Kyle Larson dominated and won the Bass Pro Shops Night Race in Bristol on Saturday, while Daniel Suarez struggled all night and only finished in 31st place.
Both reached the round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs on Saturday.
Larson (by victory) and Suarez (by points) were among the twelve drivers who still have hopes of winning the championship after the first round.
Ty Gibbs, Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski and Harrison Burton were eliminated from the playoffs after the Bristol race. Gibbs was unable to recover from a pit stop penalty in the first stage, and Truex had similar problems after a pit stop penalty at the final stop. Burton had power steering issues, while Keselowski finished outside the top 20 throughout the race.
Here is the full playoff picture after Saturday’s race in Bristol, with the standings resetting for the round of 12:
RESULTS FROM SATURDAY: Who won the NASCAR Cup race at Bristol? Winner is Kyle Larson, plus full results
Top 8 go to the next round; 3 races remain in the round of 12
1. Kyle Larson – +39
2. Christopher Bell — +24
3. Tyler Reddick – +20
4. William Byron — +14
5. Ryan Blaney – +11
6. Denny Hamlin – +7
7. Chase Elliott – +6
8. Joey Logano – +4
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9. Austin Cindric – -4
10. Daniel Suárez – -6
11. Alex Bowman – -7
12. Chase Briscoe -7
- Ty Gibbs
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Brad Keselowski
- Harrison Burton
- 8 September: Quaker State 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway (Winner: Joey Logano)
- 15 September: Go bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen International (Winner: Chris Buescher)
- 21 September: Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
- 29 September: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway (2:00 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
- October 6: YellaWood 500, Talladega Superspeedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 16
- October 13: Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 16
- October 20: South Point 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1:30 p.m., NBC) Round of 16
- October 27: Untitled race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (1:30 p.m., NBC) Round of 16
- 3 November: Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 16
- 10 November: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, Phoenix Raceway (2 p.m., NBC)
