Last year, NASCAR ran just its second Cup Series Bristol dirt race, and it produced plenty of chaos.
Several drivers in the Food City Dirt Race crashed out, including Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell. In the end, Joey Logano won the race, with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finishing second and Denny Hamlin placing third.
Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race will again be on the clay at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn.
Logano certainly is hoping to rekindle some of that magic from last year’s race. He narrowly lost in overtime a week ago at Martinsville, when William Byron claimed his second checkered flag of the season. Logano is still searching for his first win of the year.
The Sporting News will be tracking live updates and lap-by-lap highlights for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol on Sunday. Follow below for complete results from the Food City Dirt Race.
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NASCAR at Bristol live updates, highlights from Food City Dirt Race
Updates will begin closer to the start of the race, which is currently scheduled for 7:04 p.m. ET.
What time does the NASCAR race start today?
- Date: Sunday, April 17
- Time: 7:04 p.m. ET
Sunday’s race at Bristol is scheduled to start at 7:04 p.m. ET on Sunday. It had originally been scheduled to begin at 7:14 p.m., but it has since been moved up 10 minutes because of the threat of rain.
NASCAR LINEUP AT BRISTOL: Starting order, pole
What channel is NASCAR on today?
The Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway will be carried by Fox in the U.S. and TSN in Canada. Last Sunday’s race in Martinsville, Va., was carried by FS1, but the next two races will be carried by Fox before the series returns to FS1 on May 1.
Mike Joy will be on the call for lap-by-lap action, with Clint Bowyer and Darrell Waltrip joining him in the booth for analysis. Fox has used rotating analysts in 2021 after Jeff Gordon left to work for Hendrick Motorsports.
Fans who have cut the cord on cable can also find the race on Fox Sports Go or fuboTV, which offers a free trial.
NASCAR lineup at Bristol
Here is the complete starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series race in Bristol on Sunday:
| Starting pos. | Driver | Car No. | Team |
| 1. | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 2. | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 3. | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 4. | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 5. | Kyle Larson | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 6. | Justin Haley | 31 | Kaulig Racing |
| 7. | Ty Dillon | 42 | Petty GMS Motorsports |
| 8. | Alex Bowman | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9. | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10. | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske |
| 11. | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 12. | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 13. | Kurt Busch | 45 | 23XI Racing |
| 14. | Erik Jones | 43 | Petty GMS Motorsports |
| 15. | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing |
| 16. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 17. | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 18. | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing |
| 19. | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 20. | Austin Cindric | 2 | Team Penske |
| 21. | Daniel Suarez | 99 | TrackHouse Racing |
| 22. | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing |
| 23. | Todd Gilliland | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 24. | Harrison Burton | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 25. | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
| 26. | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Spire Motorsports |
| 27. | Justin Allgaier | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
| 28. | Noah Gragson | 16 | Kaulig Racing |
| 29. | J.J. Yeley | 15 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 30. | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 31. | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 32. | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 33. | Ross Chastain | 1 | TrackHouse Racing |
| 34. | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 35. | Cody Ware | 51 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 36. | Josh Williams | 78 | Live Fast Motorsports |