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One of the most popular races in the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship, the Sharpie 500 airs live on ESPN on August 23, 2008 as the lights go on at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.

Last year, Carl Edwards earned his first win at Bristol Motor Speedway after dominating the latter stages of the race, then performed his traditional victory backflip before a crowd of 160,000.

Bristol Motor Speedway - The complete schedule of events including feature stories, photo galleries, race stats & results.

Sharpie 500 - Web siite of the official race sponsers with a look at the Bristol Motor Speedway, past winners, photo galleries and a schedule of race day events.

Sharpie 500 - Wikipedia - Brief overview, with a list of winners dating back to 1961.

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