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On Saturday evening, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the third race of this year's playoffs and the final event before the postseason field is cut to 12 drivers.
The first round was split into two groups, and the five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. In the second round, the drivers that advanced made a second attempt to determine starting positions first through 10th. From there, the speeds from round one determined the rest of the starting positions, with Group A drivers filling out the outside row with Group B drivers filling out the inside row.
The five fastest drivers that advanced out of the first group were: Christopher Bell, Martin Truex Jr, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, and Chase Elliott. In the second group, the five fastest advancing were Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Corey Lajoie, and Carson Hocevar.
Bristol Bass Pro Shops Night Race Starting Lineup
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | Alex Bowman | 15.142 | 126.720 |
| 2. | Kyle Larson | 15.183 | 126.378 |
| 3. | William Byron | 15.145 | 126.695 |
| 4. | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.202 | 126.220 |
| 5. | Chase Briscoe | 15.170 | 126.486 |
| 6. | Christopher Bell | 15.242 | 125.889 |
| 7. | Carson Hocevar | 15.217 | 126.096 |
| 8. | Denny Hamlin | 15.269 | 125.666 |
| 9. | Corey LaJoie | 15.330 | 125.166 |
| 10. | Chase Elliott | 15.320 | 125.248 |
| 11. | Bubba Wallace | 15.292 | 125.477 |
| 12. | Ross Chastain | 15.384 | 124.727 |
| 13. | Ty Gibbs | 15.298 | 125.428 |
| 14. | Ryan Preece | 15.404 | 124.565 |
| 15. | Tyler Reddick | 15.310 | 125.330 |
| 16. | Noah Gragson | 15.430 | 124.355 |
| 17. | Chris Buescher | 15.319 | 125.256 |
| 18. | Michael McDowell | 15.434 | 124.323 |
| 19. | AJ Allmendinger | 15.356 | 124.954 |
| 20. | Joey Logano | 15.443 | 124.250 |
| 21. | Daniel Hemric | 15.357 | 124.946 |
| 22. | Ryan Blaney | 15.467 | 124.058 |
| 23. | Brad Keselowski | 15.364 | 124.889 |
| 24. | Todd Gilliland | 15.480 | 123.953 |
| 25. | Josh Berry | 15.378 | 124.776 |
| 26. | Justin Haley | 15.506 | 123.746 |
| 27. | Austin Cindric | 15.392 | 124.662 |
| 28. | John Hunter Nemechek | 15.538 | 123.491 |
| 29. | Kyle Busch | 15.393 | 124.654 |
| 30. | Austin Dillon | 15.554 | 123.364 |
| 31. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 15.467 | 124.058 |
| 32. | Erik Jones | 15.555 | 123.356 |
| 33. | Zane Smith | 15.530 | 123.554 |
| 34. | Harrison Burton | 15.565 | 123.277 |
| 35. | Daniel Suarez | 15.548 | 123.411 |
| 36. | Kaz Grala | 15.717 | 122.084 |
| 37. | Josh Bilicki | 16.190 | 118.518 |
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