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Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

Track Information
Track Name:	Bristol Motor Speedway
Location:	Bristol, Tenn.
Track Type:	HIGH BANKED CONCRETE
Track Length:	0.533 miles
Track Layout:	OVAL
Banking:	36 Degrees
Seating Capacity:	135000
Home Page:	http://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com
Track Weather Info:	Bristol Motor Speedway - Weather

Race Information
Race Name:	Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Date, Time:	8/18/2018, 7:30 PM EST
Race Number:	#24 of 36 races in the 2018 season
Track Name:	Bristol Motor Speedway
Race Distance:	266 miles, 500 laps
* Note: This race is being run at night.

Past Race Averages
Average race finish time:	0:3:00
Average Speed:	87.9 MPH
Average # of cautions:	9 - 66 laps
Average # of lead changes:	13
Average # of drivers leading:	7

Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race - Recent Top Finishers
Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
2017	Kyle Busch	Erik Jones	Denny Hamlin	Matt Kenseth	Kurt Busch
2016	Kevin Harvick	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Denny Hamlin	Austin Dillon	Chris Buescher
2015	Joey Logano	Kevin Harvick	Denny Hamlin	Jimmie Johnson	Clint Bowyer
2014	Joey Logano	Brad Keselowski	Matt Kenseth	Jimmie Johnson	Kurt Busch
2013	Matt Kenseth	Kasey Kahne	Juan Montoya	Brian Vickers	Joey Logano
2012	Denny Hamlin	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Gordon	Brian Vickers	Marcos Ambrose
2011	Brad Keselowski	Martin Truex	Jeff Gordon	Jimmie Johnson	Jamie McMurray
2010	Kyle Busch	David Reutimann	Jamie McMurray	Clint Bowyer	Kasey Kahne
2009	Kyle Busch	Mark Martin	Marcos Ambrose	Greg Biffle	Denny Hamlin
2008	Carl Edwards	Kyle Busch	Denny Hamlin	Kevin Harvick	Jeff Gordon

The current season leaders in various stat categories are listed below.

Total Points

Kyle Busch - 980

Kevin Harvick - 945

Martin Truex - 842

Clint Bowyer - 745

Kurt Busch - 744

Joey Logano - 714

Brad Keselowski - 709

Kyle Larson - 701

Denny Hamlin - 682

Chase Elliott - 682

Average finish

Kyle Busch - 7

Kevin Harvick - 8

Martin Truex - 9.3

Clint Bowyer - 11.8

Joey Logano - 12.1

Kurt Busch - 12.5

Denny Hamlin - 12.5

Chase Elliott - 12.9

Aric Almirola - 13.3

Kyle Larson - 13.7

Races won

Kevin Harvick - 7

Kyle Busch - 6

Martin Truex - 4

Clint Bowyer - 2

Austin Dillon - 1

Chase Elliott - 1

Erik Jones - 1

Joey Logano - 1

Top 5 finishes

Kyle Busch - 17

Kevin Harvick - 17

Martin Truex - 15

Chase Elliott - 6

Denny Hamlin - 6

Brad Keselowski - 6

Kyle Larson - 6

Clint Bowyer - 6

Ryan Blaney - 5

Joey Logano - 5

Top 10 finishes

Kyle Busch - 19

Kevin Harvick - 19

Joey Logano - 16

Martin Truex - 15

Kurt Busch - 14

Brad Keselowski - 12

Kyle Larson - 12

Chase Elliott - 12

Denny Hamlin - 12

Erik Jones - 11

Listed below is the projected starting order according to the StatFox race simulator. The simulator factors in recent qualifying performance, past qualifying results at this track and track type, and overall driver strength when projecting the qualifying order. Note: Once the official qualifying results are known, this section will be changed to reflect the official qualifying order. The simulator's projected finish order will also be updated.

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Projected Qualifying Order
Row	Position	Driver	Position	Driver
1	1	Kyle Busch	2	Martin Truex
2	3	Kyle Larson	4	Erik Jones
3	5	Denny Hamlin	6	Matt Kenseth
4	7	Brad Keselowski	8	Ryan Blaney
5	9	Daniel Suarez	10	Chase Elliott
6	11	Kurt Busch	12	Kevin Harvick
7	13	Joey Logano	14	Clint Bowyer
8	15	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	16	William Byron
9	17	Ryan Newman	18	Jimmie Johnson
10	19	Bowman Alex	20	Austin Dillon
11	21	Aric Almirola	22	Paul Menard
12	23	Kasey Kahne	24	Chris Buescher
13	25	Jamie McMurray	26	Trevor Bayne
14	27	Daniel Hemric	28	Brendan Gaughan
15	29	Justin Marks	30	Bubba Wallace
16	31	AJ Allmendinger	32	Michael McDowell
17	33	David Ragan	34	Matt DiBenedetto
18	35	Ross Chastain	36	Danica Patrick
19	37	Landon Cassill	38	Gray Gaulding
20	39	Cole Whitt	40	Cole Custer
21	41	Parker Kligerman	42	Corey Lajoie
22	43	Ty Dillon

Listed below is the projected finish order according to the StatFox race simulator. The simulator factors in recent performance, qualifying position, past results at this track and track type, and overall driver strength when simulating the race. The race simulation is run 1000 times. For each driver, the table displays the number of race simulations they won, number of top 5 finishes, number of top 10 finishes, and number of times the driver failed to finish the race. In addition, the table displays the average finishing position for each driver and the projected odds of the driver winning the race.

