Kyle Busch has completed a complete sweep of all three NASCAR series races at Bristol Motor Speedway adding the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, to victory in the Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series.
Busch who snapped a 12-month winless streak at Pocono at the end of July, is now showing ominous form with the Chase for the Cup only weeks away.
Busch led 156 of 500 laps in the Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota to prevail in the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. His sixth Cup win on the .533-mile track was the 40th of his career in NASCAR’s top division.
Rookie Erik Jones took pole and led a race-high 260 laps but had to settle for second place, 1.422 seconds behind at the finish.
“Great job everybody,” said Busch.
“Erik Jones put up a whale of a fight. I mean I just can’t say enough about that young man. He’s a great kid. I have a lot of fun with him. I have a lot of respect for him. He raced me awesome out there like a great teammate and gave me the room when necessary and raced me hard when necessary. Man, it’s just great to have a guy like that.”
It was a night for Toyota with Denny Hamlin in third ahead of Matt Kenseth. Kurt Busch took fifth in the top-finishing Ford, and Ryan Newman was sixth to wrap up the best effort for a Chevrolet driver.
Series points leader Martin Truex Jr. finished 21st, missing out on a chance to clinch the regular-season championship. Truex made an unscheduled stop on Lap 207 with a loose wheel on his Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Toyota, then was penalised for speeding during that pit-road visit.
In terms of the stage winner; Kyle Busch won Stage 1 and Kenseth Stage 2.
VIDEO: Race wrap
RESULTS: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race – Bristol Motor Speedway
| Pos | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Pts | Status | Laps | Make |
| 1 | 18 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M’s Caramel | 53 | Running | 500 | Toyota |
| 2 | 1 | 77 | Erik Jones | 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength | 50 | Running | 500 | Toyota |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | 43 | Running | 500 | Toyota |
| 4 | 5 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Flexvolt | 49 | Running | 500 | Toyota |
| 5 | 25 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy/Haas Automation | 32 | Running | 500 | Ford |
| 6 | 13 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Caterpillar | 38 | Running | 500 | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 20 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford EcoBoost | 30 | Running | 500 | Ford |
| 8 | 29 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Outdoors | 37 | Running | 500 | Ford |
| 9 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Huggies Little Movers | 41 | Running | 500 | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 10 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 31 | Running | 500 | Ford |
| 11 | 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s | 36 | Running | 500 | Chevrolet |
| 12 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald’s/Cessna | 25 | Running | 500 | Chevrolet |
| 13 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | 27 | Running | 500 | Ford |
| 14 | 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Fastenal | 23 | Running | 500 | Ford |
| 15 | 12 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Irwin/Lenox | 22 | Running | 500 | Toyota |
| 16 | 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Knauf/Menards | 23 | Running | 499 | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 19 | 38 | David Ragan | Juice Battery | 20 | Running | 499 | Ford |
| 18 | 4 | 24 | Chase Elliott | NAPA | 26 | Running | 499 | Chevrolet |
| 19 | 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush Truck Centers | 19 | Running | 499 | Ford |
| 20 | 26 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Wipes.com | 17 | Running | 499 | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 6 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Ducks Unlimited | 18 | Running | 499 | Toyota |
| 22 | 23 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger Click List | 15 | Running | 498 | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Axalta-Ducks Unlimited | 14 | Running | 497 | Chevrolet |
| 24 | 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Rated Red “Road to Race Day” | 13 | Running | 497 | Chevrolet |
| 25 | 24 | 10 | Danica Patrick | One Cure | 12 | Running | 496 | Ford |
| 26 | 34 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | E.J. Wade Construction | 11 | Running | 496 | Ford |
| 27 | 15 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Bush’s Grillin’ Beans | 10 | Running | 496 | Chevrolet |
| 28 | 35 | 83 | Corey LaJoie | HMS Motorsport | 9 | Running | 495 | Toyota |
| 29 | 17 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | AutoTrader | 8 | Running | 493 | Ford |
| 30 | 30 | 7 | JJ Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 0 | Running | 493 | Chevrolet |
| 31 | 37 | 55 | Gray Gaulding | LaColombe Draft Latte | 6 | Running | 488 | Chevrolet |
| 32 | 36 | 51 | B.J. McLeod | NEX Transportation | 0 | Running | 482 | Chevrolet |
| 33 | 32 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Bad Boy Mowers | 4 | Running | 480 | Chevrolet |
| 34 | 40 | 23 | Joey Gase | Best Home Furnishings | 0 | Running | 476 | Toyota |
| 35 | 33 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Love’s Travel Stops | 2 | Accident | 412 | Ford |
