2024 Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 29 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	September 21, 2024 (2024-09-21)
Location	Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance	500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.890 km)
Weather	Partly Cloudy with a temperature around 62 °F (17 °C); wind out of the west at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h).
Average speed	101.277 miles per hour (162.990 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports
Time	15.142
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	462
Winner
No. 5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Nielsen Ratings	1.8 million
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers	Rob Albright (Backstretch)

The 2024 Bass Pro Shops Night Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 21, 2024, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. The race was contested over 500 laps on the .533 mile (0.858 km) short track. It was the 29th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the third of the 2024 NASCAR playoffs, and the final race of the Round of 16. Kyle Larson won the race. Chase Elliott finished 2nd, and Bubba Wallace finished 3rd. Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell rounded out the top five, and Ryan Blaney, Ryan Preece, Chase Briscoe, Alex Bowman, and Ross Chastain rounded out the top ten.

Following this race, Harrison Burton, Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, and Martin Truex Jr. were all eliminated from the playoffs.

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.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (P) denotes playoff driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 15.385 seconds and a speed of 124.719 mph (200.716 km/h).

Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 15.142 and a speed of 126.720 mph (203.936 km/h).^[10]

Stage One Laps: 125

Stage Two Laps: 125

Stage Three Laps: 250

• Lead changes: 8 among 4 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 5 for 36
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 37 minutes, and 53 seconds
• Average speed: 101.277 miles per hour (162.990 km/h)

USA covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider, and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

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, Heather DeBeaux, and Wendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 7 1 Kyle Larson 3,047 1 2 Christopher Bell 3,032 (–15) 3 3 Tyler Reddick 3,028 (–19) 6 4 William Byron 3,022 (–25) 3 5 Ryan Blaney 3,019 (–28) 7 6 Denny Hamlin 3,015 (–32) 7 Chase Elliott 3,014 (–33) 5 8 Joey Logano 3,012 (–35) 7 9 Austin Cindric 3,008 (–39) 5 10 Daniel Suárez 3,006 (–41) 7 11 Alex Bowman 3,005 (–42) 1 12 Chase Briscoe 3,005 (–42) 1 13 Ty Gibbs 2,074 (–973) 1 14 Martin Truex Jr. 2,064 (–983) 1 15 Brad Keselowski 2,048 (–999) 16 Harrison Burton 2,031 (–1,016) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,055 2 Ford 1,019 (–36) 3 Toyota 1,019 (–36) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.