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