Bristol Motor Speedway
No race, with the possible exception of the season-opening Daytona 500, brings as much excitement and anticipation as the night race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
While just a tad over a half-mile in length, the track’s short straights and steeply banked turns have hosted some of the biggest battles in Sprint Cup history.
The race has modest roots as a down-home Saturday night short-track event, but it has matured into one of the biggest spectacles of the year. It is also the one race where the action doesn’t necessarily begin and end with the waving of the green and checkered flags.
More often than not, the on-track battles become so heated that the combatants settle the score postrace in front of 160,000 screaming spectators.
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| Track Details | |
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| First race: | 1961 |
| Distance: | 0.533 |
| Shape: | Oval |
| Banking (turns): | 26° - 30° |
| Banking (frontstretch): | 5° - 9° |
| Banking (backstretch): | 4° - 8° |
| Seating | 160000 |
| Address | |
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|
151 Speedway Blvd. Bristol, Tennessee 37620 |
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| Ticket Office | |
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| (866) 415-4158 | |
| Website | |
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| Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Series | Race | Date | Time* | Station | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Series | Scotts Ez Seed 300 | 3/19/11 | Sat, 2:00 PM | ESPN | Kyle Busch |
| Sprint Cup Series | Jeff Byrd 500 Presented By Food City | 3/20/11 | Sun, 1:30 PM | FOX | Kyle Busch |
| Camping World Truck Series | O'reilly Auto Parts 200 | 8/24/11 | Wed, 8:30 PM | SPEED | Kevin Harvick |
| Nationwide Series | Food City 500 | 8/26/11 | Fri, 8:00 PM | ESPN | Kyle Busch |
| Sprint Cup Series | Irwin Tools Night Race | 8/27/11 | Sat, 8:00 PM | ABC | Brad Keselowski |
| Nationwide Series | St. Patrick's Day 300 | 3/17/12 | Sat, 1:00 PM | ESPN | |
| Sprint Cup Series | Food City 500 | 3/18/12 | Sun, 12:30 PM | FOX | |
| Camping World Truck Series | Volunteer 200 | 8/22/12 | Wed, 7:30 PM | SPEED | |
| Nationwide Series | Food City 500 | 8/24/12 | Fri, 7:00 PM | ESPN | |
| Sprint Cup Series | Irwin Tools Night Race | 8/25/12 | Sat, 7:00 PM | ABC |
| Fin | St | Driver | Car | Make | Pts | Winnings | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Dodge | 47 | $291,883 | Penske Racing |
| 2 | 27 | Martin Truex Jr | 56 | Toyota | 43 | $223,550 | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 3 | 4 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 43 | $202,986 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 4 | 13 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 41 | $186,161 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5 | 6 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | 40 | $158,064 | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
| 6 | 3 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 39 | $158,861 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 7 | 20 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 37 | $154,250 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 8 | 1 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | 37 | $157,600 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 9 | 2 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 35 | $148,841 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 10 | 11 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 34 | $134,941 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 11 | 25 | Kasey Kahne | 4 | Toyota | 33 | $126,233 | Red Bull Racing Team |
| 12 | 18 | AJ Allmendinger | 43 | Ford | 32 | $138,411 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 13 | 9 | Joey Logano | 20 | Toyota | 32 | $109,475 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 14 | 23 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 31 | $143,666 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | 21 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 29 | $112,250 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 16 | 22 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 88 | Chev | 28 | $106,150 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 17 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 22 | Dodge | 27 | $139,025 | Penske Racing |
| 18 | 12 | Regan Smith | 78 | Chevrolet | 26 | $123,270 | Furniture Row Racing |
| 19 | 19 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | 25 | $133,833 | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
| 20 | 24 | David Ragan | 6 | Ford | 24 | $105,275 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 21 | 26 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Toyota | 23 | $122,214 | Red Bull Racing Team |
| 22 | 15 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 22 | $140,786 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 23 | 29 | Casey Mears | 13 | Toyota | 21 | $94,725 | Germain Racing |
| 24 | 17 | David Gilliland | 34 | Ford | 20 | $107,608 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 25 | 38 | Andy Lally | 71 | Ford | 19 | $102,500 | TRG Motorsports |
| 26 | 16 | Clint Bowyer | 33 | Chevrolet | 18 | $132,608 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 27 | 37 | David Starr | 95 | Ford | 0 | $87,930 | |
| 28 | 42 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | 16 | $137,828 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 29 | 40 | Mike Bliss | 51 | Chev | 0 | $102,968 | |
| 30 | 7 | Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | 14 | $98,675 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 31 | 14 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 13 | $105,065 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 32 | 31 | David Stremme | 30 | Chevrolet | 12 | $87,955 | |
| 33 | 41 | Terry Labonte | 32 | Ford | 11 | $99,842 | |
| 34 | 30 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | 10 | $113,055 | JTG/Daugherty Racing |
| 35 | 35 | Dave Blaney | 36 | Chevrolet | 9 | $86,575 | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 36 | 34 | David Reutimann | 00 | Toyota | 8 | $114,373 | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 37 | 33 | Travis Kvapil | 38 | Ford | 0 | $86,330 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 38 | 5 | Mark Martin | 5 | Chevrolet | 6 | $94,220 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 39 | 32 | Michael McDowell | 66 | Toyota | 5 | $86,110 | HP Racing |
| 40 | 28 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | 0 | $85,975 | NEMCO Motorsports |
| 41 | 43 | Mike Skinner | 60 | Toyota | 0 | $85,750 | |
| 42 | 36 | Scott Speed | 46 | Ford | 0 | $85,635 | |
| 43 | 39 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Dodge | 1 | $85,960 | Robby Gordon Motorsports |
Statistical information provided by NASCAR. *All times Eastern unless otherwise noted.
