Quotes and Trivia about Bristol
compiled by Jo Ann Hlavac
"Bristol is a tough place. A lot can happen. Bristol...it's a place you love to go there and you love the excitement, but you're happy to leave. So much can happen." Jimmie Johnson
"When you go to Bristol you have chill bumps from the time you get there til the time you leave". Barry Dobson
"Bristol is kind of a crap shoot, but it's a lot of fun when you're moving forward. If you've got a great race car and you're heading to the front, you're less likely to get caught up in a mess. That's when Bristol is the most fun." Matt Borland
"Nobody gets treated nicely at Bristol. Everybody gets moved out of the way." Casey Mears
“There's no such thing as fuel conservation at Bristol. You're on the gas hard, and you're off it quick. ... Bristol is where it's at. It's a driver's track, pure and simple." Tony Stewart
“Bristol is a rush-hour interstate at 120 miles an hour.” Robby Gordon
“You know how demolition derby works? You give up everything but try to protect your radiator and try to keep the sheet metal off the tires. Well, that’s the way things are at Bristol.” Kyle Petty
“It ought to be against the law for more than two dozen cars to be going at the same time on that pinball machine.” Bud Moore
"It's like being inside of an aluminum trash can with all your buddies hitting on it with ball-peen hammers." Tony Stewart
“The thing about Bristol is you have to be cautiously aggressive. When there is something that opens up, you have to take it. When you start trying to make something happen is where you get into trouble." Jeff Burton
“There is usually a preferred line at Bristol, and you have 43 guys trying to get in the same line," Dale Jarrett
"You can’t take a break at any time. The moment you think you’re doing good, it’ll jump up and deal you a nasty blow...some of the craziest moments don’t involve me, but I get just as much enjoyment as the fans do watching them unfold. Bristol is just a crazy place.” Earnhardt Jr.
“At a place like Bristol, everything just seems to be exaggerated. It’s such a tight place that everyone is hitting each other and bouncing off one another every lap. I guess it would be like covering yourself in honey and jumping into a beehive.” Bobby Labonte
And Now for a little Trivia...
Bristol race track used to be a dairy farm and a football field.
In the 1973 Southeastern 500 from Bristol Cale Yarborough started on the pole and led all 500 laps!
Bristol’s first race was held on July 30, 1961. The first driver on the track for practice on July 27, 1961 was Tiny Lund in his Pontiac. The second driver out was David Pearson. Fred Lorenzen won the pole for the first race at BMS with a speed of 79.225 mph. A seventeen year old Brenda Lee sang the National Anthem. A total of 42 cars started the first race at BMS but only 19 finished. Race winner Jack Smith had to split the purse with Johnny Allen who sub for him partway through.
Most Poles All Time: Cale Yarborough with 9
Most Bristol driver wins all time is 12 by Darrell Waltrip (seven consecutive).
Most Wins by an active driver: Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch with 5.
Most Bristol car owner wins is by Junior Johnson with 21 (eight consecutive).
On 4/11/99 there were 40 cars running at the finish – the most ever at Bristol.
On 3/20/66 there were only 7 cars running at the finish – the fewest ever at Bristol
Elliott Sadler started 38th in March 2001 and won the race...the Worst Starting Spot to Win at Bristol.
Races won from the top 10: 76 of 92, 82.6%
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