Gallery: Kyle Larson wins wild NASCAR Cup elimination race at Bristol
Gallery: Kyle Larson wins wild NASCAR Cup elimination race at Bristol
Kyle Larson celebrated victory in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race with a burnout on the frontstretch at Bristol Motor Speedway, as tempers flared between Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott on pit road.
With an assist from Elliott, who took Harvick’s line at the .533-mile concrete track and slowed his progress, Larson made the winning pass on Lap 397 of 400 and sealed his sixth NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season.
At the other end of the spectrum, Aric Almirola, Tyler Reddick, Kurt Busch and Michael McDowell were eliminated from the Playoffs in the cutoff race of the Round of 16. William Byron snagged the final transfer spot into the Round of 12 by finishing third behind Larson and Harvick.
That result gave Byron a two-point edge over Almirola and Reddick, the first two drivers out of the Playoff.
On Lap 465 of 500, as Harvick was attempting to pass Elliott for the lead, the driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford pinched Elliott’s Chevrolet toward the outside wall, with contact between the cars cutting a tire on Elliott’s machine.
Elliott brought his car to pit road on Lap 466, lost three laps in the process and returned to the track behind Harvick. On new tires, Elliott quickly passed Harvick to get one lap back and took Harvick’s line at the top of the track.
Larson gradually closed on Harvick and made the winning pass on Lap 397. Larson did an admirable job keeping his car under control as Harvick retaliated with contact to the rear of Larson’s Camaro on the frontstretch.
Of the 12 drivers who advanced to the second round of the Playoff, four represent Hendrick Motorsports (Elliott, Larson, Byron and Alex Bowman); four represent Joe Gibbs Racing (Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. and Christopher Bell); and three represent Team Penske (Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney).
Harvick is the lone driver from Stewart-Haas Racing to advance to the Round of 12.
Both Kyle Busch and Bell survived cut tires near the end of the race to clinch spots in the next round. Blaney finished fourth and Bowman fifth on Saturday night. Keselowski, Truex, Erik Jones, Hamlin and Matt DiBenedetto completed the top 10.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops/SherryStrong.org Toyota, lead the field on a pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops/SherryStrong.org Toyota, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops/SherryStrong.org Toyota, leads the field into turn during the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry Bass Pro Shops/SherryStrong.org leads the field to the green flag to start the 61st Annual running of the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race on September 18, 2021 at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry Bass Pro Shops/SherryStrong.org leads the field to the green flag to start the 61st Annual running of the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race on September 18, 2021 at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
BJ McLeod, driver of the #78 Honor And Remember Ford, sit on the track after an incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Quin Houff, driver of the #00 Boss Hoss Cycles Chevrolet, spins after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Subway Delivery Ford, and Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Hooters Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Subway Delivery Ford, Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Subway Delivery Ford, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Hooters Chevrolet, (L) and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Subway Delivery Ford, have a heated conversation after an incident late in the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Hooters Chevrolet,(L) and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Subway Delivery Ford, have a heated conversation after an incident late in the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee.
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