Brad Keselowski7. I was trying to beat them out and ultimately got snapped speeding. $50.00 + $11.45 shipping. I was racing cars that I didnt think Id be racing, cars that in the past you would pass with ease. Lap 363, Quin Houff loses a tire and the caution is out. Christopher Bell30. Its hard to pass., Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Finished 8th: It was kind of a crazy day. Corey LaJoie27. Today is not one of those. Noah Gragson, driver of the No. ((3-29-2021) #51-Martin Truex Jr. won the Pinty's Dirt Truck Race NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway Monday afternoon in dominating fashion. I was trying to beat them out and ultimately got snapped speeding. That would stress his repaired leg. 5 to go in stage one, Larson has caught the bumper of Hamlin in the battle for the lead. Christopher Bell; 9. Atlanta and Darlington will both see an additional race this season, with the second swing through Darlington serving as the playoff opener on Sunday, Sept. 5. NASCAR's upcoming playoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee is sold out and could . Justin Haley37. Our No. Kevin Harvick; 7. View Bristol results for the NASCAR Cup Series below. I felt like a Stewart-Haas car probably should have won the race, and we just couldnt catch the breaks we needed there at the end, but, overall, a great day. Green, Larson is clear into turn one as Hamlin takes 2nd. A couple of other cars snuck on our inside and we lost the top 10. Martin Truex Jr. Truex wrestled with an ill-handling race car much of the day but rebounded to finish third, his first top-five run of what has been a frustrating season. Cars that I was lapping 10 laps before, we caught a caution, and I couldnt pass them for second. ET, when the 2023 NASCAR at Martinsville starting . Kyle Busch; 6. The 0.533-mile oval is set to host a playoff elimination race with only 12 of the 16 drivers advancing out of this event. Paul was able to give me what I needed to get towards the front. Was able to stay out and get a lucky caution there during a green flag cycle. Green, Elliott leads Larson off turn two. The problem is when you can downshift and things like that, these cars have so much forward drive and obviously not a lot of power coming off the corner, so everybody is kind of the same speed. In 2021, the dirt race at Bristol proved to be a historic moment in the sport's long existence. Matt DiBenedetto11. Tyler Reddick; 10. I just needed to stay in the lead. You didnt want to smash them out of the way, but it was really hard to move around., Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Cup drivers say more changes are needed to improve short track racing, Winners and losers at Martinsville Speedway, Chase Elliott battles to 10th-place finish in return, What drivers said at Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR started the trucks on wet weather tires, Elliott returned to racing six weeks after he broke his left tibia, MORE: Martinsville Cup results, driver points. I feel like Cliff (Daniels) and everybody did a great job all day on pit road making the right calls, having great pit stops, and then it all kind of worked out for me there at the end. I thought we were arguably the best car the first part of the race and then we got a little bit behind as the track changed and the car changed a little bit. If thats the case and this is the engine that weve got, we have to work with Goodyear on coming up with some sort of a tire that is better than what weve got.. Advertisement. Black flag for Almirola as smoke trails his machine. I was teared up the whole last lap. Lap 308, Blaney runs wide and Harvick clears him on the inside. It was very questionable as to how the heavy Cup Series cars would take to an artificial dirt track. So its a complicated question. It was like that all day. You got 30-something cars out there that run within a tenth (of a second), Logano told NBC Sports after the race. Those tires were on for about 30 laps and in that period, lap times slowed significantly through the run. It notes green flag passes. The playoff finale will take place in Phoenix for the second-straight year. Larson works to his inside and pins him behind the lap car, Larson to the lead. Its a long-term decision for the engine companies to do that.. All four of its drivers advanced in the playoffs after Alex Bowman and William Byron were both in danger of elimination at Bristol, the third and final race of the first round when NASCAR cuts. It wasnt an easy day for Elliott. Ready To Ship. Harvick returns to the lead. Drivers brake with their left foot. Toll Free: 877-210-5629 Email: info@RaceAway.com Our No. 5 min read. Rarely does the car that dominates or the best car win, simply because you cant control the race when you need to at least we couldnt. Reviewing the Bristol Night Race and Bahrain Grand Prix. He turns himself into the outside wall. Follow your favorite team and driver's progress with daily updates ET today. 