Bires To Start 24th In Bristol After Friday Is Rained Out

Kelly Bires will start tomorrow’s Sharpie Mini 300 from 24th position after both NASCAR Nationwide Series practice sessions were rained out at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee today.

Tomorrow morning’s qualifying session has now been replaced with a 90-minute practice session, with the starting order set by 2007 Owner’s Points.

Bires will start from the 12th row in the #47 Clorox Ford Fusion in what is the third race this season where qualifying has been rained out.

Scott Wimmer will start from pole in the Sharpie Mini 300 ahead of Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards.

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings – After Race 4 of 35
1. Kevin Harvick 605
2. Carl Edwards 580
3. Kyle Busch 531
4. David Ragan 529
5. Clint Bowyer 507
6. David Reutimann 503
7. Tony Stewart 472
8. Mike Bliss 472
9. Mike Wallace 469
10. Kelly Bires 445

2008 NNS Prizemoney after 4 races:
Kelly Bires: US$138,382

RACE SCHEDULE
Local Bristol (US Central) Times
Practice
Saturday 15 March 2008
8:30am – 10:00am

Race – 300 laps
Saturday 15 March 2008
1:30pm US Central
2:30pm US Eastern

UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
Saturday 15 March 2008
ABC
2:00pm US Eastern

ABOUT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Location: Bristol, Tennessee
Track Length: 0.533 miles (0.858km)
Race Distance: 300 laps – 159.9 miles (257.33km)
Degree of Banking in Turns: 36 degrees
Degree of Banking in Straights: 16 degrees

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECORD BOOK
Defending Nationwide Race Champion: Carl Edwards
Defending Nationwide Polesitter: Steve Wallace
Kelly Bires 2007 Race Finish: 29th
Kelly Bires 2007 Qualifying: 34th