How long is a lap at Bristol?

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How long is a lap at Bristol?

RACE DISTANCE: 500 laps around the 0.533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway for a total of 266.5 miles. STAGE LENGTHS (laps per stage): Stage 1: 125, Stage 2: 125, Stage 3: 250. LAST TIME: Joey Logano won the inaugural dirt race at Bristol on March 29, leading 61 laps and holding off Ricky Stenhouse Jr. by 0.554 seconds.

How fast do sprint cars go at Bristol?

The Sprint Cars are powered by 410 cubic-inch engines, producing 900 horsepower and insane speeds around the half-mile dirt track. When the Sprint Cars last visited Bristol, qualifying speeds were in the 140 mph range.

How fast were late models at Bristol?

533-mile oval in a lap of 15.266 seconds (125.691 mph) in Monday’s test for the World of Outlaws Late Models. It was nearly a second off the pace of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying mark of 14.568 seconds (131.713 mph) set by Chase Elliott on Bristol’s normal concrete surface.

Is Bristol still a dirt track?

Bristol can’t remain a dirt track. It’s set to host NASCAR for its annual night race in September on the concrete.

How fast did Sammy Swindell go at Bristol?

129.03 miles per hour
That broke the track record set in 2001 by Sammy Swindell. Right behind Schatz was Sheldon Haudenschild who turned a fast lap of 129.03 miles per hour at 14.87 seconds……The fastest-selling new and used cars in August.

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How big of a track is Bristol?

0.533-mile
The short track is a (0.533-mile) concrete oval with corner banking ranging from 24 to 28 degrees and a pair of 650-feet straightaways.

Who won the Super Late Models at Bristol?

Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson, who started on the pole and had won a $10,000-to-win Super Late Model race in Friday’s Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals, fell out of the lead early and wound up seventh. Larson dominated a 10-lap heat race early in the evening, racing to a comfortable win.

How fast do Super Late Models go?

Super Late Models turn laps at Slinger Super Speedway in just over 11 seconds. It is these cars which have established the world record lap speeds on a quarter-mile high-banked paved oval. You know that you will see some of the fastest racing action in the country when these cars hit the track at Slinger.

How much dirt did they bring into Bristol?

It took 2,300 truckloads of dirt to create the surface.

When was the last time Bristol was covered in dirt?

2000
Dirt is different The track includes a bottom layer of soil that was used the last time Bristol had dirt events in 2000 and 2001. The second layer came from a campground near the track, and the third layer came from Bluff City about 20-30 miles away.

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