2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race

2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 29 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race program cover, commemorating the 2021 Food City 300 finish and the post-race alteration between Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott from last year's race.
The 2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race program cover, commemorating the 2021 Food City 300 finish and the post-race alteration between Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott from last year's race.
Date September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)
Location Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
.533 mi (.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km)
Average speed 88.286 miles per hour (142.083 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 14.946
Most laps led
Driver Chris Buescher RFK Racing
Laps 169
Winner
No. 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (Backstretch)

The 2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 17, 2022, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the .533-mile (0.858 km) short track, it was the 29th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, third race of the Playoffs and final race of the Round of 16. Chris Buescher of RFK Racing would win the race, while Tyler Reddick, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, and Kevin Harvick would be eliminated from the playoffs.

Report

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Background

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Bristol Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 15.247 seconds and a speed of 125.848 mph (202.533 km/h).[8]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.247 125.848
2 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 15.347 125.028
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 15.355 124.963
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.946 and a speed of 128.382 mph (206.611 km/h).[9]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.134 14.946
2 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 14.944 14.968
3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.081 14.970
4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.012 14.972
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.063 15.001
6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 15.116 15.008
7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.044 15.030
8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.140 15.057
9 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 15.000 15.078
10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 15.038 15.083
11 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.047
12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 15.051
13 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.092
14 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 15.096
15 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 15.125
16 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.153
17 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.159
18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.176
19 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.182
20 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 15.184
21 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.188
22 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.220
23 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.248
24 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 15.265
25 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 15.266
26 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 15.379
27 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15.382
28 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.388
29 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 15.390
30 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.450
31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15.451
32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 15.460
33 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 15.501
34 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 15.604
35 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15.684
36 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 15.722
Official qualifying results

Race

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 125

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 10
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 4
8 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 125

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 9
3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 250

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 20 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 500 44
2 23 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 42
3 16 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 40
4 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 52
5 5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 40
6 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 500 40
7 13 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 500 0
8 11 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 29
9 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 28
10 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 28
11 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 500 26
12 19 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 500 25
13 10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 499 34
14 2 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 498 38
15 31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 497 22
16 27 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 497 21
17 32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 497 20
18 30 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 496 19
19 29 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 494 18
20 9 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 493 17
21 24 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 492 16
22 35 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 492 0
23 36 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 491 0
24 33 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 491 0
25 17 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 469 15
26 34 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 457 11
27 15 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 437 10
28 1 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 418 9
29 14 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 408 8
30 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 338 7
31 28 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 279 9
32 3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 277 15
33 26 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 276 4
34 21 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 269 17
35 25 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 265 0
36 22 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 198 2
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 12 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 11 for 80
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 1 minute and 7 seconds
  • Average speed: 88.286 miles per hour (142.083 km/h)

Media

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Television

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USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2008 Food City 500 winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

USA
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Kim Coon
Marty Snider
Dillon Welch

Radio

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PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race when the field races down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Alan Cavanna, and Wendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Backstretch: Rob Albright Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Alan Cavanna
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bristol Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bass Pro Shops Night Race Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 17, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 17, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (September 16, 2022). "Hamlin tops Cindric in NASCAR Cup practice at Bristol". Motorsport.com. Bristol, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (September 16, 2022). "Almirola takes Bristol pole in front row lockout for SHR". Motorsport.com. Bristol, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 16, 2022.


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