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Simulator - Projected Order Of Finish
Order	Driver	Make	Sponsor	Qual.	Finish	Wins	Odds	Top 5	Top 10	Trouble
1	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Interstate Batteries	1 *	9.7	192	5.2 to 1	626	809	178
2	Kevin Harvick	Ford	Busch Light/Mobil 1	12 *	10.1	155	6.5 to 1	610	801	184
3	Clint Bowyer	Ford	Haas 30 Years of the VF1	14 *	12	67	14.9 to 1	364	705	192
4	Martin Truex	Toyota	5-hour ENERGY/Bass Pro Sh	2 *	13.1	93	10.8 to 1	447	704	242
5	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	10 *	13.1	74	13.5 to 1	386	682	227
6	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	FedEx Office	5 *	13.2	58	17.2 to 1	299	598	193
7	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	DC Solar	3 *	13.5	62	16.1 to 1	348	651	232
8	Joey Logano	Ford	Shell Pennzoil	13 *	13.9	32	31.2 to 1	202	504	174
9	Kurt Busch	Ford	Haas Automation	11 *	15.1	36	27.8 to 1	207	504	226
10	Aric Almirola	Ford	Smithfield	21 *	15.1	29	34.5 to 1	182	454	202
11	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's for Pros	18 *	15.6	26	38.5 to 1	172	429	223
12	Daniel Suarez	Toyota	Stanley	9 *	16.4	24	41.7 to 1	139	395	228
13	Bowman Alex	Chevrolet	Axalta	19 *	16.6	11	90.9 to 1	103	325	201
14	Erik Jones	Toyota	Doosan	4 *	16.8	25	40 to 1	141	364	232
15	Ryan Blaney	Ford	Menards/Knauf Insulation	8 *	17.7	31	32.3 to 1	209	464	324
16	Brad Keselowski	Ford	Discount Tire	7 *	17.8	28	35.7 to 1	154	383	294
17	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	Grainger	17 *	18.3	9	111.1 to 1	68	208	206
18	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Ford	Fifth Third Bank	15 *	19.9	10	100 to 1	42	127	202
19	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	McDonald's/Cessna	25 *	20.7	7	142.9 to 1	33	116	224
20	Matt Kenseth	Ford	NESN	6 *	20.8	7	142.9 to 1	43	138	244
21	Paul Menard	Ford	Earn While You Learn/NewF	22 *	22.7	4	250 to 1	23	69	230
22	William Byron	Chevrolet	Liberty University	16 *	22.8	6	166.7 to 1	32	99	320
23	Chris Buescher	Chevrolet	Slim Jim	24 *	23	2	500 to 1	22	68	175
24	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	Dow WE Are Innovators	20 *	23.4	4	250 to 1	25	63	216
25	Bubba Wallace	Chevrolet	Medallion Bank/Petty's Ga	30 *	24.6	0	0 chance	10	26	183
26	David Ragan	Ford	Louis Kemp Crab Delights	33 *	24.8	1	1000 to 1	13	33	217
27	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	WRL General Contractors	23 *	25.1	1	1000 to 1	12	37	235
28	Trevor Bayne	Ford	AdvoCare Rehydrate	26 *	25.2	1	1000 to 1	14	41	237
29	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	Kroger ClickList	31 *	25.3	1	1000 to 1	13	33	253
30	Michael McDowell	Ford	Dockside Logistics	32 *	25.9	0	0 chance	8	29	168
31	Matt DiBenedetto	Ford	Harvest Investments & Pro	34 *	26.2	0	0 chance	9	22	250
32	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	GEICO	43 *	26.5	2	500 to 1	7	17	243
33	Justin Marks	Chevrolet	SUFFERFEST Beer Company	29 *	26.8	1	1000 to 1	10	27	341
34	Daniel Hemric	Chevrolet	Smokey Mountain Herbal Sn	27 *	27.3	1	1000 to 1	10	21	331
35	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	35 *	29.9	0	0 chance	1	9	338
36	Danica Patrick	Chevrolet	GoDaddy	36 *	30.3	0	0 chance	4	8	318
37	Brendan Gaughan	Chevrolet	Beard Oil Distributing/So	28 *	30.7	0	0 chance	1	8	355
38	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	Mane n Tail	37 *	31.2	0	0 chance	3	8	351
39	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	Schluter Systems	42 *	31.5	0	0 chance	5	9	515
40	Cole Whitt	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	39 *	31.7	0	0 chance	0	2	403
41	Gray Gaulding	Chevrolet	StarCom Fiber	38 *	33.2	0	0 chance	2	2	587
42	Cole Custer	Ford	Haas CNC/Prefund Capital	40 *	34.1	0	0 chance	1	2	643
43	Parker Kligerman	Toyota	Gaunt Brothers Racing	41 *	34.2	0	0 chance	0	6	663

The top past performance trends relevant to this race are listed below. The results are sorted by average finish. To view a complete list of driver trends for the current race, browse to each driver's respective page.

