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ABOUT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY RECORD BOOK
SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE WINNERS
NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE WINNERS
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE WINNERS
WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR RACE WINNERS
Contact Information
| Contact | Office | Mobile |
|---|
| Kevin Triplett |
423.989.6905 |
423.963.8205 |
| Lori Worley |
423.989.6941 |
423.963.8519 |
| Wes Ramey |
423.989.6991 |
423.963.4102 |
| Media Center Phone |
423.764.5464 |
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| Media Center Fax |
423.764.9619 |
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| Press Box Phone |
423.764.2210 |
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| Press Box Fax |
423.764.3233 |
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| Public Address |
423.764.2446 |
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Credentials
All media credential requests must be submitted online. To apply for Bristol Motor Speedway credentials please visit the SMI Credential System. For further information please contact Wes Ramey at 423.989.6991
About Bristol Motor Speedway
| Bristol Motor Speedway |
151 Speedway Blvd., Bristol, TN 37620 |
| Track: |
0.533-mile concrete oval |
| Degree of banking in corners: |
Variable (24 to 30 degrees) |
| Degree of banking in straights: |
Variable |
|
Frontstretch (5 to 9 degrees) |
|
Backstretch (4 to 8 degrees) |
| Straightaway length: |
650 feet long |
| Racing surface width: |
43 feet wide |
| Seating capacity: |
160,000 (Including Skybox Suite Level) |
| Address: |
PO Box 3966 (37625) |
|
151 Speedway Blvd. (37620) |
|
Bristol, TN |
| Distance: |
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events: |
500 Laps (266.5 miles) |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series events: |
300 Laps (159.90 miles), 250 Laps (133.25 miles) |
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events: |
200 Laps (106.6 miles) |
| NASCAR Whelen Modified Series events: |
150 Laps (79.95 miles) |
| Promoter: |
|
| O. Bruton Smith, chairman |
O. Bruton Smith, Chairman |
| Jerry Caldwell, Executive Vice President and General Manager |
423.989.6947 |
| Administrative: |
423/989-6933 |
| Ticket Office: |
423/989-6900 |
| Fax: |
423/764-1646 (Main) |
| TV: |
|
|
ABC (March Nationwide Series - Live) |
|
ABC (August NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Live) |
|
ESPN (August Nationwide Series- Live) |
|
SPEED (August NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - Live) |
| Radio: |
Performance Racing Network (PRN) |
| Local Radio: |
WMEV FM 93.9, WFHG AM 980, WJCW AM 910 |
BMS Record Book
| NSCS track qualifying record: |
Ryan Newman, 128.709 mph, 14.908 sec., 3/21/03. |
| NSCS race record: |
Charlie Glotzbach, 101.074 mph (2:38:12), 7/11/71. |
| NNS track qualifying record: |
Greg Biffle, 127.132 mph, 15.093 sec., 3/27/04. |
| NNS race record: |
Brad Keselowski, 93.509 mph (1:25:30), 8/22/08 |
| Most Bristol wins (driver): |
Darrell Waltrip, 12 (seven consecutive). |
| Most Bristol wins (car owner): |
Junior Johnson, 21 (eight consecutive). |
| Most Bristol wins (manufacturer): |
Chevrolet, 42 (Ford is second with 34). |
| Most Bristol poles (driver): |
Cale Yarborough and Mark Martin, nine. |
| Bristol overall track record: |
Jason Blonde, 144.871 mph, 13.245 sec., 3/19/11 (Xtreme Sprint Series car) |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Winners
| Date | Winner | Make | Avg. Speed |
|---|
| 7/30/61 |
Jack Smith |
Pontiac |
68.37 |
| 10/22/61 |
Joe Weatherly |
Pontiac |
72.45 |
| 4/29/62 |
