Roush Fenway Looks To Turn Up the Heat at “Thunder Valley”
Much is on the line as Roush Fenway rolls into Bristol Motor Speedway looking for its18th NASCAR victory at the half-mile track noted for its intense hot summer night action.
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Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Valvoline Next Gen Ford
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Fastenal Ford
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 NOS Ford
Trevor Bayne, No. 60 “We Back Pat” Ford
And your leader…
With his dramatic come from behind win at Michigan, Greg Biffle reclaimed the Sprint Cup point lead, while teamate Matt Kenseth overcame tire isses to move to second. Biffle currently leads Kenseth by 20 points and has two wins over Kenseth’s one.
By the Numbers
Bristol Motor Speedway ranks in the top five of virtually every category for Roush Fenway Racing in Sprint Cup competition. Roush Fenway’s 10 Cup wins at Bristol are the second most that the organization has at any track and the 11 poles are four more than RFR has at any other track. All in all, Roush Fenway has turned a total of 80,858 laps in Cup action at BMS and over 100,000 in NASCAR competition.
100,000 Laps and Counting
Roush Fenway turned its 100,000 laps of NSCAR action at Bristol in the spring. The team has completed over 50,000 miles of racing, while leading over 4,800 laps in 259 starts in 25 years of NASCAR action at Bristol.
Winning Bristol Style
Roush Fenway has won in all three of NASCAR’s major divisions at BMS, including 10 wins in the Cup Series. In addition, Roush Fenway has five wins at Bristol in the Nationwide Series. Overall Roush Fenway has won at Bristol 17 times in NASCAR competition, with six different drivers.
King of the Road
Carl Edwards is one of only three drivers in NASCAR history to have won in all three of NASCAR’s major divisions at Bristol. Mark Martin accomplished the feat as well, with each of his wins coming in a Roush Fenway entry. Edwards is one of only four drivers to accomplish the career sweep at any NASCAR track.
Runner Up
Roush Fenway’s history at BMS began on April 10, 1988 with the No. 6 Cup car almost winning Roush Fenway’s first race at the track and finishing second. Since that time, in addition to the organization’s 10 Cup wins at the track, Roush Fenway cars have finished second at BMS on 13 occasions (5 Cup, 4 NNS, 4 truck), including Edwards last spring (Cup). RFR has finished top two in Bristol 30 times in the past 24 seasons.
Hot Streaks
Roush Fenway’s history at Bristol has been that of hot streaks. Roush Fenway swept the track in 2003 and put a Cup car in victory lane at Bristol at least once in every season from 2002-2008. In addition, Roush Fenway has sent an entry to victory lane at Bristol in nine of the last 11 years.
Ready to Rumble?
Carl Edwards is currently on the outside looking in on the Chase, but a victory at Bristol – where he boasts two career Cup wins, would place him back in the Chase field with only two races remaining until the cutoff at Richmond.
RFR Bristol Wins
1993-2 Martin Cup
1998-2 Martin Cup
2002-1 Busch Cup
2003-1 Busch Cup
2003-2 Busch Cup
2004-1 Busch Cup
2005-2 Kenseth Cup
2006-2 Kenseth Cup
2007-2 Edwards Cup
2008-2 Edwards Cup
1996-1 Martin NNS
1997-1 Burton NNS
2006-2 Kenseth NNS
2007-1 Edwards NNS
2009-2 Ragan NNS
2004 Edwards Truck
2006 Martin Truck
Roush Fenway at Bristol
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led AvSt AvFn Miles
CUP 172 10 44 74 11 80858 3082 18 16 43096.9
NNS 64 5 21 29 3 15526 1470 12.5 14.4 8275.2
TRUCK 23 2 4 9 3 4097 318 12.6 14.5 2183.6
259 17 69 112 17 100481 4870 14.4 15.0 53555.7
