Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) venceu no sábado (19/09) a Bass Pro Shops / NRA Night Race, no Bristol Motor Speedway, 29ª etapa da NASCAR Cup Series, e terceira dos Playoffs. Foi a nona vitória de Harvick no ano, e 58ª na categoria. Kyle Busch e Erik Jones, parceiros na Joe Gibbs Racing, completaram os três primeiros.
Harvick liderou 226, das 500 voltas disputadas, vencendo com 0s310 de vantagem sobre Kyle Busch. Jones foi o terceiro.
Tyler Reddick (Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet) terminou em quarto, seguido por Aric Almirola (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford).
Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) venceu o primeiro estágio. E Kyle buch o segundo.
A prova definiu os doze classificados para a próxima fase dos Playoffs:
1 Kevin Harvick 3067
2 Denny Hamlin 3048 -19
3 Brad Keselowski 3035 -32
4 Joey Logano 3022 -45
5 Chase Elliott 3021 -46
6 Martin Truex, Jr. 3016 -51
7 Alex Bowman 3009 -58
8 Austin Dillon 3005 -62
8 Aric Almirola 3005 -62
10 Clint Bowyer 3004 -63
10 Kyle Busch 3004 -63
12 Kurt Busch 3001 -66
A próxima etapa acontece no Las Vegas Motor Speedway, no dia 27 de setembro.
Final:
1 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500
2 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500
3 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500
4 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500
5 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500
6 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500
7 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499
8 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 499
9 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 499
10 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 498
11 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 498
12 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 498
13 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 498
14 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 498
15 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 498
16 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 498
17 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 498
18 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 497
19 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 497
20 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 497
21 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 497
22 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 497
23 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 497
24 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 496
25 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 496
26 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 495
27 Gray Gaulding (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 488
28 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 487 15
29 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 483
30 J. J. Yeley (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 479
31 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 463
32 Garrett Smithley (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 436
33 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 419
34 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 412
35 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Ford 401
36 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 317
37 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 313
38 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 232
39 Josh Bilicki (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 53
40 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28