I wish we turned a page there with the package. 5 min read. They felt like if we stayed out, our lap times would come back around and wed be able to hang on. That leaves nine remaining Round of 12 spots to be decided Saturday. Chase Elliott Elliott didnt count on a top-10 finish entering the race, his first back since suffering a broken leg. That was the best my car had been, I think, being able to get out front and manage. 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. Harvick sloves Larson into turn one. It is Next Gen racing with these tires and this aero package there is no passing. He drove away from me so quick, but he was pretty patient. Hamlin joins him on the front row. 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. 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. Bristol Motor Speedway seats 160,000 and is the fourth largest sports venue in America. Hamlin looked to Fridays Truck race as an example of how tire wear could be achievable. You got 30-something cars out there that run within a tenth (of a second), Logano told NBC Sports after the race. So I just cant believe it. That is a 15.9% decrease in green flag passes from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. Truex delivered a dominating . So that feels really, really special because he is so strong and, like, emotionally strong. We had pitted and we had to take the wave-around, and we ended up at the very back. 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. Cars that I was just lapping 10 laps prior I couldnt pass them. William Byron Byron was considered a favorite entering the race but failed to show up near the front and finished 23rd. That race had 634 position changes in 97 more green flag laps of racing than Sundays event. We win and lose as a team. Ross Chastain; 3. Ive got tons of laps around here, and not many top 10s. I knew I was going to get bumped. The concrete track is still there. Just had unfortunate timing of that caution in the green flag pit stop cycle. for the first time in the modern era, NASCAR will race on dirt. Larson, who had already advanced to the Round of 12 in the playoffs prior to Saturday, earned his sixth win this season. So this is an extremely special win for me. He drove away from me so quick, but he was pretty patient. Now, the model simulated the 2023 Food City Dirt Race 10,000 times. Everybody knows what happened here so long ago, and I think everybody you know, thats on everybodys minds every time they come to Martinsville, so wish Rick was here (and) Linda, but weve got Jeff Gordon here. 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. Lap 237, Hamlin leans on the rear bumper of Larson in the battle for the lead. Ryan Blaney; 8. Chastains lead showed the challenge in passing. 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 needed a major shakeup and the dirt race joined. Right now, if you try to pivot or make the core do something you want it to do, it just cant take it.. So, let me entertain you and everything will be fine. Quin Houff35. Both were two laps down. The green flag drops at 3 p.m. ET. I was super happy when that happened and just as surprised as probably everybody.. I tried holding off Larson as long as I could, but overall theres days when you are mad about second. Until we get lap-time variation, Im going to keep harping and keeping saying it over and over and over. 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. Corey LaJoie27. #NASCAR #NASCARPlayoffs #BristolMotorSpeedway #BristolNightRace. We just couldnt get the car to rotate through the center of the corner. 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. Its unfortunate, but when we had track position I think it showed that we had a really fast HaasTooling Ford Mustang, but you cant do those things. Next Gen racing is all about strategy, execution on pit road thats who wins. Still, there was evidence of how tough it was to pass. Sometimes you make the wrong one, but its hard when youre in the lead because everybody normally does the opposite of you. He is among those who want changes to the tires. 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. We just needed track position. 4 to go, Larson slides Harvick in turn three. Ryan Blaney, Matt DiBenedetto, William Byron and Cole Custer were all eliminated from the playoffs. 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. Picture Information. Cars that I was lapping 10 laps before, we caught a caution, and I couldnt pass them for second. This coliseum has gone through a change for the 2021 spring race. Men's Charcoal 2021 Bristol Motor Speedway Food City Dirt Race Two-Sided T-Shirt. Lap 363, Quin Houff loses a tire and the caution is out. Those tires were on for about 30 laps and in that period, lap times slowed significantly through the run. 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 Some drivers again called for NASCAR to give them more horsepower to make passing less challenging. The November 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 5.7 positions change per green flag lap. STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 125. Kyle Larson will start on the pole for Sunday night's Cup race on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway based on his performance in his qualifying race Saturday.The starting lineup was set by points. The Food City Dirt Race at Bristol will be broadcast on Fox at 4PM ET today, as well as on Fox Sports. Yeah, I thought it was five to 10 percent better even though theres still a really long way to go. News: The NASCAR Truck Series will race at Knoxville Raceway in 2021, according to a copy of the 22-race schedule obtained by @TheAthleticAUTO. I thought as a company we had a really good day. Here's all the information you need to get ready for Sunday's Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway: START TIME: 3:30 p.m. BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 17: Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet, Daniel Hemric, driver of the #18 Poppy Bank Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee. Chase Briscoe Briscoe finished fifth, leading a career-high 109 laps. It's probably too late to turn back now anyway. I wish one of us would have won the race, but youll have that. Hamlin looked to Fridays Truck race as an example of how tire wear could be achievable. Larson gives him the inside lane, Keselowski takes over the lead. They slice through lap traffic in sync. We were trapped a lap down for a while, but this team never gave up. Elliott and Harvick run three wide through lap traffic. 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. Ross Chastain15. Green, Elliott leads Larson off turn two. The qualifying race lineups for Sunday's inaugural Food City Dirt Race (3:30 p.m. 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. You cant make mistakes. I did think in the drivers seat you made a little bit more of a difference. He tires had been on for 50 more laps than the field. Our No. They put a rain tire on the trucks that fell off 1.5 seconds in 25 laps, Hamlin said. We had pitted and we had to take the wave-around, and we ended up at the very back. Drew made some great adjustments, and I thought we were arguably the best car. Sundays race had 1,305 positions change in 350 laps of green flag racing (out of 400 total laps). 500 laps of short track racing are up next. Theres not much fall-off. Racing Insights, which supplies statistics to NBC Sports, keeps track of positions changed per lap. I felt like we were slowly making gains on our Chevy. We just needed track position. Hamlin and Truex both advanced on first-round wins, while Larson advanced on points. Kyle Busch; Larson leads the field to the pit lane. Hamlin leads the field to the pit lane. NASCAR recorded 2,206 green flag passes over 350 green flag laps Sunday for an average of 5.8 passes per green flag lap. Im 95 percent sure I was good. I thought we were going to end up with a top-10 finish, but I got too loose. Harvick gets loose, chases it up the banking and doors him. NASCAR hadn't run on dirt in over 50 years. The August race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be shifted to that track's road course, as well. That ultimately cost us the track position. LAST YEAR: Kevin Harvick outdueled Kyle Busch over the final 40 laps to win last September at Bristol. Kyle Larson; 2. Thats something that as a company we needed to go and run up front. J.R. (Houston), my engineer, and I just walked to figure out where that last section was. We have to try something different because we cant just have follow-the-leader racing. Coming into the schedule are races at Circuit of the Americas, Road America and Nashville. It was pretty bad. 50 to go, Harvick remains all over the bumper of Elliott in the battle for the lead. J.R. (Houston), my engineer, and I just walked to figure out where that last section was. Larson restarts 8th as 7 stay out. But thanks to Cliff Daniels and everybody for making me feel like I know what Im doing sometimes around here. Anyway, it is good to just stay in it, mentally for myself and the team and pull that strategy there. ET, when the 2023 NASCAR at Martinsville starting . Below is the complete NASCAR Cup Series schedule for 2021. 26 to go, Bell has a flat tire with fender damage. View All . I felt like we were slowly making gains on our Chevy. 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 . Also, such passes can be recorded at any of the scoring loops on the track as opposed to only the start/finish line. Chase Elliott26. 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. View Bristol results for the NASCAR Cup Series below. 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. We developed the 2021 schedule with one primary goal: Continue to take steps to create the most dynamic schedule possible for our fans, said Steve ODonnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, in a release. Until we get lap-time variation, Im going to keep harping and keeping saying it over and over and over. After being rumored for weeks, NASCAR's Wednesday schedule release madethe dirt race official. Christopher Bell; 2. Men's Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Team Collection Heather Gray 2023 #29 Busch Light Name & Number T . And then fight hard with Larson. I thought inside the car we were maybe slipping and sliding around maybe 10 percent more. It was still obviously extremely hard to pass. I was teared up the whole last lap. 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. NASCAR 2021 JOEY LOGANO #22 BRISTOL DIRT RACE WIN SHELL PENNZOIL 1/24 CAR. 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. Since joining the No. It was about what I expected, so thats a good thing. That is a 47.9% decrease in positions gained per green flag lap from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. But Mike Kelley (crew chief) and all the guys did a great job. 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. We didnt have the best race cars today, and he and (crew chief Alan Gustafson) fought all day long together.. I was trying to beat them out and ultimately got snapped speeding. That is a 15.9% decrease in green flag passes from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. 