NASCAR’s three nationwide collection return to Bristol Motor Speedway because the World’s Quickest Half-Mile returns to an April date for its first annual race weekend.
It’s the primary time the observe has performed host to an April race on its concrete since 2019 (the April 2022-23 races have been on the momentary grime floor).
The defending winners from final yr’s March 15-17 weekend at Bristol are: Denny Hamlin (Cup) and Christian Eckes (Vehicles).
That is the primary spring race on the 0.533-mile oval for the Xfinity Collection since June 2020 and the primary time in 5 years that the circuit could have two annual races at Bristol.
Bristol is one among Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s higher tracks, having scored 4 top-five and 7 top-10 finishes there.
Bristol Motor Speedway schedule
(All Instances Jap)
Friday, April 11
Storage open
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 p.m. — Truck Series1-6 p.m. — Xfinity Collection
Observe exercise
3:35 – 4:30 p.m. — Truck Collection observe, FS24:40 – 5:30 p.m. — Truck Collection qualifying, FS27:30 p.m. — Truck race (250 laps, 133.25 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 65, Stage 2 at Lap 130; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday, April 12
Storage open
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. — Cup Series9:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. — Xfinity Collection
Observe exercise
11:30 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. — Xfinity observe (CW App)12:35 – 1:30 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (CW App)2 – 2:55 p.m. — Cup observe (Prime, MRN)3:05 – 4 p.m. — Cup qualifying (Prime, MRN)5 p.m. — Xfinity race (300 laps, 159.9 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 85, Stage 2 at Lap 170; CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, April 13
Storage open
11 a.m. – 9 p.m. — Cup Collection
Observe exercise
3 p.m. — Cup race (500 laps, 266.5 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 125, Stage 2 at Lap 250; FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)Weekend climate
Friday: Cloudy with an 60% likelihood of rain and excessive of fifty levels with winds of 5 to 10 mph. It’s anticipated to be 47 levels with a 12% likelihood of rain initially of the Truck race.
Saturday: Overcast with a excessive of 52 levels and winds from the northwest at 5 to 10 mph. It’s anticipated to be 51 levels with a 5% likelihood of rain initially of the Xfinity race.
Sunday: Largely cloudy skies earlier than barely clearing within the afternoon with a excessive of 65 levels and winds from the west to the northwest at 5 to 10 mph. It’s anticipated to be 62 levels with a 0% likelihood of rain initially of the Cup race.
