Standings After Food City 500 Highlight Bristol Milestones
Tony Stewart leads with 679 points and Carl Edwards 678 as Elliott Sadler drops. Dale Jarrett rises seven spots to eighth after a top five in Bristol. Rusty Wallace notches his 675th career start Mark Martin reaches 550 consecutive starts and Jeremy Mayfield hits 350 career starts.
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Tony Stewart
Carl Edwards
Elliott Sadler
Kevin Harvick
Dale Jarrett
Bristol
Rusty Wallace
Mark Martin
Jeremy Mayfield
Busch Series standings after Sharpie 250
Carl Edwards leads the Busch Series with 1106 points after the Sharpie 250. Reed Sorenson is second with 1025 points, followed by Clint Bowyer with 955 and Kevin Harvick with 875. Martin Truex Jr. sits fifth with 864, Ashton Lewis sixth with 863, Kenny Wallace seventh with 835, Denny Hamlin eighth with 814, Shane Hmiel ninth with 774, and Jon Wood tenth with 726.
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Reed Sorenson
Clint Bowyer
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr
Ashton Lewis
Kenny Wallace
Denny Hamlin
Shane Hmiel
Jon Wood
Craftsman Truck standings after World Financial Group 200
Bobby Hamilton leads the series with 525 points followed by Ted Musgrave on 460 and Ricky Craven on 439. Jimmy Spencer sits fourth with 438 and Ron Hornaday fifth at 422. Dennis Setzer, Matt Crafton, Johnny Benson, David Starr, and Robert Huffman round out the top ten with 414, 401, 401, 389, and 378 points respectively.
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Bobby Hamilton
Ted Musgrave
Ricky Craven
Jimmy Spencer
Ron Hornaday
Dennis Setzer
Matt Crafton
Johnny Benson
David Starr
Robert Huffman
NASCAR Busch Series Race Times Listed for April
Advance Auto Parts 500 at 12 30 p m Sunday O Reilly 300 at 2 p m April 16 Kroger 250 at 1 p m Saturday race schedule announced with network and start times for multiple events.
Racing 411 Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville
Martinsville Speedway hosts the Advance Auto Parts 500 this Sunday at 1 15 p m ET. Defending champ Rusty Wallace ended a 105 race winless streak with a last laps win over Bobby Labonte in the previous edition. The race covers 263 miles over 500 laps with Gordon’s 82 223 mph track record set in 1996 and Stewart’s 95 371 mph qualifying mark in 2000. Martinsville has been a Cup stop since 1954.
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Martinsville
Rusty Wallace
Bobby Labonte
Jeff Gordon
Tony Stewart
O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway Highlights
The event at Texas Motor Speedway on April 16 features the O'Reilly 300 race at 2 15 p m ET. Defending champion Matt Kenseth won last year as the finish occurred under a caution for Clint Bowyer's stalled car. Race records include Mark Martin with 127 417 mph on March 27 1999 and Jeff Green with 193 483 mph on April 5 2002.
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Clint Bowyer
Mark Martin
Jeff Green
Harvick Rediscovers Victory in Bristol Food City 500
Richard Childress Racing rebounded from recent adversity as Kevin Harvick won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Harvick started from the rear after a power steering fix and led 3 times for 109 laps to reclaim victory, his first at the track since 2003. Todd Berrier served a fuel-tank violation at Las Vegas, and Elliott Sadler finished second ahead of Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Dale Jarrett.
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Dale Earnhardt
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Las Vegas
Kevin Harvick
Bristol Motor Speedway
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Bristol
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Tony Stewart
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Race Statistics Highlight a Fast 500 Mile Event
Winner averaged 77.496 mph over 3 hours 26 minutes 20 seconds. Margin of victory 4.652 seconds with 14 cautions for 115 laps. Lead changes numbered 14 among 9 drivers. Lap leaders include Sadler, Wallace, Waltrip, Harvick, Labonte, Kenseth, Biffle, Johnson, Gordon in sequence.
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Rusty Wallace
Michael Waltrip
Kevin Harvick
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Terry Labonte
Matt Kenseth
Greg Biffle
Jimmie Johnson
Jeff Gordon
Biffle
Martinsville Race Preview Kroger 250 Set To Feature Return
Martinsville Speedway hosts the Kroger 250 this Saturday at 1 15 p m with Rick Crawford the defending champion. The 83 caution laps matched a series record as Crawford averaged 61.490 mph in last year's win while Jimmy Hensley holds the race speed record at 74.294 mph set in 1999. Martinsville is a charter series venue hosting events in all 10 seasons.
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Rick Crawford
Dennis Setzer
Jimmy Hensley
Two wrecks mar Food City 500 in Bristol race
A mid race crash spree at Bristol’s Food City 500 left 14 cars out of contention after a Lap 332 incident sparked by Bobby Hamilton Jr. Jeff Burton and Kurt Busch were involved in a late crash ending Busch’s streak of three straight Food City 500 victories. Kyle Petty finished eighth with praise for crew chief Paul Andrews.
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Bristol
Tennistol Motor Speedway
Bobby Hamilton Jr
Ken Schrader
Rusty Wallace
Dave Blaney
Kurt Busch
Jeff Gordon
Bobby Labonte
Sterling Marlin
Ricky Rudd
Jamie McMurray
Jeff Burton
Jimmie Johnson
Busch
Burton
Johnson
Kyle Petty
Homestead, Fla
Paul Andrews
Petty Enterprises
Petty
Edwards Salvages 26th After Wrecks and Pit Battle
Carl Edwards, third in points, battled through two crashes and a lengthy pit stint to finish 26th on Sunday. He spent nearly 50 laps in the pits as the crew changed a radiator and attempted to rebound in the race.
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Carl Edwards
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