Roush Fenway Returns to “Thunder Valley”
Roush Fenway Racing heads through the Cumberland Gap to Johnson City, Tenn. this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) returns to Bristol Motor Speedway, a track that has seen a Roush Fenway Ford visit victory lane 18 times across NASCAR’s three major touring series.
Sprint Cup Series
Bristol
Sun. 4/17/16 – 1:00 PM ET
FOX, PRN, Sirius 90
Trevor Bayne, No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion
Greg Biffle, No. 16 Roush Performance Parts Ford Fusion
Ricky Stenhouse Jr, No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion
NASCAR XFINITY Series
Bristol
Sat. 4/16/15 – 12:30 PM ET
FS1, PRN, Sirius 90
Bubba Wallace, No. 6 Ford EcoBoost Ford Mustang
Ryan Reed, No. 16 Lilly/American Diabetes Ford Mustang
Tennessee Love
Roush Fenway has called victory lane at Bristol home in all three of NASCAR’s major divisions, including 11 NSCS wins. In addition, the organization has five wins at Bristol in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) and two wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).
Runner Up
Roush Fenway’s history at Bristol began on April 10, 1988 with the No. 6 NSCS car earning a second-place finish. Since that time, in addition to the organization’s 11 NSCS wins at the track, Roush Fenway Fords have finished second at Bristol on 14 occasions (6 NSCS, 4 NXS, 4 NCWTS), including Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the spring of 2014 (NSCS).
One-Two Punch
Roush Fenway’s most recent victory at Bristol came after sweeping the top two positions in the March 2014 event, with former driver Carl Edwards taking the victory and Stenhouse coming home in second. Edwards led the final 78 laps of the event to earn the victory.
10 Years and Going at “The Last Great Colosseum”
Roush Fenway’s history at Bristol has been that of hot streaks, including trips to Victory Lane in 10 of the last 15 seasons at the famed short track. Roush Fenway swept the track in 2003 and put a NSCS car in Victory Lane at least once in every season from 2002-2008.
Tale of the Tape
Roush Fenway has started 193 NSCS races at Bristol, recording a total of 11 victories, 47 top-five finishes, 81 top-10 finishes, an average finish of 16.0 and has led 3,396 laps.
Thunder Rolls
Roush Fenway has earned five victories, 23 top-five finishes, 36 top-10 finishes and an average finish of 14.4 at Bristol in the XFINITY Series. Former Roush Fenway driver David Ragan earned the organization’s most recent XFINITY victory at the .533-mile short track in the Aug. 2009 event.
Dash-4-Cash
This weekend at Bristol marks the first NASCAR XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash event of the 2016 season. In a twist from past years, this season the race will be broken up into two 50-Lap heat races followed by a 200-Lap main event. The top two NASCAR XFINITY Series regulars from each heat race will be eligible for the $100,000 prize in the 200-Lap main event.
