2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race

The 2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 17, 2022, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the .533 mi short track, it was the 29th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, third race of the Playoffs and final race of the Round of 16. Chris Buescher of RFK Racing would win the race, while Tyler Reddick, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, and Kevin Harvick would be eliminated from the playoffs.

Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

 * (R) denotes rookie driver.
 * (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 15.247 seconds and a speed of 125.848 mph.

Qualifying
Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.946 and a speed of 128.382 mph.

Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 125

Stage Two Laps: 125

Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 250

Race statistics

 * Lead changes: 12 among 6 different drivers
 * Cautions/Laps: 11 for 80
 * Red flags: 0
 * Time of race: 3 hours, 1 minute and 7 seconds
 * Average speed: 88.286 mph

Television
USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2008 Food City 500 winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

Radio
PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race when the field races down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Alan Cavanna, and Wendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.

Standings after the race

 * Drivers' Championship standings


 * Manufacturers' Championship standings


 * Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.