CONCORD, N.C. – Hendrick Motorsports will be back on the concrete banks of Bristol Motor Speedway for the fifth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series regular season.
Bristol’s traditional concrete layout was on a three-year hiatus for its spring event as the track put on a dirt race. The Rick Hendrick-owned team has 12 wins at the 0.533-mile track on the Tennessee and Virginia border. Of the team’s current driver roster, Kyle Larson is the only driver with a points-paying win at Bristol, while Chase Elliott was victorious in the 2020 All-Star Race hosted at the venue.
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The No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 returns this weekend for Larson. His three starts at Bristol with Hendrick Motorsports have seen the 2021 Cup Series champion score one win (2021), three top-five finishes, 229 laps led (second-most in that span), 145 points scored (most in that span) and a 2.66 average finish (the best in the span). In 15 total Cup starts here, the 31-year-old driver has one win, five top-five finishes (with three runner-up finishes), 10 top-10s and 870 laps led.
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Elliott’s primary partner, NAPA Auto Parts, will be on the No. 9 Chevy at Bristol. In 13 starts, he has four top-five finishes (with a best finish of second in 2022) and seven top-10s. The 28-year-old driver’s 439 laps led at the facility are his third-most among active tracks on the schedule. In four of the last six races at this layout of Bristol, the 2020 Cup Series champion has finished in the top seven and the two instances he did not were due to late-race incidents while running at the front.
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For the first time since the exhibition Clash at the Coliseum, Liberty University will be the primary partner on the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 of William Byron. Entering Sunday’s race, the 26-year-old driver has three consecutive top-10 results at Bristol. Overall, in nine starts, he has two top-five finishes (a pair of third-place runs are his best result here) and four top-10s.
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Alex Bowman’s No. 48 Ally Chevy will sport its primary “digital camo” look for this weekend’s race. In 13 starts at Bristol, the 30-year-old driver has two top-five finishes and three top-10s. His best finishes at the track are a pair of fifth-place runs, the most recent of which occurred in the 2021 playoff race.
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Tune in to watch all the action on the high banks of Bristol on Sunday, March 17, at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
