Ive been sitting on the couch for six weeks, so I think that probably hurt me more than anything., Elliott said the main issue with his leg after the race was it being super stiff. Hamlin moves to the outside but he cant complete the pass. I didnt think we could (speed in his pit box), to be honest with you, but I guess its my job to know that. If there was still a chance for horsepower changes for 2024, Andrews said: That decision needs to be made now. Larson, who had already advanced to the Round of 12 in the playoffs prior to Saturday, earned his sixth win this season. He wiggles and Elliott works inside to take over the race lead. Asked by NBC Sports about increasing horsepower, Andrews said: When you start to make changes to that, it requires changes to a lot of parts and pieces. NASCAR's upcoming playoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee is sold out and could . RESULTS: Where everybody finished at Bristol. Harvick is rolling the top and coming to the front as Elliott rolls the inside lane. This place has been so tough on me. 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 - Food City Dirt Race SUNDAY, MARCH 28TH 2021 | 3:30 PM ET Weekend Schedule Tickets Follow Live The Food City Dirt Race marks the 121st Cup race hosted by Bristol Motor Speedway. The leader works heavy lap traffic. 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. Bristol Motor Speedway will play host to that dirt race on its oval March 28. This win here today means a lot for everybody and, too, Hendrick Motorsports as well with everything that theyve everything that this kind of racetrack and trip means to them., Joey Logano Finished 2nd: Solid recovery for what the start of the race looked like. Lap 308, Blaney runs wide and Harvick clears him on the inside. Bristol Motor Speedway T-Shirts. Those tires were on for about 30 laps and in that period, lap times slowed significantly through the run. Since Sundays race had 400 laps and most Martinsville races have 500 laps, another way to compare races is to look at the average number of position changes per lap. We need to be better, but overall, proud of our McDonalds Toyota Camry group. 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. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevy team worked hard all day, and a 12th-place finish is pretty good considering how loose our Chevy was throughout the race and some of the strategy that played out. BJ McLeod38. Because depending on the parts and pieces, some things, as I said, are easily six months to a year out from a planning perspective. Aric Almirola19. Hamlin leads the field to the pit lane. Its not like you have to have it super straight, so that was good.. News: The NASCAR Truck Series will race at Knoxville Raceway in 2021, according to a copy of the 22-race schedule obtained by @TheAthleticAUTO. That was the best my car had been, I think, being able to get out front and manage. We were just so loose all day long, and then finally at the end we got it a whole lot better. We had pitted and we had to take the wave-around, and we ended up at the very back. Corey LaJoie27. Elliott switches his line, takes the top away and Harvick dives to the bottom. Bristol also made a bold change this year by converting its facility into a dirt race as part of radical changes to the 2021 schedule. NASCAR has added new road-course races at both Circuit of the Americas (May 23) in Austin, Texas, and at Road America (July 4) in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Theyre almost the same. I wish one of us would have won the race, but youll have that. That leaves nine remaining Round of 12 spots to be decided Saturday. Among a number of other changes detailed below, NASCAR has removed Chicagoland and Kentucky from the tracks it'll race on in 2021. The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Martinsville Speedway for its ninth race of the season, the 2023 NOCO 400 on Sunday. Alfredo bounces off the wall and collects BJ McLeod along with Justin Haley. It seemed like tires it took them 50-60 laps for them to fall off even if you had older tires. Kevin Harvick3. Green flag on stage two, Larson is clear into turn one as Hamlin spins the tires on the inside. Check out the latest 2022 NASCAR at Bristol odds below, then visit SportsLine now to see the full projected 2022 Food City Dirt Race leaderboard, all from the model that correctly predicted. We didnt have the best race cars today, and he and (crew chief Alan Gustafson) fought all day long together.. Bristol Motor Speedway is allowed to sell approximately 30,000 tickets for the Sept. 19 race . 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. What comes first? Host the bus to the race track and assist with race day arrangements. Ryan Blaney5. But our NAPA Chevy, we struggled every run but the last one. Denny Hamlin; 2. That race had 634 position changes in 97 more green flag laps of racing than Sundays event. Yeah, very soon. 