NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series heads back east this week for the running of the Food City 500 in support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up to Cancer. The green flag at Bristol Motor Speedway is set to wave at 1 p.m. and the race will be broadcast nationally on FOX.
NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series rolls into Bristol Motor Speedway for the first race this season at this track for the running of the Food City 500.
Preview: Aside from the usual storylines when NASCAR visits “the World’s Fastest Half-Mile,” there are a few things to watch for this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway:
Race: Food City 500 – Bristol Motor Speedway
Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009
Time: 2:16 PM EST (scheduled Green Flag)
TV: 1:30 PM EST on FOX
Preview: “Welcome to the Holy Grail of Motorsports.” That’s the greeting on the Bristol Motor Speedway website. NASCAR has been visiting this eastern Tennessee short track since the early 1960s. Fans used to enjoy the beatin’ and bangin’ that Bristol was known for, but since a repaving project in 2007, the track has developed a second groove that suits drivers, if not so much the fans.
