2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 29 of 36 in the2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race program cover, commemorating the2021 Food City 300 finish and the post-race alteration betweenKevin Harvick andChase Elliott from last year's race.
Date	September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)
Location	Bristol Motor Speedway inBristol, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	.533 miles (.858 km)
Distance	500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km)
Average speed	88.286 miles per hour (142.083 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing
Time	14.946
Most laps led
Driver	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing
Laps	169
Winner
No. 17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Rick Allen,Jeff Burton,Steve Letarte andDale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth announcers	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn announcers	Rob Albright (Backstretch)

The2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on September 17, 2022, atBristol Motor Speedway inBristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the .533-mile (0.858 km) short track, it was the 29th race of the2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, third race of the Playoffs and final race of the Round of 16.Chris Buescher ofRFK Racing would win the race, whileTyler Reddick,Kyle Busch,Austin Dillon, andKevin Harvick would be eliminated from the playoffs.

TheBristol Motor Speedway, formerly known asBristol International Raceway andBristol Raceway, is aNASCARshort track venue located inBristol, 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, twopit roads, andstadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 15.247 seconds and a speed of 125.848 mph (202.533 km/h).^[8]

Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.946 and a speed of 128.382 mph (206.611 km/h).^[9]

Stage OneLaps: 125

Stage TwoLaps: 125

Stage ThreeLaps: 250

• 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: 88.286 miles per hour (142.083 km/h)

USA covered the race on the television side.Rick Allen, 2008 Food City 500 winnerJeff Burton,Steve Letarte andDale 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.

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast onSirius 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, andWendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.

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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