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NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol: Starting lineup, TV schedule for today's race

Portrait of Nick Gray Nick Gray
Nashville Tennessean

Alex Bowman is on the pole for the Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, April 13 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Bowman's lap of 14.911 seconds was ahead of second place Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (14.925 seconds) in Saturday's qualifying session.

Denny Hamlin, winner of the last two races, will start 4th.

Joey Logano will start 38th after hitting the wall during his first qualifying lap. Kyle Busch spun during the session, but did not suffer any damage and his first lap stood up for 15th.

Here's the full starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR race in Bristol.

NASCAR Bristol qualifying results, starting lineup

  1. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
  3. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  4. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  5. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
  6. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  7. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  8. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
  9. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  10. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  11. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
  12. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
  13. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  14. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  15. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
  16. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
  17. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
  18. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford 
  19. Jesse Love, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
  20. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  21. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
  22. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
  23. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  24. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
  25. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
  26. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  27. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
  28. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
  29. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
  30. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford 
  31. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
  32. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
  33. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
  34. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
  35. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  36. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  37. Corey Lajoie, No. 01 Rick Ware Racing Ford
  38. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
  39. Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

NASCAR Bristol TV schedule, start time for the Food City 500

  • Green Flag Time:  Approx. 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 13
  • Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (0.533-mile oval) in Bristol, Tennessee
  • Length:  500 laps, 266.5 miles
  • Stages:  125 laps, 125 laps, 250 laps
  • TV coverage:  FOX Sports 1
  • Radio:  PRN
  • Streaming: FUBO (free trial available); FOX Sports app (subscription required); MAX app for in-car cameras; NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)

The Food City 500 will be broadcast nationally on FS1. Streaming options for the race include MAX for in-car cameras, the FOX Sports app and FUBO, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

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