But it came on a day when, according to NASCARs statistics, there were more green flag passes than in either of last seasons two Martinsville races combined. Ryan Preece started on the pole and led the first 135 laps until a pit road speeding penalty put him at the back of the field and he never recovered, finishing 15th. Because depending on the parts and pieces, some things, as I said, are easily six months to a year out from a planning perspective. We struggled every run but the last one, Elliott said. Obviously, I was speeding, but I was like there is no way. It was really hard to pass. Those tires were on for about 30 laps and in that period, lap times slowed significantly through the run. At the time, I thought that was gonna be OK with the amount of laps we still had to go, but track position was obviously super important. In 2023, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals WILL HAVE A NEW DATE of June 9-11 for fans of all ages! It was like that all day. So I was pleasantly surprised by that., Asked if Elliotts performance sent a message, Jeff Andrews, president and general manager of Hendrick Motorsports, said: I think if you saw him after the race, just the fight that is in Chase Elliott. This win here today means a lot for everybody and, too, Hendrick Motorsports as well with everything that theyve everything that this kind of racetrack and trip means to them., Joey Logano Finished 2nd: Solid recovery for what the start of the race looked like. We had a really fast race car, so once we got in the back it was so hard to do anything, so thats on me. Drivers earned points for where they finished in their heat race. Larson, who had already advanced to the Round of 12 in the playoffs prior to Saturday, earned his sixth win this season. He started 24th and did not climb inside the top 20 until Lap 258 when he moved up to 19th. Fall 2020 was good, spring 2021 dirt race sucked, fall 2021 concrete was awesome, spring 2022 dirt race sucked, last fall was meh cuz the package, concrete better The first race on the [] Larson leads the field to the pit entry and the pit exit. Ive worked very hard to get better here. I felt like a Stewart-Haas car probably should have won the race, and we just couldnt catch the breaks we needed there at the end, but, overall, a great day. The Morning Warmup March 24, 2021 (Photo: Chris Graythen / Getty Images via NASCAR) NASCAR's virtual tour is back. 39 . And then, like I said, when you can win at a place like this, it is definitely up there. The November 2020 race had 4.6 such changes per green flag lap. It was warm. Logano was lapped again at Lap 275 and didnt climb into the top 15 until a green-flag pit cycle on Lap 292 of the 400-lap event as others ahead of him pitted. That is a 15.9% decrease in green flag passes from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. Among a number of. He was 22nd on a restart at Lap 355 and worked his way up to 10th, getting past Austin Dillon on Lap 394 to reach the top 10. 23 on the outside with about four or five laps to go. Thats twice as many positions that changed than last falls race at Martinsville. Its hard to pass., Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Finished 8th: It was kind of a crazy day. Bristol - Food City Dirt Race SUNDAY, MARCH 28TH 2021 | 3:30 PM ET Weekend Schedule Tickets Follow Live The Food City Dirt Race marks the 121st Cup race hosted by Bristol Motor Speedway. David Starr33. I thought we were arguably the best car the first part of the race and then we got a little bit behind as the track changed and the car changed a little bit. He is among those who want changes to the tires. We got better and better, and then we caught that caution. Today is not one of those. 9 Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee. Its a lot easier to say you should have stayed out, but we didnt. NASCAR went to a dirt surface beginning with the 2021 race. Its unfortunate. J.R. (Houston), my engineer, and I just walked to figure out where that last section was. Thats just what weve got., Chase Briscoe Finished 5th: It would have been more of a statement if we won the race, obviously. Thats part of it, and you just move on. I dont know that the France family really wants us running big horsepower anymore. We had pitted and we had to take the wave-around, and we ended up at the very back. If you wager $100 on Hamlin to win the event and he comes in first, then you would win $250 (5 2 x 100). Ill take blame for that. You didnt want to smash them out of the way, but it was really hard to move around., Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Cup drivers say more changes are needed to improve short track racing, Winners and losers at Martinsville Speedway, Chase Elliott battles to 10th-place finish in return, What drivers said at Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR started the trucks on wet weather tires, Elliott returned to racing six weeks after he broke his left tibia, MORE: Martinsville Cup results, driver points. Sundays Cup race at Martinsville Speedway left questions about what NASCAR could do to change the racing and how soon it could happen. The .533-mile oval is set to host