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EVENT: TRACK: LENGTH: DATE: TV: RADIO: Food City 250 (250 laps / 133.24 miles) Bristol Motor Speedway .533 - mile concrete oval Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 ESPN (Coverage begins at 7 p.m. EST) PRN (7 p.m. EST) “It was hard racing at Bristol in the spring. I remember it being a situation where you needed the clean air on your car’s nose. Our TaxSlayer Chevy was significantly better when we had any amount of clean air on it. Restarting on the inside created problems for us, too. It’s really difficult to make the bottom work and every- one seemed to want the outside. I think you’ll see a lot of the same on Friday night. That’s Bristol. That’s what we’ve come to know and like. It seems like maybe Bristol is getting back to what it used to be a little bit, which is exciting for both drivers and fans.” “Bristol is a tough track just because a lot of times what happens there is out of your hands as a driver. I’ve got- ten involved in accidents running in the back, and I’ve gotten into accidents while running in the top 10. Trou- ble can find you anywhere on that track so that’s proba- bly the biggest unknown when you go into a race at a place like Bristol.” SMITH AT BRISTOL (NNS) Starts 7 Wins 0 Top 5s 0 Top 10s 1 Poles 0 Laps Led 0 Avg. Finish 27.1 Best Finish 6th (Spring - 2013) KAHNE AT BRISTOL (NNS) Starts 17 Wins 1 Top 5s 5 Top 10s 5 Poles 0 Laps Led 132 Avg. Finish 18.1 Best Finish 1st (Summer - 2007) Regan Smith TaxSlayer Chevrolet Camaro Kasey Kahne Great Clips Chevrolet Camaro Contact: Heath White | JR Motorsports Public Relations | 704.799.4825 | heath@dalejr - more - NO. 7 SEASON STATS Starts 22 Wins 2 Top 5s 5 Top 10s 14 Poles 0 Laps Led 109 Avg. Finish 10.4 Driver Points Tied 3rd ( - 15) Owner Points 5th ( - 113) NO. 5 SEASON STATS Starts 22 Wins 0 Top 5s 2 Top 10s 7 Poles 0 Laps Led 34 Avg. Finish 15.4 Driver Points n/a Owner Points 14th ( - 233) Notes SMITH TO APPEAR AT CLEAN COAL DISPLAY - Regan Smith will appear at the Clean Coal display on Friday, Aug. 23, from 2:30 to 3 p.m. EST to sign autographs for fans. The display is located in the Bristol Motor Speedway fan zone. The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) supports energy policies that balance coal’s role in supplying the United States with affordable and reliable electricity. Learn more by visiting americaspower.org . NIGHT LIFE FOR TEAM JRM - Of the four night races to date this season (Darlington, Raceway, Daytona International Speedway, Richmond International Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway), JR Motorsports team cars have scored two top - five and seven top - 10 finishes in nine starts. Dale Earn- hardt Jr., Kasey Kahne and Smith have all contributed to the tally. SHORT TRACK RUNDOWN - The Nationwide Series has competed in six short - track events this season. JRM has notched top - 10 finishes in four of those races. Smith also finished sixth at Bristol earlier this spring. NASCAR LOOP STATISTICS - Through the first 22 races of the season, Smith controls the top spot in two of NASCAR Statis- tical Services loop data categories: Laps in the Top 15 and Percentage of Laps Run on the Lead Lap. Smith has spent 91.1 per- cent of the season’s laps (3,388 of 3,717) racing among the top 15. Additionally, the Cato, N.Y. - native has maintained a posi- tion on the lead lap in 97.42 percent (3,621) of the season’s 3,717 laps. He also brings up the runner - up spot in the following categories: Fastest Speed in Traffic, Speed by Quarter and Quality Passes. CONCRETE FACTS - Only Bristol Motor Speedway and Dover International Speedway showcase concrete racing surfaces. In 2013, JRM has three top - 10 finishes at these facilities. Two of those finishes are claimed by Smith, who holds an average fin- ish this season of 7.5 on concrete. THREE - RACE STRETCH FOR KAHNE - Bristol begins a stretch of three consecutive races for Kahne under the JRM umbrella. It leads to his scheduled season finale with the No. 5 Great Clips team at Richmond International Raceway in three weeks. Kahne has made nine starts for JRM this year, notching two top - fives and five top - 10 finishes. LISTENING EXPERIENCE ON THE AXIS OF JUNIOR - From the communications team at JR Motorsports comes a new way for Dale Jr. fans to get their Junior fix. Dirty Mo Radio is the new online hub for Junior - related podcasts, keeping JR Nation informed and entertained each week throughout the season. Dirty Mo Radio is housed at DaleJr and is also available free of charge on all popular podcasting outlets. DMR’s start - up show, “The Dale Jr. Download”, debuted as the No. 2 ranked sports podcast and No. 30 overall podcast on iTunes the day after its Feb. 18 launch. WIN DALE JR.’S RIDE IS BACK FOR 2013 – One lucky winner will walk away with the keys to Dale Jr.’s Corvette this year. The Dale Jr. Foundation is giving fans the chance to win one of three prizes with the purchase of a $25 raffle ticket, includ ing a shot at Earnhardt Jr.’s own 2013 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport. The contest will run through Oct. 1, 2013, with all pro- ceeds benefitting The Dale Jr. Foundation. For complete details visit windalejrsride. JRM SOCIAL MEDIA - Keep up with JR Motorsports through the team’s @JRMotorsports Twitter account and JR Mo- torsports Facebook page. You can also follow JRM drivers Regan Smith (@ReganSmith), Kasey Kahne (@KaseyKahne), Brad Sweet (@BradSweet49) and general manager Kelley Earnhardt Miller (@EarnhardtKelley) on Twitter. ### JRM AT BRISTOL Starts 27 Wins 1 Top 5s 7 Top 10s 13 Poles 1 Laps Led 91 Best Finish 1st (Keselowski