brandon white
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A healthy field of competitors will invade Berlin Raceway on Wednesday evening for the prestigious Battle at Berlin 250.
Serving as Berlin‘s third and final crown jewel event of 2024, the track is increasing the stakes for this year‘s Battle at Berlin 250. A total purse of $125,000 is up for grabs, with the winning driver receiving $40,000, up $10,000 from the previous season.
RELATED:Watch the Battle at Berlin 250 live on FloRacing
Local competitors have excelled at the Battle at Berlin during its history, with track champions like Brian Campbell and Evan Shotko among the list of winners. Super Late Model veteran Bubba Pollard took home the checkered flag last year against a field that included Chase Elliott, William Byron, Josh Berry and others.
The hometown heroes of Berlin will look to take back possession of their facility‘s most prestigious event on Wednesday against invaders that include short track standouts and a handful of NASCAR stars.
Below is everything you need to know about Wednesday‘s Battle at Berlin 250 at Berlin Raceway.
What TV Channel is the Battle at Berlin 250 on in 2024?
All the on-track action for the Battle at Berlin 250 can be viewed live on FloRacing, the official streaming home for all NASCAR Regional properties.
The event will not be shown on a traditional television network.
Below is the complete schedule for FloRacing‘s coverage of the Battle at Berlin 250.
Date | Start time | How to watch |
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 | 5:30 p.m. ET |
Race-day schedule
This year‘s Battle at Berlin 250 will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The event is headlined by the 250-lap Super Late Model feature, with a 40-lap Sportsman race also scheduled for Wednesday.
Below is the complete race-day schedule at Berlin Raceway (all times ET).
Time | Event |
9:30 a.m. | Pit pass window opens |
10 a.m. | Pit area opens |
11 a.m. | Race tires sold and impounded |
12 p.m. | Super Late Model Drivers/Spotters meeting |
1 p.m. | General admission gates open |
1-1:40 p.m. | First Super Late Model practice |
1:50-2:30 p.m. | Final Super Late Model practice |
3 p.m. | Sportsman tech |
3:30 p.m. | Super Late Model tech |
4:10-4:30 p.m. | First Sportsman practice |
4:40-5 p.m. | Final Sportsman practice |
5:30 p.m. | Super Late Model qualifying |
6:27 p.m. | Invocation/National Anthem |
6:30 p.m. | Battle at Berlin 250 Last Chance Race (40 laps) |
Immediately following… | Sportsman feature (40 laps) |
Immediately following… | Tekton 250 Battle at Berlin (250 laps) |
Battle at Berlin entry list
The current entry list for the 2024 Battle at Berlin 250 includes 33 competitors.
Leading this group is NASCAR Cup Series driver Erik Jones, who found Victory Lane in this event in 2015 and ’16 back when it was known as the Battle at Berlin 251. Only two months removed from a third-place finish in the Money in the Bank 150, Jones enters Wednesday as a strong favorite.
Among the drivers standing in Jones‘ way will be fellow Cup Series competitor Carson Hocevar, who led a race-high 69 laps during the Money in the Bank 150 in June. Hocevar has racked up numerous accomplishments at Berlin, his home track including a championship in 2017. He’ll look to finally add a Battle at Berlin trophy to his resume Wednesday.
The driver who won this year‘s Money in the Bank 150, Bubba Pollard, has momentum on his side as he seeks to defend his maiden Battle at Berlin 250 triumph from a season ago. Experience paid dividends for Pollard in 2023, as he executed a perfect tire conservation plan before passing Evan Shotko for the win during a late restart.
Shotko is also entered in Wednesday‘s Battle at Berlin 250 with the goal of earning redemption from his near miss last year. Joining him in the field are Derek Griffith, Kole Raz, Treyten Lapcevich, Katie Hettinger, Gavan Boschele and Brian Campbell, among others.
Below is the complete entry list for the Battle at Berlin 250.
Car No. | Driver |
08 | Tony Elrod |
4 | Erik Jones |
4 | Tyler Rycenga |
12 | Brian Bergakker |
12 | Derek Griffith |
14 | Michael Atwell |
14 | Chase Pinsonneault |
18 | Chase Burda |
18 | Keith Herp |
20 | Austin Hull |
22 | Evan Shotko |
24 | Gavan Boschele |
24 | Dylan Stovall |
24 | Lee Vandyk |
26 | Bubba Pollard |
27 | Kole Raz |
28 | Scott Thomas |
32 | Treyten Lapcevich |
32 | Chris Shannon |
44 | Jeremy Doss |
45 | Sean Gipson |
47 | Brian Campbell |
66 | Nate Walton |
71 | Katie Hettinger |
71 | Carson Hocevar |
88 | Andrew Scheid |
90 | Kyle Crump |
92 | Levie Jones |
97 | Derek Lemke |
97 | Grant Thormeir |
101 | Joe Bush |
131 | Blake Rowe |
407 | Jason Vail |
Race format
The field for Wednesday‘s Battle at Berlin will be set by qualifying and a Last Chance Race. Competitors will make two consecutive laps during qualifying, with the quickest of the two serving as the official time.
Any driver who is among the fastest 22 in qualifying will automatically lock into the 250-lap main event. The remaining cars will then compete in the Last Chance Race, with the top four finishers transferring to the main event.
Positions 27-28 are determined by provisionals.
Competition cautions will occur every 50 green flag laps. This does not apply within 15 laps of the finish.
Battle at Berlin 250/251 winners
Year | Driver |
2010 | Kyle Busch |
2011 | Kyle Busch |
2012 | Kyle Busch |
2013 | Johnny VanDoorn |
2014 | Johnny VanDoorn |
2015 | Erik Jones |
2016 | Erik Jones |
2017 | Brian Campbell |
2018 | Not held |
2019 | Boris Jurkovic |
2020 | Not held |
2021 | Not held |
2022 | Evan Shotko |
2023 | Bubba Pollard |