Ever had a race where it started one day and finished another? I just did. This year’s Bristol night race started on Saturday night, but due to rain it was delayed until Sunday afternoon.

Carl Edwards won the pole, but day or night, no one was a match for Kyle Busch. Busch had said during driver introductions that everyone should get ready for a Kyle Busch show, and he didn’t disappoint. He led 256 of the races 500 laps.

However, at Bristol, trouble is never far away. Busch led when the race was halted for the night about lap 50, so he was also in the lead when the race resumed Sunday afternoon. And then disaster struck. Something broke on Busch’s car, sending him spinning. Busch seemed to be in the clear, until out of nowhere Justin Allgier plowed into him. Busch was angry with Allgier, and his race was over. The wreck also collected Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Larson. Due to the wreck, Larson lost even more points toward the Chase.

Due to Busch’s elimination, Joey Logano now found himself in the lead. But on the restart Kurt Busch, Kyle’s big brother, drove past Logano, but got loose and spun, tagging Logano, and destroying Brad Keslowski’s car. Keslowski had nowhere to go to avoid Busch. Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliot, two more Chase bubble drivers, were also caught up in the wreck.

Logano led the field to the green flag, but was quickly passed by the one driver who had been at least a challenge to Kyle Busch: Kevin Harvick. Harvick clearly had a fast car, but late race cautions continually bunched the field.

On the final restart Harvick tried to pull away, but he found himself battling a surprising challenger: Austin Dillon. Harvick was running the high side of the track, and Austin was able to run the low side. Again and again Dillon went low, occasionally pulling alongside Harvick. But for once Harvick didn’t lose out in the final laps.

Harvick won his second race of the year, his second at Bristol, and Stewart-Hass Racing’s first at Bristol. In honor of his retiring boss Tony Stewart, Harvick invited Stewart to do a burnout with him. The two looked kind of like Olympic synchronized swimmers, both doing some pretty good burn outs.

As far as the Chase bubble went, there were some major shake ups. Chris Buescher managed to finish the day fifth, and officially put himself in the top-30 in points, and in the Chase. That narrowed the number of Chase spots available from 5 to 4. Austin Dillon’s top-5 put him well inside the Chase bubble. Chase Elliot salvaged a top-15 finish, and maintained a decent gap over the cut line. Ryan Newman now finds his Chase chances in peril. Newman had an awful day at Bristol, and is now last on the Chase grid. Trevor Bayne had a solid Bristol run and is now the first driver outside the Chase. A couple good runs in the next few weeks and a stumble by Elliot, Newman, or Jamie McMurray would put Bayne in the Chase. Should Chris Buescher fall out of the top-30, and should Bayne stay ahead of Kyle Larson, he would make the Chase to. Kyle Larson needs a miracle to get in on points. Right now, Nascar’s daredevil needs his first win.

See you @ Michigan!