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DARK SECRETS: Nascar cup bristol starting lineup ryan blaney beats reddick to pole | Rare Historical Photos

Ryan Blaney Cup (Organization) Riley Herbst Bristol (Facility) Chase Briscoe Toyota Tyler Reddick Chevrolet Ford 23XI Racing

In qualifying at Saturday, the No. 12 Team Penske Ford of Ryan Blaney secured pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway. With a fast lap of 15.101s, he earned his 13th career pole and second at Bristol.

"Just kind of got free on Lap 1, and then it was like all right, gather yourself up in (Turns) 3 and 4 and try and get a second lap," said Blaney. "Luckily, the rear tires came in better the second lap in (Turns) 1 and 2, and then (Turns) 3 and 4 I thought was a really good corner. A really great job by the whole 12 boys. Our race car in practice was pretty good, and it was nice that we made some pretty good adjustments in qualifying with the pace being up ... Cool start to the weekend, now we got to do it for 500 laps, which should be fun."

Blaney will share the front row with championship leader Tyler Reddick in the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota.

Chase Briscoe qualified third with Riley Herbst fourth in the best qualifying effort of his entire Cup career. Ty Gibbs was fifth, while Ross Chastain led the way for Chevrolet in sixth. Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, Austin Cindric, and Carson Hocevar filled out the remainder of the top ten.

Alex Bowman, who is making his first start in five weeks after recovering from vertigo, qualified 27th. But the real surprise towards the back of the pack was his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, who will start 34th.

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports (Photo by: Chris Graythen - Getty Images)

Qualifying recap

Herbst, whose previous best start was sixth, led the first half of qualifying with a 15.147s. Chastain began the second half of qualifying, slotting in just 0.028s behind Herbst. 

But the first to topple Herbst for P1 was Briscoe, lapping the half-mile 0.012s quicker than his fellow Toyota driver. Cindric had a shot at Briscoe, but bobbled on his second lap while tracking faster.

Herbst's 23XI teammate Reddick then burned out of the pits, heating up the tires in a clever move. The championship leader set the new benchmark with a 15.124s, 0.011 quicker than Briscoe. 

Blaney then went fastest of all drivers, beating Reddick by over two hundredths and ending the Toyota stranglehold at the front. Gibbs had a chance to challenge, but slipped up off the bottom line during his second lap around the circuit.

There were no incidents during the qualifying session and all 37 entries recorded a time.

Finally, five cars will lose their pit stall selection and had a team member ejected due to issues in pre-race inspection.

Photos from Bristol - Saturday

Ryan Blaney, Team Penske

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Chris Buescher, RFK Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Ryan Preece, RFK Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Joey Logano, Team Penske

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Cole Custer, Haas Factory Team

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Joey Logano, Team Penske

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports, Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Ryan Preece, RFK Racing, Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Austin Cindric, Team Penske

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Ryan Blaney, Team Penske

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Ryan Blaney, Team Penske

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
John Hunter Nemechek, Legacy Motor Club

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, Joey Logano, Team Penske

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Joey Logano, Team Penske

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, Joey Logano, Team Penske

Bristol - Saturday, in photos
NASCAR Cup
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Food City 500 Starting Lineup -- Bristol Motor Speedway 

Cla Driver # Manufacturer Time Mph
1 R. BlaneyTeam Penske 12 Ford

15.101

 127.064
2 T. Reddick23XI Racing 45 Toyota

+0.023

15.124

 126.871
3 C. BriscoeJoe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota

+0.034

15.135

 126.779
4 R. Herbst23XI Racing 35 Toyota

+0.046

15.147

 126.679
5 T. GibbsJoe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota

+0.063

15.164

 126.537
6 R. ChastainTrackHouse Racing 1 Chevrolet

+0.074

15.175

 126.445
7 C. BuescherRFK Racing 17 Ford

+0.089

15.190

 126.320
8 K. LarsonHendrick Motorsports 5 Chevrolet

+0.091

15.192

 126.303
9 A. CindricTeam Penske 2 Ford

+0.099

15.200

 126.237
10 C. HocevarSpire Motorsports 77 Chevrolet

+0.100

15.201

 126.229
11 D. HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota

+0.124

15.225

 126.030
12 B. Wallace23XI Racing 23 Toyota

+0.130

15.231

 125.980
13 D. SuarezSpire Motorsports 7 Chevrolet

+0.132

15.233

 125.963
14 C. BellJoe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota

+0.160

15.261

 125.732
15 Z. SmithFront Row Motorsports 38 Ford

+0.176

15.277

 125.601
16 N. GragsonFront Row Motorsports 4 Ford

+0.178

15.279

 125.584
17 R. PreeceRFK Racing 60 Ford

+0.181

15.282

 125.559
18 C. ElliottHendrick Motorsports 9 Chevrolet

+0.184

15.285

 125.535
19 M. McDowellSpire Motorsports 71 Chevrolet

+0.190

15.291

 125.486
20 J. LoganoTeam Penske 22 Ford

+0.210

15.311

 125.322
21 B. KeselowskiRFK Racing 6 Ford

+0.211

15.312

 125.313
22 A. AllmendingerKaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet

+0.222

15.323

 125.224
23 R. Stenhouse JrHyak Motorsports 47 Chevrolet

+0.230

15.331

 125.158
24 A. DillonRichard Childress Racing 3 Chevrolet

+0.243

15.344

 125.052
25
J. BerryWood Brothers Racing
21 Ford

+0.263

15.364

 124.889
26
C. ZilischTrackHouse Racing
88 Chevrolet

+0.267

15.368

 124.857
27 A. BowmanHendrick Motorsports 48 Chevrolet

+0.267

15.368

 124.857
28 E. JonesLegacy Motor Club 43 Toyota

+0.277

15.378

 124.776
29 K. BuschRichard Childress Racing 8 Chevrolet

+0.288

15.389

 124.686
30 C. CusterHaas Factory Team 41 Chevrolet

+0.303

15.404

 124.565
31 J. NemechekLegacy Motor Club 42 Toyota

+0.366

15.467

 124.058
32 T. DillonKaulig Racing 10 Chevrolet

+0.397

15.498

 123.810
33 S. van GisbergenTrackHouse Racing 97 Chevrolet

+0.413

15.514

 123.682
34 W. ByronHendrick Motorsports 24 Chevrolet

+0.453

15.554

 123.364
35 T. GillilandFront Row Motorsports 34 Ford

+0.492

15.593

 123.055
36 C. WareRick Ware Racing 51 Chevrolet

+0.512

15.613

 122.898
37 C. FinchumGarage 66 66 Ford

+0.610

15.711

 122.131

 

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