Starting from pole Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota won the 59th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, his 35th win in 494 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 16th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 2nd win & 14th Top 10 finish in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 10 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford, started from 13th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, started from 31st place followed by 5th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Spirits Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet, started from 2nd place followed by 7th place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Peak Lighting Ford, started from 20th place. 8th Place Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford, started from 18th place followed by 9th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 4th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 12 Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard Ford, in 10th place, started from 12th place. Daniel Hemric (12th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 39 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 8 Cautions 8 for 61 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 81 for #3, 11 and 48 Crash in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 127 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 191 for #10 and 54 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 214 for #10 and 51 Crash in Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 244 for #14 Spin in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 252 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 364 for #22, 24 and 88 Crash in Turn 1. 8th Caution on lap 374 for #12, 17, 34, 38, 48 Crash in Turn 1.
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; D. Hamlin 1-14; K. Larson 15-23; D. Hamlin 24-38; K. Larson 39-45; D. Hamlin 46-83; K. Larson 84-129; B. Keselowski 130; C. Elliott 131-163; K. Harvick 164-191; B. Keselowski 192; M. Truex Jr. 193-244; K. Busch 245-253; K. Busch 254-264; B. Keselowski 265-349; K. Busch 350; B. Keselowski 351; K. Busch 352; B. Keselowski 353-354; K. Busch 355-365; B. Keselowski 366; K. Busch 367-372; E. Jones 373-395; M. DiBenedetto 396-488; D. Hamlin 489-500.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 42, 9, 19, 4, 95, 12, 20, 2, 1, 10
Stage 2 Top 10: 1, 41, 6, 18, 24, 9, 20, 2, 8, 19
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 24
Race Results for the 59th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race – Saturday, August 17, 2019. Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, TN – 0.533 – Mile Concrete Total Race Length – 500 Laps – 266.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 500 Running |
| 2. 7. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota 500 Running |
| 3. 13. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 500 Running |
| 4. 31. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 500 Running |
| 5. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Spirits Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 6. 2. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 7. 20. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Peak Lighting Ford 500 Running |
| 8. 18. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 499 Running |
| 9. 4. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 499 Running |
| 10. 12. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard Ford 499 Running |
| 11. 14. Car 6 Ryan Newman Acronis Ford 499 Running |
| 12. 17. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 499 Running |
| 13. 3. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Toyota 498 Running |
| 14. 22. Car 43 Bubba Wallace United States Air Force Chevrolet 498 Running |
| 15. 10. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 497 Running |
| 16. 11. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 497 Running |
| 17. 29. Car 37 Chris Buescher Bush’s Beans Chevrolet 497 Running |
| 18. 23. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 497 Running |
| 19. 30. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 496 Running |
| 20. 24. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 496 Running |
| 21. 21. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 496 Running |
| 22. 9. Car 20 Erik Jones STANLEY Toyota 495 Running |
| 23. 25. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Knauf Ford 495 Running |
| 24. 26. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Incredible Bank Ford 494 Running |
| 25. 32. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Permatex Chevrolet 490 Running |
| 26. 39. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Chantz Auto Group Chevrolet 490 Running |
| 27. 27. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Surface Sunscreen Ford 487 Running |
| 28. 36. Car 54 * JJ Yeley PODS Ford 485 Running |
| 29. 5. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 482 Running |
| 30. 34. Car 27 * Quin Houff Chevrolet 478 Running |
| 31. 38. Car 52 Kyle Weatherman(i) Belmont Classic Cars Chevrolet 474 Running |
| 32. 33. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) Pinnacle Sports and Entertainment Chevrolet 410 Front Hub |
| 33. 15. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 391 DVP |
| 34. 19. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 387 Running |
| 35. 35. Car 53 * Josh Bilicki(i) AQRE Chevrolet 373 Fatigue |
| 36. 16. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Ford 371 Accident |
| 37. 28. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 368 Accident |
| 38. 37. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Go-Parts.com Chevrolet 269 Clutch |
| 39. 8. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Ford 244 Clutch |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear under penalty for the reasons indicated: #54 and 77 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 49 Mins, 9 Secs. Average Speed: 94.531 MPH. Margin of Victory: .502 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 61 laps; Laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 10 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Chase Elliott, #9. Busch Pole Award: Denny Hamlin, #11 129.23 mph. Fastest Lap: Kyle Larson, #42. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Matt DiBenedetto, #95 crew chief Michael Wheeler, 0.703 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Daniel Hemric, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: September 1, 2019 – Darlington Raceway
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