Bristol race thread

[MD24]

Cup

Food City 500

Qualifying: Friday March 16, 3:40 pm/et

Green Flag: Sunday March 18, 1:15 pm/et

Nationwide

Ford Ecoboost 300

Qualifying: Saturday March 17, 10:35 am/et

Green Flag: Saturday March 17, 2:15 pm/et

[MD24]

1 16 Greg Biffle
2 22 A.J. Allmendinger
3 39 Ryan Newman
4 24 Jeff Gordon
5 2 Brad Keselowski
6 78 Regan Smith
7 43 Aric Almirola
8 99 Carl Edwards
9 20 Joey Logano
10 5 Kasey Kahne

11 27 Paul Menard
12 9 Marcos Ambrose
13 18 Kyle Busch
14 29 Kevin Harvick
15 56 Martin Truex Jr.
16 15 Clint Bowyer
17 1 Jamie McMurray
18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
19 10 David Reutimann
20 11 Denny Hamlin

21 17 Matt Kenseth
22 48 Jimmie Johnson
23 14 Tony Stewart
24 13 Casey Mears
25 55 Brian Vickers
26 38 David Gilliland
27 51 Kurt Busch
28 30 David Stremme
29 83 Landon Cassill
30 42 Juan Montoya

31 34 David Ragan
32 33 Brendan Gaughan
33 31 Jeff Burton
34 93 Travis Kvapil
35 36 Dave Blaney
36 47 Bobby Labonte
37 26 Josh Wise
38 74 Reed Sorenson
39 98 Michael McDowell
40 249 J.J. Yeley

41 87 Joe Nemechek
42 32 Ken Schrader
43 23 Scott Riggs

DNQ
44 37 Timmy Hill

[Alexamateo]

Biffle continues his hot streak. He's certainly running good to start the year.

[dunes]

I got to stop reading articles before the race weekend. Read waltrip and elliott sadler were going to race today in sprint. So with Kaseys mistake i'm out 4 cars before 50 laps are even run. What a bite. and where the heck is Markie at.

[Andrewmcm]

What's going on with the crowd today?

[dunes]

from now on i picking the ones who will wreck out first. lol

[Tazio]

Good races for Jaun and Mac!

[harvick#1]

What's going on with the crowd today?

they are sick of the track,

ever since the repavement, Bristol pretty much blows now, just a small version of California or Kansas now

[00steven]

I'd be surprised if Bruton doesn't tear it up and start over, I don't recall a race at Bristol so poorly attended.

[call_me_andrew]

Considering that Bruton is charging over $100 for mid-level seats, I think people are more concerned about cost of attendence.

Also, a wide racing groove at Bristol is way better than a low speed demolition derby. That was a good race today.

[harvick#1]

Also, a wide racing groove at Bristol is way better than a low speed demolition derby. That was a good race today.

thats Martinsville, Bristol was something else, unlike any other oval, the race today was absolutely pathetic. Sebring's GT field was more exciting for the whole 12 hours than what Nascar called this, the old pavement should've never been touched, it was worn in and bumpy, a good handling car was still very key and aero was pretty much taken out of the playbook. the aggressors for once had the advantage for once over the patient drivers but now that was pretty much taken away.

enjoy your Kansas styled Bristol, yeah there was passing, from 11th on back, the only time there was a top ten pass was when a slower car was set for a pick.

[00steven]

Considering that Bruton is charging over $100 for mid-level seats, I think people are more concerned about cost of attendence.

Also, a wide racing groove at Bristol is way better than a low speed demolition derby. That was a good race today.

Bristol has always sold out. I agree the race was good, but many of the fans don't like the new style at Bristol.

[wedge]

Looks like The Deuce is back to own Bristol!


Bristol has always sold out. I agree the race was good, but many of the fans don't like the new style at Bristol.

Yeah, the racing was good but the spectacle of it was no different to Michigan or cookie cutters. What made Bristol was the aggressive passing tactics, losing patience by forcing the issue with beating and banging and the good ol' bump & run.

[call_me_andrew]

Bristol has always sold out. I agree the race was good, but many of the fans don't like the new style at Bristol.

Low attendence is more likely the result of a weak economy. Bristol charges more per ticket than most other tracks but also has the third highest seating capacity.

Bump & run isn't racing, it's just sloppy driving.