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On Saturday evening, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds.
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 1st 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: Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace, Michael McDowell, Joey Logano, and William Byron.
In the second group, the five fastest advancing were: Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and Josh Berry.
Bristol Food City 500 Starting Lineup
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | Ryan Blaney | 15.356 | 124.954 |
| 2. | Josh Berry | 15.376 | 124.792 |
| 3. | Denny Hamlin | 15.452 | 124.178 |
| 4. | Joey Logano | 15.506 | 123.746 |
| 5. | Chase Elliott | 15.615 | 122.882 |
| 6. | Chase Briscoe | 15.618 | 122.858 |
| 7. | Michael McDowell | 15.714 | 122.108 |
| 8. | William Byron | 15.771 | 121.666 |
| 9. | Bubba Wallace | 15.778 | 121.612 |
| 10. | Kyle Larson | 16.743 | 114.603 |
| 11. | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.335 | 125.126 |
| 12. | Christopher Bell | 15.414 | 124.484 |
| 13. | Harrison Burton | 15.353 | 124.979 |
| 14. | Kyle Busch | 15.437 | 124.299 |
| 15. | Erik Jones | 15.359 | 124.930 |
| 16. | Zane Smith | 15.490 | 123.873 |
| 17. | Brad Keselowski | 15.382 | 124.743 |
| 18. | Corey LaJoie | 15.496 | 123.826 |
| 19. | Ty Gibbs | 15.399 | 124.605 |
| 20. | Daniel Hemric | 15.575 | 123.197 |
| 21. | Austin Cindric | 15.422 | 124.420 |
| 22. | Noah Gragson | 15.586 | 123.110 |
| 23. | Tyler Reddick | 15.468 | 124.050 |
| 24. | Todd Gilliland | 15.645 | 122.646 |
| 25. | Ryan Preece | 15.474 | 124.002 |
| 26. | John Hunter Nemechek | 15.663 | 122.505 |
| 27. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 15.488 | 123.889 |
| 28. | Daniel Suarez | 15.756 | 121.782 |
| 29. | Alex Bowman | 15.505 | 123.754 |
| 30. | AJ Allmendinger | 15.848 | 121.075 |
| 31. | Austin Dillon | 15.534 | 123.523 |
| 32. | Justin Haley | 15.916 | 120.558 |
| 33. | Kaz Grala | 15.694 | 122.263 |
| 34. | Chris Buescher | 16.078 | 119.343 |
| 35. | Carson Hocevar | 15.846 | 121.090 |
| 36. | Ross Chastain | 16.096 | 119.210 |
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