{"id":2023,"date":"2023-04-09T21:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/?p=2023"},"modified":"2023-04-11T18:42:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T22:42:22","slug":"2023-nascar-cup-series-race-eight-bristol-dirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/2023\/04\/2023-nascar-cup-series-race-eight-bristol-dirt\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 NASCAR Cup Series Race Eight Bristol Dirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">Cars in the field:<br \/>\nPole: Kyle Larson (5)<br \/>\nOutside pole: Austin Dillon (3)<br \/>\nStages: 75 &#8211; 75 &#8211; 100<br \/>\nWeather: Mostly clear, 54 degrees, 3 mph winds with gusts to 7 mph.<!--more--><!-- 2158 -->Christopher &#8216;CBell&#8217; wins.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Master&#8217;s Sunday, so we tuned in to the race late, watching the final round of the tournament. Congratulations to Jon Rahm on winning The Masters.<\/p>\n<p>What I saw of the race was pretty boring overall. It didn&#8217;t keep my attention. It also didn&#8217;t seem to produce any surprising moments during the time I was watching.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Motorsport News:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jayski.com\/2023\/04\/11\/bristol-penalties-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bristol penalties announced<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nascar-75th-anniv-remembering-kulwicki-190643861.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR 75th Anniv.: Remembering Kulwicki, Allison<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/william-byron-frustrated-second-nascar-003951815.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Byron frustrated with second NASCAR penalty: &#8216;I&#8217;m not happy&#8217;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/tony-stewart-named-nascars-75-182923749.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tony Stewart named to NASCAR&#8217;s 75 Greatest Drivers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/time-nascar-cup-series-winners-134219646.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All-time NASCAR Cup Series winners<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/kasey-kahne-joins-roster-nascars-145929033.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kasey Kahne joins roster of NASCAR&#8217;s 75 Greatest Drivers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nascar-contentious-seems-now-201408658.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is NASCAR as contentious as it seems right now?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/speedwaymedia.com\/2023\/04\/10\/meyer-shank-racing-preps-for-big-double-header-weekend-in-long-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meyer Shank Racing Preps for Big Double-Header Weekend in Long Beach<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/speedwaymedia.com\/2023\/04\/11\/no-10-konica-minolta-acura-arx-06-gtp-team-heads-to-streets-of-long-beach-for-first-sprint-race-of-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 GTP Team Heads to Streets of Long Beach for First Sprint Race of 2023<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/speedwaymedia.com\/2023\/04\/11\/imsa-long-beach-gtp-preview-with-pipo-derani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMSA Long Beach GTP preview with Pipo Derani<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/36052248\/red-flag-chaos-australian-grand-prix-does-f1-need-make-changes?device=featurephone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Australian GP was a mess. Does F1 need to make changes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/36051929\/australian-grand-prix-spectator-cut-flying-car-debris?device=featurephone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aussie GP spectator cut by flying car debris<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/36064092\/f1-teams-set-month-long-break-racing?device=featurephone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F1 set for month-long break from racing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/36064542\/mclaren-zak-brown-challenges-mercedes-boss-toto-wolff-vegas-boxing-match?device=featurephone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brown challenges Wolff to Vegas boxing match<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/36065346\/four-arrested-theft-charles-leclerc-watch?device=featurephone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four arrested over theft of Leclerc&#8217;s watch<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/36065911\/george-russell-red-bull-holding-back-f1-slow-down?device=featurephone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russell: Red Bull holding back so F1 don&#8217;t step in<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/racing\/story\/_\/id\/36090361\/team-owners-feud-nascar-gives-fans-excuse-tune-out?device=featurephone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team owners&#8217; feud with NASCAR gives fans excuse to tune out &#8212; again<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/36095836\/f1-teams-agree-changes-sprint-race-format?device=featurephone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F1 teams agree on tweak to sprint format<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/36095356\/ferrari-appeal-carlos-sainz-australian-grand-prix-penalty?device=featurephone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferrari to appeal Sainz&#8217; Melbourne penalty<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/kyle-petty-predicts-breakup-joe-gibbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyle Petty Predicts a Significant Change at Joe Gibbs Racing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/denny-hamlin-jj-yeley-wreck-richmond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denny Hamlin Explains His Side of JJ Yeley Richmond Wreck<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/mike-joy-racing-sonoma-trans-am\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Joy Kicks Off Sonoma Weekend Racing in Another Series<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/nascar-hits-kyle-busch-motorsports-with-penalties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR Hits Kyle Busch Motorsports With Penalties<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/am-racing-expands-dirt-racing-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AM Racing Supports Future NASCAR Drivers With Major Expansion<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/kyle-busch-wants-nascar-rules-clarity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyle Busch Just Wants Rules Clarity From NASCAR<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/bobby-labonte-goal-fox-booth-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bobby Labonte Achieves Goal With FOX Booth Return<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/mike-stefanik-nascar-greatest-drivers-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR Adds 9-Time Champion to Greatest Drivers List<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/nascar-cup\/news\/jeff-gordon-josh-berry-second-richmond-elliott-sub\/10452584\/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-NASCAR&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Gordon praises Berry after runner-up finish in substitute role<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/nascar-cup\/news\/legacy-motor-club-executive-leaves-team-johnson\/10452963\/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-NASCAR&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newly added Legacy Motor Club executive has left organization<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/nascar-cup\/news\/kaulig-racing-president-nascar-penalties-devastating\/10453588\/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-NASCAR&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaulig Racing president calls NASCAR penalties &#8216;devastating&#8217;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/nascar-cup\/news\/bowman-hendrick-penalties-reaction\/10454489\/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-NASCAR&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bowman feels &#8220;pretty good about things&#8221; despite penalties<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/nascar-cup\/news\/jj-yeley-dark-horse-threat-bristol-dirt\/10454511\/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-NASCAR&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yeley a true dark-horse on the dirt at Bristol<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Next Race: Martinsville<\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>GO 48 &amp; 9!!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cars in the field: Pole: Kyle Larson (5) Outside pole: Austin Dillon (3) Stages: 75 &#8211; 75 &#8211; 100 Weather: Mostly clear, 54 degrees, 3 mph winds with gusts to 7 mph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily","category-sports","category-things"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}