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. Elliott went to the pits and lost several laps. The August race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be shifted to that track's road course, as well. The question entering this race was how Elliott would feel after the event. Logano was lapped again at Lap 275 and didnt climb into the top 15 until a green-flag pit cycle on Lap 292 of the 400-lap event as others ahead of him pitted. Advertisement. Men's Charcoal 2021 Bristol Motor Speedway Food City Dirt Race Two-Sided T-Shirt. Its unfortunate. It notes green flag passes. Among a number of. Im 95 percent sure I was good. Christopher Bell; 9. Including start time, starting lineup, and TV channel for this weekend's 2022 Food City Dirt Race. Larson has the lane wide open on the top. Right now, if you try to pivot or make the core do something you want it to do, it just cant take it.. 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. Bristol Motor Speedway seats 160,000 and is the fourth largest sports venue in America. Green, Larson is clear into turn one as Hamlin takes 2nd. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevy team worked hard all day, and a 12th-place finish is pretty good considering how loose our Chevy was throughout the race and some of the strategy that played out. You cant make mistakes. The green flag drops at 4:18PM. Drew made some great adjustments, and I thought we were arguably the best car. 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. The 12 remaining playoff drivers will have their points reset to a base of 3,000 points, plus any playoff points they have earned during the regular season and first playoff round. Tyler Reddick, Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch and Michael McDowell were eliminated from the playoffs after Saturdays race. The November 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 5.7 positions change per green flag lap. Even prior to his catastrophic run-in with Ryan Preece that rendered his Chevrolet Camaro incapable of continuing on at the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, 2021 Cup Series champion . Fall 2020 was good, spring 2021 dirt race sucked, fall 2021 concrete was awesome, spring 2022 dirt race sucked, last fall was meh cuz the package, concrete better Theres just not enough speed difference in the cars. Larson, who had already advanced to the Round of 12 in the playoffs prior to Saturday, earned his sixth win this season. Lap 388, Quin Houff cuts a tire and slams the wall. I like to charge the center. We just couldnt get the car to rotate through the center of the corner. 50 to go, Harvick remains all over the bumper of Elliott in the battle for the lead. Larson closes right to the bumper of Harvick in the battle for the win. Harrison Burton Burton caused the first on-track caution with a spin and finished 29th, two laps down. But thanks to Cliff Daniels and everybody for making me feel like I know what Im doing sometimes around here. I never ever would have thought that I would win here at Martinsville. Paul was able to give me what I needed to get towards the front. Chase Briscoe; 4. He drove away from me so quick, but he was pretty patient. If somebody was asking for my opinion and was willing to let me come to a short track and test the tire, Id tell them its not always about softer tires, Preece told NBC Sports. 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.. You saw the 41 (Ryan Preece) dominate the race, and then he got caught and went to the back and that was it. We made a great strategy call at the end to get positions back. Martinsville winner Kyle Larson was glad to have Elliott back this weekend. Larson started 28th after the heat races were cancelled due to rain and finished 35th. But he got a 10th, running particularly well in the final stage. Sundays Cup race at Martinsville Speedway left questions about what NASCAR could do to change the racing and how soon it could happen. 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. Answer questions about your NASCAR race tour experience. ET today. We'll be happy to assist you! Elliott and Harvick run three wide through lap traffic. I could set them up, but I couldnt get the throttle down. And then, like I said, when you can win at a place like this, it is definitely up there. Lap 145, Hamlin runs the top to build momentum. Thats a long-term decision for sure.. Denny Hamlin (5/2) - Denny Hamlin is listed as a 5/2 betting choice. Legacy Motor Club Noah Gragson finished 30th and was followed one spot behind by teammate Erik Jones. We need to be better, but overall, proud of our McDonalds Toyota Camry group. 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. Advertisement. We went through that green flag pit sequence and then a caution comes out for a wheel and gives a lot of those guys just a free gift that stayed out. I was teared up the whole last lap. Thats twice as many positions that changed than last falls race at Martinsville. Our No. Its very difficult. Denny Hamlin; 3. ET, when the 2023 NASCAR at Martinsville starting . Got us a top 10 out of our first day back, so thats definitely something to not be too bummed about. Yeah, I thought it was five to 10 percent better even though theres still a really long way to go. 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. I think he challenges himself, but he challenges us all drivers and crew chiefs and engineers to think more differently.. Hamlin follows him through on the outside to take 2nd away. 