Cup Series · 2026 · race 29 of 36
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
- TrackBristol Motor Speedway
- ScheduledSat, Sep 19, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET
- Laps500
- Cars37
- Official winnerJoey Logano (#22)
- TLS leaderJoey Logano (C) (#22) · 16,928
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Joey Logano (#22) | Joey Logano (C) (#22) | Joey Logano (C) (#22) |
| Finish | P1 | P1 | P1 |
| TLS points | 16,928 | 16,928 | 16,928 |
| ARP | 4.21 | 4.21 | 4.21 |
| Laps led | 93 | 93 | 93 |
This race lined up on all three measures: Joey Logano (#22) won the race, led TLS points (16,928), and posted the best average running position (4.21).
Race Notes auto-generated
- Official winner: Joey Logano (#22), who also led TrueLapScore with 16,928 points (ARP 4.21).
- Most laps led: Ryan Blaney, 202 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Ryan Blaney (C) ran 6th on TLS but finished P33 (27 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ Tyler Reddick (C) finished P18 after running 31st on TLS (13 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 | 1 | Joey Logano (C) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 2 | 93 | 4.21 | 16,928 |
| 2 | 8 | Kyle Larson (C) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 1 | 45 | 7.71 | 15,176 |
| 3 | 7 | Carson Hocevar (C) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 5 | 39 | 7.70 | 15,178 |
| 4 | 2 | Christopher Bell (C) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 1 | 6.30 | 15,882 |
| 5 | 3 | Ty Gibbs (C) | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 13 | 120 | 6.45 | 15,807 |
| 6 | 12 | Josh Berry | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 32 | 0 | 11.28 | 13,388 |
| 7 | 4 | Bubba Wallace (C) | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 10 | 0 | 6.83 | 15,616 |
| 8 | 9 | Denny Hamlin (C) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 3 | 0 | 9.79 | 14,133 |
| 9 | 5 | William Byron (C) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 7.59 | 15,233 |
| 10 | 15 | Ryan Preece (C) | 60 | Ford | RFK Racing | 16 | 0 | 14.97 | 11,537 |
| 11 | 10 | Austin Cindric (C) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 8 | 0 | 10.50 | 13,775 |
| 12 | 14 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 7 | 0 | 13.09 | 12,481 |
| 13 | 11 | Chris Buescher (C) | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 23 | 0 | 10.48 | 13,758 |
| 14 | 20 | Daniel Suarez (C) | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 28 | 0 | 21.18 | 8,394 |
| 15 | 16 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 11 | 0 | 16.10 | 10,928 |
| 16 | 19 | Noah Gragson | 4 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 19.47 | 9,248 |
| 17 | 18 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 9 | 0 | 18.06 | 9,952 |
| 18 | 31 | Tyler Reddick (C) | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 20 | 0 | 28.82 | 4,570 |
| 19 | 22 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 24 | 0 | 22.43 | 7,753 |
| 20 | 26 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 97 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 22 | 0 | 25.05 | 6,449 |
| 21 | 21 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 22.37 | 7,783 |
| 22 | 23 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 18 | 0 | 23.06 | 7,438 |
| 23 | 24 | Chase Elliott (C) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 23.14 | 7,398 |
| 24 | 27 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 15 | 0 | 25.21 | 6,357 |
| 25 | 28 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 19 | 0 | 27.35 | 5,281 |
| 26 | 30 | Cole Custer | 41 | Chevrolet | Haas Factory Team | 17 | 0 | 27.85 | 5,032 |
| 27 | 13 | Chase Briscoe (C) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 26 | 0 | 12.10 | 12,821 |
| 28 | 29 | Zane Smith | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 35 | 0 | 27.79 | 5,052 |
| 29 | – | Austin Hill(i) | 33 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 25 | 0 | – | 4,504 (i) |
