Will you be making the trek through the mountains to the Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend? Well, be sure you read The Motorsports News Source "The Fan Handout" where you can find the track schedule for the weekend, weather forecasts, and driver appearances. The Motorsports News Source can be read from your smartphone so save the page and have it with you all weekend long! Enjoy the Food City 500 race weekend!
Weather Forecast for April 13th-April 15th (per Weather.com)
The weather is looking interesting for this weekends races at Bristol. The weather is, in fact, getting worse as the weekend progresses. On Friday, there's a 0% chance of rain while on Sunday there's a 100% chance of rain. There's a 30% chance of AM showers on Monday which could result in the second straight Monday running of the Food City 500.
- Friday, April 13th, 2018 - Sunny - 80*/55* - 0% chance of rain
- Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - Partly Cloudy - 78*/61* - 20% chance of rain
- Sunday, April 15th, 2018 - Thunderstorms - 66*/41* - 100% chance of rain
- Monday, April 16th, 2018 - AM Showers - 45*/33* - 30% chance of rain
Driver Appearances
Friday, April 13th, 2018
- Matt Tifft is scheduled to appear at the Team Chevy stage at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, April 13 at 12:30 PM.
- Daniel Hemric is scheduled to appear at the Team Chevy stage at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, April 13 at 12:45 PM.
- Daniel Hemric, Matt Tifft, Shane Lee are scheduled to appear at Food City Race Night in Bristol, TN on Friday, April 13 at 5:45 PM.
- Kyle Busch, Bubba Wallace, Corey LaJoie, Garrett Smithley, Matt Mills, Vinnie Miller, Ross Chastain are scheduled to appear at Food City Race Night in Bristol, TN on Friday, April 13 at 6:00 PM. - 130 wristbands will be given out for Busch and 150 for Wallace beginning at 4:00 PM at the wristband distribution tent. - 250 wristbands will be given out for Busch and 150 for Wallace beginning at 4:00 PM at the wristband distribution tent.
- Martin Truex, Jr. is scheduled to appear at Food City Race Night in Bristol, TN on Friday, April 13 at 6:30 PM.
- Ryan Newman is scheduled to appear at Cabela's in Bristol, VA on Friday, April 13 at 7:00 PM. It is located at 361 Cabela Drive.
Saturday, April 14th, 2018
- Shane Lee is scheduled to appear at the Team Chevy stage at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 14 at 11:15 AM.
- Brad Keselowski is scheduled to appear at Discount Tire in Johnson City, TN on Saturday, April 14 at 3:00 PM. It is located at 3006 W Market St. - Discount Tire will be raffling off a set of Goodyear Tires. Autographs limited to people with wristbands. 120 wristbands will be distributed, limit 2 autographs per person.
Sunday, April 15th, 2018
- Austin Dillon and Ty Dillon are scheduled to appear at Trackside Live at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 15 at 10:30 AM.
- Austin Dillon is scheduled to appear at the Team Chevy stage at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 15 at 10:45 AM.
