Bristol race could scramble Chase for the Nextel Cup
NASCARs new Chase format makes the Sharpie 500 at Bristol a potential wild card as 10th to 15th in points are tightly bunched and only three races remain before the cutoff. Dale Jarrett Elliott Sadler and others discuss how tight racing and track dangers may affect who reaches the top 10 for the title chase.
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Bristol at a glance race records and stats
Bristol at a glance lists distance 0.533 miles and seating capacity 160,000. Qualifying record held by Ryan Newman at 128.709 mph and 14.908 seconds. Race record by Charlie Glotzbach at 101.074 mph in 2 hours 38 minutes 12 seconds. Most Bristol wins by Johnson with 21, Yarborough has nine.
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THATS RACINS TOP PICKS FOR BRISTOL RACE
The list ranks NASCAR drivers by current form and Bristol prospects. Tony Stewart clings to a top-10 spot after a middling Michigan showing while Jeff Gordon regains momentum as leader after a long absence. Jimmie Johnson suffers a trio of DNFs. Dale Earnhardt Jr. struggles with four finishes outside the top 20 in five races since an earlier Le Mans incident. Elliott Sadler and Mark Martin post comebacks, with Kasey Kahne returning to the top 10 and Kevin Harvick near the playoff edge asking for a strong Bristol run. For full top-40 rankings, visit thatsracin.com.
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Bristol race at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend
This week’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee runs Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET with qualifying Friday at 3:10 p.m. ET. TV coverage is TNT and Radio coverage is MRN. The Busch purse totals $5,820,438. Last year’s winner was Kurt Busch. Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin share seven Bristol poles, the most of active drivers, and the race has been won from the pole 20 times at Bristol.
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Poll position this week asks who will make the chase
Three races remain before the Chase for the Championship. Readers are invited to vote at www.thatsracin.com who outside the top 10 will join the chase. Last week’s question drew 6476 votes on expected intensity as the races heat up.
Bristol Cup Notes Highlight Bristol Prospects
Nextel Cup teams head to Bristol Motor Speedway with Kurt Busch owning strong Bristol form, winning four of the last five and leading in all. Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick also boast recent top 10s, while Harvick has a current streak of six straight top 10s. Some top drivers struggle at Bristol, including Tony Stewart, Elliott Sadler, and rookie Kasey Kahne. No Dodge winner at Bristol since 1975.
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