44 truck for the new Bristol dirt race. Ryan Blaney; 6. Chastain also looks at the tire as a key to impact the racing. Of those three, only one came with the top two drivers on the same tire strategy when Hamlin passed Chase Briscoe for the lead on Lap 257. Were in a box with these engines, and NASCARs leadership wants us (with these) engines, they keep lowering horsepower, which makes us have to shift, Hamlin told NBC Sports after the race. We went down a lap twice, two times. He was 22nd on a restart at Lap 355 and worked his way up to 10th, getting past Austin Dillon on Lap 394 to reach the top 10. They felt like if we stayed out, our lap times would come back around and wed be able to hang on. Lap 84, Larson has caught the bumper of Elliott. 47 Kroger/Tree Top Camaro was just a little tight in the center all day. Drew made some great adjustments, and I thought we were arguably the best car. Reviewing the Bristol Night Race and Bahrain Grand Prix Reviewing the Bristol Night Race and Bahrain Grand Prix. Like I said, I thought it was a little bit better, but it needs to be a lot more better., Aric Almirola Finished 6th: Its crazy that Martinsville is a track position race. Coming into the schedule are races at Circuit of the Americas, Road America and Nashville. One thing that you need to realize is that all these engine companies have ordered parts and pieces for really the remainder of 2023, and to start to change that architecture around, it gets very, very complicated very quickly. Joey Logano won the first race on dirt and Kyle Busch won the race last season. Ryan Blaney; 8. If thats the case and this is the engine that weve got, we have to work with Goodyear on coming up with some sort of a tire that is better than what weve got.. With 35 laps to go, Elliott and Harvick were racing for the lead when they made contact that cut Elliott's left front tire. I personally do not disagree with you that more power would be something to take a look at some day. William Byron; 8. Were in a box with these engines, and NASCARs leadership wants us (with these) engines, they keep lowering horsepower, which makes us have to shift, Hamlin told NBC Sports after the race. It seemed like tires it took them 50-60 laps for them to fall off even if you had older tires. Chastain took the lead on Lap 136 by staying out when the rest of the field pitted. Free shipping. I thought as a company we had a really good day. What comes first? Got us a top 10 out of our first day back, so thats definitely something to not be too bummed about. Race stage lengths announced for 2021 NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway Monday, January 25, 2021 NASCAR officials announced the stage lengths for all three of its major touring series today, including each of the 2021 races scheduled at Bristol Motor Speedway. He only had six career Cup wins prior to 2021. (since 2021) Race Type Starts Wins 2nds 3rds; Flat Turf: 22: 2: 3: 1: Total: 22: 2: 3: 1: Racing News. So this is an extremely special win for me. Top 10 is nothing to be too upset about, Elliott said after the 400-lap race at the historic half-mile track. That is a 47.9% decrease in positions gained per green flag lap from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. Green, Larson leads into turn one with Elliott all over his bumper. Drivers brake with their left foot. Lap 237, Hamlin leans on the rear bumper of Larson in the battle for the lead. We'll be happy to assist you! You got 30-something cars out there that run within a tenth (of a second), Logano told NBC Sports after the race. Harvick sloves Larson into turn one. Picture Information. They run nose to tail around the top. We will just keep on digging., Chase Elliott Finished 10th: It was about what I expected, so thats a good thing. I feel like every time theres a test available, I get put on that list to test here because I struggle. The Morning Warmup March 24, 2021 (Photo: Chris Graythen / Getty Images via NASCAR) NASCAR's virtual tour is back. Yeah, I thought it was five to 10 percent better even though theres still a really long way to go. It was warm. This place has been so tough on me. Joey Logano held off Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Denny Hamlin in overtime to win the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Monday.. Logano took control in the middle stage, claiming a Stage . Elliott returned to racing six weeks after he broke his left tibia in a snowboarding accident and finished 10th. 47 Kroger/Tree Top Camaro was just a little tight in the center all day. So I dont know if were ever going to fix this until we put more horsepower on the cars or build a tire that somehow falls off. Aric Almirola19. The model is also targeting one other driver with 2021 Bristol Night Race