Alex Bowman took his second pole position of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season with a 14.912 second lap time in Saturday’s qualifying session for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bowman defeated Ricky Stenhouse Jr. by 0.013 seconds for the pole position.
Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, and Ryan Blaney were the remainder of the top-five qualifiers.
Here is the official starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, race 9 of 36.
Food City 500 Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 14.912 | -- | 128.675 |
| ROW 1 | 2 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports SUNNYD Chevrolet | 14.925 | 0.013 | 128.563 |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 14.931 | 0.019 | 128.511 |
| ROW 2 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Toyota | 14.937 | 0.025 | 128.460 |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 14.955 | 0.043 | 128.305 |
| ROW 3 | 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 14.964 | 0.052 | 128.228 |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 14.969 | 0.057 | 128.185 |
| ROW 4 | 8 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 15.002 | 0.090 | 127.903 |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet | 15.019 | 0.107 | 127.758 |
| ROW 5 | 10 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports NationsGuard Chevrolet | 15.03 | 0.118 | 127.665 |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 15.058 | 0.146 | 127.427 |
| ROW 6 | 12 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Okuma Chevrolet | 15.074 | 0.162 | 127.292 |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 15.075 | 0.163 | 127.284 |
| ROW 7 | 14 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 15.088 | 0.176 | 127.174 |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 15.097 | 0.185 | 127.098 |
| ROW 8 | 16 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Kroger / Oscar Mayer / Rustik Oven Ford | 15.098 | 0.186 | 127.090 |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 15.099 | 0.187 | 127.081 |
| ROW 9 | 18 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's Lucky Dog Ford | 15.13 | 0.218 | 126.821 |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 33 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing C4 Energy Chevrolet | 15.137 | 0.225 | 126.762 |
| ROW 10 | 20 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 15.138 | 0.226 | 126.754 |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 2 | Austin Cindrc | Team Penske Snap-On Ford | 15.149 | 0.237 | 126.662 |
| ROW 11 | 22 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing US Air Force Toyota | 15.193 | 0.281 | 126.295 |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 15.204 | 0.292 | 126.204 |
| ROW 12 | 24 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 15.246 | 0.334 | 125.856 |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Lucy Breakers Toyota | 15.247 | 0.335 | 125.848 |
| ROW 13 | 26 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Axalta Chevrolet | 15.263 | 0.351 | 125.716 |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing The Beast Toyota | 15.268 | 0.356 | 125.675 |
| ROW 14 | 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota | 15.274 | 0.362 | 125.625 |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Boost by Kroger Ford | 15.29 | 0.378 | 125.494 |
| ROW 15 | 30 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 15.297 | 0.385 | 125.436 |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rural King Ford | 15.301 | 0.389 | 125.404 |
| ROW 16 | 32 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 15.304 | 0.392 | 125.379 |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Ford | 15.322 | 0.410 | 125.232 |
| ROW 17 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Arby's Ford | 15.441 | 0.529 | 124.267 |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Flannel Chevrolet | 15.448 | 0.536 | 124.210 |
| ROW 18 | 36 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Safety Culture Chevrolet | 15.569 | 0.657 | 123.245 |
| ROW 19 | 37 | 01 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing Schluter Systems Ford | 15.641 | 0.729 | 122.678 |
| ROW 19 | 38 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 16.275 | 1.363 | 117.899 |
| ROW 20 | 39 | 66 | Josh Bilicki | Garage 66 MANSCAPED Ford | 16.348 | 1.436 | 117.372 |
