I couldnt do that. Chase Elliott26. Drivers brake with their left foot. Questions? Picture Information. And Paul (Wolfe) did a good job of getting some good changes to the Verizon Mustang to where it got competitive. NASCAR exec: Clash at L.A. Bristol Motor Speedway will play host to that dirt race on its oval March 28. It also sees value in a massive triple-digit long shot. Honestly, probably more races where I have finished a lap down than on the lead lap. Ive been sitting on the couch for six weeks, so I think that probably hurt me more than anything., Elliott said the main issue with his leg after the race was it being super stiff. 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. He slides right across his nose, clear. I tried holding off Larson as long as I could, but overall theres days when you are mad about second. The April 2021 Martinsville race had an average of 4.5 positions changing per green flag lap. That leaves nine remaining Round of 12 spots to be decided Saturday. I thought we were going to end up with a top-10 finish, but I got too loose. I felt like we were slowly making gains on our Chevy. It was really hard to pass. Its hard to pass., Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Finished 8th: It was kind of a crazy day. NASCAR recorded 2,206 green flag passes over 350 green flag laps Sunday for an average of 5.8 passes per green flag lap. 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 . 2021411 ; Our NFL Mock Drafts (4/8/21) . We win and lose as a team. Top 10 is nothing to be too upset about, Elliott said after the 400-lap race at the historic half-mile track. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. The March 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 7.1 positions change per green flag lap. 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. 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. Kyle Larson wins at Bristol Motor Speedway! The green flag drops at 4:18PM. The starting lineup for Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series playoff elimination race at Bristol Motor Speedway was set by applying the statistical formula NASCAR is using for the majority of Cup races. It was about what I expected, so thats a good thing. 45 to go, Kyle Busch has a flat right front. 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. It was really hard to pass. Chase Elliott Elliott didnt count on a top-10 finish entering the race, his first back since suffering a broken leg. 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. View Bristol results for the NASCAR Cup Series below. Click here to exit the well. Hamlin and Elliott remain side by side for 2nd, Elliott takes the spot on the outside lane. Theres just not enough speed difference in the cars. The caution is out. RESULTS: Where everybody finished at Bristol. I wish we turned a page there with the package. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota entry in 2021, Bell has five wins, 24 top fives, 42 top-10s, four poles and 827 laps led in his [] 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 charge the center. They slice through lap traffic in sync. Like I said, I thought it was a little bit better, but it needs to be a lot more better., Aric Almirola Finished 6th: Its crazy that Martinsville is a track position race. 4 to go, Larson slides Harvick in turn three. But thanks to Cliff Daniels and everybody for making me feel like I know what Im doing sometimes around here. Its unfortunate. The question entering this race was how Elliott would feel after the event. Really nice to be back and appreciate the warm welcome this weekend by everybody, so I appreciate that. If thats the case and this is the engine that weve got, we have to work with Goodyear on coming up with some sort of a tire that is better than what weve got.. Thats twice as many positions that changed than last falls race at Martinsville. That's Rock Bottom. A lot of those guys we had lapped already in the race and its just so hard to pass that you give those guys track position and you start behind them on the same tires. J.R. (Houston), my engineer, and I just walked to figure out where that last section was. Obviously, I was speeding, but I was like there is no way. I wish one of us would have won the race, but youll have that. We got better and better, and then we caught that caution. William Byron; 8. Its unfortunate, but when we had track position I think it showed that we had a really fast HaasTooling Ford Mustang, but you cant do those things. I couldnt do that. I think he challenges himself, but he challenges us all drivers and crew chiefs and engineers to think more differently.. Christopher Bell30. You cant pass. Just had unfortunate timing of that caution in the green flag pit stop cycle. We just needed track position. Kyle Busch; Larson leads the field to the pit lane. Honestly, probably more races where I have finished a lap down than on the lead lap. Bristol Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. So that feels really, really special because he is so strong and, like, emotionally strong. By Aaron Bearden The Podium: Today's Top Three Stories P1: eNASCAR race day at virtual Bristol arrives, Hill missing from entry list (eNASCAR) He has been outside the top 20 in his last three races, but this is the perfect time . 