Due to yet another rainout, the seventh of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season on an oval, it was Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson who took the pole position for Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Larson was awarded the pole position for this 500-lap race around the four-turn, 0.533-mile (0.858-kilometer) Bristol, Tennessee oval due to the qualifying metric, which is based on the owner standings (30%) and the results of the most recent race (70%).
Larson's No. 5 team is second in the owner standings, and he won the most recent race at Gateway. The second-best metric score belongs to Team Penske's Joey Logano, whose No. 22 team is tied for sixth in the owner standings following a third place finish at Gateway. Logano is set to join Larson on the front row.
Here's a look at the full starting lineup for Saturday's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol. Note that pre-race penalties are not factored into the chart below, and note that, unlike in what would have been the qualifying order had qualifying not been canceled, the non-playoff drivers are lumped in with the 16 championship contenders.
Full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Bristol
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
2 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
3 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
4 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
5 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
6 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
7 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
8 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
9 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
10 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
11 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
12 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
13 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
14 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
15 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
16 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
17 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
18 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
19 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
20 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
21 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
22 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
23 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
24 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
25 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
26 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
27 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
28 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
29 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
30 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
32 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
33 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
34 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
35 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
36 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
37 | Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford |
Live coverage of the Bass Pro Shops Night Race is set to be provided by USA Network starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday evening. Don't miss any of the action from the final night race on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule!
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