The 2024 Bass Pro Shops Night Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 21, 2024, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. The race was contested over 500 laps on the .533 mile (0.858 km) short track. It was the 29th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the third of the 2024 NASCAR playoffs, and the final race of the Round of 16. Kyle Larson won the race. Chase Elliott finished 2nd, and Bubba Wallace finished 3rd. Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell rounded out the top five, and Ryan Blaney, Ryan Preece, Chase Briscoe, Alex Bowman, and Ross Chastain rounded out the top ten.
Following this race, Harrison Burton, Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, and Martin Truex Jr. were all eliminated from the playoffs.
Report 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. (P) denotes playoff driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric (P) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton (P) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Power Source Ford 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez (P) Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 15.385 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 54 Ty Gibbs (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.385 124.719 2 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 15.472 124.018 3 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.487 123.897 Official practice results
Qualifying Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 15.142 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 48 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.197 15.142 2 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.371 15.183 3 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.217 15.145 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.319 15.202 5 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.197 15.170 6 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.313 15.242 7 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15.282 15.217 8 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.333 15.269 9 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15.250 15.330 10 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.384 15.320 11 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 15.292 — 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 15.384 — 13 54 Ty Gibbs (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.298 — 14 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.404 — 15 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 15.310 — 16 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.430 — 17 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 15.319 — 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.434 — 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.356 — 20 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 15.443 — 21 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.357 — 22 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 15.467 — 23 6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford 15.364 — 24 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.480 — 25 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.378 — 26 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 15.506 — 27 2 Austin Cindric (P) Team Penske Ford 15.392 — 28 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 15.538 — 29 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.393 — 30 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.554 — 31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 15.467 — 32 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 15.555 — 33 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15.530 — 34 21 Harrison Burton (P) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15.565 — 35 99 Daniel Suárez (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.548 — 36 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 15.717 — 37 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Power Source Ford 16.190 —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 125
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 48 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48 54 Ty Gibbs (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 125
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 75 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 57 48 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 39 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 210 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 250
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 602 10 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 383 11 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 500 404 8 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 465 6 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 466 22 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 500 337 14 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 308 5 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 369 1 48 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 4110 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 500 2711 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 500 2612 16 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 499 2513 27 2 Austin Cindric (P) Team Penske Ford 499 2414 17 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 499 2315 13 54 Ty Gibbs (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 499 2516 33 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 499 2117 3 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 2618 7 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 499 1919 21 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 499 1820 15 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 499 2421 30 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 1622 26 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 499 1523 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 499 024 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 499 2925 29 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 498 1226 23 6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford 497 1127 31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 497 1028 20 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 496 929 25 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 496 830 32 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 496 731 35 99 Daniel Suárez (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 496 632 24 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 496 533 28 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 491 434 37 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Power Source Ford 467 035 34 21 Harrison Burton (P) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 422 236 9 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 330 137 36 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 296 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 8 among 4 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 36 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 37 minutes, and 53 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television USA covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider, and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
USABooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Leigh DiffeyColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Kim CoonParker KligermanMarty 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, Heather DeBeaux, and Wendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Backstretch: Rob Albright Brad GillieBrett McMillanHeather DeBeauxWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 7 1 Kyle Larson 3,047 1 2 Christopher Bell 3,032 (–15) 3 3 Tyler Reddick 3,028 (–19) 6 4 William Byron 3,022 (–25) 3 5 Ryan Blaney 3,019 (–28) 7 6 Denny Hamlin 3,015 (–32) 7 Chase Elliott 3,014 (–33) 5 8 Joey Logano 3,012 (–35) 7 9 Austin Cindric 3,008 (–39) 5 10 Daniel Suárez 3,006 (–41) 7 11 Alex Bowman 3,005 (–42) 1 12 Chase Briscoe 3,005 (–42) 1 13 Ty Gibbs 2,074 (–973) 1 14 Martin Truex Jr. 2,064 (–983) 1 15 Brad Keselowski 2,048 (–999) 16 Harrison Burton 2,031 (–1,016)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,055 2 Ford 1,019 (–36) 3 Toyota 1,019 (–36)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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