| 30 | 32 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | HYAK Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 30.16 | 3,851 |
| 31 | 34 | Cody Ware | 51 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 30 | 0 | 33.88 | 2,019 |
| 32 | 33 | Erik Jones | 43 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 14 | 0 | 32.65 | 2,587 |
| 33 | 6 | Ryan Blaney (C) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 29 | 202 | 4.75 | 15,227 |
| 34 | 25 | Riley Herbst | 35 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 34 | 0 | 21.85 | 6,993 |
| 35 | 17 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 14.59 | 10,065 |
| 36 | 35 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 33 | 0 | 36.63 | 553 |
| 37 | – | * Josh Bilicki(i) | 66 | Ford | Garage 66 | 37 | 0 | – | 868 (i) |
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 | Denny Hamlin (C) | 11 | 229,947 | 10.68 | 948 | 14,133 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney (C) | 12 | 226,094 | 9.73 | 1,031 | 15,227 |
| 3 | Ty Gibbs (C) | 54 | 212,368 | 10.69 | 400 | 15,807 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (C) | 20 | 208,534 | 11.56 | 606 | 15,882 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson (C) | 5 | 208,475 | 10.84 | 883 | 15,176 |
| 6 | Chase Briscoe (C) | 19 | 207,384 | 11.53 | 389 | 12,821 |
| 7 | Joey Logano (C) | 22 | 196,653 | 13.99 | 725 | 16,928 |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace (C) | 23 | 196,486 | 13.89 | 252 | 15,616 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick (C) | 45 | 194,016 | 11.80 | 523 | 4,570 |
| 10 | William Byron (C) | 24 | 192,940 | 13.42 | 176 | 15,233 |
| 11 | Austin Cindric (C) | 2 | 183,753 | 14.59 | 51 | 13,775 |
| 12 | Chase Elliott (C) | 9 | 182,638 | 14.56 | 318 | 7,398 |
| 13 | Chris Buescher (C) | 17 | 179,316 | 15.37 | 81 | 13,758 |
| 14 | Carson Hocevar (C) | 77 | 175,904 | 16.29 | 198 | 15,178 |
| 15 | Ryan Preece (C) | 60 | 168,038 | 16.90 | 55 | 11,537 |
| 16 | Daniel Suarez (C) | 7 | 163,729 | 17.29 | 42 | 8,394 |
| 17 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 159,963 | 18.32 | 232 | 10,928 |
| 18 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 156,007 | 16.79 | 133 | 12,481 |
| 19 | Josh Berry | 21 | 149,716 | 19.36 | 93 | 13,388 |
| 20 | Erik Jones | 43 | 144,609 | 18.88 | 17 | 2,587 |
| 21 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 97 | 144,163 | 18.47 | 270 | 6,449 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 71 | 137,560 | 19.78 | 24 | 7,783 |
| 23 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 133,658 | 21.27 | 5 | 9,952 |
| 24 | Zane Smith | 38 | 131,414 | 20.37 | 77 | 5,052 |
| 25 | Riley Herbst | 35 | 127,235 | 21.07 | 5 | 6,993 |
| 26 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 119,091 | 18.84 | 0 | 10,065 |
| 27 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | 118,796 | 23.03 | 21 | 7,753 |
| 28 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | 116,559 | 22.00 | 64 | 5,281 |
| 29 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 115,695 | 22.11 | 9 | 7,438 |
| 30 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 106,749 | 24.45 | 7 | 3,851 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 4 | 102,787 | 25.69 | 2 | 9,248 |
| 32 | Cole Custer | 41 | 89,617 | 25.52 | 3 | 5,032 |
| 33 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | 89,469 | 23.62 | 8 | 6,357 |
| 34 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 86,444 | 26.80 | 3 | 553 |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 51 | 54,930 | 30.79 | 10 | 2,019 |
| 36 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 51,197 | 19.72 | 19 | 0 |
| 37 | * Casey Mears | 66 | 3,318 | 34.98 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | * Jimmie Johnson | 84 | 3,088 | 30.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | * Katherine Legge | 78 | 1,917 | 35.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | * Kevin Magnussen | 91 | 1,244 | 23.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * BJ McLeod | 78 | 1,041 | 32.47 | 0 | 0 |