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

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–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.

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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)

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Pos Driver Points 10th Wins Pos Starts Poles T5s T10s DNFs

1. Brad Keselowski 3 11 689 -21 24 1 6 9 1
2. Denny Hamlin 1 13 672 -38 24 0 4 8 2
3. Paul Menard 1 20 631 -79 24 0 4 7 2
4. Clint Bowyer 0 12 688 -22 24 0 3 9 4
5. A J Allmendinger 0 14 664 -46 24 0 1 5 1
6. Kasey Kahne 0 15 656 -54 24 1 3 8 2
7. Greg Biffle 0 16 649 -61 24 1 1 7 1
8. Martin Truex Jr. 0 17 645 -65 24 0 2 8 3
9. Joey Logano 0 18 642 -68 24 2 4 6 1
10. Mark Martin 0 19 633 -77 24 1 2 7 3
11. David Ragan 1 21 628 -82 24 2 3 6 3
12. Marcos Ambrose 1 22 627 -83 24 0 4 8 0
13. Regan Smith 1 25 552 -158 24 0 2 4 2

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

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