Denny Hamlin scores Bristol night race pole, qualifying results

Denny Hamlin earned his first pole of the 2019 season during Friday’s qualifying session for the Bass Pro Shops NRA night race.

This is the 31st pile of Hamlin’s career and his fourth at Bristol.

The race takes place Saturday night under the lights and airs on NBCSN beginning at 7:30 pm ET.

Bristol Qualifying Results

1. Denny Hamlin
2. Kyle Larson
3. Martin Truex Jr.
4. Kurt Busch
5. Aric Almirola
6. Chase Elliott
7. Matt DiBenedetto
8. Kevin Harvick
9. Erik Jones
10. Alex Bowman
11. Joey Logano
12. Ryan Blaney
13. Brad Keselowski
14. Ryan Newman
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
16. David Ragan
17. Daniel Hemric
18. Daniel Suarez
19. Austin Dillon
20. Clint Bowyer
21. William Byron
22. Bubba Wallace
23. Ryan Preece
24. Ty Dillon
25. Paul Menard
26. Corey LaJoie
27. Matt Tifft
28. Michael McDowell
29. Chris Buescher
30. Jimmie Johnson
31. Kyle Busch
32. Landon Cassill
33. BJ McLeod
34. Quin Houff
35. Josh Bilicki
36. JJ Yeley
37. Reed Sorenson
38. Kyle Weatherman
39. Ross Chastain