At-track Schedule
Friday, April 13th, 2018
- All Day - "Hot Pass in Effect" Entire infield
- All Day - North Entrance Closed
- All Day - Dragway, South, Copperhead Road Entrances Open - PERMIT ONLY
- 6:00 AM - BMS Parking Lots (South, North, Dragway, Lot A, Copperhead Rd., Speedway Parking) Open
- 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM - BMS Credentials Office/South Building (South Entrance) Open
- 7:00 AM - Shuttle Bus Route (Orange Shuttle Route) Begins
- 7:00 AM - Tram Route/Dragway (Blue Tram Route) Begins
- 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM - NASCAR Credentials Office/South Building (South Entrance) Open
- 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM - Speedway World Souvenir Store (Bruton Smith Building) Open
- 8:00 AM - Ticket Booth #9 (Pit Gate) Open
- 9:00 AM - Track Side Trams (Green Route/Stops 1-3; Yellow Route/Stops 4-7; Red Route/Fan Zone and Hillside) Begin
- 9:00 AM to 1 hour following the conclusion of Event - Guest Services (Bruton Smith Building) Open
- 9:00 AM - Ticket Office (Bruton Smith Building) Open
- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM / 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Food City Campground Shuttle to Food City Store Hwy. 394
- 10:00 AM to 1 hour following the conclusion of Event - Guest Welcome Villages - (Fan Zone and Fan Midway) Open
- 10:00 AM to 1 hour following the conclusion of Event - Guest Service Booths (Times may vary on locations) Open
- 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Kids Zone - (Fan Zone) Open
- 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM - Souvenir Trailers - (Fan Zone and Fan Midway) Open
- 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM - Corporate Display (Fan Midway and Fan Zone) Open
- 11:00 AM - Ticket Booths (2, 3, 13 and 16) and Booth 9 Opens at 8:00am
- 12:00 NOON - Spectator Gates / Suite Gates Open (Gates 2, 6, 8, 13 & 15 - Suite Gates 7, 10 & 18)
- 12:00 NOON - Suites Open
- 12:30 PM to 1:25 PM - Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1st Practice
- 1:00 PM to 1:15 PM - NASCAR Trackside Live Stage (Fan Zone) Opens
- 1:15 PM to 3:15 PM - Jared Bentley / NASCAR Trackside Live Stage (Fan Zone)
- 1:35 PM to 2:25 PM - Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series 1st Practice
- 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM - Meade Tractor Charity Cornhole Classic Qualifier (Fan Zone)
- 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM - Zombie Motors 150 NASCAR K&N Series, East Final Practice
- 3:35 PM to 4:25 PM - Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series Final Practice
- 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Food City Family Race Night (Hospitality Village Area) Open
- 4:45 PM - Bush's Beans Pole Day Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying (Multi-Vehicle/Three Rounds)
- 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM - Zombie Motors 150 NASCAR K&N Series, East Qualifying
- 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM - Half Mile Hot Laps driven by Buck Baker's Seat Time Racing School
- All Day - "Hot Pass in Effect" Entire infield
- All Day - North Entrance Closed
- All Day - BMS Parking (Dragway, South, Copperhead Road Entrances) Open - PERMIT ONLY
- 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM - BMS Credentials Office/South Building (South Entrance) Open
- 6:00 AM - BMS Parking Lots (South, North, Dragway, Lot A, Copperhead Rd., Speedway Parking) Open
- 6:30 AM Tram Route/Dragway (Blue Tram Route) Begins
- 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM NASCAR Credentials Office/South Building (South Entrance) Open
- 7:00 AM Ticket Booth #9 (Pit Gate) Open
- 7:00 AM Shuttle Bus Route (Orange Shuttle Route) Begins
- 7:30 AM Track Side Trams (Green Route/Stops 1-3; Yellow Route/Stops 4-7;Red Route/Fan Zone and Hillside) Begin
- 8:00 AM to 1 hour following conclusion of Event Guest Services (Bruton Smith Building) Open
- 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM - Speedway World Souvenir Store (Bruton Smith Building) Open
- 8:00 AM Ticket Office (Bruton Smith Building) Open
- 8:00 AM to 1 hour following the conclusion of Event - Guest Welcome Villages - (Fan Zone and Fan Midway) Open
- 8:00 AM to 1 hour following the conclusion of Event - Guest Service Booths (Times may vary on locations) Open
- 8:00 AM - Ticket Booths (2, 3, 9, 13 and 16) Open
