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April 9, 2025

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying order for Bristol Motor Speedway


The NASCAR Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend, with qualifying Saturday at 3:05 p.m. ET on Prime Video.

QUALIFYING ORDER: Xfinity Series | Craftsman Truck Series

Short-track practice and qualifying procedure is in effect, meaning cars are split into two groups for a 50-minute practice session (25 minutes for each group), followed by qualifying. Qualifying is two laps, one round.

The qualifying order below is determined via metric that combines the previous race finish by owner (70%) and current owner points position (30%).

The race itself is at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 13. Watch the race on FS1 or listen on PRN Radio or SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

# denotes series rookie
(i) denotes ineligible for driver points

PositionCarDriverMetric scoreGroup
166Josh Bilicki(i)41.61
21Corey LaJoie40.71
333Jesse Love(i)341
435Riley Herbst #341
56Brad Keselowski32.41
621Josh Berry31.51
777Carson Hocevar31.41
851Cody Ware29.71
95Kyle Larson27.71
1048Alex Bowman27.51
1142John Hunter Nemechek271
1241Cole Custer25.91
1371Michael McDowell25.71
147Justin Haley25.51
153Austin Dillon24.21
1619Chase Briscoe24.11
1788Shane van Gisbergen23.91
1847Ricky Stenhouse Jr.23.21
194Noah Gragson22.91
2060Ryan Preece22.41
2143Erik Jones20.32
2210Ty Dillon18.72
2399Daniel Suárez17.72
2416AJ Allmendinger17.72
2523Bubba Wallace17.12
2634Todd Gilliland16.72
2738Zane Smith152
2854Ty Gibbs14.12
298Kyle Busch11.82
3022Joey Logano11.82
312Austin Cindric11.32
321Ross Chastain8.82
3317Chris Buescher7.52
349Chase Elliott6.82
3512Ryan Blaney5.62
3645Tyler Reddick4.32
3720Christopher Bell32
3824William Byron1.72
3911Denny Hamlin1.32

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