Entry List
The official 2020 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Saturday, September 19th, 2020
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Due to no practice and qualifying for the remaining 2020 season, NASCAR uses three weighted and averaged competition-based performance metrics from the most recently completed race to determine the Starting lineup and Pit selection order for each race:
- * Owner points position (weighted at 35%)
- * Finish position (weighted at 50%)
- * Fastest lap rank (weighted at 15%)
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.310 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 46 Minutes 43 Seconds
- Average Speed: 95.911
- Cautions: 5 for 50 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 1,881 (4.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Bristol Motor Speedway
- 60th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
- Race Winner: Kevin Harvick
- Age: 44
- Team : No. 4 - Busch Light Ford
- Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
- Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
- Kevin Harvick won the 60th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, his 58th victory in 711 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his single season career-best ninth victory and 24th top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his third victory and 20th top-10 finish in 40 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Kyle Busch (second) posted his 19th top-10 finish in 31 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 16th top-10 finish in 2020.
- Erik Jones (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Tyler Reddick (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
- This is Ford's 39th victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 36 | Ford | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 36 | Ford | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 41 | Ford | Rush Truck Centers / Cummins | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 39 | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 5 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 43 | Chevrolet | Thriv5 | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 45 | Chevrolet | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 30 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 44 | Ford | Busch Light | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 9 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 42 | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 35 | Toyota | Skittles | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 40 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 12 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 48 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Phil Surgen |
| 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 35 | Ford | Loveĵs Travel Plaza | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 14 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 34 | Chevrolet | BetterForYourHealth.com | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 15 | 6 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 42 | Ford | Guaranteed Rate | RFK Racing | Scott Graves |
| 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 30 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Off Road | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 17 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 32 | Chevrolet | Kroger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 18 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 27 | Toyota | RoofClaim.com | Motorsports Business Management | Clinton Cram |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 27 | Chevrolet | Axala | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 20 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 26 | Ford | Advance Auto Parts | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 21 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 28 | Ford | Schluter Systems | GO FAS Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 22 | 51 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 27 | Ford | Bare Arms | Petty Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 28 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 24 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 24 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 25 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 29 | Ford | Menards / Dutch Boy | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 26 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 27 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 27 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 24 | Toyota | Auto-Owners Insurance | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 28 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT | Oct 25, 1990 | 29 | Chevrolet | Bush's Beans | JTG Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 29 | 27 | Gray Gaulding | Colonial Heights, VA | Feb 10, 1998 | 22 | Ford | Panini America | Rick Ware Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 30 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 28 | Toyota | Genuine Parts & Service | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 31 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 26 | Chevrolet | Cash App | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 32 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 33 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 22 | Ford | HaasTooling.com / Autodesk | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 34 | 78 | Garrett Smithley | Ligonier, PA | Apr 27, 1992 | 28 | Chevrolet | Major Appliance HQ | BJ McLeod Motorsports | Ken Evans |
| 35 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Menomonee Falls, WI | Jun 3, 1995 | 25 | Chevrolet | Insurance King | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin |
| 36 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 24 | Chevrolet | Childress Vineyards | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 37 | 00 | Quin Houff | Weyers Cave, VA | Sep 15, 1997 | 23 | Chevrolet | Boss Hoss Cycles | StarCom Racing | George Church |
| 38 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mooresville, NC | Jun 11, 1997 | 23 | Ford | Citigard | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 39 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 25 | Toyota | Rheem | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 40 | 53 | James Davison | Melbourne, Australia | Aug 28, 1986 | 34 | Ford | Racing for Heroes | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |