A total of 4 drivers are eliminated as Buescher takes Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing to victory lane for the first time since 2017.
Harvick, a two-time champion, was in a “must-win” situation to advance to the Round of 8. He ran well, finishing 10th, but was still 24 points below the cut line at the end of 500 laps. Dillon finished 31st and fell 11 points below the line.
Thirty-fourth place Busch was in good shape until his engine failed late and he fell two points below the line. Reddick finished 25th and was also two points shy of staying in the championship hunt. Chris Buescher won the caution-filled race, marking the third consecutive Playoff race won by a non-Playoff driver. . Buescher, of Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, led twice for race high 169 of the 500 laps, including the final 61. It was his first victory this year, the second of his Cup career, and his first at Bristol. Before Saturday night, his most recent victory was a rain-shortened race at Pocono in 2016.
Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, exit pit road during the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17, 2022 in Bristol, Tennessee.
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