NASCAR Cup Series qualifying and Xfinity Series qualifying and racing are scheduled at Bristol Motor Speedway Friday.
Friday afternoon’s qualifying session will set the starting grid for Saturday’s 500-lap Cup race (7:30 p.m. ET, USA Network), the third and final event in the first round of the playoffs.
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Xfinity drivers are scheduled to qualify Friday afternoon and race Friday night (7:30 p.m. ET, USA Network) in a 300-lap race that will end the regular season.
Noah Gragson leads the Xfinity point standings entering Friday’s race.
Here’s a look at the Friday Bristol schedule:
Friday, Sept. 16
(All times Eastern)
Garage open
- 9:30 a.m. -- Xfinity Series
- 11:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. -- Cup Series
Track activity
- 2:35 - 3:10 p.m. -- Xfinity Series practice (NBC Sports App)
- 3:10 - 4 p.m. -- Xfinity Series qualifying (NBC Sports App)
- 4:35 - 5:20 p.m. -- Cup Series practice (NBC Sports App, USA Network coverage begins at 5 p.m.)
- 5:20 - 6:30 p.m. -- Cup Series qualifying (USA Network)
- 7:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series race (300 laps, 159 miles; USA Network, Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)