Cup - 2025 - Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Date: 2025-09-13 | Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Christopher Bell (#20) | Ty Gibbs (#54) | Ty Gibbs (#54) |
| Finish | P1 | P10 | P10 |
| TLS points | 14831 | 18143 | 18143 |
| ARP | 11.40 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| Laps led | 12 | 201 | 201 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Christopher Bell (#20): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 12 laps with 11.40 average running position and 14,831 TLS points.
TLS leader — Ty Gibbs (#54): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (18,143 points). Finished P10 with 201 laps led and 4.79 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (4.79). The official winner ran a worse average position (11.40).
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.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 9 | 12 | 11.40 | 14831 |
| 2 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 18 | 33 | 8.77 | 16146 |
| 3 | 3 | * Zane Smith | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 24 | 5 | 7.87 | 16597 |
| 4 | 2 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 2 | 30 | 7.22 | 16923 |
| 5 | 16 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 22 | 7 | 16.14 | 12453 |
| 6 | 38 | * Corey Heim(i) | 67 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 38 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 12 | 26 | 9.50 | 15781 |
| 8 | 9 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 15 | 5 | 11.16 | 14950 |
| 9 | 7 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 31 | 127 | 10.45 | 15306 |
| 10 | 1 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 4 | 201 | 4.79 | 18143 |
| 11 | 4 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 21 | 0 | 8.60 | 16233 |
| 12 | 12 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 13.01 | 14021 |
| 13 | 23 | Justin Haley | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 17 | 0 | 22.19 | 9426 |
| 14 | 13 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 19 | 0 | 13.47 | 13765 |
| 15 | 19 | * Tyler Reddick (P) | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 14 | 0 | 18.35 | 11327 |
| 16 | 25 | Kyle Busch | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 32 | 0 | 23.55 | 8727 |
| 17 | 21 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 25 | 0 | 19.73 | 10637 |
| 18 | 24 | * Riley Herbst # | 35 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 29 | 0 | 23.24 | 8878 |
| 19 | 20 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 13 | 0 | 19.51 | 10743 |
| 20 | 15 | Erik Jones | 43 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 27 | 0 | 16.06 | 12472 |
| 21 | 18 | Ryan Preece | 60 | Ford | RFK Racing | 20 | 0 | 17.49 | 11753 |
| 22 | 14 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | HYAK Motorsports | 11 | 5 | 15.18 | 12909 |
| 23 | 27 | * Noah Gragson | 4 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 26.41 | 7279 |
| 24 | 30 | * Todd Gilliland | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 29.55 | 5714 |
| 25 | 38 | * Austin Hill(i) | 33 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | Shane Van Gisbergen # (P) | 88 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 28 | 0 | 30.88 | 5038 |
| 27 | 29 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 37 | 0 | 29.43 | 5763 |
| 28 | 31 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 23 | 0 | 30.32 | 5310 |
| 29 | 34 | Cody Ware | 51 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 34 | 0 | 34.59 | 3185 |
| 30 | 11 | Austin Cindric (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 3 | 10 | 11.37 | 14725 |
| 31 | 17 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 6 | 3 | 16.11 | 12345 |
| 32 | 26 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 24.49 | 8187 |
| 33 | 35 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Haas Factory Team | 26 | 0 | 35.38 | 2749 |
| 34 | 8 | * Bubba Wallace (P) | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 8 | 12 | 9.83 | 15210 |
| 35 | 37 | * Chad Finchum | 66 | Ford | Garage 66 | 39 | 0 | 36.83 | 1915 |
| 36 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 1 | 24 | 15.22 | 10542 |
| 37 | 33 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 35 | 0 | 29.11 | 4341 |
| 38 | 28 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 19.87 | 6592 |
| 39 | 36 | Josh Berry (P) | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 10 | 0 | 7.67 | 2533 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 218472 | 10.72 | 915 | 14021 |
| 2 | * Tyler Reddick (P) | 45 | 206956 | 12.59 | 156 | 11327 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 202357 | 12.48 | 239 | 14831 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 201838 | 13.55 | 645 | 12345 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 201156 | 11.79 | 531 | 16923 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 197170 | 14.38 | 939 | 8187 |
| 7 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 19 | 193037 | 13.62 | 770 | 15306 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 192210 | 13.67 | 397 | 6592 |
| 9 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 187497 | 13.51 | 394 | 12453 |
| 10 | * Bubba Wallace (P) | 23 | 187145 | 13.92 | 355 | 15210 |
| 11 | Austin Cindric (P) | 2 | 185530 | 13.74 | 323 | 14725 |
| 12 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | 182368 | 15.77 | 300 | 18143 |
| 13 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 177585 | 14.60 | 38 | 16233 |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 60 | 174812 | 15.87 | 132 | 11753 |
| 15 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | 173478 | 15.59 | 72 | 10743 |
| 16 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | 171463 | 15.29 | 165 | 14950 |
| 17 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | 168413 | 15.72 | 116 | 15781 |
| 18 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 159907 | 16.54 | 202 | 16146 |
| 19 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 156674 | 17.86 | 62 | 8727 |
| 20 | Erik Jones | 43 | 152512 | 19.17 | 11 | 12472 |
| 21 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 151820 | 17.90 | 28 | 10542 |
| 22 | Zane Smith | 38 | 150979 | 19.90 | 20 | 16597 |
| 23 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | 146869 | 19.57 | 119 | 5310 |
| 24 | Michael McDowell | 71 | 146830 | 19.57 | 86 | 10637 |
| 25 | Josh Berry (P) | 21 | 141113 | 17.17 | 169 | 2533 |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | 140655 | 20.69 | 25 | 13765 |
| 27 | Justin Haley | 7 | 133642 | 21.36 | 20 | 9426 |
| 28 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 122853 | 20.54 | 27 | 4341 |
| 29 | Noah Gragson | 4 | 117420 | 22.82 | 5 | 7279 |
| 30 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | 114138 | 23.16 | 11 | 5714 |
| 31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 113825 | 23.81 | 8 | 12909 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 109323 | 25.08 | 17 | 5763 |
| 33 | Shane Van Gisbergen # (P) | 88 | 102024 | 22.26 | 255 | 5038 |
| 34 | Cole Custer | 41 | 95374 | 25.56 | 9 | 2749 |
| 35 | Riley Herbst # | 35 | 88798 | 25.94 | 1 | 8878 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 51 | 54637 | 30.91 | 25 | 3185 |
| 37 | * Corey LaJoie(i) | 01 | 11435 | 25.22 | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | * Katherine Legge | 78 | 6902 | 29.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | * Jimmie Johnson | 84 | 3982 | 29.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | * Derek Kraus | 44 | 3549 | 35.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * JJ Yeley(i) | 44 | 3433 | 34.01 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | * Chad Finchum | 66 | 3336 | 36.64 | 0 | 1915 |
| 43 | * Casey Mears | 66 | 2655 | 33.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | 961 | 28.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | * Helio Castroneves | 91 | 871 | 29.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | * Burt Myers | 50 | 709 | 37.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | * BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 599 | 31.68 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | * Will Brown | 13 | 68 | 18.33 | 0 | 0 |