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Mar 16 2014 - 10:50pm

Edwards wins at Bristol

#99-Carl Edwards won the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, his 22nd career win, #17-Stenhouse, Jr. was 2nd..........

Mar 16 2014 - 10:44am

Rain delays are interrupting Sunday's NASCAR race at Bristol

Periodic rain in northeastern Tennessee is playing havoc with Sunday's Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The start of the race was delayed by nearly two hours before it was halted on Lap 125 of 500 by rain once again....

Mar 15 2014 - 3:07pm

What Carl Edwards found scary at Las Vegas last weekend

Roush Fenway Racing as an organization struggled a lot last season on 1.5-mile intermediate tracks and worked hard in the offseason to help improve their race package. Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards said when the organization again...

Mar 14 2014 - 3:38pm

Dale Junior and Kyle Busch can reach NASCAR milestones this weekend

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are on the verge of reaching a pair of significant NASCAR milestones this weekend. If he can lead at least 140 laps in Sunday’s Food City500 – something he’s done four times previously – Busch...

Mar 14 2014 - 3:29pm

VIDEO: More Smoke Is The Bandit, Or...As the Frog Turns

The continuing web saga of Tony Stewart as The Bandit takes a sharp turn toward...something this time, with ESPN journalist Nicole Briscoe makes a surprise appearance...in a wedding dress.You'll have to hit the button to find out why, and why, as a...

Mar 14 2014 - 2:42pm

JUNIOR: Others Carry the Sport More than I Do

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has long been the engine of the NASCAR marketing machine, simply because of his heritage and the untimely death of his father.It's something he accepts, but has never really been all that keen on.The intensely private driver opened...

Mar 14 2014 - 1:28pm

BUSCH UNPLUGGED: Kyle Dishes on Rules, Ride Height and Wreckin'

Kyle Busch has been strong at Bristol during his career, winning the first race with the then-new Car of Tomorrow and adding three more victories along the way.Any time you're at BMS, you have to account for Busch, and his older brother Kurt too. On...

Mar 14 2014 - 11:54am

iNSIDE SCOOP: How Far Will They Go?

In 1999, Dale Earnhardt won his 73rd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race by dumping Terry Labonte in Turn 2 at Bristol Motor Speedway.It was the famous “rattle his cage” race, where Earnhardt got passed by Labonte coming off Turn 4 and then drove through him...

Mar 14 2014 - 11:03am

BLOG: Kyle Busch's Next Milestone Impressive

When you lead 10,000 laps of anything, it's an accomplishment.Kyle Busch is approaching a major series milestone, and he could get it this weekend at Bristol. All he needs to do is lead 140 of the 500 laps on the .533-mile oval and he'll be the 15th...

Mar 13 2014 - 4:12pm

Stewart Q&A: 'Fear Was Not Getting Back Out' on Track

Tony Stewart has not had a great start to the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.He's been way back in the results, two finishes of 30th or worse, and sits 27th in the points after three races. Worse yet, his cars haven't been all that competitive so...