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| Joey Logano has won two of the past three Bristol races. |
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 Top 16 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Rank
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Driver
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Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
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Average Finish
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Driver Rating
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1
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Kyle Busch
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21
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1
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5
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8
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13
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1
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12
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101.3
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2
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Jimmie Johnson
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28
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1
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1
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10
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16
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1
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14.1
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92.7
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3
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Kevin Harvick
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30
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1
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1
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10
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13
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3
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14.6
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93.3
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4
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Carl Edwards
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23
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2
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3
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5
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10
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2
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14.8
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91.7
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5
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Joey Logano
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14
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1
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2
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3
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4
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1
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18.6
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84.2
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6
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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32
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0
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1
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7
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15
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2
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12.8
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87.1
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7
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Kurt Busch
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30
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1
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5
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8
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15
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2
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14.5
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92.7
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8
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Denny Hamlin
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20
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3
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1
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5
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9
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2
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16.6
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89.5
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9
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Brad Keselowski
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12
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0
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2
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4
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5
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0
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14.3
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94.1
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10
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Austin Dillon
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4
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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15.5
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70.0
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* – Based on last 22 races at Bristol Motor Speedway (2005 – 2015).
Bristol Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 08 of 36 (04-17-16)
Track Size: 0.533-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 24-28 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 24-28 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 4-8 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 4-8 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 650 feet
Backstretch Length: 650 feet
Race Length: 500 laps / 266.5 miles
Top 10 Active Driver Ratings at Bristol
Matt Kenseth............................. 102.5
Kyle Busch............................... 101.3
Brad Keselowski......................... 94.1
Kevin Harvick.............................. 93.3
Jimmie Johnson.......................... 92.7
Kurt Busch.................................. 92.7
Kyle Larson................................ 92.4
Carl Edwards.............................. 91.7
Greg Biffle.................................. 90.9
Denny Hamlin............................. 89.5
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races (22 total) among active drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway
Qualifying/Race Data
2015 pole winner:
Matt Kenseth, Toyota
128.632 mph, 14.917 secs. 04-18-15
2015 race winner:
Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
74.997 mph, (3:37:54), 04-19-15
Track qualifying record:
Denny Hamlin, Toyota
131.407 mph, 14.602 secs. 08-21-15
Track race record:
Charlie Glotzbach, Chevrolet
101.074 mph, (2:38:12), 07-11-71
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At Bristol Motor Speedway:
History
· Groundbreaking for Bristol International Speedway, as Bristol Motor Speedway was originally known, took place in 1960. The track was an exact half-mile.
· First NASCAR Sprint Cup race was July 30, 1961; Jack Smith won the event (with relief from Johnny Allen).
· All of the NSCS races have been scheduled for 500 laps, except for both races in 1976 and the second in 1977, which were 400 laps.
· In the fall of 1969, the track was reshaped and re-measured to .533-miles.
· The name changed to Bristol International Raceway in 1978.
· The first night race was held in the fall of 1978.
· The surface was changed from asphalt to concrete in 1992.
· The name changed to Bristol Motor Speedway in May 1996.
· The track was resurfaced between races in 2007, and the turns were ground down in 2012 to eliminate part of the progressive banking.
Starts
· There have been 110 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway since the first race in 1961, two races each season.
· 437 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol; 306 in more than one.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Bristol with 60. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with 32 starts.
· Joey Logano leads all active series drivers in average starting position at Bristol with a 7.929. Logano is the only active driver with an avg. starting position inside the top 10.
· Ryan Newman leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Bristol without visiting Victory Lane at 28.
· Paul Menard (17 starts) leads the series in starts with the fewest DNFs (0) at Bristol.
· Thirty-three drivers have made their first series career start at Bristol Motor Speedway; including two active drivers - AJ Allmendinger (2007) and Regan Smith (2007).
Poles
· Fred Lorenzen won the inaugural Coors Light pole with a speed of 79.225 mph in a Ford.
· 48 different drivers have poles at Bristol, led by Mark Martin and Cale Yarborough with nine each. Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers with three each.
· 10 different drivers have posted consecutive poles at Bristol Motor Speedway; Mark Martin is the only of the 10 to win four consecutive poles at Bristol: Fireball Roberts (swept 1962), Fred Lorenzen (swept 1963), Richard Petty (1967-’68), Bobby Allison (swept 1972), Cale Yarborough (swept 1973; swept 1977; swept 1980),Darrell Waltrip (swept 1981), Geoff Bodine (swept 1986), Mark Martin (swept 1995-1996– all four races; and swept 2009); Rusty Wallace (swept 1998), Jeff Gordon (swept 2002) and Denny Hamlin (fall 2013, spring 2014).
· Youngest Bristol pole winner: Joey Logano (3/21/2010 – 19 years, 9 months, 25 days) – his first series career pole.
· Oldest Bristol pole winner: Harry Gant (8/27/1994 – 54 years, 7 months, 17 days).
· Seven different drivers have posted their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career pole at Bristol. Joey Loganois the only active driver to win his first NSCS career pole at Bristol (03/21/2010).
