NASCAR Bristol qualifying channel today, time, TV schedule for Bass Pro Shops Night Race

The NASCAR Cup SeriesBristol race weekend opens with Bass Pro Shops Night Race practice and qualifying on Sept. 18.Two weeks into the Chase, Denny Hamlin's points lead is down to nine points ahead of Kyle Larson. Hamlin has gone four races without a top-five finish for the first time in 2026. And while the last four races include two top-10s for Hamlin, a run of seventh-place finishes likely won't win a Cup Series title in the Chase formatBristol is the site of Ty Gibbs' first career Cup Series