2018 Bristol - Food City 500 - Pre-Race Thread

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THE RACE: Food City 500
TRACK: Bristol Motor Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #8 of 36

Date: Sunday, April 15, 2018 in Bristol, TN
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:13 pm/et

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TELEVISION COVERAGE

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NASCAR RaceDay: 12:30pm/et on FS1
NASCAR Sunday Pre-Race Show: 1:30pm/et on FOX
Television Race Coverage: FOX, 2:00pm/et

Practices:
Friday, April 13, 12:30pm-1:25pm/et, TV-FS1;
Saturday, April 14, 8:30am-9:25am/et, TV-FS1;
Saturday, April 14, 11:05am-11:55am/et, TV-FS1

Qualifying for positions 1-40, Friday, April 13 at 4:45 pm/et, TV-FS1;
re-air scheduled: None

In the Booth: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon
Pit Reporters: Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch, Matt Yocum
In-Race Analyst: Larry McReynolds
Race / Hollywood Hotel Host: Chris Myers
Analysts / Hollywood Hotel: Jeff Gordon, Darrell and Michael Waltrip

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
TBA
 
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What's a 'Chad Finchum'?

He starred in last week's Xfinity Demolition Derby at Texas Motor Speedway. He appeared in 2 crashes, the second of which absolutely destroyed the rear end of the racecar...probably going to be one of the hardest hits this season of the national series...but the TV missed it so it'll fade away from memory.

Found a still image at least
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Chad didn't even get close to John Wes Townley caliber. It looked like his car was set up for ice racing
 
I know I'm liable to crucifixion on here for mentioning weather more than 3 hours before the green flag but it's looking like another Monday race...
 
I know I'm liable to crucifixion on here for mentioning weather more than 3 hours before the green flag but it's looking like another Monday race...
The spring race at Bristol might as well be scheduled for Monday moving forward
 
welp more rain for sunday lol.. this is crazy
Sounding like rain for Sunday and really cool (upper 40's) on Monday. Bristol had never had a race delayed because of rain until a couple of years ago. If Sunday's is delayed, that will make it 3 out of 5 races to be delayed.
 
Sounding like rain for Sunday and really cool (upper 40's) on Monday. Bristol had never had a race delayed because of rain until a couple of years ago. If Sunday's is delayed, that will make it 3 out of 5 races to be delayed.
I've seen some reports of snow Monday
 
Note: All times are ET

Friday, April 13
Noon-12:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, FS1 (Follow live)
1:05-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, FS1 (Follow live)
3:05-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1 (Follow live)
4:45 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, FS1 (Follow live)

Press Pass (Watch live)
5:45 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying

Saturday, April 14
8:30-9:25 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1 (Follow live)
9:35 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, FS1 (Follow live)
11:05-11:55 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1 (Follow live)
1 pm.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 (300 laps, 159.9 miles), FS1 (Follow live)

Press Pass (Watch live)
3:30 p.m.: Post-NASCAR Xfinity Series race

Sunday, April 15
2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 (500 laps, 266.5 miles), FOX (Follow live)

Press Pass (Watch live)
5:30 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race
 
Sounding like rain for Sunday and really cool (upper 40's) on Monday. Bristol had never had a race delayed because of rain until a couple of years ago. If Sunday's is delayed, that will make it 3 out of 5 races to be delayed.
I was at that night race lol that got delayed smh
 
Sounding like rain for Sunday and really cool (upper 40's) on Monday. Bristol had never had a race delayed because of rain until a couple of years ago. If Sunday's is delayed, that will make it 3 out of 5 races to be delayed.
I believe it will be 3 out of 4 races delayed if they can't get it in on Sunday.
 
Note: All times are ET

Friday, April 13
Noon-12:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, FS1 (Follow live)
1:05-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, FS1 (Follow live)
3:05-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1 (Follow live)
4:45 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, FS1 (Follow live)

Press Pass (Watch live)
10:30 a.m.: Kyle Larson
10:45 a.m.: Trevor Bayne
11 a.m.: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ty Majeski
11:15 a.m.: Jimmie Johnson
11:30 a.m.: Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash drivers Christopher Bell, Cole Custer, Daniel Hemric and Ryan Preece
1:20 p.m.: Kyle Busch
1:45 p.m.: Erik Jones
5:45 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying
 
'Dinger scraped the right rear in 1st practice. Harvick clipped the apron, cut a tire, and ate the wall; looks like it may require a backup.
 
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Aunty is asleep at the switch, Goodyear brought different left side tires and changed the stagger quite a bit
 
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