NASCAR BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY ~ FOOD CITY 500 on Sunday March 22 @ 2pm ET on FOX - LIVE THREAD

Various | 3.15.09 | Me Jack Jr & Rocky

[WestCoastGal]

		Let's go Bristol Racing boys and girls.... SUNDAY MARCH 22 ~ Fire up those engines at 2PM ET on Fox *** WCS Track Qualifying Record: Ryan Newman, 128.709 mph, 14.908 sec., 3/21/03 WCS Race Record: Charlie Glotzbach, 101.074 mph (2:38:12), 7/11/71 NBS Track Qualifying Record: David Green, 126.495 mph, 15.169 sec., 3/21/03 Most Bristol Wins (Driver): Darrell Waltrip, 12 (7 consecutive) Most Bristol Wins (Car Owner): Junior Johnson, 21 (8 consecutive) Most Bristol Wins (Manufacturer): Chevrolet, 37 (Ford is second with 23) Most Bristol Poles (Driver): Cale Yarborough, 9 Legendary Racers Pearson, Johnson, Gant Among Drivers Competing In Saturday Night Special At BMS March 21 Race fans who thought they had seen the last race of Harry Gant or David Pearson, even the legendary Junior Johnson, are in for a big surprise. Those champion drivers and more are scheduled to be a part of the first Saturday Night Special at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday, March 21. Paired with celebrity partners, these legendary racers will run 35 circuits of a 50-lap event to benefit charity and send race fans on a trip down memory lane. The Saturday Night Special will take place after the completion of the Scotts Turf Builder 300 Nationwide Series race and the 100-lap UARA late model event. NASCAR News, Info and Stats from

[WestCoastGal]

For your viewing pleasure

THE RACE: Food City 500

TRACK: Bristol Motor Speedway

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #5 of 36 for the 2009 season

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Thursday, March 19

4:00 pm NNS Haulers Enter - Parking Only

6:00 pm NSCS Haulers Enter (Top 35)

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Speedway Children's Charities Rides

9:00 pm NSCS Remaining Haulers Enter

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Friday, March 20

6:30 am NSCS Garage Opens

11:00 am Spectator Gates Open

11:00 am NSCS Rookie & Spotter Meeting & Drawing for Qualifying Order

12:00 to 1:30 pm NSCS Practice

1:40 to 3:15 pm NNS Practice -

3:40 pm NSCS Pole Qualifying - (2 Laps - All Positions)

4:00 to 9:00 pm Food City Race Night (Hospitality Area)

4:45 to 5:45 pm NNS Final Practice -

5:30 pm NSCS Garage Closes

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Speedway Children's Charities Rides

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Saturday, March 21

9:00 am Spectator Gates Open

9:00 am NSCS Garage Opens

9:40 am NNS Qualifying - (2 Laps - All Positions)

11:00 to 11:45 am NSCS Practice

12:20 to 1:20 pm NSCS Final Practice - SPEED

2:30 pm Start of the Scotts Turf Builder 300 NNS Series -

2:30 pm NSCS Garage Closes

6:15 pm Approx - Start of Celebrity All Star Race 50 Laps (15 lap segment, followed by 35 lap segment)

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Sunday, March 22

8:00 am NSCS Garage Opens

9:00 am Spectator Gates Open

1:30 pm Food City 500 Driver Introductions

2:00 pm Start of the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Race

Times are local to the Track

Bristol Pit Rules: Bristol Motor Speedway operates under a plan where one-pit road will be used during pit stops under caution. Currently, Bristol remains the only track in Winston Cup that utilizes two pit roads. Teams that pit on the backstretch used to be at a competitive disadvantage. Since the spring 2002 race at Bristol, teams will enter pit road in Turn 2 (the current backstretch pit entrance) drive around down the backstretch and around Turns 3 and 4 and exit in Turn 1. Under green-flag conditions teams will enter and exit pit road under the current two-pit-road scheme.

NO Truck race this weekend.

TV SCHEDULE

BROADCAST	DATE		TIME	EVENT
			03|20|09		Noon	Food City 500 practice
			03|20|09		1:30 p.m.	Scotts Turf Builder 300 practice
			03|20|09		3:30 p.m.	Food City 500 qualifying
			03|20|09		5 p.m.	Scotts Turf Builder 300 practice
			03|21|09		9:40 a.m.	Scotts Turf Builder 300 qualifying (TV at noon)
			03|21|09		11 a.m.	Food City 500 practice
			03|21|09		12:20 p.m.	Food City 500 practice (TV at 1 p.m. ET)
			03|21|09		2 p.m.	Scotts Turf Builder 300
			03|22|09		1:30 p.m.	Food City 500

[Paul8148]

Bristol not being soldout is a big deal it seems.

