Bristol Motor Speedway

  1. Bruton Smith Officially Announces Repaving Plans for Bristol Motor Speedway

    It's official. Bristol Motor Speedway is getting a makeover before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to the track this fall...

    Hugo Olguin Written by Hugo Olguin about 1 month ago 645 reads 0 comments

  2. NASCAR: Bristol Motor Speedway Needs To Go Back to the 'Old Style' Racing

    After another lackluster race at Bristol Motor Speedway , Speedway Motorsports Inc. majority owner Bruton Smith is finally looking to make changes. In an article on SceneDaily...

    Hugo Olguin Written by Hugo Olguin about 2 months ago 757 reads 6 comments

  3. Brian Vickers Saves His Sprint Cup Career at Bristol

    The 2011 season seemed to be the perfect storm to end Brian Vickers' competitive NASCAR career. Coming back to full-time racing after blood clots removed him from his ride for the ...

    Christopher Leone Written by Christopher Leone about 3 months ago 1,112 reads 5 comments

  4. Food City 500: Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin Headline 5 Good, 5 Bad

    The boys of NASCAR were on Thunder Valley this weekend for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway . Brad Keselowski won Sunday's race in dominating fashion, leading a career-high number of laps...

    Ben Montedonico Written by Ben Montedonico about 3 months ago 825 reads 3 comments

  5. Food City 500: Takeaways from Bristol Motor Speedway

    Bristol Motor Speedway offered everything one expects from short-track racing with close competition, big-time wrecks, and some surprise finishes, and some visuals were stunning to observe...

    Sandra MacWatters Written by Sandra MacWatters about 3 months ago 1,435 reads 1 comments

  6. Food City 500: Brad Keselowski Is NASCAR's New King of Bristol

    Darrell Waltrip. Jeff Gordon. Kurt Busch. Kyle Busch . Add Brad Keselowski 's name to the list of drivers whose name is synonymous with the title "King of Bristol...

    Ben Montedonico Written by Ben Montedonico about 3 months ago 1,141 reads 0 comments

  7. Food City 500 Predictions: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Will Win at Bristol

    There is no driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series that needs a victory at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway more than Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 team...

    Donald Wood Written by Donald Wood about 3 months ago 568 reads 13 comments

  8. Food City 500 2012 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post-Race Analysis

    As unbelievable as it seems, NASCAR ’s first trip to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500 is already the fourth race of the young season. It looks like time really does fly when you’re having fun...

    Donald Wood Written by Donald Wood about 3 months ago 2,575 reads 0 comments

  9. Brian Vickers: The NASCAR Sheriff Is Back in Town at the Food City 500

    While it is not news that Brian Vickers will participate in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, albeit on a truncated schedule, in 2012, it is interesting to see him back in the saddle...

    David DeNenno Written by David DeNenno about 3 months ago 479 reads 6 comments

  10. Food City 500: Greg Biffle Grabs the Pole, Continues to Roll in Thunder Valley

    Greg Biffle is off to the best start of his career, hands down. Prior to 2012, he had never led in the points, but that ended when he left Las Vegas in first place after his third consecutive third-place finish...

    David DeNenno Written by David DeNenno about 3 months ago 606 reads 0 comments

  11. Food City 500 2012: Start Time, Lineup, TV Schedule and More

    NASCAR's very best will take part in the world's fastest half mile on Sunday as the Sprint Cup heads to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500...

    Mike Chiari Written by Mike Chiari about 3 months ago 3,218 reads 1 comments

  12. NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick Motorsports Lose Penalty Appeal

    According to USA Today , Hendrick Motorsports has lost its appeal for inspection infractions leading up to the Daytona 500. This will certainly put a damper on the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet team's season, at least for a while...

    David DeNenno Written by David DeNenno about 3 months ago 355 reads 32 comments

  13. Food City 500: Predictions for Top 5

    Three races are in the books, and it's time to head to the bullring at Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500. Personally, like many fans, I love Bristol...

    Michael Desjardins Written by Michael Desjardins about 3 months ago 786 reads 1 comments

  14. NASCAR: The Top 20 Photos of 2011

    Matt Kenseth's portrait here is not included in the list of best NASCAR pictures of 2011. He does, though, seem to carry the wonder and admiration of a lover of astute photography...

    David DeNenno Written by David DeNenno about 6 months ago 5,156 reads 11 comments

  15. NASCAR Sprint Cup: Power Ranking the 10 Most Unbreakable Records

    Every sport has its records that are considered "unbreakable." Every now and again, an unlikely hero emerges to break that incredible feat. In a sense, almost no record is completely unbreakable, although some records are extremely safe...

    David DeNenno Written by David DeNenno about 7 months ago 2,272 reads 16 comments

  16. NASCAR Sprint Cup: 1 Word to Describe Every Track on the Circuit

    Racetracks in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series are far from homogeneous. They vary in size, shape and capacity. Some are shaped very nearly the same, yet each one has a particularly different flavor...

    David DeNenno Written by David DeNenno about 8 months ago 444 reads 3 comments

  17. NASCAR Sprint Cup: Driver Introduction Songs at Bristol Motor Speedway

    It has become a tradition for the drivers in the Cup series to choose a song to be played as they introduce themselves during the pre-race festivities at Bristol Motor Speedway ...

    Sandra MacWatters Written by Sandra MacWatters about 9 months ago 1,312 reads 0 comments

  18. Vote: Will Kyle Busch Wreck Harvick at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Race at Bristol?

    Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick are infamous as two of NASCAR's hothead drivers. They've already clashed this year, and this week they've been at it again verbally leading up to the Cup race on Saturday night...

    Luke Krmpotich Written by Luke Krmpotich about 9 months ago 174 reads 0 comments

  19. NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bristol Smackdown, Brutal Points Battle and the Clinchers

    The upcoming night race at Bristol Motor Speedway may play out more like a WWE Smackdown w ith race cars as paybacks come to the forefront, point gains are critical and a win may be mandatory for some...

    Sandra MacWatters Written by Sandra MacWatters about 9 months ago 474 reads 0 comments

  20. NASCAR: Top 6 Remaining Hurdles Dale Earnhardt Jr. Faces to Make the Chase

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in the midst of his best season since 2008, the year he joined Hendrick Motorsports . That year, he won one race while finishing second in the regular season standings...

    Luke Krmpotich Written by Luke Krmpotich about 9 months ago 1,763 reads 2 comments

  21. NASCAR: 5 Surprising Predictions for the IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol

    Bristol Motor Speedway is known as the roughest and toughest track in NASCAR, so it's appropriate that a driver whose nickname is "Rowdy" has won four of the last five Bristol Cup events...

    Luke Krmpotich Written by Luke Krmpotich about 9 months ago 357 reads 2 comments