A pair of lucrative NASCAR race-within-a-race bonus events are going to be part of the excitement during the upcoming Food City 500 weekend, April 11-13, at Bristol Motor Speedway.
NASCAR announced Jan. 28 that both the Xfinity Series’ Dash for Cash and the Triple Truck Challenge from the Craftsman Truck Series will include Bristol Motor Speedway in their track lineups. The Dash for Cash will be featured in the SciAps 300 Xfinity Series race on Saturday, April 12 at 5 p.m. and the Triple Truck Challenge will be contested in the WEATHER GUARD Truck Race in the Craftsman Truck Series on Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
“We are always up for adding more excitement to our races and by having both the Xfinity Series Dash for Cash and the Triple Truck Challenge in the Craftsman Truck Series unfolding during our spring NASCAR weekend it is sure to provide more thrills for our guests,” said Jerry Caldwell, president and general manager, Bristol Motor Speedway. “We have had many Dash for Cash winners in the past and we are looking forward to seeing which driver will be the first to take home the big bucks and a Triple Truck Challenge trophy from Bristol Motor Speedway.”
The tracks featured in the Xfinity Series Dash for Cash include the qualifying race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The first Dash for Cash race will follow the next weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The remaining races include Martinsville Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Rockingham Speedway.
The Dash for Cash will begin with the four highest-finishers from the March Las Vegas race battling at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The highest-finisher of those four drivers at Homestead will earn $100,000. The top four from Homestead will then go to Martinsville and repeat the process. The top four finishers from Martinsville will compete for the $100,000 bonus at Bristol and the top four Bristol finishers will race for $100,000 at Rockingham.
The Triple Truck Challenge of the Craftsman Truck Series will include races at Martinsville Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Rockingham. In the Triple Truck Challenge drivers will receive a $50,000 bonus for one victory. If a driver wins two out of the three races he or she will earn $150,000. Should a driver win all three of the races, a $500,000 prize will be awarded.
The two programs will both conclude at Rockingham, April 18-20.
For the first time, drivers from all three of NASCAR’s top touring series are eligible to participate in both the Dash for Cash and the Triple Truck Challenge. In the past, only full-time series drivers were eligible for each program.
Five drivers have claimed Dash for Cash victories at Bristol Motor Speedway: Daniel Suarez (2015), Erik Jones (2016), Daniel Hemric (2017), Ryan Preece (2018), and Christopher Bell (2019).
This is the first time the Triple Truck Challenge will be held at Bristol.
The highly-anticipated weekend opens with the WEATHER GUARD Truck Race, a 250-lap race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series under the lights on Friday, April 11 (7:30 p.m., FS1 and PRN Radio), continues Saturday afternoon on April 12 with the SciAps 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race (5 p.m., The CW, PRN Radio) and then culminates Sunday afternoon with the historic Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series race (April 13, 3 p.m., FS1 and PRN Radio).
In addition to cheering on their favorite drivers on the track, Bristol Motor Speedway fans will definitely want to take advantage of so many activities to make a complete weekend of family fun. There will be great video entertainment provided by Colossus TV, the world's largest center-hung video screen, premium VIP experiences, tailgating, on-site camping, concerts and other entertainment at the Food City Fan Zone Stage headlined by Trackside Live with Kenny Wallace and John Roberts, great food and beverages in the concession stands throughout the property, and so much more.
To purchase tickets for the Food City 500, please visit https://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/events/food-city-500/or call the BMS ticket sales center at (866) 415-4158. Tickets can also be purchased at your neighborhood Food City store until Wednesday, April 4.
