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Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Saturday, September 21st, 2024

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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Bristol is last chance to advance for NASCAR Cup Playoff drivers

Denny Hamlin faces the equivalent of a last-chance qualifier in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on USA, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

The first round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs certainly hasn’t gone according to plan for the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. A conservative strategy and a late wreck led to a 24th-place finish in the Round of 16 opener at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Last Sunday at the Watkins Glen International road course, the wreck came early. The No. 11 Camry was wounded in a multicar accident on the first lap, and Hamlin had to fight for a 23rd-place finish that left him six points below the current cut line for the Round of 12.

On the positive side, Hamlin can point to his record at Bristol with confidence. He’s the defending winner of the Night Race, and he added a fourth career victory at Thunder Valley in March.

Hamlin leads all active drivers with four pole positions at the track and has started 10th or better in nine straight Bristol races. He has qualified fourth, second and third in the three concrete-surface events featuring the Next Gen car.

“I feel like we can go to Bristol and win,” Hamlin said. “We can control our own destiny there. If we can run in the top two or three all day and score stage points and be there at the end like we are capable of doing, then I feel good about it.”

Hamlin insists he’s not in a must-win situation, but there are few convenient targets available in his quest to advance on points. JGR teammate Ty Gibbs and Stewart-Haas Racing driver Chase Briscoe are 11th and 12th in the Playoff standings, leading Hamlin by six points.

To catch Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kyle Larson and William Byron—ninth and 10th in the standings—Hamlin would have to overcome respective deficits of 26 and 25 points.

Clearly, the best-case scenario for Hamlin is a victory and automatic advancement to the Round of 12.

Veterans Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. face even more daunting challenges. Entering Saturday’s elimination race, Keselowski is 12 points below the current cutoff, and Truex—in his last full season of Cup racing—is 14 points in arrears.

Keselowski is a three-time Bristol winner. Truex has never won a Cup race on the high-banked concrete track, but he finished second to Hamlin in March, with Keselowski coming home third.

It may be a good omen that Truex’s No. 19 Toyota is carrying the livery of the race’s entitlement sponsor. It’s a better predictor that the Cup Series drivers will be racing on the same rubber that made the spring race a tire-management challenge.

“I’m certainly looking forward to it more than in past years,” said Truex, who has scored just three top fives in 34 Bristol starts. “Bristol has been in the past, just hammer it as hard as you can all day. Track position was huge.

“Tires didn’t really wear out and it was all about pit stops, restarts and track position. Now, in the spring, it was like old-school racing. I enjoyed that more and had better success at it than I did in previous years at Bristol, so I’m excited for that and I think it’s a good opportunity for us with our Bass Pro Shops Camry.”

Through two Playoff races, Joey Logano is the only driver who has clinched a spot in the Round of 12, thanks to his victory in the Atlanta opener.

But points leader Christopher Bell (+46), Austin Cindric (+43) and Alex Bowman (+41) merely need solid, problem-free runs to advance.

At the World’s Fastest Half-Mile, however, there are no guarantees.

