Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Bristol Motor Speedway NASCAR Schedule

Bristol Motor Speedway NASCAR Schedule

Trucks - Friday; Xfinity - Saturday & Cup - Sunday

Bristol Motor Speedway #NASCAR Schedule


Known as The Last Great Colosseum, Bristol Motor Speedway’s stadium-like structure serves as a versatile multi-use venue that hosts major auto races, football games, concerts and many other captivating events. 


Believe it or not: Initial plans for the track were drawn up by track founders Larry Carrier and Carl Moore on napkins during dinner!

 

More Bristol Motor Speedway Track Facts

Track Dimensions:

  • 0.533-mile concrete oval
  • Degree of banking in corners: Variable, 24 to 28 Degrees
  • Degree of banking on frontstretch: 5 to 9 degrees
  • Degree of banking on backstretch: 4 to 8 degrees
  • Straightaways: 650 feet
  • Concrete racing surface is 40 feet wide

BMS Nicknames:

  • “World’s Fastest Half-Mile”
  • “The Last Great Colosseum”
  • “Thunder Valley”
  • “Holy Grail of Short Tracks”

Race Distances:

  • NASCAR Cup Series event: 500 laps (266.5 miles concrete layout)
  • NASCAR Xfinity Series event: 300 laps (159.9 miles)
  • NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event: 250 laps (133.25 miles)



Bristol Weekend Schedule


Thursday, April 10, 2025

  • 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Speedway Children's Charities Laps for Charity


Friday, April 11, 2025

  • 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM NCTS Haulers Enter (Equipment Unload)
  • 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM NASCAR Credentialing Open **Minors Prohibited in the Garage Area**
  • 10:00 AM Garage/Infield Open - Gate 9 & 13
  • 10:30 AM to 10:45 PM NCTS Garage Open
  • 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM NXS Haulers Enter (Equipment Unload)
  • 12:00 PM BMS Parking Lots Open
  • 12:00 PM BMS Fan Zone Open
  • 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM NXS Garage Open
  • 1:30 PM Track Services Meeting (Fire & Safety Building)
  • 3:30 PM Spectator Gates Open – 2, 4, 6, 13, 15 - Suite Gates 10 & 18
  • 3:35 PM to 4:30 PM Bush’s Beans Practice for Weather Guard Truck Race (NCTS) (Timed Group 1 25 Mins/5 Mins Break/Group 2 25 Mins)
  • 4:40 PM to 5:30 PM Bush’s Beans Qualifying for Weather Guard Truck Race (NCTS) (All Entries: Single Vehicle/2 Laps)
  • 5:50 PM NCTS Grid Access Open to Properly Credentialed Guest (Until end of Anthem) (Pit Road)
  • 7:00 PM NCTS Driver Introductions
  • 7:30 PM Start of the Weather Guard Truck Race 
    • Stages (133.25 Miles)
      • 65
      • 130
      • 250 Laps
  • 10:30 PM Approx. Fan Track Walk (Front stretch)
  • 10:30 PM The Glow Party with Mixtape 80's (Food City Fan Zone Stage)


Saturday, April 12, 2025

  • 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM NCS Haulers Enter Stadium
  • 8:00 AM Garage/Infield Open - Gate 9 & 13
  • 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM NASCAR Credentialing Open **Minors Prohibited in the Garage Area**
  • 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM NCS Garage Open
  • 9:00 AM BMS Parking Lots Open
  • 9:00 AM BMS Fan Zone Open
  • 9:30 AM to 9:30 PM NXS Garage Open
  • 11:30 AM Spectator Gates Open 2, 4, 6, 13 & 15, Towers C & E Suite Gates 7, 10 & 18
  • 11:35 AM to 12:30 PM Bush’s Beans Practice for SciAps 300 Race (NXS) (Timed Group 1 25 Mins/5 Mins Break/Group 2 25 Mins)
  • 12:40 PM to 1:30 PM Bush’s Beans Qualifying for SciAps 300 Race (NXS) (All Entries: Single Vehicle/2 Laps)
  • 2:00 PM Spectator Gates Open – 3, 8 & Stairway 2
  • 2:05 PM to 3:00 PM Bush’s Beans Practice for Food City 500 Race (NCS) (Timed Group 1 25 Mins/5 Mins Break/Group 2 25 Mins)
  • 3:10 PM to 4:00 PM Bush’s Beans Qualifying for Food City 500 Race (NCS) (All Entries: Single Vehicle/2 Laps)
  • 4:20 PM SciAps 300 Grid Access Open to Properly Credentialed Guest (Until end of Anthem) (Pit Road)
  • 4:30 PM SciAps 300 Driver Introductions
  • 5:00 PM Start of the SciAps 300 Xfinity Race 
    • Stages (159.9 Miles)
      • 85
      • 170
      • 300 Laps
  • 7:30 PM (Approx.) Country Party with Neon Saddle (Food City Fan Zone Stage)


