This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will head to the Bristol Motor Speedway for stop four of the 36 race schedule in 2014. This weekend will be the 54th annual Food City 500 at the 0.533-mile oval located in Tennessee. It will be the first of two stops at the speedway in 2014.
Entry list:
The entry list this weekend includes a total of 45 drivers with two going home after qualifying. There was 46 entries, but the No. 44 of J.J. Yeley withdrew from the race. Some of the new faces this weekend include, Travis Kvapil, Timmy Hill, David Reutimann, Landon Cassill and Dave Blaney.
Story lines:
Austin Dillon and Kyle Larson head into the Bristol Motor Speedway as the top-two drivers in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year points standings. Since the Daytona 500, Dillon has led those standings. This weekend will be hard to judge which of these two drivers will leave Bristol with the lead. In three starts for Dillon at the 0.533-mile oval, he has finished inside the top-five in two of the last three races. For Larson, he finished in the second spot in a photo finish with Sprint Cup Series star, Kyle Busch.
Some milestones will take place this weekend between two drivers. Michael McDowell, who drives the No. 95 Ford, will make his 150th Sprint Cup Series start this weekend. Also looking for a milestone will be six-time and reigning champion, Jimmie Johnson. If he can finish inside the top-10 on Sunday, it will be his 300th career top-10 National series finish.
Team Penske looks to score their third consecutive pole in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this weekend. At the Phoenix International Raceway, Keselowski scored the pole to start the streak as Logano started that event from the second spot. A week later, at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Logano started on the pole while race winner Brad Keselowski started on the outside.
Where to watch:
You can catch the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race this Sunday live on FOX at 12:30 p.m. Et. The Performance Racing Network will provide live radio coverage of the event. You can listen to PRN live on many radio stations around the country, PRN mobile application or on GoPRN.com.
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