NASCAR Bristol Cup dirt race starting lineup

Kyle Larson should be on the pole after Saturday’s qualifying races were rained out at Bristol Motor Speedway.

But Larson will have to move to the rear of the field before the start because his Hendrick Motorsports team changed Chevy engines Friday.

Denny Hamlin will start second. Ryan Blaney is third, Kyle Busch is fourth, and Martin Truex Jr. is fifth in the 39-car field.

If the good lord has any mercy on NASCAR, the race will be rained out today and never rescheduled. The way the track is deteriorating, the extreme wear of the tires, and the dust created from the heavy Cup cars, the race could turn out to be a major embarrassment for NASCAR.  And if the track gets slightly wet, the drivers windshields will look like this:

Did they not realize that most cars racing on dirt have no windshields? Whose idea was this anyway?
If all the races do run today, the fans will be cleaning dirt out from between their teeth for days. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Starting Lineup

Row Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 5 Kyle Larson Freightliner Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
  2 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 0.000 0.000
Row 2: 3 12 Ryan Blaney Advance My Track Challenge Ford 0.000 0.000
  4 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Messages Toyota 0.000 0.000
Row 3: 5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 0.000 0.000
  6 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 4: 7 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
  8 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 5: 9 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
  10 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 6: 11 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 0.000 0.000
  12 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Quaker State Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 7: 13 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
  14 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Cold Cuts Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 8: 15 20 Christopher Bell Irwin Trade Strong Toyota 0.000 0.000
  16 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 9: 17 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
  18 99 Daniel Suarez Camping World Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 10: 19 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 0.000 0.000
  20 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 11: 21 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 0.000 0.000
  22 37 Ryan Preece BUSH’S Beans/Kroger Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 12: 23 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 0.000 0.000
  24 43 Erik Jones Tide/Food City Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 13: 25 14 Chase Briscoe # HighPoint.com Ford 0.000 0.000
  26 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 14: 27 8 Tyler Reddick BetMGM Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
  28 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 15: 29 38 Anthony Alfredo # Dude Wipes Ford 0.000 0.000
  30 7 Corey LaJoie NASCAR TRUCKS AT KNOXVILLE Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 16: 31 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
  32 77 Stewart Friesen(i) Halmar International Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 17: 33 00 Quin Houff Mane ‘n Tail Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
  34 53 JJ Yeley(i) Jacob Companies Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 18: 35 78 Shane Golobic Elk Grove Ford/NOS Energy Ford 0.000 0.000
  36 15 Chris Windom NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 19: 37 52 Josh Bilicki Junction Fuels Ford 0.000 0.000
  38 66 Mike Marlar liftkits4less Toyota 0.000 0.000
Row 20: 39 96 Ty Dillon(i) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 0.000 0.000