NASCAR race results from Bristol Motor Speedway; Playoff elimination event
NASCAR Cup Series drivers have unloaded in Bristol, Tennessee. The half-mile of Bristol Motor Speedway is set to host a playoff elimination race. 16 drivers remain in the championship battle, four will be eliminated after this race.
View Bristol results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Bristol Menu
ARCA: Prac / Qual | Race
Truck: Prac / Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac / Qual | Race
Cup: Prac / Qual | Race
Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin set the front row. 500 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Bristol Race
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 125 (1-125 / 500)
Green flag, Hamlin stalls his start and teammate Bell drops to the inside lane and leads the field into turn one. McDowell takes 2nd off turn two.
Lap 3, Hamlin works under McDowell and reclaims 2nd.
Lap 25, Bell is stuck behind the lap car of Suarez. Hamlin is all over his bumper in the battle for the lead.
AJ Allmendinger bounces off the turn four wall after picking up marbles on the outside lane. Austin Cindric drives into the back of him and they both pick up heavy damage.
Bell, Hamlin and half the lead-lap cars head for the pit lane. McDowell wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires. Bubba Wallace and Corey LaJoie take over the front row, McDowell restarts 7th.
Pit Penalties: Larson, Briscoe and Hamlin will drop to the rear.
Green, Wallace and LaJoie fight for space off turn two. LaJoie wins the battle via the outside lane and he leads into turn three.
Lap 107, Light rain begins to fall and the caution is out.
Green, LaJoie clears Bell into turn one.
6 to go in stage one, LaJoie gets loose and misses the bottom into turn three. Bell works under him off turn four, Bell leads.
Christopher Bell wins stage 1 at Bristol Motor Speedway!
Bristol Results (Stage 1) : 1. Christopher Bell; 2. Corey LaJoie; 3. Bubba Wallace; 4. William Byron; 5. Tyler Reddick; 6. Ross Chastain; 7. Brad Keselowski; 8. Kyle Larson; 9. Martin Truex Jr; 10. Ty Gibbs;
Bristol Race
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 125 (126-250 / 500)
The red flag is out due to weather.
Green flag on stage two, Bell clears Larson into turn one, Bell returns to the lead. Byron follows him through to take 2nd off turn two. Ty Gibbs works outside of Byron and Gibbs moves into 2nd.
Lap 179, Larson has found speed via the outside lane. He boxes Bell in behind lap traffic, Larson to the lead!
Lap 199, Larson works heavy lap traffic. Bell is working the top. Bell works alongside and he retakes the lead via the outside lane.
Christopher Bell drives to the stage 2 win at Bristol Motor Speedway!
Bristol Results (Stage 2) : 1. Christopher Bell; 2. Ty Gibbs; 3. Kyle Larson; 4. Denny Hamlin; 5. Carson Hocevar; 6. Michael McDowell; 7. Chris Buescher; 8. William Byron; 9. Ryan Preece; 10. Chase Elliott;
Bristol Race
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 250 (251-500 / 500)
Bell leads the field to the pit lane but it’s a slow stop and he’s off in 4th. Gibbs wins the race to the pit exit.
Green flag on stage three, Gibbs and Hamlin run side by side for the lead. Gibbs wins the battle via the outside lane.
Corey LaJoie spins off turn two! He tags the inside wall and comes back up the track into turn three. He collects Joey Logano, Ty Dillon and others are collected. Logano has picked up heavy left rear damage. The caution is out.
Lap 359, Hamlin works to the outside of Gibbs in the battle for the lead. Hamlin clears him, Hamlin leads into turn one.
Lap 362
Lap 362, Martin Truex Jr wiggles off turn four and brushes the wall. The caution is out. Truex Jr was in the free-pass position but he won’t get the free-pass as he was the cause of the caution.
Green, Hamlin leads Larson off turn two.
Lap 373, Larson gets loose under Hamlin. He lifts and Hamlin holds the lead.
75 to go, Hamlin leads Larson by 2 seconds.
25 to go, Hamlin leads Larson by 3 seconds.
Denny Hamlin wins at Bristol Motor Speedway!
Bristol Motor Speedway
Race Results
September 16, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Kyle Larson
3. Christopher Bell
4. Chris Buescher
5. Ty Gibbs
6. Michael McDowell
7. Chase Elliott
8. Brad Keselowski
9. William Byron
10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
11. Carson Hocevar
12. Ryan Preece
13. Alex Bowman
14. Bubba Wallace
15. Tyler Reddick
16. Todd Gilliland
17. Austin Dillon
18. Aric Almirola
19. Martin Truex Jr
20. Kyle Busch
21. Daniel Suarez
22. Ryan Blaney
23. Ross Chastain
24. Erik Jones
25. Corey LaJoie
26. JJ Yeley
27. Chase Briscoe
28. Harrison Burton
29. Kevin Harvick
30. AJ Allmendinger
31. BJ McLeod
32. Austin Cindric
33. Ty Dillon
34. Joey Logano
35. Justin Haley
36. Ryan Newman
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
After Round of 16
(Race 3 of 3)
Pos | Driver | Points
1. William Byron
3,036
2. Martin Truex Jr
3,036
3. Denny Hamlin
3,032
4. Kyle Larson
3,023
5. Chris Buescher
3,021
6. Kyle Busch
3,019
7. Christopher Bell
3,016
8. Tyler Reddick
3,014
— Round of 8 Cutline —
9. Ross Chastain
3,011
10. Brad Keselowski
3,011
11. Ryan Blaney
3,008
12. Bubba Wallace
3,000
