It’s time to get dirty. For the only time during the 2023 campaign, NASCAR Cup Series drivers will race on a dirt track, a 0.533-mile oval.
Some drivers, like Sunday’s winner Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell, learned their craft, in part, while racing on dirt tracks. Others, like Joey Logano, had little experience with this style of racing, but the reigning Cup champion captured the event in 2021, becoming the series’ first winner on dirt in 51 years.
.@NASCAR's ONLY Cup Series race on dirt next Sunday!
Get Tix: https://t.co/xIGQshemZf #ItsBristolBaby #ItsDirtBaby #NASCAR #FoodCityDirtRace pic.twitter.com/LrIAHuz2cz
— Bristol Motor Speedway (@ItsBristolBaby) April 1, 2023
NASCAR Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of events at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt (All Times ET).
Friday
- 1:30 p.m.: Cup Series garage hours
- 3 p.m.: Truck Series garage hours
- 5:35 p.m.: Truck Series practice
- 6:35 p.m.: Cup Series practice
- 8:02 p.m.: Truck Series final practice
- 8:32 p.m.: Cup Series final practice
Saturday
- 10:30 a.m.: Cup Series garage hours
- 11 a.m.: Truck Series garage hours
- 4:30 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying race No. 1 (15 laps)
- 4:45 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying race No. 2 (15 laps)
- 5 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying race No. 3 (15 laps)
- 5:15 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying race No. 4 (15 laps)
- 6 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying race No. 1 (15 laps)
- 6:15 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying race No. 2 (15 laps)
- 6:30 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying race No. 3 (15 laps)
- 6:45 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying race No. 4 (15 laps)
- 7:30 p.m.: Truck Series driver introductions
- 8 p.m.: Truck Series Weather Guard Truck Race on Dirt
Sunday
- 3 p.m.: Cup Series garage hours
- 5:30 p.m.: Cup Series fan grid access
- 6:05 p.m.: Cup Series drivers’ meeting
- 6:20 p.m.: Cup Series driver introductions
- 7 p.m.: Cup Series Food City Dirt Race
See y’all under lights next Sunday night #ItsBristolBaby #ItsDirtBaby #NASCAR #FoodCityDirtRace pic.twitter.com/IwNBFrqCLX
— Bristol Motor Speedway (@ItsBristolBaby) April 2, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series Entry List
Car No., Driver, Team, Manufacturer
- 1, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet
- 2, Austin Cindric, Team Penske, Ford
- 3, Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
- 4, Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
- 5, Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
- 6, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing, Ford
- 7, Corey LaJoie, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet
- 8, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
- 9, Josh Berry, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
- 10, Aric Almirola, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
- 11, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
- 12, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, Ford
- 13, Jonathan Davenport, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet
- 14, Chase Briscoe, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
- 15, JJ Yeley, Rick Ware Racing, Ford
- 16, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet
- 17, Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, Ford
- 19, Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
- 20, Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
- 21, Harrison Burton, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford
- 22, Joey Logano, Team Penske, Ford
- 23, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing, Toyota
- 24, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
- 31, Justin Haley, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet
- 34, Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
- 38, Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
- 41, Ryan Preece, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
- 42, Noah Gragson, Legacy Motor Club, Chevrolet
- 43, Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club, Chevrolet
- 45, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, Toyota
- 47, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
- 48, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
- 51, Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing, Ford
- 54, Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
- 77, Ty Dillon, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet
- 78, Anthony Alfredo, Live Fast Motorsports, Chevrolet
- 99, Daniel Suárez, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet
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