The 2019 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race presented by Wendy's was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

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held on August 17, 2019 at

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. Contested over 500 laps on the short track, it was the 24th race of the

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season.

Report

Background

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short track venue located in

. 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. During driver introductions, a unique tradition is held where drivers are allowed to introduce themselves with a song of their choosing.

Entry list

* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points. * (R) denotes rookie driver. † - Bayley Currey was entered for the No. 52 but was suspended by NASCAR on Thursday before the race due to violating the substance abuse policy. Kyle Weatherman will replace Currey in the No. 52 as a result.

Practice

First practice

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was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.920 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

Matt DiBenedetto was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 14.892 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.848 and a speed of . It was the first pole for Toyota in the Cup Series in 2019.

Qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 125 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 125

Final stage results

Stage Three ''Laps:'' 250

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 23 among 10 different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 8 for 61 * Red flags: 0 * Time of race: 2 hours, 49 minutes and 9 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2008 Food City 500 winner

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, and

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called the race in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and

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reported from pit lane during the race. NBC Sports relieved

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of duties for this race after an incident at Elizabethton Municipal Airport where a

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led to the Earnhardts' private plane crashing. He, his wife Amy, daughter Isla, and dog Gus were not severely injured, but he was kept out as a precaution.

Radio

The

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had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Rob Albright called the race when the field raced down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Wendy Venturini handled the action on pit road for PRN.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. *. – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

References

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