NASCAR Saturday schedule at Bristol Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup and Truck teams will take to the track Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The first of four NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying races are scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. ET, followed by the four Cup qualifying races at 6 p.m. ET. The Truck Series race is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.

The Weather Underground forecast for Saturday calls for a high of 50 degrees and a 34% chance of rain when the first Truck qualifying race is scheduled. The forecast calls for a high of 51 degrees and a 31%  chance of rain for the first of the Cup qualifying races. The forecast calls for a high of 49 degrees and a 21% chance of rain for the start of the Truck race.

Garage open

Track activity

NASCAR is back on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway for the third consecutive year.

Joey Logano won the inaugural event. Kyle Busch won last year’s race. This is the only dirt race for the Cup season and marks the eighth race of the season.

(All times Eastern)

START: Rear Admiral Stephen “Josh” Jackson, Senior Navy Flag Officer, will give the command to start engines at 7:08 p.m. … The green flag is scheduled to wave at 7:14 p.m.

PRERACE: Cup garage opens at 3 p.m. … Drivers meeting at 6:05 p.m. … Driver introductions at 6:20 p.m. … Invocation will be given by Mike Rife, Vansant (Virginia) Church of Christ, at 7 p.m. … Riley Clemmons will perform the national anthem at 7:01 p.m.

DISTANCE: The race is 250 laps (125 miles) on the half-mile dirt track.

STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 75. Stage 2 ends at Lap 150.

TV/RADIO: Fox will broadcast the race at 7 p.m. … Coverage begins with the Bristol Speedway Easter Celebration at 4:30 p.m. on FS1, followed by NASCAR RaceDay at 5:30 p.m. on FS1. Coverage moves to Fox at 6 p.m. … Performance Racing