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Track:
Bristol Motor Speedway
Race Sponsor:
Irwin Tools
Distance:
266.5 Miles
Laps:
500 Laps
Saturday night at Bristol is NASCAR’s biggest party of the year.
Bristol is on the Mount Rushmore of tracks. The .533-mile bowl is one of the most popular spots for drivers and fans, who routinely gobble up the160,000 available seats.This is the 33rd year of night racing at Bristol, which has hosted races for more than 50 years.
Bristol is a fast half-mile, especially after the new surface went in back in 2007. Plus, there's a ton of banking. As the NASCAR Mafia tries to encourage physical play, Bristol resembles a steel cage match. It’s not a matter of if there’s contact, rather how often. Beating and banging is an art form best shown on the Bristol canvass, especially at night.
Qualifying is important, as pit stall space is critical. If you start in the back, you’re almost a lap down the moment the green flag drops. 22 drivers have won at Bristol from the pole. That's a better than average number compared to other tracks
Now some other random facts from the track’s website to impress your friends as ESPN provides broadcast coverage:
- Kyle Busch is the defending race champion. He won here earlier this year as well.
- The frontstretch and backstretch are 650 feet in length, with 16 degree banking. Banking in the corners varies but can reach 36 degrees.
- Kyle Busch has the highest average finishing position of active drivers.
- Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick round out the top five.
- Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch have five wins here. Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin are multiple winners.
- Chevy has 38 wins here. Ford has 23. I’m proud to be an American.
- In 21 of 40 years, a driver who won at Bristol won the season championship.
- Fans can rent the track for social events starting at $1,000.
- The track does allow pets, if they are service animals. My cat Noah will allow me to watch the race.
- The track does not allow beach balls, beer balls, or scaffolding.
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