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2023 Bass Pro Shops Night Race

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NASCAR Cup Series race number 29 of 36
Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:48:20 Average speed: 94.99 mph Pole speed: 126.997 mph	Cautions: 6 for 53 laps Margin of victory: 2.437 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 10
Green flag passes: 1,868 (4.2 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2023 NASCAR Cup Series results / 2023 standings

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	2	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight Direct (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	running	142	47	5
2	36	5	Kyle Larson	Valvoline / HendrickCars.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	running	20	46	0
3	1	20	Christopher Bell	Reser's Fine Foods (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	running	187	54	2
4	20	17	Chris Buescher	BuildSubmarines.com (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	running	1	37	0
5	8	54	Ty Gibbs	Monster Energy (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	running	102	42	0
6	4	34	Michael McDowell	Love's / Delo (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	500	running	0	36	0
7	7	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Gold Filters (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	running	0	31	0
8	6	6	Brad Keselowski	Castrol Edge (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	running	0	33	0
9	3	24	William Byron	Relay Payments (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	running	0	38	0
10	25	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Scott Brand (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	500	running	0	27	0
11	16	42	Carson Hocevar	Sunseeker Resort (Legacy Motor Club)	Chevrolet	499	running	0	0	0
12	17	41	Ryan Preece	Operating Engineers (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	499	running	0	27	0
13	13	48	Alex Bowman	Ally (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	499	running	0	24	0
14	9	23	Bubba Wallace	Columbia Sportswear Company (23XI Racing)	Toyota	499	running	0	31	0
15	12	45	Tyler Reddick	Jordan Brand (23XI Racing)	Toyota	499	running	0	28	0
16	30	38	Todd Gilliland	Speedy Cash (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	499	running	0	21	0
17	18	3	Austin Dillon	Bass Pro Shops (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	499	running	0	20	0
18	26	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield / IHOP (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	499	running	0	19	0
19	5	19	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	498	running	0	20	0
20	15	8	Kyle Busch	Cheddar's / ALSCO Uniforms (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	498	running	0	17	0
21	24	99	Daniel Suarez	Aerial Recovery (Trackhouse Racing)	Chevrolet	498	running	0	16	0
22	11	12	Ryan Blaney	Advance Auto Parts (Roger Penske)	Ford	498	running	0	15	0
23	23	1	Ross Chastain	Worldwide Express (Trackhouse Racing)	Chevrolet	498	running	0	19	0
24	31	43	Erik Jones	U.S. Air Force (Legacy Motor Club)	Chevrolet	497	running	0	13	0
25	10	7	Corey LaJoie	NEGU (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	497	running	48	21	0
26	35	15	J.J. Yeley	Steakhouse Elite Burgers (Rick Ware)	Ford	495	running	0	0	0
27	14	14	Chase Briscoe	Rush Truck Centers / Cummins (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	495	running	0	10	0
28	32	21	Harrison Burton	Motorcraft/Quick Lane (Wood Brothers)	Ford	495	running	0	9	0
29	21	4	Kevin Harvick	Gearwrench (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	495	running	0	8	0
30	22	16	A.J. Allmendinger	Barger Precast (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	491	running	0	7	0
31	34	78	B.J. McLeod	FREEDOMWORKSHERE.COM (B.J. McLeod)	Chevrolet	490	running	0	0	0
32	29	2	Austin Cindric	Menards Monster (Roger Penske)	Ford	488	running	0	5	0
33	33	77	Ty Dillon	Gainbridge (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	263	crash	0	4	0
34	28	22	Joey Logano	Shell Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	262	crash	0	3	0
35	19	31	Justin Haley	Mountain Dew (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	261	crash	0	2	0
36	27	51	Ryan Newman	Biohaven/Jacob Co. (Rick Ware)	Ford	260	crash	0	1	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #20, 7, 23, 24, 45, 1, 6, 5, 19, 54
Top 10 in Stage 2: #20, 54, 5, 11, 42, 34, 17, 24, 41, 9

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	69	69
	70	76	7	accident frontstretch	#51
	77	106	30
	107	113	7	rain	#21
	114	126	13
	127	140	14	rain	#16
	141	251	111
	252	260	9	end of stage 2	#99
	261	262	2
	263	271	9	accident turn 3	#21
	272	362	91
	363	369	7	accident frontstretch	none
	370	500	131
Percent of race run under caution: 10.6% Average green flag run: 63.9 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Christopher Bell	1	71	71
Corey LaJoie	72	119	48
Christopher Bell	120	178	59
Kyle Larson	179	198	20
Christopher Bell	199	255	57
Ty Gibbs	256	353	98
Denny Hamlin	354	354	1
Ty Gibbs	355	358	4
Denny Hamlin	359	364	6
Chris Buescher	365	365	1
Denny Hamlin	366	500	135

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex Jr	3036
1	William Byron	3036	0
3	Denny Hamlin	3032	-4
4	Kyle Larson	3023	-13
5	Chris Buescher	3021	-15
6	Kyle Busch	3019	-17
7	Christopher Bell	3016	-20
8	Tyler Reddick	3014	-22
9	Brad Keselowski	3011	-25
9	Ross Chastain	3011	-25
11	Ryan Blaney	3008	-28
12	Bubba Wallace	3000	-36
13	Kevin Harvick	2071	-965
13	Joey Logano	2071	-965
15	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	2068	-968
16	Michael McDowell	2059	-977
17	Ty Gibbs	648	-2388
18	Chase Elliott	631	-2405
19	Daniel Suarez	613	-2423
20	Alex Bowman	587	-2449

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Denny Hamlin	964
2	Martin Truex Jr	924	-40
3	William Byron	918	-46
4	Christopher Bell	891	-73
5	Kyle Larson	877	-87
6	Brad Keselowski	854	-110
7	Tyler Reddick	830	-134
8	Chris Buescher	820	-144
9	Kyle Busch	805	-159
10	Ross Chastain	799	-165
11	Kevin Harvick	796	-168
12	Ryan Blaney	783	-181
13	Joey Logano	768	-196
14	Bubba Wallace	695	-269
15	Ty Gibbs	648	-316
16	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	632	-332
17	Chase Elliott	631	-333
18	Michael McDowell	629	-335
19	Daniel Suarez	613	-351
20	Alex Bowman	587	-377