NASCAR: Bristol starting lineup – Brad Keselowski on pole

Brad Keselowski is now two for two in random draws for NASCAR Cup Series starting lineups, as he is set to start from the pole position on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole position for NASCAR‘s first Cup Series race back amid the coronavrisu pandemic at Darlington Raceway nearly two weeks ago via a random draw based on owner points, and he has secured another pole position via a random draw for this Sunday’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

This Sunday’s 500-lap race, the Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500, around the four-turn, 0.533-mile (0.858-kilometer) high-banked oval in Bristol, Tennessee is the ninth race of the season and the fifth race back amid the coronavirus pandemic.

This marks the second race to feature a random draw to set the starting lineup, and the #2 Ford has landed the top spot in both. Keselowski is set to start alongside Stewart-Haas Racing’s Aric Almirola in second place in his #10 Ford.

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This random draw yielded a top four Ford sweep, and it yielded three Team Penske drivers in the top four, as Joey Logano landed in third place while Ryan Blaney landed in fourth. Their #22 Ford and #12 Ford are set to share the second row.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. landed the top spot for a Toyota driver in fifth place in his #19 Toyota while Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott landed the top spot for a Chevrolet driver in sixth in his #9 Chevrolet.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick, Wood Brothers Racing’s Matt DiBenedetto and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin are set to round out the top 10 in the fourth and fifth rows in seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place in their #18 Toyota, #4 Ford, #21 Ford and #11 Toyota, respectively.

Here is the full starting lineup for the 2020 Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Starting lineup
1st – Brad Keselowski
2nd – Aric Almirola
3rd – Joey Logano
4th – Ryan Blaney
5th – Martin Truex Jr.
6th – Chase Elliott
7th – Kyle Busch
8th – Kevin Harvick
9th – Matt DiBenedetto
10th – Denny Hamlin
11th – Alex Bowman
12th – Kurt Busch
13th – William Byron
14th – Matt Kenseth
15th – Erik Jones
16th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
17th – Ryan Newman
18th – John Hunter Nemechek
19th – Chris Buescher
20th – Austin Dillon
21st – Tyler Reddick
22nd – Cole Custer
23rd – Clint Bowyer
24th – Jimmie Johnson
25th – Michael McDowell
26th – Bayley Currey
27th – Joey Gase
28th – Quin Houff
29th – Ty Dillon
30th – Gray Gaulding
31st – Garrett Smithley
32nd – Corey LaJoie
33rd – Ryan Preece
34th – Brennan Poole
35th – Christopher Bell
36th – Bubba Wallace
37th – Daniel Suarez
38th – Timmy Hill
39th – B.J. McLeod
40th – J.J. Yeley

Tune in to Fox Sports 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET for the live broadcast of the Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500 from Bristol Motor Speedway.