Food City 500 - Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol Tenn.
266.5 Miles/500 Laps
Sunday, March 24, 2001

FAST FACTS on BRISTOL:

• Roush Racing's Mark Martin will start his 500th career Winston Cup race this Sunday at Bristol.
• Jack Roush has four victories total at Bristol - two in the Busch series (Mark Martin Ford 250, Spring 1996 and Jeff Burton Ford 250, Spring 1997) and two Cup wins (Martin, Ford 500, Fall of 1998 and Martin, Ford 500, Spring 1993).
•  Mark Martin has captured the pole seven times at Bristol (4 times in the spring race and 3 times in the fall race), including pole at last season's Food City 500. The seven poles tie for the second most in the history of the track. Roush's Greg Biffle won the pole in the NASCAR Craftsman Trucking Series there in 1999.

DRIVER BREAKDOWN AT TRACK

MATT KENSETH
Team: No. 17 Roush Racing Ford Taurus
Sponsors: DEWALT
Owner: Jack Roush
Driver: Matt Kenseth
Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser
Car Number: 10

Kenseth History at Bristol Motor Speedway:

Matt Kenseth 2002 (Driver) stats:

Kenseth on racing at Bristol:

"Bristol is definitely one of the more exciting tracks we go to. You've got to be on your toes the entire time. The track is a half-mile, so the leader is always in sight. Last year we were running eighth and got wrecked by a laped car. You just never can tell what's going to happen."

Robbie Reiser on how to succeed at Bristol:

"Basically, you've just got to stay out of trouble. It's 500 laps of being on edge. Everything happens so fast with 15-second laps. It just feels like anything could happen and most time it does."

Jack Roush on Matt Kenseth at Bristol:

"He has had good finishes just about every where we have raced this season. This could be the time for Matt to break through and win a Bristol race in a Winston Cup car."

MARK MARTIN
Team: No. (6) Roush Racing Ford Taurus
Sponsors: Viagraź
Owner: Jack Roush
Driver: Mark Martin
Crew Chief: Ben Leslie

Car Number: (88) Raced at Rockingham in the fall of 201. Won the pole for the race and was running strong before getting caught up in an accident. The car also ran to a ninth-place finish at Dover in June and a fifth place finish at Pocono in June. The car did well last year in qualifying, starting first last year in the fall Bristol race, fifth at Pocono and ninth in the fall at Rockingham.

Significant starts at Bristol:

Mark Martin on Bristol:

"It's really impossible to try to explain. It's a lot like taking a fighter jet and trying to fly it around and around the inside of a basketball arena. Still, we've had some good success there and hopefully we can continue that this week."

No. 6Crew Chief Ben Leslie on Bristol racing:

"Mark does really well at Bristol and we are looking forward to a very good finish. We have a nice car for him. The test got rained out, but we are still looking very forward, because it is one of Mark's best tracks."

Jack Roush on Mark Martin at Bristol:

"Mark is really in his on element at Bristol. It is high-banked, fast racing; Reminiscent of the kind of tracks he grew up racing on. He always looks forward to it. He's won there twice and had many poles. He's had many opportunities to win and he's seldom caught up in the wrecks and kind of problems that befall a lot of people who are not able to make it at Bristol."

Mark Martin 2002 (Driver) stats:

Other Notes on Martin at Bristol:

Martin also tallied two victories and two poles during in Busch racing career at Bristol.

KURT BUSCH
Team: No. 97 Rubbermaid Ford Taurus
Sponsors: Rubbermaid
Owner: Jack Roush
Driver: Kurt Busch
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig

Kurt Busch History for Bristol Motor Speedway:

Kurt Busch 2002 (Driver) stats:

Kurt Busch on racing at Bristol:

"Bristol is one tough track, it's like racing around the inside of a cereal bowl. One thing is for sure, it's always an exciting race, which is probably one of the reasons that it such a fan favorite. I'm looking forward to racing there this weekend, but it will certainly be a challenge."

Jack Roush on Kurt Busch at Bristol:

"Kurt has only been to Bristol twice and both times were frustrating. He looks forward to getting back and having another shot. He has matured greatly over the winter and I'm sure that he will be able to better deal with all the challenges and frustrations that that short track carries with it."

GREG BIFFLE
Team: No. 60 Roush Racing Ford Taurus
Sponsors: Grainger
Owner: Jack Roush
Driver: Greg Biffle
Crew Chief: Randy Goss

Car Number: Chassis No. 63. Car has not run this season, but competed in six events in 2001 going to Victory Lane at Phoenix and Nazareth. The events include: Phoenix (first-place finish), Memphis (20th), Dover Fall race (fifth), Gateway (fourth), Kentucky (second) and Nazareth (first)

Greg Biffle History at Bristol Motor Speedway

*Denotes Busch Series event
**Denotes Craftsman Truck Series event

Greg Biffle 2002 (Driver) stats (Busch Grand National):

Biffle on racing at Bristol:

"Everything happens so fast at Bristol that you have to be on your toes the entire race. You're constantly around other cars, and if you lose your focus for a split second you'll get caught up in something. Bristol is a fun track to race on if the car is handling, but if you are off it makes for a really long day. We had two really good cars for both races at Bristol last year, but the results don't show it. We actually had a shot at the win in the fall race with 14 laps to go and cut a tire down. That's the kind of luck we've had a Bristol in the past, but we're hoping that will all change this weekend. We're taking a good car that we've had some success with, so I think we'll be running well when we show up for practice on Friday. If we qualify well and stay out of trouble for 250 laps, I think we'll be in contention."

Randy Goss on how to succeed at Bristol:

"The key to success at Bristol is getting the car good enough so that the driver can put it where he's looking, and to stay out of trouble. If you can do that, you should have a good day. I've always felt like I had a winning lottery ticket at Bristol, only to find out I'm about one number off. This year I'm hoping to have them all."