RSS
Bristol Motor Speedway -- all the stats and history
BRISTOL-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
Greg Biffle (No. 16 Megular’s Ford)
·
Six top fives, 12 top 10s; one pole
·
Average finish of 12.0
·
Average Running Position of 12.7, third-best
·
Driver Rating of 94.8, fifth-best
·
318 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-most
·
764 Green Flag Passes, 12th-most
·
Average Green Flag Speed of 115.009 mph, fourth-fastest
·
6,393 Laps in the Top 15 (70.9%), third-most
·
483 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), fifth-most
Kurt Busch (No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet)
·
Five wins, seven top fives, 14 top 10s; one pole
·
Average finish of 14.0
·
Average Running Position of 14.3, ninth-best
·
Driver Rating of 92.0, sixth-best
·
338 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-most
·
850 Green Flag Passes, sixth-most
·
Average Green Flag Speed of 114.978 mph, sixth-fastest
·
5,657 Laps in the Top 15 (62.8%), seventh-most
·
480 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Skittles Toyota)
·
Five wins, eight top fives, 12 top 10s; one pole
·
Average finish of 9.9
·
Average Running Position of 13.0, fourth-best
·
Series-best Driver Rating of 101.8
·
Series-high 585 Fastest Laps Run
·
Average Green Flag Speed of 115.066 mph, third-fastest
·
6,008 Laps in the Top 15 (66.7%), fifth-most
·
456 Quality Passes, seventh-most
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet)
·
One win, seven top fives, 14 top 10s
·
Average finish of 11.5
·
Average Running Position of 13.6, eighth-best
·
Driver Rating of 89.3, 10th-best
·
Series-high 1,003 Green Flag Passes
·
Average Green Flag Speed of 114.918 mph, seventh-fastest
·
5,656 Laps in the Top 15 (62.8%), eighth-most
·
485 Quality Passes, fourth-most
Carl Edwards (No. 99 Kelloggs/ Frosted Flakes Ford)
·
Two wins, four top fives, seven top 10s; two poles
·
Average finish of 15.9
·
Average Running Position of 15.1, 12th-best
·
Driver Rating of 87.7, 12th-best
·
340 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-most
·
Average Green Flag Speed of 114.798 mph, 11th-fastest
·
5,590 Laps in the Top 15 (62.0%), ninth-most
Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet)
·
Five wins, 16 top fives, 23 top 10s; five poles
·
Average finish of 12.3
·
Series-best Average Running Position of 9.5
·
Driver Rating of 101.2, third-best
·
409 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-most
·
Average Green Flag Speed of 115.110 mph, second-fastest
·
Series-high 7,413 Laps in the Top 15 (82.2%)
·
523 Quality Passes, third-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota)
·
One win, four top fives, seven top 10s; one pole
·
Average finish of 16.1
·
Average Running Position of 14.9, 10th-best
·
Driver Rating of 90.3, eighth-best
·
382 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-most
·
833 Green Flag Passes, seventh-most
·
Average Green Flag Speed of 114.874 mph, ninth-fastest
·
4,689 Laps in the Top 15 (58.5%), 12th-most
Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet)
·
One win, nine top fives, 12 top 10s
·
Average finish of 13.4
·
Average Running Position of 13.6, seventh-best
·
Driver Rating of 89.8, ninth-best
·
285 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-most
·
887 Green Flag Passes, third-most
·
Average Green Flag Speed of 114.994 mph, fifth-fastest
·
5,523 Laps in the Top 15 (61.3%), 10th-most
·
406 Quality Passes, 12th-most
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Kobalt Tools Chevrolet)
·
One win, seven top fives, 13 top 10s; one pole
·
Average finish of 15.3
·
Average Running Position of 13.2, fifth-best
·
Driver Rating of 91.4, seventh-best
·
469 Fastest Laps Run, third-most
·
Average Green Flag Speed of 114.793 mph, 12th-fastest
·
6,247 Laps in the Top 15 (69.3%), fourth-most
·
411 Quality Passes, 11th-most
Kasey Kahne (No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet)
·
One win, five top fives, nine top 10s; one pole
·
Average finish of 17.4
·
Driver Rating of 87.9, 11th-best
