What an unpredictable night at Bristol Motor Speedway.
After 500 laps, and nearly four hours, of tire conservation and tip-toeing around the half-mile racetrack, it was Christopher Bell and Joe Gibbs Racing that ended up in Victory Lane in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race.
Bell paced the NASCAR Cup Series field for just 12 laps on Saturday, but took over the lead on a late restart after putting on brand-new right-side tires, blasting by the leaders, Zane Smith and Carson Hocevar, to secure his 13th career win in the NASCAR Cup Series and his fourth of the season.
Brad Keselowski tried to perform the bump-and-run during the final set of corners, but was unable to make the pass, having to settle for a second-place finish. Zane Smith finished third for Front Row Motorsports, with Team Penske teammates Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano in fourth and fifth.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular Corey Heim finished sixth in his fourth career start in the NASCAR Cup Series, with Carson Hocevar in seventh, Alex Bowman eighth, Chase Briscoe ninth, and Ty Gibbs finishing inside the top-10.
Other NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers include: William Byron (12th), Tyler Reddick (15th), Ross Chastain (19th), Shane Van Gisbergen (26th), Austin Dillon (28th), Austin Cindric (30th), Denny Hamlin (31st), Kyle Larson (32nd), Bubba Wallace (34th), Chase Elliott (38th), and Josh Berry (39th).
Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon, Shane Van Gisbergen, and Josh Berry were eliminated from the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Bass Pro Shops Night Race – Race Results:
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DEWALT Toyota | 500 | Running | 40 | |
| 2 | 18 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol / TA Centers of America Ford | 500 | 0.343 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 500 | 1.522 | Running | 42 |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Sylvania Ford | 500 | 2.622 | Running | 54 |
| 5 | 22 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 500 | 2.716 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 38 | 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing Robinhood Toyota | 500 | 2.823 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 12 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 500 | 3.24 | Running | 36 |
| 8 | 15 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Racing Open Road Sweepstakes Chevrolet | 500 | 3.514 | Running | 37 |
| 9 | 31 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 500 | 4.953 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 500 | 5.054 | Running | 46 |
| 11 | 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | 500 | 6.568 | Running | 35 |
| 12 | 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Raptor Coatings Chevrolet | 500 | 7.867 | Running | 33 |
| 13 | 17 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports NationsGuard Chevrolet | 500 | 12.365 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 19 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 25 |
| 15 | 14 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Pinnacle Toyota | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 32 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Lucas Oil Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 25 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 29 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 13 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Moose Fraternity Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 20 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Kroger / SToK Ford | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 11 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports NOS Energy Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 16 |
| 23 | 30 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rush Truck Centers Ford | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 36 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 33 | 33 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing United States Chevrolet | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 28 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Wendy's Breakfast Baconator Chevrolet | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 37 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet | 496 | 4 laps | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Arby's Ford | 496 | 4 laps | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 496 | 4 laps | Running | 12 |
| 31 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing King's Hawaiian Toyota | 495 | 5 laps | Running | 7 |
| 32 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 495 | 5 laps | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 26 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Ford | 488 | 12 laps | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Robinhood Toyota | 487 | 13 laps | Accident | 13 |
| 35 | 39 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Garage 66 Barger Precast Ford | 458 | 42 laps | Fire | 2 |
| 36 | 1 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 408 | 92 laps | Accident | 5 |
| 37 | 35 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 364 | 136 laps | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 311 | 189 laps | Accident | 1 |
| 39 | 10 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 75 | 425 laps | Fire | 1 |
