One of the highlights of the pre-race festivities for the annual Bristol Night Race is when Cup Series drivers walk out to their personally chosen intro songs before the 500-lap event. This tradition has produced memorable moments over the years, such as when Brad Keselowski emerged to AC/DC’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls” in 2010 and grabbed a mic to call out Kyle Busch.
In 2017, Busch himself embraced the villain persona, encouraging the crowd to boo him, while last year Denny Hamlin made a statement by walking out to the “Law and Order” theme amid ongoing legal battles involving his team, 23XI Racing.
The 2026 edition continued this legacy of entertainment, with John Hunter Nemechek poking fun at his recent departure from Legacy Motor Club, Tyler Reddick sporting a Dolly Parton wig, and Carson Hocevar referencing the Joe Gibbs Racing lawsuit during his introduction.
Below is the complete list of intro songs selected by all 37 drivers for this year’s prestigious event, often regarded as NASCAR’s unofficial fifth crown jewel:
2026 Bristol Night Race Driver Intro Songs
Driver
SONG
ARTIST
AJ Allmendinger
Drifting
Tokyo
Christopher Bell
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Metallica
Josh Berry
The War
Angels & Airwaves
Ryan Blaney
Blind
Korn
Josh Bilicki
2001: A Space Odyssey
John Williams & Boston Pops Orchestra
Alex Bowman
Stay Fly
Three 6 Mafia
Chris Buescher
Rainbow in the Dark
Lilac
William Byron
Fireman
Lil Wayne
Chase Briscoe
Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day
Luke Bryan
Ross Chastain
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Austin Cindric
Goofy Goober Rock
Spongebob Squarepants
Cole Custer
Glycerine
Busch
Ty Dillon
Heads Will Roll (A-Track Remix)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Austin Dillon
The Rowdy Song
Raytona 500
Chase Elliott
Holding My Own
Eric Church
Ty Gibbs
All the Small Things
Blink-182
Todd Gilliland
Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1
Kanye West
Noah Gragson
The Mockingbird & The Crow
Hardy
Denny Hamlin
Sirius
The Alan Parsons Project
Riley Herbst
The Nights
Avicii
Austin Hill
Southern Land
Taylor Ray Holbrook & Ryan Upchurch
Carson Hocevar
Rock You Like a Hurricane
Scorpions
Erik Jones
Unwritten
Natasha Bedingfield
Brad Keselowski
You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
Judas Priest
Kyle Larson
Trap Queen
Fetty Wap
Joey Logano
Gimme Some Lovin
The Spencer Davis Group
Michael McDowell
Options
NF
John Hunter Nemechek
Rocky Top
Dolly Parton
Ryan Preece
Rocket Man
Elton John
Tyler Reddick
9 to 5
Dolly Parton
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Money in the Bank
John Anderson
Zane Smith
Love Tonight
Shouse & Robin Schulz
Shane van Gisbergen
Not Many
Scribe
Daniel Suarez
Danza Kuduro
Don Omar
Bubba Wallace
Doses & Mimosas
Cherub
Cody Ware
Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
Creepy Nuts
Connor Zilisch
Unwritten
Natasha Bedingfield