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. Suarez finished fourth on the Bristol dirt in 2021 after leading 58 laps, and he led another 64 laps last year. It means a lot to me, but I think more importantly, it means a lot to the whole Hendrick family and Hendrick Motorsports family. The 2021 Food City Dirt Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 29, 2021, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.Contested over 250 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) short track, it was the seventh race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. Only position changes that take place at the start/finish line are counted. NASCAR schedule 2021: Bristol dirt race, road courses headline Cup Series changes for next season. It was still obviously extremely hard to pass. A look at winners and losers from Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway: Kyle Larson Larson took advantage of a late-race caution flag and excellent pit strategy to score a convincing four-second victory, his second win of the year. Trouble! Anyway, it is good to just stay in it, mentally for myself and the team and pull that strategy there. Sunday's race was postponed to Monday due to rain. Harvick gets loose, chases it up the banking and doors him. William Byron; Pit Penalty: Chase Elliott will go to the tail after speeding on the pit lane. Theyre almost the same. 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. Our No. Sometimes you make the wrong one, but its hard when youre in the lead because everybody normally does the opposite of you. The Food City Dirt Race at Bristol will be broadcast on Fox at 4PM ET today, as well as on Fox Sports. And Paul (Wolfe) did a good job of getting some good changes to the Verizon Mustang to where it got competitive. We have to try something different because we cant just have follow-the-leader racing. 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. 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. 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. 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Last race: 2021 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt (Bristol Dirt) First win: 2013 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 : Last win: . To hear that means a lot. Bristol Motor Speedway, located in Bristol, TN is the home of the Bass Pro Shops Night Race and the Food City 500. Yeah, very soon. Kyle Busch22. I thought as a company we had a really good day. ET. Hamlin has a flat right front into turn one. ET. Rarely does the car that dominates or the best car win, simply because you cant control the race when you need to at least we couldnt. Paint Schemes. And then fight hard with Larson. DISTANCE: The race is 500 laps (266.5 miles) on the .533-mile short track. Kyle Larson (3,059 points): Was a constant leader at Bristol, winning the second stage and finishing first to close the race. The .533-mile oval is set to host a playoff elimination race with only 12 of the 16 drivers advancing out of this event. Bristol Cup race results, driver points By Chris Estrada Sep 19, 2021, 12:11 AM EDT 0 Comments Kyle Larson picked up his first career win at Bristol Motor Speedway in Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series playoff race. Kyle Busch; 8. Chase Briscoe Briscoe finished fifth, leading a career-high 109 laps. He drove away from me so quick, but he was pretty patient. I like to roll momentum, and thats just not what this place is like. Full highlights from Monday's NASCAR Cup Series race in the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway.#NASCARonFOX #NASCAR #FoodCityDirtRace #BristolMotorSpeedwaySUBSCR. We had pitted and we had to take the wave-around, and we ended up at the very back. He only had six career Cup wins prior to 2021. STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 125. Ive got tons of laps around here, and not many top 10s. Nothing wrong with that. Nasvhille has been added to the schedule for a race on June 20. Hes in the wall, caution. Obviously that was a tough race on him, tough race on any driver. Rarely does the car that dominates or the best car win, simply because you cant control the race when you need to at least we couldnt. Thats a long-term decision for sure.. 2018 #22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Champion 1/24 Action NASCAR Diecast ARC. Ive been sitting on the couch for six weeks, so I think that probably hurt me more than anything. Green, Elliott leads Larson off turn two. Lap 220, Anthony Alfredo gets turned by Corey LaJoie. Were going to have track position racing, single-file, follow-the-leader, nobody can pass.. Ryan Blaney; 8. What comes first? $99.99 + $12.45 shipping. That would stress his repaired leg. Those tires were on for about 30 laps and in that period, lap times slowed significantly through the run. I wish one of us would have won the race, but youll have that. Hamlin moves to the outside but he cant complete the pass. Both were two laps down. Host the bus to the race track and assist with race day arrangements. Next Gen racing is all about strategy, execution on pit road thats who wins. Anyway, it is good to just stay in it, mentally for myself and the team and pull that strategy there. We didnt have the best race cars today, and he and (crew chief Alan Gustafson) fought all day long together.. 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. It was pretty bad. 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. That race had 634 position changes in 97 more green flag laps of racing than Sundays event. Lap 388, Quin Houff cuts a tire and slams the wall. Yeah, I thought it was five to 10 percent better even though theres still a really long way to go. Thats twice as many positions that changed than last falls race at Martinsville. Ryan Preece18. The normal concrete racing surface at Bristol was covered with 2,300 truckloads of red clay, reducing the banking from 28 to 19 degrees . It was like that all day. J.R. (Houston), my engineer, and I just walked to figure out where that last section was. And then, like I said, when you can win at a place like this, it is definitely up there. 