2018 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 24 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 The 2018 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race program cover. | |||
| Date | August 18, 2018 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility .533 mi (.858 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km) | ||
| Average speed | 89.538 miles per hour (144.097 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Chip Ganassi Racing | ||
| Time | 15.015 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 121 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 1.4 (Overnight)[10] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini | ||
| Turn Announcers | Rob Albright (Backstretch) | ||
The 2018 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 18, 2018 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the .533-mile (0.858 km) short track, it was the 24th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
[edit]Background
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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
[edit]Practice
[edit]First practice
[edit]Chase Elliott was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 15.151 seconds and a speed of 126.645 mph (203.815 km/h).[11]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.151 | 126.645 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 15.191 | 126.312 |
| 3 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.193 | 126.295 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
[edit]Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.141 seconds and a speed of 126.729 mph (203.951 km/h).[12]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.141 | 126.729 |
| 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 15.191 | 126.312 |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 15.194 | 126.287 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
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Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 15.015 and a speed of 127.792 mph (205.661 km/h).[13]
Qualifying results
[edit]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 14.997 | 15.034 | 15.015 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.097 | 15.135 | 15.030 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.259 | 15.112 | 15.033 |
| 4 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 15.281 | 15.094 | 15.037 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.252 | 15.225 | 15.043 |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 15.261 | 15.146 | 15.104 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.233 | 15.131 | 15.121 |
| 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 15.239 | 15.226 | 15.123 |
| 9 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 15.241 | 15.138 | 15.125 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 15.114 | 15.154 | 15.137 |
| 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 15.290 | 15.125 | 15.198 |
| 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 15.126 | 15.237 | 15.230 |
| 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.138 | 15.238 | — |
| 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.170 | 15.246 | — |
| 15 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 15.278 | 15.266 | — |
| 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 15.272 | 15.268 | — |
| 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 15.279 | 15.271 | — |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.308 | 15.278 | — |
| 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 15.264 | 15.294 | — |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 15.205 | 15.301 | — |
| 21 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.130 | 15.306 | — |
| 22 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.262 | 15.336 | — |
| 23 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 15.238 | 15.342 | — |
| 24 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.294 | 15.431 | — |
| 25 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 15.363 | — | — |
| 26 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 15.426 | — | — |
| 27 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.435 | — | — |
| 28 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 15.448 | — | — |
| 29 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15.466 | — | — |
| 30 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.482 | — | — |
| 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 15.514 | — | — |
| 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 15.567 | — | — |
| 33 | 96 | Jesse Little (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 15.688 | — | — |
| 34 | 7 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.754 | — | — |
| 35 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.758 | — | — |
| 36 | 51 | Reed Sorenson | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 15.822 | — | — |
| 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 15.882 | — | — |
| 38 | 99 | Gray Gaulding | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 15.899 | — | — |
| 39 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 15.936 | — | — |
| 40 | 23 | Blake Jones | BK Racing | Toyota | 16.101 | — | — |
| Did not qualify | |||||||
| 41 | 52 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 15.909 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results | |||||||
Race
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Stage Results
[edit]Stage 1 Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage 2 Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
[edit]Stage 3 Laps: 250
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 46 |
| 2 | 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 48 |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 50 |
| 4 | 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 45 |
| 5 | 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 39 |
| 6 | 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 44 |
| 7 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 46 |
| 8 | 22 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 30 |
| 9 | 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 32 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 36 |
| 11 | 23 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | 26 |
| 12 | 24 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 25 |
| 13 | 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 24 |
| 14 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 23 |
| 15 | 26 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 22 |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 499 | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 499 | 20 |
| 18 | 21 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 499 | 19 |
| 19 | 28 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 18 |
| 20 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 497 | 17 |
| 21 | 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 16 |
| 22 | 29 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 496 | 15 |
| 23 | 5 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 496 | 14 |
| 24 | 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 495 | 13 |
| 25 | 39 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 12 |
| 26 | 35 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 |
| 27 | 40 | 23 | Blake Jones | BK Racing | Toyota | 485 | 10 |
| 28 | 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 481 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 435 | 8 |
| 30 | 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 431 | 7 |
| 31 | 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 428 | 19 |
| 32 | 34 | 7 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 423 | 0 |
| 33 | 36 | 51 | Reed Sorenson | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 338 | 4 |
| 34 | 30 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 234 | 3 |
| 35 | 33 | 96 | Jesse Little (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 59 | 0 |
| 36 | 4 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 28 | 1 |
| 37 | 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 | 1 |
| 38 | 27 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | 25 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | 38 | 99 | Gray Gaulding | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
[edit]- Lead changes: 9 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 9 for 70
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes and 35 seconds
- Average speed: 89.538 miles per hour (144.097 km/h)
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2008 Bristol winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2004 Bristol winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
| NBCSN | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Marty Snider Kelli Stavast |
Radio
[edit]The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow Announcer: Wendy Venturini |
Backstretch: Rob Albright | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Jim Noble Steve Richards |
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "2018 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "Bristol Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 20, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Manufacturer standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 20, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Bristol TV ratings". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Utter, Jim (August 17, 2018). "Chase Elliott leads opening Cup practice from Bristol". Motorsport.com. Bristol, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ Utter, Jim (August 17, 2018). "Spring winner Kyle Busch fastest in final Cup practice at Bristol". Motorsport.com. Bristol, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Kyle Larson takes NASCAR Cup pole at Bristol". Associated Press. Bristol, Tennessee: AP Sports. Associated Press. August 17, 2018. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.