The 2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 17, 2022, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the short track, it was the 29th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, third race of the Playoffs and final race of the Round of 16. Chris Buescher of RFK Racing would win the race, while Tyler Reddick, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, and Kevin Harvick would be eliminated from the playoffs.
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Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 15.247 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.247 125.848 2 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 15.347 125.028 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 15.355 124.963Official practice results
Qualifying Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.946 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.134 14.946 2 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 14.944 14.968 3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.081 14.970 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.012 14.972 5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.063 15.001 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 15.116 15.008 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.044 15.030 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.140 15.057 9 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 15.000 15.078 10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 15.038 15.083 11 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.047 — 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 15.051 — 13 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.092 — 14 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 15.096 — 15 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 15.125 — 16 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.153 — 17 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.159 — 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.176 — 19 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.182 — 20 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 15.184 — 21 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.188 — 22 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.220 — 23 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.248 — 24 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 15.265 — 25 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 15.266 — 26 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 15.379 — 27 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15.382 — 28 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.388 — 29 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 15.390 — 30 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.450 — 31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15.451 — 32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 15.460 — 33 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 15.501 — 34 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 15.604 — 35 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15.684 — 36 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 15.722 — Official qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 125
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 102 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 75 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 48 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 125
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 93 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 84 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 250
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 20 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 500 442 23 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 423 16 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 404 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 525 5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 406 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 500 407 13 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 500 08 11 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 299 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 2810 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 2811 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 500 2612 19 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 500 25 13 10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 499 3414 2 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 498 3815 31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 497 2216 27 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 497 2117 32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 497 2018 30 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 496 1919 29 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 494 1820 9 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 493 1721 24 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 492 1622 35 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 492 023 36 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 491 024 33 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 491 025 17 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 469 1526 34 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 457 1127 15 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 437 1028 1 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 418 929 14 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 408 830 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 338 731 28 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 279 932 3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 277 1533 26 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 276 434 21 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 269 1735 25 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 265 036 22 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 198 2Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 12 among 6 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 11 for 80 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 1 minute and 7 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2008 Food City 500 winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
USABooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsKim CoonMarty SniderDillon Welch
Radio PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race when the field races down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Alan Cavanna, and Wendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Backstretch: Rob Albright Brad GillieBrett McMillanAlan CavannaWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 6 1 Chase Elliott 3,040 2 2 Joey Logano 3,025 (–15) 6 3 Ross Chastain 3,020 (–20) 4 4 Kyle Larson 3,019 (–21) 3 5 William Byron 3,015 (–25) 3 6 Denny Hamlin 3,013 (–27) 6 7 Christopher Bell 3,013 (–27) 3 8 Ryan Blaney 3,013 (–27) 6 9 Chase Briscoe 3,009 (–31) 4 10 Alex Bowman 3,007 (–33) 1 11 Daniel Suárez 3,007 (–33) 12 Austin Cindric 3,006 (–34) 2 13 Tyler Reddick 2,067 (–973) 1 14 Kyle Busch 2,067 (–973) 1 15 Austin Dillon 2,058 (–982) 16 Kevin Harvick 2,045 (–995)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,067 2 Ford 999 (–68) 3 Toyota 954 (–113)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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