NASCAR Cup Series

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- It took 24 hours to finally settle the results of the night race at Bristol and Kevin Harvick found himself in victory lane as the Sun set over Northeast Tennessee.

The rain clouds disappeared late Sunday afternoon to resume the rain-delayed race at Bristol Motor Speedway, but the dark cloud of bad luck continued to plague Martin Truex Jr.

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUSCH BEER CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER - YOU STARTED 24TH AND CAME BACK TO WIN. TALK TO US ABOUT THAT MOMENT WHEN YOUR FRIEND, BOSS, AND TEAMMATE, TONY STEWART, DID THAT VICTORY BURNOUT WITH YOU “I wanted him to go on a victory lap with me and say goodbye to all the fans one last time here at Bristol."

Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion, battled the elements and the competition to score a 12th-place finish in the rain-postponed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) event at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

RICKY STENHOUSE JR. – No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion – “It wasn’t from a lack of hard work and being lucky a few times. We really wanted to get this Bryan Clauson tribute car in victory lane. It just wasn’t meant to be today."

Camry driver Denny Hamlin (third) was the top-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday’s rain delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway.

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- The night race at Bristol will now be run on a Sunday afternoon.

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- NASCAR reversed course and added more resin to the lower groove at Thunder Valley.

Ryan Blaney and his No. 21 Virginia Tech Ford Fusion led the way for Ford Motor Company in Friday’s Sprint Cup qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway.

GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 EcoBoost Ford Fusion – WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE SPIN IN QUALIFYING? “I was just a little bit too loose. It was gonna be a great lap. It was gonna be a sub-15.00 lap for sure, and I got in the corner really deep and got on the throttle and I didn’t even feel the back move.