NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Saturday's Bass Pro Shops Night Race
The NASCAR Cup Series concludes the Round of 16 with the annual night race at Bristol.
Only Christopher Bell is locked into the next round, and that's only by points. The first two playoff races were won by non-playoff drivers (Erik Jones at Darlington, Bubba Wallace at Kansas).
Kevin Harvick's two DNFs have left him 35 points behind the cutoff point. Harvick, though, nearly won last year's race at Bristol in a race that started a fall feud with Chase Elliott. Otherwise, the points are fairly condensed. Six drivers around the bubble are within 15 points of one another. Four drivers will be eliminated from championship contention.
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Here's what you need to know about Saturday's race:
NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol schedule
Green Flag Time: 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (0.533 mile oval) in Bristol, Tennessee
Length: 500 laps, 266.5 miles
Stages: 125 laps, 125 laps, 250 laps
TV coverage: USA Network
Radio: PRN (102.5-FM in Nashville)
Streaming: NBC Sports app (subscriptions required); GoPRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
Practice and qualifying: 3:30 p.m. CT Friday practice, 4:20 p.m. Friday qualifying on USA Network
Bass Pro Shops Night Race starting lineup
Row 1
1. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
2. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 2
3. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 3
5. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Row 4
7. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
8. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 5
9. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
10. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Row 6
11. Cole Custer, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
12. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Row 7
13. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14. Bubba Wallace, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
Row 8
15. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
16. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 9
17. Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
18. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 10
19. Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
20. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Row 11
21. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 12
23. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
24. Erik Jones, No. 43 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 13
25. Ty Gibbs, No. 23 23XI Racing Chevrolet
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Row 14
27. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
28. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 15
29. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
30. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 16
31. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
32. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
Row 17
33. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford
34. Ty Dillon, No. 42 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 18
35. Landon Cassill, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
36. JJ Yeley, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford
NASCAR Cup Series playoff points standings before Bristol
Round of 16 ends after Saturday's race; 12 drives advance to next round
1. Christopher Bell, +58 ahead of 13th place (Bell locked into next round)
2. William Byron, +48
3. Denny Hamlin, +47
4. Joey Logano, +40
5. Ryan Blaney, +36
6. Alex Bowman, +30
7. Chase Elliott, +28
8. Kyle Larson, +27
9. Ross Chastain, +26
10. Daniel Suarez, +6
11. Tyler Reddick, +2
12. Austin Cindric, +2
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13. Kyle Busch, -2 points behind 12th place
14. Austin Dillon, -3
15. Chase Briscoe, -9
16. Kevin Harvick, -35
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