NASCAR race results from Bristol Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Bristol, Tennessee. The half-mile concrete oval of Bristol Motor Speedway is set to host the Food City 500.
View Bristol results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Bristol Menu
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano 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, Blaney gets the jump and he’s clear into turn one. Blaney gets loose and wiggles off the bottom, Josh Berry looks inside. Several laps later, Berry completes the pass and takes the lead away.
Lap 21, Hamlin has worked to the bumper of Berry. Berry misses the bottom and Hamlin takes the lead away. Christopher Bell tags Joey Logano and Logano chases it up the track into William Byron. Byron gets sideways and tags the wall, no caution. Byron has a bent toe link.
Lap 23, caution for debris.
Hamlin leads the field to the pit lane. Berry wins the race to the pit exit. Reddick stays out.
Green, Reddick clears Berry into turn one. Bubba Wallace works to the outside of Reddick, Berry looks inside and it’s three wide for the lead. Reddick gets sideways off turn four and he slides to the inside wall. Zane Smith runs into Reddick on the apron and the caution is out.
Green, Bubba Wallace clears Berry into turn one via the outside lane.
Lap 53, Hamlin works to the outside of Wallace. With four fresh tires, Hamlin clears him with ease and takes the lead away.
Lap 60, Chase Elliott has found speed on the outside lane. He works to the right rear of Hamlin, Elliott to the lead.
Elliott starts fading after a few laps in the lead, Kyle Busch takes the spot away!
Lap 71, Zane Smith blows a tire, caution.
Busch leads them to the pit lane. Hamlin wins the race to the pit exit.
Lap 83
Lap 83, Blaney works inside of Hamlin, Blaney to the lead. Just a few laps later, Hamlin works to the outside of Blaney and retakes the lead.
6 to go in stage one, Blaney works inside of Hamlin for the lead.
5 to go, Ty Gibbs looks inside of Blaney. Gibbs to the lead! Drivers are fighting heavy tire wear.
2 to go, Kyle Busch blows a tire and spins! Denny Hamlin also blows a tire and tags the wall. The caution is out.
Ty Gibbs wins stage one at Bristol Motor Speedway!
Bristol Results (Stage 1) : 1. Ty Gibbs; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Chris Buescher; 4. Brad Keselowski; 5. John Hunter Nemechek; 6. Martin Truex Jr; 7. Ryan Blaney; 8. Ryan Preece; 9. Josh Berry; 10. Christopher Bell
Bristol Race
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 125 (126-250 / 500)
Gibbs leads the field to the pit lane. Larson wins the battle to the pit exit.
Green flag on stage two, Larson is clear before turn one. Gibbs works to the right rear of Larson off turn two, Gibbs to the lead.
Lap 146, Truex Jr moves to the top. He works outside of Gibbs, Truex Jr to the lead. Gibbs moves to the top and he takes the lead right back.
Lap 154, Larson moves to the top. He drives by Gibbs, Larson to the lead. Drivers are pacing themselves to save tires. Gibbs takes the lead right back once again.
Lap 160, Hamlin to the lead. Gibbs takes it right back.
Lap 176, Ricky Stenhouse Jr nearly hooks McDowell in the right rear. Stenhouse Jr has a mechanical failure and the caution is out.
Gibbs leads the field to the pit lane. Buescher wins the race to the pit exit with just 2 tires.
Penalty: Gibbs will drop to the rear as a tire got away during the pit stop.
Green, Buescher clears Bell into turn one.
Lap 200
Lap 200, Bell works outside of Buescher. Bell to the lead.
Lap 224, Bell gets loose off the bottom. Truex Jr works inside of him, Truex Jr to the lead. Gibbs has climbed through the whole field and he’s back to 3rd.
Lap 228, Kyle Busch spins on the entry to the corner, caution.
Truex Jr leads the field to the pit lane. Bell wins the race to the pit exit. Lajoie and Hocevar stay out.
Pit Penalties: Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch will drop to the rear.
Green, Bell drives right by LaJoie as the cars that stayed out are dropping quickly.
8 to go in stage two, Logano leans on the bumper of Bell in the battle for the lead. Logano works inside of him and they bang doors off turn two. A lap later, Bell gets loose off the corner and Logano takes the lead.
2 to go, Gibbs is on the bumper of Logano. Gibbs looks to the outside of Logano, Gibbs powers to the lead.
Ty Gibbs wins stage two at Bristol Motor Speedway!
