The Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway (0.533-mile oval, Bristol, Tenn.)

No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion driven by Joey Logano

Sunday, March 17, 1:00 pm ET

• IT’S BRISTOL BABY: While a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Bristol Motor Speedway has eluded Joey Logano over the years, the 22-year-old considers Bristol one of his favorite tracks. Logano earned his first-career pole at Bristol back in 2010, as he became the youngest pole winner in Sprint Cup Series history. In fact, in eight career events at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile,” Logano has only started outside of the top 10 on two occasions. Logano has also led 143 career laps at Bristol, more than any other track. He has also recorded one win and six top-10s in eight Nationwide Series races at the track.
• FOOD CITY FUN: Logano will take part in the Food City Race Night at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday night. First, Logano will participate in a Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Mission Able Press Conference Friday night at 6pm. Following the press announcement, Logano will take on fans in a Wii Boxing tourny.
• QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: In the season-to-date loop data, Logano sits fourth in “quality passes” over the first three races. Logano only trails Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin in the number of quality passes, which is defined as passing a car running in the Top 15 while under a green flag.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE 22 TEAM IS TURNING THE CORNER?

“Yeah, last week we had a super-fast car (in Vegas), but I made a mistake on pit road that cost us. We had a car that easily could have run top three to top five all day long. We were in traffic and still running faster than the leader a lot of the time. It was just my fault for getting us behind by speeding on pit road under green. So I feel like if we put all of the mistakes behind us, our Shell-Pennzoil team is going to be one of the teams to beat in the near future.”

WHAT MAKES BRISTOL “BRISTOL?”

“There has always been a special feeling about Bristol. It’s just so unique from everywhere else we go. You just don’t see a lot of places that look like it, from the small size to the high banks to the grandstands surrounding the place. It’s just different there, both as a fan and as a driver. Even though we aren’t running the speeds we do at a lot of other places, things happen faster at Bristol than almost anywhere else we go. And that makes it exciting. It’s unpredictable. And because of that, it’s always a fan favorite.”