Drivers to watch in NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway

It’s time to get dirty.

The NASCAR Cup Series is scheduled to run its annual dirt race Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, where the concrete track has been covered with Tennessee earth. It’s a NASCAR experiment that has garnered mixed results in its first two outings.

Joey Logano and Kyle Busch earned wins in the track’s first two dirt races.

Here’s a look at drivers to watch in Sunday’s race:

Kyle Larson

Larson, winner of Sunday’s Cup race at Richmond, has burned up dirt tracks across the country in a variety of cars. He led 27 laps in last year’s Bristol dirt race before finishing fourth.

Joey Logano

Logano, whose racing skills seem to apply to any surface, is one of only four drivers (also Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney and Tyler Reddick) to finish in the top 10 in both Bristol dirt events.

Kyle Busch

Busch inherited the Bristol dirt win in 2022 when leaders Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe spun out racing for first place.

Martin Truex Jr.

Truex has been battling all season. A shot at victory Sunday at Richmond turned into an 11th-place finish because of a late-race caution and poor tire strategy.

Tyler Reddick

Reddick was on course to win last year’s Bristol dirt race but crashed on the last lap after Chase Briscoe’s failed move to take the lead. Reddick won the opening qualifying race at the track last year.

Ryan Blaney

Blaney hasn’t led a lap on the Bristol dirt but has managed finishes of eighth and fifth. Could a unique surface finally end his long winless streak?

On a Richmond race day in which Hendrick Motorsports cars stood out from the rest of the pack, William Byron seemed on course for a shot at his third win of the season.

That possibility dissolved when Byron was booted into the wall with 20