The Bass Pro Shops Night Race marks the 29th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season and the third race of the Chase after the Enjoy Illinois 300. The event is scheduled to be held on Saturday, September 19, at Bristol Motor Speedway, and the green flag will drop at 7:30 pm ET.
Bristol Motor Speedway is a 0.533-mile-long concrete oval track that features 24 to 28 degrees of banking in turns and 4 to 8 degrees of banking in straights. Thirty-seven drivers have entered for the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Night Race on the Bristol Motor Speedway track.
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Heading to Bristol Motor Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports driver and the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson is the favourite, per the odds table, at +400 odds to win this year’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Larson has previously won three races here.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs stands in second place in the odds table at +450 to win this weekend’s race.
Gibbs is followed by Denny Hamlin at +550. The defending winner of the event, Christopher Bell, and Ryan Blaney are tied at +650. Chase Briscoe, at +1000, rounds out the top five. Hamlin is the most successful driver, with three wins at the Bristol playoff race.
Team Penske’s Joey Logano has the sixth-highest odds at +1200 to win on Saturday.
Opening odds for the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway
Here’s a look at the odds for all 37 drivers competing next weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway:
- Kyle Larson +400
- Ty Gibbs +450
- Denny Hamlin +550
- Christopher Bell +650
- Ryan Blaney +650
- Chase Briscoe +1000
- Joey Logano +1200
- Alex Bowman +2000
- Chase Elliott +2000
- William Byron +2200
- Brad Keselowski +2200
- Tyler Reddick +2200
- Carson Hocevar +2500
- Chris Buescher +3000
- Bubba Wallace +3500
- Josh Berry +4000
- Austin Cindric +4500
- Ross Chastain +5000
- Ryan Preece +5000
- A.J. Allmendinger +12500
- Daniel Suarez +12500
- Shane Van Gisbergen +12500
- Michael McDowell +12500
- Austin Dillon +20000
- Noah Gragson +20000
- Connor Zilisch +20000
- Erik Jones +25000
- Zane Smith +25000
- John Hunter Nemechek +30000
- Austin Hill +35000
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +40000
- Todd Gilliland +50000
- Riley Herbst +75000
- Cole Custer +100000
- Ty Dillon +100000
- Josh Bilicki +150000
- Cody Ware +250000
The live telecast of the 2026 Bristol Motor Speedway race can be viewed on USA Network, and radio coverage will air on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Edited by Yash Soni
