{"id":6724,"date":"2025-04-07T15:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/?p=6724"},"modified":"2025-04-07T15:07:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:07:01","slug":"nascar-bristol-sunday-april-6-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/nascar-bristol-sunday-april-6-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Bristol Sunday, April 6, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bristol NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bristol last year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Lead lap finishers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

54 Lead changes \u2013 Short track record<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Gibbs Racing \u2013 383 Laps led (All 4 drivers finished top 10)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Lead lap finishers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle Larson career-high 462 laps led \u2013 Passed 9000 career laps led<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

462 Laps led most since Martin Truex Jr. led 464 at Martinsville 10\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fastest Bristol race: 101.277mph \u2013 Previous record: 101.074mph (Charlie Glotzbach 7\/11\/71)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green run to finish of a race last season: 163 Laps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Finished top 10 both Bristol races last season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denny Hamlin 1st & 4th, Alex Bowman 4th & 9th, Kyle Larson 5th & 1st, Chase Elliott 8th & 2nd, Christopher Bell 10th & 5th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

126th Bristol NASCAR Cup Series race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this date: 4\/13\/97<\/strong> \u2013 Bristol last lap pass Jeff Gordon over Rusty Wallace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle Larson only driver to win Bristol Stage 1, 2 & race (9\/24)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 Bristol win streaks (Back-to-back wins) \u2013 Kyle Larson won last Bristol race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 of 125 Bristol NASCAR Cup Series Races settled by last lap pass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since track opened in 1961, only 5 champions winless at Bristol \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Bobby Isaac, Bobby Labonte & Martin Truex Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final green run 121 laps or longer last 3 Bristol races<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 of last 14 Bristol races won from pit stalls on backstretch \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drivers pitting in stall 1 finished 9th or better 12 of last 17 Bristol races (4 Wins)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driver starting first won 27 of 125 Bristol races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle Busch: 8 Bristol wins with 4 crew chiefs (Alan Gustafson, Steve Addington, Dave Rogers & Adam Stevens)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drivers swept both Bristol races & championship in same season 7 times \u2013 Last: Dale Earnhardt 1987<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Won first career race at Bristol \u2013 Earnhardt, R. Wallace, Irvan, E. Sadler & Kurt Busch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dale Earnhardt only Rookie of the Year contender to win Bristol (4\/1\/79)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dale Earnhardt won in his first 2 races at Bristol (4\/1\/79 & 3\/30\/80) \u2013 1st & 3rd career wins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bristol 3\/24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denny Hamlin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bristol 3\/24 winner \u2013 Started 3rd, finished 13th in Stage 1 & 7th in Stage 2, 163 laps led (most), 422 laps in top 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Denny Hamlin \u2013 9 Stops 26, 74, 131, 182, 235, 257, 317, 373, 448 (G)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 & 2 winner: Ty Gibbs 9th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Ty Gibbs 1st & 1st, Brad Keselowski 4th & 2nd, John Hunter Nemechek 5th & 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: 50 Brad Keselowski 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: Martin Truex Jr. 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Denny Hamlin 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 54<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failed to finish: 1 (Zane Smith)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green run: 121 Laps (Lap 380-500)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: AJ Allmendinger 23rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ryan Blaney 16th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: Alex Bowman 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Stewart-Haas: Josh Berry 12th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 16th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Lead lap finishers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

54 Lead changes \u2013 Short track record<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Gibbs Racing \u2013 383 Laps led (All 4 drivers finished top 10)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bristol 9\/24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle Larson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bristol 9\/24 winner \u2013 Started 2nd, Stage 1 & 2 winner, 462 laps led, avg. running pos.: 1.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson \u2013 3 Stops 130, 245, 333<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 & 2 winner: Kyle Larson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 1st & 1st, Christopher Bell 3rd & 5th, Martin Truex Jr. 4th & 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: Kyle Larson 60<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: Bubba Wallace 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Kyle Larson 167<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failed to finish: 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: Zane Smith 16th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ty Gibbs 15th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green flag run: 163 Laps (338-500)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 7th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 6th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Lead lap finishers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle Larson career-high 462 laps led \u2013 Passed 9000 career laps led<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

462 Laps led most since Martin Truex Jr. led 464 at Martinsville 10\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fastest Bristol race: 101.277mph \u2013 Previous record: 101.074mph (Charlie Glotzbach 7\/11\/71)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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