2 Kyles Finish 1-2 in Bristol's Redneck 300

I only got to see the final 35 laps of today's Nationwide Series Bristol race - the Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300.

Veteran Kyle Busch in the Gibbs' Toyota beat young upstart Kyle Larson in the Turner-Scott Chevy ride by a few inches, with the young Larson bouncing off both the wall and Busch at the finish line contesting the win. It was an extremely exciting finish. Be sure to watch the replays when available.

Larson is decidedly the real deal.

And don't forget what Jeff Foxworthy says - "If you name your son Dale, Jr. and your last name isn't Earnhardt, you may be a ....."

All in all, that was a good race. The finish was incredible! This Larson kid truly is the "real deal" from what I've seen this year. He was in it for the win at Daytona until the unfortunate accident and was really in it today. Quite an incredible young man. Sort of makes me wonder how much better he would be if he looked good in a bikini. Ah, but he's a rookie (D.W.'s favorite Sunday afternoon term for someone) and he deserves a break. After all it was ONLY SECOND PLACE. At Bristol.

I had the pleasure of watching him last year at New Smyrna and for a 19 yr old he really impressed me. I think we will hear a lot more of this talented young man...

I jumped out of the La-Z-Boy when he punted Virginia C.E. Falk for the win at Daytona, but I agree we'll be hearing much more from that young man.

DAVE. What Jeff Foxworthy actually said was..."You may be a redneck if you name your son Dale Jr. and you are not named Dale."

Thanks, Tommie.

I definitely got that one wrong. The Bristol newspaper ran this story below in its Friday edition:

Foxworthy: Speedway is like a 'Redneck Holy Land'

Posted: Friday, March 15, 2013 9:33 pm | Updated: 9:43 pm, Sat Mar 16, 2013.

BY ROGER BROWN | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER |

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Comedian, TV host and budding snack-chip magnate Jeff Foxworthy has delivered literally thousands of his "You might be a redneck if ..." jokes during his career, but the popular personality told a Bristol Motor Speedway crowd Friday that one, in particular, has become his current favorite.

"If your son's name is 'Dale [Earnhardt] Jr.' and your name ain't 'Dale,' you might be a redneck," Foxworthy said, drawing laughs from an adoring speedway crowd during a Friday night appearance on the set of Speed Channel's "Trackside" show.

Foxworthy popped up on the live cable network program shortly before headlining a fundraising dinner for the Bristol chapter of Speedway Children's Charities. The comic also will attend Saturday's debut of the Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300 Nationwide Series race at BMS, which, in turn, promotes Foxworthy's new line of snack chips.

"They're like a cross between Tostitos and Fritos," Foxworthy said of Grit Chips.

Throughout his 10-minute appearance on the "Trackside" set, Foxworthy shrewdly made sure the product got just as much airtime as he did: When he wasn't munching on a Grit Chip, he was thrusting bags of the snack into the hands of the program's hosts.

Most of the hundreds serving as the show's audience also were attending Friday's Food City Race Night event at Bristol Motor Speedway, and Foxworthy - a Georgia native and longtime NASCAR race fanatic - lavished praise on Bristol Motor Speedway and its fans.

Foxworthy said he ranked BMS' famed half-mile facility, along with the Daytona International Speedway, as one of NASCAR's landmark sites.

"This is like a Redneck Holy Land," Foxworthy said of the speedway, drawing more laughs from the crowd and "Trackside" crew.

Foxworthy also praised the work of Bristol's Speedway Children's Charities, which is the fundraising arm of Bristol Motor Speedway and has raised more than $7 million for children's agencies across Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee over the past 15 years.

"I think it's awesome what they do," Foxworthy said of the Bristol charity, adding that he quickly accepted the 's invititation to headline the fundraising dinner.

"Anytime they need me to do something like [Friday's dinner], I'm all in," he said.