[WestCoastGal]

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The car was supposed to be running......

[WestCoastGal]

Could be the first time in years!

However, when all is said and done it probably will be a sellout.

[WestCoastGal]

PING

[umgud]

Yeah, it seems kinda slow with no races this weekend. Lookin forward to movin on and gettin these last few races behind us. Seems your guy (Jr) and my guy (MM) are off to some bad breaks. Hope the jinx is gone.

[tubebender]

100...

[WSGilcrest]

I’ve been racing Bristol on NR2003. The fastest I could manage is a 16.6 sec. lap. Gonna have to fiddle with my setup some more.

[tubebender]

Slim pickins for TV on Fri ?

[LasVegasMac]

Thanks for the ping, WCG. Awesome looking thread!

Gant-Johnson-Pearson.....now that is cool!

[NormsRevenge]

Wowzah Doody Daddy!!

We get to see how well them fenders and bumper hold up a CoTank racing here we come!

[WestCoastGal]

Here's more on the celebrity race.

Realtree’s Bill Jordan to drive in Celebrity/Legends Race at Bristol

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Bristol Motor Speedway announced recently that Realtree Founder and President Bill Jordan will drive a Team Realtree car, furnished by Richard Childress Racing, in the first annual Scotts Saturday Night Special Celebrity/Legends Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

DeLana and Kevin Harvick with Bill Jordan prior to the 2008 Sharpie 500 at Bristol. Harvick is currently coaching Jordan on driving the Bristol track, and will serve as one of Jordan teammate Terry Labonte’s honorary pit crew members at the event.

Jordan's role in the race is to run the first 15 laps against other celebrities to determine the starting positions for the legendary NASCAR drivers, who will complete the remaining 35 laps of the 50-lap event.

Jordan's NASCAR legends teammate will be Terry Labonte. Jordan and Labonte’s honorary pit crew will be comprised of current NASCAR drivers, many of whom hunt with Jordan and appear on the Driven to Hunt television show on ESPN2.

These pit crew members will include Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, and Martin Truex, Jr. RCR president and CEO Richard Childress will serve as Jordan's spotter during the race.

The First Annual Scotts Saturday Night Special Celebrity/Legends Race will air live on March 21 on ESPN2 following the completion of the Scotts Turf Builder 300 Nationwide Series race and will be followed by a 100-lap UARA late model event.

Jordan, a long-time supporter of Childress race teams, including Dale Earnhardt's No. 3 and Kevin Harvick’s No. 29, gladly accepted the responsibility of setting the starting position for Labonte.

“While it's true that I've spent more time behind the wheel of a camo golf cart than just about anything else, lately, I'm feeling pretty good about my chances in the late-model Childress race car,” Jordan said. “I've actually driven the Charlotte track before, and I'm getting some great tips from Harvick and others already. All I can say is tune in. It ought to be interesting.”

Legendary NASCAR drivers expected to compete are Cale Yarborough, Harry Gant, David Green, Jack Ingram, Junior Johnson, Terry Labonte, Sterling Marlin, L.D. Ottinger, Phil Parsons, David Pearson, Jimmy Spencer and Rusty Wallace. Others are expected to race as well.

Drivers will compete in late-model stock cars and $25,000 will be donated to the winning team's charity of choice. The second-place team will have $10,000 given to the charity of its choice and $5,000 will go to the designated charity of the other entrants.

Tickets, which include all three races, start at $45 and are available by calling the BMS ticket office at 423-989-6900 or by visiting www.bristoltix.com.

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks Mac, I just posted more info on the Celebrity race above.

[WestCoastGal]

CoTANK racing in a bowl - should be interesting. :)

[WestCoastGal]

Next Friday? There’s practice and qualifying on SPEED and/or Trackpass.

[WestCoastGal]

Time to dust off the bad luck and go for the green.

[WestCoastGal]

Maybe you need a new crew chief :)

[tubebender]

What speeds do your grand kids post...

[tubebender]

Bristol reminds me of the steel motorcycle cage with 6 nut cases riding inside and going in opposite directions at a show in Vegas.

Did you hear that a Romney may run against Scary Reed?

[cleveland gop]

Where are the brackerts????