We have a new track record as Chase Briscoe took his second-consecutive NASCAR Cup Series pole, and third pole of the season, with a blistering lap time in Saturday’s qualifying session at Nashville Superspeedway.
Briscoe’s lap time was a 29.125-second (164.395 mph), which shattered the previous track record of 29.557-seconds, which was set by Aric Almirola in 2021. Briscoe bumped Denny Hamlin, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, from the provisional pole late in the session by a margin of 0.049 seconds.
Here is the official starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, race 14 of 36.
Cracker Barrel 400 Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 29.125 | -- | 164.395 |
| ROW 1 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Toyota | 29.174 | 0.049 | 164.119 |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Raptor High Heat Chevrolet | 29.307 | 0.182 | 163.374 |
| ROW 2 | 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Pinnacle Toyota | 29.308 | 0.183 | 163.368 |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Country Chevrolet | 29.310 | 0.185 | 163.357 |
| ROW 3 | 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Solomon Plumbing Ford | 29.377 | 0.252 | 162.985 |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 29.387 | 0.262 | 162.929 |
| ROW 4 | 8 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 29.397 | 0.272 | 162.874 |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | 29.434 | 0.309 | 162.669 |
| ROW 5 | 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Kroger / Oikios Ford | 29.443 | 0.318 | 162.619 |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet | 29.477 | 0.352 | 162.432 |
| ROW 6 | 12 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Chumba Casino Toyota | 29.526 | 0.401 | 162.162 |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports NOS Energy Chervolet | 29.588 | 0.463 | 161.822 |
| ROW 7 | 14 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 29.589 | 0.464 | 161.817 |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Cardell Cabinetry Ford | 29.601 | 0.476 | 161.751 |
| ROW 8 | 16 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 29.606 | 0.481 | 161.724 |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 29.619 | 0.494 | 161.653 |
| ROW 9 | 18 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Garner Trucking Chevrolet | 29.623 | 0.498 | 161.631 |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Trimble Ford | 29.635 | 0.510 | 161.566 |
| ROW 10 | 20 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Ford | 29.651 | 0.526 | 161.479 |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Toys for Tots Chevrolet | 29.657 | 0.532 | 161.446 |
| ROW 11 | 22 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 29.658 | 0.533 | 161.440 |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Red Bull Chevrolet | 29.659 | 0.534 | 161.435 |
| ROW 12 | 24 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 29.670 | 0.545 | 161.375 |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Zone Chevrolet | 29.732 | 0.607 | 161.039 |
| ROW 13 | 26 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 29.754 | 0.629 | 160.920 |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Mystik Lubricants Ford | 29.766 | 0.641 | 160.855 |
| ROW 14 | 28 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.778 | 0.653 | 160.790 |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Ford | 29.807 | 0.682 | 160.633 |
| ROW 15 | 30 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rush Truck Centers Ford | 29.820 | 0.695 | 160.563 |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 29.824 | 0.699 | 160.542 |
| ROW 16 | 32 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet | 29.884 | 0.759 | 160.220 |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing Chief's Toyota | 29.896 | 0.771 | 160.155 |
| ROW 17 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 29.951 | 0.826 | 159.861 |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 29.996 | 0.871 | 159.621 |
| ROW 18 | 36 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB DriveValue.com Toyota | 30.023 | 0.898 | 159.478 |
| ROW 19 | 37 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 30.160 | 1.035 | 158.753 |
| ROW 19 | 38 | 44 | JJ Yeley | NY Racing Fanatics Sportsbook Chevrolet | 30.443 | 1.318 | 157.278 |
| ROW 20 | 39 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Garage 66 Aires Ford | 31.729 | 2.604 | 150.903 |
