BRISTOL, TENN. – A photographic look of the NASCAR racing action on Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. All photos provided courtesy of NASCAR and Getty Images.
A view of the new Colossus scoreboard from the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images)
Crew members work on the #18 M&M’s Toyota, driven by Kyle Busch, prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images
Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops/Ranger Boats Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 Juniper Networks Toyota, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images)
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Darrell Wallace Jr, driver of the #6 Ford EcoBoost Ford, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Ty Dillon, driver of the #3 Red Kap/Kohls.com Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Gamestop/Performance Designed Products Toyota, climbs into his car during practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Ryan Reed, driver of the #16 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford, practices for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Comcast Business Toyota, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Comcast Business Toyota, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying for the pole position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Comcast Business Toyota, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying for the pole position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Comcast Business Toyota, poses with the Coors Light Pole Board after qualifying for the pole position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Mike Haag has covered motorsports in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 39 years. In addition to covering motorsports for the San Antonio Express-News for nearly 28 years, Mike also has co-hosted TrackSmack with Dawn Murphy for 19 race seasons. In addition to being a writer, Mike taught high school English and Journalism for 30 years before retiring in May, 2020.
By Mike Haag