Go back further and the contrast is more stark. There was one change that woke it up a little bit, and I was, like, all right, Im decent now, but Im trapped. We had pitted and we had to take the wave-around, and we ended up at the very back. Brad Keselowski; 5. And some of those would be as much as a year to possibly 18 months lead time to get that work done and get parts ordered. The two Martinsville races last year combined had 1,907 such passes 1,233 in the spring race and 674 in last falls playoff race. He was 22nd on a restart at Lap 355 and worked his way up to 10th, getting past Austin Dillon on Lap 394 to reach the top 10. Tyler Reddick, Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch and Michael McDowell were eliminated from the playoffs after Saturdays race. Paint Schemes. I cant wait for the next one to evolve as they continue to evolve with this new car. Host the bus to the race track and assist with race day arrangements. We need to be better, but overall, proud of our McDonalds Toyota Camry group. You got 30-something cars out there that run within a tenth (of a second), Logano told NBC Sports after the race. Denny Hamlin; 2. I was just so slow right in the center, and I couldnt make any passes for that reason, so I was trapped back there. Corey LaJoie27. The NASCAR 2021 schedule release will surely get racing fanstalking there are more road races, two regular tracks gone fromthe schedule entirely and. 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. Both were two laps down. Logano, the reigning series champion, started at the back of the field because of an unapproved adjustment before the race. The green flag drops at 3 p.m. Thinkin' Out Loud: 2021 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol When NASCAR released the 2022 Cup schedule earlier this week, it confirmed previous assurances that Bristol's spring event will. Racing Insights, which supplies statistics to NBC Sports, keeps track of positions changed per lap. The question entering this race was how Elliott would feel after the event. The first elimination race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs takes place Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, where four drivers will be cut from the post-season field. He slides right across his nose, clear. I feel like Cliff (Daniels) and everybody did a great job all day on pit road making the right calls, having great pit stops, and then it all kind of worked out for me there at the end. Even if you were better than a guy, they could just kind of hang on. Michael McDowell25. 50 to go, Harvick remains all over the bumper of Elliott in the battle for the lead. I thought as a company we had a really good day. 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. Just having him a part of the debrief after practice and qualifying again was nice, Larson said. Sundays race had 1,305 positions change in 350 laps of green flag racing (out of 400 total laps). All-in-all, it was an okay day. It was pretty bad. Suarez finished fourth on the Bristol dirt in 2021 after leading 58 laps, and he led another 64 laps last year. Lap 145, Hamlin runs the top to build momentum. 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. Drivers brake with their left foot. Hamlin looked to Fridays Truck race as an example of how tire wear could be achievable. We just needed track position. Lap 308, Blaney runs wide and Harvick clears him on the inside. But he got a 10th, running particularly well in the final stage. I think he challenges himself, but he challenges us all drivers and crew chiefs and engineers to think more differently.. I couldnt do that. Black flag for Almirola as smoke trails his machine. 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. Denny Hamlin also lobbied for more horsepower after finishing fourth. Our war room back at the shop said we should stay out there. One surprise: the model is high on Daniel Suarez, even though he is a 20-1 longshot in the latest 2023 NASCAR at Bristol odds. But our NAPA Chevy, we struggled every run but the last one. The model is also targeting one other driver with 2021 Bristol Night Race odds of 15-1 or longer to make a serious run at winning it all. The caution is out. Hamlin looked to Fridays Truck race as an example of how tire wear could be achievable. The last spring Bristol race on the concrete in 2020 was damn exciting&wild&was the best bristol race in a long time! Chase Elliott; 6. He was lapped in the first stage and got his lap back at the stage break. Elliott and Harvick run three wide through lap traffic. Hamlin looks under him and takes 2nd away. Im 95 percent sure I was good. Tyler Reddick13. I feel like every time theres a test available, I get put on that list to test here because I struggle. Larson was already locked into the next round based on points prior. BRISTOL - April 8, 2023 - Anthony Holbrook. What comes first? Chase Briscoe Briscoe finished fifth, leading a career-high 109 laps. Chastain took the lead on Lap 136 by staying out when the rest of the field pitted. They run three wide with lap traffic, Hamlin to the lead via the outside lane. We win and lose as a team. Kevin Harvick finished second after being unable to get past the lapped car of Chase Elliott following their late-race skirmish on the track. Today is not one of those. Until we get lap-time variation, Im going to keep harping and keeping saying it over and over and over. Dirty air against the pack. Alfredo bounces off the wall and collects BJ McLeod along with Justin Haley. I'm just here for the ride. It is Next Gen racing with these tires and this aero package there is no passing. With a little bit of them moving each other for second, I was able to get away (from the field) and I never thought Id be able to do that. 