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NASCAR Cup Series 2025: Bristol starting lineup with penalties applied

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Sunday 13 April 2025 11:24 Updated: 00:23

NASCAR Cup Series 2025: Bristol starting lineup with penalties applied

The NASCAR Cup Series continues at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, with the starting lineup for the 2025 Food City 500 now set.

Alex Bowman is Sunday's pole-sitter after putting on an impressive performance in qualifying, edging the likes of Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Kyle Larson as Chevrolet dominated the top of the time sheets.

The winner of the last two weekends, Denny Hamlin, meanwhile, qualified fourth as he looks to make it three in a row in a race he won last year. Former Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney rounds out the top five.

Elsewhere, it was a tough day for the reigning Cup Series champion Joey Logano. The No. 22 Team Penske driver made a big error in qualifying touching the inside apron with one of his wheels and was sent spinning as a result, crashing into the wall and sustaining damage to his right rear. He starts 38th of the 39 drivers taking part in today's race.

With that said, let's take a look at the starting lineup in full.

NASCAR Bristol starting lineup

After qualifying on Saturday afternoon, here is the starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, also known as the Food City 500.

Pos	Driver	Car No.	Team
1	Alex Bowman	#48	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	#47	HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
3	Kyle Larson	#5	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4	Denny Hamlin	#11	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5	Ryan Blaney	#12	Team Penske Ford
6	Ty Gibbs	#54	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
7	Christopher Bell	#20	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8	AJ Allmendinger	#16	Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
9	Carson Hocevar	#77	Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
10	Justin Haley	#7	Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
11	Josh Berry	#21	Wood Brothers Racing Ford
12	Ty Dillon	#10	Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
13	Michael McDowell	#71	Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
14	Chase Briscoe	#19	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
15	Kyle Busch	#8	Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
16	Brad Keselowski	#6	Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
17	Austin Dillon	#3	Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
18	Zane Smith	#38	Front Row Motorsports Ford
19	Jesse Love	#33	Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
20	Chase Elliott	#9	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
21	Austin Cindric	#2	Team Penske Ford
22	Bubba Wallace	#23	23XI Racing Toyota
23	Daniel Suarez	#99	Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
24	Chris Buescher	#17	Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
25	Riley Herbst	#35	23XI Racing Toyota
26	William Byron	#24	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27	Tyler Reddick	#45	23XI Racing Toyota
28	Erik Jones	#43	Legacy Motor Club Toyota
29	Ryan Preece	#60	RFK Racing Ford
30	Todd Gilliland	#34	Front Row Motorsports Ford
31	Noah Gragson	#4	Front Row Motorsports Ford
32	John Hunter Nemechek	#42	Legacy Motor Club Toyota
33	Cole Custer	#41	Haas Factory Team Ford
34	Cody Ware	#51	Rick Ware Racing Ford
35	Ross Chastain	#1	Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
36	Shane van Gisbergen	#88	Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
37	Corey Lajoie	#01	Rick Ware Racing Ford
38	Joey Logano	#22	Team Penske Ford
39	Josh Bilicki	#66	Garage 66 Ford

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