Sunday, April 13, 2025

  • 8:30 AM BMS Parking Lots Open
  • 9:00 AM BMS Fan Zone Open
  • 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM NASCAR Credentialing Open
  • 10:00 AM Garage/Infield Open (Credentials Required) - Gate 9 & 13
  • 10:00 AM Spectator Gates Open – 2, 4, 5, 6, 13 & 15 - Towers C & E - Suite Gates 7, 10 & 18
  • 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Fan Track Walk (Pass Required)
  • 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM NCS Garage Opens
  • 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM Pit and Garage Pass Access Permitted
  • 12:30 PM Spectator Gates Open – 3, 8 & Stairwell 2
  • 12:45 PM Rodney Atkins Pre-Race Concert (Pre-Race Infield Stage)
  • 1:00 PM NCS Grid Access Open to Properly Credentialed Guest (Until end of Anthem) (Pit Road)
  • 2:20 PM to 2:30 PM NCS Red Carpet Walk (All Drivers) (Staggered Exit Via Route to Stage)
  • 2:30 PM Food City 500 Driver Introductions
  • 3:00 PM Start of the Food City 500 
    • Stages (266.5 Miles)
      • 125
      • 250
      • 500 Laps



 

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

RIP Shige Hattori (1963 – 2025)

RIP Shige Hattori (1963 – 2025) #NASCAR

#NASCAR Racing Team Owner Dies in Huntersville Traffic Accident

Shige Hattori - #NASCAR Racing Team Owner Dies in Huntersville Traffic Accident

 

The owner of a NASCAR racing team died in a crash over the weekend in Huntersville, police said. Shigeaki Hattori, of Mooresville, was driving a 2025 Toyota Crown at about 9:15 a.m. Saturday when he was involved in the two-vehicle wreck on N.C. Highway 73 near McGuire Nuclear Station Road.

 

Hattori founded Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) in 2008 and has fielded entries, including the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series, according to its website.

 

On Saturday, Hattori crossed the center line on Highway 73 and crashed into an oncoming 2024 Lexus GX550.

 

Hattori died at the scene. The driver of the Lexus was taken to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators do not believe speed or impairment were factors in the crash.

 





“We are heartbroken to confirm that Shigeaki ‘Shige’ Hattori was pronounced deceased on the morning of Saturday, April 5, in Huntersville, N.C., following a motor vehicle accident,” HRE said in a Monday statement. “… Shige was known for his relentless drive, focus and competitive spirit. Team ownership through HRE and Hattori Motorsports had become both his passion and his life’s work. He had a unique gift to constantly inject a light-hearted attitude and one-of-a-kind sense of humor into his race teams that will never be forgotten. We’ll miss you dearly. Farewell, Shige.”

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Monday, April 7, 2025

NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Darlington / Tucson Speedway)

NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Darlington / Tucson Speedway)

Winners:  Denny Hamlin (Cup); Brandon-Jones (Xfinity); plus Tanner Reif (ARCA West)

Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR Graphics



NASCAR Cup

Denny Hamlin Steals Darlington Victory on Throwback Weekend

Denny Hamlin Steals Darlington Victory on Throwback Weekend

 

A perfectly executed overtime restart by Denny Hamlin following a clutch final pit stop by his Joe Gibbs Racing crew provided exactly the advantage the veteran needed to claim the trophy in Sunday’s NASCAR Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.

