The NASCAR Cup Series begins the race weekend with practice and qualifying on Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway ahead of Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race.
All eyes will be on the tire wear through Friday’s on-track activity. In March, heavy tire wear impacted lap times during practice and qualifying before being a main storyline in the race won by Denny Hamlin.
Hamlin needs another good race weekend because he heads into the final race in the Round of 16 six points behind 12th place in the playoffs point standings.
Here is what you need to know about NASCAR Cup qualifying in Bristol.
What channel is qualifying on today for the NASCAR Cup race at Bristol?
Qualifying time: 4 p.m. CT Friday
TV: USA Network | Radio: SiriusXM
Streaming: FUBO (free trial available); NBC Sports app (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (0.533-mile oval) at Bristol, Tennessee
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Bristol qualifying channel today: Time, TV schedule for Cup Series
