{"id":26273,"date":"2016-04-18T17:56:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T00:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=26273"},"modified":"2016-04-18T17:56:05","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T00:56:05","slug":"this-week-in-motorsports-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-73\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041616_151.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26252\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/jones-jumps-restart-to-claim-bristol-win\/nascar-xfinity-series-fitzgerald-glider-kits-300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041616_151.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3183,2119\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;NASCAR via Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;BRISTOL, TN - APRIL 16:  Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Gamestop\\\/Performance Designed Products Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 16, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee.  (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt\\\/NASCAR via Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460819830&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2016 NASCAR&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041616_151-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041616_151-1024x682.jpg\" class=\" size-large wp-image-26252 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041616_151-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"NASCAR Xfinity\" width=\"638\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041616_151-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041616_151-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/2016\/04\/18\/jones-jumps-restart-to-claim-bristol-win\/\">Jones Jumps Restart to Claim Xfinity Win at Bristol<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041716_051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/carl-edwards-chases-down-sprint-cup-win-at-bristol\/nascar-sprint-cup-series-food-city-500\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041716_051.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4620,3075\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;BRISTOL, TN - APRIL 17: Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, leads the field in a restart during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 17, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee.  (Photo by Robert Laberge\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460900351&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2016 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;155&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041716_051-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041716_051-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26260\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BMS_041716_051-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"NASCAR Sprint Cup\" width=\"638\" height=\"425\" 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