NASCAR results from the playoff elimination race at Bristol Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Bristol, Tennessee. The half-mile of Bristol Motor Speedway is set to eliminate four of the 16 playoff drivers.
View Bristol race results below.
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AJ Allmendinger and Ryan Blaney set the front row. 500 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Bristol
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 125 (1-125 / 500)
Green flag, Allmendinger is clear into turn one. Ty Gibbs sweeps around the outside to take over 2nd.
Lap 24, Gibbs leans on the bumper of Allmendinger into turn one. Allmendinger runs wide and Gibbs takes the lead!
Lap 29, Allmendinger heads to the pit lane under green with a tire issue.
Lap 31, Gibbs struggles with the lap car of Logano. Blaney works under him, Blaney to the lead.
Lap 45, many drivers are diving for the pit lane. The tires are down to the cords.
Lap 49, Blaney is forced off the bottom lane as a lap car works under him. Cindric to the lead.
Lap 58, Cindric pits from the lead. Larson follows and both of these cars might be able to make it to the end of the stage from here on tires.
Lap 75, Ty Gibbs leads. The pit cycle is still underway.
Lap 76
Lap 76, Josh Berry is on fire. He heads to the pit lane under green. Berry climbs from the car as the cockpit is filled with smoke.
Josh Berry catches fire during the NASCAR race at Bristol (Video)
Lap 81, the caution is out.
Green, Gibbs leads as Zane Smith clears William Byron for 2nd.
Lap 100, Alex Bowman spins after contact with Riley Herbst, caution.
Green, Gibbs leads Zane Smith. Ryan Blaney is flying through the field on slightly fresher tires.
9 to go in stage one, Blaney to 2nd.
2 to go, Blaney drives it deep on the outside into turn three. He works to the right rear of Gibbs.
1 to go, they remain side-by-side for the lead.
Ryan Blaney wins stage one at Bristol Motor Speedway!
Bristol Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Ryan Blaney; 2. Ty Gibbs; 3. William Byron; 4. Bubba Wallace; 5. Zane Smith; 6. Chris Buescher; 7. AJ Allmendinger; 8. Brad Keselowski; 9. John Hunter Nemechek; 10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Bristol
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 125 (126-250 / 500)
Green flag on stage two, Bubba Wallace works to the outside of Gibbs exiting turn two. Wallace to the lead!
Lap 142, Gibbs dives inside of Wallace into turn one. Gibbs returns to the lead.
Lap 147, Ricky Stenhouse Jr spins with help from Riley Herbst. The caution is out.
Green, Gibbs leads Allmendinger.
Lap 210, Gibbs pits from the race lead. Green flag stops are underway.
Lap 229, Gibbs works under Hocevar and he cycles back to the race lead.
Lap 239, Shane van Gisbergen spins with help from William Byron. The caution is out.
Green with 4 to go, Gibbs leads Bowman off turn two. Blaney dives inside of Bowman for 2nd.
Ty Gibbs holds him off to win stage two at Bristol Motor Speedway!
Bristol Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Ty Gibbs; 2. Ryan Blaney; 3. Alex Bowman; 4. Brad Keselowski; 5. Carson Hocevar; 6. Austin Cindric; 7. Chris Buescher; 8. Bubba Wallace; 9. Zane Smith; 10. Denny Hamlin
Bristol
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 250 (251-500 / 500)
Blaney pits from 2nd. Race leader Ty Gibbs and others stay out.
Green flag on stage three, Gibbs leads Buescher off turn two.
Lap 269, Shane van Gisbergen spins with help from Ty Dillon, caution.
Green, Chase Briscoe drives it deep on the outside into turn one. He clears Gibbs to take the lead away.
Lap 281, Cole Custer spins with help from Ty Dillon, caution.
Lap 294, Noah Gragson spins with help from Todd Gilliland. The caution is out.
Lap 311, Chase Elliott cuts across the nose of Nemechek in an attempt to get in line around the bottom lane. Hamlin is in the bumper of Nemechek at the same time. Elliott is turned into the outside wall and the caution is out. Elliott is pushed to the garage.