·
399 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most
·
861 Green Flag Passes, fifth-most
·
4,785 Laps in the Top 15 (53.1%), 11th-most
·
443 Quality Passes, ninth-most
Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Home Depot Husky Toyota)
·
Three wins, 11 top fives, 18 top 10s; one pole
·
Average finish of 12.5
·
Average Running Position of 10.6, second-best
·
Driver Rating of 101.8, second-best
·
470 Fastest Laps Run, second-most
·
Series-best Average Green Flag Speed of 115.129 mph
·
7,226 Laps in the Top 15 (80.2%), second-most
·
Series-high 563 Quality Passes
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Ford)
·
Two wins, three top fives, three top 10s
·
Average finish of 14.4
·
Average Running Position of 13.2, sixth-best
·
Driver Rating of 94.9, fourth-best
·
Average Green Flag Speed of 114.916 mph, eighth-fastest
|
Rank
|
Driver
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Wins
|
Top Fives
|
Top 10s
|
DNFs
|
Average Finish
|
Driver Rating
|
|
|
1
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
|
28
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
14
|
1
|
11.5
|
89.3
|
|
|
2
|
Brad Keselowski
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
14.4
|
94.9
|
|
|
3
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
24
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
13
|
1
|
15.3
|
91.4
|
|
|
4
|
Joey Logano
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
19.9
|
77.4
|
|
|
5
|
Jeff Gordon
|
42
|
5
|
5
|
16
|
23
|
6
|
12.3
|
101.2
|
|
|
6
|
Carl Edwards
|
19
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
2
|
15.9
|
87.7
|
|
|
7
|
Matt Kenseth
|
28
|
1
|
3
|
11
|
18
|
4
|
12.5
|
101.8
|
|
|
8
|
Denny Hamlin
|
16
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
1
|
16.1
|
90.3
|
|
|
9
|
Ryan Newman
|
24
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
3
|
17.1
|
86.6
|
|
|
10
|
Kyle Busch
|
18
|
1
|
5
|
8
|
12
|
0
|
9.9
|
101.8
|
* – Based on last 18 races at Bristol Motor Speedway (2005 – 2013).
Bristol Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #:
4 of 36 (03-16-14)
Track Size: 0.533-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 24-28 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 24-28 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 4-8 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 4-8 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 650 feet
Backstretch Length: 650 feet
Race Length: 500 laps / 266.5 miles
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Bristol
Kyle Busch.........................
Matt Kenseth.......................
Jeff Gordon........................
Brad Keselowski....................
Greg Biffle........................
Kurt Busch.........................
Jimmie Johnson.......................
Denny Hamlin........................
Kevin Harvick.......................
Dale Earnhardt Jr........................ 89.3
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2013 races (18 total) among active drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway
Qualifying/Race Data
2013 pole winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
129.535 mph, 14.813 secs. 03-15-13
2013 race winner:
Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet
92.206 mph, (2:53:25), 03-17-13
Track qualifying record:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
129.535 mph, 14.813 secs. 03-15-13
Track race record:
Charlie Glotzbach, Chevrolet
101.074 mph, (2:38:12), 07-11-71
At Bristol Motor Speedway:
History
·
Groundbreaking
for Bristol International Speedway, as Bristol Motor Speedway was
originally known, took place in 1960. The track was
an exact half-mile in length.
·
First NASCAR Sprint Cup race was July 30, 1961;
Jack Smith won the event (with relief from Johnny Allen).
·
In the fall of 1969, the track was reshaped and re-measured to .533-miles.
·
The name changed to Bristol International Raceway in 1978.
·
The first night race was held in the fall of 1978.
·
The surface was changed from asphalt to concrete in 1992.
