Kyle Larson put on a clinic at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 21st, 2024. He almost led the entire race – his No. 5 NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1 showed the way for 462 of 500 laps on Saturday night.
Larson muscled past the No. 48 NASCAR Chevy Camaro of Alex Bowman and the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry of Martin Truex Jr. to take the lead, and once he had it, he hardly glanced back. He swept both stage wins and set a record. The only driver to lead more laps in a single race at Bristol is Cale Yarborough, who led 495 laps during the 1977 running of the event. The win was also Larson’s second at NASCAR’s shortest track.
“Man, that was just great execution all weekend by the team,” Kyle Larson said. “Practiced good. You’ve got to qualify good; we did that. Yeah, just had a great car. Thanks to the whole 5 team. They’re the best in the business. We dominate a lot of races, but we might not close them all out, so it feels really good to close one out here in this HendrickCars.com Chevy. We’ve got [team owner] Rick Hendrick here today, too. He hasn’t been to many races this year.”
He added, “Just a phenomenal car, could kind of manage my stuff and then really pass some cars there at the end.”
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NASCAR Chevy Camaro, finished second, 7.088 seconds back. Bubba Wallace’s No. 23 Toyota TRD Camry finished third, followed by Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Camry and Christopher Bell’s No. 20 Mustang in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Kyle Larson’s win grants him an automatic pass into the Round of 12 in the Playoffs. Of the four drivers eliminated, not one belonged to the NASCAR Chevy camp. Truex, Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, and Harrison Burton were all eliminated; Bowman, Larson, Elliott, Daniel Suárez, and William Byron will continue to carry The Bow Tie brand forward in the Playoffs.
Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 500 | 462 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
2 | 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | LLumar Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
3 | 11 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota Genuine Parts/Mobil 1 Toyota | 500 | 1 | Toyota TRD Camry |
4 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | FedEx Toyota | 500 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
5 | 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | DEWALT Toyota | 500 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
6 | 22 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Wurth Ford | 500 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
7 | 14 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Old Armor Ford | 500 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
8 | 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford | 500 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
9 | 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Ally Chevrolet | 500 | 34 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
10 | 12 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
11 | 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 499 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
12 | 16 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Bass Pro Shops Winchester Ford | 499 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
13 | 27 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Menards/Monster Ford | 499 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
14 | 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 499 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
15 | 13 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (P) | He Gets Us Toyota | 499 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
16 | 33 | 71 | Zane Smith # | Ambetter Health Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
17 | 3 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Z HP Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
18 | 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | Delaware Life Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
19 | 21 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Doritos/Mtn Dew by Food City Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
20 | 15 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | McDonald's Toyota | 499 | 3 | Toyota TRD Camry |
21 | 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
22 | 26 | 51 | Justin Haley | Pinnacle Home Improvement Ford | 499 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
23 | 19 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Barger Precast Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
24 | 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 499 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
25 | 29 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
26 | 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | Castrol Edge Ford | 497 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
27 | 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Dasani Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
28 | 20 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 496 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
29 | 25 | 4 | Josh Berry # | Bed Bath & Beyond Ford | 496 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
30 | 32 | 43 | Erik Jones | Dollar Tree Toyota | 496 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
31 | 35 | 99 | Daniel Suarez (P) | Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
32 | 24 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Frontline Enterprises Inc Ford | 496 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
33 | 28 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 491 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
34 | 37 | 66 | * Josh Bilicki(i) | Arby's Ford | 467 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
35 | 34 | 21 | Harrison Burton (P) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 422 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
36 | 9 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Mattress Warehouse Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
37 | 36 | 15 | Kaz Grala # | Meat N' Bone Ford | 296 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
Comments
hard to watch. Incredible that a short track race can be that boring
Calling these NASCAR required vehicles covered with decals to make look like a street car a Camaro ZL1 is a joke. Little gm killed Camaro again. Call it some SUV/CUE or even an EV & be done with it.
Enjoyed the race . Its one of the mysteries of Nascar . The race is never boring if your favorite driver or brand Chevrolet wins -LOL
“Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NASCAR Chevy Camaro, finished second, 7.088 seconds back. Bubba Wallace’s No. 23 Toyota TRD Camry finished third, followed by Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Camry and Christopher Bell’s No. 20 Mustang in fourth and fifth, respectively.“
Pretty sure Bell drives a Toyota for Gibbs……………..yup, just checked.