Bobby Johns |
Pontiac |
73.32 |
| 7/29/62 |
Jim Paschal |
Plymouth |
75.28 |
| 3/31/63 |
Fireball Roberts |
Ford |
76.91 |
| 7/28/63 |
Fred Lorenzen |
Ford |
74.844 |
| 3/22/64 |
Fred Lorenzen |
Ford |
72.196 |
| 7/26/64 |
Fred Lorenzen |
Ford |
78.044 |
| 5/2/65 |
Junior Johnson |
Ford |
74.938 |
| 7/25/65 |
Ned Jarrett |
Ford |
61.826 |
| 3/20/66 |
Dick Hutcherson |
Ford |
69.952 |
| 7/24/66 |
Paul Goldsmith |
Plymouth |
77.963 |
| 3/19/67 |
David Pearson |
Dodge |
75.93 |
| 7/23/67 |
Richard Petty |
Plymouth |
78.705 |
| 3/17/68 |
David Pearson |
Ford |
77.247 |
| 7/21/68 |
David Pearson |
Ford |
76.31 |
| 3/23/69 |
Bobby Allison |
Dodge |
81.455 |
| 7/20/69 |
David Pearson |
Ford |
79.737 |
| 4/5/70 |
Donnie Allison |
Ford |
87.543 |
| 7/19/70 |
Bobby Allison |
Dodge |
84.88 |
| 03/38/71 |
David Pearson |
Ford |
91.704 |
| 7/11/71 |
Charlie Glotzbach |
Chevrolet |
101.074 |
| 4/9/72 |
Bobby Allison |
Chevrolet |
92.826 |
| 7/9/72 |
Bobby Allison |
Chevrolet |
92.735 |
| 3/25/73 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
88.952 |
| 7/8/73 |
Benny Parsons |
Chevrolet |
91.342 |
| 3/17/74 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
64.533 |
| 7/14/74 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
75.43 |
| 3/16/75 |
Richard Petty |
Dodge |
97.053 |
| 11/2/75 |
Richard Petty |
Dodge |
97.016 |
| 3/14/76 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
87.377 |
| 8/28/76 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
99.175 |
| 4/17/77 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
100.989 |
| 8/28/77 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
79.726 |
| 4/2/78 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
92.401 |
| 8/26/78 |
Cale Yarborough |
Oldsmobile |
88.628 |
| 4/1/79 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
91.033 |
| 8/25/79 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
91.493 |
| 3/30/80 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
96.977 |
| 8/23/80 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
86.973 |
| 3/29/81 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Buick |
89.53 |
| 8/22/81 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Buick |
84.723 |
| 3/14/82 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Buick |
94.025 |
| 8/28/82 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Buick |
94.318 |
| 5/21/83 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
93.445 |
| 8/27/83 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
89.43 |
| 4/1/84 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
93.967 |
| 8/25/84 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
85.365 |
| 4/6/85 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
81.79 |
| 8/24/85 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
81.388 |
| 4/6/86 |
Rusty Wallace |
Pontiac |
89.747 |
| 8/24/86 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
86.934 |
| 4/12/87 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
75.621 |
| 8/22/87 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
90.373 |
| 4/10/88 |
Bill Elliott |
Ford |
83.115 |
| 8/27/88 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
78.775 |
| 4/9/89 |
Rusty Wallace |
Pontiac |
76.034 |
| 8/26/89 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
85.554 |
| 4/8/90 |
Davey Allison |
Ford |
87.258 |
| 8/25/90 |
Ernie Irvan |
Chevrolet |
91.782 |
| 4/14/91 |
Rusty Wallace |
Pontiac |
72.809 |
| 8/24/91 |
Alan Kulwicki |
Ford |
82.028 |
| 4/5/92 |
Alan Kulwicki |
Ford |
86.316 |
| 8/29/92 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
91.198 |
| 4/4/93 |
Rusty Wallace |
Pontiac |
84.73 |
| 8/28/93 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
88.172 |
