Overview
- The Cup Series Food City 500 runs Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on FS1 with 37 cars entered, according to updated lists published Tuesday.
- NASCAR unveiled a 750-horsepower package for the Cup race at Bristol, a concrete half-mile where added power could change corner entry, throttle control, and passing.
- Friday's Craftsman Truck Series race has 37 entries for 36 starting spots and takes the green at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, so one team will miss the field after qualifying.
- Seven full-time Cup drivers are entered in the Truck event — Kyle Busch, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain, Carson Hocevar, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Daniel Suarez — with TRICON confirming Briscoe in its No. 5 Toyota.
- Tyler Reddick arrives as the Cup points leader with four wins, and Corey Heim can claim a $500,000 Triple Truck Challenge bonus by winning his third straight Truck race.