The Bristol Motor Speedway hosted the Nationwide Series Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 on Saturday and the Sprint Cup Food City 500 on Sunday. The Camping World Truck Series returns to action with the Kroger 200, Saturday, March 29 at Martinsville Speedway. Also, the latest results on the ARCA Racing Series and the NASCAR “Home Tracks” are shown below.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Time Trials: Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Food City 500 with a track qualifying record lap of 14.761 seconds, 129.991 mph. Kyle Busch held the previous record with 129.535 mph/14.813 seconds. This is the No. 11 Toyota Camry driver’s 18th pole in 295 NSCS races. It is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2014. This is Hamlin’s second pole in 17 races at Bristol. Hamlin led four laps and finished the race in sixth place.
Did Not Qualify: No. 35 David Reutimann and No. 77 Dave Blaney.
Winner:Carl Edwards won the Food City 500, his 22nd victory in 341 NSCS races. This is the No. 99 Ford Fusion driver’s first victory and third top-10 finish in 2014. It is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 20 races at Bristol.
Contingency Awards - (Start, Finish, Points):
-3M Lap Leader: Matt Kenseth, #20 165 Laps (3,13,8th)
-American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Matt Kenseth, #20
-Coors Light Pole Award: Denny Hamlin, #11 129.991 mph (Pole,6,7th)
-Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race": Joey Logano, #22 (4,20,6th)
-Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Carl Edwards, #99 (12,Winner,3rd)
-Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #99
-Moog Problem Solver: Carl Edwards, #99 J. Fennig, .297 sec
-Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Aric Almirola, #43 (23,3,20th)
-Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42 (20,10,22nd)
Standings: Brad Keselowski leads the point standings by 10 points over Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Top 16 - Chase Contenders (G/L):
1. Brad Keselowski 1
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -1
3. Carl Edwards 3
4. Jeff Gordon 1
5. Jimmie Johnson -2
6. Joey Logano -2
7. Denny Hamlin 1
8. Matt Kenseth -1
9. Ryan Newman 0
10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 6
11. Kasey Kahne 4
12. Greg Biffle 0
13. Austin Dillon 0
14. Kyle Busch -4
15. Marcos Ambrose 4
16. Jamie McMurray -5
Next: Auto Club 400, Sunday, March 23 at Auto Club Speedway (Fontana, CA)
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NASCAR Nationwide Series
Time Trials: Sprint Cup regular Kyle Larson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 with a lap of 15.415 seconds, 124.476 mph. This is the No. 42 Chevrolet driver’s first pole in 37 NNS races. It is his fourth NNS top-10 start in 2014. Larson led two laps in the race and finished in second place.
Did Not Qualify: No. 76 Willie Allen and No. 67 Tommy Joe Martins.
Winner: Sprint Cup regular Kyle Busch (Nationwide Series No. 54 Toyota) wins the Drive to Stop Diabetes 300, his 65th victory in 274 NNS races. Busch now has 16 NASCAR national series points race wins at Bristol, which is more than any driver at any track in NASCAR national series history. The breakdown: 5 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series; 7 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series; 4 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. This is his second NNS victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2014. This is his seventh victory and 16th top-10 finish in 20 NNS races at Bristol.
Contingency Awards - (Start, Finish, Points):
-3M Lap Leader: Matt Kenseth, #20 178 Laps (3,5,NE)
-Coors Light Pole Award: Kyle Larson, #42 124.476 mph (Pole,2,NE)
-Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race": Kyle Larson, #42
-Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #42
-Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Trevor Bayne, #6 (14,8,2nd)
-Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ty Dillon, #3 (9,6,3rd)
NE=Not eligible for driver points in this series.
Standings: Regan Smith leads the point standings by 1 point over Trevor Bayne.
Top 10 (G/L):
1. Regan Smith 0
2. Trevor Bayne 0
3. Ty Dillon 1
4. Chase Elliott 1
5. Elliott Sadler -2
6. Brendan Gaughan 1
7. Brian Scott -1
8. James Buescher 1
9. Dylan Kwasniewski -1
10. Landon Cassill 3
Next: TreatMyClot.com 300, Saturday, March 22 at Auto Club Speedway (Fontana, CA)
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Standings:Timothy Peters leads the standings by 2 points over Johnny Sauter.
Next: Kroger 200, Saturday, March 29 at Martinsville (VA) Speedway
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Other Racing Series
ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards
Feb. 15, Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona International Speedway
Winner: Grant Enfinger - Pole: Dylan Kwasniewski
Points Leader: Grant Enfinger
Next: March 22, ARCA Mobile 200 at Mobile International Speedway
NASCAR K&N Pro Series-East
March 15, PittLite 125 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Winner: Eddie MacDonald - Pole: Ben Rhodes
Points Leader: Gray Gaulding
Next: March 22, Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 at Greenville Pickens Speedway (Easley, SC)
NASCAR K&N Pro Series-West
Feb. 27, Talking Stick Resort 75 at Phoenix International Raceway
Winner: Cole Custer - Pole: Cole Custer
Points Leader: Cole Custer
Next: March 22, NAPA 150 at Irwindale (CA) Speedway
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Next: May 18 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series
Feb. 28, Toyota 120 at Phoenix International Raceway
Winner: Daniel Suarez - Pole: Ruben Pardo
Points Leader: Daniel Suarez
Next: April 4, Mexico 240 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Feb. 18, UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway
Winner: Doug Coby - Pole: Ryan Preece
Next: April 6, Icebreaker 150 at Thompson (CT) Speedway
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
March 15, Southern National 150 at Southern National Motorsports Park (Lucama, NC)
Winner: J.R. Bertuccio - Pole: George Brunnhoelzl III
Points Leader: J.R. Bertuccio
Next: March 29, Prestoria Farms 150 at Caraway Speedway (Sophia, NC)
