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The fourth race of the 2014 Sprint Cup Series is at Bristol Motor Speedway. Thunder Valley always poses some difficulty for these drivers. Here are the race facts:
Date: 3/16/14 Start time: 1:00 pm ET
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
Shape: Concrete oval
Size: .533 miles
Total laps: 500 laps
Total miles: 266.5 miles
Degree of banking in corners: 24-30 degrees
Degree of banking on straights: 4-9 degrees
Length of straightaways: 650 feet
Capacity: 160,000
Pit road: There are two pit roads. The front stretch pit road has 22 stalls, while the backstretch pit road has 21.
Pit road speed: 30 mph
Pace car speed: 35 mph
2014 Pole setter: Denny Hamlin
2013 March pole setter: Kyle Busch
2013 August pole setter: Denny Hamlin
2013 March winner: Kasey Kahne
2013 August winner: Matt Kenseth
Prediction: This race is always interesting, especially because of the large amount of lapped cars. Having two pit roads may also pose a problem to some of these newer Sprint Cup drivers. I believe that Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kasey Kahne and Brad Keselowski all have a chance to win. My prediction for the winner will have to be Kasey Kahne.
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