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 A clash between Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick helped Kyle Larson claim victory in Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Our No. Nothing wrong with that. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevy team worked hard all day, and a 12th-place finish is pretty good considering how loose our Chevy was throughout the race and some of the strategy that played out. It was really hard to pass. Among a number of other changes detailed below, NASCAR has removed Chicagoland and Kentucky from the tracks it'll race on in 2021. ET, when the 2023 NASCAR at Martinsville starting . NASCAR went to a dirt surface beginning with the 2021 race. Martin Truex Jr8. Thinkin' Out Loud: 2021 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol When NASCAR released the 2022 Cup schedule earlier this week, it confirmed previous assurances that Bristol's spring event will. But he got a 10th, running particularly well in the final stage. 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, Kyle Larson picked up his first career win at Bristol Motor Speedway, Tyler Reddick, Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch and Michael McDowell were eliminated, 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. We went down a lap twice, two times. 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. So this is an extremely special win for me. Still, there was evidence of how tough it was to pass. The concrete track is still there. News: The NASCAR Truck Series will race at Knoxville Raceway in 2021, according to a copy of the 22-race schedule obtained by @TheAthleticAUTO. I was racing cars that I didnt think Id be racing, cars that in the past you would pass with ease. 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. I was trying to beat them out and ultimately got snapped speeding. 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. 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. I was just so slow right in the center, and I couldnt make any passes for that reason, so I was trapped back there. Kevin Harvick finished second after being unable to get past the lapped car of Chase Elliott following their late-race skirmish on the track. James Davison34. NASCAR hadn't run on dirt in over 50 years. That ultimately cost us the track position. Chase Elliott; 6. When you get the lead, you have to stay there. Its very difficult. Hamlin joins him on the front row. Denny Hamlin wins stage at Bristol Motor Speedway! Lap 168, Ryan Newman clears himself on Custer, not clear. Was able to stay out and get a lucky caution there during a green flag cycle. Denny Hamlin10. It was warm. I think that maybe you could build a tire that would be better, but I think this kind of starts with the engine. Even if you were better than a guy, they could just kind of hang on. I thought inside the car we were maybe slipping and sliding around maybe 10 percent more. All four cars were in contention. Christopher Bell; 9. The chicken or the egg? Chase Elliott; 5. I cant wait for the next one to evolve as they continue to evolve with this new car. Slow stop for Logano as he drops from 3rd to 22nd following an air hose issue. Harvick clears him. Theyre almost the same. Paul was able to give me what I needed to get towards the front. Elliott went to the pits and lost several laps. The 0.533-mile oval is set to host a playoff elimination race with only 12 of the 16 drivers advancing out of this event. All-in-all, it was an okay day. Like I said, I thought it was a little bit better, but it needs to be a lot more better., Aric Almirola Finished 6th: Its crazy that Martinsville is a track position race. Stayed out again when everyone pitted and put us on the front row and a shot to win the race. NASCAR measures things differently. I was calling that tire in the restart zone for three laps Im like, Call it, this is our chance. We capitalized. That ultimately cost us the track position. We struggled every run but the last one, Elliott said. It notes green flag passes. That was the best my car had been, I think, being able to get out front and manage. 189 likes, 2 comments - The Die-Cast News (@thediecastnews) on Instagram: "William Byron's 2021 Liberty University "iRacing Bristol Dirt Race Win" Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE . Ive been sitting on the couch for six weeks, so I think that probably hurt me more than anything., Elliott said the main issue with his leg after the race was it being super stiff. Joey Logano won the first race on dirt and Kyle Busch won the race . 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. It means a lot to me, but I think more importantly, it means a lot to the whole Hendrick family and Hendrick Motorsports family. Alex Bowman6. We have to try something different because we cant just have follow-the-leader racing. Theres not much fall-off. 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. Sundays race had 1,305 positions change in 350 laps of green flag racing (out of 400 total laps). It was pretty bad. Really nice that it went green there. Hamlin dives to the bottom to lap Bubba Wallace but Wallace also cut to the bottom. He tires had been on for 50 more laps than the field. We win and lose as a team. 