| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 29 of 36 in the2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | September 21, 2024 (2024-09-21) | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway inBristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.533 miles (0.858 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.890 km) | ||
| Weather | Partly Cloudy with a temperature around 62 °F (17 °C); wind out of the west at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h). | ||
| Average speed | 101.277 miles per hour (162.990 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 15.142 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 462 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Leigh Diffey,Jeff Burton, andSteve Letarte | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.8 million | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (Backstretch) | ||
The2024 Bass Pro Shops Night Race was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on September 21, 2024, atBristol Motor Speedway inBristol, Tennessee. The race was contested over 500 laps on the .533 mile (0.858 km) short track. It was the 29th race of the2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the third of the 2024NASCAR playoffs, and the final race of the Round of 16.Kyle Larson won the race.Chase Elliott finished 2nd, andBubba Wallace finished 3rd.Denny Hamlin andChristopher Bell rounded out the top five, andRyan Blaney,Ryan Preece,Chase Briscoe,Alex Bowman, andRoss Chastain rounded out the top ten.
Following this race,Harrison Burton,Ty Gibbs,Brad Keselowski, andMartin Truex Jr. were all 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.
Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 15.385 seconds and a speed of 124.719 mph (200.716 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 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 | ||||||
Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 15.142 and a speed of 126.720 mph (203.936 km/h).[10]
Stage OneLaps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 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 | No | 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 | |||||
Stage ThreeLaps: 250
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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| 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 | |||||||
USA covered the race on the television side.Leigh Diffey,Jeff Burton, andSteve 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.
| USA | |
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap:Leigh Diffey Color-commentator:Jeff Burton Color-commentator:Steve Letarte | Kim Coon Parker Kligerman Marty Snider Dillon Welch |
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, Heather DeBeaux, andWendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.
| PRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Backstretch: Rob Albright | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Heather DeBeaux Wendy Venturini |
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