NASCAR Cup Series: Kyle Larson domina em Bristol

Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports/Chevrolet) venceu a Bass Pro Shops Night Race, no Bristol Motor Speedway, 29ª etapa da NASCAR Cup Series, terceira dos Playoffs, e última do Round of 16. Chase Elliott completou a dobradinha da Hendrick Motorsports. Bubba Wallace (23XI Racing/Toyota) foi o terceiro.

Larson dominou a prova no oval de apenas os858 metros, vencendo os dois primeiros estágios, liderando 462, das 500 voltas. E vencendo com 7s088 de vantagem sobre Elliott. Wallace terminou em terceiro.

Denny Hamlin e Christopher Bell, parceiros na joe Gibbs Racing, fecharam os cinco primeiros.

A prova encerrou o Round of 16 dos Playoffs, com a eliminação de Ty Gibbs, Martin Truex Jr, Brad Keselowski e Harrison Burton.

A próxima etapa, abertura do Round of 12, acontece no Kansas Speedway, no dia 29 de Setembro.

Final:

1 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 voltas
2 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500
3 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 500
4 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500
5 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500
6 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 500
7 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500
8 Chase Briscoe (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500
9 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500
10 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 500
11 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 500
12 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 499
13 Austin Cindric (P) Team Penske Ford 499
14 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 499
15 Ty Gibbs (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 499
16 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 499
17 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499
18 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 499
19 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 499
20 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 499
21 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499
22 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 499
23 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 499
24 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 499
25 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 498
26 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford 497
27 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 497
28 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 496
29 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 496
30 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 496
31 Daniel Suárez (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 496
32 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 496
33 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 491
34 Josh Bilicki (i) Power Source Ford 467
35 Harrison Burton (P) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 422
36 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 330
37 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 296

Campeonato:

1 Kyle Larson 3,047
2 Christopher Bell 3,032 (–15)
3 Tyler Reddick 3,028 (–19)
4 William Byron 3,022 (–25)
5 Ryan Blaney 3,019 (–28)
6 Denny Hamlin 3,015 (–32)
7 Chase Elliott 3,014 (–33)
8 Joey Logano 3,012 (–35)
9 Austin Cindric 3,008 (–39)
10 Daniel Suárez 3,006 (–41)
11 Alex Bowman 3,005 (–42)
12 Chase Briscoe 3,005 (–42)
13 Ty Gibbs 2,074 (–973)
14 Martin Truex Jr. 2,064 (–983)
15 Brad Keselowski 2,048 (–999)
16 Harrison Burton 2,031 (–1,016)