This weekend NASCAR returns to its original roots when the Camping World Truck and Cup Series race on the dirt! Again this year, NASCAR has covered the concrete of Bristol Motor Speedway with 20,000 tons of dirt.

Last year was more than an experiment in racing, it was also a test of patience as Mother Nature drenched the track and stirred up the mud that caused numerous issues for NASCAR and the drivers.

This year the weather appears to be better as the Truck Series drivers take to the track.

Cup Series drivers Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon, and Harrison Burton are joining the Truck Series regulars for some Saturday night racing. Also joining the regulars this week, it will be a family affair when husband and wife Jessica and Stewart Friesen will be competing.

After a rough practice, Hailie Deegan had to move to her backup truck for the race.

Like any good dirt race, the drivers must race in a series of heat races in order to qualify for the main event later in the night.

The starting lineup for heat number one:
Austin Dillon
Tanner Gray
Howard Gordon – moved to the back of the field after repairs
Colby Howard
Parker Kligerman
Blaine Perkins
Timmy Hill
Austin Wayne Self
Buddy Kofoid
Jack Wood

Along with points earned for finishing positions, the drivers will also receive a point for each truck they pass.

In heat number one Austin Dillon sits on the pole and takes the lead of the race with Tanner Gray in second; Parker Kligerman, Buddy Kofoid, and Colby Howard round out the top five. Andrew Gordon, Austin Wayne Self, Blaine Perkins, Jack Wood, and Timmy Hill round out the field.

Lap nine, Austin Dillon has a lead of over a second on Parker Kligerman. Tanner Gray was running second when his water temperatures were too high and he had to bring his truck down pit road.

Buddy Kufoid also has to bring his truck down pit road after mud covered the grille and caused the water temps to rise too high.

Leading every lap, Austin Dillon wins heat number one.

Heat one results:
Austin Dillon
Parker Kligerman
Colby Howard
Andrew Gordon
Austin Wayne Self
Jack Wood
Blaine Perkins
Timmy Hill
Buddy Kofoid
Tanner Gray

The drivers for heat number two:
Ty Majeski
Tyler Ankrum
Matt Crafton
Carson Hocevar
Tate Fogleman
Lawless Alan
Keith McGee
Zane Smith
Mike Marlar
Chase PUrdy

Ty Majeski brings the field down for the green flag start and takes the lead with Carson Hocevar in second; Matt Crafton, Tyler Ankrum, and Zanbe Smith round out the top five. Tate Fogleman, Marla, Lawless Alan, Chase Purdy, and Keith McGee round out the field.

With six laps remaining in the heat, Ty Majeski continues to lead the race with Carson Hocevar in second.

The track has begun to dry out so there is not as much mud and dirt on the grilles of the trucks.

Heat two results:
Ty Majeski
Carson Hocevar
Matt Crafton
Tyler Ankrum
Tate Fogleman
Zane SMith
Mike Marlar
Lawless Alan
Chase Purdy
Keith McGee

In heat number three, Kaz Grala sits on the pole and is hoping the current trend continues. So far in the first two heats, the pole sitter led every lap and has won the race.

The lineup for heat number three:
Kaz Grala
Grant Enfinger
Christian Eckes
Hailie Deegan – moved to back of the field in a backup truck
Kris Wright
Joey Logano
Ben Rhodes
Norm Benning
Matt DIBenedetto

Kaz Grala brings the field down for the gren flag start but it is Grant Enfinger who gets out in front for the lead.

Grant Enfinger has the lead with Joey Logano in second; Christian Eckes, Kaz Grala, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five. Norm Benning, Hailie Deegan, Matt DiBenedetto, and Kris Wright round out the field.

Lap seven, Hailie Deegan brings out the caution flag when she gets turned around on the track.

Grant Enfinger brings the field down for the green flag restart with seven laps remaining in the heat. Only green flag laps count in the heat races. Joey Logano takes the lead with Grnat Enfinger in second; Ben Rhodes, Christian Eckes, and Matt DiBenedetto round out the top five.

Joey Logano wins heat number three.

The heat three results:
Joey Logano
Ben Rhodes
Grant Enfinger
Christian Eckes
Matt DiBenedetto
Kaz Grala
Hailie Deegan
Kris Wright
Norm Benning

Heat four lineup:
Dean Thmopson
Chandler Smith
Derek Kraus
Chase Elliott
Spencer Boyd
John Hunter Nemechek
Harrison Burton
Jessica Friesen
Stewart Friesen

Chandler Smith takes the lead but is getting a challenge form Chasee Elliott; Derek Kraus, Dean Thompson, and Stewart Friesen round out the top five. John Hunter Nemechek, Harrison Burton, Jessica Friesen, and Spencer Boyd round out the field.

Seven laps to go, Chandler Smith continues to lead the race with Chase Elliott on his bumper.

