Denny Hamlin wins the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race; full Ally 400 starting lineup
Denny Hamlin won the pole Saturday for Sunday’s Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
Hamlin ran the fastest time in the first round of qualifying, and the second round of qualifying did not begin after a rain shower soaked the track. 10 drivers were to run for the pole.
Joey Logano will start 2nd. Defending race champion Kyle Larson will start 3rd.
Kyle Busch spun during his qualifying lap and will start 36th.
FULL STARTING LINEUP: NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's race
Ally 400 starting lineup
Row 1
1. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Row 2
3. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 3
5. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Toyota
6. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Row 4
7. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
8. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 5
9. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 6
11. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
12. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 7
13. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
14. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 8
15. Chase Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
16. Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 9
17. Cole Custer, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
18. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 10
19. Kurt Busch, No. 45 23XI Racing Chevrolet
20. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 11
21. Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
22. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 12
23. Erik Jones, No. 43 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
24. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Row 13
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
26. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Row 14
27. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
28. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 15
29. Ty Dillon, No. 42 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
30. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
Row 16
31. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
32. JJ Yeley, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
Row 17
33. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
34. Josh Bilicki, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 18
35. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford
36. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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