Overview
- With the April 10–12 schedule locked in, Bristol will feature 37 Cup cars with no DNQs and a 36-truck grid that includes seven full‑time Cup drivers.
- TRICON confirmed Tuesday that Chase Briscoe will drive its No. 5 Toyota in Friday’s Truck race, joining Kyle Busch, Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, Daniel Suarez, Carson Hocevar and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the cross‑series lineup.
- NASCAR’s 750-horsepower Cup package debuts at Bristol and could increase pace and tire fall‑off, with practice and qualifying Saturday and the Food City 500 set for Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on FS1.
- Corey Heim enters Friday’s Tennessee Army National Guard 250 with two straight Triple Truck Challenge wins and can collect a $500,000 bonus with a Bristol victory at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
- Tyler Reddick leads the Cup standings with four wins and an 82‑point cushion, Kyle Larson is the defending spring Bristol winner, and Justin Allgaier will substitute for the sidelined Alex Bowman in the No. 48.