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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol, Tenn.: Food City 500 at a glance

Matt Kenseth won the 2015 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Matt Kenseth won the 2015 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Getty Images

Distance: 500 laps, or 266.5 miles.

Where: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, a 5.33-mile, high-banked concrete oval.

When: 1 p.m., Sunday.

TV: Fox.

Radio: Performance Racing Network.

Last year’s winner: Matt Kenseth.

Also this week: Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, Xfinity Series, Bristol Motor Speedway, 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Fox Sports 1.

Worth mentioning: Kyle Busch goes for his fifth consecutive national series victory (won Truck-Cup doubleheader at Martinsville; Xfinity-Cup doubleheader at Texas); Joey Logano won last spring’s Xfinity race at Bristol.

David Scott’s Power 16

1. Kyle Busch (2nd last week): He’s winning in every kind of equipment these days.

2. Jimmie Johnson (1): Having strong year, just not as strong as Busch.

3. Carl Edwards (4): Texas pole-winner was fast all race, but couldn’t hold off Busch.

4. Kevin Harvick (3): Just one finish outside the top-10 (Martinsville).

5. Joey Logano (6): Strong third at Texas, where he started second.

6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8): Two runners-up finishes … he’s ready to win.

7. Denny Hamlin (7): Hard to figure Hamlin this season, have been consistently inconsistent.

8. Brad Keselowski (5): Tough luck with loose tire at Texas dropped him out of contention.

9. Austin Dillon (9): Might have have had a top-10 car at Texas until crash late in the race.

10. Martin Truex Jr. (12): One of faster cars at Texas, but couldn’t hang with Busch.

11. Kurt Busch (11); 12. Chase Elliott (NR); 13. Matt Kenseth (14); 14. Kyle Larson (15); 15. AJ Allmendinger (10); 16. Ryan Newman (13).

Points standings

Sprint Cup

1. Kyle Busch

259

2. Jimmie Johnson

253

3. Kevin Harvick

252

4. Carl Edwards

241

5. Joey Logano

234

6. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

211

7. Kurt Busch

208

8. Denny Hamlin

201

9. Brad Keselowski

201

10. Austin Dillon

198

11. Martin Truex Jr.

187

12. Matt Kenseth

171

13. Jamie McMurray

171

14. Chase Elliott

168

15. AJ Allmendinger

166

16. Kasey Kahne

161

17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

153

18. Kyle Larson

152

19. Ryan Newman

150

20. Ryan Blaney

144

21. Paul Menard

140

22. Aric Almirola

138

23. Trevor Bayne

136

24. Danica Patrick

117

25. Brian Scott

114

26. Casey Mears

112

27. Greg Biffle

111

28. Landon Cassill

106

29. Regan Smith

105

30. David Ragan

96

31. Brian Vickers

86

32. Clint Bowyer

85

33. Michael McDowell

78

34. Matt DiBenedetto

77

35. Michael Annett

72

36. Chris Buescher

70

37. Cole Whitt

49

38. Jeffrey Earnhardt

24

39. Josh Wise

24

40. Michael Waltrip

12

41. Bobby Labonte

11

42. Reed Sorenson

9

43. Robert Richardson Jr.

3

Xfinity

1. Daniel Suarez

207

2. Elliott Sadler

206

3. Justin Allgaier

198

4. Brandon Jones

193

5. Erik Jones

192

6. Ty Dillon

187

7. Brendan Gaughan

183

8. Darrell Wallace Jr.

160

9. Ryan Reed

160

10. Brennan Poole

152

Truck

1. John Hunter Nemechek

83

2. Parker Kligerman

80

3. Timothy Peters

77

4. Tyler Young

67

5. Cameron Hayley

66

6. Ryan Truex

66

7. Daniel Hemric

65

8. Brandon Brown

62

9. Spencer Gallagher

62

10. Ben Rhodes

61

This story was originally published April 14, 2016 at 6:15 PM with the headline "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol, Tenn.: Food City 500 at a glance."

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