| Row | Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 15.109 | -- | 126.997 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight Direct Toyota | 15.117 | 0.008 | 126.930 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Relay Payments Chevrolet | 15.187 | 0.078 | 126.345 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's / Delo Ford | 15.202 | 0.093 | 126.220 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 15.210 | 0.101 | 126.154 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 15.233 | 0.124 | 125.963 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Gold Filters Chevrolet | 15.239 | 0.130 | 125.914 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 15.239 | 0.130 | 125.914 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | 15.241 | 0.132 | 125.897 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports NEGU Chevrolet | 15.274 | 0.165 | 125.625 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Advance Auto Parts Ford | 15.230 | -- | 125.988 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 15.245 | 0.015 | 125.864 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 15.252 | 0.022 | 125.806 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Rush Truck Centers / Cummins Ford | 15.264 | 0.034 | 125.708 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's / Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet | 15.282 | 0.052 | 125.559 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | 15.293 | 0.063 | 125.469 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 15.312 | 0.082 | 125.313 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Mountain Dew Chevrolet | 15.343 | 0.113 | 125.060 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 15.345 | 0.115 | 125.044 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing GEARWRENCH Ford | 15.354 | 0.124 | 124.971 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Barger Podcast Chevrolet | 15.362 | 0.132 | 124.906 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 15.365 | 0.135 | 124.881 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Aerial Recovery Chevrolet | 15.367 | 0.137 | 124.865 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield / IHOP Ford | 15.372 | 0.142 | 124.824 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Scott Brand Chevrolet | 15.372 | 0.142 | 124.824 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Operating Engineers Ford | 15.376 | 0.146 | 124.792 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing Biohaven / Jacob Companies Ford | 15.414 | 0.184 | 124.484 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 15.416 | 0.186 | 124.468 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Monster Ford | 15.427 | 0.197 | 124.379 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Speedy Cash Ford | 15.433 | 0.203 | 124.331 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB US AIR FORCE Chevrolet | 15.494 | 0.264 | 123.841 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 15.538 | 0.308 | 123.491 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 15.538 | 0.308 | 123.491 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports FreedomWorksHere.com Chevrolet | 15.610 | 0.380 | 122.921 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing Steakhouse Elite Ford | 15.793 | 0.563 | 121.497 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 15.810 | 0.580 | 121.366 | 2 | 1 |
Here are the official starting lineup and complete qualifying results for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race Starting Lineup
Qualifying Speeds Round 2
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 15.109 | -- | 126.997 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight Direct Toyota | 15.117 | 0.008 | 126.930 | 2 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Relay Payments Chevrolet | 15.187 | 0.078 | 126.345 | 2 |
| 4 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's / Delo Ford | 15.202 | 0.093 | 126.220 | 2 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 15.210 | 0.101 | 126.154 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 15.233 | 0.124 | 125.963 | 2 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Gold Filters Chevrolet | 15.239 | 0.130 | 125.914 | 2 |
| 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 15.239 | 0.130 | 125.914 | 2 |
| 9 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | 15.241 | 0.132 | 125.897 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports NEGU Chevrolet | 15.274 | 0.165 | 125.625 | 2 |
Qualifying Speeds Round 1 Group A
(top-5 advance to Round 2)
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 15.111 | -- | 126.980 | 2 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 15.160 | 0.049 | 126.570 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports NEGU Chevrolet | 15.255 | 0.144 | 125.782 | 2 |
| 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | 15.305 | 0.194 | 125.371 | 2 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Gold Filters Chevrolet | 15.338 | 0.227 | 125.101 | 2 |
| 6 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Mountain Dew Chevrolet | 15.343 | 0.232 | 125.060 | 2 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 15.345 | 0.234 | 125.044 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing GEARWRENCH Ford | 15.354 | 0.243 | 124.971 | 2 |
| 9 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Barger Podcast Chevrolet | 15.362 | 0.251 | 124.906 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 15.365 | 0.254 | 124.881 | 2 |
| 11 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield / IHOP Ford | 15.372 | 0.261 | 124.824 | 2 |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 15.416 | 0.305 | 124.468 | 2 |
| 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Monster Ford | 15.427 | 0.316 | 124.379 | 2 |
| 14 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB US AIR FORCE Chevrolet | 15.494 | 0.383 | 123.841 | 2 |
| 15 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 15.538 | 0.427 | 123.491 | 2 |
| 16 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports FreedomWorksHere.com Chevrolet | 15.610 | 0.499 | 122.921 | 2 |
| 17 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing Steakhouse Elite Ford | 15.793 | 0.682 | 121.497 | 2 |
| 18 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 15.810 | 0.699 | 121.366 | 2 |
Qualifying Speeds Round 1 Group B
(top-5 advance to Round 2)
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight Direct Toyota | 15.062 | -- | 127.393 | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 15.106 | 0.044 | 127.022 | 2 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Relay Payments Chevrolet | 15.107 | 0.045 | 127.014 | 2 |
| 4 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's / Delo Ford | 15.189 | 0.127 | 126.328 | 2 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 15.220 | 0.158 | 126.071 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Advance Auto Parts Ford | 15.230 | 0.168 | 125.988 | 2 |
| 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 15.245 | 0.183 | 125.864 | 2 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 15.252 | 0.190 | 125.806 | 2 |
| 9 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Rush Truck Centers / Cummins Ford | 15.264 | 0.202 | 125.708 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's / Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet | 15.282 | 0.220 | 125.559 | 2 |
| 11 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | 15.293 | 0.231 | 125.469 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 15.312 | 0.250 | 125.313 | 2 |
| 13 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Aerial Recovery Chevrolet | 15.367 | 0.305 | 124.865 | 2 |
| 14 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Scott Brand Chevrolet | 15.372 | 0.310 | 124.824 | 2 |
| 15 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Operating Engineers Ford | 15.376 | 0.314 | 124.792 | 2 |
| 16 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing Biohaven / Jacob Companies Ford | 15.414 | 0.352 | 124.484 | 2 |
| 17 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Speedy Cash Ford | 15.433 | 0.371 | 124.331 | 2 |
| 18 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 15.538 | 0.476 | 123.491 | 2 |
Session Info
2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Race 29 of 36
Single-Vehicle Qualifying Session
Two Rounds
Friday, September 15, 2023
Bristol Motor Speedway
0.533-mile oval Bristol, TN