a playoff elimination race with only 12 of the 16 drivers advancing out of this event. Harrison Burton Burton caused the first on-track caution with a spin and finished 29th, two laps down. I thought we were arguably the best car the first part of the race and then we got a little bit behind as the track changed and the car changed a little bit. Yeah, I thought it was five to 10 percent better even though theres still a really long way to go. It seemed like tires it took them 50-60 laps for them to fall off even if you had older tires. I think theyll have a tire that will better suit what were trying to do.. NASCAR's upcoming playoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee is sold out and could . Ive been sitting on the couch for six weeks, so I think that probably hurt me more than anything. Larson has the lane wide open on the top. Go back further and the contrast is more stark. ((3-29-2021) #51-Martin Truex Jr. won the Pinty's Dirt Truck Race NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway Monday afternoon in dominating fashion. Obviously, Monday morning quarterback. Right now, if you try to pivot or make the core do something you want it to do, it just cant take it.. He hits the pit lane under green. Larson has never won at Bristol. NASCAR recorded 2,206 green flag passes over 350 green flag laps Sunday for an average of 5.8 passes per green flag lap. STARTING LINEUP: Bristol Cup starting lineup. Bristol Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Just does not suit my driving style at all. But our NAPA Chevy, we struggled every run but the last one. Larson closes right to the bumper of Harvick in the battle for the win. He only had six career Cup wins prior to 2021. To hear that means a lot. Kevin Harvick finished second after being unable to get past the lapped car of Chase Elliott following their late-race skirmish on the track. So its a complicated question. NASCAR has added new road-course races at both Circuit of the Americas (May 23) in Austin, Texas, and at Road America (July 4) in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The playoff finale will take place in Phoenix for the second-straight year. BRISTOL, Tenn. - It is not a stretch of the imagination to recognize that Christopher Bell's stock is on the rise in the NASCAR Cup Series. Bristol Motor Speedway's spring race will take place with its oval covered in dirt on March 28, the first dirt race in NASCAR's modern era (dating back to 1972). News: The NASCAR Truck Series will race at Knoxville Raceway in 2021, according to a copy of the 22-race schedule obtained by @TheAthleticAUTO. Today is when you are pretty stoked that you finished a little better than I thought we were going to. Chase Elliott Elliott didnt count on a top-10 finish entering the race, his first back since suffering a broken leg. I feel like every time theres a test available, I get put on that list to test here because I struggle. We are missing something. I thought inside the car we were maybe slipping and sliding around maybe 10 percent more. Aric Almirola19. Sundays race had 1,305 positions change in 350 laps of green flag racing (out of 400 total laps). Right now, if you try to pivot or make the core do something you want it to do, it just cant take it.. Got us a top 10 out of our first day back, so thats definitely something to not be too bummed about. I tried holding off Larson as long as I could, but overall theres days when you are mad about second. Kurt Busch20. We made a great strategy call at the end to get positions back. Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol . Austin Dillon16. Lap 398, Hamlin dives inside of Larson. So I just cant believe it. Lap 138, Keselowski dives inside of Larson into turn one. Updated September 19, 2021 9:21 AM Chase Elliott waves to fans as he is introduced before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Bristol,. Martin Truex Jr. Truex wrestled with an ill-handling race car much of the day but rebounded to finish third, his first top-five run of what has been a frustrating season. Bristol Motor Speedway is allowed to sell approximately 30,000 tickets for the Sept. 19 race . I think when you can accomplish something that you dont see possible, when you do accomplish it, it moves up the ladder pretty high. He is among those who want changes to the tires. NASCAR recorded 2,206 green flag passes over 350 green flag laps Sunday for an average of 5.8 passes per green flag lap. Its very difficult. Chastains lead showed the challenge in passing. It was pretty bad. NASCAR needed a major shakeup and the dirt race joined. I wish we turned a page there with the package. Chase Elliott; 5. I was teared up the whole last lap. Our war room back at the shop said we should stay out there. It felt like we were definitely the best weve been here in a long time, so were really happy with our day., Bubba Wallace Finished 9th: Yeah, for sure. March 29, 2021 The Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track hosts the NASCAR Cup Series; The first dirt race since 1970 is in the books! Austin Dillon; 9. I never ever would have thought that I would win here at Martinsville. Kyle Busch; 8. We just needed track position. Last race: 2021 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt (Bristol Dirt) First win: 2013 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 : Last win: . 