Baiaea Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
The Bristol 0.533 mile concrete oval hosts the Food City 500 on Sunday at 1 10 p m with qualifying Friday at 2 40 p m on Fox and Performance Racing Network coverage. Dale Earnhardt Jr has three straight Bristol top tens and eight in his last nine Bristol races. Kevin Harvick won last year. Jeff Burton has top ten starts in all four races this season. Jeff Gordon broke into the top ten in points since last Bristol.
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Readers weigh in on Earnhardt Jr. win timing and Busch Stewart feud
This week readers pick when and where Dale Earnhardt Jr. will score next in NASCAR's top series and choose a side in the Kyle Busch versus Tony Stewart debate. Voters tally 12 332.
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Rookie Nextel Cup class shows strong start shakeup
Analysis notes rookies in the Nextel Cup have a top 10 in every race this season. Clint Bowyer leads with a sixth at Daytona. Dale Earnhardt Jr. appears in the “no one notices” category, ninth in points with two top-10s in four races. Casey Mears sits fifth, but Bristol results are poor across six races.
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Earnhardt Jr Sees Early Season Momentum In 2006
Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jeff Gordon began the 2006 Nextel Cup with better form as Earnhardt Jr posted a 12.25 average finish after four races, a start rivaling his 2004 pace and fueling optimism for Bristol. He acknowledged improvements in cars and crew, cited momentum from a third-place Atlanta run, and warned Bristol remains risky with potential wrecks.
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Hamilton battles cancer amid rain soaked Cup weekend
Bobby Hamilton, a four time Nextel Cup winner, announced last week he is starting cancer treatments. The Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway was postponed to Monday due to rain, marking another weather affected race as Hamilton prepares for therapy at Vanderbilt Hospital.
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