The NASCAR Cup Series Bristol race weekend begins with Bass Pro Shops Night Race qualifying and practice on Sept. 18.
The half-mile track in northeast Tennessee is the third of 10 races in the Chase, with three 1.5-mile tracks ahead on the schedule.
Denny Hamlin enters the weekend with a nine-point lead over Kyle Larson, last week's winner in Gateway.
Follow our NASCAR Bristol qualifying updates below:
NASCAR Bristol qualifying live updates, lap times
Refresh this page after 5:40 p.m. Eastern/4:40 p.m. Central for the latest qualifying updates.
NASCAR Bristol entry list for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race
- Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
- Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
- Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
- AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
- Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
- William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
- Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford
- Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
What channel is qualifying on today for the NASCAR Cup race at Bristol
- Qualifying time: 5:40 p.m. Eastern/4:40 p.m. Central on Sept. 18 (practice begins at 4:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. CT)
- TV: truTV | Radio: SiriusXM and MRN Radio
- Streaming: NASCAR.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (0.533-mile oval) in Bristol, Tennessee
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