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  • Weekend schedule for Bristol Dirt

    Weekend schedule for Bristol Dirt

    The NASCAR Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series travel to Bristol Motor Speedway this week for some dirt track racing under the lights while the Xfinity Series is off.

    Last year’s inaugural dirt race at Bristol was the first time in over 50 years that the Cup Series had competed on dirt. This weekend we will see the first race on dirt with the Next Gen car.

    Several Cup Series drivers will also compete in the Truck Series event including Joey Logano and Harrison Burton for Team DGR, Chase Elliott (Spire Motorsports) and Austin Dillon (Young’s Motorsports).

    Friday, April 15

    2 p.m.: Truck Series Qualifying race assignment via random drawing (Virtual)
    3 p.m.: Cup Series Qualifying race assignment via random drawing (Virtual)
    3:05 p.m.: Truck Series First Practice/All entries – FS1
    4:05 p.m.: Cup Series First Practice/All entries – FS1
    5:35 p.m.: Truck Series Final Practice/All entries – FS1
    6:35 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice/All entries – FS1

    Saturday, April 16

    4:30 p.m.: Truck Series/Four 15-lap qualifying races – FS2
    6 p.m.: Cup Series/Four 15-lap qualifying races – FS2
    8 p.m.: Truck Series Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt
    Stages 40/90/150 Laps = 75 Miles
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM
    Purse: $599,224
    Post-Race: Press Pass Live

    Sunday, April 17

    7 p.m.: Cup Series Food City Dirt Race
    Stages 75/150/250 Laps = 125 Miles)
    FOX/PRN/SiriusXM
    The Purse: $7,374,089
    Post-Race: Press Pass Live

    Bristol Dirt Track Qualifying Procedure (per NASCAR)

    Qualifying Race Starting Lineup – Random draw will determine the qualifying race designation and starting position for the qualifying race. The draw will be in order of current owner points.

    Qualifying Races – Four qualifying races held at 15 laps each with only green flag laps counted – no overtime rule. Free pass and wave around procedures will be in effect.

    Points Earned During Qualifying Races – Drivers will accumulate points in the qualifying races based on finishing position and passing points. The points total of a driver’s passing points and race finishing position points determines the starting position for the feature event.

    Passing Points = The difference between the assigned starting position and finishing position.
    Go forward and accumulate passing points
    Go backward or finish where you started = zero passing points
    Qualifying Race Finishing Position Points = Points received for the driver’s finishing position.
    Finish first and get 10 points, second place gets 9 points, and so on.

    Tiebreaker: Decided by owner points

  • NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Bristol Dirt

    NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Bristol Dirt

    Note: The quotes in this article are fictional.

    1. Denny Hamlin: Hamlin finished third at Bristol in the first NASCAR race on dirt since 1970.

    “I have six top-five finishes in seven races so far this season,” Hamlin said. “So, I guess I’m already in championship form, which always seems to be the case with me, until it’s time to decide the championship.”

    2. Joey Logano: Logano dominated the final stage at Bristol and pulled away to win the Food City Dirt Race.

    “The No. 22 Penske Ford was great at the end,” Logano said. “We left all the contenders in the dust. As a matter of fact, as you would expect on a dirt oval track, everybody was ‘left’ in the dust.”

    3. Brad Keselowski: Keselowski finished 11th at Bristol.

    “That’s two straight wins for Penske Racing,” Keselowski said. “One on asphalt and one on dirt. Me? I’d just settle for ‘one.’”

    4. Kyle Larson: Larson was caught up in Christopher Bell’s early spin, and the ensuing repairs cost him two laps. Larson eventually finished 29th, five laps down.

    “Bell did me dirt-y,” Larson said, “so he’s gonna have to pay for this. Isn’t he supposed to be a dirt-track expert? Consider me not impressed. I guess his reputation on dirt just became a reputation of dirt.”

    5. Ryan Blaney: Blaney finished eighth at Bristol, posting his fourth top 10 of the year.

    “It was a wild weekend in Bristol,” Blaney said. “It’s like Mother Nature and Joe Dirt got together, shacked up in a double-wide, and birthed BMS’s dirt track.”

    6. Kevin Harvick: Harvick finished 15th at Bristol.

    “Tony Stewart is frustrated that NASCAR gave the dirt track race to Bristol and not his Eldora Speedway,” Harvick said. “After all Tony’s done for this sport, it’s pretty awful for NASCAR to treat him like dirt over dirt. As a result, Tony’s showing his ass in addition to other body parts, like the cold shoulder, and the middle finger.”

    7. Martin Truex Jr.: Truex won Stage 1 at Bristol but faded late and finished 19th.

    “That was my first Trucks series win,” Truex said. “And it’s one I’m going to remember a long time from now, especially if I can’t get the taste of Tennessee red clay out of my mouth.”

    8. William Byron: Byron finished sixth at Bristol, scoring the best finish for Hendrick Motorsports.

    “I don’t mind racing on dirt,” Byron said. “Heck, if it’s dry, it’s practically like racing on a paved surface. And the few fans there seemed to love it too. Even though there were only 30,000 of them in attendance, the place was ‘packed.’”

    9. Chase Elliott: Elliott took 10th in Bristol’s rain-delayed dirt race.

    “NASCAR announced during the race that next year’s spring race at Bristol would also be on dirt,” Elliott said. “That’s also known as NASCAR ‘soiling themselves.’”

    10. Christopher Bell: Bell spun on Lap 51, collecting Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain in his wake. Bell’s day was done, and he finished 34th.

    “The accident was certainly my fault,” Bell said. “And both Kyle and Ross have said as much. Kyle especially. He’s been very outspoken in his criticism of me. But I’m no pushover. All I have to say to Kyle is, ‘Watch what you say.’”