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No one in Ford Motor Company's racing operations would have dared to imagine a decade ago that the Sprint Cup championship Kurt Busch won for the Blue Oval in 2004 would be the last for nine years.

What is it about the start to the season where Mother Nature has decided to make the NASCAR season start in a rather odd way? The season began with the Daytona 500 going from a day race to one that was under the lights, and it ended up being one of the best races that Daytona has seen in a few years.

The rain caused two delays lasting more than five hours - one that delayed the start Sunday by almost two hours, and one that stopped the race for 3 hours, 18 minutes.

The rain caused two delays lasting more than five hours -- one that delayed the start Sunday by almost two hours, and one that stopped the race for 3 hours, 18 minutes.

Mar 16, 2014; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR air titans during a rain delay for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Time's running out on Manny Machado in his bid to play opening day March 31 after knee ligament surgery in October.

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Ford Fusion, qualified 12th for Sunday's scheduled Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

When Brad Keselowski blew past Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the backstretch of the final lap to win Sunday, many concerns about NASCAR's new Chase for the Sprint Cup championship rules also got left in the dust.

America's oldest sports car race made history in many different ways on Saturday in the inaugural TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup event at Sebring International Raceway.

The secret is out. The key to Team Penske's success early this season is -- Michael McDowell ? That was the speculation voiced this weekend by Matt Kenseth , after Roger Penske's two drivers continued to show speed at Bristol Motor Speedway .

The unmistakable guitar riff bouncing off the surrounding grandstands as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joe Nemechek made his way to the microphone.

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Busch has now won three consecutive Nationwide Series races at Bristol since last March, when he and Larson also went 1-2 to the finish.

Stewart needed a provisional to make Sunday's race at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he's scheduled to start 37th after an awful qualifying session for the four-car organization.

Driver Tony Stewart signs autographs before practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, March 14, 2014, in Bristol, Tenn.

Before Friday, the biggest thing Erica Enders-Stevens did at the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals was knock NASCAR driver Kurt Busch out of Pro Stocks during their 2011 first-round race.

This place is the "Woodstock of Speed." Bristol Motor Speedway is a one-of-a-kind racetrack.

Hamlin set a track record Friday with a lap at 129.991 mph to earn the top starting spot.

By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers Denny Hamlin and his No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 54th Annual Food City 500 with a track qualifying record lap of 14.761 seconds, 129.991 mph.

Danica Patrick had to go to a backup car early at Bristol after tagging the wall in the first practice.