As Kyle Busch once again dominated and won the Nationwide Series race at Bristol, which let’s be honest it’s not a surprise nor a story, I mean really who cares. But the real story of this Nationwide race happened about 10 minutes before the start of the race itself. After the driver bought the tires for the Bristol race, the driver of the #79 2nd Chance Auto Parts Ford, Jennifer Jo Cobbs was informed by her car owner 10 minutes before the race that she would be “starting and parking” in today’s race. You could only imagine what her reaction was and what she did next was a class act all the way, she walked away and refused to get into the
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Edwards claims Bristol pole
The Roush Fenway Racing Sprint Cup Series brigade helped itself in its attempt to claim team owner Jack Roush’s 18th NASCAR national-level win at Bristol Motor Speedway by claiming both front row starting spots during pole qualifying on Friday afternoon for Sunday’s Jeff Byrd 500 at the track. Carl Edwards claimed the top spot with an average qualifying speed of 128.014 mph, or a lap time of 14.989 seconds. Edwards was the only driver to turn in a sub-15-second lap during Friday’s qualifying session. Starting alongside him on the front row on Sunday will be RFR teammate Greg Biffle, who pulled off a 15.035 second lap at an average speed of 127.622 mph. “Greg motivated me, as I didn’t think he would
Goodyear Tire Issues At Bristol – Tire Company Scrambling For New Tires
Bristol, TN - Goodyear is threatening to ruin another one of NASCAR's biggest weekends. No one can forget the debacle at the Brickyard 400 where drivers needed pit stops every 10-laps to change inadequate tires. Unfortunately, it's happening again. Drivers hit the racetrack Friday morning for practice at Bristol Motor Speedway, and issues with the Goodyear tires were apparent immediately. Nationwide Series driver Elliott Sadler hit the wall early in to his first run of the day due to a blown Goodyear. Sadler will be forced in to a backup car for tomorrows Nationwide Series race, the Scotts EZ Seed 300 (2:00pm). Track officials are worried about the rubber not sticking to the racetrack. The tire Goodyear brought is too