Wins
· 42 different drivers have won at Bristol, led by Darrell Waltrip (12). Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch each have five wins, the most among active drivers.
· 12 drivers have won consecutive races at Bristol led by Darrell Waltrip with seven consecutive victories from 1981-1984. The other 11 are Fred Lorenzen (1963-1964 sweep), David Pearson (1968 sweep), Bobby Allison(1972 sweep), Cale Yarborough did it twice (1974 sweep and four straight from 1976-1977), Richard Petty(1975 sweep), Dale Earnhardt also did twice (1985 sweep and 1987 sweep), Alan Kulwicki (1992 sweep),Rusty Wallace (2000 sweep), Kurt Busch (2003 sweep and 2004 spring race), Kyle Busch (2009 sweep), andBrad Keselowski (2011 fall-2012 spring).
· Youngest Bristol winner: Kyle Busch (03/25/2007 – 21 years, 10 months, 23 days).
· Oldest Bristol winner: Dale Earnhardt (08/28/1999 – 48 years, 3 months, 30 days).
· Five drivers have posted their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career win at Bristol Motor Speedway: Dale Earnhardt (04/01/1979), Rusty Wallace (04/06/1986), Ernie Irvan (03/25/1990), Elliott Sadler (03/25/2001) andKurt Busch (03/24/2002).
· Junior Johnson leads the series in car owner wins at Bristol with 16; Roger Penske leads the series among active car owners with the most wins at Bristol with 12.
· The race winner has started from the pole 23 times (20.9%) - the most productive starting position. The last driver to win from the pole was Matt Kenseth (Spring 2015).
· Five drivers have won from the pole position multiple times: Bobby Allison (1972 twice), Cale Yarborough(1973, 1977 twice, 1980), Darrell Waltrip (1981 twice, 1982), Rusty Wallace (1991, 1993, 1999, 2000) and Matt Kenseth (2005 and 2015).
· 36 of the 110 (32.7%) races at Bristol have been won from the front row: Pole position (23 wins); second-place (13 wins).
· 64 of the 110 (58.8%) races have been won from a top-five starting position.
· 88 of the 110 (80%) races have been won from a top-10 starting position
· Five of the 110 (4.5%) races have been won from a starting position outside the top 20; most recent was Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2004 – he started 30th.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 38th, by Elliott Sadler in 2001.
· Eight different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Bristol; led by Chevrolet with 43 victories; followed byFord (36), Dodge (8), Pontiac (8), Toyota (7), Buick (4), Plymouth (3) and Oldsmobile (1).
· Four car numbers have produced eight or more Bristol NSCS wins:
Car Number – (Number of Wins) – Most Recent Win
o No. 11 - (19 wins) – Denny Hamlin, 2012
o No. 2 – (12 wins) – Brad Keselowski, 2012
o No. 17 – (eight wins) – Matt Kenseth, 2006
o No. 3 – (eight wins) – Dale Earnhardt, 1999
Additional Finishing Position Stats
· Richard Petty leads the series in runner-up finishes at Bristol with 10; Kevin Harvick leads all active drivers with five; followed by Kyle Busch with three.
· Darrell Waltrip leads the series in top-three finishes at Bristol with 23 followed Richard Petty with 18. Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers with eight.
· Darrell Waltrip and Richard Petty lead the series in top-five finishes at Bristol with 26 each. Matt Kensethleads all active drivers with 13; followed by Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick with 10 each.
· Richard Petty has leads the series in top-10 finishes at Bristol with 37. Matt Kenseth leads the series among active drivers in top-10 finishes with 20; followed by Jimmie Johnson (16).
Additional Finishing Position Stats
· Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leads the series among active drivers in average finishing position at Bristol with an 11.167.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Average Finishing Positions At Bristol Motor Speedway
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Active Drivers Career-Best
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Last Four Races (2014-2015)
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Driver
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Average Finishing Position
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Driver
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Average Finishing Position
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr
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11.167
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Jimmie Johnson
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7.250
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Kyle Busch
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11.952
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr
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8.250
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Matt Kenseth
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12.781
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Carl Edwards
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9.750
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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12.844
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Ryan Newman
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11.000
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Greg Biffle
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13.115
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Clint Bowyer
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12.250
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Track/Event Specific Stats
· 12 of the last 15 NSCS races (80%) that have ended under green at Bristol Motor Speedway have a Margin of Victory of less than a second.
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol is the 3/25/2007 race won by Kyle Busch with a MOV of 0.064 second.
Track/Event Specific Stats
· Two of the 110 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions; the most recent was the event on 3/31/1996.
· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway three times; most recently August 25, 2012.
· There has been five green-white-checkered finishes at Bristol – all five were the spring race: 2007 (500/504); 2008 (500/506); 2009 (500/503); 2014 (500/503); 2015 (500/511).