Bristol Results (Stage 2) : 1. Ty Gibbs; 2. Brad Keselowski; 3. Joey Logano; 4. John Hunter Nemechek; 5. Christopher Bell; 6. Martin Truex Jr; 7. Denny Hamlin; 8. Kyle Larson; 9. Bubba Wallace; 10. Ryan Preece;
Bristol Race
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 250 (251-500 / 500)
Green flag on stage three, Gibbs clears Truex before turn one.
Lap 285, Truex Jr looks under Gibbs, Truex Jr takes the lead away.
Lap 310, Josh Berry spins in turn two, caution.
Truex Jr leads the field to the pit lane. Hamlin wins the race to the pit exit. That has tied the record for the most lead changes in the history of Bristol Motor Speedway.
Green, Hamlin and Gibbs run side by side for the lead. Gibbs wins the battle via the outside lane.
Lap 364, Hamlin works under Gibbs in the battle for the lead. Gibbs lifts and lets him go, Hamlin to the lead.
Lap 368
Lap 368, Austin Cindric clips Stenhouse Jr in the left rear. They both spin, caution.
Pit Penalty: Larson drops to the rear for equipment interference.
Green, Hamlin and Bell run side by side for the lead. Hamlin holds him off.
Lap 394, Chastain shoves Blaney off the bottom for 13th.
Lap 399, Gibbs works under Hamlin. Gibbs returns to the lead.
Lap 424, Hamlin boxes Gibbs in behind lap traffic. Hamlin to the lead.
65 to go
65 to go, Blaney has a flat tire. He heads to the pit lane under green. Many cars are diving to the pit lane with tires worn completely off.
61 to go, Bell has a flat tire. He heads for the pit lane, no caution.
55 to go, Gibbs has a flat tire. He heads to the pits under green.
53 to go, Hamlin pits from the race lead.
49 to go, Hamlin cycles back to lead as the green flag stops are complete. Truex Jr trails by 2.3 seconds.
25 to go, Hamlin works heavy lap traffic. Truex Jr has climbed to his bumper.
18 to go, Hamlin misses the bottom lane and washes up the track. Truex Jr works under him, Truex Jr to the lead.
16 to go, Hamlin works back to the outside of Truex Jr. Hamlin to the lead. Make that 54 lead changes.
5 to go, Hamlin leads Truex Jr by a car length.
2 to go, Hamlin opens the gap.
Denny Hamlin wins at Bristol Motor Speedway!
Bristol Motor Speedway
Race Results
March 17, 2024
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Martin Truex Jr
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Alex Bowman
5. Kyle Larson
6. John Hunter Nemechek
7. Chris Buescher
8. Chase Elliott
9. Ty Gibbs
10. Christopher Bell
11. Michael McDowell
12. Josh Berry
13. Chase Briscoe
14. Ryan Preece
15. Ross Chastain
16. Ryan Blaney
17. Justin Haley
18. Daniel Suarez
19. Kaz Grala
20. Erik Jones
21. Corey LaJoie
22. Joey Logano
23. AJ Allemedninger
24. Austin Dillon
25. Kyle Busch
26. Todd Gilliland
27. Carson Hocevar
28. Daniel Hemric
29. Bubba Wallace
30. Tyler Reddick
31. Austin Cindric
32. Harrison Burton
33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
34. Noah Gragson
35. William Byron
36. Zane Smith
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins
1. Kyle Larson
185 | 1 Win
2. Martin Truex Jr
185
3. Ty Gibbs
178
4. Ryan Blaney
177
5. Denny Hamlin
173 | 1 Win
6. Chase Elliott
152
7. Ross Chastain
151
8. Christopher Bell
138 | 1 Win
9. Tyler Reddick
137
10. William Byron
136 | 1 Win
11. Daniel Suarez
133 | 1 Win
12. Alex Bowman
132
13. Brad Keselowski
125
14. Chris Buescher
124
15. John Hunter Nemechek
124
16. Kyle Busch
122
17. Michael McDowell
110
18. Bubba Wallace
107
19. Chase Briscoe
107
20. Erik Jones
101
21. Austin Cindric
93
22. Corey LaJoie
86
23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
84
24. Carson Hocevar
80
25. Daniel Hemric
76
26. Joey Logano
74
27. Josh Berry
74
28. Justin Haley
72
29. Todd Gilliland
63
30. Austin Dillon
59
31. Harrison Burton
58
32. Noah Gragson
56
33. Kaz Grala
55
34. Ryan Preece
54
35. Zane Smith
41
36. David Ragan
17
