NASCAR brings the thunder back to “Thunder Valley” this weekend as all three national series return to race under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The three-day schedule is topped off by the Cup Series’ 500-lap race around the half-mile track, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday on NBCSN.
Here’s the full weekend schedule for Bristol, with TV and radio info:
(All times are Eastern)
Thursday, Aug. 16
7 a.m. - Xfinity garage opens
7:30 a.m - Truck Series garage opens
9:05 - 9:55 a.m. - Truck practice (Fox Sports 1)
10:05 - 10:55 a.m. - Xfinity practice (NBC Sports App)
11:05-11:55 a.m. - Final Truck practice (FS1)
1:35 - 2:25 p.m. - Final Xfinity practice (NBC Sports App)
4:10 p.m. - Truck Series qualifying; multi-car/three rounds (FS1)
6 p.m. - Truck Series driver-crew chief meeting
8 pm. - Truck Series driver introductions
8:30 p.m. - UNOH 200; 200 laps/106.6 miles (Fox, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Friday, Aug. 17
7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. - Cup garage open
9 a.m. - Xfinity garage opens
10:35 - 11:55 a.m. - Cup practice (NBCSN)
12:40 - 1:50 p.m. - Final Cup practice (NBCSN)
3:40 p.m. - Xfinity qualifying; multi-car/three rounds (NBCSN
5:15 p.m. - Xfinity driver-crew chief meeting
5:40 p.m. - Cup qualifying; multi-car/three rounds (NBCSN, Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
7 p.m. - Xfinity driver introductions
7:30 p.m. - Food City 300; 300 laps/159.9 miles (NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday, Aug. 18
11 a.m. - Cup garage opens
5:30 p.m. - Driver-crew chief meeting
6:50 p.m. - Driver introductions
7:30 p.m. - Cup race; 500 laps/266.5 miles (NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)