  • Bass Pro Shops Night Race
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Alex Bowman
  • Age: 31
  • Team : No 48 - Ally Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Blake Harris
  • Alex Bowman won the Pole Award for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race with a lap of 15142 seconds, 126720 mph
  • This is his fifth pole in 318 NASCAR Cup Series races
  • This is his first pole and 11th top-10 start in 2024
  • This is his first pole in 15 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his 18th top-10 start of 2024 and his ninth in 17 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
  • William Byron (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway It is his 19th in 29 races this season
  • Carson Hocevar (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: 07.088 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 37 Minutes 53 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 101.277
  • Cautions: 5 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,287 (4.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Bass Pro Shops Night Race
  • Race Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 32
  • Team : No 5 - HendrickCarscom Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
  • Kyle Larson won the Bass Pro Shops Night Race, his 28th victory in 359 Cup Series races
  • This is his fifth victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his second victory and 12th top-10 finish in 17 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
  • Chase Elliott (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 15 races at Bristol Motor Speedway It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2024
  • Bubba Wallace (third) posted his second top-10 finish in 11 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
  • Ty Gibbs, Martin Truex Jr, Brad Keselowski and Harrison Burton have been eliminated from championship contention
  • Christopher Bell leads the point standings by 6 points over Kyle Larson
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway Draftkings results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
1 10,500 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevrolet 500 149.70 2 1 45 1 81 17.69 36.45 462 92.4 115.50 197.95
2 9,000 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 500 109.00 10 2 42 8 37 8.08 16.65 0 0.0 0.00 66.65
5 7,500 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing 23 Toyota 500 103.90 11 3 41 8 21 4.59 9.45 1 0.2 0.25 58.70
4 11,000 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota 500 114.20 8 4 40 4 33 7.21 14.85 0 0.0 0.00 58.85
6 10,300 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 500 115.90 6 5 39 1 30 6.55 13.50 0 0.0 0.00 53.50
3 9,400 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 12 Ford 500 96.70 22 6 38 16 14 3.06 6.30 0 0.0 0.00 60.30
7 6,400 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing 41 Ford 500 87.90 14 7 37 7 6 1.31 2.70 0 0.0 0.00 46.70
14 7,800 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing 14 Ford 500 106.00 5 8 36 -3 9 1.97 4.05 0 0.0 0.00 37.05
10 7,600 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 48 Chevrolet 500 102.20 1 9 35 -8 19 4.15 8.55 34 6.8 8.50 44.05
11 8,000 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing 1 Chevrolet 500 81.60 12 10 34 2 15 3.28 6.75 0 0.0 0.00 42.75
13 7,300 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford 499 76.40 18 11 32 7 3 0.66 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 40.35
12 6,600 Noah Gragson Stewart Haas Racing 10 Ford 499 77.30 16 12 31 4 12 2.62 5.40 0 0.0 0.00 40.40
7 7,200 Austin Cindric Team Penske 2 Ford 499 70.60 27 13 30 14 6 1.31 2.70 0 0.0 0.00 46.70
15 9,800 Chris Buescher RFK Racing 17 Ford 499 69.60 17 14 29 3 7 1.53 3.15 0 0.0 0.00 35.15
16 8,700 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota 499 77.80 13 15 28 -2 17 3.71 7.65 0 0.0 0.00 33.65
7 5,400 Zane Smith Spire Motorsports 71 Chevrolet 499 58.60 33 16 27 17 6 1.31 2.70 0 0.0 0.00 46.70
27 10,000 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevrolet 499 81.70 3 17 26 -14 5 1.09 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 14.25
25 6,700 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports 77 Chevrolet 499 67.70 7 18 25 -11 5 1.09 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 16.25
18 5,200 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing 31 Chevrolet 499 55.80 21 19 24 2 3 0.66 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 27.35
22 8,500 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing 45 Toyota 499 61.30 15 20 23 -5 8 1.75 3.60 3 0.6 0.75 22.35
17 6,000 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevrolet 499 55.30 30 21 21 9 3 0.66 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 31.35
19 5,700 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford 499 50.20 26 22 20 4 6 1.31 2.70 0 0.0 0.00 26.70
26 7,000 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 499 57.00 19 23 19 -4 1 0.22 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 15.45
32 8,400 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 499 83.00 4 24 18 -20 23 5.02 10.35 0 0.0 0.00 8.35
21 8,800 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing 8 Chevrolet 498 43.80 29 25 17 4 4 0.87 1.80 0 0.0 0.00 22.80
23 9,500 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing 6 Ford 497 49.30 23 26 16 -3 16 3.49 7.20 0 0.0 0.00 20.20
20 6,300 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing 47 Chevrolet 497 35.90 31 27 15 4 10 2.18 4.50 0 0.0 0.00 23.50
34 9,300 Joey Logano Team Penske 22 Ford 496 64.40 20 28 14 -8 1 0.22 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 6.45
31 8,200 Josh Berry Stewart Haas Racing 4 Ford 496 43.00 25 29 13 -4 1 0.22 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 9.45
24 6,200 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club 43 Toyota 496 37.00 32 30 12 2 8 1.75 3.60 0 0.0 0.00 17.60
28 6,900 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing 99 Chevrolet 496 35.50 35 31 10 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 14.00
35 5,800 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford 496 35.70 24 32 9 -8 11 2.4 4.95 0 0.0 0.00 5.95
29 6,500 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club 42 Toyota 491 32.40 28 33 8 -5 24 5.24 10.80 0 0.0 0.00 13.80
30 5,000 Josh Bilicki Power Source 66 Ford 467 25.80 37 34 7 3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 10.00
33 5,500 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford 422 34.80 34 35 6 -1 6 1.31 2.70 0 0.0 0.00 7.70
37 6,100 Corey Lajoie Spire Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 330 77.20 9 36 5 -27 7 1.53 3.15 0 0.0 0.00 -18.85
36 5,100 Kaz Grala Rick Ware Racing 15 Ford 296 25.80 36 37 4 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 3.00