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2026 Bass Pro Shops Night Race Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Cup Series race number 29 of 36 Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN 500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles) Time of race: 3:02:20 Average speed: 87.697 mph Pole speed: no time trials Cautions: 10 for 78 laps Margin of victory: 1.248 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 13 Green flag passes: 2,496 (5.9 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2026 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2026 standings Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Status Led Pts 22 18 16   A.J. Allmendinger Suburban Propane   (Matthew Kaulig) Chevrolet 497 running 0 15 4 12 20   Christopher Bell DEWALT   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 500 running 1 39 6 32 21   Josh Berry Wurth   (Wood Brothers) Ford 500 running 0 38 37 37 66   Josh Bilicki Flair Spirits   (Carl Long) Ford 338 suspension 0 0 33 29 12   Ryan Blaney Wabash   (Roger Penske) Ford 457 crash 202 19 35 6 48   Alex Bowman Ally   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 428 crash 0 2 27 26 19   Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 494 suspension 0 10 13 23 17   Chris Buescher Kroger / Kool-Aid / Little Bites   (Jack Roush) Ford 499 running 0 25 9 4 24   William Byron Raptor   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 running 0 31 12 7 1   Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity   (Trackhouse Racing) Chevrolet 500 running 0 32 11 8 2   Austin Cindric MenardsRichmond Water Heaters   (Roger Penske) Ford 500 running 0 30 26 17 41   Cole Custer Texas A&M University   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 495 running 0 11 17 9 3   Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Patriotic   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 498 running 0 20 36 33 10   Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches   (Matthew Kaulig) Chevrolet 402 running 0 1 23 27 9   Chase Elliott NAPA Gold Filters   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 497 running 0 14 5 13 54   Ty Gibbs M&M's Kyle Busch Tribute   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 500 running 120 47 19 24 34   Todd Gilliland Love's Travel Stops   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 497 running 0 18 16 36 4   Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers / Cummins   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 498 running 0 21 8 3 11   Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 500 running 0 37 34 34 35   Riley Herbst Monster Energy   (23XI Racing) Toyota 432 suspension 0 3 29 25 33   Austin Hill Rebel Bourbon   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 494 running 0 0 3 5 77   Carson Hocevar Zeigler Auto Group   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 500 running 39 41 32 14 43   Erik Jones Dollar Tree   (Legacy Motor Club) Toyota 483 running 0 5 15 11 6   Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com   (Jack Roush) Ford 498 running 0 24 2 1 5   Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 running 45 47 1 2 22   Joey Logano Shell-Pennzoil   (Roger Penske) Ford 500 running 93 73 21 21 71   Michael McDowell RCA   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 497 running 0 16 25 19 42   John H. Nemechek Pye-Barker Fire & Safety   (Legacy Motor Club) Toyota 495 running 0 12 10 16 60   Ryan Preece Body Guard by Fastenal   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 running 0 27 18 20 45   Tyler Reddick SiriusXM   (23XI Racing) Toyota 497 running 0 19 28 35 38   Zane Smith Aaron's Rent to Own   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 494 running 0 9 30 31 47   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chef Boyardee   (HYAK Motorsports) Chevrolet 490 running 0 7 14 28 7   Daniel Suarez Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 498 running 0 23 20 22 97   Shane Van Gisbergen SuperFile   (Trackhouse Racing) Chevrolet 497 running 0 17 7 10 23   Bubba Wallace OUTLAW LIGHT   (23XI Racing) Toyota 500 running 0 36 31 30 51   Cody Ware Rocket Doctor   (Rick Ware) Chevrolet 489 running 0 6 24 15 88   Connor Zilisch Red Bull   (Trackhouse Racing) Chevrolet 496 running 0 13 Top 10 in Stage 1: #22, 5, 11, 1, 54, 12, 2, 77, 6, 23 Top 10 in Stage 2: #12, 54, 22, 21, 20, 23, 77, 24, 5, 17

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 41 41     42 48 7   competition #21 49 94 46     95 101 7   spun frontstretch #33 102 126 25     127 136 10   end of stage 1 #38 137 248 112     249 261 13   accident frontstretch #1 262 397 136     398 405 8   accident #54 406 432 27     433 441 9   accident #2 442 443 2     444 449 6   accident backstretch #19 450 458 9     459 465 7   accident turn 1 #11 466 477 12     478 483 6   spun frontstretch #60 484 486 3     487 491 5   accident turn 4 #1 492 500 9       Percent of race run under caution: 15.6%             Average green flag run: 38.4 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Kyle Larson 1 44 44   Joey Logano 45 130 86   Kyle Larson 131 131 1   Ryan Blaney 132 254 123   Christopher Bell 255 255 1   Ryan Blaney 256 324 69   Ty Gibbs 325 386 62   Ryan Blaney 387 396 10   Carson Hocevar 397 430 34   Ty Gibbs 431 431 1   Carson Hocevar 432 434 3   Ty Gibbs 435 491 57   Carson Hocevar 492 493 2   Joey Logano 494 500 7 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Denny Hamlin 1135     2   Ryan Blaney 1020   -115   3   Ty Gibbs 999   -136   4   Tyler Reddick 977   -158   5   Christopher Bell 900   -235   6   Kyle Larson 888   -247   7   Joey Logano 867   -268   8   Chase Briscoe 828   -307   9   Carson Hocevar 777   -358   10   Chase Elliott 775   -360   11   Bubba Wallace 758   -377   12   William Byron 739   -396   13   Chris Buescher 732   -403   14   Daniel Suarez 725   -410   15   Austin Cindric 719   -416   16   Ryan Preece 707   -428   17   Shane Van Gisbergen 647   -488   18   Brad Keselowski 615   -520   19   Ross Chastain 592   -543   20   Michael McDowell 570   -565   21   Erik Jones 549   -586