NASCAR at Bristol 2025: Live race updates

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Follow here for live race updates on the NASCAR Cup Series’ Bristol Night Race at a key point of the 2025 playoffs.

STAGE 1

The first stage is 125 laps, then the second stage is 125 laps and final stage is 250 laps to the checkered flag on lap 500.

Lap 125: Blaney wins the stage. Gibbs 2nd, Byron 3rd, Wallace 4th, Smith 5th.

Lap: 99: Alex Bowman, one lap down, goes for a spin with help from Riley Herbst. Second caution.

Lap 81: Caution for Josh Berry’s No. 21 car having a fire underneath. He took his car to the garage and is eliminated from championship contention. Eight drivers were on the lead lap

Laps 48: More drivers hit road including Gibbs, Reddick and more. Blaney leads.

Lap 34: Ty Gibbs leads. Allmendinger and Dillon with tire issues. Have to put under green.

Lap 10: A.J. Allmendinger has led the opening laps with Ty Gibbs behind.

RACE INFO

Broadcast: USA, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 500 laps / 266.5 miles

Average time of race: 2:49:07

Pit road speed: 30 mph

Caution car speed: 35 mph

Fuel Window: 200 laps

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A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.

Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick’s final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen’s stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers’ stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.

Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com