Entry List

The official 2024 Bass Pro Shops Night Race NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Saturday, September 21st, 2024

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 15 Ford
  • 8 Toyota

  • Thursday, September 19th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Bristol is last chance to advance for NASCAR Cup Playoff drivers

Denny Hamlin faces the equivalent of a last-chance qualifier in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on USA, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

The first round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs certainly hasn’t gone according to plan for the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. A conservative strategy and a late wreck led to a 24th-place finish in the Round of 16 opener at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Last Sunday at the Watkins Glen International road course, the wreck came early. The No. 11 Camry was wounded in a multicar accident on the first lap, and Hamlin had to fight for a 23rd-place finish that left him six points below the current cut line for the Round of 12.

On the positive side, Hamlin can point to his record at Bristol with confidence. He’s the defending winner of the Night Race, and he added a fourth career victory at Thunder Valley in March.

Hamlin leads all active drivers with four pole positions at the track and has started 10th or better in nine straight Bristol races. He has qualified fourth, second and third in the three concrete-surface events featuring the Next Gen car.

“I feel like we can go to Bristol and win,” Hamlin said. “We can control our own destiny there. If we can run in the top two or three all day and score stage points and be there at the end like we are capable of doing, then I feel good about it.”

Hamlin insists he’s not in a must-win situation, but there are few convenient targets available in his quest to advance on points. JGR teammate Ty Gibbs and Stewart-Haas Racing driver Chase Briscoe are 11th and 12th in the Playoff standings, leading Hamlin by six points.

To catch Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kyle Larson and William Byron—ninth and 10th in the standings—Hamlin would have to overcome respective deficits of 26 and 25 points.

Clearly, the best-case scenario for Hamlin is a victory and automatic advancement to the Round of 12.

Veterans Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. face even more daunting challenges. Entering Saturday’s elimination race, Keselowski is 12 points below the current cutoff, and Truex—in his last full season of Cup racing—is 14 points in arrears.

Keselowski is a three-time Bristol winner. Truex has never won a Cup race on the high-banked concrete track, but he finished second to Hamlin in March, with Keselowski coming home third.

It may be a good omen that Truex’s No. 19 Toyota is carrying the livery of the race’s entitlement sponsor. It’s a better predictor that the Cup Series drivers will be racing on the same rubber that made the spring race a tire-management challenge.

“I’m certainly looking forward to it more than in past years,” said Truex, who has scored just three top fives in 34 Bristol starts. “Bristol has been in the past, just hammer it as hard as you can all day. Track position was huge.

“Tires didn’t really wear out and it was all about pit stops, restarts and track position. Now, in the spring, it was like old-school racing. I enjoyed that more and had better success at it than I did in previous years at Bristol, so I’m excited for that and I think it’s a good opportunity for us with our Bass Pro Shops Camry.”

Through two Playoff races, Joey Logano is the only driver who has clinched a spot in the Round of 12, thanks to his victory in the Atlanta opener.

But points leader Christopher Bell (+46), Austin Cindric (+43) and Alex Bowman (+41) merely need solid, problem-free runs to advance.

At the World’s Fastest Half-Mile, however, there are no guarantees.

  • Bass Pro Shops Night Race
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Alex Bowman
  • Age: 31
  • Team : No 48 - Ally Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Blake Harris
  • Alex Bowman won the Pole Award for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race with a lap of 15142 seconds, 126720 mph
  • This is his fifth pole in 318 NASCAR Cup Series races
  • This is his first pole and 11th top-10 start in 2024
  • This is his first pole in 15 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his 18th top-10 start of 2024 and his ninth in 17 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
  • William Byron (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway It is his 19th in 29 races this season
  • Carson Hocevar (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: 07.088 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 37 Minutes 53 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 101.277
  • Cautions: 5 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,287 (4.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Bass Pro Shops Night Race
  • Race Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 32
  • Team : No 5 - HendrickCarscom Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
  • Kyle Larson won the Bass Pro Shops Night Race, his 28th victory in 359 Cup Series races
  • This is his fifth victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his second victory and 12th top-10 finish in 17 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
  • Chase Elliott (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 15 races at Bristol Motor Speedway It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2024
  • Bubba Wallace (third) posted his second top-10 finish in 11 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
  • Ty Gibbs, Martin Truex Jr, Brad Keselowski and Harrison Burton have been eliminated from championship contention
  • Christopher Bell leads the point standings by 6 points over Kyle Larson
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
16
Los Gatos, CA
Dec 16, 1981
42
Chevrolet
Barger Precast
2
6
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
40
Ford
Castrol Edge
3
11
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
43
Toyota
FedEx
4
22
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
34
Ford
Shell Pennzoil
5
8
Las Vegas, NV
May 2, 1985
39
Chevrolet
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
6
19
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
44
Toyota
Bass Pro Shops
7
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
39
Ford
Love's Travel Stops
8
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
34
Chevrolet
Bass Pro Shops
9
47
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 2, 1987
36
Chevrolet
Kroger/Dasani
10
5
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
32
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
11
48
Tuscon, AZ
Apr 25, 1993
31
Chevrolet
Ally
12
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
30
Ford
Wurth
13
7
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
32
Chevrolet
Mattress Warehouse
14
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
28
Chevrolet
LLumar
15
17
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
31
Ford
Fastenal
16
43
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
28
Toyota
Dollar Tree
17
41
Berlin, CT
Oct 25, 1990
33
Ford
Old Armor
18
99
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 7, 1992
32
Chevrolet
Freeway Insurance
19
1
Alva, FL
Dec 4, 1992
31
Chevrolet
Worldwide Express
20
23
Mobile, AL
Oct 8, 1993
30
Toyota
Toyota Genuine Parts/Mobil 1
21
31
Kannapolis, NC
Jan 27, 1991
33
Chevrolet
Doritos / Mtn Dew by Food City
22
24
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
26
Chevrolet
Z HP
23
66
Menomonee Falls, WI
Jun 3, 1995
29
Ford
Arby's
24
45
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
28
Toyota
McDonald's
25
51
Winamac, IN
Apr 28, 1999
25
Ford
Pinnacle Home Improvement
26
42
Mooresville, NC
Jun 11, 1997
27
Toyota
Pye Barker Fire & Safety
27
20
Norman, OK
Dec 16, 1994
29
Toyota
DEWALT
28
15
Boston, MA
Dec 29, 1998
25
Ford
MEAT N' BONE
29
2
Columbus, OH
Sep 2, 1998
26
Ford
Menards\Monster
30
14
Mitchell, IN
Dec 15, 1994
29
Ford
Rush Truck Centers / Cummins
31
21
Huntersville, NC
Oct 9, 2000
23
Ford
Motorcraft\Quick Lane
32
10
Las Vegas, NV
Jul 15, 1998
26
Ford
Bass Pro Shops Winchester
33
71
Huntington Beach, CA
Jun 9, 1999
25
Chevrolet
Ambetter Health
34
4
Hendersonville, TN
Oct 22, 1990
33
Ford
Bed Bath & Beyond
35
54
Charlotte, NC
Oct 4, 2002
21
Toyota
He Gets Us
36
38
Sherrills Ford, NC
May 15, 2000
24
Ford
Frontline Enterprises Inc.
37
77
Portage, MI
Jan 28, 2003
21
Chevrolet
Delaware Life