NASCAR starting lineup: Kyle Larson claims pole position in qualifying for Food City Dirt Race

Qualifying results: Kyle Larson claimed the pole position with his first-place finish and five passing points. Austin Dillon will start in the second position next to him.

NASCAR will be in Bristol, Tennessee for its next races. The concrete Bristol Motor Speedway will be covered with dirt for a Truck Series and Cup Series race. The Xfinity Series is off this week. The 2023 Food City Dirt Race will run on Sunday, April 9. Qualifying will be held the day before on Saturday.

Qualifying begins at 6 p.m. ET on FS2. The format for this race is unique and utilizes a heat system. The 40-car field will be randomly separated into four, 10-car heats. Every 15 minutes, another heat will run to set the starting lineup. Drivers will be able to earn points in two separate ways. In the first, they will be awarded points based on where they finish. First place will earn 10 points, second will receive nine, third will get eight etc. Then, drivers can also accrue points per the number of positions they overtake during the brief qualifying race. Current owners points will be utilized to settle any tiebreakers.

Kyle Larson heads into the weekend with the best odds at DraftKings Sportsbook to win the 2023 Food City Dirt Race. He is installed at +550 and is followed by Tyler Reddick (+600), Christopher Bell (+650), William Byron (+1000), Joey Logano (+1000), and Chase Briscoe (+1000).

Heat lineups: NASCAR conducted a random draw to determine the order of each of the four heats. They are as follows:

Heat 1 lineup

Austin Dillon won the first heat and picked up four additional passing points. Tyler Reddick finished second and gained four passing points. Christopher Bell finished third and gained five passing points. Ross Chastain picked up three passing points by climbing from 10th to 7th.

Heat 2 lineup

Ryan Blaney won the second heat. Chase Briscoe finished second and William Byron finished third while adding two passing points. Aric Almirola finished fifth and earned a passing point while Todd Gilliland finished sixth and picked up three passing points.

Heat 3 lineup

Kyle Larson won the heat after starting in sixth, which earned him five passing points. Ryan Preece finished in second and gained three passing points. J.J. Yeley finished in third after starting in the back and claimed six passing points.

Heat 4 lineup

Bubba Wallace won the final heat. Kyle Busch finished second and Austin Cindric finished third, with both picking up four passing points. Joey Logan picked up three passing points after finishing fifth and Kevin Harvick picked up one passing point.

Here is the full entry list for Sunday’s Food City Dirt Race Cup Series race. We’ll update it with the full starting lineup as qualifying wraps.