During the latest NASCAR race at Bristol, a new track record was set for the most lead changes in a race, surpassing the previous record set in spring 1991. The 1991 spring race at Bristol held the record with 40 lead changes, a milestone that seemed unassailable until now. Throughout the race, there were over 40 lead changes, with the final count reaching 54, involving 16 different leaders. This race has now become the event with the most lead changes ever recorded at a track 1.00 miles or less in the history of NASCAR, marking it as the 1,385th race at a track 1 mile or less. The previous all-time NASCAR record for lead changes in a race was 88 during the tandem Talladega race of 2010, with 329 laps to go. The significant number of lead changes, first reaching 41, then 43, and finally 54, with 30 lead changes among 11 different drivers by the halfway point, indicates a highly competitive and unpredictable race, marking a historic moment in NASCAR's legacy.
54 lead changes, Bristol track record 16 different leaders
43 lead changes so far at Bristol. First race I attended there was in 1993. We had 8. #NASCAR
41 lead changes today, surpassing the previous track record.
This race has now surpassed 40 lead changes. This is now the most lead changes ever recorded at a track 1.00 miles or less in the HISTORY of NASCAR. Today race is the 1,385th race at a track 1 mile or less, for context. https://t.co/l9GOsOo5Y5
.@dennyhamlin taking the lead here is the 40th lead change of the day, tying the Bristol spring record from 1991. 15 leaders so far today. #FoodCity500 #NASCAR
The spring Bristol race in 1991 had a track-record 40 lead changes. We're not even halfway today and we've already had 30 lead changes among 11 different drivers. #NASCAR | #FoodCity500 https://t.co/mHNchGwJTd
Track record for lead changes at @ItsBristolBaby is 40 set in 1991. #NASCAR
This is getting way, way, WAY ahead of ourselves...but just dropping this here: The all-time NASCAR record for lead changes in a race is 88, which was the tandem Talladega race of 2010. 28 lead changes through 171 laps so far...329 laps to go.
Lead changes in fall Martinsville race: 12 Lead changes in Bristol first stage: 16 #nascar
Bristol track record for lead changes could potentially be threatened at this pace. There were 40 in a spring 1991 Rusty Wallace win. 15 so far today through the first 89 laps... This is the 124th Bristol race. Could we see history?