2023 Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 29 of 36 in the2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	September 16, 2023 (2023-09-16)
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	94.99 miles per hour (152.87 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	15.109
Most laps led
Driver	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	187
Winner
No. 11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs 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)

The2023 Bass Pro Shops Night Race was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on September 16, 2023, atBristol Motor Speedway inBristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the .533-mile (0.858 km) short track, it was the 29th race of the2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, the third race of the Playoffs, and the final race of the Round of 16.

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 the driver ineligible for series driver points.
• (P) denotes playoff driver.
• (OP) denotes owner’s playoffs car.

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 15.186 seconds and a speed of 126.353 mph (203.345 km/h).^[10]

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time 15.109 of and a speed of 126.997 mph (204.382 km/h).^[11]

Stage OneLaps: 125

Stage TwoLaps: 125

Stage ThreeLaps: 250

• Lead changes: 10 among 6 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 6 for 53 laps
• Red flags: 1 for 14 minutes
• Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes, and 20 seconds
• Average speed: 94.99 miles per hour (152.87 km/h)

USA covered the race on the television side.Rick Allen,Jeff Burton,Steve Letarte andDale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth.Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Dillon Welch and Marty Snider 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 3 1 William Byron 3,036 11 2 Martin Truex Jr. 3,036 (–0) 3 Denny Hamlin 3,032 (–4) 3 4 Kyle Larson 3,023 (–13) 4 5 Chris Buescher 3,021 (–15) 1 6 Kyle Busch 3,019 (–17) 3 7 Christopher Bell 3,016 (–20) 6 8 Tyler Reddick 3,014 (–22) 1 9 Ross Chastain 3,011 (–25) 5 10 Brad Keselowski 3,011 (–25) 5 11 Ryan Blaney 3,008 (–28) 2 12 Bubba Wallace 3,000 (–36) 2 13 Joey Logano 2,071 (–965) 2 14 Kevin Harvick 2,071 (–965) 15 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,068 (–968) 16 Michael McDowell 2,059 (–977) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,070 2 Toyota 1,007 (–63) 3 Ford 994 (–76) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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