NASCAR Race Today: Bristol Start Time and TV Channel (ET)
Yes—Bristol's Bass Pro Shops Night Race is the NASCAR Cup Series event scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.
Is there a NASCAR race today?
Yes—on the U.S. Eastern-time schedule, today’s NASCAR Cup Series event is the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The official Bristol schedule lists Saturday, September 19, 2026, with a 7:30 p.m. ET start and USA Network as the listed broadcaster. See the official event schedule.
What is scheduled at Bristol?
- Series: NASCAR Cup Series
- Event: Bass Pro Shops Night Race
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Scheduled start: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Listed distance: 500 laps, or 266.5 miles
Bristol’s separate 2026 start-time notice matches the Saturday date, 7:30 p.m. ET start, and USA Network listing. Read the official start-time notice. That agreement answers the practical questions—what race, where, when, and where it is listed—without turning a schedule into a result report.
What does today mean here?
The useful distinction is scheduled versus live. The official pages establish the event and its planned start time, but they do not provide a live status or final result. The precise answer is that Bristol is on today’s NASCAR schedule; it is not a claim about what has already happened on track.