NASCAR - Bristol - Food City 500

Bristol one of my most favorite tracks. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see a lot of the race today. Between watching my grand kids and an AWESOME surprise visit from my nephew Charlie and his girlfriend Janessa, I only caught bits and pieces of the race. What I did see was actually some pretty good racing. It was definitely hard to pass, but that made it for an interesting race. Jeff Gordon had a rough time, leading the race he blows a tire and heads for the wall and gathers up Matt Kenseth at full speed in the process. Losing himself 8 position in the points and Matt 6 kicking Matt out of the top 12 to 13th, but because of his 1 win still keeps him in the chase. 

I do have to say Darrell Waltrip knows his stuff, when analysing what was going on with Tony Stewart at the beginning of the race, he no sooner said Tony has a left rear tire going down, Tony blew that tire and hit wall, sending him to the garage area. 

Congratulations Kasey Kahne!!!The racing at the end of race between Kasey Kahne, Brad Keslowski and Busch Brothers. Even though the last few laps Kasey extended his lead, Keslowski and the Busch Brothers made the race for second worth the watch. Everyone had a whoa moment during the race, car going sideways, some saving some not. Denny Hamlin and Joey Lagano had an incident on the race track and decided to confront each other at the end of the race. 

Top Ten Recap:

1. Kasey Kahne - started 2 - up 7 positions to 7th

2. Kyle Busch - started 1 - up 7 positions to 10th

3. Brad Keslowski - started 7 - up 1 position to 1st

4. Kurt Busch - started 19 - up 13 positions to 16 

5. Clint Bowyer - started 23 - up 5 positions to 4th

6. Dale Earnhardt Jr.  - started 22 - up 1 position 2nd

7. Ryan Newman - started 31 - up 8 positions to 23rd

8. Bryan Vickers - started 4 - remains in 45th

9. Paul Menard - started 5 - up 3 positions 9th

10. Jamie McMurray - started 6 - up 7 positions to 14th

Race for the Chase:

1. Brad Keslowski - finished 3rd - up 1 positions 

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 6th - up 1 position 

3. Jimmie Johnson - finished 22nd - down 2 positions

4. Clint Bowyer - finished 5th - up 5 positions

5. Greg Biffle - finished 11th - up 3 positions 

6. Denny Hamlin - finished 23rd

7. Kasey Kahne - WINNER - up 7 positions

8. Carl Edwards - finished 18th - down 3 position

9. Paul Menard - finished 9th - up 3 positions

10. Kyle Busch - finished 2nd - up 7 positions

11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - finished 16th

12. Joey Lagano - finished 17th - up 3 positions

Matt Kenseth in 13th positions with 1 win would be the 1st wild card (11th position) knocking Joey Lagano out of the chase. 

Kurt Busch was the highest mover this week up 13 positions to 16th and Aric Almirola was the biggest loser, losing 10 positions to 20th, finishing 37th after an accident.

Next Race - Fontana CA - Auto Club Speedway - Auto Club 400 - Sunday March 24, 2013 - 3 pm est. 

Have a Wonderful Week!!!

Take Care

Barbara