 

Hamlin took the race lead out of the pits during the final late-race caution then bested the field on the ensuing restart, pulling his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota out front and ultimately to a 0.597-second victory over the day’s most dominant driver, Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron.

 

It’s the second-consecutive victory for Hamlin, who won last week at Martinsville, and it marks the first time he’s won back-to-back races since 2012 when he won at Bristol and then Atlanta the following week.

 

All smiles as he climbed out of the car, Hamlin gave all the credit to his pit crew. He was in third place at the time of the final caution — the yellow coming out for Byron’s Hendrick teammate Kyle Larson’s spin. The leaders seized the chance to pit for fresh Goodyear tires in anticipation of the overtime restart and Hamlin’s crew got him out of the pits first — ahead of 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick and Byron.

 

A perfect launch on the ensuing green flag gave Hamlin the victory over Byron, who led a race-best 243 of the 297 laps. It is Hamlin’s 56th career win, breaking a tie with NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace for 11th place on NASCAR’s all-time wins list.

 

“There’s two people I really love right now: my pit crew and Kyle Larson,” the 44-year-old Virginian Hamlin said with a grin. “Had a little assist there, so thank you.

 

“The pit crew just did an amazing job. They won it last week [at Martinsville]. They won it this week. It’s all about them.”

 






Pole: William Byron



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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. ET for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.


NASCAR Xfinity

Brandon Jones Snaps 98-Race Winless Streak

Brandon Jones Snaps 98-Race Winless Streak

 

After diligently working through a 98-race winless streak over the last three NASCAR Xfinity Series seasons, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones reminded his competitors — and his fans — Saturday that he’s still a race winner and a title contender.

 

The well-liked 28-year-old Atlanta native took the lead on a restart with 12 laps remaining in Saturday’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at the historic Darlington Raceway — beating 2020 Cup Series champion Chase Elliott to the finish line by a healthy 1.105-second margin to hoist his first trophy since the Martinsville spring race on April, 8, 2022 — a span of 98 races.

 

The 1.366-mile Darlington track may be nicknamed “Too Tough to Tame,” but it certainly presented a tamer race than the series produced a week ago on the typically wild Martinsville half-miler. This weekend featured 14 lead changes among nine drivers — none of the changes up front a result of overly aggressive driving.

 

Instead, strategy, a fast car and unwavering belief in himself and his team made the difference for Jones.

 

“It’s nice for my confidence, right, but it’s also to prove to the haters and people that said I was incapable of doing it, wrong again,” said Jones, whose No. 20 JGR Toyota led 24 of the race’s 137 laps.

 

“This place is freaking awesome man, I love coming to Darlington,” he added, “Second win and just huge momentum. I knew we were on a high, just didn’t know when it was going to happen.”

 






Pole: Christopher Bell



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Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET for the SciAps 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.




NASCAR Trucks

No Truck Race Last Weekend







Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET for the Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.




ARCA

Tanner Reif Saves His Tires, Makes Late Pass to Win West Series' Return to Tucson Speedway

#ARCA Tanner Reif Saves His Tires, Makes Late Pass to Win West Series' Return to Tucson Speedway

 

Going slow to go fast is the best way to describe Tanner Reif’s Saturday night at Tucson Speedway.

 

Reif started third, rode at the back of the field for most of the race, then roared to the lead with two laps to go to win the ARCA Menards Series West 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame.

 

“Everything was perfect,” Reif said in Victory Lane. “I had to work so hard for it, but this team, Central Coast Cabinets Racing, did such a good job setting this thing up. I was crying in the car. I had to compose myself.”

 

Saturday’s event, the first West Series race at Tucson since 2019, was an excellent example of an old-school tire saving race.

 






Pole: Jake Bollman



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Next Race: The ARCA Series East will return on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. ET for the Rockingham ARCA 125 at Rockingham Speedway.



 

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