·
The name changed to Bristol Motor Speedway in May 1996.
·
The
track was resurfaced between races in 2007, and the turns were ground
down in 2012 to eliminate part of the progressive banking.
Notebook
·
There
have been 106 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway
since the first race in 1961, two races each season.
·
All races have been scheduled for 500 laps, except for both races in 1976 and the second in ‘77, which were 400 laps.
·
423 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol; 295 in more than one.
·
NASCAR Hall of Famer
Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Bristol with 60. Terry Labonte
leads all active drivers with 58 starts.
·
Fred Lorenzen
won the inaugural Coors Light Pole with a speed of 79.225 mph.
·
47 different drivers have poles at Bristol, led by
Mark Martin and Cale Yarborough with nine each. Martin swept both poles at Bristol in 2009.
·
The
race winner has started from the pole 22 times, the most productive
starting position. The last driver to win from the pole was
Carl Edwards, in the night race of 2008.
·
Four drivers have won from the pole position multiple times:
Bobby Allison (1972 twice), Cale Yarborough (1973, 1977 twice, 1980),
Darrell Waltrip (1981 twice, 1982) and Rusty Wallace (1991, 1993, 1999, 2000).
·
10 different drivers have posted consecutive poles at Bristol Motor Speedway;
Mark Martin is the only of the 10 to win four consecutive poles at Bristol:
Fireball Roberts (swept 1962), Fred Lorenzen (swept 1963), Richard Petty
(1967-’68), Bobby Allison (swept 1972), Cale Yarborough (swept 1973; swept 1977; swept 1980),
Darrell Waltrip (swept 1981), Geoff Bodine (swept 1986), Mark Martin
(swept 1995-1996– all four races; and swept 2009); Rusty Wallace (swept 1998) and
Jeff Gordon (swept 2002).
·
Jeff Gordon
leads (active drivers) the series in average starting position at Bristol with a 7.476.
·
Youngest Bristol pole winner:
Joey Logano (3/21/2010 – 19 years, 9 months, 25 days) – his first series career pole.
·
Oldest Bristol pole winner:
Harry Gant (8/27/1994 – 54 years, 7 months, 17 days).
·
41 different drivers have won at Bristol, led by
Darrell Waltrip (12). Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch
each have five wins, the most among active drivers.
·
Junior Johnson
leads the series in car owner wins at Bristol with 16;
Rick Hendrick, Roger Penske and Jack Roush are tied among active car owners for the most wins at Bristol with 10 each.
·
12 drivers have won consecutive races at Bristol led by
Darrell Waltrip with seven consecutive victories from 1981-1984. The other 11 are
Fred Lorenzen (1963-1964 sweep), David Pearson (1968 sweep), Bobby Allison
(1972 sweep), Cale Yarborough did it twice (1974 sweep and four straight from 1976-1977),
Richard Petty (1975 sweep), Dale Earnhardt also did it twice (1985 sweep and 1987 sweep),
Alan Kulwicki (1992 sweep), Rusty Wallace (2000 sweep), Kurt Busch
(2003 sweep and 2004 spring race), Kyle Busch (2009 sweep), and Brad Keselowski
(2011 fall-2012 spring).
·
Youngest Bristol winner:
Kyle Busch (03/25/2007 – 21 years, 10 months, 23 days).
·
Oldest Bristol winner:
Dale Earnhardt (08/28/1999 – 48 years, 3 months, 30 days).
·
Eight different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Bristol; led by Chevrolet with 43 victories; followed by
Ford with 33. Toyota is ranked fifth among Manufacturers with six wins at Bristol.
·
85 of the 106 (80.1%) races have been won from a top-10 starting position; including 53 from the first four spots.
·
35 of the 106 (33.0%) races at Bristol have been won from the front row: Pole position (22 wins); second-place (13 wins).
·
Five of the 106 (4.7%) races have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
·
The deepest in the field that a race winner has started was 38th, by
Elliott Sadler; in 2001.