With four laps to go, Derek Kraus and Chase Elliott battle for second.

After leading every lap, Chandler Smith wins heat number four.

Heat four results:
Chandler Smith
Chase Elliott
Derek Kraus
Stewart Friesen
John Hunter Nemechek
Harrison Burton
Dean Thompson
Jessica Friesen
Spencer Boyd

For the second time, Jessica Friesen fails to make the main race with her husband Stewart. Norm Benning also failed to make the race.

The starting lineup for the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt:
Joey Logano
Ben Rhodes
Stewart Friesen
Parker Kligerman
Chandler Smith
Carson Hocevar
Chase Elliott
Ty Majeski
Matt DiBenedetto
Austin Dillon
Austin Wayne Self
Colby Howard
Jack Wood
Matt Craftn
Derek Kraus
Grant Enfinger
Zane Smith
John Hunter Nemechek
Christian Eckes
Tyler Ankrum
Mike Marlar
Andrew Gordon
Harrison Burton
Tate Fogleman
Kaz Grala
Hailie Deegan
Dean Thompson
Blaine Perkins
Timmy Hill
Kris Wright
Lawless Alan
Buddy Kofoid
Chase Purdy
Spencer Boyd
Tanner Gray
Keith McGee

Kurt Busch joins Wince Welch and Michael Waltrip in the FOX Sports broadcast booth for tonight’s race.

Stage one is 40 laps long, stage two is 50 laps long, and stage will is 60 laps in length for a total of 150 laps around the half mile track.

For this race, the drivers can only fuel the truck or change tires, unless one is flat, during the stage breaks.

Joey Logano brings the field down for the green flag start of the race after a rousing command to start the engines. Starting on the outside of the front row, Ben Rhodes gets out in front for htel ead.

Lap two, Ben Rhodes has the lead with Joey Logano in second; Stewart Friesen, Chandler Smith, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.

Lap nine, Ben Rhodes has pulled out to a lead of over a second on joey Logano; Stewart Friesen, Chase Elliott, and part time driver Parker Kligerman round out the top five.

Lap 20, Ben Rhodes continues to lead the race by over a second as he encounters slower traffic with Joey Logano in second; Stewart Friesen, Ty Majeski, and Chase Elliott round out the top five. There are 30 trucks on the lead lap.

The first caution flag of the race comes out on lap 24 when Andrew Gordon gets stopped on the track after spinning out.

This weekend the pit stops are known as non-competitive stops where the driver shuts the engine down and the crews – mechanics and engineers, no pit crews – have three minutes to fuel the truck, change the tires, and make any adjustments.

Austin Dillon made a trip down pit road for adjustments.

Ben Rhodes brings the field down for the green flag restart from the outside land on lap 32. Driver quickly get three and four wide across the track with Rhodes jumping out in front for the lead. Ty Majeski comes up to battle with Rhodes for the lead.

Lap 34, Ben Rhodes has the lead with Stewart Friesen in second and Ty Majeski in third; Joey Logano and Chandler Smith round out the top five.

Ty Majeski passes Stewart Friesen for second. There are 29 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 38, Ben Rhodes ahs a lead of nearly a second and a half on Ty Majeski.

Ben Rhodes wins stage one for his fourth stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Ben Rhodes
Ty Majeski
Stewart Friesen
Joey Logano
Chandler Smith
Parker Kligerman
Chase Elliott
Matt Crafton
Carson Hocevar
Matt DiBenedetto

Drivers are equipped with swifters in the trucks to clean the dirt and mud off of their windshields during the caution flags.

Several of the drivers come down pit road for service. The drivers will have to pit at least one during the race.

Ben Rhodes, Ty Majeski, and Austin Wayne Self all stayed out on the track.

Blaine Perkins is the “lucky dog”.

Ben Rhodes brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two and holds on, Stewart Friesen, and Joey Logano round out the top five.

The drivers are getting three and four wide across the track.

Lap 46, Ben Rhodes has a half second lead on team mate Ty Majeski; Austin Wayne Self, Joey Logano, and Parker Kligerman round out the top five.

Lap 50, after starting the race form the back of the field, Buddy Kofoid is just outside the top 10 in eleventh place.

Kris Wright brings out the caution flag on lap 54 when he spins out. He has a flat tire.

Jack Wood is the “lucky dog”.

Ben Rhodes brings the field down for the green flag restart from the outside lane on lap 62 and holds on to the lead with Ty Majeski in second. Drivers are getting three wide across the track.

Lap 63, the top five are Ben Rhodes, Ty Majeski, Joey Logano, John Hunter Nemechek, and Parker Kligerman.

Lap 70, Buddy Kofoid has entered the top 10 in ninth place after starting the race in 32nd place.

Stewart Friesen has the opposite problem, he is falling through the field with a truck he says is ploughing tight. Friesen is currently in 13th.

