A mixed Bag at the Food City 500

Accidents plagued the NASCAR Nextel Cup Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway as only 21 of the 43 cars finished more than 470 out of 500 laps.

As for our projections, 9 of our top so finishers, didn't make it past lap 468. Of the rest, 10 finished in the top 18. Our best picks were Jimmie Johnson (projected 7th, finished 6th), Sterling Marlin (12th, 11th) , and Terry Labonte (17th, 18th).

The Crew Chief hit five of the top ten, with her best pick being Dale Jr, (3rd, 4th).

Of the drivers with low completion precents that we warned you about (Rudd, M. Wallace, Sadler, Petty, Green, and Blaney) only Sadler, Petty, and Blaney completed over 452 laps.

The drivers we cited for high completion percents (Marlin, T. Labonte, J. Gordon, Jarrett, R. Wallace, and Mayfield) all made it at least 496 out of 500 laps.

Next up: The Advance Auto Parts 500 from Martinsville (VA) Speedway.