odds of 15-1 or longer to make a serious run at winning it all. Harvick takes over the lead. 2018 #22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Champion 1/24 Action NASCAR Diecast ARC. If there was still a chance for horsepower changes for 2024, Andrews said: That decision needs to be made now. He has been outside the top 20 in his last three races, but this is the perfect time . All four cars were really competitive. At one point in the race I would have been just happy to finish on a lead lap. All-in-all, a good day for this RCR team. Click here to exit the well. Its a long-term decision for the engine companies to do that.. Sunday's race was postponed to Monday due to rain. News: The NASCAR Truck Series will race at Knoxville Raceway in 2021, according to a copy of the 22-race schedule obtained by @TheAthleticAUTO. Dominates on Bristol Dirt: In defiance of conventional wisdom, it wasn't an experienced dirt racer who won Monday's twice-rain-delayed Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR started the trucks on wet weather tires, marking the first time wet weather tires had been used on an oval for a national series race. Theres a couple of ways to look at how challenging passing was. What drivers said at Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway: Kyle Larson Winner: Just huge congratulations to this whole 5 team and Hendrick Motorsports. Denny Hamlin also lobbied for more horsepower after finishing fourth. Kevin Harvick3. Its the biggest thing just like Richmond. Watch more Sweet Mfg Race of the Week: https://bit.ly/3L6VzkROur Race of the Week presented by Sweet Manufacturing brings us to Attica Raceway Park, where th. Bristol Motor Speedway will play host to that dirt race on its ovalMarch 28. NASCAR Bristol dirt race: Tyler Reddick stays out, wins Stage 2 ahead of Austin Dillon; 2021 winner Joey Logano out NASCAR's most unique race of the season takes place Easter night Read full article It means a lot to me, but I think more importantly, it means a lot to the whole Hendrick family and Hendrick Motorsports family. Kyle Busch22. He was 22nd on a restart at Lap 355 and worked his way up to 10th, getting past Austin Dillon on Lap 394 to reach the top 10. Since opening in 1961, the .533 mile short track has become become home to one of the biggest NASCAR races of the year. Among a number of other changes detailed below, NASCAR has removed Chicagoland and Kentucky from the tracks it'll race on in 2021. In 2021, Larson joined Niece Motorsports to drive the No. The caution is out. Fortunately, my knee is in a pretty nice position in the car with a little bend in it. There are eight scoring loops at Martinsville Speedway. Bristol Motor Speedway is allowed to sell approximately 30,000 tickets for the Sept. 19 race . Denny Hamlin wins stage at Bristol Motor Speedway! Legacy Motor Club Noah Gragson finished 30th and was followed one spot behind by teammate Erik Jones. I dont know that the France family really wants us running big horsepower anymore. Truex delivered a dominating . All-in-all, it was an okay day. Yeah, very soon. That ultimately cost us the track position. The normal concrete racing surface at Bristol was covered with 2,300 truckloads of red clay, reducing the banking from 28 to 19 degrees . We want to get better. Its the biggest thing just like Richmond. Just having him a part of the debrief after practice and qualifying again was nice, Larson said. I pride myself on not making mistakes, so that was pretty brutal there, but, like Ive said, we have a fast race car and really felt like we could have probably swept the stages and ran top three or top five. The November 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 5.7 positions change per green flag lap. Legacy Motor Club Noah Gragson finished 30th and was followed one spot behind by teammate Erik Jones. Until we get lap-time variation, Im going to keep harping and keeping saying it over and over and over. Theres not much fall-off. The blue dot on the GPS won't help you here. BRISTOL - April 8, 2023 - Anthony Holbrook. Hamlin moves to the outside but he cant complete the pass. We win and lose as a team. But thanks to Cliff Daniels and everybody for making me feel like I know what Im doing sometimes around here. Denny Hamlin; 2. You didnt want to smash them out of the way, but it was really hard to move around., Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Cup drivers say more changes are needed to improve short track racing, Winners and losers at Martinsville Speedway, Chase Elliott battles to 10th-place finish in return, What drivers said at Martinsville Speedway, Kyle Larson picked up his first career win at Bristol Motor Speedway, Tyler Reddick, Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch and Michael McDowell were eliminated, NASCAR started the trucks on wet weather tires, Elliott returned to racing