Joey Logano won the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol

In the last few laps after a restart Joey Logano took advantage of Ty Gibbs & Carson Hocevar fighting for the lead leaving the inside open for Logano grabbibing the lead. Starting from 2nd place Car 22 Joey Logano (C) Shell Pennzoil Ford won the Bass Pro Shops Night Race, his 40th win in 644 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 12th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 3rd win & 13th Top 10 finish in 33 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson (C) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 15th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 16th Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 77 Carson Hocevar (C) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 7 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.

4th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell (C) DeWalt Toyota, started from 12th place followed by 5th place Car 54 Ty Gibbs (C) M&M’s Kyle Busch Tribute Toyota, started from 13th place. 6th Place Car 21 Josh Berry WURTH Ford, started from 32nd place followed by 7th place Car 23 Bubba Wallace (C) OUTLAW LIGHT Toyota, started from 10th place. 8th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin (C) National Debt Relief Toyota, started from 3rd place followed by 9th place Car 24 William Byron (C) Raptor Chevrolet, started from 4th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 60 Ryan Preece (C) Body Guard by Fastenal Ford, in 10th place, started from 16th place. At the end of the race Car 77 Carson Hocevar & Car 12 Ryan Blaney had a fight in the pits due to the contact they had during the 8th Caution. Connor Zilisch (24th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson (C) leads the point standings by 1 points over Denny Hamlin (C). Car 54 Ty Gibbs drove the M&M’s Kyle Busch Tribute Toyota.

The race had 10 Cautions for 78 Laps: 1^st Caution on lap 42 for Competition Caution. 2^nd Caution on lap 95 for No. 43 Spin Frontstretch. 3^rd Caution on lap 127 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4^th Caution on lap 249 for No. 11, 47, 51 Crash on the Frontstretch/Stage 2 Conclusion. 5^th Caution on lap 398 for No. 35, 38 Crash on the Fronstretch. 6^th Caution on lap 433 for No. 41, 48, 54 Crash on the Fronstretch. 7^th Caution on lap 444 for No. 21, 24 Crash on the Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 459 for No. 12, 77 Crash in Turn 1. 9^th Caution on lap 478 for No. 9 Spin Frontstretch. 10^th Caution on lap 487 for No. 16, 97 Crash in Turn 4.

The race had 13 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; K. Larson (C) 1-44; J. Logano (C) 45-130; K. Larson (C) 131; R. Blaney (C) 132-254; C. Bell (C) 255; R. Blaney (C) 256-324; T. Gibbs (C) 325-386; R. Blaney (C) 387-396; C. Hocevar (C) 397-430; T. Gibbs (C) 431; C. Hocevar (C) 432-434; T. Gibbs (C) 435-491; C. Hocevar (C) 492-493; J. Logano (C) 494-500.

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 5, 11, 1, 54, 12, 2, 77, 6, 23
Stage 2 Top 10: 12, 54, 22, 21, 20, 23, 77, 24, 5, 17

NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 29
Race Results for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race – Saturday, September 19, 2026
Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, TN – 0.533 – Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 500 Laps – 266.5 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 9/19/2026 @ 11:25 PM Eastern

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano (C) Shell Pennzoil Ford 500 Running

2. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson (C) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 500 Running

3. 5. Car 77 Carson Hocevar (C) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 500 Running

4. 12. Car 20 Christopher Bell (C) DeWalt Toyota 500 Running

5. 13. Car 54 Ty Gibbs (C) M&M’s Kyle Busch Tribute Toyota 500 Running

6. 32. Car 21 Josh Berry WURTH Ford 500 Running

7. 10. Car 23 Bubba Wallace (C) OUTLAW LIGHT Toyota 500 Running

8. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (C) National Debt Relief Toyota 500 Running

9. 4. Car 24 William Byron (C) Raptor Chevrolet 500 Running

10. 16. Car 60 Ryan Preece (C) Body Guard by Fastenal Ford 500 Running

11. 8. Car 2 Austin Cindric (C) Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford 500 Running

12. 7. Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 500 Running

13. 23. Car 17 Chris Buescher (C) Kroger/Kool-Aid/Little Bites Ford 499 Running

14. 28. Car 7 Daniel Suarez (C) Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation Chevrolet 498 Running

15. 11. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 498 Running

16. 36. Car 4 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford 498 Running

17. 9. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Patriotic Chevrolet 498 Running

18. 20. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (C) SiriusXM Toyota 497 Running

19. 24. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 497 Running

20. 22. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen SuperFile Chevrolet 497 Running

21. 21. Car 71 Michael McDowell RCA Chevrolet 497 Running

22. 18. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Suburban Propane Chevrolet 497 Running

23. 27. Car 9 Chase Elliott (C) NAPA Gold Filters Chevrolet 497 Running

24. 15. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Red Bull Chevrolet 496 Running

25. 19. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 495 Running

26. 17. Car 41 Cole Custer Texas A&M University Chevrolet 495 Running

27. 26. Car 19 Chase Briscoe (C) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 494 Suspension

28. 35. Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford 494 Running

29. 25. Car 33 Austin Hill(i) Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet 494 Running

30. 31. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Chef Boyardee Chevrolet 490 Running

31. 30. Car 51 Cody Ware Rocket Doctor Chevrolet 489 Running

32. 14. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 483 Running

33. 29. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (C) WABASH Ford 457 Accident

34. 34. Car 35 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Toyota 432 Suspension

35. 6. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 428 Accident

36. 33. Car 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 402 Running

37. 37. Car 66 * Josh Bilicki(i) Flair Spirits Ford 338 Suspension

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: n/a Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 2 Mins, 20 Secs. Average Speed: 87.697 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.248 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 5 lap 8/15.337. Caution Flags: 10 for 78 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 6 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: September 27, 2026 – Kansas Speedway

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