Sprint Cup Series Stats & Facts at Bristol Motor Speedway

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Bristol Sprint Cup Series Notes & Quotes

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Check out this week’s Sprint Cup Series Notes & Quotes heading into Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500. (Updated up to Race Day)

The Food City 500 is televised live on FOX on Sunday, March 16, beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET, starting with the pre-race show. It is also broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network (PRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90. Continue reading

NASCAR Digital Media Launches ‘NASCAR Connect’ with OneUp Sports

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NASCAR Digital Media And OneUp Sports Partner To Launch Predictive Gaming App ‘NASCAR Connect’

Prediction: NASCAR fans are already thinking about which driver will be visiting Victory Lane at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway this Sunday. Fact: NASCAR fans will be able to put their prediction skills to the test – against other fans in real-time – when OneUp Sports launches a brand new predictive gaming app, NASCAR Connect, on iOS devices this weekend. Continue reading

Bristol Nationwide Series Notes & Quotes

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Check out this week’s Nationwide Series Notes & Quotes heading into Bristol Motor Speedway for the American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop Diabetes 300. (Updated up to Race Day)

The Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is Saturday, March 15 with television coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and radio broadcasts on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Channel 90. Continue reading

Throwback Thursday – Kurt Busch Goes Back-to-Back at Bristol

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Photo – Jayski

Since a Sprint Cup race will be on my birthday this season, I decided to re-visit the last time the Cup Series ran a race on my birthday, which was March 23, 2003.

The tour made its first of two dates at Bristol Motor Speedway.  Kurt Busch, then with Roush Racing headed into the race as the defending winner.

His win in 2002 was no easy task, as he had to muscle his way around Jimmy Spencer.  Busch put the bump-and-run on Spencer and pulled away to record his first Cup win of his career.  It started a rivalry between the two, which would last until late in the 2003 season. Continue reading