4 to go, Larson slides Harvick in turn three. 500 laps of short track racing are up next. It wasnt an easy day for Elliott. Out of Stock. Below is the complete NASCAR Cup Series schedule for 2021. I pride myself on not making mistakes, so that was pretty brutal there, but, like Ive said, we have a fast race car and really felt like we could have probably swept the stages and ran top three or top five. Stayed out again when everyone pitted and put us on the front row and a shot to win the race. We just couldnt get the car to rotate through the center of the corner. Well keep battling., Ryan Preece Finished 15th: I sped off pit road, I guess. And then fight hard with Larson. Elliott fights back on the outside. We had a really fast race car, so once we got in the back it was so hard to do anything, so thats on me. Brad Keselowski7. Daniel Suarez is also caught in it as Wallace drives into his rear bumper. "Bristol Motor Speedway has hosted many historic events over the years and we will be adding to that resume," Jerry Caldwell, general manager of Bristol Motor Speedway, said on Wednesday. Were in a box with these engines, and NASCARs leadership wants us (with these) engines, they keep lowering horsepower, which makes us have to shift, Hamlin told NBC Sports after the race. Kyle Larson picked up his first career win at Bristol Motor Speedway in Saturday nights NASCAR Cup Series playoff race. START: The command to start engines will be given by Sherry Pollex at 7:38 p.m. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 7:47 p.m. PRERACE: Cup garage opens at 12:30 p.m. Drivers report to pre-race at 6:55 p.m. Driver introductions are at 7 p.m. The invocation will be given at 7:30 p.m. The national anthem will be performed by the children of Motor Racing Outreach at 7:31 p.m. Chase Elliott26. NASCAR Bristol dirt race information. Chastain also looks at the tire as a key to impact the racing. It was warm. Bristol also made a bold change this year by converting its facility into a dirt race as part of radical changes to the 2021 schedule. All four cars were really competitive. If somebody was asking for my opinion and was willing to let me come to a short track and test the tire, Id tell them its not always about softer tires, Preece told NBC Sports. Ryan Newman, Filed Under: NASCAR Cup Series Tagged With: Bass Pro Shops Night Race Brad Keselowski Bristol Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Tennessee Bristol TN Chase Elliott Cup Series Denny Hamlin Food City 500 Kevin Harvick Kyle Larson Martin Truex Jr NASCAR NASCAR Cup NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Playoff NASCAR Playoffs NCS Playoffs Ryan Blaney, NASCAR Inspection Issues: September 18, 2021 (Bristol Motor Speedway), NASCAR drivers Chase Elliott, Kevin Harvick feud at Bristol (Video), Bristol Race Results: September 18, 2021 (NASCAR Cup Series), Bristol Starting Lineup: September 2021 (NASCAR Cup Series), Bristol Race Results: September 19, 2020 (NASCAR Cup Series), NASCAR Playoff Points after Bristol Motor Speedway: September 2020, Darlington Race Results: September 5, 2021 (NASCAR Cup Series). If there was still a chance for horsepower changes for 2024, Andrews said: That decision needs to be made now. We made a great strategy call at the end to get positions back. The 29th race, of 36 races, of the 2021 season was action-packed and after some late lap drama, Kyle Larson scored his sixth win of the year. The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Martinsville Speedway for its ninth race of the season, the 2023 NOCO 400 on Sunday. TV: Fox. Bristol Motor Speedway seats 160,000 and is the fourth largest sports venue in America. Josh Bilicki32. Harrison Burton Burton caused the first on-track caution with a spin and finished 29th, two laps down. You cant pass. The chicken or the egg? Since opening in 1961, the .533 mile short track has become become home to one of the biggest NASCAR races of the year. Go back further and the contrast is more stark. William Byron4. The April 2021 Martinsville race had an average of 4.5 positions changing per green flag lap. I tried to get the No. Everybody knows what happened here so long ago, and I think everybody you know, thats on everybodys minds every time they come to Martinsville, so wish Rick was here (and) Linda, but weve got Jeff Gordon here. Green, Elliott leads Larson off turn two. NASCAR measures things differently. There are no mid-week races included on the new schedule. Ive got tons of laps around here, and not many top 10s. For as much as drivers want to increase horsepower, that doesnt appear to be a likely option for the near future, based off what Hendrick Motorsports President and General Manager Jeff Andrews said after the race. We pitted, which put us towards the end of the lead lap cars. Ryan Blaney; 8. So I was pleasantly surprised by that. Lap 308, Blaney runs wide and Harvick clears him on the inside. