CHEVY FAST FACTS
FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
April 24, 2017

A total of 17 Team Chevy drivers will start the Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 500-lap/266.5-mile contest around the half mile venue is scheduled to begin at 1p.m., ET. Live coverage will be available on FOX, PRN Radio, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-10:
Kyle Larson, No. 42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet SS, will lead the field to green as the pole sitter
Chase Elliott, No. 24 Mountain Dew/Little Caesars Chevrolet SS, will start second making it an all Chevrolet front-row
Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/NWTF Chevrolet SS, will start eighth

TEAM CHEVY IN MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES (MENCS) COMPETITION:
· Chevrolet has won 39 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships

· Team Chevy drivers have scored 768 wins and 690 poles in MENCS competition

CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
· Chevrolet drivers have won 44 of 112 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. Victories by current Team Chevy drivers are:

o Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS, has made one trip to Winner’s Circle at BMS (’10)

o Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS, has one victory at Bristol Motor Speedway (’04)

o Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet SS, has recorded one victory at BMS (’13)

· A Chevrolet driver has won one of the last three races at Bristol Motor Speedway

· A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Bristol Motor Speedway 37 times

· Team Chevy drivers have scored 201 top-five and 414 top-10 finishes at Bristol Motor Speedway

· A Chevrolet has led laps 22,773 (41.8% of possible 54,477laps) at Bristol Motor Speedway