| Last weekend's Sharpie 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup | | | | Speedway was on fire last Saturday, August 22. The |
| Series race at the Bristol Motor Speedway in | | | | racetrack was also alive with the sound of music, as |
| Tennessee was an absolute spectacle for several | | | | racing fans with NASCAR tickets got the chance to |
| reasons. To start with, the race signified the 1,000th | | | | witness an all-new display at the Tennessee |
| career national-series start for the No. 5 Pop-Tarts | | | | racetrack. |
| CARQUEST Chevrolet driver Mark Martin. The race | | | | Perhaps sparking a brand new tradition within the |
| also marked Bristol's 55th consecutive NASCAR Sprint | | | | NASCAR realm, all Sprint Cup drivers in last |
| Cup race sellout and was one of the final three races | | | | weekend's Bristol race got to choose their own |
| remaining in this year's Race to the Chase, but those | | | | introductory song to walk out on the track to, |
| aren't even the only reasons that the Bristol Motor | | | | igniting all kinds of gasps and laughs from the crowd. |