six weeks after he broke his left tibia, MORE: Martinsville Cup results, driver points. BJ McLeod38. Well keep battling., Ryan Preece Finished 15th: I sped off pit road, I guess. Today is not one of those. Lap 6, Truex can;t hold it on the bottom. Well go on to next week and hopefully we can continue this speed and this momentum as a company. Chase Elliott Elliott didnt count on a top-10 finish entering the race, his first back since suffering a broken leg. William Byron4. BRISTOL, Tenn. (Nov. 19, 2020) - The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will join the dirt racing fun at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2021 it was announced today by track and NASCAR officials.. Larson closes right to the bumper of Harvick in the battle for the win. He goes two laps down and hes only +2 on the playoff cutline as it is. Next Gen racing is all about strategy, execution on pit road thats who wins. Ill take blame for that. Lap 398, Hamlin dives inside of Larson. It was like that all day. That was the only way he was going to go by me was he was going to have to get physical. Everyone on the No. Ross Chastain15. Chase Elliott; 4. One thing that you need to realize is that all these engine companies have ordered parts and pieces for really the remainder of 2023, and to start to change that architecture around, it gets very, very complicated very quickly. It was really hard to pass. We didnt have the best race cars today, and he and (crew chief Alan Gustafson) fought all day long together.. All-in-all, it was an okay day. He is among those who want changes to the tires. I couldnt do that. I never ever would have thought that I would win here at Martinsville. ET Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Race . 189 likes, 2 comments - The Die-Cast News (@thediecastnews) on Instagram: "William Byron's 2021 Liberty University "iRacing Bristol Dirt Race Win" Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE . Ross Chastain; 3. Thats part of it, and you just move on. Dirty air against the pack. Lap 56, Larson cant hold it on the bottom. Its about being able to lean on that outside of the tire and not have it slip like its on ice. Ryan Preece started on the pole and led the first 135 laps until a pit road speeding penalty put him at the back of the field and he never recovered, finishing 15th. Thats just what weve got., Chase Briscoe Finished 5th: It would have been more of a statement if we won the race, obviously. Both were two laps down. We finally got it going there at the end, and I was able to make some passes and do things that I didnt really think Id be capable of doing, or at least of us fixing it to that degree here at the race track. I was calling that tire in the restart zone for three laps Im like, Call it, this is our chance. We capitalized. The green flag drops at 3 p.m. The qualifying race lineups for Sunday's inaugural Food City Dirt Race (3:30 p.m. I think theyll have a tire that will better suit what were trying to do.. Product ID: 4276061. Advertisement. Cars that I was lapping 10 laps before, we caught a caution, and I couldnt pass them for second. We struggled every run but the last one, Elliott said. Larson started 28th after the heat races were cancelled due to rain and finished 35th. Obviously that was a tough race on him, tough race on any driver. At the time, I thought that was gonna be OK with the amount of laps we still had to go, but track position was obviously super important. Bristol Motor Speedway T-Shirts. RESULTS: Where everybody finished at Bristol. In 2023, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals WILL HAVE A NEW DATE of June 9-11 for fans of all ages! The start times, TV channels, radio stations and more information will be added when the schedule is released by NASCAR. We finally got it going there at the end, and I was able to make some passes and do things that I didnt really think Id be capable of doing, or at least of us fixing it to that degree here at the race track. Bristol Menu: NASCARTV Schedule|Entries|ARCA Practice|ARCA Race|Truck Lineup|Truck Race|Xfinity Lineup|Xfinity Race|Cup Lineup| Cup Race, Martin Truex Jr and Denny Hamlin line up on the front row. We made a great strategy call at the end to get positions back. Thats something that as a company we needed to go and run up front. A look at winners and losers from Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway: Kyle Larson Larson took advantage of a late-race caution flag and excellent pit strategy to score a convincing four-second victory, his second win of the year. We were trapped a lap down for a while, but this team never gave up. The November 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 5.7 positions change per green flag lap. We made it a little bit better. The green flag drops at 4:18PM. The Bristol race is the seventh race of the NASCAR Cup Series 2021 season, and Fox has been the channel for all seven races. You cant make mistakes. We had a really fast race car, so once we got in the back it was so hard to do anything, so thats on me. Extensive collaboration between NASCAR, the race tracks, race teams and our broadcast partners allowed NASCAR to create what promises to be an exciting 2021 schedule of races.. