NASCAR qualifying results: Alex Bowman takes pole, Hendrick Motorsports sweeps top 3 at Bristol

BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Final Nice Coliseum would be the website of an epic battle on Saturday evening, certainly, as 16 NASCAR Cup Collection drivers compete for 12 spots. 

Because of some quick qualifying runs on Friday night, Hendrick Motorsports drivers could have the excessive floor. 

Alex Bowman took the pole place in his No. 48 Ally Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL 1 with a lap time of 15.142 seconds, main all 4 Hendrick Motorsports vehicles to top-10 beginning spots for Saturday’s evening race at Bristol Motor Speedway. 

It marked Bowman’s first pole of the season, first at Bristol and the fifth of his profession. 

“We certified like four-hundredth right here within the spring so positively studied exhausting and labored exhausting to try to come right here and be higher,” Bowman stated. “We had been OK in observe. I really feel like I struggled on the highest of (turns) one and two a bit of bit however had a very superior automotive in qualifying. 

“Simply actually happy with all people at Hendrick Motorsports. They gave me a very quick Ally (quantity) 48 Camaro, that is what mattered at present.”

He will not must look exhausting for his teammates. 

Kyle Larson simply missed his sixth pole of the season in his No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet with a lap of 15.183 seconds and can begin second, with William Byron simply behind, incomes the third spot in his No. 24 Z by HP Chevy. Chase Elliott rounded out the group and can begin tenth in his No. 9 LLumar Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. 

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All 4 Hendrick Motorsports wheelmen are very a lot nonetheless alive within the NASCAR Cup Collection playoffs. Bowman enters tied for third within the standings, 41 factors above the cutline and needing simply 19 markers on Saturday evening to lock himself into the Spherical of 12 no matter what every other driver does. In his earlier 5 playoff appearances, Bowman superior by the primary spherical every time. 

Elliott is at the moment tied for sixth as he pursues his second profession Cup Collection championship. The Dawsonville, Georgia, native is 30 factors to the great forward of the inexperienced flag on Saturday. He earned a win at Bristol within the All Star Race in 2020 en path to a title. 

Subsequent is Larson in ninth within the standings, 26 factors away from the cutline. Larson received this race in 2021, additionally in his championship-winning yr. 

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Lastly, Byron looms in tenth place, 25 factors above the elimination line. 

In 9 of the 14 years Hendrick Motorsports has claimed a championship, it additionally scored a win at Bristol.

Protection of Saturday evening’s race is slated to start out at 7:30 p.m. and can air on USA Community. 

NASCAR beginning lineup for Bristol

1. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
2. Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
3. William Byron, No. 24 Z by HP Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
4. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19
5. Chase Briscoe, No. 14
6. Christopher Bell, No. 20
7. Carson Hocevar, No. 77
8. Denny Hamlin, No. 11
9. Corey LaJoie, No. 7
10. Chase Elliott, No. 9 LLumar Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
11. Bubba Wallace, No. 23
12. Ross Chastain, No. 1
13. Ty Gibbs, No. 54
14. Ryan Preece, No. 41
15. Tyler Reddick, No. 45
16. Noah Gragson, No. 10
17. Chris Buescher, No. 17
18. Michael McDowell, No. 34
19. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16
20. Joey Logano, No. 22
21. Daniel Hemric, No. 31
22. Ryan Blaney, No. 12
23. Brad Keselowski, No. 6
24. Todd Gilliland, No. 38
25. Josh Berry, No. 4
26. Justin Haley, No. 51
27. Austin Cindric, No. 2
28. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42
29. Kyle Busch, No. 8
30. Austin Dillon, No. 3
31. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47
32. Erik Jones, No. 43
33. Zane Smith, No. 71
34. Harrison Burton, No. 21
35. Daniel Suarez, No. 99
36. Kaz Grala, No. 15
37. Josh Bilicki, No. 66

NASCAR observe outcomes

All 4 Hendrick Motorsports drivers additionally posted top-10 observe instances in a 45-minute session previous to qualifying. 

Larson led the best way, posting a lap of 15.487 seconds to come back in third-fastest. Byron (15.487) and Elliott (15.495) had been on his heals in fourth and fifth respectively with Bowman rounding out the group with the ninth-fastest lap at 15.54 seconds. 

NASCAR playoff standings 

1. Joey Logano (ADV)
2. Christopher Bell (+46)
3. Austin Cindric (+43)
4. Alex Bowman (+41)
5. Daniel Suarez (+36)
6. Tyler Reddick (+30)
7. Chase Elliott (+30)
8. Ryan Blaney (+29)
9. Kyle Larson (+26)
10. William Byron (+25)
11. Chase Briscoe (+6)
12. Ty Gibbs (+6) 
13. Denny Hamlin (-6) 
14. Brad Keselowski (-12) 
15. Martin Truex Jr. (-14) 
16. Harrison Burton (-20)

The place is the NASCAR race this weekend? 

This weekend’s finale within the Spherical of 16 is at Bristol Motor Speedway.