# 2020 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

The 2020 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 19, 2020 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 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, third race of the Playoffs and final race of the Round of 16.

## Report
### Background

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

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | 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 |
| 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford |
| 53 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 77 | Reed Sorenson | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Garrett Smithley (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota |
| Official entry list ||||

## Qualifying

Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.

### Starting Lineup

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 12 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 13 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 15 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 16 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 17 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 20 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 25 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 29 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota |
| 30 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford |
| 31 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 32 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 33 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 35 | 53 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 36 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford |
| 37 | 27 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 39 | 7 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet |
| 40 | 78 | Garrett Smithley (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| Official starting lineup |||||

## Race
### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 250
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 57 |
| 2 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 54 |
| 3 | 20 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 36 |
| 4 | 17 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 33 |
| 5 | 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 36 |
| 6 | 11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 34 |
| 7 | 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 48 |
| 8 | 23 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 499 | 29 |
| 9 | 22 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 28 |
| 10 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 498 | 27 |
| 11 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 498 | 35 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 26 |
| 13 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 498 | 24 |
| 14 | 19 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 23 |
| 15 | 13 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 33 |
| 16 | 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 33 |
| 17 | 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 20 |
| 18 | 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 19 |
| 19 | 16 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 497 | 18 |
| 20 | 31 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 497 | 17 |
| 21 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 497 | 16 |
| 22 | 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 16 |
| 23 | 12 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 497 | 14 |
| 24 | 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 496 | 13 |
| 25 | 25 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 496 | 12 |
| 26 | 29 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 495 | 11 |
| 27 | 37 | 27 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 488 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 487 | 15 |
| 29 | 33 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 8 |
| 30 | 32 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 463 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 78 | Garrett Smithley (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 436 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 419 | 4 |
| 34 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 412 | 7 |
| 35 | 35 | 53 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 401 | 2 |
| 36 | 34 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 317 | 1 |
| 37 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 313 | 0 |
| 38 | 15 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 232 | 4 |
| 39 | 39 | 7 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 |
| 40 | 21 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 28 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 14 among 8 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 5 for 50
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 2 hours, 46 minutes and 43 seconds
* Average speed: 95.911 miles per hour (154.354 km/h)

## Media
### Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2008 Food City 500 winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties on site, and Rutledge Wood handled the features from the Busch Fan Zone at the racetrack during the race.
NBCSN :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | Features reporter |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns Marty Snider Dillon Welch | Rutledge Wood |

### Radio

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 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 Wendy Venturini |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 3,067 |
| | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 3,048 (–19) |
| | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 3,035 (–32) |
| | 4 | Joey Logano | 3,022 (–45) |
| 2 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 3,021 (–46) |
| 1 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3,016 (–51) |
| 1 | 7 | Alex Bowman | 3,009 (–58) |
| 2 | 8 | Austin Dillon | 3,005 (–62) |
| 1 | 9 | Aric Almirola | 3,005 (–62) |
| 1 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 3,004 (–63) |
| 1 | 11 | Clint Bowyer | 3,004 (–63) |
| 1 | 12 | Kurt Busch | 3,001 (–66) |
| 1 | 13 | Cole Custer | 2,067 (–1,000) |
| 1 | 14 | William Byron | 2,062 (–1,005) |
| 1 | 15 | Ryan Blaney | 2,058 (–1,009) |
| 1 | 16 | Matt DiBenedetto | 2,054 (–1,013) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Ford | 1,084 |
| 2 | Toyota | 1,017 (–67) |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 972 (–112) |