Food City 500 Notes 'n' Quotes

Food City 500

Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway

Fill in the blanks: Jimmie Johnson put to bed another of his alleged weaknesses. Career victory No. 50 occurred at a track where he had never previously won. Five others – Chicagoland, Michigan, Homestead, Sonoma and Watkins Glen – remain.

The half-a-hundred club: Only nine drivers have won more (now) Sprint Cup races than Johnson. He is tied for 10^th place with Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson.

In hot pursuit: Tony Stewart finished second, like Johnson in a Chevrolet. Kurt Busch was third in a Dodge. The Fords of Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards took positions 4-6.

Disappointments: Clint Bowyer (40^th), David Reutimann (38^th), Mark Martin (35^th), Kasey Kahne (34^th), Juan Montoya (26^th).

Notable numbers

            6 – Johnson’s victory total at Martinsville, next up on the schedule.

            5 – Tracks where Johnson has won once: Texas, Talladega, Daytona, Kansas and Bristol.

            22 – Johnson wins with a wing on the back of his car.

            .237 – Johnson’s winning percentage in “wing races.”

            28 – Finishing position of highest-finishing rookie Kevin Conway.

            1 – Kevin Harvick’s point lead over Kenseth.

Quotable quotes

“We want a win, but a top five’ll do.” – Greg Biffle.

“Somehow we managed to end it under green, which kind of surprised me.” – Matt Kenseth.

“I couldn’t do anything. That’s the best I could do (against Johnson), but we got us a top five out of it.” – Tony Stewart.

“I’m beginning to think the Busch brothers aren’t anything special, but it’s all Steve Addington. Johnson wins … and that sucks.” – Kurt Busch.

“We’ve got a lot of racing left, but when we’re winning at places we’re not supposed to, you better watch out.” – Jimmie Johnson.