The front stretch of Bristol Motor Speedway

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to the Bristol Motor Speedway for car to car combat in the Food City 500 for the first short track race of the 2010 season on Sunday, March 21. Last year, Kyle Busch held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin by .391 seconds in a green-white-checkered finish, taking the race to 503 laps. Known as the “The World’s Fastest Half-Mile”, this year the favorites are Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, and Clint Bowyer. Drivers to watch are Paul Menard, Kurt Busch, Scott Speed, Kyle Busch, and Denny Hamlin. Never count out the veterans either. Bobby Labonte (#71) has an excellent record at the Bristol Motor Speedway where he’s scored an impressive three top five finishes and ten top ten finishes.  Read more...

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