Brad Keselowski on this weekend’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway
“Bristol is easily one of my favorite racetracks. I remember going there for the first time when I was around 10 years old. My dad was running a (NASCAR Camping World) Truck Series race there and I thought it was so cool that we were at a Cup track. To think back on that now as I plan on making my first Cup Series start there this weekend is surreal. I’ve been fortunate to have had success at Bristol in the Nationwide Series, even before the resurfacing. It’s a track that I quickly picked up on and it suits my driving style, for whatever reason. Hopefully we can have a good run and gain some points this weekend. That would be great.”
Crew chief Jay Guy on preparing a car for Bristol Motor Speedway
“I’m anxious to see how the new outside barrier will affect the top groove at Bristol. When they reconfigured it and widened it a little bit, you saw drivers making more passes on the outside. With that extra room now having been taken away, you’ll really need to have the car working well on the bottom. Forward drive is always important at Bristol, or any short track for that matter. If you can get underneath someone coming off the corner you can usually beat him to the next corner to make the pass.”
