Cup Series · 2019 · race 24 of 36
Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
- TrackBristol Motor Speedway
- ScheduledSat, Aug 17, 2019 · 7:30 PM ET
- Laps500
- Cars39
- Official winnerDenny Hamlin (#11)
- TLS leaderChase Elliott (#9) · 18,268
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Denny Hamlin (#11) | Chase Elliott (#9) | Chase Elliott (#9) |
| Finish | P1 | P5 | P5 |
| TLS points | 15,605 | 18,268 | 18,268 |
| ARP | 8.85 | 3.54 | 3.54 |
| Laps led | 79 | 33 | 33 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Denny Hamlin (#11): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 79 laps with 8.85 average running position and 15,605 TLS points.
TLS leader — Chase Elliott (#9): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (18,268 points). Finished P5 with 33 laps led and 3.54 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (3.54). The official winner ran a worse average position (8.85).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
Race Notes auto-generated
- Official winner: Denny Hamlin (#11), who ranked 8th on TLS with 15,605 points.
- TLS leader: Chase Elliott (#9) with 18,268 points, finished P5, ARP 3.54.
- Most laps led: Matt DiBenedetto, 93 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ran 20th on TLS but finished P33 (13 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ Kyle Busch finished P4 after running 12th on TLS (8 spots better than they ran).
Auto-generated stats from TrueLapScore lap data. Not a written story.
Race results
| Fin | TLS rank | Driver | Car | Make | Team | Start | Laps led | ARP | TLS points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 79 | 8.85 | 15,605 |
| 2 | 3 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | Toyota | Leavine Family Racing | 7 | 93 | 5.42 | 17,323 |
| 3 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 13 | 91 | 5.82 | 17,123 |
| 4 | 12 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 31 | 30 | 12.68 | 13,687 |
| 5 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 6 | 33 | 3.54 | 18,268 |
| 6 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2 | 62 | 4.75 | 17,660 |
| 7 | 9 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 20 | 0 | 9.95 | 15,053 |
| 8 | 11 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 18 | 0 | 12.14 | 13,932 |
| 9 | 7 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 4 | 9 | 8.48 | 15,762 |
| 10 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 12 | 0 | 8.30 | 15,852 |
| 11 | 13 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 14 | 0 | 12.86 | 13,572 |
| 12 | 17 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 17 | 0 | 18.04 | 10,980 |
| 13 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 3 | 52 | 6.55 | 16,689 |
| 14 | 15 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 22 | 0 | 17.22 | 11,366 |
| 15 | 14 | Alex Bowman | 88 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 15.38 | 12,262 |
| 16 | 18 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 11 | 0 | 19.66 | 10,128 |
| 17 | 22 | Chris Buescher | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 29 | 0 | 22.46 | 8,735 |
| 18 | 19 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 23 | 0 | 21.55 | 9,189 |
| 19 | 23 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 23.86 | 8,023 |
| 20 | 24 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Chevrolet | Germain Racing | 24 | 0 | 23.90 | 8,002 |
| 21 | 16 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 17.28 | 11,289 |
| 22 | 10 | Erik Jones | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 9 | 23 | 9.66 | 15,046 |
| 23 | 21 | Paul Menard | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 25 | 0 | 22.24 | 8,811 |
| 24 | 26 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | Ford | GO FAS Racing | 26 | 0 | 25.37 | 7,240 |
| 25 | – | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 32 | 0 | – | 3,686 (i) |
| 26 | – | Ross Chastain(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 39 | 0 | – | 5,055 (i) |
| 27 | 28 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 26.66 | 6,510 |
| 28 | 30 | * JJ Yeley | 54 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | 31.34 | 4,207 |
| 29 | 25 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 5 | 0 | 23.68 | 7,882 |
| 30 | 32 | * Quin Houff | 27 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 34 | 0 | 34.90 | 2,441 |
| 31 | – | Kyle Weatherman(i) | 52 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 38 | 0 | – | 1,880 (i) |
| 32 | – | BJ McLeod(i) | 51 | Ford | Petty Ware Racing | 33 | 0 | – | 2,426 (i) |
| 33 | 20 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 15 | 0 | 17.19 | 8,942 |
