Nascar News & Notes - April 12, 2026

NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Food City 500 The Place: Bristol Motor Speedway Track Length: 0.533 Mile Concrete Oval The Date: Sunday, April 12 The Time: 3 p.m. ET The Purse: $11,233,037 TV: FS1, 2 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 266.5 miles (500 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 125), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 250), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 500) NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Next Race: North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black’s Tire The Place: Rockingham Speedway Track Length: 0.94 Mile Asphalt Oval The Date: Saturday, April 4 The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET The Purse: $1,653,590 TV: CW, 1:30 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 235 miles (250 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 250) NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Next Race: Black’s Tire 200 The Place: Rockingham Speedway Track Length: 0.94 Mile Asphalt Oval The Date: Friday, April 3 The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET The Purse: $839,700 TV: FS1, 4:30 p.m. ET Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 188 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200) ARCA Menards Series East Next Race: ARCA East Rockingham 125 The Place: Rockingham Speedway Track Length: 0.94 Mile Asphalt Oval The Date: Saturday, April 4 The Time: 11:30 a.m. ET TV: FloRacing & The NASCAR Channel (Live), 11:30 a.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 117.5 miles (125 Laps)