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. So, it was fun at the end passing a lot of cars and getting up there, but still needed to be a little bit better, but overall, you know, proud of everybody for sticking with it and just grinding one out today., Denny Hamlin Finished 4th: The package was terrible its either the package or the tires. He slides right across his nose, clear. The cars are so close and so competitive. Trouble! I thought inside the car we were maybe slipping and sliding around maybe 10 percent more. Ryan Blaney; 6. Hamlin and Elliott remain side by side for 2nd, Elliott takes the spot on the outside lane. The November 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 5.7 positions change per green flag lap. I didnt have a fighting chance there. The caution is out. We have to try something different because we cant just have follow-the-leader racing. BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 17: Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet, Daniel Hemric, driver of the #18 Poppy Bank Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee. It was really hard to pass. The normal concrete racing surface at Bristol was covered with 2,300 truckloads of red clay, reducing the banking from 28 to 19 degrees . I just needed to stay in the lead. With a little bit of them moving each other for second, I was able to get away (from the field) and I never thought Id be able to do that. Even with the caution I thought we were gonna be OK, and then I thought we were gonna stay out, and then at the end it looked like more guys were gonna come down pit road, so we decided to come down with them. Theyre almost the same. It was still obviously extremely hard to pass. Kyle Larson; 3. Cole Custer29. Check out the latest 2022 NASCAR at Bristol odds below, then visit SportsLine now to see the full projected 2022 Food City Dirt Race leaderboard, all from the model that correctly predicted. Get A Weekend Package Single Day Tickets Available Premium/VIP Packages Parking Get Camping Fan Schedule Travel Packages Grab A Scanner 866-415-4158 More Info The last spring Bristol race on the concrete in 2020 was damn exciting&wild&was the best bristol race in a long time! Brad Keselowski; 4. He wiggles and Elliott works inside to take over the race lead. The NASCAR 2021 schedule release will surely get racing fanstalking there are more road races, two regular tracks gone fromthe schedule entirely and. BRISTOL, Tenn. (Nov. 19, 2020) - The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will join the dirt racing fun at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2021 it was announced today by track and NASCAR officials.. Were in a box with these engines, and NASCARs leadership wants us (with these) engines, they keep lowering horsepower, which makes us have to shift, Hamlin told NBC Sports after the race. Race stage lengths announced for 2021 NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway Monday, January 25, 2021 NASCAR officials announced the stage lengths for all three of its major touring series today, including each of the 2021 races scheduled at Bristol Motor Speedway. I thought our car was really, really good at that point. Also, such passes can be recorded at any of the scoring loops on the track as opposed to only the start/finish line. We were just as good as anybody, but its really tough. It seemed like tires it took them 50-60 laps for them to fall off even if you had older tires. Kyle Busch; Larson leads the field to the pit lane. Ross Chastain kept Preece from lapping him for 20 laps early in the race and then held the lead for 31 laps despite much older tires than the rest of the field. Was able to stay out and get a lucky caution there during a green flag cycle. I tried to get the No. I feel like Cliff (Daniels) and everybody did a great job all day on pit road making the right calls, having great pit stops, and then it all kind of worked out for me there at the end. The August race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be shifted to that track's road course, as well. Next Gen racing is all about strategy, execution on pit road thats who wins. We made it a little bit better. How To Watch NASCAR's Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Race on TV. I didnt have a fighting chance there. Your Price: $27.99 $ 27 99. . View Bristol results for the NASCAR Cup Series below. Kyle Larson2. So I just cant believe it. Harvick returns to the lead. (since 2021) Race Type Starts Wins 2nds 3rds; Flat Turf: 22: 2: 3: 1: Total: 22: 2: 3: 1: Racing News. Thats something that as a company we needed to go and run up front. Chastain took the lead on Lap 136 by staying out when the rest of the field pitted. Its hard to pass., Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Finished 8th: It was kind of a crazy day. GET A 3 DAY COMBO TICKET Friday Tickets Saturday Tickets Sunday Tickets 866-415-4158 Tickets Friday See Nitro Qualifying under the Lights followed by a Fireworks show for the whole family! All four cars were in contention. Since Sundays race had 400 laps and most Martinsville races have 500 laps, another way to compare races is to look at the average number of position changes per lap. Chase Briscoe Briscoe finished fifth, leading