Bristol spotters describe pressure of NASCAR's fastest laps
At Bristol Motor Speedway spotters for Elliott Sadler and others explain the race's extreme pace and tight racing. They must react in tenths of a second as laps fly by in about 15 seconds. The crew emphasizes trust, quick talk, and constant vigilance amid plane-like viewing from the Turn 1 suites.
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Intacts 4 Kahne spins after tire blowout and impact
Kasey Kahne in car No 9 blew a tire and spun then was struck and spun again but did not hit the wall. Impressive showing after last week’s finish at four.
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Loe" Food City 500 at Bristol speeds into weekend
At Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee the 0.533 mile high banked concrete oval hosts the Loe" Food City 500 Sunday at noon local time with qualifying Friday at 2 10 p m. Fox TV and Performance Racing Network radio provide the coverage purse tops 5 29 million dollars. Last year’s winner was Kurt Busch while Kevin Harvick leads the Busch Series standings with three series wins and two poles at the track. David Green sits 26 points behind in the points race. The Truck series hiatus runs until April 17 at Martinsville.
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STOP N GO A LOOK AT BRISTOL
Bristol headlines note top Bristol performers Kurt Busch Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth have top-10 finishes in each of the last four Bristol races. Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin own seven poles each, Wallace has nine wins, Terry Labonte leads with 33 top-10s, Jeff Gordon posts a 5.18 starting average in 22 races, while Kevin Lepage and Harvick are the only active drivers to finish every race among those with five or more starts.
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