NASCAR Weekly Preview: Food City 500
This weekend we head to Bristol, Tennessee for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The race is Sunday at 2pm EST on FOX. I decided to move the weekly preview article from my fantasy NASCAR package this season. I hope it helps everyone get started on their fantasy NASCAR research.
Track Preview
Bristol Motor Speedway
“The Last Great Colosseum”
- 266 Miles
- 500 Laps
- Surface: Concrete
- Banks:
Turns: 26–30°
Straights: 6–10°
Comparable Short Tracks
Martinsville
Richmond
Comparable Steep Tracks
Darlington
Dover
Homestead-Miami
Las Vegas
Stats from 2005-Present
Top 5 Driver Rating
Matt Kenseth – 100.9
Kyle Busch – 100.5
Kevin Harvick – 95.7
Chase Elliott – 94.9
Kurt Busch – 93.1
Top 5 Average Running Position
Matt Kenseth – 11.401
Kevin Harvick – 12.179
Chase Elliott – 12.854
Kurt Busch – 13.296
Jimmie Johnson – 13.48
Top 5 Average Finish
Chase Elliott – 9.5
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 10.6
Dale Earnhardt Jr – 11.5
Kyle Busch – 14.3
Matt Kenseth – 14.7
Top 5 Fastest on Restarts
- Average speed of first two laps under green.
Matt Kenseth – 115.879
Kyle Busch – 115.545
David Ragan – 115.534
Chase Elliott – 115.500
Denny Hamlin – 115.490
August 2016 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Harvick | 24 | 1 | 23 | #4 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 25 | 2 | 23 | #17 |
| Denny Hamlin | 2 | 3 | -1 | #11 |
| Austin Dillon | 13 | 4 | 9 | #3 |
| Chris Buescher | 12 | 5 | 7 | #34 |
| Carl Edwards | 1 | 6 | -5 | #19 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 16 | 7 | 9 | #48 |
| Jamie McMurray | 28 | 8 | 20 | #1 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 8 | 9 | -1 | #47 |
| Joey Logano | 10 | 10 | 0 | #22 |
| Jeff Gordon | 11 | 11 | 0 | #88 |
| Trevor Bayne | 22 | 12 | 10 | #6 |
| Kasey Kahne | 19 | 13 | 6 | #5 |
| Aric Almirola | 17 | 14 | 3 | #43 |
| Chase Elliott | 6 | 15 | -9 | #24 |
| Greg Biffle | 34 | 16 | 18 | #16 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 18 | 17 | 1 | #83 |
| Brian Scott | 30 | 18 | 12 | #44 |
| Michael McDowell | 26 | 19 | 7 | #95 |
| Landon Cassill | 32 | 20 | 12 | #38 |
| David Ragan | 37 | 21 | 16 | #23 |
| Danica Patrick | 29 | 22 | 7 | #10 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 23 | -16 | #78 |
| Kyle Larson | 23 | 24 | -1 | #42 |
| Casey Mears | 21 | 25 | -4 | #13 |
| Regan Smith | 33 | 26 | 7 | #7 |
| Reed Sorenson | 36 | 27 | 9 | #55 |
| Ryan Newman | 15 | 28 | -13 | #31 |
| Jeffrey Earnhardt | 38 | 29 | 9 | #32 |
| Tony Stewart | 27 | 30 | -3 | #14 |
| Clint Bowyer | 31 | 31 | 0 | #15 |
| Paul Menard | 20 | 32 | -12 | #27 |
| Brad Keselowski | 9 | 33 | -24 | #2 |
| Cole Whitt | 35 | 34 | 1 | #98 |
| Ryan Blaney | 4 | 35 | -31 | #21 |
| Josh Wise | 40 | 36 | 4 | #30 |
| Matt Kenseth | 5 | 37 | -32 | #20 |
| Kurt Busch | 14 | 38 | -24 | #41 |
| Kyle Busch | 3 | 39 | -36 | #18 |
| Justin Allgaier | 39 | 40 | -1 | #46 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Kyle Busch – 256
Kevin Harvick – 128
Joey Logano – 38
Carl Edwards – 31
Denny Hamlin – 19
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Kevin Harvick +23
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +23
Jamie McMurray +20
Greg Biffle +18
David Ragan +16
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
Kyle Busch -36
Matt Kenseth -32
Ryan Blaney -31
Brad Keselowski -24
Kurt Busch -24
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 19 Carl Edwards – 5.74
2 4 Kevin Harvick – 5.76
3 11 Denny Hamlin – 7.95
4 24 Chase Elliott – 9.41
5 78 Martin Truex Jr – 9.60
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 4 Kevin Harvick – 16.3% – 65
2 18 Kyle Busch – 15.3% – 61
3 11 Denny Hamlin – 8.3% – 33
4 42 Kyle Larson – 7.0% – 28
5 78 Martin Truex Jr – 5.0% – 20
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 21 Ryan Blaney – 84
2 5 Kasey Kahne – 76
3 42 Kyle Larson – 74
4 24 Chase Elliott – 70
5 19 Carl Edwards – 69
April 2016 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | #19 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 20 | 2 | 18 | #88 |
| Kurt Busch | 26 | 3 | 23 | #41 |
| Chase Elliott | 19 | 4 | 15 | #24 |
| Trevor Bayne | 10 | 5 | 5 | #6 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 30 | 6 | 24 | #83 |
| Kevin Harvick | 7 | 7 | 0 | #4 |
| Clint Bowyer | 36 | 8 | 28 | #15 |
| Ryan Newman | 17 | 9 | 8 | #31 |
| Joey Logano | 3 | 10 | -7 | #22 |
| Ryan Blaney | 18 | 11 | 7 | #21 |
| Greg Biffle | 23 | 12 | 11 | #16 |
| Jamie McMurray | 13 | 13 | 0 | #1 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | 14 | -6 | #78 |
| Paul Menard | 14 | 15 | -1 | #27 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 32 | 16 | 16 | #17 |
| Kasey Kahne | 11 | 17 | -6 | #5 |
| Brad Keselowski | 12 | 18 | -6 | #2 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 9 | 19 | -10 | #47 |
| Denny Hamlin | 4 | 20 | -16 | #11 |
| Chris Buescher | 21 | 21 | 0 | #34 |
| Landon Cassill | 28 | 22 | 6 | #38 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 6 | 23 | -17 | #48 |
| Casey Mears | 16 | 24 | -8 | #13 |
| Ty Dillon | 34 | 25 | 9 | #14 |
| Austin Dillon | 15 | 26 | -11 | #3 |
| Danica Patrick | 33 | 27 | 6 | #10 |
| Cole Whitt | 39 | 28 | 11 | #98 |
| Michael McDowell | 31 | 29 | 2 | #95 |
| Brian Scott | 27 | 30 | -3 | #44 |
| Michael Annett | 40 | 31 | 9 | #46 |
| Jeffrey Earnhardt | 37 | 32 | 5 | #32 |
| Josh Wise | 35 | 33 | 2 | #30 |
| Aric Almirola | 22 | 34 | -12 | #43 |
| Kyle Larson | 25 | 35 | -10 | #42 |
| Matt Kenseth | 2 | 36 | -34 | #20 |
| Regan Smith | 29 | 37 | -8 | #7 |
| Kyle Busch | 5 | 38 | -33 | #18 |
| David Ragan | 24 | 39 | -15 | #23 |
| Reed Sorenson | 38 | 40 | -2 | #55 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Carl Edwards – 276
Matt Kenseth – 142
Kurt Busch – 41
Landon Cassill – 20
Kevin Harvick – 13
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Clint Bowyer +28
Matt DiBenedetto +24
Kurt Busch +23
Dale Earnhardt Jr. +18
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +16
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
Matt Kenseth -34
Kyle Busch -33
Jimmie Johnson -17
Denny Hamlin -16
David Ragan -15
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 19 Carl Edwards – 1.95
2 4 Kevin Harvick – 3.90
3 41 Kurt Busch – 10.04
4 78 Martin Truex Jr – 10.24
5 5 Kasey Kahne – 10.24
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 19 Carl Edwards – 23.0% – 85
