NASCAR Cup Series cars touch the dirt for the first time in 50
years; Bristol practice is in the books
Next up, the NASCAR Cup Series takes to the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track. This first round of practice is the first time Cup cars have run on dirt since 1970.
View full 2021 Bristol Dirt practice results below.
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Seven NASCAR Cup Series ran Truck practice just moments ago. Ahead of this session, the track has dried out significantly since the beginning of the day.
Cup Practice
Report
Duration: 50 Minutes
Joe Gibbs Racing is the first to the track. Kyle Busch jumps right to the cushion.
3 minutes in, the timing reads Alex Bowman (20.160), Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and Joey Logano. 4 of those drivers run last week’s Bristol Dirt Nationals.
40 minutes remain, we have a caution for the first spin.
35 minutes remain, Kurt Busch beats on the rear bumper of Chris Windom. Windom’s right rear quarter panel has been dislodged.
33 minutes remain, Martin Truex Jr spins through the slick in turn one and the caution is back out.
Halfway in Bristol Practice: 1. Alex Bowman (20.160); 2. Kyle Busch (20.250); 3. Denny Hamlin (20.270); 4. Kyle Larson (20.310); 5. Chase Elliott (20.330);
Most of the field is glued to the inside lane of the track. Not many are exploring the higher lanes as the track continues to wear out.
15 minutes remain, Byron tries to work the outside to move around Suarez. He loses four car length and does nothing but through all the loose dirt into the air.
Tires are wearing out fast. Byron turned 36 laps and he ran the edge of the ridges clear off the tread. These are new bias-ply tires for this event, the first time since 1989.
Late in this session, Christopher Bell jumps to the 2nd on the board.
3 minutes remain, JJ Yeley spins and the caution is out.
Alex Bowman wins Bristol Dirt practice!
Bristol Dirt
Practice Results
NASCAR Cup Series
March 26, 2021
Session Time: 4:05pm ET
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Alex Bowman
20.155
2. Christopher Bell
20.230
3. Kyle Busch
20.248
4. Denny Hamlin
20.266
5. Kyle Larson
20.314
6. Chase Elliott
20.334
7. Joey Logano
20.434
8. Cole Custer
20.523
9. William Byron
20.535
10. Chase Briscoe
20.548
11. Ryan Newman
20.550
12. Chris Buescher
20.557
13. Martin Truex Jr
20.568
14. Kevin Harvick
20.574
15. Tyler Reddick
20.595
16. Corey LaJoie
20.626
17. Ryan Preece
20.650
18. Ross Chastain
20.707
19. Matt DiBenedetto
20.711
20. Aric Almirola
20.717
21. Anthony Alfredo
20.728
22. Kurt Busch
20.751
23. Erik Jones
20.760
24. Daniel Suarez
20.771
25. JJ Yeley
20.776
26. Brad Keselowski
20.781
27. Bubba Wallace
20.794
28. Ty Dillon
20.796
29. Stewart Friesen
20.810
30. Michael McDowell
20.818
31. Ryan Blaney
20.838
32. Austin Dillon
20.840
33. Quin Houff
20.852
34. Chris Windom
20.866
35. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
20.898
36. Josh Bilicki
20.998
37. Shane Golobic
21.012
38. Mike Marlar
21.109
39. Cody Ware
21.112
5 Lap Averages
Bristol Dirt
Practice Results
NASCAR Cup Series
March 26, 2021
Session Time: 4:05pm ET
Pos | Driver | Average Time
1. Kyle Larson
20.448
2. Martin Truex Jr
20.726
3. Ryan Blaney
20.918
4. Cole Custer
20.695
5. Kurt Busch
20.894
6. Aric Almirola
20.824
7. Kevin Harvick
20.783
8. Brad Keselowski
20.866
9. Ross Chastain
21.041
10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
21.036
11. Christopher Bell
20.574
12. Anthony Alfredo
20.898
13. Chris Buescher
20.821
14. Stewart Friesen
21.214
15. Austin Dillon
20.988
16. Joey Logano
20.655
17. Alex Bowman
20.559
18. Erik Jones
20.851
19. Mike Marlar
21.243
20. Ryan Preece
20.835
21. Ryan Newman
20.843
22. Chase Elliott
20.599
23. Quin Houff
21.047
24. Denny Hamlin
20.597
25. Tyler Reddick
20.757
26. Michael McDowell
20.892
27. Matt DiBenedetto
20.906
28. Daniel Suarez
20.940
29. Bubba Wallace
21.002
30. Shane Golobic
21.158
31. Ty Dillon
21.230
32. Chris Windom
20.969
33. Kyle Busch
21.015
34. Chase Briscoe
21.007
35. Cody Ware
21.187
36. William Byron
20.983
37. JJ Yeley
20.995
38. Corey LaJoie
21.016
39. Josh Bilicki
21.027
