NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR Results Today: Bell triumphs at Bristol in CHAOTIC playoff eliminator

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Sunday 14 September 2025 05:49

An image of NASCAR driver Christopher Bell

Joe Gibbs Racing star Christopher Bell has won the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway after a chaotic 500 laps of action.

With tire falloff proving more dramatic than expected, saving rubber and strategy became the key to success on the night, with the race ultimately coming down to a late restart with five to go.

Having started that restart third with two fresh tires, Bell quickly passed Carson Hocevar and Zane Smith in first and second on scuffs to take the lead, and was ultimately able to hold off Brad Keselowski, who was also on fresh rubber, to take the win.

It is Bell’s fourth victory of the 2025 season and his first since Phoenix on March 9. Crucially, it also adds valuable playoff points to his postseason total as he and his rivals head into the Round of 12.

In all of the tire chaos at Bristol, it was easy to forget that this was an elimination race, with four drivers now out of the Cup Series playoffs.

With all of that said, let’s take a look at the full race results below!

Who won the NASCAR Bristol race today?

Here are all of the results from Bristol Motor Speedway so far on Sunday night.

Race results

Position	Driver	Car No.	Team
1	Christopher Bell	20	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2	Brad Keselowski	6	RFK Racing Ford
3	Zane Smith	38	Front Row Motorsports Ford
4	Ryan Blaney	12	Team Penske Ford
5	Joey Logano	22	Team Penske Ford
6	Corey Heim	67	23XI Racing Toyota
7	Carson Hocevar	77	Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8	Alex Bowman	48	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
9	Chase Briscoe	19	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10	Ty Gibbs	54	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
11	Chris Buescher	17	RFK Racing Ford
12	William Byron	24	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
13	Justin Haley	7	Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
14	John Hunter Nemechek	42	Legacy Motor Club Toyota
15	Tyler Reddick	45	23XI Racing Toyota
16	Kyle Busch	8	Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
17	Michael McDowell	71	Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
18	Riley Herbst	35	23XI Racing Toyota
19	Ross Chastain	1	Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
20	Erik Jones	43	Legacy Motor Club Toyota
21	Ryan Preece	60	RFK Racing Ford
22	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
23	Noah Gragson	4	Front Row Motorsports Ford
24	Todd Gilliland	34	Front Row Motorsports Ford
25	Austin Hill	33	Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
26	Shane van Gisbergen	88	Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
27	Ty Dillon	10	Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
28	Austin Dillon	3	Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
29	Cody Ware	51	Rick Ware Racing Ford
30	Austin Cindric	2	Team Penske Ford
31	Denny Hamlin	11	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
32	Kyle Larson	5	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
33	Cole Custer	41	Haas Factory Team Ford
34	Bubba Wallace	23	23XI Racing Toyota
35	Chad Finchum	66	Garage 66 Toyota
36	AJ Allmendinger	16	Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
37	Daniel Suarez	99	Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
38	Chase Elliott	9	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
39	Josh Berry	21	Wood Brothers Racing Ford

Stage 2 results

Position	Driver	Car No.	Team
1	Ty Gibbs	54	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2	Ryan Blaney	12	Team Penske Ford
3	Alex Bowman	48	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4	Brad Keselowski	6	RFK Racing Ford
5	Carson Hocevar	77	Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
6	Austin Cindric	2	Team Penske Ford
7	Chris Buescher	17	RFK Racing Ford
8	Bubba Wallace	23	23XI Racing Toyota
9	Zane Smith	38	Front Row Motorsports Ford
10	Denny Hamlin	11	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Stage 1 results

Position	Driver	Car No.	Team
1	Ryan Blaney	12	Team Penske Ford
2	Ty Gibbs	54	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3	William Byron	24	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4	Bubba Wallace	23	23XI Racing Toyota
5	Zane Smith	38	Front Row Motorsports Ford
6	Chris Buescher	17	RFK Racing Ford
7	AJ Allmendinger	16	Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
8	Brad Keselowski	6	RFK Racing Ford
9	John H. Nemechek	42	Legacy Motor Club Toyota
10	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet

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