There are 36 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway – the 28th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, and the third race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
The entry list for Saturday’s 500-lap contest, the elimination race for the ‘Round of 16′ includes the series’ usual 36 full-time entries, all of which hold NASCAR Cup Series charters.
Tyler Reddick, who captured the victory in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, is entered in the event and will drive the No. 45 Jordan Brand Toyota Camry TRD for 23XI Racing.
Other notable entries include JJ Yeley in the No. 15 Ford for Rick Ware Racing, Carson Hocevar in the No. 42 Chevrolet for LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, Cole Custer in the No. 51 Ford for Rick Ware Racing, and BJ McLeod in the No. 78 Chevrolet for Live Fast Motorsports.
Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol – Entry List
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Monster Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | Keith Rodden |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing GEARWRENCH Ford | Rodney Childers |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | Matt McCall |
| 7 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports NEGU Chevrolet | Ryan Sparks |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's / Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Gold Filters Chevrolet | Alan Gutafson |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield / IHOP Ford | Drew Blickensderer |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight Direct Toyota | Chris Gabehart |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Advance Auto Parts Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Rush Truck Centers / Cummins Ford | Richard Boswell III |
| 14 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing Steakhouse Elite Ford | Jerry Kelley |
| 15 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Barger Podcast Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | Scott Graves |
| 17 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | James Small |
| 18 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 19 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 21 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | Bootie Barker |
| 22 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Relay Payments Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 23 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Mountain Dew Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's / Delo Ford | Travis Peterson |
| 25 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Speedy Cash Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Operating Engineers Ford | Chad Johnston |
| 27 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB US AIR FORCE Chevrolet | Dave Elenz |
| 29 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 30 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Scott Brand Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 31 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 32 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing Biohaven / Jacob Companies Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 33 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 34 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | Kevin "Bono" Manion |
| 35 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports FreedomWorksHere.com Chevrolet | David Ingram |
| 36 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Aerial Recovery Chevrolet | Travis Mack |
