It’s been over nine years since Aaron Rodgers told Green Bay Packers fans to RELAX due to the team’s slow start to the 2014 season. On Sunday night, after winning the tire war at Bristol Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin and crew chief Chris Gabehart sent a clear message to the NASCAR industry and its fans.… Read More »
Tire manager: Hamlin wins Bristol NASCAR Cup race Jonathan Bachman – Getty Images How appropriate. On a day when tire management was the essential element in a NASCAR Cup Series race, three veterans claimed podium finishes, with Denny Hamlin winning Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. In a race that saw 54 lead… Read More »
Here’s what the drivers said next Denny Hamlin won the spring race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin — Finished First: “That’s what I grew up doing here on the short tracks in the Mid-Atlantic, South Boston and Martinsville. Once it became a tire management race, I really liked our chances. The veteran at Martin… Read More »
Tire Terror leads to Denny Hamlin victory in BristolIcon Sportswire – Getty Images For everyone clamoring for NASCAR to return to its roots, their wish was granted Sunday night in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. With Bristol Motor Speedway’s return to concrete for the spring race, so did a previous era of… Read More »
Larson isn’t buying what NASCAR is selling in BristolIcon Sportswire – Getty Images NASCAR showed its best side, or at least commentary, after a series of tire problems turned the Bristol race upside down on Sunday. The company line even went so far as to say it was “one of the best short track races.”… Read More »
Eckes scores ‘sweet’ truck win over Kyle BuschMeg Oliphant – Getty Images Sometimes victory tastes sweetest when it comes to chasing bitter defeat. That was certainly the case for pole winner Christian Eckes, who held off Kyle Busch in the closing laps to win the Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday… Read More »
Here is a competitive rankingJames Gilbert – Getty Images Many NASCAR fans have a bucket list of tracks they want to visit. Some want to experience Talladega’s 30-car drawing packages. Some prefer the tight short track action of Martinsville. For others, the Bristol night race is top of the list. One of the attractions of… Read More »