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Watch the 2025 NASCAR Bristol Night Race: Full Schedule, Start Time & TV Guide
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Highlights
- 2025 Bristol Night Race weekend runs September 11-13.
- Four series compete: Cup, Xfinity, Truck, and ARCA Menards.
- Saturday’s Cup Series race is 500 laps, airing at 7:30 p.m.
- Kyle Larson leads points, defending Cup Series night race winner.
- New softer right-side tire may impact pit strategies.
- Live coverage across FOX Sports, USA Network, TRUTV, and The CW.
The 2025 Bristol Night Race weekend runs September 11–13 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Four NASCAR series feature. Saturday’s 500-lap Cup race starts 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.
Coverage spans FOX Sports, USA Network, TRUTV, and The CW. MRN and SiriusXM provide radio calls, with streaming options adding in-car cameras and team audio feeds.
Thursday opens with ARCA practice and qualifying. Truck practice and qualifying follow on FS2. The ARCA 200 starts at 5:30 p.m., then the 250-lap Truck race, both on FS1.
Friday pivots to the Xfinity Series. Practice and qualifying run early afternoon, before a 300-lap race at 7:30 p.m. on The CW. Cup practice and qualifying air on TRUTV.
Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race covers 266.5 miles. Teams receive ten tire sets. Stages split 125, 125, and 250 laps, demanding pace management and track-position discipline.
Saturday’s Cup Series main event is 500 laps, green at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.
Playoff pressure frames the weekend. The field trims to 12 after Bristol, intensifying risk calculations around cautions, tire life, and pit windows.
Twelve drivers advance after Bristol, putting the cutline under intense scrutiny.
Austin Cindric holds the last transfer spot. Below the cutline sit Austin Dillon, Shane van Gisbergen, Alex Bowman, and Josh Berry. Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin are already through with wins.
Kyle Larson arrives as defending winner and points leader. Hendrick Motorsports sustains form. Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott, and Ryan Blaney headline challengers. Part-time entries appear from Richard Childress Racing, 23XI, and Garage 66.
A softer right-side tire debuts. Degradation could widen strategy variance, encourage undercuts, and punish long runs. Ten allocated sets magnify stop timing, restart strength, and green-flag pit execution.
NASCAR’s softer right-side tire at Bristol is set to reshape pit strategy and stint length.
Officials have reiterated conduct warnings. Stewarding scrutiny follows recent flashpoints, signaling low tolerance for avoidable contact and post-race escalation.
Fans can follow every session across several NASCAR series on TV and online. Expect dense traffic, evolving grip, and relentless tempo on Bristol’s concrete bowl.
Visual Summary
Four Series. Three Nights. One Legendary Showdown.
Playoff Cutline:
12 drivers survive.
4 faces elimination.
4 faces elimination.
Cup Series Playoff Bubble
Under the Lights:
Race Weekend Timeline
Race Weekend Timeline
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Thu 9/11
ARCA / Truck Qualifying → ARCA 200 Laps @ 5:30p (FS1) | Truck Race 250 Laps (FS1)
Thu 9/11
ARCA / Truck Qualifying → ARCA 200 Laps @ 5:30p (FS1) | Truck Race 250 Laps (FS1)
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Fri 9/12
Xfinity Qualifying & Race 7:30p (CW) | Cup Qualifying (TRUTV)
Fri 9/12
Xfinity Qualifying & Race 7:30p (CW) | Cup Qualifying (TRUTV)
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Sat 9/13
Bass Pro Shops Night Race 7:30p (USA Network)
— The 500 Lap Playoff Decider
Sat 9/13
Bass Pro Shops Night Race 7:30p (USA Network)
— The 500 Lap Playoff Decider
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New right-side tire
Means fresh strategy & higher tire wear!
New right-side tire
Means fresh strategy & higher tire wear!
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Kyle Larson returns as
Defending Champ
Kyle Larson returns as
Defending Champ
Watch LIVE:
FS1
CW
USA
TRUTV
+ MRN/SiriusXM
FS1
CW
USA
TRUTV
+ MRN/SiriusXM
John Martinez delivers real-time NASCAR Cup Series and Truck Series news, from live race updates to pit-lane strategy analysis. A graduate of the University of Northwestern Ohio’s Motorsports Technology program, he breaks down rule changes, driver tactics, and championship points with crystal-clear reporting.
