes on late restart for XFINITY win at Bristol

April 16, 2016

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Erik Jones’ third NASCAR XFINITY Series victory was a real triple play.

In the series’ new Dash 4 Cash format featuring two heat races and a main event, Jones took advantage of a restart with three laps left in Saturday’s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 and 1) won the race, 2) earned the $100,000 dash for cash bonus and 3) stopped Joe Gibbs Racing teammate and race runner-up Kyle Busch’s streak of four straight NASCAR national series victories. Continue reading “Erik Jones capitalizes on late restart for XFINITY win at Bristol”

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bms_041516_14Strong final-round run nets Bristol pole for Edwards

April 15, 2016

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

BRISTOL, Tenn. – When Carl Edwards wins the pole at Bristol, good things happen – for Edwards.

So forgive the driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing if he feels optimistic about Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway (1 p.m. ET on FOX), the eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season. Continue reading “Carl Edwards: “That’s pretty cool to run a less than 15-second lap” Bristol Qualifying”

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bms_041516_13NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – Food City 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tennessee
Friday, April 15, 2016
1. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 127.997 mph.
2. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 127.419 mph.
3. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 127.191 mph.
4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 126.804 mph.
5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 126.553 mph.
6. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 126.461 mph.
7. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 126.112 mph.
8. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 126.021 mph.
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9. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 125.815 mph.
10. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 125.815 mph. Continue reading “2016 NASCAR Cup Series Bristol Starting Lineup – Carl Edwards On Pole”

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454042534Race Weekend Preview

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Race: Food City 500
Place: Bristol Motor Speedway
Date and Time: Sunday, April 17 at 1 p.m. ET
Tune-in: FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 266.5 miles (500 laps)
What to Watch For: Kyle Busch goes for his third straight win. … Matt Kenseth attempts to defend his spring 2015 Bristol victory. … One week after finishing sixth despite leading a race-high 141 laps at Texas, Martin Truex Jr. tries to turn around his luck at Bristol. … Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has a single-track career-high two top fives and 11.2 average finish in six starts at Thunder Valley. … Ryan Blaney tries to catch Chase Elliott in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings at Bristol where he owns a NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. Continue reading “2016 Bristol NASCAR Racing Weekend Guide, TV and Radio Schedule”