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NASCAR Saturday schedule at Bristol Motor Speedway


BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Two of the national NASCAR series are on track Saturday morning and afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Xfinity Series teams will practice, qualify, and race while continuing the 2025 season. Cup Series teams will practice and qualify in preparation for Sunday afternoon's Food City 500.

The Xfinity Series entry list features multiple drivers competing in multiple races this weekend. Corey Heim, Kyle Larson, and Brandon Jones all competed in Friday night's Truck Series race. They will all be in the Xfinity lineup at the Tennessee short track.

Saturday's Xfinity Series race marks the third event of the Dash 4 Cash, the bonus program paying $100,000 to one of four eligible drivers. Justin Allgaier won the first Dash 4 Cash race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Austin Hill won the second bonus race, which took place at Martinsville Speedway.

Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday schedule

Saturday weather forecastThe forecast calls for cloudy skies early and then partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. A high of 53 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity Series race.

Saturday, April 12, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
  • 11:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. -- Xfinity Series practice (CW app)
  • 12:35 - 1:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series qualifying (CW app)
  • 2 - 2:55 p.m. -- Cup Series practice (Prime Video)
  • 3:05 - 4 p.m. -- Cup Series qualifying (Prime Video)
  • 5 p.m. -- Xfinity Series race (300 laps, 159.9 miles. CW, radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Playoff picture entering Bristol: The Xfinity Series drivers have completed eight races this season. Five of the drivers have secured spots in the playoffs.

Allgaier, the points leader, has two wins this season. He enters Bristol in a tie with Hill for the most wins in the series. Jesse Love, Connor Zilisch, and Brandon Jones are the other full-time drivers who have won races to lock into the playoffs. Aric Almirola, a part-time driver, rounds out the list of winners.

Jeb Burton is the first driver above the playoff cutline with 191 points. Daniel Dye is the first driver out of a playoff spot with 188 points.