Entry List

Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

Saturday, August 17th, 2019

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 15 Ford
  • 5 Toyota
  • 19 Chevrolet

  • 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.
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Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
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