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Bristol Motor Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #24 of 36

Saturday, August 17, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 7:46pm/et
Laps/Stages: 500 laps total. Stages end on laps: 125/250/500

TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING

Television Coverage: Time 2:00pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Performance Racing Network (PRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

On track schedule

Practices:
Friday, August 16, 11:05-11:55am/et, TV-NBCSN;
Friday, August 16, 1:05-1:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Qualifying: Friday, August 16 at 5:35pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)

Friday, August 16
6:00 AM-8:00 AM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
8:00 AM-7:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
9:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
11:05 AM-11:55 AM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
1:05 PM-1:55 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
5:35 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / TWO LAPS ALL POSITIONS)
6:45 PM MENCS CARS IN HAULERS

Saturday, August 17
2:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
5:30 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (SOUTH BUILDING)
7:00 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
7:30 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 125/250/500 LAPS = 266.5 MILES )



Track Specifications:
0.533-mile concrete oval
Degree of banking in corners: 24 to 30 degrees
Degree of banking in straights: 4 to 9 degrees
Straightaways: 650 feet long.
Concrete racing surface: 43 feet wide.
Bristol has two pits roads: 22 pit stalls on the front stretch and 21 on the back stretch
Pit Stall Size: 25.5 feet long, 15.5 feet wide
Pit Road Speed: 30 mph
Pace Car Track Speed: 35mph
Track Opened: 1960
First Cup race: 1961
Seating capacity: 153,000 [was 158,000 and 160,000]

2019 April Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 90.527 mph, started 17th
2018 August Race Winner: Kurt Busch, 89.538 mph, started 9th
Track Race Record 1st Race: Cale Yarborough, Apr 1977, 100.989
Track Race Record 2nd Race: Charlie Glotzbach, July 1971, 101.074
Slowest Race Record: Ned Jarrett, July 1965, 61.826mph
Oldest Race Winner: Dale Earnhardt, 48 years, 3 months, 30 days, 8/28/1999
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 21 years, 10 months, 23 days, 3/25/2007
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Elliott Sadler, March 2001, started 38th

2019 April Pole Winner: Chase Elliott, 131.713 mph, finished 11th
2018 August Pole Winner: Kyle Larson, 127.792 mph, finished 2nd

Track Qualifying Record: Denny Hamlin, August 19, 2016, 131.4668 (1st round)
Oldest Pole Winner: Harry Gant, 54 years, 7 months, 17 days, 8/27/1994
Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 19 years, 9 months, 23 days, 3/19/2010

Most Wins - All Time: Darrell Waltrip, 12
Most Wins - Active Driver: Kyle Busch, 6; Kurt Busch, 5; Matt Kenseth, 4
Most Poles - All Time: Cale Yarborough, Mark Martin - 9
Most Poles - Active Driver: Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin, 3

Most Top 5s: 26 - Richard Petty
Most Top 5s - Active: 15 - Matt Kenseth
Most Top 10s: 37 - Richard Petty
Most Top 10s - Active: 22 - Matt Kenseth