TRG Motorsports taking small steps Mar 27, 2009
David Gilliland talks to his crew chief Slugger Labbe during practice for the Food City 500 last week in Bristol, Tenn. Mary Ann Chastain / AP. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Kyle crosses the line Mar 26, 2009
In a clumsy effort to show he doesn't care that fans booed him mercilessly after his win at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Busch attacked Earnhardt's status as the most visible of all NASCAR athletes. "I haven't really paid attention a whole lot to the souvenir sales and stuff," Busch said. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
RIVALRY?: Busch tosses barbs at Dale Jr. Mar 26, 2009
And his news conference after Sunday's Food City 500 indicated he relishes outperforming Earnhardt, who is struggling early in his second season with Hendrick, despite lagging behind NASCAR's six-time most popular driver in mass appeal. "I haven't really paid attention a whole lot to the souvenir sales," Busch, 23, said. (USA Today -- Sports)
Listen to NASCAR pre-race crew talks Mar 26, 2009
By Leslie CauleyPhoto: Kyle Busch leads the field just after taking the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 auto race in Bristol, Tenn. Sunday, March 22, 2009. (USA Today -- Tech)
SPOT Sponsored NASCAR Driver Robby Gordon Finishes in Top Half at Food City 500 Mar 25, 2009
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This Week in Auto Racing March 27 - 29 Mar 25, 2009
After a dominating performance in last Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch collected his fifth NASCAR national series victory in four straight race weekends. Busch won both the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series events on February 21 at California. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Busch dominates NASCAR race at Bristol Mar 24, 2009
Kyle Busch does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 auto race in Bristol, Tenn ... Kyle Busch does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 auto race in Bristol, Tenn. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Johnson's team finally solves track Mar 23, 2009
BRISTOL, TENN. -- Jimmie Johnson said he and his race team played their own game Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway and that paid off in a third-place finish in the Food City 500. It was the first top-five finish here for Johnson since he ran third in the August race in 2004, but in Johnson's mind the most important thing about how his day went was what it might mean for him in the future at this. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Yates to close Kvapil's team Mar 23, 2009
Kyle Busch won for the 10th time in 41 races at Sunday's Food City 500. BRISTOL, Tenn. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Kyle Busch dominates Bristol Mar 23, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. - Kyle Busch was furious when his pit crew cost him a win at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he angrily ditched his car on the race track and headed to his motorhome on foot. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Auto racing | Pit crew helps Kyle Busch to prevail in Food City 500 Mar 23, 2009
Kyle Busch celebrates in victory lane after the NASCAR Food City 500, a Sprint Cup Series race in Bristol, Tenn ... Busch bounced back with a dominating victory in the Food City 500, leading 378 of 503 laps for his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the year. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Busch holds off Hamlin to win Mar 23, 2009
Driver wins second race of season, edging Gibbs teammate at Food City 500 ... BRISTOL, TENN. -- As Kyle Busch keeps doing remarkable things in race cars, such as dominating Sunday's Food City 500 for his second Sprint Cup victory this season, people keep trying to come up with somebody to compare him to ... Getty Images Photo by Rusty Jarrett - Kyle Busch, who won his second race of the season, celebrates in victory lane after taking the Food City 500. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Busch family photos reveal bond beyond NASCAR Mar 22, 2009
in today's Orlando Sentinel in advance of the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. In reporting this story, she talked with Gaye Busch, who shared some family photographs and stories about her sons' lives in auto racing and. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
A Junior moment? Mar 22, 2009
There could be another "Earnhardt moment" in today's Food City 500 if Earnhardt pulls a victory out of what has so far been an up-and-down weekend. He starts 34th in the No. 88 Chevrolet, but at least part of that has to do with how early he went out in Friday's qualifying. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Martin, 50, is a steady old hand at the wheel Mar 22, 2009
He again proved his skill by winning the pole for today's Food City 500. It will be the second consecutive race Martin starts from the top spot, marking the first time in 20 years he's pulled off back-to-back poles. (Boston Globe)
Martin eyes Bristol turnaround Mar 22, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. - The legends of Bristol Motor Speedway came together for a 35-lap charity race around the Tennessee bullring. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Cup veteran Martin aims for turnaround at Bristol Mar 22, 2009
Driver Mark Martin looks out at the track as he waits in the pit area during practice for the NASCAR Food City 500 auto race in Bristol, Tenn ... TODAY'S SPRINT CUP RACE Food City 500. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Martin makes it two poles in a row Mar 22, 2009
Mark Martin looks at his computer during practice for the Food City 500 in Bristol, Tenn. on Friday. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Sprint Cup: Food City 500 Lineup Mar 22, 2009
