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A big crowd at Bristol Motor Speedway. (HHP/Tim Parks photo)

Bristol Night Race: By The Numbers

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race is the third round of the 10-race NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

The race will run 500 laps on the .533-mile concrete race track with $8,805,799 on the line.

It will be the 123rd Cup Series race at Bristol.

Here are some more numbers associated with Saturday’s Bristol Night Race:

0 — Number of Cup Series wins at Bristol for 34-time series winner Martin Truex Jr.

.485 — Seconds Chris Buescher defeated Chase Elliott by to win last September’s Cup Series race at Bristol.

2 — Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick are the only drivers locked into the round of 12 in the NASCAR Playoffs entering Saturday’s race.

4 — Drivers that will be eliminated from the Cup Series playoffs after Saturday’s race.

8 — Kyle Busch has won eight Cup Series races at Bristol, the most of any active driver.

42 — Carson Hocevar will drive the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club entry for the third consecutive Cup Series race.

43 — Saturday night will mark Kevin Harvick’s 43rd and last Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

44 — Different drivers to have won a Cup Series race at Bristol’s .533-mile track.

52 — Fifty-two drivers have won NASCAR Cup Series poles at Bristol Motor Speedway.

299 — Hendrick Motorsports has won 299 Cup Series races. Victory No. 300 could come Saturday at Bristol.