Backstretch Motorsports

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 27, 2008) – NASCAR announced today that it has placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for the next six races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as a result of their on-track incident last Saturday at the conclusion of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Busch, driver of the No. 18 car and Edwards, driver of the No. 99 car, both violated Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing; hitting another competitor’s car after the race had concluded) of the 2008 NASCAR rule book.

The probation takes effect beginning with this weekend’s event at Auto Club Speedway.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — For the second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, Carl Edwards beat Kyle Busch when it counted.

Executing an adroit bump and run on Lap 470, Edwards passed for the lead and pulled away over the final 30 laps Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, winning the Sharpie 500 by 1.969 seconds over Busch.

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After a restart on Lap 226 of Friday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Keselowski pressured points leader Clint Bowyer. On Lap 227, Bowyer slipped off Turn 2, giving Keselowski the opening he needed.

From that point, Keselowski kept the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet out front and beat Bowyer to the finish line by 1.025 seconds.

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Qualifying Fast Facts
Bristol Motor Speedway
Sharpie 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Pole Winner: Carl Edwards
Age: 29
Team : No. 99 - Office Depot Ford
Owner: Jack Roush
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne

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Race Fast Facts
Bristol Motor Speedway
O’Reilly 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 23
Team : No. 51 - Miccosukee Resorts/NOSToyota
Owner: Billy Ballew
Crew Chief: Richie Wauters

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Brendan Gaughan, driver of the No. 10 International MAXX Force Diesel Ford F-150, started and finished second during last year’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway. This year he heads to the fast half-mile track with more confidence and seeks to improve his final position by one spot. Gaughan talks about aggressive racing and the uniqueness of the eastern Tennessee track.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2008) – The Race to the Chase – the 10 races preceding the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – is shaping up to be the closest in its five-year history.
After 23 races, the Chase cut-off bubble is the second-tightest in the Chase’s history:

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Richard Childress Racing Drivers Score One, Two, Three Finishes

It is never over until it is over, especially at Bristol Motor Speedway. Jeff Burton, No. 31 AT&T Impala SS, had put himself in position for a solid top-three finish when the caution flag flew for the final time on lap 497 of the Food City 500 setting up a green-white-checkered scenario.

Burton crossed the finish line .588 seconds ahead of Kevin Harvick. Clint Bowyer was third, followed by Greg Biffle and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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NASCAR Nationwide Series
Sharpie MINI 300
Bristol Motor Speedway
Fast Facts
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Race Winner: Clint Bowyer
Age: 28
Team: No. 2 BB&T Chevrolet
Owner: Richard Childress
Crew Chief: Dan Deeringhoff
Clint Bowyer won the Sharpie MINI 300, his sixth victory in 114 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kyle Busch’s 2008 can’t get any better. Can it?
He’s first in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points, first in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and third in NASCAR Nationwide Series.
He picked up his first 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup win last weekend at Atlanta – and the coveted 10 potential Chase bonus points that go with it.
And with a NASCAR Nationwide win this season, he’ll win at least one race in all three series for the fourth consecutive season. Only Kevin Harvick (2003) and Terry Labonte (1995) have pulled that “cycle,” and they only did it once apiece.
But the news does get better for Busch. He’s back at Bristol this Sunday, the scene of the first-ever race in the car currently used in every race this NASCAR Sprint Cup season.

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