Food City 500 Lineup. At Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Kyle Busch has car to beat in Food City 500 Mar 21, 2009
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' next stop is Bristol Motor Speedway's half mile coliseum for the fifth race of the 2009 season, the Food City 500 ... The Food City 500 is one of the most entertaining on the circuit for fans and frustrating for drivers. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Auto Racing | Greg Biffle to sit out with bruised ribs Mar 21, 2009
Biffle said he will be fine to race in Sunday's Food City 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race, but decided to play it safe and sit out today. "You know how easy it is to get in a chain-reaction crash here," Biffle said. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Martin looking to turn around season at Bristol Mar 21, 2009
Earnhardt Jr., Almirola also in the mix for top-15 Food City 500 finishes. Chris Graythen / Getty ImagesAfter weighing his bad luck this year with his past success at Bristol Motor Speedway, Mark Martin is a gamble mid-pack pick at the Food City 500 ... In March 2007, right after the Food City 500, a multimillion-dollar project of removing and replacing the concrete racing surface, asphalt apron, pit road and all the retaining walls around the track was started. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Morning Tipoff Mar 21, 2009
Now 29 High 54 Low 28. LOADING Mar 21, 2009 - 04:06:00 CDT Trivia answer. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Sports calendar Mar 21, 2009
NASCAR Sprint, Food City 500. Channel: 2 Channel: 40. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
AUTO RACING: Martin wins second straight Cup pole Mar 21, 2009
On track: Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. fifth of 36 races. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Martin makes it two in a row with Food City pole Mar 21, 2009
BRISTOL, Tennessee (AP) -- After going eight years without winning a pole, Mark Martin earned his second in a row for NASCAR's Food City 500 on Friday. Martin turned a qualifying lap at Bristol Motor Speedway at 125. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Sports lineup Mar 21, 2009
NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Food City 500 practice, SPEED, 1 p.m.. American Le Mans Series, 12 Hours of Sebring, SPEED, 2 p.m.. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Kurt Busch rides momentum into Bristol Mar 19, 2009
Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, participated in the NASCAR cam video teleconference in advance of this weekend's racing at Bristol, which includes Sunday's Food City 500. Busch heads into Bristol third in the series standings and is coming off a victory at Atlanta. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
NASCAR: Short tracks cast long shadow Mar 19, 2009
Although 30 races come on tracks of a mile or larger, the six short track races, including Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, generally determine the championship contenders in the Chase ... "It's such a hard and physically demanding racetrack," said Jeff Burton, last year's Food City 500 winner. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Auto racing notebook Mar 19, 2009
The race: NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500. The place: Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Auto racing: At the track Mar 19, 2009
com - The Times Herald Record. Thursday, March 19, 2009. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Dominate your baseball draft Mar 19, 2009
(Mar 18)NASCAR Fantasy Cheat Sheet is the definitive fantasy guide for this weekend's Food City 500. (Mar 18)Can Rick Nash lead the Jackets to the playoffs for the first time. (USA Today -- Sports)
Bristol expects fans to buy up corporations' dropped tickets Mar 18, 2009
Last year's Food City 500 was the 52nd consecutive sold-out race at Bristol Motor Speedway, and the fall event was the 53rd ... By Nate Ryan, USA TODAY Even if Bristol Motor Speedway's streak of 53 Sprint Cup sellouts ends with Sunday's Food City 500, there might be more paying fans in the 160,000-seat grandstands than last year. (USA Today -- Sports)
Fantasy NASCAR - Free Mar 18, 2009
Aric Almirola will be making his third Sprint Cup Series start at Bristol Motor Speedway when he takes the green flag in this weekend's Food City 500. He brought home an eighth place finish in his first NSCS start in 2008, which occurred at Bristol Motor Speedway. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
NASCAR team notes Mar 12, 2009
What: Food City 500, fifth of 36 races for NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. Where: Bristol (Tenn. (USA Today -- Sports)
NASCAR drivers say Goodyear has improved tires Mar 12, 2009
Next race: Food City 500, March 22, Bristol, Tenn. On the Net. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Motorsports calendar for the week of March 9, 2009 Mar 9, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup March 22, Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. Nationwide March 21, Turf Builder 300, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
AUTO RACING: Kurt Busch dominates race Mar 9, 2009
Next stop: March 22 -- Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, 2 p.m., Fox (TV coverage begins at 1:30). More sports headlines. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
NASCAR: Older Busch gets to party Mar 9, 2009
Older Busch gets to party 030909 - The Augusta Chronicle. --- Kurt Busch's final lap around Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday was in reverse. (The Augusta Chronicle)
2009 Sprint Cup Series Schedule Feb 13, 2009
March 22: Food City 500 Bristol. March 29: Goody's Cool Orange 500 Martinsville. (Longview Daily News, WA)
