Bristol Motor Speedway has always featured the most unique driver introductions on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit, but 2016 takes it to a whole new level with the addition of Colossus TV.
The sights and sounds of each driver selecting their own songs was presented on the world’s largest, outdoor, center-hung, four-sided video display. Whether it was seeing Clint Bowyer get crazy with Goldberg during a or watching Joey Logano walk out to “White and Nerdy” by Weird Al, Colossus TV was a major asset to pre-race.
Carl Edwards chose Bon Jovi’s “Have a Nice Day” after claiming the pole for Sunday’s Food City 500. His teammate Matt Kenseth is the defending race winner and started second, so his walkout song “Back for More” by Five Finger Death Punch fit. Continue reading →
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2016 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2016 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2016 Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2016 Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2016 Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2016 Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2016 Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 as Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage (L) and John Godwin of Duck Commander (R) look on at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2016 Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2016 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2016 Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Opportunistic Kyle Busch sped away from the rest of the field after a restart with 33 laps left in Saturday night’s Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and collected his second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
What’s more, Busch won his fourth straight NASCAR national series race, having swept last week’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup events at Martinsville and having won Friday night’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Texas. Continue reading →
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying for the pole position for the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 on Sports Day Powered By The Dallas Morning News Qualifying Day at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, leads the field past the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
Kyle Busch broke his NASCAR XFINITY Series ‘losing streak’ on Friday night and in the process moved into rarefied air in the Lone Star State.
With a dominating victory from the pole in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Busch won for the fourth time in five XFINITY starts this year. His only loss in that stretch was a second-place run after a late blown tire robbed him of victory in his last outing at Auto Club Speedway.
But on Friday night, Busch was back to his winning ways, leading a race-high 150 laps at the 1.5-mile track, notching his record eighth victory at Texas and extending his own series record to 80 triumphs. Continue reading →
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota, leads Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 3, 2016 Photo – Drew Hallowell/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 3, 2016 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 3, 2016 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 3, 2016 Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 3, 2016 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 3, 2016 Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Kyle Busch came to Martinsville Speedway this weekend with no grandfather clock trophies from the shortest and tightest of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series short tracks.
He left with two clocks after completing an unprecedented Martinsville sweep in Sunday’s STP 500, and, appropriately, the first question he radioed to his crew after his celebratory burnouts dealt with telling time.
“What time is it?” crowed the reigning series champion, who a day earlier had won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville in his own equipment. Continue reading →
