Mother Nature wiped out NASCAR Cup Series qualifying for Sunday’s Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. As a result, the field will line up based on the performance metric scores. Denny Hamlin, as a result, will lead the field to the green flag.
Tyler Reddick, Daniel Suarez, Christopher Bell, and Kyle Larson will round out the top-five starters for Sunday’s race at the 1.33-mile track in Lebanon, TN.
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Cracker Barrel 400 Starting Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Metric Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2.700 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 3.100 |
| 3 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3.700 |
| 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3.800 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5.300 |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5.400 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5.800 |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9.900 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 11.000 |
| 10 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 12.200 |
| 11 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 13.300 |
| 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 13.800 |
| 13 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota | 15.700 |
| 14 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.800 |
| 15 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.500 |
| 16 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 18.300 |
| 17 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18.800 |
| 18 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 19.300 |
| 19 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.900 |
| 20 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 21.700 |
| 21 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 21.800 |
| 22 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 23.100 |
| 23 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 23.100 |
| 24 | 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 24.400 |
| 25 | 33 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 26.100 |
| 26 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 26.100 |
| 27 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota | 26.900 |
| 28 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 27.300 |
| 29 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.400 |
| 30 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27.400 |
| 31 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.600 |
| 32 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.900 |
| 33 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 29.900 |
| 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 30.400 |
| 35 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 31.400 |
| 36 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 31.700 |
| 37 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Garage 66 | Ford | 36.900 |
| 38 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 37.500 |
