2024 Bass Pro Shops Night Race Explained

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 29 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Race Name:	Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Details Ref:	^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
Year:	2024
Location:	Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course Mi:	0.533
Course Km:	0.858
Distance Laps:	500
Distance Mi:	266.5
Distance Km:	428.890
Weather:	Partly Cloudy with a temperature around ; wind out of the west at .
Avg:	101.277mph
Pole Driver:	Alex Bowman
Pole Team:	Hendrick Motorsports
Pole Time:	15.142
Most Driver:	Kyle Larson
Most Team:	Hendrick Motorsports
Most Laps:	462
Car:	5
First Driver:	Kyle Larson
First Team:	Hendrick Motorsports
Network:	USA
Announcers:	Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Ratings:	1.8 million
Radio:	PRN
Booth Ann:	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Ann:	Rob Albright (Backstretch)

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			Chevrolet
2	Austin Cindric (P)		Ford
3			Chevrolet
4	Josh Berry (R)		Ford
5	Kyle Larson (P)		Chevrolet
6	Brad Keselowski (P)		Ford
7			Chevrolet
8			Chevrolet
9	Chase Elliott (P)		Chevrolet
10			Ford
11	Denny Hamlin (P)		Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney (P)		Ford
14	Chase Briscoe (P)		Ford
15	Kaz Grala (R)		Ford
16	A. J. Allmendinger (i)		Chevrolet
17			Ford
19	Martin Truex Jr. (P)		Toyota
20	Christopher Bell (P)		Toyota
21	Harrison Burton (P)		Ford
22	Joey Logano (P)		Ford
23			Toyota
24	William Byron (P)		Chevrolet
31			Chevrolet
34			Ford
38			Ford
41			Ford
42			Toyota
43			Toyota
45	Tyler Reddick (P)		Toyota
47			Chevrolet
48	Alex Bowman (P)		Chevrolet
51			Ford
54	Ty Gibbs (P)		Toyota
66	Josh Bilicki (i)		Ford
71	Zane Smith (R)		Chevrolet
77	Carson Hocevar (R)		Chevrolet
99	Daniel Suárez (P)		Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 15.385 seconds and a speed of 124.719mph.

Practice results

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	54	Ty Gibbs (P)			15.385	124.719
2	12	Ryan Blaney (P)			15.472	124.018
3	5	Kyle Larson (P)			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 126.72mph.^[10]

Qualifying results

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	48	Alex Bowman (P)		Chevrolet	15.197	15.142
2	5	Kyle Larson (P)		Chevrolet	15.371	15.183
3	24	William Byron (P)		Chevrolet	15.217	15.145
4	19	Martin Truex Jr. (P)		Toyota	15.319	15.202
5	14	Chase Briscoe (P)		Ford	15.197	15.170
6	20	Christopher Bell (P)		Toyota	15.313	15.242
7	77	Carson Hocevar (R)		Chevrolet	15.282	15.217
8	11	Denny Hamlin (P)		Toyota	15.333	15.269
9	7			Chevrolet	15.250	15.330
10	9	Chase Elliott (P)		Chevrolet	15.384	15.320
11	23			Toyota	15.292	—
12	1			Chevrolet	15.384	—
13	54	Ty Gibbs (P)		Toyota	15.298	—
14	41			Ford	15.404	—
15	45	Tyler Reddick (P)		Toyota	15.310	—
16	10			Ford	15.430	—
17	17			Ford	15.319	—
18	34			Ford	15.434	—
19	16	A. J. Allmendinger (i)		Chevrolet	15.356	—
20	22	Joey Logano (P)		Ford	15.443	—
21	31			Chevrolet	15.357	—
22	12	Ryan Blaney (P)		Ford	15.467	—
23	6	Brad Keselowski (P)		Ford	15.364	—
24	38			Ford	15.480	—
25	4	Josh Berry (R)		Ford	15.378	—
26	51			Ford	15.506	—
27	2	Austin Cindric (P)		Ford	15.392	—
28	42			Toyota	15.538	—
29	8			Chevrolet	15.393	—
30	3			Chevrolet	15.554	—
31	47			Chevrolet	15.467	—
32	43			Toyota	15.555	—
33	71	Zane Smith (R)		Chevrolet	15.530	—
34	21	Harrison Burton (P)		Ford	15.565	—
35	99	Daniel Suárez (P)		Chevrolet	15.548	—
36	15	Kaz Grala (R)		Ford	15.717	—
37	66	Josh Bilicki (i)		Ford	16.190	—
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage OneLaps: 125