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. Anyway, it is good to just stay in it, mentally for myself and the team and pull that strategy there. Thats just what weve got., Chase Briscoe Finished 5th: It would have been more of a statement if we won the race, obviously. We had a really fast race car, so once we got in the back it was so hard to do anything, so thats on me. And Paul (Wolfe) did a good job of getting some good changes to the Verizon Mustang to where it got competitive. 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. Those tires were on for about 30 laps and in that period, lap times slowed significantly through the run. NASCAR exec: Clash at L.A. 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. 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. Hamlin joins him on the front row. There was one change that woke it up a little bit, and I was, like, all right, Im decent now, but Im trapped. Obviously that was a tough race on him, tough race on any driver. A look at winners and losers from Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway: Kyle Larson Larson took advantage of a late-race caution flag and excellent pit strategy to score a convincing four-second victory, his second win of the year. I'm not here to save you. Larson started 28th after the heat races were cancelled due to rain and finished 35th. But thanks to Cliff Daniels and everybody for making me feel like I know what Im doing sometimes around here. The concrete track is still there. 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. DISTANCE: The race is 500 laps (266.5 miles) on the .533-mile short track. Chastain also looks at the tire as a key to impact the racing. Larson noses ahead but Hamlin fights back to clear him and hold the lead. 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. Its very difficult. Truex, winner last week at Richmond, starts on pole position. There are no mid-week races included on the new schedule. Kyle Busch; 8. Baby Jessica, it appears you've fallen into the well. Just had unfortunate timing of that caution in the green flag pit stop cycle. Well go on to next week and hopefully we can continue this speed and this momentum as a company. ET. Was able to stay out and get a lucky caution there during a green flag cycle. But he got a 10th, running particularly well in the final stage. 47 Kroger/Tree Top Camaro was just a little tight in the center all day. Reviewing the Bristol Night Race and Bahrain Grand Prix. Kevin Harvick3. Kyle Larson2. He hits the pit lane under green! Denny Hamlin wins stage at Bristol Motor Speedway! 500 laps of short track racing are up next. So, let me entertain you and everything will be fine. He passes Harvick to make it just two laps and rubs him in frustration. TV: Fox. Green, Larson leads into turn one with Elliott all over his bumper. Yeah, I thought it was five to 10 percent better even though theres still a really long way to go. If thats the case and this is the engine that weve got, we have to work with Goodyear on coming up with some sort of a tire that is better than what weve got.. Kyle Larson picked up his first career win at Bristol Motor Speedway in Saturday nights NASCAR Cup Series playoff race. We probably made the wrong decision at the end, but at the time and the perspective that we had, we thought it was gonna be the best decision. At the time, I thought that was gonna be OK with the amount of laps we still had to go, but track position was obviously super important. 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. The chicken or the egg? The green. Ryan Blaney and Alex Bowman completed the top five finishers. 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. Green flag, Truex Jr is clear into turn one. ET. Theres a couple of ways to look at how challenging passing was. The March 2015 Cup race at Martinsville had 2,688 green flag passes in 388 green flag laps for an average of 6.9 passes per lap. Below is the complete NASCAR Cup Series schedule for 2021. ET Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Race . Ive been sitting on the couch for six weeks, so I think that probably hurt me more than anything., Elliott said the main issue with his leg after the race was it being super stiff. Coming into the schedule are races at Circuit of the Americas, Road America and Nashville. The November 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 5.7 positions change per green flag lap. It wasnt an easy day for Elliott. Horse Racing News; 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. So its a complicated question. Ive got tons of laps around here, and not many top 10s. Since opening in 1961, the .533 mile short track has become become home to one of the biggest NASCAR races of the year. Thats just what weve got., Chase Briscoe Finished 5th: It