Alex Bowman hasn’t won a NASCAR Cup Series race this year yet, but he’s put himself in a good position for Sunday’s Food City 500. He won the pole during Saturday’s qualifying race.
The 31-year-old posted a 14.912 lap to earn the top spot. This is the second time he’s won a qualifying race this year, but he hasn’t capitalized on it during the official Cup Series competitions.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Larson finished second and third, respectively, in the qualifying race on Saturday.
The Food City 500 will take place on Sunday, April 13 at 3 p.m. ET at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.
Here is the full starting lineup for the event.
| Starting position | Driver |
| 1 | Alex Bowman |
| 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 3 | Kyle Larson |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney |
| 6 | Ty Gibbs |
| 7 | Christopher Bell |
| 8 | AJ Allmendinger |
| 9 | Carson Hocevar |
| 10 | Justin Haley |
| 11 | Josh Berry |
| 12 | Ty Dillon |
| 13 | Michael McDowell |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe |
| 15 | Kyle Busch |
| 16 | Brad Keselowski |
| 17 | Austin Dillon |
| 18 | Zane Smith |
| 19 | Jesse Love |
| 20 | Chase Elliott |
| 21 | Austin Cindric |
| 22 | Bubba Wallace |
| 23 | Daniel Suarez |
| 24 | Chris Buescher |
| 25 | Riley Herbst |
| 26 | William Byron |
| 27 | Tyler Reddick |
| 28 | Erik Jones |
| 29 | Ryan Preeece |
| 30 | Todd Gilliland |
| 31 | Noah Gragson |
| 32 | John H. Nemechek |
| 33 | Cole Custer |
| 34 | Cody Ware |
| 35 | Ross Chastain |
| 36 | Shane van Gisbergen |
| 37 | Corey Lajoie |
| 38 | Joey Logano |
| 39 | Josh Bilicki |
