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FanHouse Warmup: Food City 500

The Essentials Race: Food City 500 Where: Bristol Motor Speedway Time: Sunday 2pm/EDTTV/Radio: FOX Sports, PRN RadioForecast: Sunny, 68Distance: 500 laps (266.5 miles)Pole Winner: Mark Martin2008 Winner: Jeff Burton The Storylines If you need a better idea of how racing is being impacted by the economy look no further...

Mark Martin Backs Off 2010 Commitment

Friday afternoon, ESPN's David Newton drafted a story with Sprint Cup Series veteran and pole-winner for Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway talking about how he wanted to hang around as a full-time NASCAR driver in 2010.Mark Martin, back in his first full-time gig after choosing to go for a part-time schedule...

Dale Jr.'s Crew Chief Won't Be Leaving

Less than five races into the 2009 season, the talk regarding Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief Tony Eury Jr. has already reached the front burner.And if we're lucky, the talk will subside sometime after the 2009 season ends -- barring two things: Earnhardt wins the championship or Eury Jr. finds a new role.But Friday at...

Martin On Pole, Wants Full-Time in 2010

Mark Martin must have been tired of not winning poles in the Sprint Cup Series.Just two weeks after Martin scored his first pole in 7 years -- remember that lap at Atlanta made the 50-year-old Martin feel like a rookie? -- the driver from Batesville, Ark., scored his second-straight pole Friday afternoon at Bristol Motor...

Bristol Offers Ideal Last-Minute NASCAR Gift

Looking for that ultimate gift for the NASCAR fan on your list with just hours left until Santa gets things rolling?Well, Bristol Motor Speedway -- thanks to the oh-so-glorious state of the economy -- actually has tickets available for its Sprint Cup events in 2009. Sure, any other track on the NASCAR schedule having empty...