NASCAR 2023 Bristol schedule, entry list, and how to watch

The field of 16 will be cut down to 12 in Saturday night's 500 lap race at the half-mile short track.

Shockingly, regular season champion Martin Truex Jr. finds himself in the danger zone, seven points out after crashing early at Kansas due to a cut tire.

Bubba Wallace (-19pts), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (-22pts), and Michael McDowell (-40pts) are all below the cut-line as well.

Just above the cut-line are two former Cup champions with Kevin Harvick seven points ahead of Truex and Joey Lognao who is 12pts up.

Tyler Reddick won last weekend at Kansas, locking himself into the Round of 12 alongside Darlington winner Kyle Larson.

This week, NASCAR reinstated Noah Gragson one month after he was suspended for liking a post that mocked the 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. Gragson has since completed diversity and inclusion training.

NASCAR also announced the return of stage break cautions for road courses, beginning with the Round of 12 cutoff race at the Charlotte Roval.

In the Xfinity Series, Sam Mayer revealed that he will remain with JR Motorsports for the 2024 season.

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Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, MoneyLion Toyota Camry (Photo by: Matthew T. Thacker / NKP / Motorsport Images)

What is the NASCAR at Bristol schedule?

(Schedule is tentative and subject to change)

Thursday, September 14

4:00 p.m. ET - NASCAR Truck Series practice - FS2

4:35 p.m. ET – NASCAR Truck Series qualifying - FS2

6:00 p.m. ET - ARCA Menards Series race (200 laps) - FS1

9:00 p.m. ET - NASCAR Truck Series race (200 laps) - FS1

Friday, September 15

2:35 p.m. ET - NASCAR Xfinity Series practice - USA NETWORK

3:10 p.m. ET – NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying - USA NETWORK

4:35 p.m. ET - NASCAR Cup Series practice - USA NETWORK

5:20 p.m. ET - NASCAR Cup Series qualifying - USA NETWORK

7:30 p.m. ET – NASCAR Xfinity Series race (300 laps) - USA NETWORK

Saturday, September 16

7:30 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Cup Series race (500 laps) - USA NETWORK

How can I watch?

• Date: Saturday, September 16
• TV show start time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Stages/Laps: (125/125/250) - 500 laps
• TV channel: USA | TSN (Canada) | Other international viewing options
• Live stream: Peacock (post-race show)
• Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, Fastenal Ford Mustang and Kevin Harvick, Stewart Haas Racing, Busch Light Ford Mustang (Photo by: Nigel Kinrade / NKP / Motorsport Images)

Who is racing at Bristol?

36 cars are on the entry list with no open entries. Carson Hocevar again be No. 42 Chevrolet for Legacy Motor Club. B.J. McLeod is back behind the wheel of the No. 78 Live Fast entry after Sheldon Creed drove the car at Kansas, finishing 29th in his NASCAR Cup debut.

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing Team	Chevrolet
2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford
7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Aric Almirola	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
15	J.J. Yeley	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
16	AJ Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford
19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
31	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
41	Ryan Preece	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
42	Carson Hocevar	Petty GMS Motorsports	Chevrolet
43	Erik Jones	Petty GMS Motorsports	Chevrolet
45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota
47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
51	Cole Custer	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
77	Ty Dillon	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
78	B.J. McLeod	Live Fast Motorsports	Ford
99	Daniel Suarez	Trackhouse Racing Team	Chevrolet