The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race is finally done and dusted. The final race of the Round of 16 started at 6:30 pm ET on Saturday (September 16) and lasted for two hours, 48 minutes and 20 seconds. The race took place at the Bristol Motor Speedway, with a total of 36 entries.
Denny Hamlin, driving the #11 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet captured his third win of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season and secured his spot into the Round of 12 in the playoffs.
On Saturday, Hamlin took the win in convincing fashion, leading final 135 laps after passing Ty Gibbs and then drove away from Kyle Larson in the closing laps to win the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at the 0.533-mile short track.
In a race that was filled with a lot of thrilling action, Denny Hamlin crossed the finish line 2.437 seconds ahead of Larson to grab the checkered flag. The win marked his 51st career Cup Series victory and third at Bristol.
Meanwhile, Kyle Larson finished runner-up, followed by Christopher Bell, Chris Buescher, and Ty Gibbs in the top-five. Michael McDowell, Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski, William Byron, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. completed the top 10.
The Hollywood Casino 400 saw 10 lead changes among six different drivers and witnessed six caution flags.
NASCAR 2023 Bass Pro Shops Night Race final results
Below are the final results for NASCAR's 2023 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway:
- #11 - Denny Hamlin (P)
- #5 - Kyle Larson (P)
- #20 - Christopher Bell (P)
- #17 - Chris Buescher (P)
- #54 - Ty Gibbs (R)
- #34 - Michael McDowell (P)
- #9 - Chase Elliott (OP)
- #6 - Brad Keselowski (P)
- #24 - William Byron (P)
- #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P)
- #42 - Carson Hocevar (i)
- #41 - Ryan Preece
- #48 - Alex Bowman
- #23 - Bubba Wallace (P)
- #45 - Tyler Reddick (P)
- #38 - Todd Gilliland
- #3 - Austin Dillon
- #10 - Aric Almirola
- #19 - Martin Truex Jr. (P)
- #8 - Kyle Busch (P)
- #99 - Daniel Suárez
- #12 - Ryan Blaney (P)
- #1 - Ross Chastain (P)
- #43 - Erik Jones
- #7 - Corey LaJoie
- #15 - J. J. Yeley (i)
- #14 - Chase Briscoe
- #21 - Harrison Burton
- #4 - Kevin Harvick (P)
- #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
- #78 - B. J. McLeod
- #2 - Austin Cindric
- #77 - Ty Dillon
- #22 - Joey Logano (P)
- #31 - Justin Haley
- #51 - Ryan Newman
Catch the NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers next at the Texas Motor Speedway for the fourth playoff race of the season on September 24.