NASCAR Friday schedule at Bristol Motor Speedway
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There are some notables on the entry list, including 2021 Cup Series champion Kyle Larson (who is entered in all three series this weekend at Bristol) and Hendrick Motorsports prospect Corey Day.
The Xfinity Series garage will be open Friday, but the series' first practice will be Saturday.
Bristol Motor Speedway schedule
(All Times Eastern)
Friday, April 11
Garage open
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 p.m. — Truck Series
1-6 p.m. — Xfinity Series
Track activity
3:35 - 4:30 p.m. — Truck Series practice, FS2
4:40 - 5:30 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying, FS2
7:30 p.m. — Truck race (250 laps, 133.25 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 65, Stage 2 at Lap 130; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Weather
Friday: Cloudy with an 60% chance of rain and high of 50 degrees with winds of 5 to 10 mph. It's expected to be 47 degrees with a 12% chance of rain at the start of the Truck race.
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