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Still, there was evidence of how tough it was to pass. Like I said, overall, it feels like a win considering how the day went so far., Martin Truex Jr. Finished 3rd: We had kind of a crazy day with the Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry TRD, but really just got a little bit lucky there getting back on the lead lap mid-race and kept working on our car. That is a 15.9% decrease in green flag passes from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. All four cars were really competitive. Were going to have track position racing, single-file, follow-the-leader, nobody can pass.. FORECAST: Weather Undergrounds forecast calls for isolated thunderstorms, a high of 74 degrees, and a 15% chance of rain around the start of the race. Was able to stay out and get a lucky caution there during a green flag cycle. Chase Briscoe Briscoe finished fifth, leading a career-high 109 laps. Yeah, I thought it was five to 10 percent better even though theres still a really long way to go. Sundays Cup race at Martinsville Speedway left questions about what NASCAR could do to change the racing and how soon it could happen. Green flag on stage two, Larson is clear into turn one as Hamlin spins the tires on the inside. Like I said, I thought it was a little bit better, but it needs to be a lot more better., Aric Almirola Finished 6th: Its crazy that Martinsville is a track position race. NASCAR 2021 JOEY LOGANO #22 BRISTOL DIRT RACE WIN SHELL PENNZOIL 1/24 CAR. Questions? It was pretty good, honestly. Elliott said of his leg. Thats just what weve got., Chase Briscoe Finished 5th: It would have been more of a statement if we won the race, obviously. Our war room back at the shop said we should stay out there. All four cars were in contention. Bristol Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Larson was already locked into the next round based on points prior. Ryan Blaney5. Also, such passes can be recorded at any of the scoring loops on the track as opposed to only the start/finish line. Thats part of it, and you just move on. A lot of those guys we had lapped already in the race and its just so hard to pass that you give those guys track position and you start behind them on the same tires. It was pretty bad. At the time, I thought that was gonna be OK with the amount of laps we still had to go, but track position was obviously super important. After being rumored for weeks, NASCAR's Wednesday schedule release made the dirt race official. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) in the NASCAR Cup Series were determined Thursday via a random draw,. After being rumored for weeks, NASCAR's Wednesday schedule release madethe dirt race official. Top 2023 Bristol Dirt Race predictions. He passes Harvick to make it just two laps and rubs him in frustration. I didnt have a fighting chance there. To hear that means a lot. There are eight scoring loops at Martinsville Speedway. Both were two laps down. That race had 634 position changes in 97 more green flag laps of racing than Sundays event. The Cup stars of today racing their modern-day stock cars on a dirt surface meant a return to the . NASCAR schedule 2021: Bristol dirt race, road courses headline Cup Series changes for next season. The August race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be shifted to that track's road course, as well. Im 95 percent sure I was good. Cars that I was just lapping 10 laps prior I couldnt pass them. William Byron finished third, erasing an 18-point deficit below the cutline entering Saturday to make the Round of 12. Coliseum will be open invitiational for all Cup teams, Friday 5: Schedule change part of NASCARs broader makeover. Chastain took the lead on Lap 136 by staying out when the rest of the field pitted. Bristol Motor Speedway will play host to that dirt race on its oval March 28. Kyle Larson will be on the pole when the green flag drops at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday night for the Food City Dirt Race, but it doesn't mean he's ecstatic about participating in the event. Only position changes that take place at the start/finish line are counted. The November 2020 race had 4.6 such changes per green flag lap. Kurt Busch20. We finally got it going there at the end, and I was able to make some passes and do things that I didnt really think Id be capable of doing, or at least of us fixing it to that degree here at the race track. 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