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.. Its unfortunate. There was one change that woke it up a little bit, and I was, like, all right, Im decent now, but Im trapped. Well keep battling., Ryan Preece Finished 15th: I sped off pit road, I guess. Logano wins the race to the pit exit with a two tire call. Christopher Bell; 2. To hear that means a lot. We want to get better. Lap 84, Larson has caught the bumper of Elliott. Almost Gone! Ryan Blaney, Matt DiBenedetto, William Byron and Cole Custer were all eliminated from the playoffs. 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. That is a 47.9% decrease in positions gained per green flag lap from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. William Byron finished third, erasing an 18-point deficit below the cutline entering Saturday to make the Round of 12. Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick bang fenders on the pit lane after the race. Right now, if you try to pivot or make the core do something you want it to do, it just cant take it.. We finally got it going there at the end, and I was able to make some passes and do things that I didnt really think Id be capable of doing, or at least of us fixing it to that degree here at the race track. Pre-race. 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. I thought our car was really, really good at that point. Tyler Reddick, Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch and Michael McDowell were eliminated from the playoffs after Saturdays race. Other new tracks on the schedule include a dirt race at Bristol, COTA, Nashville Superspeedway, and Watkins Glen. Obviously, Monday morning quarterback. Lap 308, Blaney runs wide and Harvick clears him on the inside. But he got a 10th, running particularly well in the final stage. Man, you want to see passes for the lead and were just not really seeing any of that right now.. I like to charge the center. Watch the 2021 Bass Pro Shops Night Race from Bristol Motor Speedway in this week's NASCAR Cup Series full race replay. We need more fall-off, and we need a lot more horsepower.. This place has been so tough on me. It was like that all day. We pitted, which put us towards the end of the lead lap cars. And some of those would be as much as a year to possibly 18 months lead time to get that work done and get parts ordered. We went through that green flag pit sequence and then a caution comes out for a wheel and gives a lot of those guys just a free gift that stayed out. NASCAR's upcoming playoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee is sold out and could . 47 Kroger/Tree Top Camaro was just a little tight in the center all day. 10 to go, Harvick leads Larson by 0.8 seconds. I dont know that the France family really wants us running big horsepower anymore. Really nice to be back and appreciate the warm welcome this weekend by everybody, so I appreciate that. And then fight hard with Larson. Sundays race had an average of 3.7 positions changing per green flag lap. A look at winners and losers from Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway: Kyle Larson Larson took advantage of a late-race caution flag and excellent pit strategy to score a convincing four-second victory, his second win of the year. Elliott returned to racing six weeks after he broke his left tibia in a snowboarding accident and finished 10th. Here is everything you need to know to get ready for Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway: START TIME: 7:30 p.m. Legacy Motor Club Noah Gragson finished 30th and was followed one spot behind by teammate Erik Jones. It was fun. Chris Buescher24. Quin Houff35. NASCAR needed a major shakeup and the dirt race joined. ET today. Go back further and the contrast is more stark. The Bristol race is the seventh race of the NASCAR Cup Series 2021 season, and Fox has been the channel for all seven races. If there was still a chance for horsepower changes for 2024, Andrews said: That decision needs to be made now. We finally got it going there at the end, and I was able to make some passes and do things that I didnt really think Id be capable of doing, or at least of us fixing it to that degree here at the race track. We were just so loose all day long, and then finally at the end we got it a whole lot better. The November 2020 race had 4.6 such changes per green flag lap. He tires had been on for 50 more laps than the field. He clears him with ease, Blaney leads. Advertisement. 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. Will past Cup champions fall in playoff eliminator at Bristol? Just had unfortunate timing of that caution in the green flag pit stop cycle. So I just cant believe it. 44 truck for the new Bristol dirt race. Asked by NBC Sports about increasing horsepower, Andrews said: When you start to make changes to that, it requires changes to a lot of parts and pieces. We made it a little bit better. Have you had it up to here? You would collect $350, which includes your win and stake ($100). So its a complicated question. It wasnt an easy day for Elliott. for the first time in the modern era, NASCAR will race on dirt. Chastain also looks at the tire as a key to impact the racing. Elliott to the lead. Harrison Burton Burton caused the first on-track caution with a spin and finished 29th, two laps down. Larson has the lane wide open on the top. Thats just what weve got., Chase Briscoe Finished 5th: It would have been more of a statement if we won the race, obviously. Kyle Larson picked up his first career win at Bristol Motor Speedway in Saturday nights NASCAR Cup Series playoff race. 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