Ross Chastain at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images
Ross Chastain is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Listen to the podcast via the link above.
NASCAR XFINITY Series teams make their first visit of the season to a short track this weekend for Saturday’s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. And the race will make some NASCAR history as they break away from long-time traditions. This weekend debuts a new Dash 4 Cash format with racing broken into two 50-lap heat races and the 200-lap feature. The heats will set the starting lineup for the main event.
The new Dash 4 Cash format leaves many XFINITY Series drivers with some apprehension going into the Bristol weekend. And series regular, Ross Chastain is shooting for a top-ten finish in his JD Motorsports with Gary Keller No. 4 Chevrolet and looks to make the best of the non-traditional format. Continue reading →
01 Apr 1984: Darrell Waltrip won the last of seven consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup Series races at the Bristol International Raceway by winning the 24th Annual Valleydale 500. Joining him in Victory Lane is wife Stevie. Photo – Getty Images
As NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and K&N Pro Series teams head to Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee for races this weekend, we’ll take a closer look at the history of NASCAR in Tennessee on this ‘Flashback Friday.’
NASCAR In Tennessee – NASCAR has competed in the state of Tennessee all the way back to the 1950s. The very first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Tennessee was at Tennessee-Carolina Speedway in 1956 – won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Fireball Roberts. NASCAR has held 327 national series races among eight different tracks. The NASCAR XFINITY Series has held 108 races among four Tennessee tracks including Bristol Motor Speedway, 67; Nashville Superspeedway, 21; Memphis Motorsports Park,11; and Nashville Speedway, 9. The first XFINITY Series race held in the state of Tennessee was at Bristol in 1982 – won by Phil Parsons.
Tennessee Drivers In NASCAR – One-hundred-five drivers who have made at least one start in a NASCAR national series race have their home state recorded as Tennessee. Of the 105, 35 of them competed in the XFINITY Series. Of the 35 Tennessee drivers to compete in the XFINITY Series, ten visited Victory Lane, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip with 13 series victories.
Waltrip also had 12 victories in the Sprint Cup Series, known as the Winston Cup during his era. Waltrip and his wife Stevie live in Franklin, Tennessee.
Tennessee Native Bayne Barrels Into Bristol Following Season-Best Finish Trevor Bayne, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, takes the track in his home state in Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 2012 Daytona 500 champion enters the race coming off a season-high 15th-place finish at Texas. Bayne has made three starts at Thunder Valley where he logged a track-best showing of 15th last August.
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Ross Chastain at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images
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NASCAR XFINITY Series driver, Ross Chastain, with JD Motorsports helps us preview their upcoming race at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend.
Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Brian Eberly for NASCAR Weekend Preview for your complete guide for the upcoming races at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend.
We’re previewing the NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and K&N Pro Series East races at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hopefully, we’ll also chat with Chris Knight during NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off about the latest news and hot topics from the Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series as well as the K&N Pro Series and ARCA Racing Series.
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Dash 4 Cash Heat Racing Debuts for NASCAR XFINITY Series at Bristol
Chase Berth and $1,000,000 on the Line in Four Dash 4 Cash Events
The NASCAR XFINITY Series will take racing back to its roots with Heat races, beginning with the first of four Dash 4 Cash events Saturday, April 16, at Bristol Motor Speedway starting at 12:30 pm ET on FOX Sports 1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers will compete in one of two 50-lap Heat races to become eligible to win $100,000 in the 200-lap Main event. As in years past, the potential for a $1,000,000 total payout stands. New for this year, a driver who wins multiple Dash 4 Cash bonuses will earn a spot in the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase, provided he/she remains eligible per the NASCAR rule book.Continue reading →