Top performers over the last two seasons at track type= HIGH BANKED CONCRETE.

1.) Jimmie Johnson's average finish at track type - HIGH BANKED CONCRETE is 4.7. In 6 races, he has 2 wins and 5 top 10 finishes.

2.) Kyle Larson's average finish at track type - HIGH BANKED CONCRETE is 5.7. In 6 races, he has 0 wins and 6 top 10 finishes.

3.) Kevin Harvick's average finish at track type - HIGH BANKED CONCRETE is 7.5. In 6 races, he has 1 win and 5 top 10 finishes.

4.) Matt Kenseth's average finish at track type - HIGH BANKED CONCRETE is 8.0. In 4 races, he has 0 wins and 2 top 10 finishes.

5.) Daniel Suarez's average finish at track type - HIGH BANKED CONCRETE is 10.2. In 6 races, he has 0 wins and 3 top 10 finishes.

6.) Clint Bowyer's average finish at track type - HIGH BANKED CONCRETE is 11.3. In 6 races, he has 0 wins and 4 top 10 finishes.

7.) Martin Truex's average finish at track type - HIGH BANKED CONCRETE is 11.7. In 6 races, he has 0 wins and 4 top 10 finishes.

8.) Chase Elliott's average finish at track type - HIGH BANKED CONCRETE is 12.2. In 6 races, he has 0 wins and 3 top 10 finishes.

9.) Jamie McMurray's average finish at track type - HIGH BANKED CONCRETE is 12.5. In 6 races, he has 0 wins and 2 top 10 finishes.

10.) Denny Hamlin's average finish at track type - HIGH BANKED CONCRETE is 12.8. In 6 races, he has 0 wins and 4 top 10 finishes.

Best career performers at Bristol Motor Speedway

1.) Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s average finish at Bristol Motor Speedway is 10.2. In 11 races, he has 0 wins and 6 top 10 finishes.

2.) Kevin Harvick's average finish at Bristol Motor Speedway is 13.3. In 35 races, he has 2 wins and 18 top 10 finishes.

3.) Jimmie Johnson's average finish at Bristol Motor Speedway is 13.3. In 33 races, he has 2 wins and 19 top 10 finishes.

4.) Matt Kenseth's average finish at Bristol Motor Speedway is 13.6. In 36 races, he has 4 wins and 22 top 10 finishes.

5.) Kyle Busch's average finish at Bristol Motor Speedway is 14.0. In 26 races, he has 7 wins and 15 top 10 finishes.

6.) Chase Elliott's average finish at Bristol Motor Speedway is 14.6. In 5 races, he has 0 wins and 2 top 10 finishes.

7.) Daniel Suarez's average finish at Bristol Motor Speedway is 14.7. In 3 races, he has 0 wins and 0 top 10 finishes.

8.) Clint Bowyer's average finish at Bristol Motor Speedway is 15.0. In 25 races, he has 0 wins and 12 top 10 finishes.

9.) Erik Jones's average finish at Bristol Motor Speedway is 15.0. In 3 races, he has 0 wins and 1 top 10 finish.

10.) Kurt Busch's average finish at Bristol Motor Speedway is 15.1. In 35 races, he has 5 wins and 17 top 10 finishes.

Hot Drivers - Top performers over the last 3 races.

1.) Kyle Busch's average finish over the past 3 races is 2.3. In 3 races, he has 1 win and 3 top 10 finishes.

2.) Kevin Harvick's average finish over the past 3 races is 5.0. In 3 races, he has 1 win and 3 top 10 finishes.

3.) Chase Elliott's average finish over the past 3 races is 5.7. In 3 races, he has 1 win and 3 top 10 finishes.

4.) Daniel Suarez's average finish over the past 3 races is 5.7. In 3 races, he has 0 wins and 2 top 10 finishes.

5.) Erik Jones's average finish over the past 3 races is 7.7. In 3 races, he has 0 wins and 2 top 10 finishes.

Hot Drivers - Top performers over the last 10 races.

1.) Kevin Harvick's average finish over the past 10 races is 5.1. In 10 races, he has 2 wins and 9 top 10 finishes.

2.) Kyle Busch's average finish over the past 10 races is 5.9. In 10 races, he has 2 wins and 9 top 10 finishes.

3.) Martin Truex's average finish over the past 10 races is 6.2. In 10 races, he has 3 wins and 7 top 10 finishes.

4.) Erik Jones's average finish over the past 10 races is 10.4. In 10 races, he has 1 win and 6 top 10 finishes.

5.) Chase Elliott's average finish over the past 10 races is 11.1. In 10 races, he has 1 win and 7 top 10 finishes.