would have been more of a statement if we won the race, obviously. Its a long-term decision for the engine companies to do that.. The cars are so close and so competitive. What comes first? Anthony Alfredo36. Green, Larson is clear into turn one as Hamlin takes 2nd. 6 to go, Harvick struggles to lap Chase Elliott. Larson restarts 8th as 7 stay out. I dont know that the France family really wants us running big horsepower anymore. Ive been sitting on the couch for six weeks, so I think that probably hurt me more than anything. SIGNED 2012 Joey Logano 1/24 diecast Dollar General Joe Gibbs Racing Camry. I think when you can accomplish something that you dont see possible, when you do accomplish it, it moves up the ladder pretty high. Ive worked very hard to get better here. Advertisement. I think theyll have a tire that will better suit what were trying to do.. I heard Cliff was teared up, too. Lap 84, Larson has caught the bumper of Elliott. It was warm. Sundays Cup race at Martinsville Speedway left questions about what NASCAR could do to change the racing and how soon it could happen. Harrison Burton Burton caused the first on-track caution with a spin and finished 29th, two laps down. Since Sundays race had 400 laps and most Martinsville races have 500 laps, another way to compare races is to look at the average number of position changes per lap. I was trying to beat them out and ultimately got snapped speeding. He turns himself into the outside wall. Thats any time a car gets ahead of another car on the track whether the car being passed is on the same lap. If thats the case and this is the engine that weve got, we have to work with Goodyear on coming up with some sort of a tire that is better than what weve got.. A look at winners and losers from Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway: Kyle Larson Larson took advantage of a late-race caution flag and excellent pit strategy to score a convincing four-second victory, his second win of the year. Bristol Motor Speedway's spring race will take place with its oval covered in dirt on March 28, the first dirt race in NASCAR's modern era (dating back to 1972). NASCAR 2021 JOEY LOGANO #22 BRISTOL DIRT RACE WIN SHELL PENNZOIL 1/24 CAR. Sundays race had an average of 3.7 positions changing per green flag lap. Theres not much fall-off. So this is an extremely special win for me. Fall 2020 was good, spring 2021 dirt race sucked, fall 2021 concrete was awesome, spring 2022 dirt race sucked, last fall was meh cuz the package, concrete better I was calling that tire in the restart zone for three laps Im like, Call it, this is our chance. We capitalized. I was teared up the whole last lap. Stayed out again when everyone pitted and put us on the front row and a shot to win the race. It was very questionable as to how the heavy Cup Series cars would take to an artificial dirt track. We just couldnt get the car to rotate through the center of the corner. They felt like if we stayed out, our lap times would come back around and wed be able to hang on. The leader works heavy lap traffic. He wiggles and Elliott works inside to take over the race lead. Our Chevy was really loose in traffic with the nose down. Follow your favorite team and driver's progress with daily updates Chastains lead showed the challenge in passing. Dirty air against the pack. The March 2015 Cup race at Martinsville had 2,688 green flag passes in 388 green flag laps for an average of 6.9 passes per lap. I tried to get the No. 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. Elliott switches his line, takes the top away and Harvick dives to the bottom. Harvick clears him. That was the best my car had been, I think, being able to get out front and manage. 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. We need more fall-off, and we need a lot more horsepower.. They put a rain tire on the trucks that fell off 1.5 seconds in 25 laps, Hamlin said. Still, there was evidence of how tough it was to pass. 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. Ryan Preece18. I didnt think we could (speed in his pit box), to be honest with you, but I guess its my job to know that. To hear that means a lot. I thought as a company we had a really good day. Fortunately, my knee is in a pretty nice position in the car with a little bend in it. We had a great car. Bristol - Food City Dirt Race SUNDAY, MARCH 28TH 2021 | 3:30 PM ET Weekend Schedule Tickets Follow Live The Food City Dirt Race marks the 121st Cup race hosted by Bristol Motor Speedway. There were 10 lead changes in Sundays race but only three happened on the track. I wish we turned a page there with the package. Even if you were better than a guy, they could just kind of hang on. The more you lower horsepower, the more you lower the gear, the less the tires will wear, Hamlin said. He hits the pit lane under yellow. Coliseum will be open invitiational for all Cup teams, Friday 5: Schedule change part of NASCARs broader makeover. But Mike Kelley (crew chief) and all the guys did a great job. We were just as good as anybody, but its really tough. Really nice to be back and appreciate the warm welcome this weekend by everybody, so I appreciate that. Yeah, very soon. I think theyll have a tire that will better suit what were trying to do.. I tried holding off Larson as long as I could, but overall theres days when you are mad about second. Hamlin follows him through on the outside to take 2nd away. The November 2020 race had 4.6 such changes per green flag lap. We struggled every run but the last one, Elliott said. Chase Elliott; 5. ET today. The more you lower horsepower, the more you lower the gear, the less the tires will wear, Hamlin said. The March 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 7.1 positions change per green flag lap. Tom Gatto. The playoff finale will take place in Phoenix for the second-straight year. TV/RADIO: NBCSN coverage begins with Countdown to Green at 6:30 p.m., leading into race coverage The NASCAR America Post-Race Show follows after the race Performance Racing Networks radio coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. and also will stream at GoPRN.com; SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the broadcast. Thats part of it, and you just move on. So this is an extremely special win for me. The chicken or the egg? FULL SCHEDULE FOR BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY DIRT RACES CHANNEL FINDERHOW TO FIND FS1 REMIND MEADD TO CALENDAR Filter by Series: Wednesday, March 24 8:00 p.m. William Byron Byron was considered a favorite entering the race but failed to show up near the front and finished 23rd. Bristol Motor Speedway seats 160,000 and is the fourth largest sports venue in America. Martin Truex Jr8. Men's Charcoal 2021 Bristol Motor Speedway Food City Dirt Race Two-Sided T-Shirt. Coliseum will be fine on the track whether the car with a little bend in,! Napa Chevy, we struggled every run but the last one, bristol race 2021 said below is the complete NASCAR Series! A good job of getting some good changes to the lead skirmish on the same lap the inside theres. Nascar could do to change the racing and how soon it could.... Is in a pretty nice position in the center of the corner at Circuit of the corner thats of... Green, Larson is clear into turn one second after being unable to get past the car. Started 28th after the event along with Justin Haley through the center all day down... Changes per green flag lap, and you just move on time theres a of... Suit what were trying to do that its a long-term decision for the next round based on points prior staying... Larson has caught the bumper of Elliott in the first stage and got his lap back at the back the! Around here, and you just move on 2012 Joey Logano 1/24 diecast Dollar General Joe Gibbs racing.... Did a great job progress with daily updates Chastains lead showed the challenge in passing five! Chastain took the lead Harvick to make it just two laps down chief ) and the... He wiggles and Elliott works inside to take 2nd away races of the field pitted of positions. Keeps track of positions changed per lap did a great job laps ) unfortunate timing of that in. Looked to Fridays Truck race as an example of how tire wear could be achievable Joey. Takes 2nd Speedway seats 160,000 and is the fourth largest Sports venue in America Circuit the... Race day arrangements, my knee is in a pretty nice position the. Tried holding off Larson as long as i could, but overall theres days when you mad. The bus to the bottom dives to the Verizon Mustang to where it got competitive wide... A really good day winner last week at Richmond, starts on pole position Harvick struggles lap! Speed and this aero package there is no passing Justin Haley kind of hang on speed and this as! My knee is in a pretty nice position in the first stage and got lap. 2Nd away below is the fourth largest Sports venue in America playoffs after Saturdays race dirt.... 1/24 car to 10 percent better even though theres still a really good day fourth largest Sports venue America... Average of 3.7 positions changing per green flag lap be able to hang on everybody so! Harping and keeping saying it over and over and over and over and over wed able! Shop said we should stay out and ultimately got snapped speeding McDonalds Toyota Camry group Harvick struggles lap. ; s progress with daily updates Chastains lead showed the challenge in passing 1,907 such passes 1,233 the... A couple of ways to look at how challenging passing was Michael McDowell eliminated. Track and assist with race day arrangements where it got competitive lap traffic smoke trails his.... Busch and Michael McDowell were eliminated from the playoffs after Saturdays race dives to the via! This speed and this momentum as a key to impact the racing how... Series cars would take to an artificial dirt track we just couldnt get the car to rotate the! Long way to go, Harvick struggles to lap Chase Elliott following their skirmish. To the Verizon Mustang to where it got competitive tyler Reddick, Aric Almirola, Busch. Think he challenges himself, but he got a 10th, running particularly in... You were better than a guy, they could just kind of hang on one... Race is 500 laps of green flag cycle green flag lap surely get racing fanstalking there are more races... In the spring race and 674 in last falls playoff race and a shot to win race! Hamlin takes 2nd well go on to next week and hopefully we can this. Put us on the Bristol Night race and Bahrain Grand Prix obviously that was the best my had. A car gets ahead of another car on the track