Bristol Starting Lineup: August 2019 (NASCAR Cup Series)

NASCAR qualifying results from Bristol Motor Speedway

Next up, they’ll set the starting grid for the Bristol night race. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying is set for Bristol Motor Speedway.

View the full 2019 Bristol starting lineup below.

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Track officials have installed PJ1 on the inside groove ahead of the race weekend. At the same time, they cleaned off the top groove with a pressure washer. Both are an attempt to make the bottom the preferred groove.

The first 19 cars makeup group A. The fastest 20 qualifiers from last week will makeup group B. The order within each group is set by a random draw.

Bristol
Qualifying Report

Duration: 2 Laps

Kyle Busch is the first car on the track. That’s a huge disadvantage as it takes heat to activate the PJ1. It’s 15.340 for Busch, that’s close to two tenths off his final practice time.

Corey LaJoie is the third car on the track, he jumps to the top of the board. On his second lap, the back end steps out. He catches it as he runs it up the hill.

The next several cars all went faster than the last. Each car remains glued to the bottom. That PJ1 only gets faster with every car that heats it up.

Matt DiBenedetto was quickest in the final practice session earlier. He’s now quickest overall at the conclusion of Group A.

Bristol Motor Speedway Qualifying Results – Group A: 1. Matt DiBenedetto (14.937); 2. David Ragan (15.053); 3. Daniel Hemric (15.084); 4. Austin Dillon (15.084); 5. Bubba Wallace (15.188); 6. Ryan Preece (15.192); 7. Ty Dillon (15.225); 8. Corey LaJoie (15.273); 9. Michael McDowell (15.311); 10. Chris Buescher (15.340);

Group B

Chase Elliott is the first car in group B. He jumps straight to the top of the board.

William Byron is sideways into turn one as he gets up to speed. That’s likely to mess up both laps but he lands 7th on the board.

Brad Keselowski is 6th on the board after his first lap. On lap 2, the back end steps out and he chases it five feet off the bottom. Lap 2 is a wash.

Johnson runs wide on purpose in turns 3-4 as he comes to the green. He heads into turn one with a lot of speed but he can’t hold it on the bottom. He suffers similar issues on lap two. Johnson is loose all around and will start outside the top 20.

Kurt Busch is trending in the green through turns one and two on his first lap. However, the car washes off the bottom in turn three. Busch struggled in practice earlier but he jumps to 2nd on the board in lap one.

Kyle Larson takes the top on the next run via lap two. It’s short lived as Denny Hamlin jumps right to the top on his first lap.

Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway!

View the full Bristol starting lineup for Saturday’s night race below.


Bristol Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
NASCAR Cup Series
August 17, 2019

Pos | Driver | Time

1. Denny Hamlin
14.848

2. Kyle Larson
14.874

3. Martin Truex Jr
14.875

4. Kurt Busch
14.896

5. Aric Almirola
14.901

6. Chase Elliott
14.923

7. Matt DiBenedetto
14.937

8. Kevin Harvick
14.940

9. Erik Jones
14.945

10. Alex Bowman
14.963

11. Joey Logano
14.976

12. Ryan Blaney
14.981

13. Brad Keselowski
14.997

14. Ryan Newman
15.002

15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
15.028

16. David Ragan
15.053

17. Daniel Hemric
15.084

18. Daniel Suarez
15.088

19. Austin Dillon
15.116

20. Clint Bowyer
15.129

21. William Byron
15.166

22. Bubba Wallace
15.188

23. Ryan Preece
15.192

24. Ty Dillon
15.225

25. Paul Menard
15.243

26. Corey LaJoie
15.273

27. Matt Tifft
15.275

28. Michael McDowell
15.311

29. Chris Buescher
15.314

30. Jimmie Johnson
15.331

31. Kyle Busch
15.340

32. Landon Cassill
15.366

33. BJ McLeod
15.468

34. Quin Houff
15.579

35. Josh Bilicki
15.631

36. JJ Yaley
15.732

37. Reed Sorenson
15.733

38. Kyle Weatherman
15.786

39. Ross Chastain
15.840

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