{"id":18530,"date":"2015-04-15T23:34:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T03:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=18530"},"modified":"2015-04-15T22:36:02","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T02:36:02","slug":"chevrolet-ss-drivers-ready-to-take-on-the-worlds-fastest-half-mile-bristol-motor-speedway-brings-short-track-action-and-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/chevrolet-ss-drivers-ready-to-take-on-the-worlds-fastest-half-mile-bristol-motor-speedway-brings-short-track-action-and-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"CHEVROLET SS DRIVERS READY TO TAKE ON THE \u2018WORLD\u2019S FASTEST HALF-MILE\u2019 Bristol Motor Speedway Brings Short Track Action and Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hfghfdfgdf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-18531\" src=\"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hfghfdfgdf.jpg\" alt=\"hfghfdfgdf\" width=\"238\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a>DETROIT &#8211; (April 15, 2015) \u2013 The next stop on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tour is Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS). Dubbed the \u2018World\u2019s Fastest Half-Mile\u2019 the coliseum-shaped venue is well-known for high banks, fast lap times, cramped racing conditions and hot tempers.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This year racing conditions at BMS will become even tighter as the 0.533 -mile track has installed SAFER barriers to the outside walls on the frontstretch and backstretch. The installation will narrow the racing groove significantly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is going to change the groove slightly, said Chevrolet\u2019s Jeff Gordon during a press conference last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. \u201cThere is just a little bit of extra room that we have right where it ends off the corner. Before you had a little bit of room, I don\u2019t know, a foot so that is definitely going to change how we are race there. I hope it makes it more exciting, more action is what I\u2019m hoping. Even if it doesn\u2019t, I don\u2019t care, I want the SAFER barriers inside and outside at all these tracks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three active drivers share the title for most wins at BMS, including two Chevrolet SS pilots, Kurt Busch and Gordon. However, neither Busch nor Gordon has made it to Victory Lane since the track was repaved in 2007. The concrete surfaced venue has brought much parity between winning manufacturers in recent seasons. Yet, the Bowtie Brand continues to reign supreme with 43 wins at the track nestled in \u2018Thunder Valley\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>After seven races in 2015, Chevrolet SS drivers and teams have visited Winner\u2019s Circle four times, on the strength of two drivers: Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. All four wins have come at 1.5-mile tracks. This weekend both Johnson and Harvick would like to claim their first short-track trophies of the season. But, 21 other Team Chevy drivers would like to join the Chase party by making their way through the beating and banging to earn a victory at one of the toughest venues on the circuit.<\/p>\n<p>While at BMS, fans can check out the great lineup of Chevrolet cars, trucks and SUVs on display at the Team Chevy exhibit in the midway.<\/p>\n<p>The display will open at 10 a.m., Friday. Fans can see a variety of vehicles including Cruze, Camaro 1SS Coupe, Impala, Malibu, Traverse, Silverado 2500 High Country, Corvette Stingray, Silverado 1500 Crew Z71, Silverado 1500 Double Cab, Equinox and 2015 Motor Trend Truck of the Year Chevy Colorado Extended Cab. They can also get an up close and personal look at the No. 14 Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS show car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DETROIT &#8211; (April 15, 2015) \u2013 The next stop on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tour is Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS). 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