The NASCAR Cup Series will travel to Bristol, Tennessee for the final race of the first round of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. The circuit will take place under the lights with the Bass Pro Shops night race at Bristol Motor Speedway starting at 7:00 p.m. 30 ET. The race will be broadcast on NBC Sports.
If you are not in front of a TV, you can watch the race live online at NBCSports.com/live or through the NBC Sports app. You’ll need a cable connection to stream the race, so if you don’t have one, you can get a free trial on YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, AT&T TV Now, or FuboTV. Sling TV to distribute it.
Kevin Harvick won last year’s race, and the previous four years saw the victories of Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch and Harvick in 2016. This year Harvick has settled at +1100 to win by DraftKings Sportsbook. Kyle Busch is favored at +400, followed by Kyle Larson (+450), Denny Hamlin (+600), Chase Elliott (+800) and Joey Logano (+1000). Poleman Martin Truex, Jr. has +1800 to win.
This is the third and final race of the round of 16. Hamlin opened the playoffs with a victory in the Cook Out Southern 500 in Darlington, then Truex won the Federated Auto Parts 400 in Richmond. Hamlin, Truex and Larson are currently leading the playoffs. Alex Bowman, Tyler Reddick, William Byron and Michael McDowell are the four drivers expected to miss the Cup at 12.
2021 Bass Pro Shops Night Race, starting line-up
Pos. | Driver | Auto # | Team |
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Pos. | Driver | Auto # | Team |
1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe gibbs racing |
2 | Denny hamlin | 11 | Joe gibbs racing |
3 | Joey logano | 22 | Penske team |
4 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
5 | Kyle larson | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports |
6 | Christophe bell | 20 | Joe gibbs racing |
7 | Ryan blaney | 12 | Penske team |
8 | Kevin harvic | 4 | Stewart-Haas Race |
9 | Kyle busch | 18 | Joe gibbs racing |
ten | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Penske team |
11 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
12 | Aric almirola | ten | Stewart-Haas Race |
13 | Tyler reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
14 | Guillaume Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
15 | Kurt busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
16 | Michael mcdowell | 34 | Motorsports in the first row |
17 | Ross chastain | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
18 | Austin dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
19 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood brothers racing |
20 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart-Haas Race |
21 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Track race |
22 | Erik Jones | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Girls Race |
24 | Ryan newman | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing |
25 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Racing |
26 | Cole custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Race |
27 | Ryan precece | 37 | JTG Girls Race |
28 | Bubba wallace | 23 | 23XI Race |
29 | Justin haley | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
30 | Anthony Alfredo | 38 | Motorsports in the first row |
31 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Spire Motorsports |
32 | BJ McLeod | 78 | Experience fast motorsports |
33 | Josh bilicki | 52 | Rick ware racing |
34 | Quin Houff | 0 | StarCom Race |
35 | JJ Yeley | 51 | Small items shopping |
36 | Garrett smithley | 53 | Rick ware racing |
37 | James davison | 15 | Rick ware racing |
38 | David starr | 66 | Business management in motorsport |