Bristol Motor Speedway will not be short of NASCAR racing this weekend. “The World’s Fastest Half Mile” in Bristol, Tennessee is set for a tripleheader weekend for the third race of the Chase for both the Cup Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, along with the Chase opener for the Craftsman Truck Series.
The ARCA Menards Series will also be on-track, meaning there will be four races on tap at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. Thursday is the beginning of the race weekend with ARCA and the Truck Series races, followed by the O’Reilly Series race on Friday and the Cup race concluding the weekend on Saturday.
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Here is a full breakdown of the NASCAR race weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Thursday, Sept. 17 Schedule
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1:00 pm. ET ARCA Menards Series Practice
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2:00 p.m. ET: ARCA Menards Series Qualifying
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3:00 p.m. ET: Craftsman Truck Series Practice
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4:05 p.m. ET: Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying
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5:30 p.m. ET: ARCA Menards Series Bush’s Best 200
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8:00 p.m. ET: Craftsman Truck Series UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics
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Radio: NASCAR Racing Network, SiriusXM
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Friday, Sept. 18 Schedule
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2:00 p.m. ET: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Practice
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3:05 p.m. ET: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Qualifying
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4:30 p.m. ET: Cup Series Practice
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Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN), SiriusXM
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5:40 p.m. ET: Cup Series Qualifying
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7:30 p.m. ET: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Food City 300
Saturday, Sept. 19 Schedule
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7:30 p.m. ET: Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
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TV: USA Network, HBO Max Driver Cam
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Who won last year’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol?
Christopher Bell enters as the defending winner of the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was the driver of the No. 20’s first Bristol win, 13th career Cup win and his fourth of four wins during the 2025 Cup Series season.
Under the previous playoff format, the win gave Bell advancement to the Round of 12. Bell led 12 of the 500 laps en route to securing the victory. Brad Keselowski finished second, followed by Zane Smith in third, Ryan Blaney in fourth and Joey Logano rounded out the top five.
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Ty Gibbs paced the field for a race-high 201 of 500 laps. The driver of the No. 54 ultimately finished 10th but bounced back last April to win at Bristol for his first career Cup win.
Bell aims for his second win of the 2026 season this Saturday and his second victory in the last three races. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver ranks third in the points standings, 18 points behind leader Denny Hamlin.
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