NASCAR starting positions for Bristol Motor Speedway
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series takes the green flag in Bristol, Tennessee. Today, the field hits the highbanked half-mile of Bristol Motor Speedway for a round of practice and qualifying.
View the 2022 Bristol starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Bristol Menu
ARCA: Prac/Qual | Race
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Race: Prac/Qual | Race
The field is split into two groups for qualifying. The top 5 from each group advance into the final round and make another run for the pole position.
Bristol Qualifying Results (Round 1 – Group B – Top 5) : 1. Kyle Larson (15.063); 2. Alex Bowman (15.081); 3. Ryan Blaney (15.116); 4. Aric Almirola (15.134); 5. Christopher Bell (15.140)
Bristol Qualifying Results (Round 1 – Group B – Top 5) : 1. Chase Briscoe (14.944); 2. Austin Cindric (15.000); 3. Denny Hamlin (15.012); 4. Brad Keselowski (15.038) ; 5. Kevin Harvick (15.044)
8 of the 10 drivers to advance into the final round are fighting in the Playoffs. Aric Almirola will start from the pole position after turning a laptime of 14.946 seconds.
Bristol Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
September 17, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Aric Almirola
14.946
2. Chase Briscoe
14.968
3. Alex Bowman
14.970
4. Denny Hamlin
14.972
5. Kyle Larson
15.001
6. Ryan Blaney
15.008
7. Kevin Harvick
15.030
8. Christopher Bell
15.057
9. Austin Cindric
15.078
10.Brad Keselowski
15.083
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Cole Custer
15.047
12. Ross Chastain
15.051
13. AJ Allmendinger
15.092
14. Bubba Wallace
15.096
15. Joey Logano
15.125
16. William Byron
15.153
17. Tyler Reddick
15.159
18. Michael McDowell
15.176
19. Justin Haley
15.182
20. Chris Buescher
15.184
21. Kyle Busch
15.188
22. Martin Truex Jr
15.220
23. Chase Elliott
15.248
24. Erik Jones
15.265
25. Ty Gibbs
15.266
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
15.379
27. Harrison Burton
15.382
28. Austin Dilllon
15.388
29. Daniel Suarez
15.390
30. Todd Gilliland
15.450
31. Corey LaJoie
15.451
32. Cody Ware
15.460
33. BJ McLeod
15.501
34. Ty Dillon
15.604
35. Landon Cassill
15.684
36. JJ Yeley
15.722
Bristol Motor Speedway
Practice Results
September 16, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Denny Hamlin
15.247
2. Austin Cindric
15.347
3. Joey Logano
15.355
4. Kyle Busch
15.368
5. AJ Allmendinger
15.377
6. Christopher Bell
15.387
7. Kyle Larson
15.388
8. Brad Keselowski
15.395
9. Cole Custer
15.402
10. Chase Briscoe
15.402
11. Chris Buescher
15.407
12. Alex Bowman
15.419
13. Ryan Blaney
15.421
14. Aric Almirola
15.437
15. Kevin Harvick
15.447
16. William Byron
15.461
17. Erik Jones
15.473
18. Justin Haley
15.483
19. Ross Chastain
15.520
20. Ty Gibbs
15.526
21. Chase Elliott
15.536
22. Corey LaJoie
15.537
23. Bubba Wallace
15.539
24. Martin Truex Jr
15.541
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
15.546
26. JJ Yeley
15.558
27. Todd Gilliland
15.560
28. Tyler Reddick
15.565
29. Cody Ware
15.566
30. Harrison Burton
15.572
31. Michael McDowell
15.576
32. Daniel Suarez
15.608
33. Austin Dillon
15.681
34. Landon Cassill
15.737
35. Ty Dillon
15.759
36. BJ McLeod
15.820
NASCAR
Playoff Standings
Points Ahead of Bristol
(Last Race in Round of 16)
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Christopher Bell
1 Win (In Round) | +58
2. William Byron
+48
3. Denny Hamlin
+47
4. Joey Logano
+40
5. Ryan Blaney
+36
6. Alex Bowman
+30
7. Chase Elliott
+28
8. Kyle Larson
+27
9. Ross Chastain
+26
10. Daniel Suarez
+6
11. Tyler Reddick
+2
12. Austin Cindric
+2
— Round of 12 Cutline (1 Race Remaining) —
13. Kyle Busch
-2
14. Austin Dillon
-3
15. Chase Briscoe
-9
16. Kevin Harvick
-35