| 36 | 22 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO | 1 | Accident | 394 | Chevrolet |
| 37 | 28 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | 1 | Accident | 390 | Ford |
| 38 | 39 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Low T Centers | 1 | Mechanical | 352 | Toyota |
| 39 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | DOW Energy & Water | 1 | Accident | 230 | Chevrolet |
| 40 | 38 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Hulu | 1 | Accident | 225 | Chevrolet |
STANDINGS
|
Rank
|
Driver
|
Pts
|
Behind
|
Wins
|
Starts
|
Top 5’s
|
Top 10’s
|
Poles
|
|
1
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
951
|
Leader
|
4
|
24
|
10
|
16
|
1
|
|
2
|
Kyle Busch
|
850
|
-101
|
2
|
24
|
9
|
14
|
6
|
|
3
|
Kyle Larson
|
845
|
-106
|
3
|
24
|
10
|
14
|
3
|
|
4
|
Kevin Harvick
|
824
|
-127
|
1
|
24
|
8
|
15
|
3
|
|
5
|
Denny Hamlin
|
753
|
-198
|
1
|
24
|
9
|
13
|
0
|
|
6
|
Brad Keselowski
|
728
|
-223
|
2
|
24
|
11
|
14
|
2
|
|
7
|
Chase Elliott
|
711
|
-240
|
0
|
24
|
6
|
13
|
1
|
|
8
|
Matt Kenseth
|
703
|
-248
|
0
|
24
|
7
|
11
|
1
|
|
9
|
Jamie McMurray
|
700
|
-251
|
0
|
24
|
2
|
12
|
0
|
|
10
|
Clint Bowyer
|
642
|
-309
|
0
|
24
|
5
|
10
|
0
|
|
11
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
628
|
-323
|
3
|
24
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
|
12
|
Ryan Blaney
|
623
|
-328
|
1
|
24
|
3
|
9
|
1
|
|
13
|
Kurt Busch
|
586
|
-365
|
1
|
24
|
3
|
11
|
0
|
|
14
|
Joey Logano
|
583
|
-368
|
1
|
24
|
8
|
11
|
1
|
|
15
|
Ryan Newman
|
574
|
-377
|
1
|
24
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
|
16
|
Erik Jones
|
574
|
-377
|
0
|
24
|
3
|
9
|
1
|
|
17
|
Daniel Suarez
|
537
|
-414
|
0
|
24
|
1
|
8
|
0
|
|
18
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
|
528
|
-423
|
2
|
24
|
4
|
7
|
1
|
|
19
|
Trevor Bayne
|
470
|
-481
|
0
|
24
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
|
20
|
Kasey Kahne
|
451
|
-500
|
1
|
24
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
|
21
|
Austin Dillon
|
437
|
-514
|
1
|
24
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
|
22
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
|
416
|
-535
|
0
|
24
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
|
23
|
Paul Menard
|
408
|
-543
|
0
|
24
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
|
24
|
Ty Dillon
|
395
|
-556
|
0
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
25
|
Chris Buescher
|
387
|
-564
|
0
|
24
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
26
|
AJ Allmendinger
|
381
|
-570
|
0
|
24
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
|
27
|
Michael McDowell
|
378
|
-573
|
0
|
24
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
28
|
Danica Patrick
|
352
|
-599
|
0
|
24
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
29
|
David Ragan
|
303
|
-648
|
0
|
24
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
30
|
Aric Almirola
|
268
|
-683
|
0
|
17
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
|
31
|
Matt DiBenedetto
|
264
|
-687
|
0
|
24
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
32
|
Cole Whitt
|
241
|
-710
|
0
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
33
|
Landon Cassill
|
241
|
-710
|
0
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
34
|
Corey LaJoie
|
162
|
-789
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
35
|
Gray Gaulding
|
111
|
-840
|
0
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
36
|
Reed Sorenson
|
96
|
-855
|
0
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
37
|
Jeffrey Earnhardt
|
93
|
-858
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
38
|
Derrike Cope
|
30
|
-921
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
39
|
Michael Waltrip
|
29
|
-922
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
40
|
Billy Johnson
|
15
|
-936
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
41
|
Boris Said
|
15
|
-936
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
42
|
Gary Klutt
|
6
|
-945
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
43
|
Alon Day
|
5
|
-946
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
44
|
Stephen Leicht
|
5
|
-946
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
45
|
Kevin O’Connell
|
4
|
-947
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
46
|
Cody Ware
|
4
|
-947
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
47
|
Tommy Regan
|
3
|
-948
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
48
|
D.J. Kennington
|
2
|
-949
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
49
|
Brendan Gaughan
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
50
|
Darrell Wallace Jr.
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
51
|
Timmy Hill
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
52
|
Elliott Sadler
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
53
|
Ross Chastain
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
54
|
Joey Gase
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
55
|
Regan Smith
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
56
|
JJ Yeley
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
57
|
Ryan Sieg
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
58
|
Carl Long
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
59
|
B.J. McLeod
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
60
|
Brett Moffitt
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
61
|
Josh Bilicki
|
0
|
-951
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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