a career-high 109 laps. Were going to have track position racing, single-file, follow-the-leader, nobody can pass.. To hear that means a lot. Of those three, only one came with the top two drivers on the same tire strategy when Hamlin passed Chase Briscoe for the lead on Lap 257. That was the only way he was going to go by me was he was going to have to get physical. Ready To Ship. Were going to have track position racing, single-file, follow-the-leader, nobody can pass.. Coming into the schedule are races at Circuit of the Americas, Road America and Nashville. This place has been so tough on me. FORECAST: Weather Undergrounds forecast calls for isolated thunderstorms, a high of 74 degrees, and a 15% chance of rain around the start of the race. The two Martinsville races last year combined had 1,907 such passes 1,233 in the spring race and 674 in last falls playoff race. Chase Elliott; 6. Anyway, it is good to just stay in it, mentally for myself and the team and pull that strategy there. NASCAR 2021 JOEY LOGANO #22 BRISTOL DIRT RACE WIN SHELL PENNZOIL 1/24 CAR. I dont know that the France family really wants us running big horsepower anymore. Hamlin follows him through on the outside to take 2nd away. Larson wins the race to the pit exit. Lap 388, Quin Houff cuts a tire and slams the wall. Also, such passes can be recorded at any of the scoring loops on the track as opposed to only the start/finish line. The iconic half-mile bullring in Northeast Tennessee will be transformed into a state-of-the-art dirt racing facility for the Food City race. Suarez finished fourth on the Bristol dirt in 2021 after leading 58 laps, and he led another 64 laps last year. Fortunately, my knee is in a pretty nice position in the car with a little bend in it. 2021 NASCAR Bristol Results What a chaotic finish to the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. MARTINSVILLE, Va. Spotter Eddie DHondt echoed the feelings of Chase Elliott fans when he told the sports most popular driver welcome back, bud before Sundays Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. Answer questions about your NASCAR race tour experience. I like to charge the center. Legacy Motor Club Noah Gragson finished 30th and was followed one spot behind by teammate Erik Jones. Its a lot easier to say you should have stayed out, but we didnt. Lap 56, Larson cant hold it on the bottom. Here's all the information you need to get ready for Sunday's Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway: START TIME: 3:30 p.m. Ross Chastain15. Harvick takes over the lead. Recent and career form for Bristol Hill (IRE), including upcoming races, previous results and timeform statistics. Baby Jessica, it appears you've fallen into the well. Just had unfortunate timing of that caution in the green flag pit stop cycle. Until we get lap-time variation, Im going to keep harping and keeping saying it over and over and over. Man, you want to see passes for the lead and were just not really seeing any of that right now.. The Food City Dirt Race at Bristol will be broadcast on Fox at 4PM ET today, as well as on Fox Sports. Lap 168, Ryan Newman clears himself on Custer, not clear. Nothing wrong with that. Our Chevy was really loose in traffic with the nose down. We probably made the wrong decision at the end, but at the time and the perspective that we had, we thought it was gonna be the best decision. Ive worked very hard to get better here. Hamlin and Truex both advanced on first-round wins, while Larson advanced on points. All four cars were really competitive. Its unfortunate. It was still obviously extremely hard to pass. Bristol Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Bristol Motor Speedway will play host to that dirt race on its oval March 28. I was trying to beat them out and ultimately got snapped speeding. Bubba Wallace17. So I dont know if were ever going to fix this until we put more horsepower on the cars or build a tire that somehow falls off. He was lapped in the first stage and got his lap back at the stage break. Top 10 is nothing to be too upset about, Elliott said after the 400-lap race at the historic half-mile track. $99.99 + $12.45 shipping. So its been difficult. One surprise: the model is high on Daniel Suarez, even though he is a 20-1 longshot in the latest 2023 NASCAR at Bristol odds. Joey Logano finished second despite having an average running position of 21.0 the worst average running position for a runner-up finisher in a Cup race since at least 2008, according to Racing Insights. I like to roll momentum, and thats just not what this place is like. Logano was lapped again at Lap 275 and didnt climb into the top 15 until a green-flag pit cycle on Lap 292 of the 400-lap event as others ahead of him pitted. By Aaron Bearden The Podium: Today's Top Three Stories P1: eNASCAR race day at virtual Bristol arrives, Hill missing from entry list (eNASCAR) The winner of Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway drove to checkered flag as a teammate tried to settle a score with another driver . Hamlin dives to the bottom to lap Bubba Wallace but Wallace also cut to the bottom. 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