Lap 74, Ben Rodes has a narrow lead on Ty Majeski; Joey Locan, John Hunter Nemechek, and Parker Kligerman rounds out the top five.

Team mates Ben Rhodes and Ty Majeski battle for the lead.

With six laps remaining in stage two, Ben Rhodes holds on to the lead with TY Majeski in second; Joey Logano, Joh Hunter Nemechek, and Parker Kligerman round out the top five.

After staying out on the track, Ben Rhodes wins stage two for the stage sweep. This is the third time Rhodes has swept the first two stages in a race. In the previous two races, he did not win the race.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Ben Rhodes
Ty Majeski
John Hunter Nemechek
Parker Kligerman
Joey Logano
Chase Elliott
Buddy Kofoid
Charson Hocevar
Chandler Smith
Derek Kraus

Some of the drivers stay out on the track. Leader Ben Rhodes has led every lap so far but has to make a pit stop and gives up the lead.

John Hunter Nemechek brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Partker Kligerman on the inside lane. Ben Rhodes restarts the race in 13th place. Nemechek edges out for the lead with Parker Kligerman in second as drivers get four wide back in the field.

Carson Hocevar comes up and takes the lead from John Hunter Nemechek; Parker Kligerman, Grant Enfinger, and Buddy Kofoid round out the top five.

Drivers are three wide.

The caution flag comes out when Austin Wayne Self and Matt DiBenedetto get locked together.

Blaine Perkins is the “lucky dog”.

NASCAR displays the red flag on lap 100 after the officials cannot get the two trucks separated.

After about five minutes, officials finally to the two trucks apart Matt DiBenedetto and Austin Wayne Self are moving again but will have to restart the race from the back of the field. The engines have re-fired and are moving again. Chase Purdy gets stalled on the track.

Stewart Friesen made a trip down pit road to try and get the truck loosened up.

Carson Hocevar brings the field down for the green flag restart with 45 laps remaining in the race. Hocevar takes the lead from the outside lane with Grant Enfinger taking second. Drivers are three wide across the track.

Lap 116, Carson Hocevar leads the race with Grant Enfinger in second; John Hunter Nemechek, Parker Kligerman, and Buddy Kofoid round out the top five. All 36 trucks are still on the track.

Lap 118, John Hunter Nemechek passes Parker Kilgerman for second. Ben Rhodes is back in the top 10.

Lap 121, Carson Hocevar has a one second lead on John Hunter Nemechek.

Keith McGee brings out the caution flag with a damaged truck.

Carson Hocevar brings the field down for the green flag restart with 32 laps remaining in the race. Hocevar takes the lead with John Hunter Nemechek in second and looking for the lead.

Thirty to go, Carson Hocevar leads the race with John Hunter Nemechek in second; Buddy Kofoid, Parker Kligerman, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

Chandler Smith spins out after contact from Christian Eckes and brings out the caution flag on lap 125.

Spencer Boyd is the “lucky dog”.

Carson Hocevar brings the field down for the green flag on lap 133 and holds off John Hunter Nemechek to keep the lead; Parker Kligerman, Ty Majeskt, and Buddy Kofoid round out the top five.

Sixteen to go, John Hunter Nemechek is on Carson Hocevar’s bumper liiking to take the lead.

The caution flag comes out with just 12 laps remaining when Ty Majeski spins out. Buddy Kofoid also spins out after some on track contact with Derek Kraus.

Lawless Alan is the “lucky dog”.

Carson Hocevar brings the field down for the green flag restart with just five laps remaining in the race. Hocevar edges out John Hunter Nemechek for the lead but has to fend off Ben Rhodes on the outside.

Four to go, Ben Rhodes crosses over and passes Carson Hocevar for the lead.

Ben Rhodes comes from the middle of the pack to take the lead and the white flag.

For the first time in his career, Ben Rhodes sweeps the stages and wins the race. This is Rhodes’ sixth career win.

There is a big crash coming to the checkered flag. Mike Marlar, Andrew Gordon, Buddy Kofoid, and Kaz Grala were all involved.

The unofficial results of the Pinty Truck Race on Dirt:
Ben Rhodes
Carson Hocevar
John Hunter Nemechek
Parker Kligerman
Christian Eckes
Joey Logano
Chase Elliott
Grant Enfinger
Matt Crafton
Zane Smith
Stewart Friesen
Colby Howard
Chase Purdy
Austin Dillon
Tanner Gray
Dean Thompson
Mike Marlar
Hailie Deegan
Chandler Smith
Harrison Burton
Ty Majeski
Jack Wood
Timmy Hill
Spencer Boyd
Blaine Perkins
Kaz Grala
Buddy Kofoid
Tate Fogleman
Derek Kraus
Lawless Alan
Tyler Ankrum
Andrew Gordon
Kris Wright
Keith McGee
Matt DiBenedetto
Austin Wayne Self