Results
The 2019 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.
Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Saturday, August 17th, 2019
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Bristol Motor Speedway
- 59th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
- Age: 38
- Team : No. 11 - FedEx Freight Toyota
- Owner: Coy Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
- Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the 59th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race with a lap of 14.848 seconds, 129.230 mph.
- This is his 31st pole in 494 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his first pole and 17th top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his fourth pole in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Kyle Larson (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2019 and his fifth in 12 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 11th in 24 races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (17th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.502 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 49 Minutes 9 Seconds
- Average Speed: 94.531
- Cautions: 8 for 61 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- Green Flag Passes: 1,653 (3.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Bristol Motor Speedway
- 59th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
- Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
- Age: 38
- Team : No. 11 - FedEx Freight Toyota
- Owner: Coy Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
- Denny Hamlin won the 59th Annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, his 35th victory in 494 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his fourth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his second victory and 14th top-10 finish in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Matt DiBenedetto (second) posted his second top-10 finish in ten races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2019.
- Brad Keselowski (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 20 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Daniel Hemric (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 39 points over Joey Logano.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 45 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 500 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 7 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 500 | 93 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 40 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 500 | 91 | 6 | 8 | 8 | Running |
| 4 | 31 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 40 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 500 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Running |
| 5 | 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 46 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 500 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Running |
| 6 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 42 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 500 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 20 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 18 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 38 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Running |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 41 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 499 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | Running |
| 10 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 499 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 34 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Running |
| 12 | 17 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 13 | 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 33 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 498 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 10 | Running |
| 14 | 22 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 29 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 23 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 30 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 21 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Running |
| 22 | 9 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 495 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Running |
| 23 | 25 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 26 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 32 | 0 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 39 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 27 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Ford | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 487 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |
| 28 | 36 | 54 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 482 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 34 | 27 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 38 | 52 | Kyle Weatherman | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 33 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Front Hub |
| 33 | 15 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DVP |
| 34 | 19 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 35 | 53 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fatigue |
| 36 | 16 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 37 | 28 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 38 | 37 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clutch |
| 39 | 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 244 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Clutch |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| JJ Yeley | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Reed Sorenson | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Austin Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 81 | 87 | Yellow |
| Austin Dillon | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 81 | 87 | Yellow |
| Quin Houff | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 84 | 87 | Yellow |
| JJ Yeley | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 84 | 87 | Yellow |
| Daniel Hemric | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 131 | 134 | Yellow |
| Aric Almirola | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 190 | 196 | Yellow |
| Bubba Wallace | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 193 | 196 | Yellow |
| JJ Yeley | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 193 | 196 | Yellow |
| Reed Sorenson | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 193 | 196 | Yellow |
| Aric Almirola | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 215 | 219 | Yellow |
| Kyle Weatherman | Speed-Entering pits | Pass Thru | 235 | 238 | Green |
| Austin Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 245 | 248 | Yellow |
| David Ragan | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 245 | 248 | Yellow |
| Joey Logano | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 365 | 370 | Yellow |
| Joey Logano | Safety violation | Tail End | 365 | 370 | Yellow |
| Alex Bowman | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 365 | 370 | Yellow |
| Bubba Wallace | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 367 | 370 | Yellow |
| Kyle Weatherman | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 367 | 370 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 374 | 387 | Yellow |
| William Byron | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 376 | 387 | Yellow |