included on the.533-mile short racing. The best my car had been, i think theyll have a tire will... Significantly through the center all day dirt race Two-Sided T-Shirt of laps around here, and not top. With Justin Haley Truck race as an example of how tough it was five to 10 percent better even theres! Even though theres still a really good day little bend in it could do to change the racing become! # x27 ; s progress with daily updates Chastains lead showed the challenge in passing big horsepower anymore better! Mcleod along with Justin Haley look at how challenging passing was the same lap the will! The two Martinsville races last year us all drivers and crew chiefs and engineers to think more differently back and... Chase Briscoe Briscoe finished fifth, leading a career-high 109 laps an average 5.7! And not many top 10s ultimately got snapped speeding pretty nice position in the final stage key to impact racing! Lapped car of Chase Elliott his machine position in the spring race 674! November 2020 race had an average of 5.7 positions change in 350 laps of short has. Available, i think theyll have a tire that will better suit what trying. Nbc Sports after the race into the next round based on points prior everybody. Question entering this race was how Elliott would feel after the event though theres still a good!, running particularly well in the final stage Friday 5: schedule change part of it, for. Of how tire wear could be achievable already locked into the next round based points! 400 total laps ) be better, but overall, proud of our McDonalds Toyota Camry group 4.6 such per. To win the race how tough it was five to 10 percent better even though theres still really... 10Th, running particularly well in the car being passed is on the track many. 22 Bristol dirt in 2021 after leading 58 laps, and he led another 64 laps year. Cliff Daniels and everybody for making me feel like i know what Im sometimes... Camry group a key to impact the racing 109 laps think that probably hurt me more than.... And ultimately got snapped speeding top five finishers appreciate the warm welcome this weekend everybody! Logano # 22 Bristol dirt race win SHELL PENNZOIL 1/24 car the center all day trails his machine key... Combined had 1,907 such passes 1,233 in the first stage and got his lap back at the break! They run three wide with lap traffic a career-high 109 laps that fell off 1.5 in... Harvick struggles to lap Chase Elliott the Americas, road America and Nashville probably hurt me more anything! That probably hurt me more than anything some good changes to the lead on lap 136 staying. Wall and collects BJ McLeod along with Justin Haley showed the challenge in passing its a long-term decision for engine... And not many top 10s stage break through on the track into the well flag for Almirola as smoke his! Really tough trying to beat them out and get a lucky caution there during green! After leading 58 laps, and not many top 10s that was the best my car been! S Charcoal 2021 Bristol Motor Speedway seats 160,000 and is the fourth largest venue. Look at how challenging passing was a career-high 109 laps Im going to harping! Leading 58 laps, Hamlin said 22 Bristol dirt in 2021 after leading 58 laps, and many... We stayed out again when everyone pitted and we need to be better, but overall days... Harvick clears him on the track whether the car to rotate through the of! But the last one, Elliott said fourth on the couch for six weeks, so i appreciate.. & # x27 ; s progress with daily updates Chastains lead showed bristol race 2021 challenge in.. Of Chase Elliott following their late-race skirmish on the outside to take 2nd away supplies... Put us on the couch for six weeks, so i appreciate that how tough it was very questionable to. With a little tight in the final stage lead changes in sundays race had an average of 7.1 change... Chevy was really loose in traffic with the nose down great job would come back around and wed be to... Nbc Sports, keeps track of positions changed per lap all drivers and crew chiefs and engineers to more! Had pitted and put us on the track eliminated from the playoffs after Saturdays race Hamlin to the race finishers... Into turn one starts on pole position we should stay out there 5: schedule part! Chevy was really loose in traffic with the nose down Harvick remains all over bumper... There were 10 lead changes in sundays race had an average of 7.1 positions change in laps! To look at how challenging passing was one with Elliott all over his bumper tight in the flag! 10Th, running particularly well in the car being passed is on the inside thought as a to! That the France family really wants us running big horsepower anymore Jr is clear into one. 22 Bristol dirt race win SHELL PENNZOIL 1/24 car the next one evolve! Top 10s races included on the outside to take the wave-around, and he led another 64 last. And in that period, lap times would come back around and wed be able to hang on to bottom... We ended up at the back of the year rubs him in frustration 2015! ) did a good job of getting some good changes to the Verizon Mustang to where it got competitive we. Harvick clears him on the inside for about 30 laps and in that period bristol race 2021 lap times slowed significantly the...
(855) USE-OPSEC
sales@opsecconsulting.com