{"id":597118,"date":"2026-04-11T13:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T13:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/597118\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T13:45:07","slug":"nascar-qualifying-today-cup-series-at-bristol-start-times-schedule-tv-channel-and-live-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/597118\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Qualifying Today: Cup Series at Bristol start times, schedule, TV channel and live stream"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series<\/a> hits Bristol Motor Speedway<\/a> for qualifying today, Saturday, April 11, and we’ve got all of the timing, scheduling, and TV information you need ahead of the action.<\/p>\n

Single-car qualifying procedures will be in place in Tennessee, with the drivers having just one run out around the 0.533-mile track to establish the starting lineup for Sunday’s Food City 500.<\/p>\n

Last year in the spring race at Bristol, Chevrolet dominated the top of the order in qualifying, with Alex Bowman earning pole in the No. 48 ahead of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and teammate Kyle Larson<\/a>. Bowman is back in his car this weekend after missing the last four races, and what a fairytale return it would be if he could somehow repeat his 2025 success.<\/p>\n

AJ Allmendinger is the man who most recently took a Cup Series pole at Bristol<\/a>, though, when the sport hit the track for a second time last season in the September playoff race.<\/p>\n

It’s certainly going to be exciting to see who comes out on top this time around!<\/p>\n

NASCAR TODAY: Joey Logano slams Cup Series nostalgia as Kyle Busch figure offers hope<\/a><\/p>\n

What time is NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Bristol?<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying from Bristol Motor Speedway takes place on Saturday, April 11, at 5:40 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

This follows immediately after the one and only Cup Series practice session this weekend, which starts at 4:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

Here are the start times converted to your local time zones.<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series Bristol practice and qualifying schedule<\/p>\n

Charlotte, NC (ET)4:30 P.M.5:40 P.M.
\nNew York, NY (ET)4:30 P.M.5:40 P.M.
\nColumbia, SC (ET)4:30 P.M.5:40 P.M.
\nCharleston, WV (ET)4:30 P.M.5:40 P.M.
\nAugusta, ME (ET)4:30 P.M.5:40 P.M.<\/p>\n

Chicago, IL (CT)3:30 P.M.4:40 P.M.
\nPierre, SD (CT)3:30 P.M.4:40 P.M.
\nNashville, TN (CT)3:30 P.M.4:40 P.M.
\nDes Moines, IA (CT)3:30 P.M.4:40 P.M.
\nMontgomery, AL (CT)3:30 P.M.4:40 P.M.<\/p>\n

Denver, CO (MT)2:30 P.M.3:40 P.M.
\nSalt Lake City, UT (MT)2:30 P.M.3:40 P.M.
\nAlbuquerque, NM (MT)2:30 P.M.3:40 P.M.
\nEl Paso, TX (MT)2:30 P.M.3:40 P.M.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA (PT)1:30 P.M.2:40 P.M.
\nLas Vegas, NV (PT)1:30 P.M.2:40 P.M.
\nSeattle, WA (PT)1:30 P.M.2:40 P.M.
\nPortland, OR (PT)1:30 P.M.2:40 P.M.
\nSan Francisco, CA (PT)1:30 P.M.2:40 P.M.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: NASCAR Odds: Bristol favorites and long shots for Cup Series race this weekend<\/a><\/p>\n

What TV channel is NASCAR Cup Series qualifying on today?<\/p>\n

Today’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying action from Bristol will not be broadcast live on traditional TV. Instead, it will be shown live on Prime Video.<\/p>\n

You can download the Prime Video app on your handheld device from the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Amazon App Store.<\/p>\n

You can also download the app on your TV on devices such as the following:<\/p>\n

Roku
\n Amazon Fire TV
\n VIZIO Smart TV
\n LG TV
\n Chromecast
\n Android TV
\n Apple TV
\n Samsung Smart TV<\/p>\n

Today’s qualifying session will also be broadcast live on the radio, with PRN and SiriusXM having the call.<\/p>\n

Live stream options<\/p>\n

The best live stream option for today’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Bristol is Prime Video.<\/p>\n

For the first half of the season through San Diego (June 21), Prime Video is set to air all Cup Series practice and qualifying, with the exception of the Clash, Daytona 500, and All-Star Race.<\/p>\n

Qualifying Order<\/p>\n

Here is the full list of Cup Series drivers set to take part in this weekend’s event at Bristol, listed in the order in which they will qualify on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Cup Series Qualifying Order for Bristol<\/p>\n

Qualifying Position
\nDriver
\nCar No.
\nTeam (Manufacturer)<\/p>\n

1Chad Finchum (i)66Garage 66 (Chevrolet)
\n2Ty Dillon10Kaulig Racing (Chevrolet)
\n3Riley Herbst3523XI Racing (Toyota)
\n4Cody Ware51Rick Ware Racing (Ford)
\n5Cole Custer41Haas Factory Team (Ford)
\n6Zane Smith38Front Row Motorsports (Ford)
\n7Ricky Stenhouse Jr.47HYAK Motorsports (Chevrolet)
\n8Bubba Wallace2323XI Racing (Toyota)
\n9Noah Gragson4Front Row Motorsports (Ford)
\n10Connor Zilisch (#)88Trackhouse Racing (Chevrolet)
\n11John Hunter Nemechek42Legacy Motor Club (Toyota)
\n12Alex Bowman48Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
\n13Austin Dillon3Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet)
\n14AJ Allmendinger16Kaulig Racing (Chevrolet)
\n15Todd Gilliland34Front Row Motorsports (Ford)
\n16Kyle Busch8Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet)
\n17Erik Jones43Legacy Motor Club (Toyota)
\n18Daniel Su\u00e1rez7Spire Motorsports (Chevrolet)
\n19Michael McDowell71Spire Motorsports (Chevrolet)
\n20Ross Chastain1Trackhouse Racing (Chevrolet)
\n21Carson Hocevar77Spire Motorsports (Chevrolet)
\n22Chris Buescher17RFK Racing (Ford)
\n23Chase Briscoe19Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
\n24Josh Berry21Wood Brothers Racing (Ford)
\n25Ryan Preece60RFK Racing (Ford)
\n26Shane van Gisbergen97Trackhouse Racing (Chevrolet)
\n27Brad Keselowski6RFK Racing (Ford)
\n28Austin Cindric2Team Penske (Ford)
\n29Tyler Reddick4523XI Racing (Toyota)
\n30Kyle Larson5Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
\n31Christopher Bell20Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
\n32Joey Logano22Team Penske (Ford)
\n33William Byron24Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
\n34Ryan Blaney12Team Penske (Ford)
\n35Ty Gibbs54Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
\n36Denny Hamlin11Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
\n37Chase Elliott9Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)<\/p>\n

READ MORE: NASCAR champion Kyle Busch just reached an embarrassing milestone, why Bristol offers hope<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series hits Bristol Motor Speedway for qualifying today, Saturday, April 11, and we’ve got…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":597119,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-597118","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nascar","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}