Christopher Bell scored the pole for Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
This is the final race in the opening round of NASCAR’s playoffs. With wins in the first two races Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick are guaranteed to move onto the next round. Currently Martin Truex, Bubba Wallace, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Michael McDowell are below the cutline.
Coverage of the Bass Pro Shops Night Race will air on USA Network and the NBC Sports App beginning at 7:30 pm ET.
Bristol Cup Series Starting Lineup
September 15, 2023; Race to be held September 16, 2023
FRI SEP 15 · LIVE
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POSITION
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BEST SPEED
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BEST TIME
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BEHIND
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
C. Bell#20
|
126.997
|
15.109
|
Leader
|
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2 |
D. Hamlin#11
|
126.930
|
15.117
|
0.008
|
|
3 |
W. Byron#24
|
126.345
|
15.187
|
0.078
|
|
4 |
M. McDowell#34
|
126.220
|
15.202
|
0.093
|
|
5 |
M. Truex Jr#19
|
126.154
|
15.210
|
0.101
|
|
6 |
B. Keselowski#6
|
125.963
|
15.233
|
0.124
|
|
7 |
C. Elliott#9
|
125.914
|
15.239
|
0.130
|
|
8 |
T. Gibbs#54
|
125.914
|
15.239
|
0.130
|
|
9 |
B. Wallace#23
|
125.897
|
15.241
|
0.132
|
|
10 |
C. LaJoie#7
|
125.625
|
15.274
|
0.165
|
|
11 |
R. Blaney#12
|
125.988
|
15.230
|
0.121
|
|
12 |
T. Reddick#45
|
125.864
|
15.245
|
0.136
|
|
13 |
A. Bowman#48
|
125.806
|
15.252
|
0.143
|
|
14 |
C. Briscoe#14
|
125.708
|
15.264
|
0.155
|
|
15 |
K. Busch#8
|
125.559
|
15.282
|
0.173
|
|
16 |
C. Hocevar#42
|
125.469
|
15.293
|
0.184
|
|
17 |
R. Preece#41
|
125.363
|
15.306
|
0.197
|
|
18 |
A. Dillon#3
|
125.313
|
15.312
|
0.203
|
|
19 |
J. Haley#31
|
125.060
|
15.343
|
0.234
|
|
20 |
C. Buescher#17
|
125.044
|
15.345
|
0.236
|
|
21 |
K. Harvick#4
|
124.971
|
15.354
|
0.245
|
|
22 |
A. Allmendinger#16
|
124.906
|
15.362
|
0.253
|
|
23 |
R. Chastain#1
|
124.881
|
15.365
|
0.256
|
|
24 |
D. Suárez#99
|
124.865
|
15.367
|
0.258
|
|
25 |
R. Stenhouse Jr#47
|
124.824
|
15.372
|
0.263
|
|
26 |
A. Almirola#10
|
124.824
|
15.372
|
0.263
|
|
27 |
R. Newman#51
|
124.484
|
15.414
|
0.305
|
|
28 |
J. Logano#22
|
124.468
|
15.416
|
0.307
|
|
29 |
A. Cindric#2
|
124.379
|
15.427
|
0.318
|
|
30 |
T. Gilliland#38
|
124.331
|
15.433
|
0.324
|
|
31 |
E. Jones#43
|
123.841
|
15.494
|
0.385
|
|
32 |
H. Burton#21
|
123.491
|
15.538
|
0.429
|
|
33 |
T. Dillon#77
|
123.491
|
15.538
|
0.429
|
|
34 |
B. McLeod#78
|
122.921
|
15.610
|
0.501
|
|
35 |
J. Yeley#15
|
121.497
|
15.793
|
0.684
|
|
36 |
K. Larson#5
|
121.366
|
15.810
|
0.701
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