| 4/10/94 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
89.647 |
| 8/27/94 |
Rusty Wallace |
Ford |
91.363 |
| 4/2/95 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
92.011 |
| 8/26/95 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
81.979 |
| 3/31/96 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
91.308 |
| 8/24/96 |
Rusty Wallace |
Ford |
91.267 |
| 4/13/97 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
75.035 |
| 8/23/97 |
Dale Jarrett |
Ford |
80.013 |
| 3/29/98 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
82.85 |
| 8/22/98 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
86.949 |
| 4/11/99 |
Rusty Wallace |
Ford |
93.363 |
| 8/28/99 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
91.276 |
| 3/26/00 |
Rusty Wallace |
Ford |
88.018 |
| 8/26/00 |
Rusty Wallace |
Ford |
85.394 |
| 3/25/01 |
Elliott Sadler |
Ford |
86.949 |
| 8/25/01 |
Tony Stewart |
Pontiac |
85.106 |
| 3/24/02 |
Kurt Busch |
Ford |
82.281 |
| 8/24/02 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
77.097 |
| 3/23/03 |
Kurt Busch |
Ford |
76.185 |
| 8/23/03 |
Kurt Busch |
Ford |
77.421 |
| 3/28/04 |
Kurt Busch |
Ford |
82.607 |
| 8/28/04 |
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
88.538 |
| 4/3/05 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
77.496 |
| 8/27/05 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
84.678 |
| 3/26/06 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
79.427 |
| 8/26/06 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
90.025 |
| 3/25/07 |
Kyle Busch |
Chevrolet |
81.969 |
| 8/25/07 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
89.775 |
| 3/16/08 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet |
91.581 |
| 8/23/08 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
91.581 |
| 3/22/09 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
92.139 |
| 8/22/09 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
84.82 |
| 3/21/10 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
79.618 |
| 8/21/10 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
99.071 |
| 3/20/11 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
91.941 |
| 8/27/11 |
Brad Keselowski |
Dodge |
96.753 |
| 3/18/12 |
Brad Keselowski |
Dodge |
93.037 |
| 8/25/12 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
84.402 |
NASCAR Nationwide Series Race Winners
| Date | Winner | Make | Avg. Speed |
|---|
| 3/13/82 |
Phil Parsons |
Pontiac |
80.843 |
| 8/27/82 |
Jack Ingram |
Pontiac |
79.923 |
| 5/21/83 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Oldsmobile |
85.255 |
| 8/26/83 |
Sam Ard |
Oldsmobile |
85.255 |
| 3/31/84 |
No Race - Weather |
N/A |
N/A |
| 8/24/84 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Pontiac |
75.872 |
| 3/30/85 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
74.372 |
| 8/23/85 |
Brett Bodine |
Pontiac |
77.311 |
| 4/5/86 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Buick |
71.511 |
| 8/22/86 |
Brett Bodine |
Oldsmobile |
76.293 |
| 4/11/87 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Buick |
75.032 |
| 8/21/87 |
Larry Pearson |
Chevrolet |
70.609 |
| 4/9/88 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
76.162 |
| 8/26/88 |
Larry Pearson |
Chevrolet |
72.135 |
| 4/10/89 |
Rick Wilson |
Oldsmobile |
85.776 |
| 8/25/89 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
76.309 |
| 4/7/90 |
L.D. Ottinger |
Oldsmobile |
79.936 |
| 8/24/90 |
Rick Mast |
Buick |
85.447 |
| 4/13/91 |
Bobby Labonte |
Oldsmobile |
92.839 |
| 8/23/91 |
Dale Jarrett |
Pontiac |
71.822 |
| 4/4/92 |
Harry Gant |
Buick |
92.929 |
| 8/28/92 |
Todd Bodine |
Buick |
80.635 |
| 4/3/93 |
Michael Waltrip |
Pontiac |
77.911 |
| 8/27/93 |
Todd Bodine |
