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BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY WEBSITE

Address:

PO Box 3966 (37625)

151 Speedway Blvd. (37620)

Bristol, TN 

Administrative: 423/764-6555

Ticket Office: 423/764-1161

Fax: 423/764-1646 (Main)

Fax: 423/764-0427 (Communications/PR)  

Bristol Motor Speedway Specifications

"World’s Fastest Half Mile," 0.533-mile concrete oval

Degree of banking in corners: 36 degrees

Degree of banking in straights: 16 degrees

Straightaways: 650 feet long.

Concrete racing surface is 40 feet wide.

Seating capacity: 160,000

Sprint Cup Series Race Length: 500 laps - 266 miles

Nationwide Series Race Length: 300 laps - 159 miles
Pit Road Speed: 35mph

Race: Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 at 2:00pm (Eastern)

Pre-Race Show: FOX 1:30pm (Eastern)

Speed NASCAR Race Day Show: 11:00am with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace

Television Coverage of Race: FOX - 2:00pm (Eastern) 

Announcers:  Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds

Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Krista Voda

Other Reporters: Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond

Posted Awards - $5,875,119; First Place - $185,765

2008 Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson - Finished 18th
2008 Race Winner: Jeff Burton, Started 8th
Race Length: 500 laps, 266 miles

CUP SERIES RACE RECORDS

Race: Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at 2:00pm (Eastern)

Television Coverage of Race: ABC - 2:00pm (Eastern) 

Countdown to the Race: ESPN2 - 1:30pm (Eastern)

Nascar Countdown:  Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty

Announcers:  Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree

Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake

Posted Awards: $1,850,775 (Est) 

2008 Pole Winner: Scott Wimmer, Finished 12th
2008 Race Winner: Clint Bowyer, Started 4th

Race Length: 300 Laps (159 miles)

nationwide series RACE RECORDS

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