2 4 Kevin Harvick – 21.4% – 79
3 20 Matt Kenseth – 7.1% – 26
4 48 Jimmie Johnson – 6.2% – 23
5 78 Martin Truex Jr – 6.0% – 22
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 21 Ryan Blaney – 67
2 5 Kasey Kahne – 63
3 22 Joey Logano – 60
4 1 Jamie McMurray – 53
5 31 Ryan Newman – 52
August 2015 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Logano | 5 | 1 | 4 | #22 |
| Kevin Harvick | 7 | 2 | 5 | #4 |
| Denny Hamlin | 1 | 3 | -2 | #11 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 4 | 6 | #48 |
| Clint Bowyer | 9 | 5 | 4 | #15 |
| Brad Keselowski | 6 | 6 | 0 | #2 |
| Carl Edwards | 3 | 7 | -4 | #19 |
| Kyle Busch | 2 | 8 | -6 | #18 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 20 | 9 | 11 | #88 |
| Ryan Newman | 18 | 10 | 8 | #31 |
| Jamie McMurray | 21 | 11 | 10 | #1 |
| Justin Allgaier | 14 | 12 | 2 | #51 |
| Austin Dillon | 16 | 13 | 3 | #3 |
| Kurt Busch | 11 | 14 | -3 | #41 |
| Trevor Bayne | 22 | 15 | 7 | #6 |
| Kasey Kahne | 19 | 16 | 3 | #5 |
| Aric Almirola | 31 | 17 | 14 | #43 |
| Sam Hornish Jr. | 26 | 18 | 8 | #9 |
| Tony Stewart | 40 | 19 | 21 | #14 |
| Jeff Gordon | 24 | 20 | 4 | #24 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 8 | 21 | -13 | #17 |
| Ryan Blaney | 15 | 22 | -7 | #21 |
| Casey Mears | 28 | 23 | 5 | #13 |
| Paul Menard | 29 | 24 | 5 | #27 |
| Greg Biffle | 17 | 25 | -8 | #16 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 25 | 26 | -1 | #47 |
| Danica Patrick | 32 | 27 | 5 | #10 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 23 | 28 | -5 | #78 |
| Cole Whitt | 33 | 29 | 4 | #35 |
| Brett Moffitt | 27 | 30 | -3 | #34 |
| Michael McDowell | 30 | 31 | -1 | #95 |
| Alex Bowman | 36 | 32 | 4 | #7 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 42 | 33 | 9 | #83 |
| J.J. Yeley | 38 | 34 | 4 | #23 |
| Josh Wise | 34 | 35 | -1 | #32 |
| David Gilliland | 37 | 36 | 1 | #38 |
| Mike Bliss | 43 | 37 | 6 | #33 |
| Landon Cassill | 39 | 38 | 1 | #40 |
| Timmy Hill | 41 | 39 | 2 | #98 |
| David Ragan | 4 | 40 | -36 | #55 |
| Kyle Larson | 12 | 41 | -29 | #42 |
| Matt Kenseth | 13 | 42 | -29 | #20 |
| Michael Annett | 35 | 43 | -8 | #46 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Kyle Busch – 192
Joey Logano – 176
Carl Edwards – 74
Denny Hamlin – 54
Brad Keselowski – 4
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Tony Stewart +21
Aric Almirola +14
Dale Earnhardt Jr. +11
Jamie McMurray +10
Matt DiBenedetto +9
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
David Ragan -36
Kyle Larson -29
Matt Kenseth -29
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -13
Greg Biffle -8
Michael Annett -8
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 22 Joey Logano – 2.48
2 11 Denny Hamlin – 3.74
3 18 Kyle Busch – 4.32
4 15 Clint Bowyer – 6.19
5 19 Carl Edwards – 7.00
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 18 Kyle Busch – 15.3% – 66
2 22 Joey Logano – 12.8% – 55
3 4 Kevin Harvick – 10.7% – 46
4 11 Denny Hamlin – 10.2% – 44
5 19 Carl Edwards – 7.7% – 33
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 41 Kurt Busch – 62
2 4 Kevin Harvick – 61
3 2 Brad Keselowski – 48
4 1 Jamie McMurray – 48
5 31 Ryan Newman – 47