Chevrolet |
73.014 |
| 4/9/94 |
David Green |
Chevrolet |
81.085 |
| 8/26/94 |
Kenny Wallace |
Ford |
87.616 |
| 4/1/95 |
Steve Grissom |
Chevrolet |
89.664 |
| 8/25/95 |
Steve Grissom |
Chevrolet |
87.234 |
| 3/30/96 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
85.783 |
| 8/23/96 |
Jeff Fuller |
Chevrolet |
74.603 |
| 4/12/97 |
Jeff Burton |
Ford |
74.743 |
| 8/22/97 |
Jimmy Spencer |
Chevrolet |
65.515 |
| 3/29/98 |
Elliott Sadler |
Chevrolet |
75.484 |
| 8/21/98 |
Kevin Lepage |
Chevrolet |
76.887 |
| 4/10/99 |
Jason Keller |
Chevrolet |
73.014 |
| 8/27/99 |
Matt Kenseth |
Chevrolet |
83.761 |
| 3/25/00 |
Sterling Marlin |
Chevrolet |
74.813 |
| 8/25/00 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
88.164 |
| 3/24/01 |
Matt Kenseth |
Chevrolet |
72.103 |
| 8/25/01 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
78.872 |
| 3/23/02 |
Jeff Green |
Chevrolet |
66.093 |
| 8/23/02 |
Jimmy Spencer |
Chevrolet |
83.455 |
| 3/22/03 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
68.304 |
| 8/22/03 |
Michael Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
75.951 |
| 3/27/04 |
Martin Truex, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
78.114 |
| 8/27/04 |
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
64.872 |
| 4/3/05 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
59.534 |
| 8/26/05 |
Ryan Newman |
Dodge |
58.81 |
| 3/25/06 |
Kyle Busch |
Chevrolet |
71.606 |
| 8/25/06 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
64.458 |
| 3/24/07 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
64.038 |
| 8/24/07 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
76.119 |
| 3/15/08 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevrolet |
78.874 |
| 8/22/08 |
Brad Keselowski |
Chevrolet |
93.509 |
| 3/21/09 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
79.717 |
| 8/21/09 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
74.216 |
| 3/20/10 |
Justin Allgaier |
Dodge |
76.609 |
| 8/20/10 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
83.166 |
| 3/19/11 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
85.166 |
| 8/26/11 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
93.218 |
| 3/17/12 |
Elliott Sadler |
Chevrolet |
94.740 |
| 8/24/12 |
Joey Logano |
Toyota |
76.556 |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Winners
| Date | Winner | Make | Avg. Speed |
|---|
| 6/23/95 |
Joe Ruttman |
Ford |
72.408 |
| 6/22/96 |
Rick Carelli |
Chevrolet |
83.992 |
| 6/21/97 |
Ron Hornaday |
Chevrolet |
70.648 |
| 6/20/98 |
Ron Hornaday |
Chevrolet |
80.883 |
| 6/5/99 |
Jack Sprague |
Chevrolet |
75.38 |
| 8/20/03 |
Travis Kvapil |
Chevrolet |
88.813 |
| 8/25/04 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
83.122 |
| 8/24/05 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota |
83.391 |
| 8/23/06 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
72.081 |
| 8/22/07 |
Johnny Benson |
Toyota |
71.331 |
| 8/20/08 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
65.388 |
| 8/19/09 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
85.968 |
| 8/18/10 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
65.945 |
| 8/24/11 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
69.953 |
| 8/22/12 |
Timothy Peters |
Toyota |
79.690 |
NASCAR Whelen Modified Series Race Winners
| Date | Winner | Make | Avg. Speed |
|---|
| 8/19/09 |
Donny Lia |
Dodge |
75.782 |
| 8/18/10 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
101.025 |
| 8/24/11 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
58.369 |
| 8/22/12 |
Ron Silk |
Chevrolet |
62.299 |
| *Events are combination races featuring drivers from both the Whelen Modified Tour and the Whelen Southern Modified Tour. |
