HFT Weekend Preview: Bristol Motor Speedway.

Saturday O’Reilly Series Action:

• Date: Saturday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Track: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
• Race Distance: 300 laps / 159.9 miles
• Broadcast: CW | PRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Sunday Cup Series Action:

• Date: Sunday, April 12, at 3 p.m. ET
• Track: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
• Race Distance: 500 laps / 266.5 miles
• Broadcast: FS1 | PRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  

On-Track Activity:Saturday:

• 2 p.m. ET – O’Reilly Practice
  CW App | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• 3:05 p.m. ET – O’Reilly Qualifying
  CW App | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• 4:30 p.m. ET – Cup Practice
  Prime | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• 5:40 p.m. ET – Cup Qualifying
  Prime | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• 7:30 p.m. ET – O’Reilly Race
  CW | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Sunday:

• 3 p.m. ET – Cup Race
  FS1 | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Race Weekend Quick Hits:

• The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Bristol this weekend for the 128th time, as NASCAR visits ‘The Last Great Colosseum’ for its first of two race weekends this season.
• Sheldon Creed (291) remains third in the O’Reilly Series points standings behind only Jesse Love (296) and Justin Allgaier (422) and holds the second highest average finish (7.5) in the O’Reilly Series this season.
• Creed recorded his fifth straight top-10 finish last weekend at Rockingham which matches the longest streak of his career done in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

• Sam Mayer holds the highest average starting position (6.1) through the first eight races in the O’Reilly Series and has started 12th or better in every race this season.
• Mayer has led 184 career laps at Bristol across six career O’Reilly Series races, including each of the last three, his most of any track in the O’Reilly Series.
  

Cup Driver Lineup:No. 41 Driver: Cole Custer
Hometown: Ladera Ranch, CA
Crew Chief: Aaron Kramer
Partner: HaasTooling.comCuster’s Bristol Cup Series History:

• Starts: 6
• Wins: —
• Top-10s: 1
• Poles: —
  

Key Numbers:

• Custer makes his seventh Cup Series start at Bristol this weekend, where he has a 26.0 average finish. In the spring race last season, he finished 29th.
• He started inside the top-15 twice in his career and started a career-best P11 in the fall of 2022. He boasts a 21.7 average starting position.
• Custer finished top 10 in six of eight career NOAPS starts at Bristol, including a victory in 2024 after starting P2. He also has three career poles in the O'Reilly Series at ‘The World’s Fastest Half-Mile’. 

O’Reilly Auto Parts Driver Lineup:No. 00 Driver: Sheldon Creed
Hometown: Alpine, CA
Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
Partner: Ollie’s
Creed’s Bristol O’Reilly Series History:

• Starts: 5
• Wins: —
• Top-10s: 2
• Poles: —

Key Numbers:

• Creed is set to make his sixth O’Reilly Series start at Bristol on Saturday, where he has two career top-10 finishes. He has finished runner-up twice in his career, with both coming in the previous two fall races.
• His best career start was 10th, also last fall, and he boasts an average starting position of 17.6 in five career O’Reilly Series races.
• Creed’s 62 laps led at Bristol in the O’Reilly Series are his third most at any track, behind Darlington (77) and Atlanta (110).

No. 41 Driver: Sam Mayer
Hometown: Franklin, WI
Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
Partner: AudibelMayer’s Bristol O’Reilly Series History:

• Starts: 6
• Wins: —
• Top-10s: 4
• Poles: —
  

Key Numbers:

• Mayer is in line for his seventh O’Reilly Series start at Bristol this weekend, a track where he has finished in the top-10 four times. He posted a career-best third-place result last fall.
• He qualified in the top six in both races last season, including the front row last fall, and he holds an average qualifying effort of 11.0. 

HFT Rockingham Recap: Sheldon Creed continued his strong of strong runs with his fifth straight top-10 finish in the O’Reilly Series at Rockingham Speedway, while Sam Mayer’s team showed resiliency despite battling engine issues throughout the 250-lap race.