Stat Pack Recap: 2024 Cup Series Bristol Night Race
Kyle Larson dominated, Denny Hamlin survived, and Martin Truex was eliminated.
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Kyle Larson dominated the Bristol Night Race, with an average running position of 1.06 (and a wARP, which weights ARP by lateness and thus importance [at least theoretically] of lap, of 1.01). After taking the lead for lap 33, he never relinquished it. Pole-sitter Alex Bowman slowly drifted back as far as tenth and finished ninth. The best gainer on the day was the newly-extended Bubba Wallace, moving from 11th to third, with a race-best GR-LR of 2.85.
Justin Barber
This was Larson's fifth win of the year. Denny Hamlin's third-place finish locked him into the second round of the playoffs. Martin Truex Jr. was eliminated from the playoffs in his final season. Narrowly eliminated was sophomore driver Ty Gibbs.
| Driver | Start | Finish | ARP | PGAE | GR-LR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Larson | 2 | 1 | 1.06 | 29.98 | 0.83 |
| Chase Elliott | 10 | 2 | 6.80 | -1.07 | 1.65 |
| Bubba Wallace | 11 | 3 | 6.82 | -13.33 | 2.85 |
| Denny Hamlin | 8 | 4 | 4.59 | 10.96 | 2.70 |
| Christopher Bell | 6 | 5 | 4.09 | 7.02 | 1.61 |