Sharpie 500

The Sharpie 500
Date: Sat, Aug 22, 2009
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Bristol Motor Speedway
Headliner: Nascar Sprint Cup Series

The Sharpie 500 is going to be held at the Bristol Motor Speedway on August 22nd, 2009. The Speedway is also the home of the Food City 500 but the Sharpie 500 is more popular because of the name of the sponsor. The race has aired on ESPN since 2007. The spring race, the Food City 500, is a network television event on Fox. Beginning in 1978, the race is held in the later part of August on a Saturday evening. The Bristol Motor Speedway makes for slower speeds, but that is offset by the high banking of the turns at Bristol, a challenging aspect like no other track on the NASCAR circuit. It also creates a traffic jam that leads to lots of bumping and jostling on the track as drivers jockey for position.

For the top NASCAR drivers, there is nothing like racin' under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway, and there's nothing like the Sharpie 500. It's Sprint Cup Series racing at its best. Last year Carl Edwards captured his second straight Sharpie 500 win by edging Kyle Busch at the World's Fastest Half Mile.

About Sharpie 500
Track Name: Bristol Motor Speedway
Banking/Turns: 36 degrees
Distance: 0.533 miles
Shape: Oval

2009 Sharpie 500 Results

Kyle Busch made a statement Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.

So did pole-sitter Mark Martin, who pressured Busch during a four-lap run to the checkered flag of the Sharpie 500 but couldn't make the pass for the win.

Instead, Busch won for the fourth time this season and for the second time at Bristol in 2009, despite having a car Saturday night that was no better than second-best.

Busch showed emphatically he is not out of the Chase for the Sprint Cup picture, and Martin strengthened his hold of a spot in NASCAR's postseason. Busch moved up two positions in the standings to 13th, 34 points behind 12th place Matt Kenseth.

Martin likewise gained two spots to 10th, 60 points ahead of Busch. The top 12 drivers after the Sept. 12 race at Richmond qualify for the Chase.

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