Entry List
Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Saturday, August 17th, 2019
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Bristol Motor Speedway
- 59th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
- Age: 38
- Team : No. 11 - FedEx Freight Toyota
- Owner: Coy Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
- Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the 59th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race with a lap of 14.848 seconds, 129.230 mph.
- This is his 31st pole in 494 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his first pole and 17th top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his fourth pole in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Kyle Larson (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2019 and his fifth in 12 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 11th in 24 races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (17th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.502 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 49 Minutes 9 Seconds
- Average Speed: 94.531
- Cautions: 8 for 61 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- Green Flag Passes: 1,653 (3.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Bristol Motor Speedway
- 59th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
- Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
- Age: 38
- Team : No. 11 - FedEx Freight Toyota
- Owner: Coy Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
- Denny Hamlin won the 59th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, his 35th victory in 494 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his fourth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his second victory and 14th top-10 finish in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Matt DiBenedetto (second) posted his second top-10 finish in ten races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2019.
- Brad Keselowski (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 20 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Daniel Hemric (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 39 points over Joey Logano.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 40 | Ford | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 40 | Ford | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 45 | Ford | Peak Lighting | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 4 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 38 | Ford | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Mike Kelley |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 43 | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 6 | 54 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 48 | Ford | Slayer | Rick Ware Racing | Jeff Spraker |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 49 | Chevrolet | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 34 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 48 | Ford | Busch Beer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 46 | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 39 | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 44 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Off Road | Joe Gibbs Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 39 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 44 | Ford | Menards / Knauf | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 15 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 38 | Chevrolet | Go-Parts.com | Spire Motorsports | Tommy Baldwin |
| 16 | 6 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 46 | Ford | Acronis | RFK Racing | Scott Graves |
| 17 | 0 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 35 | Chevrolet | PERMATEX | StarCom Racing | Joe Williams |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 34 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Off Road | Richard Childress Racing | Danny Stockman |
| 19 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 37 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 20 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 32 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 21 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 31 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 22 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 30 | Ford | Dent Wizard | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 23 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 33 | Ford | Incredible Bank | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 32 | Chevrolet | GEICO Military | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 25 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 28 | Chevrolet | Hooters Spirits | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 26 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 33 | Toyota | Toyota Express Maintenance | Leavine Family Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Bush's Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 28 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 28 | Toyota | STANLEY | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 29 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 40 | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies | Petty Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |
| 30 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT | Oct 25, 1990 | 33 | Chevrolet | Kroger | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 31 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 32 | Ford | Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Chantz Auto Group | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 33 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 30 | Chevrolet | United States Airforce | Richard Petty Motorsports | Derek Stamets |
| 34 | 52 | Kyle Weatherman | Wentzville, MO | Aug 28, 1997 | 27 | Chevrolet | Belmont Classic Cars | Rick Ware Racing | Mike Hillman Sr |
| 35 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Kannapolis, NC | Jan 27, 1991 | 33 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 36 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 26 | Chevrolet | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 37 | 53 | Josh Bilicki | Menomonee Falls, WI | Jun 3, 1995 | 29 | Chevrolet | AQRE | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 38 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Fairfax, VA | Jun 26, 1996 | 28 | Ford | Surface Sunscreen | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 39 | 27 | Quin Houff | Weyers Cave, VA | Sep 15, 1997 | 27 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |