NASCAR Bristol Night Race: Weekend Schedule, Standings, and Entry List

Bristol Motor Speedway is hosting three consecutive nights of racing from Thursday to Saturday, featuring competition across the NASCAR Cup, O'Reilly, Craftsman Truck, and ARCA Menards Series. The weekend action culminates in Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series Bristol Night Race, a 500-lap event divided into three stages of 125, 125, and 250 laps.

Heading into the third of ten Chase races, Denny Hamlin leads the championship standings by nine points over Kyle Larson and 18 points over Christopher Bell. Bell enters as the defending winner of the Bristol Night Race, while Ty Gibbs won the most recent Cup race at the venue. Additionally, Kyle Busch, who has recorded 22 victories on Bristol's concrete half-mile track, will be honored with tributes throughout the event.

The schedule begins on Thursday, September 17, with practice, qualifying, and races for both the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Truck Series. On Friday, September 18, the NASCAR O'Reilly Series will hold its practice, qualifying, and 300-lap race, alongside practice and qualifying sessions for the NASCAR Cup Series.

On Saturday, September 19, the Cup Series schedule features a pre-race show at 7:00pm EST, followed by the main 500-lap race at 7:30pm EST. A total of 37 entries are set to compete in the Cup event, including open entry Josh Bilicki in the No. 66 Ford.