Chase Elliott won the pole for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon with a lap of 131.713 mph.
“It is awesome. Been really wanting a pole outside of Daytona and Talladega for a long time now,” Elliott said after qualifying. “I feel like I was finally able to contribute from my end a little bit more and get a pole for the nine team that they certainly deserve.”
William Byron will start second as for the second week in a row, the front row will be made up of all Hendrick Motorsports drivers.
Ryan Blaney, Erik Jones and Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five.
Kurt Busch failed to advance out of Stage 1 and once again, the Chip Ganassi driver will start further back than expected in 30th.
Big names were eliminated in Round 2 as Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Austin Dillon and Kyle Larson did not advance to the third and final round. Busch’s lap was a little restricted as David Ragan was right in front of him and Busch was clearly faster than the Front Row Motorsport driver.
Aric Almirola, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, Paul Menard and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the Top 10.
There will be two practice sessions for the Cup drivers to get into their race trim with Sunday’s race airing on FS1 at 2:00 PM ET.
Starting Line Up by Row
Bristol Motor Speedway
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 14.568 | 131.713 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta Chevrolet | 14.606 | 131.371 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | PPG Ford | 14.627 | 131.182 |
| 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | CRAFTSMAN Racing for a Miracle Toyota | 14.641 | 131.057 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 14.681 | 130.7 |
| 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | SHAZAM!/Smithfield Ford | 14.692 | 130.602 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Autotrader Ford | 14.734 | 130.229 |
| 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Haas Automation Ford | 14.741 | 130.168 |
| 9 | 21 | Paul Menard | Menards/Sylvania Ford | 14.757 | 130.026 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Ally Chevrolet | 14.78 | 129.824 |
| 11 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Wyndham Rewards Ford | 14.801 | 129.64 |
| 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Ford | 14.803 | 129.622 |
| 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 14.706 | 130.477 |
| 14 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide Chevrolet | 14.706 | 130.477 |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Symbicort Chevrolet | 14.729 | 130.274 |
| 16 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank Chevrolet | 14.734 | 130.229 |
| 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Skittles Toyota | 14.78 | 129.824 |
| 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love’s Travel Stops Ford | 14.784 | 129.789 |
| 19 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | SunnyD Ford | 14.799 | 129.657 |
| 20 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Haas Automation Ford | 14.809 | 129.57 |
| 21 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | LFR Pro League Toyota | 14.834 | 129.351 |
| 22 | 38 | David Ragan | MDS Transport Ford | 14.838 | 129.317 |
| 23 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Auto Owners Insurance Toyota | 14.854 | 129.177 |
| 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Chevrolet | 14.951 | 128.339 |
| 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Bush’s Beans Chevrolet | 14.914 | 128.658 |
| 26 | 8 | Daniel Hemric # | Caterpillar/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 14.926 | 128.554 |
| 27 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Chevrolet | 14.955 | 128.305 |
| 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Blue-Emu Chevrolet | 14.957 | 128.288 |
| 29 | 36 | Matt Tifft # | Surface Sunscreen/Tunity Ford | 14.987 | 128.031 |
| 30 | 47 | Ryan Preece # | Kroger Chevrolet | 15.078 | 127.258 |
| 31 | 0 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Fiber Chevrolet | 15.156 | 126.603 |
| 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | DUDE Wipes Ford | 15.268 | 125.675 |
| 33 | 51 | Gray Gaulding(i) | Jacob Companies Ford | 15.28 | 125.576 |
| 34 | 52 | Bayley Currey # | Belmont Classic Cars Chevrolet | 15.495 | 123.833 |
| 35 | 66 | Timmy Hill(i) | Toyota | 15.741 | 121.898 |
| 36 | 77 | Quin Houff | FALCI Adaptve Motorsports Chevrolet | 16.656 | 115.202 |
| 37 | 15 | Ross Chastain(i) | Rim Riderz Chevrolet | 0 | 0 |