·
Richard Petty
leads the series in runner-up finishes at Bristol with 10;
Kevin Harvick and Terry Labonte lead all active drivers with four each.
·
Darrell Waltrip
and
Richard Petty lead the series in top-five finishes at Bristol with 26 each.
Terry Labonte leads the series among active drivers with 19 followed by
Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin (16).
·
Richard Petty
has 37 top-10 finishes, more than any other driver. Terry Labonte leads the series among active drivers in top-10 finishes with 33; followed by
Jeff Gordon with 23.
·
Kyle Busch
leads the series (active drivers) in average finish at Bristol with a 9.889.
·
Seven of the last nine races have ended with a Margin of Victory of less than a second at BMS.
·
There
has been three green-white-checkered finishes at Bristol – all three
were the spring race: 2007 (500/504); 2008 (500/506); 2009
(500/503).
·
Two of the 106 NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway have been
shortened due to weather conditions; the most recent was the event on
3/31/1996.
·
Qualifying
has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series at Bristol Motor Speedway three times; most
recently August 25, 2012.
·
Kurt Busch
posted his first series career win at Bristol (2002), and Joey Logano won his first pole at Bristol (2010).
·
All
15 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers who have won at Bristol
Motor Speedway participated in at least two or more races before
visiting Victory Lane – among the active winners Kurt Busch won in the fewest starts (third) at Bristol.
·
Jeff Burton
competed
at Bristol Motor Speedway 28 times before winning (2008 spring race);
the longest span of any the 15 active winners. Burton is the
only active driver to have made 20 or more attempts before his first win
at BMS.
Kasey Kahne, who won in the spring of 2012 made 18 previous starts before his win at BMS.
·
Bobby Labonte
leads the series (active drivers) with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
starts at Bristol without visiting Victory Lane with 42.
·
Since
the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol was the 3/25/2007
race won by Kyle Busch with a MOV of 0.064 second.
·
Two female drivers have made NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Bristol:
Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
|
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
Date
|
|
Janet Guthrie
|
21
|
11
|
4/17/1977
|
|
Janet Guthrie
|
9
|
6
|
8/28/1977
|
|
Danica Patrick
|
43
|
29
|
8/25/2012
|
|
Danica Patrick
|
41
|
28
|
3/17/2013
|
|
Danica Patrick
|
22
|
26
|
8/24/2013
|
·
Four car numbers have produced eight or more Bristol NSCS wins:
Car Number – (Number of Wins) – Most Recent Win
o
No. 11
- (19 wins) – Denny Hamlin, 2012
o
No. 2
– (12 wins) – Brad Keselowski, 2012
o
No. 17
– (eight wins) – Matt Kenseth, 2006
o
No. 3
– (eight wins) – Dale Earnhardt, 1999
NASCAR in Tennessee
·
There have been 167 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Tennessee.
|
Track Name
|
City
|
NSCS
|
|
Bristol Motor Speedway
|
Bristol
|
106
|
|
Nashville Speedway
|
Lebanon
|
42
|
|
Smokey Mountain Raceway
|
Maryville
|
12
|
|
Kingsport Speedway
|
Kingsport
|
3
|
|
Chattanooga International Raceway
|
Chattanooga
|
2
|
|
Tennessee-Carolina Speedway
|
Newport
|
2
|
·
104 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Tennessee.
·
14 drivers from Tennessee have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series.
|
Driver
|
NSCS
|
NNS
|
NCWTS
|
|
Darrell Waltrip
|
84
|
13
|
0
|
|
Sterling Marlin
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
|
Bobby Hamilton
|
4
|
1
|
10
|
|
Joe Lee Johnson
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Trevor Bayne
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
|
Paul Lewis
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Bobby Hamilton Jr
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
|
Jeff Purvis
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
L.D. Ottinger
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
Mike Alexander
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Casey Atwood
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Brad Teague
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Chad Chaffin
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
John King
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
posted by Matt Myftiu at
10:05 PM
0 Comments