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. Anyway, it is good to just stay in it, mentally for myself and the team and pull that strategy there. The playoff finale will take place in Phoenix for the second-straight year. Our war room back at the shop said we should stay out there. I tried to get the No. All-in-all, a good day for this RCR team. We had a great car. So I was pleasantly surprised by that., Asked if Elliotts performance sent a message, Jeff Andrews, president and general manager of Hendrick Motorsports, said: I think if you saw him after the race, just the fight that is in Chase Elliott. I didnt have a fighting chance there. He slides right across his nose, clear. 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. 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.. NASCAR went to a dirt surface beginning with the 2021 race. I think were in the middle of an evolution of the tire, Chastain told NBC Sports. Then after that, we got the car really good. Elliott fights back on the outside. Dirty air against the pack. Bristol Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. ET today. 23 on the outside with about four or five laps to go. Kyle Busch; 8. Cars that I was lapping 10 laps before, we caught a caution, and I couldnt pass them for second. Then after that, we got the car really good. Our Chevy was really loose in traffic with the nose down. 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 heard Cliff was teared up, too. To hear that means a lot. The more you lower horsepower, the more you lower the gear, the less the tires will wear, Hamlin said. Brad Keselowski; 5. Ill take blame for that. The blue dot on the GPS won't help you here. 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. Drivers brake with their left foot. Larson noses ahead but Hamlin fights back to clear him and hold 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. That would stress his repaired leg. Green flag on stage two, Larson is clear into turn one as Hamlin spins the tires on the inside. 2021 NASCAR Bristol Results What a chaotic finish to the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Theres just not enough speed difference in the cars. Logano, the reigning series champion, started at the back of the field because of an unapproved adjustment before the race. Ross Chastain kept Preece from lapping him for 20 laps early in the race and then held the lead for 31 laps despite much older tires than the rest of the field. TV: Fox. Got us a top 10 out of our first day back, so thats definitely something to not be too bummed about. William Byron; 5. I think when you can accomplish something that you dont see possible, when you do accomplish it, it moves up the ladder pretty high. They felt like if we stayed out, our lap times would come back around and wed be able to hang on. Theres not much fall-off. 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. Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol . We just couldnt get the car to rotate through the center of the corner. Matt DiBenedetto11. Elliott returned to racing six weeks after he broke his left tibia in a snowboarding accident and finished 10th. I did think in the drivers seat you made a little bit more of a difference. For as much as drivers want to increase horsepower, that doesnt appear to be a likely option for the near future, based off what Hendrick Motorsports President and General Manager Jeff Andrews said after the race. 47 Kroger/Tree Top Camaro was just a little tight in the center all day. 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. Baby Jessica, it appears you've fallen into the well. So its a complicated question. 44 truck for the new Bristol dirt race. 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. Have you had it up to here? Also, such passes can be recorded at any of the scoring loops on the track as opposed to only the start/finish line. It was very questionable as to how the heavy Cup Series cars would take to an artificial dirt track. Hamlin and Elliott remain side by side for 2nd, Elliott takes the spot on the outside lane. Only position changes that take place at the start/finish line are counted. 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. 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. Lap 398, Hamlin dives inside of Larson. The Aug. 15 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway won't take place on the usual oval and rather will be yet another road-course race in the 2021 season. 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. 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. 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. Larson has the lane wide open on the top. We had a great car. Just had unfortunate timing of that caution in the green flag pit stop cycle. Truex, winner last week at Richmond, starts on pole position. He hits the pit lane under yellow. Toll Free: 877-210-5629 Email: info@RaceAway.com The question entering this race was how Elliott would feel after the event. 2:12 p.m., Lap 150 FINAL: Martin Truex Jr. won the Bristol truck race on dirt with 1.1 second over second place finisher Ben Rhodes. It was pretty bad. 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. The question entering this race was how Elliott would feel after the event. The November 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 5.7 positions change per green flag lap. In 2021, the dirt race at Bristol proved to be a historic moment in the sport's long existence. You got 30-something cars out there that run within a tenth (of a second), Logano told NBC Sports after the race. Denny Hamlin also lobbied for more horsepower after finishing fourth. 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