Female Competitor Stats
· Two female drivers have made NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Bristol: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Driver Rating
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Date
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Danica Patrick
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32
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27
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55.8
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8/22/2015
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Danica Patrick
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26
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9
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72.6
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4/19/2015
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Danica Patrick
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24
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27
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45.2
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8/23/2014
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Danica Patrick
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36
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18
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55.6
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3/16/2014
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Danica Patrick
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22
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26
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46.2
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8/24/2013
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Danica Patrick
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41
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28
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41.4
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3/17/2013
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Danica Patrick
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43
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29
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46.3
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8/25/2012
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Averages
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32.0
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23.4
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51.9
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Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Date
| |
Janet Guthrie
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9
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6
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8/28/1977
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Janet Guthrie
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21
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11
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4/17/1977
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Averages
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15.0
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8.5
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NASCAR in Tennessee
· There have been 171 NASCAR Sprint Cup races among six tracks in Tennessee.
Track Name
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City
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NSCS
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Bristol Motor Speedway
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Bristol
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110
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Nashville Speedway
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Lebanon
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42
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Smokey Mountain Raceway
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Maryville
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12
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Kingsport Speedway
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Kingsport
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3
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Chattanooga International Raceway
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Chattanooga
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2
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Tennessee-Carolina Speedway
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Newport
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2
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· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held in Tennessee was at Tennessee-Carolina Speedway on 10/07/1956 won by Fireball Roberts.
Tennessee Drivers
· 105 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Tennessee.
· 14 drivers from Tennessee have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series.
Driver
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NSCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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Darrell Waltrip
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84
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13
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0
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Sterling Marlin
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10
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2
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0
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Bobby Hamilton
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4
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1
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10
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Joe Lee Johnson
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2
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0
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0
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Trevor Bayne
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1
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2
|
0
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Paul Lewis
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1
|
0
|
0
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Bobby Hamilton Jr
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0
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5
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0
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Jeff Purvis
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0
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4
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0
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L.D. Ottinger
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0
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3
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0
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Mike Alexander
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0
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2
|
0
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Casey Atwood
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0
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2
|
0
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Brad Teague
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0
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1
|
0
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Chad Chaffin
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0
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0
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2
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John King
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0
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0
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1
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· Darrell Waltrip, from Franklin, Tennessee, was inducted into the 2012 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Waltrip is the only Tennessee native driver to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.
· Only two of the 14 drivers from Tennessee have won at least one race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at a track located in the state of Tennessee: Darrell Waltrip (Bristol, 12 wins; Nashville, eight wins) and Joe Lee Johnson (Nashville, one win).
NASCAR Pre-Race Loop Data Leaders At Bristol Motor Speedway
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Driver Rating
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Matt Kenseth
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102.5
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Average Running Position
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Matt Kenseth
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10.897
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Closer – Avg. Spots Gained
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Kyle Larson
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2.5
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Fastest Driver Early In The Run
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Matt Kenseth
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117.963 mph
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Fastest Driver Late In The Run
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Kyle Larson
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115.348 mph
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Fastest Laps Run
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Kyle Busch
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6.4% (676 laps)
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Fastest On Restarts
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Kyle Larson
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138.130 mph
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Green Flag Passes
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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1,202
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Quality Passes
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Kurt Busch
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695
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Green Flag Speed
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Kyle Larson
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116.252 mph
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Laps Led
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Kyle Busch
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16.2% (1,704 laps)
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Laps In The Top 15
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Matt Kenseth
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79.9% (8,809 laps)
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*Loop Data was established in 2005; based on drivers with more than one start
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Matt Kenseth
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36
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1
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Tie Bobby Isaac for 19th on all-time wins list
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Kyle Busch
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36
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1
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Tie Bobby Isaac for 19th on all-time wins list
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Kevin Harvick
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32
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1
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Tie Fireball Roberts for 22nd on all-time wins list
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Denny Hamlin
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Kurt Busch
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Jimmie Johnson
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34
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1
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Tie Ned Jarrett for 19th on all-time poles list
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Denny Hamlin
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23
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1
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Tie Alan Kulwicki for 28th on all-time poles list
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Kevin Harvick
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45
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1
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Tie Jimmie Johnson for 10th on all-time 2nd-place finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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319
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1
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Tie Bill Elliott for 12th on all-time top-10 finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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17,880
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120
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To become ninth NSCS driver all-time to lead 18,000 laps
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Kyle Busch
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11,498
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502
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To become 14th NSCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 laps
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Track Specific Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Kyle Busch
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5
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1
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To break the tie with Kurt Busch for the most wins among active drivers
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Kurt Busch
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5
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1
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To break the tie with Kyle Busch for the most wins among active drivers
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Denny Hamlin
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3
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1
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Tie Fred Lorenzen and Darrell Waltrip for 6th most poles in the series at Bristol Motor Speedway, and have the most among active drivers
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Ryan Newman
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3
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1
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Tie Fred Lorenzen and Darrell Waltrip for 6th most poles in the series at Bristol Motor Speedway, and have the most among active drivers
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Jack Roush
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11
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1
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Tie Roger Penske for the second most NSCS owner wins at Bristol
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Rick Hendrick
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10
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1
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Tie Jack Roush for the third most NSCS owner wins at Bristol
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