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Brad Keselowski is the most recent winner at Bristol Motor Speedway. At the fourth race of the 2012 season in March, he qualified fifth and led 232 laps en route to his second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at the .533-mile track.

Biffle on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway: “Bristol is always a race everyone looks forward to. The night race is exciting, lots of sparks, under the lights, the stands are packed and it’s kind of just the ambiance of the race and everything is pretty cool. Who knows what to expect there with the repave, or modification to the track surface. Will there be a second grove? How hard is it going to be to pass? What’s the track going to be like? I don’t think anyone knows until we get there.”

NASCAR announced today penalties and fines to the No. 18 team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as a result of rule infractions at Michigan International Speedway.

While there is definitely a new feel to the revamped Bristol Motor Speedway, the iconic track remains firmly rooted in its history. In August of 1978, Cale Yarborough won the first Night Race held at the .533-mile oval. Sparks flew under the lights, from the cars and from some drivers, and the event quickly became one of NASCAR’s crown jewels. This year’s edition of the IRWIN Tools Night Race Aug. 25 will be the 35th running of the event at night.

RAM DRIVER QUOTES “I’m really looking forward to Bristol. I ran the K&N East race at Bristol earlier this year and we did very well. Even though the track is different at least I’ve been on Bristol and I’ve got a pretty good feel of it. I’m working well with the guys already at Brad Keselowski Racing and I think we can do really well. Racing with Brad is definitely going to help because I can talk with him and discuss what our RAM trucks are doing."

As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series return to companion events this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, fans will see a lot of black and yellow cars streaking around the famous half-mile oval. Joey Logano will return to the wheel of the No. 20 Dollar General Toyota this Saturday night in the Sprint Cup Series event at Bristol and will double up by also competing with a Dollar General Toyota in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Bristol on Friday night.

FAST FACTS: TREVOR BAYNE will make his sixth start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2012 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Jason White on Bristol: “Bristol is my favorite track and this GunBroker.com team is going into there with a lot of momentum and confidence. It is great short track racing and a lot of fun. Bristol always draws big crowds and has a tremendous amount of excitement around it, and that just adds to a fantastic atmosphere.”

Carl Edwards on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway: “I haven’t seen the track since they changed it so I’m not exactly sure what to expect. Who knows what will happen. Any time you change a track like that there is no telling. It might make it a completely different race and I guess in the end that is what they are trying to do. I think all of us are hoping for a really good race."

In 134 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing boasts nine wins - seven with Dale Earnhardt, one with Kevin Harvick and one with Jeff Burton - three poles, 32 top-five and 58 top-10 finishes. RCR Chevrolets swept the top three positions in the 2008 Food City 500 when Burton drove to Victory Lane, Harvick finished second and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top three.