- 8:00 AM to conclusion of K&N Zombie Motors 150 race - Souvenir Trailers - (Fan Zone and Fan Midway) Open
- 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM - Fan Zone and Fan Midway Opens
- 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon - Food City Campground Shuttle to Food City Store Hwy. 394
- 8:30 AM - Spectators Gates / Suite Gates Open (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13 & 15 / Suite 7, 10 & 18, Stairwell 2, Towers B & C)
- 8:30 AM Suites Open
- 8:30 AM to 9:25 AM - Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2nd Practice
- 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Kids Zone - (Fan Zone) Open
- 9:00 AM - Hospitality Village Opens
- 9:30 AM - Spectators Gates Open (Gates 1 & 17 / all other gates opened at 8:30 AM)
- 9:35 AM - Fitzgerald Gilder Kits 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series Qualifying (Multi-Vehicle/Three Rounds)
- 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM - Meade Tractor Charity Cornhole Classic Qualifier (Fan Zone)
- 11:00 AM - NASCAR Trackside Live Stage (Fan Zone) Opens
- 11:05 AM to 11:55 AM - Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Final Practice
- 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM - Jackdaw's 7 / NASCAR Trackside Live Stage (Fan Zone)
- 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM - NASCAR K&N Series - East, Drivers Autograph Session (Lot C)
- 12:30 PM - Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 NASCAR XFINITY Driver Introductions
- 1:00 PM - Start of the Fitzgerald Glider Kits NASCAR XFINITY Race 300 (300 Laps, 159.9 Miles)
- 3:45 PM - Zombie Motors 150 NASCAR K&N Series, East Driver Introductions
- 4:00 PM - Start of Zombie Motors 150 NASCAR K&N Series, East Race (150 Laps, 79.95 Miles)
- 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM - NASCAR Trackside Live Show (Fan Zone)
- 6:00 AM BMS Parking Lots (South, North, Dragway, Lot A, Copperhead Rd., Speedway Parking) Open
- 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM BMS Credential Office/South Building (South Entrance) Open
- 6:30 AM Tram Route/Dragway (Blue Tram Route) Begins
- 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM NASCAR Credentials Office/South Building (South Entrance) Open
- 7:00 AM Ticket Booth 9 (Pit Gate Entrance)
- 7:00 AM Shuttle Bus Route (Orange Shuttle Route) Begins
- 8:00 AM Track Side Trams (Green Route/Stops 1-3; Yellow Route/Stops 4-7;Red Route/Fan Zone and Hillside) Begin
- 8:00 AM to TBD - Ticket Office (The Bruton Smith Building) Open
- 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM - Speedway World Souvenir Store (The Bruton Smith Building) Open
- 8:00 AM to 1 hour following conclusion of Event - Guest Services (The Bruton Smith Building) Open
- 9:00 AM to start of Food City 500 Souvenir Trailers - (Fan Zone and Fan Midway) Open
- 9:00 AM to start of Food City 500 - Fan Zone and Fan Midway Open
- 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM - COLD PASS - Infield Access (Gate 9)
- 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Kids Zone (Fan Zone)
- 9:00 AM - Guest Welcome Villages - (Fan Zone and Fan Midway) Open
- 9:30 AM - Ticket Booths (2, 3, 13 and 16) Booth 9 Opens 7:00am
- 9:30 AM - Guest Service Booths Outside locations Open
- 10:00 AM - Spectators Gates Open (1 ,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13 ,15 and 17/ Tower B, C ,E/ Suite Gates 7,10 & 18
- 10:00 AM - NASCAR Trackside Live Stage (Fan Zone) Opens
- 10:00 AM to conclusion of Event - Guest Service Booths Inside locations Open
- 10:00 AM - Suites Open
- 10:00 AM to 11:45 PM - Track Walk (Enter at flag stand)
- 10:00 AM - Meade Tractor Charity Cornhole Classic Championship (Fan Zone) starts
- 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM - NASCAR Trackside Live Stage (Fan Zone)
- 10:30 AM to the conclusion of Driver Introductions - SuperPass (must be in by 12:00 noon)
- 11:00 AM - Bear Hollow Wood Carvers Auction (Fan Midway)
- 11:00 AM-Noon - The Cleverlys (Pre-Race Pit Stop/Infield)
- 12:20 PM - Pre Race Concert
- 1:00 PM - "Hot Pass in Effect" (Entire Infield)
- 1:20 PM - Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Driver Introductions
- 1:54 to Race Start - Joe Everson artistic God Bless the USA performance / National Anthem by Morgan Myles / USAF T-38 Flyover
- 2:00 PM - Start of Food City 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race (500 Laps, 266.5 Miles)
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