Starting Lineup for Bristol Motor Speedway NASCAR Cup Series Race, the Food City Dirt race

Starting Lineup for Bristol Motor Speedway NASCAR Cup Series Race, the Food City Dirt race

NASCAR Food City Dirt Race, Bristol Motor Speedway

NASCAR has covered the .533-mile concrete oval of Bristol Motor Speedway to host the dirt track debut of Next-Gen cars, the second edition of the annual Food City Dirt Race. With the final race set to see the green flag on Sunday, the Cup drivers took to it the track for the whole important heat race for pole positions Sunday.

For the 250-lap main event, the 36-driver grid was split into 4 groups and ran a 15-lap heat race in which Stewart Hass Racing driver Cole Custer took home the pole. Though it was Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, Justin Haley, and Ty Dillon, who came out victorious in their respective heat races, Cole Custer was rewarded for his incredible rise from P9 to P2 as NASCAR used a qualifying formula that rewarded the drivers for passing the front runners.

Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Custers SHR teammate Chase Briscoe and reigning Cup Series Champion Kyle Larson will line up behind the leader, Cole Custer who will start at his first pole on Sunday for the final race.

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Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, and Kevin Harvick

Defending Food City Dirt Race winner Joey Logano will start the race at P10 ahead of 2 times Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch at P11. Josh Williams will start at the back of the grid alongside Cody Ware and Denny Hamlin.

Pole and DriverTeam and Car
1. Cole CusterStewart Haas Racing • #41
2. Christopher BellJoe Gibbs Racing • #20
3. Tyler ReddickRichard Childress Racing • #8
4. Chase BriscoeStewart Haas Racing • #14
5. Kyle LarsonHendrick Motorsports • #5
6. Justin HaleyKaulig Racing • #31
7. Ty DillonPetty GMS Motorsports • #42
8. Alex BowmanHendrick Motorsports • #48
9. Chase ElliottHendrick Motorsports • #9
10. Joey LoganoTeam Penske • #22
11. Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs Racing • #18
12. Austin DillonRichard Childress Racing • #3
13. Kurt Busch23XI Racing • #45
14. Erik JonesPetty GMS Motorsports • #43
15. Chris BuescherRoush Fenway Keselowski Racing • #17
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty Racing • #47
17. Michael McDowellFront Row Motorsports • #34
18. Brad KeselowskiRoush Fenway Keselowski Racing • #6
19. William ByronHendrick Motorsports • #24
20. Austin Cindric (R)Team Penske • #2
21. Daniel SuarezTrackhouse Racing • #99
22. Bubba Wallace23XI Racing • #23
23. Todd Gilliland (R)Front Row Motorsports • #38
24. Harrison Burton (R)Wood Brothers • #21
25. Ryan BlaneyTeam Penske • #12
26. Corey LaJoieSpire Motorsports • #7
27. Justin Allgaier (i)Spire Motorsports • #77
28. Noah Gragson (i)Kaulig Racing • #16
29. JJ Yeley (i)Rick Ware Racing • #15
30. Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs Racing • #19
31. Aric AlmirolaStewart Haas Racing • #10
32. Kevin HarvickStewart Haas Racing • #4
33. Ross ChastainTrackhouse Racing • #1
34. Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing • #11
35. Cody WareRick Ware Racing • #51
36. Josh Williams (i)Live Fast Motorsports • #78
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