It’s Bristol, baby.
Less than one week removed from the Watkins Glen International thriller between Chris Buescher and Shane van Gisbergen, the Cup Series field is heading to Bristol Motor Speedway for a Saturday night showdown under the lights.
There are 500 laps and 2,000 turns to decide which drivers make the Round of 12, which drivers get eliminated and which lucky driver gets to raise the winning sword.
Weekend Primer has everything you need to know heading into this “weekend’s” Cup, Xfinity and Craftsman Truck series races at the Last Great Colosseum, with entry lists, TV schedules, up-to-date points standings and individual driver statistics in past Bristol races.
Round of 16 Standings (2 Races Until Elimination)
| Rank | Driver | Points | Cut line |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 2084 | WIN |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 2089 | +46 |
| 3 | Austin Cindric | 2086 | +43 |
| 4 | Alex Bowman | 2084 | +41 |
| 5 | Daniel Suarez | 2079 | +36 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 2073 | +30 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 2073 | +30 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 2072 | +29 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 2069 | +26 |
| 10 | William Byron | 2068 | +25 |
| 11 | Chase Briscoe | 2049 | +6 |
| 12 | Ty Gibbs | 2049 | +6 |
| 13 | Denny Hamlin | 2043 | -6 |
| 14 | Brad Keselowski | 2037 | -12 |
| 15 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2035 | -14 |
| 16 | Harrison Burton | 2029 | -20 |
Best of the Rest
| Rank | Driver | Points | Difference |
| 17 | Ross Chastain | 739 | |
| 18 | Chris Buescher | 731 | -8 |
| 19 | Bubba Wallace | 697 | -42 |
| 20 | Kyle Busch | 624 | -115 |
Quick Track Facts: Bristol
Built: 1961
First Cup race: 1961
Last Reconfigured: 2007 (progressive banking removed in 2012, traction compounds in use since 2016)
Length: 0.533 miles
Banking: 24-28 degrees (turns), 5-9 degrees (frontstretch), 4-8 degrees (backstretch)
Pit road speed limit: 30 mph
Bristol By the Numbers
Defending Winner: Denny Hamlin
Defending Spring Winner: Denny Hamlin
Most Wins (active drivers): Kyle Busch (8)
Most Top Fives: Kyle Busch (14)
Most Top 10s: Kyle Busch (19)
Most Poles: Denny Hamlin (4)
Most Laps Led: Kyle Busch (2,598)
Most Laps Led, Non-Winner: Ryan Blaney (507)
Best Average Finish (min. 5 starts): Chase Elliott (14 starts, 11.6) & Kyle Larson (16 starts, 11.6)
Bristol (pavement) winners in the field: Kyle Busch (8), Denny Hamlin (4), Brad Keselowski (3), Joey Logano (2), Kyle Larson (1), Chris Buescher (1)
Playoff Driver Statistics at Bristol
Xfinity Series
Defending Race Winner: Justin Allgaier
Regular Season Standings (1 Race to Go):
Playoff Cut Line (1 Race to Go):
Notable News:
- At Watkins Glen, Connor Zilisch became just the seventh driver to win his Xfinity debut and the second to ever do so…
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