Briscoe pits from the race lead. Bubba Wallace and others stay out. Briscoe restarts in 9th.
Green, Wallace leads Gibbs off turn two.
Lap 332, Briscoe works inside of Wallace into turn one. Briscoe to the lead.
Lap 354
Lap 354, Bubba Wallace clips the left rear of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Stenhouse Jr backs it into the wall, caution.
Briscoe pits from the lead. Hamlin and others stay out.
Green, Briscoe clears Hamlin into turn one. Alex Bowman takes over 2nd.
Lap 365, Kyle Larson spins and he clips the inside wall, caution.
Green, Briscoe leads Zane Smith off turn two.
Lap 375, Briscoe gets sideways at the front of the field. He bangs doors with Smith for the lead! Briscoe holds him off.
Lap 384
Lap 384, Denny Hamlin has lost a wheel and he makes contact with AJ Allmendinger! The caution is out.
Penalty: Hamlin will be held for two laps.
Green, Briscoe leads Gibbs off turn two.
Lap 416, Gibbs tags the bumper of Briscoe in the battle for the lead. Briscoe is shoved up the track and Gibbs takes the lead away.
70 to go, Bell works around the outside of Gibbs with fresher tires. Bell to the lead.
66 to go, Ty Gibbs misses the entry to the pit lane.
64 to go, Brad Keselowski leans on the bumper of Bell and Keselowski takes the lead away.
50 to go
50 to go, Keselowski cycles to the race lead. There’s a mix of pit strategies playing out.
44 to go, Austin Cindric is on fire. He heads for the pit lane under green.
33 to go, Chad Finchum is also on fire. No caution as he heads for the pit lane.
23 to go, Keselowski leads Briscoe by 4.5 seconds.
17 to go, Briscoe pits from 2nd as he’s out of tires.
12 to go, Bubba Wallace is in the wall, caution.
Keselowski pits from the lead. Hocevar and others stay out. Keselowski restarts 4th with fresh tires.
Green with 4 to go, Bell makes it three wide for the lead! Bell to the lead off turn two. Keselowski quickly takes over 2nd.
2 to go, Bell leads Keselowski by a car length.
1 to go, Keselowski drives into the bumper of Bell into turn three. He holds onto it.
Christopher Bell wins at Bristol Motor Speedway!
Bristol Motor Speedway
Race Results
September 13, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Christopher Bell
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Zane Smith
4. Ryan Blaney
5. Joey Logano
6. Corey Heim
7. Carson Hocevar
8. Alex Bowman
9. Chase Briscoe
10. Ty Gibbs
11. Chris Buescher
12. William Byron
13. Justin Haley
14. John Hunter Nemechek
15. Tyler Reddick
16. Kyle Busch
17. Michael McDowell
18. Riley Herbst
19. Ross Chastain
20. Erik Jones
21. Ryan Preece
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
23. Noah Gragson
24. Todd Gilliland
25. Austin Hill
26. Shane van Gisbergen
27. Ty Dillon
28. Austin Dillon
29. Cody Ware
30. Austin Cindric
31. Denny Hamlin
32. Kyle Larson
33. Bubba Wallace
34. Cole Custer
35. Chad Finchum
36. AJ Allmendinger
37. Daniel Suarez
38. Chase Elliott
39. Josh Berry
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
1. Denny Hamlin
+26
2. Kyle Larson
+24
3. William Byron
+24
4. Christopher Bell
+20
5. Ryan Blaney
+19
6. Chase Briscoe
+10
7. Chase Elliott
+5
8. Bubba Wallace
+1
— Round of 8 Cutline (3 Races Remain) —
9. Austin Cindric
-1
10. Ross Chastain
-2
11. Joey Logano
-2
12. Tyler Reddick
-3
— Eliminated after Round of 16 —
Alex Bowman
Austin Dillon
Shane van Gisbergen
Josh Berry