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	5	Kyle Larson (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	10
2	48	Alex Bowman (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	9
3	20	Christopher Bell (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	19	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	7
5	24	William Byron (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	11	Denny Hamlin (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	14	Chase Briscoe (P)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	4
8	54	Ty Gibbs (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	3
9	9	Chase Elliott (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	1
Official stage one results

Stage TwoLaps: 125

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	5	Kyle Larson (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	10
2	19	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	9
3	11	Denny Hamlin (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	45	Tyler Reddick (P)	23XI Racing	Toyota	7
5	20	Christopher Bell (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	6
6	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	5
7	48	Alex Bowman (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	14	Chase Briscoe (P)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	3
9	12	Ryan Blaney (P)	Team Penske	Ford	2
10	9	Chase Elliott (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage ThreeLaps: 250

Pos	Grid		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	2	5	Kyle Larson (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	60
2	10	9	Chase Elliott (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	38
3	11	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	500	40
4	8	11	Denny Hamlin (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	500	46
5	6	20	Christopher Bell (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	500	46
6	22	12	Ryan Blaney (P)	Team Penske	Ford	500	33
7	14	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	500	30
8	5	14	Chase Briscoe (P)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	500	36
9	1	48	Alex Bowman (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	41
10	12	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	500	27
11	18	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	500	26
12	16	10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	499	25
13	27	2	Austin Cindric (P)	Team Penske	Ford	499	24
14	17	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	499	23
15	13	54	Ty Gibbs (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	499	25
16	33	71	Zane Smith (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	499	21
17	3	24	William Byron (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	499	26
18	7	77	Carson Hocevar (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	499	19
19	21	31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	499	18
20	15	45	Tyler Reddick (P)	23XI Racing	Toyota	499	24
21	30	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	499	16
22	26	51	Justin Haley	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	499	15
23	19	16	A. J. Allmendinger (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	499	0
24	4	19	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	499	29
25	29	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	498	12
26	23	6	Brad Keselowski (P)	RFK Racing	Ford	497	11
27	31	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	497	10
28	20	22	Joey Logano (P)	Team Penske	Ford	496	9
29	25	4	Josh Berry (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	496	8
30	32	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	496	7
31	35	99	Daniel Suárez (P)	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	496	6
32	24	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	496	5
33	28	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	491	4
34	37	66	Josh Bilicki (i)	Power Source	Ford	467	0
35	34	21	Harrison Burton (P)	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	422	2
36	9	7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	330	1
37	36	15	Kaz Grala (R)	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	296	1
Official 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: 101.277mph

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.

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.

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.

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. May 30, 2022. January 3, 2013. February 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160219053741/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/bristol-motor-speedway.html. dead.
3. News: NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar. Taranto, Steven . October 3, 2023 . June 24, 2024 . CBS Broadcasting Inc.
4. News: NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs . October 4, 2023 . June 24, 2024 . National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC.
5. Web site: Entry List. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 16, 2024. September 16, 2024.
6. Web site: Practice Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 20, 2024. September 20, 2024.
7. Web site: Qualifying Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 20, 2024. September 20, 2024.
8. Web site: Bass Pro Shops Night Race Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 21, 2024. September 21, 2024.
9. Web site: Points standings. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 21, 2024. September 21, 2024.
10. Web site: DeGroot. Nick. Alex Bowman leads Hendrick 1-2-3 in NASCAR Cup qualifying at Bristol. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 20, 2024. Bristol, Tennessee. September 20, 2024.