# 2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race

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
### 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 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

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).

### Practice results

| 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

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).

### Qualifying results

| 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
### Stage Results

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

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

* 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
### Television

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

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

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 6 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 3,040 |
| 2 | 2 | Joey Logano | 3,025 (–15) |
| 6 | 3 | Ross Chastain | 3,020 (–20) |
| 4 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 3,019 (–21) |
| 3 | 5 | William Byron | 3,015 (–25) |
| 3 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 3,013 (–27) |
| 6 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 3,013 (–27) |
| 3 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 3,013 (–27) |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Briscoe | 3,009 (–31) |
| 4 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 3,007 (–33) |
| 1 | 11 | Daniel Suárez | 3,007 (–33) |
| | 12 | Austin Cindric | 3,006 (–34) |
| 2 | 13 | Tyler Reddick | 2,067 (–973) |
| 1 | 14 | Kyle Busch | 2,067 (–973) |
| 1 | 15 | Austin Dillon | 2,058 (–982) |
| | 16 | Kevin Harvick | 2,045 (–995) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 1,067 |
| 2 | Ford | 999 (–68) |
| 3 | Toyota | 954 (–113) |