Bristol Starting Lineup: September 2023 (NASCAR Cup Series)

The field is split into two groups for the opening round of qualifying. The top five from each group advance into the final round and make another run for the pole.

Bristol Qualifying (Group A – Top 5) : 1. Christopher Bell (15.111); 2. Ty Gibbs (15.160); 3. Corey LaJoie (15.255); 4. Bubba Wallace (15.305); 5. Chase Elliott (15.338)

Bristol Qualifying (Group B – Top 5) : 1. Denny Hamlin (15.062); 2. Brad Keselowski (15.106); 3. William Byron (15.107); 4. Michael McDowell (15.189); 5. Martin Truex Jr (15.220)

Kyle Larson got loose and nearly spun off turn four on his first lap of qualifying. That also hurt his second lap and he qualified last in group A qualifying after turning the fastest lap in practice.

Christopher Bell will start from the pole position. He turned a lap at 15.109 seconds.

Bristol Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
September 15, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver | Best Time

1. Christopher Bell
15.109

2. Denny Hamlin
15.117

3. William Byron
15.187

4. Michael McDowell
15.202

5. Martin Truex Jr
15.210

6. Brad Keselowski
15.233

7. Chase Elliott
15.239

8. Ty Gibbs
15.239

9. Bubba Wallace
15.241

10. Corey LaJoie
15.274

Failed to advance out of Round 1

11. Ryan Blaney
15.230

12. Tyler Reddick
15.245

13. Alex Bowman
15.252

14. Chase Briscoe
15.264

15. Kyle Busch
15.282

16. Carson Hocevar
15.293

17. Ryan Preece
15.306

18. Austin Dillon
15.312

19. Justin Haley
15.343

20. Chris Buescher
15.345

21. Kevin Harvick
15.354

22. AJ Allmendinger
15.362

23. Ross Chastain
15.365

24. Daniel Suarez
15.367

25. Aric Almirola
15.372

26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
15.372

27. Ryan Newman
15.414

28. Joey Logano
15.416

29. Austin Cindric
15.427

30. Todd Gilliland
15.433

31. Erik Jones
15.494

32. Harrison Burton
15.538

33. Ty Dillon
15.538

34. BJ McLeod
15.610

35. JJ Yeley
15.793

36. Kyle Larson
15.810

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Bristol Motor Speedway
Practice Results
September 15, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver | Best Time

1. Kyle Larson
15.186

2. Chris Buescher
15.262

3. Bubba Wallace
15.333

4. Ty Gibbs
15.366

5. Christopher Bell
15.367

6. Corey LaJoie
15.370

7. Chase Elliott
15.376

8. William Byron
15.390

9. Alex Bowman
15.396

10. Tyler Reddick
15.398

11. Ross Chastain
15.403

12. Denny Hamlin
15.415

13. Justin Haley
15.416

14. AJ Allmendinger
15.426

15. Joey Logano
15.433

16. Austin Cindric
15.436

17. Kyle Busch
15.437

18. Erik Jones
15.442

19. Kevin Harvick
15.462

20. Ryan Blaney
15.469

21. Aric Almirola
15.503

22. Ty Dillon
15.507

23. Carson Hocevar
15.517

24. Martin Truex Jr
15.526

25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
15.557

26. Chase Briscoe
15.561

27. Ryan Preece
15.566

28. Brad Keselowski
15.574

29. Todd Gilliland
15.585

30. Michael McDowell
15.604

31. BJ McLeod
15.612

32. Austin Dillon
15.614

33. Harrison Burton
15.623

34. JJ Yeley
15.673

35. Daniel Suarez
15.673

36. Ryan Newman
15.743

Links

Bristol Motor Speedway | NASCAR