NASCAR is all set to go live at Bristol Motor Speedway this coming weekend for the Food City Dirt Race.
Introduced in 2021, the loose surface at the 0.5-mile-long oval track could throw a spanner in the works for drivers and teams alike.
The racing circus comes fresh off a weekend at Martinsville Speedway, another short track where drivers complained of a lack of rubber build-up.
The racing action is set to start at 07:00 pm EST on Sunday, with qualifying for the Cup Series taking place on Saturday at 06:00 pm EST.
The Camping World Truck Series will also be racing on dirt this weekend, with the Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt going live on Saturday at 08:00 pm EST.
Notable NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass tweeted the full driver entry list for the Cup Series, writing:
"36 Cup cars for Bristol dirt. Josh Williams driving the No 78. Gragson in the 16 this week."
See the tweet below:
The inaugural 2021 Food City Dirt Race was won by Joey Logano of Team Penske, who drove his #22 Pennzoil Ford Mustang into Victory Lane last year.
It remains to be seen who rises to the occasion this year.
NASCAR 2022 Food City Dirt Race full entry list
A total of thirty-six Cup Series cars will be entering the race on Sunday. They are as follows:
- #1 Ross Chastain
- #2 Austin Cindric
- #3 Austin Dillon
- #4 Kevin Harvick
- #5 Kyle Larson
- #6 Brad Keselowski
- #7 Corey LaJoie
- #8 Tyler Reddick
- #9 Chase Elliott
- #10 Aric Almirola
- #11 Denny Hamlin
- #12 Ryan Blaney
- #14 Chase Briscoe
- #15 JJ Yeley
- #16 Noah Gragson
- #17 Chris Buescher
- #18 Kyle Busch
- #19 Martin Truex Jr.
- #20 Christopher Bell
- #21 Harrison Burton
- #22 Joey Logano
- #23 Bubba Wallace Jr.
- #24 William Byron
- #31 Justin Haley
- #34 Michael McDowell
- #38 Todd Gilliland
- #41 Cole Custer
- #42 Ty Dillon
- #43 Erik Jones
- #45 Kurt Busch
- #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- #48 Alex Bowman
- #51 Cody Ware
- #77 TBA
- #78 Josh Williams
- #99 Daniel Suarez