Travel Tips: Bristol Motor Speedway – Aug. 16-18, 2018

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NASCAR’s top three national series – the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series – are joined by the Whelen Modified Tour at “Thunder Valley” – Bristol Motor Speedway, the quintessential Saturday night short track – for the three-day Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race event, Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 16-18.

There is plenty going on away from the track as well, including the “Red, White & Bristol” block party on Wednesday, Aug. 15 beginning at 5 p.m. ET. The event will feature three bands – Borderline, Wyldeheart and Shooter – as well as a cornhole tournament. Find out more here.

Key on-track times:

Thursday, Aug. 16 –

• Camping World Truck Series practice – 9 and 11:05 a.m. ET
• Xfinity Series practice – 10:05 a.m. and 1:35 p.m. ET
• Whelen Modified Tour practice –12:05 p.m. ET
• Whelen Modified Tour qualifying – 3:15 p.m. ET
• Camping World Truck Series qualifying – 4:10 p.m. ET
• Whelen Modified Tour Bush’s Beans 150– 6:05 p.m. ET
• Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 – 8:30 p.m. ET

Friday, Aug. 17 –

• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice – 10:35 a.m. and 12:40 p.m. ET
• Xfinity Series qualifying – 3:40 p.m. ET
• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying – 5:40 p.m. ET
• Xfinity Series Food City 300 – 7:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, Aug. 18 –

• Joe Nichols pre-race concert – 5:45 p.m. ET
• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race – 7:30 p.m. ET

Find a full weekend schedule here.

Find Fan FAQs here and First-Time Fans information here.

Get tickets and more information about this week’s races at www.bristolmotorspeedway.com.