NASCAR: 2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol qualifying results – Erik Jones takes pole
By Asher Fair
Erik Jones took the pole for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol on Saturday night for his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole.
In the 24th race of the 2017 season, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will race at the 0.533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway oval in Bristol, Tennessee for the second time this season.
The first of this season’s two races was held back towards the end of April, and Jimmie Johnson won that race from the 11th position, with polesitter Kyle Larson finishing in 6th place. To start the August race, Erik Jones will roll off in front of the field for the first time in his Cup Series career.
Here are the full qualifying results for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. Be sure to tune into NBC for the race at 7:30 PM ET on Saturday, August 19th.
Erik Jones, Toyota, Furniture Row Racing
Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
Matt Kenseth, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Furniture Row Racing
Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Joey Logano, Ford, Team Penske
Clint Bowyer, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
Ryan Blaney, Ford, Wood Brothers Racing
Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
Daniel Suarez, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, JTG-Daugherty Racing
Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Brad Keselowski, Ford, Team Penske
Kyle Busch, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
David Ragan, Ford, Front Row Motorsports
Trevor Bayne, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
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Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Germain Racing
A.J. Allmendinger, Chevrolet, JTG-Daugherty Racing
Danica Patrick, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
Kurt Busch, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, Leavine Family Racing
Paul Menard, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Aric Almirola, Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports
Kevin Harvick, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, Tommy Baldwin Racing
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, Tri-Star Motorsports
Landon Cassill, Ford, Front Row Motorsports
Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, Go FAS Racing
Corey Lajoie, Toyota, BK Racing
BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, Rick Ware Racing
Gray Gaulding, Toyota, Premium Motorsports
Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, TMG-Circle Sport Racing
Reed Sorenson, Toyota, Premium Motorsports
Joey Gase, Toyota, BK Racing
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