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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 2004
Page
11
Spotters for NASCAR at Bristol Motor Speedway describe the 0.533 mile venue as a place where 15 second laps demand constant vigilance. They must relay quick, precise information across Turn 1 to Turn 2 as drivers race with near instant reactions.
People describe Bristol Motor Speedway as a high intensity venue where crashes occur nearly every lap, with 175000 fans creating a constant roar. Retired driver Buddy Baker notes spotters must predict wrecks, while reporters and crews compare Bristol to larger tracks like Atlanta and Las Vegas.
NASCAR ranking lists Dale Earhardt Jr. Matt Kenseth Jimmie Johnson Kasey Kahne Tony Stewart Ryan Newman Kurt Busch Kevin Harvick Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin as top 10 with notes on performance at Darlington Bristol Vegas and recent weeks.
Settlement talks reportedly could force International Speedway Corp to sell North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham and Darlington Raceway to Speedway Motorsports Inc. If settled, Rockingham and Darlington would split a second Nextel Cup date, moving one to Texas Motor Speedway and the other to Las Vegas. The arrangement would require a written agreement and hinges on a second Cup date for Texas.
Bristol Tennessee hosts the Food City 500 on a 0.533 mile high banked concrete oval with a Sunday ET race time and 3:10 pm qualifying. Fox televises the event with a purse of 5.29 million dollars. Last year's winner was Kun Busch. Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Busch Series standings into Bristol with three series wins and two poles. David Green trails by 26 points as the top regular in the Busch standings. The NASCAR Truck series is dark until April 17 at Martinsville.
In advance of the Bristol race several stats stand out. Kurt Busch Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth have top-10s in each of the last four Bristol races. Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin share seven poles each among active drivers. Wallace has nine career victories while Terry Labonte leads active drivers with 33 top-10 finishes. Jeff Gordon posts a 5.18 starting average across 22 races, the best among active drivers. Kevin Lepage and Harvick are the only active drivers with five or more starts who have finished every race this season.
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