Bristol Motor Speedway, Mar. 24-26
NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup Series:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Food City 500
NASCAR
Busch Series:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sharpie Mini 300
Roush Racing Fast
Facts
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mark
Martin has two victories at Bristol (8/98 and 9/93), both coming in the
fall race.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Martin's
seven poles at Bristol tie for the most ever.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Martin
won four consecutive poles at Bristol in 1995-96.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Martin
has posted 20 top-10 and 15 top-five finishes in 38 races at Bristol.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â From
'95-2000 Martin scored 10 straight top 10's at Bristol. He has not finished top
10 there since.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Crew
chief Pat Tryson scored his first career Cup win at Bristol in 2001. His pit
strategy was vital in the victory by the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Greg
Biffle is currently 21st in the point standings, a gain of four positions
from the previous week.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Biffle
and the National Guard team are currently 296 points out of the lead but are
only 77 points out of a top-10 position.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Biffle
has completed all but one lap in six Cup Series starts at Bristol Motor
Speedway.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â This
weekend the No. 16 National Guard team will again run the 2006 Subway paint
scheme. This paint scheme will run a total of 11 times this season.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â For
the first of three times in 2006, Matt Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 USG
Sheetrock Ford Fusion. USG Sheetrock will also be the primary sponsor for the
USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in July and the November race at
Phoenix International Raceway.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kenseth
led 415 of 500 laps at Bristol last fall and won from the pole, turning in one
of the more dominating performances at the "World's Fastest Half
Mile" in recent memory. The 415 laps led in the event were the most in a
race at Bristol since Rusty Wallace in April of 1999.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kenseth's
average finish of 12.2 is fifth among active drivers at Bristol.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In Jamie
McMurray's six Cup starts at the Bristol Motor Speedway, he has one
top-five and three top-ten finishes.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â McMurray
will be running car number 66 this weekend in Bristol. This car finished 10th
last fall at the Bristol Motor Speedway.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â This
weekend at the Bristol Motor Speedway marks the first of five races for
McMurray behind the wheel of the black and red No. 26 Sharpie Ford Fusion.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â McMurray
will join the FOX broadcast team in the Hollywood Hotel on Saturday for a portion
of the Sharpie Mini 300 Busch Series race.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Carl
Edwards' last win at Bristol came in August of 2004 while racing in the
Craftsman Truck Series.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Edwards
currently sits only 144 points out of 10th place in the points standing
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In
Edwards' last 10 Nextel Cup starts, four have resulted in top five's and six
have resulted in top 10's.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chassis
RK-320 was last run at Homestead-Miami Speedway where Edwards finished fourth
in November of 2005.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Carl
Edwards will be a guest on Speed Channel's "Trackside Live" this
Friday, March 24th at 7:00pm
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Danny
O'Quinn Jr. has run three races at the Bristol Motor Speedway but has had
bad luck in each of those races. In two of his three starts there a blown tire
would keep him from a solid finish, and in his other start, getting caught up
in a 10-car wreck not of his own making ended his day early.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â O'Quinn
Jr. was born in Bristol, Tenn., and grew up about an hour north in Coeburn, Va., so the Bristol Motor Speedway is truly his home track.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bristol is one of a few racetracks on the NASCAR Busch Series circuit that O'Quinn Jr. has
raced on before, so he has more of an advantage going into this weekend's
Sharpie Mini 300 than he's had in previous weeks.
·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
No. 50 Barr-Nunn team is bringing chassis RK-177 as a primary to Bristol this weekend, which is a former No. 60 Carl Edward's Busch car.