| 34 | 33 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 19 | 0 | 34.95 | 1,959 |
| 35 | – | * Josh Bilicki(i) | 53 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 35 | 0 | – | 2,652 (i) |
| 36 | 27 | David Ragan | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 21.52 | 6,873 |
| 37 | 31 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 28 | 0 | 30.69 | 3,436 |
| 38 | 34 | Reed Sorenson | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 37 | 0 | 35.97 | 1,087 |
| 39 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 8 | 28 | 21.87 | 4,441 |
official winner TLS leader · (i) ineligible for series points (lap points shown for reference, not counted) · legend
Season standings through this race
| Rank | Driver | Car | Season points | ARP | Laps led | This race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 205,124 | 8.20 | 1,048 | 13,687 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 22 | 195,309 | 9.75 | 661 | 10,128 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 194,654 | 9.85 | 614 | 16,689 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 190,394 | 11.01 | 947 | 17,123 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 187,320 | 10.00 | 373 | 15,605 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 184,826 | 11.41 | 522 | 18,268 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 184,249 | 9.05 | 594 | 4,441 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 182,631 | 11.50 | 365 | 15,852 |
| 9 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 182,151 | 12.02 | 94 | 15,762 |
| 10 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | 172,981 | 13.31 | 85 | 15,053 |
| 11 | William Byron | 24 | 165,677 | 13.33 | 180 | 11,289 |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 88 | 161,350 | 13.89 | 182 | 12,262 |
| 13 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 159,838 | 13.96 | 112 | 7,882 |
| 14 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | 158,887 | 15.44 | 105 | 13,932 |
| 15 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 156,145 | 15.18 | 81 | 8,023 |
| 16 | Kyle Larson | 42 | 155,558 | 14.12 | 253 | 17,660 |
| 17 | Erik Jones | 20 | 151,018 | 15.34 | 83 | 15,046 |
| 18 | Paul Menard | 21 | 149,960 | 16.54 | 4 | 8,811 |
| 19 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 149,667 | 16.95 | 16 | 13,572 |
| 20 | Chris Buescher | 37 | 137,096 | 18.17 | 11 | 8,735 |
| 21 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 133,919 | 18.52 | 69 | 1,959 |
| 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | 132,501 | 17.35 | 75 | 8,942 |
| 23 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | 125,103 | 19.82 | 143 | 17,323 |
| 24 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | 113,112 | 21.08 | 15 | 10,980 |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | 13 | 106,278 | 23.63 | 13 | 8,002 |
| 26 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | 96,000 | 24.40 | 0 | 11,366 |
| 27 | David Ragan | 38 | 93,957 | 24.01 | 3 | 6,873 |
| 28 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | 93,807 | 24.20 | 1 | 9,189 |
| 29 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 82,816 | 24.27 | 2 | 3,436 |
| 30 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | 70,586 | 27.28 | 1 | 6,510 |
| 31 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | 67,918 | 28.44 | 0 | 7,240 |
| 32 | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | 22,387 | 31.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Quin Houff | 77 | 19,747 | 34.19 | 0 | 2,441 |
| 34 | Reed Sorenson | 77 | 17,195 | 34.34 | 0 | 1,087 |
| 35 | * Brendan Gaughan(i) | 62 | 6,237 | 23.01 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | JJ Yeley | 54 | 5,885 | 33.80 | 0 | 4,207 |
| 37 | Cody Ware(i) | 52 | 5,010 | 35.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jamie McMurray | 40 | 3,654 | 22.64 | 6 | 0 |
| 39 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 81 | 3,572 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Bayley Currey(i) | 52 | 3,239 | 32.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Austin Theriault | 52 | 2,290 | 34.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Quin Houff | 77 | 2,243 | 30.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Andy Seuss | 51 | 1,700 | 32.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 77 | 839 | 35.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | * Casey Mears | 27 | 700 | 34.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | * Joey Gase(i) | 66 | 607 | 36.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Ryan Truex | 71 | 1 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |