After handing the “keys” to Daryl Harr for the two races out West, Danny Efland will return to drive the familiar No. 4 Flex Seal Chevrolet at Bristol Motor Speedway. The car, chassis JDM 008, was raced by teammate Mike Wallace in a number of events last year, and has been recently renumbered and added to the No. 4 fleet.
“After a great showing at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Team Chevy is looking forward to racing at this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is the first short track race of the season, and the action is always exciting at Bristol.
FAS Lane Racing is proud to announce a new three year sponsorship agreement with OXYwater™. The Ultimate Healthy Hydration Beverage will be the Primary Sponsor on the No. 32 FAS Lane Racing Ford for 24 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races this season and continue for the entire 2014 and 2015 seasons.
EGR at Bristol: Since 2001, EGR drivers have accumulated five top-five and 17 top-10 finishes at Bristol Motor Speedway. EGR drivers have led 318 laps at the half-mile oval.
Bobby Labonte has 40 starts at Bristol Motor Speedway with an average start of 21.7 and an average finish of 20.6. The 2000 champion has three top-five, 10 top-10 finishes and has led 60 laps.
Alex Bowman will pilot RAB Racing Chassis No. 44 in Saturday's Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bowman is comfortable in this chassis, having piloted it twice in the past, both at Phoenix International Raceway.
Stenhouse on Bristol: “Bristol lap times are almost the same in both Nationwide and Cup series. We’ve run decent there in the Nationwide series so I feel confident going into this weekend. We will focus on qualifying well because you want to start up near the front."
Vegas Recap... Piquet Jr. and the WORX team had a strong showing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning a hard fought 13th-place finish. After starting in the 11th spot, Piquet Jr. worked inside the top-15 most of the 200-lap event.
Chase Elliott and Jeb Burton have very famous fathers in the NASCAR world. Both youngsters are adamant though, their careers will be made on their own skills, their own hard work.
The NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series are at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend while the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series is at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Hendrick Motorsports has piled up more than twice as many wins as any other organization (11) in the crown jewel event and also leads in top fives (29), top 10s (46) and laps led (1,101).
Funny Car driver Daniel Wilkerson was .042 of a second away from securing his first NHRA win on Sunday in Sonoma and he will have another opportunity for redemption at this weekend’s 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways.
