Qualifying results set starting grid

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season reaches the end of its first quarter Sunday with the Food City 500 at Bristol.

Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson are the favorites of the odds makers. Denny largely because he’s coming off two straight wins. Kyle, among other reasons, because he has a great track record at Bristol over the past few seasons.

They’ll both start Sunday behind Alex Bowman, who won the pole Saturday. In a bit of a surprise, Bowman will start alongside Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who was second fastest Saturday at the half-mile Bristol Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR Qualifying: Top 10 speeds at Bristol

Alex Bowman: 126.675

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 128.563

Kyle Larson: 128.511

Denny Hamlin: 128.460

Ryan Blaney: 128.305

Ty Gibbs: 128.228

Christopher Bell: 128.040

AJ Allmendinger: 127.903

Carson Hocevar: 127.758

Justin Haley: 127.665

Bristol lineup for Food City 500

1st – Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2nd – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet

3rd – Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

4th – Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

5th – Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

6th – Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

7th – Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

8th – A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

9th – Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

10th – Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

11th – Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

12th – Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

13th – Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

14th – Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

15th – Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

16th – Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford

17th – Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

18th – Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

19th – Jesse Love, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

20th – Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

21st – Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

22nd – Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

23rd – Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

24th – Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

25th – Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

26th – William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

27th – Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

28th – Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

29th – Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford

30th – Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

31st – Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

32nd – John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

33rd – Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford

34th – Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

35th – Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

36th – Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

37th – Corey LaJoie, No. 01 Rick Ware Racing Ford

38th – Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

39th – Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

NASCAR TV info for Bristol: How to watch

Saturday: Xfinity Series, SciAps 300 (CW).

Sunday: Cup Series, Food City 500 (FS1).