Â
Roush Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway
Current Roush
Racing Drivers in the NEXTEL Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway
Driver               Â
Starts      Wins     Top-5's Top-10's             Poles
Mark Martin       Â
38Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7
Greg Biffle         Â
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0
Matt Kenseth     Â
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1
Jamie McMurray             Â
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0
Carl Edwards    3           Â
0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0
Totals                Â
65Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 33Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8
Current Roush
Racing Drivers in the Busch Series at Bristol Motor Speedway
Driver                Â
Starts     Wins     Top-5's Top-10's             Poles
Todd Kluever    0           Â
0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0
Greg Biffle         Â
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1
Matt Kenseth      10          2             5             5             0
Danny O'Quinn Jr.           Â
0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0
Carl Edwards    3             0             0             1             1
Totals               Â
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2
All-time Nextel Cup
Series Records
for Roush Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway
Starts    Poles   Wins     Top-5's Top-10's
113Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 46
Roush Racing
Current Point Standings
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series
Driver               Â
Points     Behind Starts    Poles   Wins     Top-5's Top-10's
3. Matt Kenseth 612        -78         4             0             1             2             2
4 Mark Martin     600        -90         4             0             0             0             3            Â
16. Jamie
McMurray422 -268Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1
21. Greg Biffle    394        -296       4             1             0             0             1            Â
30. Carl Edwards              327        -363       4             0             0             1             1
NASCAR Busch Series
Driver                Â
Points    Behind Starts    Poles   Wins     Top-5's Top-10's
7. Carl Edwards 614Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -158Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3
10. Greg Biffle    595        -177       4             0             1             3             3
15. Todd Kluever             549        -223       5             0             0             0             1
19. Matt Kenseth               470        -302       3             1             0             2             3
22. Danny O'Quinn
Jr.     440        -332       5             0             0             0             0
NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series
Driver                 Â
Points   Behind Starts    Poles   Wins     Top-5's Top-10's
1. Mark Martin    560        -              3             1             2             3             3
8. Erik Darnell    422        -138       3             0             0             0             2
43. David Ragan              0             -560       1             0             0             0             0
Â
Mark Martin
Team: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No.
6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pat
Tryson
Chassis:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
RK-274Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Last used to run to a 16th-place finish at Bristol last fall.
                               Also
ran the car at both Martinsville races, including a third-place finish in the
spring.
Martin, NNCS at Bristol Motor Speedway:
                          Â
Races       Wins      Top 5              Top 10 Poles   Money Won
Spring                 19               Â
0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6Â Â Â Â Â 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $905,785
Fall                      19               Â
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9Â Â Â Â Â 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $995,311
Cumulative        38                 Â
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $1,903,096
Martin on racing at
Bristol Motor Speedway:
"Bristol can be crazy. I've always said it is like flying a jet fighter around the inside
of a basketball arena, and try that with 42 other jets doing it at the same
time. It can get really intense and it takes a great deal of patience by
everyone. You just have to hope that you run well and that you can stay out of
all the trouble, which isn't always easy to do. Over the years Bristol has been the source of some real highs and lows for me.
"I've had some
of the most memorable races I can remember there and some pretty tough times
there as well. We've had a lot of trouble staying out of the wrecks lately
there. In fact our luck has been so bad there as of late that we are definitely
due and hopefully we'll see that there this weekend."
Crew Chief Pat
Tryson on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
"Bristol has been a pretty tough place for us the last few years. We've had some good runs,
but some really bad luck and we've seemed to get caught up in a lot of wrecks.
We know that Mark can get the job done and I think that we'll have a good car,
so if we can just stay out of all the wrecks and keep our nose clean then I
think that we should be able to get a good finish and maybe even be there at
the end again."
Â
Greg Biffle
Team: No. 16
National Guard/Subway Ford Fusion
Crew Chief:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Doug
Richert
Chassis:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RK-268
(Car the team won with at Dover and Darlington in 2005)
Biffle, NNCS at Bristol Motor Speedway:
Totals                  Â
Races Wins     Top 5s Top 10s               Poles   Money
Spring                    Â
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $266,650
Fall                         Â
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $330,000Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Cumulative            Â
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $596,650Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Biffle on racing at
Bristol Motor Speedway:
"Bristol is the highest banked and most intense track we go to. You don't have time to
breath and it is super competitive. It is extremely difficult to pass at Bristol, so track position is crucial. It also makes pit strategy really important
because if you get on the wrong pit cycle, it can cost you the race. For the
fans, I think Bristol may be one of the best tracks we go to because there is
not a bad seat in the house."
Crew Chief Doug
Richert on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
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