NASCAR: 2021 Nashville – Live qualifying updates
By Asher Fair
Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the 17th race on the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, the inaugural Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway.
For just the fourth time in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, a qualifying session is slated to set the starting lineup for a race.
So far this season, this has only happened at Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500 back in February and at both Circuit of the Americas and Charlotte Motor Speedway in May.
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There were supposed to be heat races to set the starting lineup for the dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway in late March, but they were called off due to rain.
The qualifying format used for this afternoon’s race, the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, is a single-lap, single-car format.
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Each driver gets one lap, and the speeds from those laps set the starting lineup. This marks just the second time such a format has been used this season.
The Daytona 500 uses a single-lap, single-car qualifying format, but only to set the front row; the Duels determine the full starting lineup. Circuit of the Americas used a typical two-round road course qualifying format. Charlotte Motor Speedway is the only other track that has used a single-lap, single-car qualifying format so far this season.
Who will qualify where throughout the field for this 300-lap race around the four-turn, 1.333-mile (2.145-kilometer) oval in Lebanon, Tennessee? Follow along with our live qualifying updates to find out.
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Qualified
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 161.992
2nd – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 161.91
3rd – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 161.85
4th – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 161.691
5th – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 161.495
6th – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 161.093
7th – Cole Custer – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 160.93
8th – Alex Bowman – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 160.612
9th – Erik Jones – #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet – 160.483
10th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 160.472
11th – Matt DiBenedetto – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 160.461
12th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 160.144
13th – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 160.107
14th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 160
15th – Brad Keselowski – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 159.952
16th – Chase Briscoe – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 159.893
17th – Chris Buescher – #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 159.675
18th – Anthony Alfredo – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 159.611
19th – Ross Chastain – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 159.584
20th – Ryan Preece – #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 159.456
21st – Bubba Wallace – #23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 159.345
22nd – Daniel Suarez – #99, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 159.08
23rd – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 159.049
24th – Corey LaJoie – #7, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 158.838
25th – Christopher Bell – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 158.706
26th – Tyler Reddick – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 158.506
27th – Justin Haley – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 158.464
28th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 158.36
29th – Ryan Newman – #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 158.281
30th – Kurt Busch – #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 158.025
31st – B.J. McLeod – #78, Live Fast Motorsports, Ford – 157.63
32nd – J.J. Yeley – #51, Petty Ware Racing, Ford – 156.701
33rd – Chad Finchum – #66, MBM Motorsports, Toyota – 155.434
34th – Josh Bilicki – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 155.349
35th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 154.796
36th – Garrett Smithley – #53, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet – 154
37th – Joey Gase – #15, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet – 153.733
38th – David Starr – #13, MBM Motorsports, Toyota – 151.084
39th – Quin Houff – #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet – 0
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The Ally 400 is set to be broadcast live from Nashville Superspeedway on NBC Sports Network beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET this afternoon.