Despite the rain that’s drenching the area, Bristol Motor Speedway continued a musical tradition.
Before every Sprint Cup race, all 43 drivers competing at the half-mile track go through driver introductions, but unlike other tracks, each driver walks on to a personally selected song.
Here is the list of driver introduction songs for the Food City 500 in support of Steve Byrnes:
1. Jamie McMurray | “Country Must Be Country Wide” | Brantley Gilbert |
2. Brad Keselowski | “Tom Sawyer” | Rush |
3. Austin Dillon | “Bones” | Gary Allan |
4. Kevin Harvick | “Pass A Beer” | Jake Owen |
5. Kasey Kahne | “Give the People What They Want” | O’Jay’s |
6. Trevor Bayne | “Rocky Top” | Osborne Brothers |
7. Alex Bowman | “Hope” | We Came as Romans |
9. Sam Hornish Jr. | “Let’s Roll” | Yelawolf ft. Kid Rock |
10. Danica Patrick | “This Girl is on Fire” | Alicia Keys |
11. Denny Hamlin | “Trophies” | Drake |
13. Casey Mears | “Better Man” | Pearl Jam |
14. Tony Stewart | “Bawitdaba” | Kid Rock |
15. Clint Bowyer | “Boys ‘Round Here” | Blake Shelton |
16. Greg Biffle | “Fishin’ in the Dark” | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | “Comeback” | Redlight King |
18. David Ragan | “Life in the Fast Lane” | Eagles |
19. Carl Edwards | “Nineteen” | Phil Lynott |
20. Matt Kenseth | “Symphony of Destruction” | Megadeth |
22. Joey Logano | “Good ol’ Boys” - Dukes of Hazzard Song | Waylon Jennings |
23. JJ Yeley | “Devil in Disguise” | Elvis Presley |
24. Jeff Gordon | “Uptown Funk” | Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars |
26. Jeb Burton | “A Tale of 2 Cities” | J Cole |
27. Paul Menard | “Stranglehold” | Ted Nugent |
30. Ron Hornaday Jr. | “Small Town Throwdown” | Brantley Gilbert ft. Justin Moore, Thomas Rhett |
31. Ryan Newman | “Good ol’ Boys” - Dukes of Hazzard Song | Waylon Jennings |
32. Mike Bliss | “Welcome to the Jungle” | Guns N’ Roses |
33. Alex Kennedy | “Here Comes the Boom” | Nelly |
34. Chris Buescher | “Four On The Floor” | Lee Brice |
35. Cole Whitt | “Tell the World” | Lecrae |
38. David Gilliland | “Rock You Like A Hurricane” | Scorpions |
40. Landon Cassill | “Introducing the Icon” | Riff Raff |
41. Kurt Busch | “Going Down For Real- GDFR” | Flo Rida |
42. Kyle Larson | “Stroker Ace” | Charlie Daniels Band |
43. Aric Almirola | “Time Of Our Lives” | Pitbull |
46. Michael Annett | “The Rock Return Entrance Video” | Electrifying |
.47. AJ Allmendinger | “I Wish” | Skee-Lo |
48. Jimmie Johnson | “Drink in My Hand” | Eric Church |
51. Justin Allgaier | “Courageous” | Casting Crowns |
55. Brett Moffitt | “Weekend Warriors” | Change of Pace |
62. Brendan Gaughan | “Viva Las Vegas” | Elvis Presley |
78. Martin Truex Jr. | “For Those About to Rock” | AC/DC |
83. Matt DiBenedetto | “Smells Like Teen Spirit” | Nirvana |
88. Dale Earnhardt Jr. | “Mannish Boy” | Muddy Waters |
95. Michael McDowell | “Say I Won’t” | Lecrae |
98. Josh Wise | “The Distance” | Cake |