NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for Bristol Motor Speedway
On Saturday night, the half-mile of Bristol Motor Speedway will host the NASCAR Cup Series. Teams are unloaded for practice and qualifying ahead of the Bass Pro Shops Night Race.
View the NASCAR qualifying results and TV schedule for Bristol below.
Cars remain covered as practice is scheduled to begin. With lightning in the area, on-track action is on hold.
After a lengthy day, NASCAR is still attempting to get cars on track for practice. However, qualifying has been canceled.
The field has been set by the metric. Kyle Larson will start from the pole position in Saturday night’s race.
Update: Practice has now been canceled.
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Bristol Motor Speedway
TV Schedule
What time is the NASCAR race at Bristol?
Saturday
September 19
7:30pm ET
USA | HBO Max | PRN | SiriusXM
NASCAR Cup Series
Race
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Bristol Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
September 19, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Kyle Larson
2. Joey Logano
3. Denny Hamlin
4. William Byron
5. Carson Hocevar
6. Alex Bowman
7. Ross Chastain
8. Austin Cindric
9. Austin Dillon
10. Bubba Wallace
11. Brad Keselowski
12. Christopher Bell
13. Ty Gibbs
14. Erik Jones
15. Connor Zilisch
16. Ryan Preece
17. Cole Custer
18. AJ Allmendinger
19. John Hunter Nemechek
20. Tyler Reddick
21. Michael McDowell
22. Shane van Gisbergen
23. Chris Buescher
24. Todd Gilliland
25. Austin Hill
26. Chase Briscoe
27. Chase Elliott
28. Daniel Suarez
29. Ryan Blaney
30. Cody Ware
31. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
32. Josh Berry
33. Ty Dillon
34. Riley Herbst
35. Zane Smith
36. Noah Gragson
37. Josh Bilicki
Bristol Motor Speedway
Practice Results
September 18, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Session canceled