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. We just needed track position. Chris Buescher24. Here is everything you need to know to get ready for Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway: START TIME: 7:30 p.m. Today is not one of those. We were trapped a lap down for a while, but this team never gave up. Hamlin has a flat right front into turn one. Relive all the action from the 2021 Bristol Dirt Race, including big accidents that took out dirt-ringers Kyle Laron and Christopher Bell, and NASCAR gets ye. And Paul (Wolfe) did a good job of getting some good changes to the Verizon Mustang to where it got competitive. It was like that all day. The starting lineup for Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series playoff elimination race at Bristol Motor Speedway was set by applying the statistical formula NASCAR is using for the majority of Cup races. We had pitted and we had to take the wave-around, and we ended up at the very back. Because depending on the parts and pieces, some things, as I said, are easily six months to a year out from a planning perspective. Only position changes that take place at the start/finish line are counted. Logano, the reigning series champion, started at the back of the field because of an unapproved adjustment before the race. Joey Logano finished second despite having an average running position of 21.0 the worst average running position for a runner-up finisher in a Cup race since at least 2008, according to Racing Insights. That is a 15.9% decrease in green flag passes from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. Well keep battling., Ryan Preece Finished 15th: I sped off pit road, I guess. It means a lot to me, but I think more importantly, it means a lot to the whole Hendrick family and Hendrick Motorsports family. Our war room back at the shop said we should stay out there. Its a lot easier to say you should have stayed out, but we didnt. We just couldnt get the car to rotate through the center of the corner. It also sees value in a massive triple-digit long shot. Our Chevy was really loose in traffic with the nose down. We will just keep on digging., Chase Elliott Finished 10th: It was about what I expected, so thats a good thing. Just does not suit my driving style at all. That race had 634 position changes in 97 more green flag laps of racing than Sundays event. He started 24th and did not climb inside the top 20 until Lap 258 when he moved up to 19th. Brad Keselowski takes over 2nd. The NASCAR 2021 schedule release will surely get racing fanstalking there are more road races, two regular tracks gone fromthe schedule entirely and. BRISTOL - April 8, 2023 - Anthony Holbrook. The April 2021 Martinsville race had an average of 4.5 positions changing per green flag lap. Only position changes that take place at the start/finish line are counted. Daniel Suarez is also caught in it as Wallace drives into his rear bumper. Truex, winner last week at Richmond, starts on pole position. He tires had been on for 50 more laps than the field. I wish we turned a page there with the package. Kevin Harvick; 7. 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. Will past Cup champions fall in playoff eliminator at Bristol? 500 laps of short track racing are up next. STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 125. The first race on the [] 44 truck for the new Bristol dirt race. We were just as good as anybody, but its really tough. Bristol Motor Speedway will play host to that dirt race on its ovalMarch 28. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Green, Allgaier is clear into turn one. 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. They slice through lap traffic in sync. By Aaron Bearden The Podium: Today's Top Three Stories P1: eNASCAR race day at virtual Bristol arrives, Hill missing from entry list (eNASCAR) We got better and better, and then we caught that caution. Chicagoland and Kentucky have both been removed from the schedule - this is the first schedule release with tracks removed since 2005, when Rockingham was left off the slate. We pitted, which put us towards the end of the lead lap cars. It was warm. Thats something that as a company we needed to go and run up front. 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 inside the car we were maybe slipping and sliding around maybe 10 percent more. The March 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 7.1 positions change per green flag lap. They felt like if we stayed out, our lap times would come back around and wed be able to hang on. It's been 50 years since the NASCAR Cup Series has raced on the dirt. This place has been so tough on me. Thats just what weve got., Chase Briscoe Finished 5th: It would have been more of a statement if we won the race, obviously. Obviously that was a tough race on him, tough race on any driver. Drivers brake with their left foot. Kyle Busch22. 88 to go, Larson gets loose and Elliott works to his inside. Bubba Wallace17. Got us a top 10 out of our first day back, so thats definitely something to not be too bummed about. It means a lot to me, but I think more importantly, it means a lot to the whole Hendrick family and Hendrick Motorsports family. We had a great car. Still, there was evidence of how tough it was to pass. Andrews used to oversee the Hendrick engine program. 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