NASCAR starting lineup: Ross Chastain claims first career pole in Ally 400 qualifying

Final round results: Ross Chastain was the fastest driver in the second round of qualifying and claimed pole position for the first time in his career. Tyler Reddick joins him on the front row and the top ten is as follows with the full starting lineup at the bottom.

Round 1, Group B results: The second group ran their qualifying laps and Bubba Wallace was the fastest driver. The rest of the top five advancing to the final qualifying round include William Byron, Martin Truex, Jr., Denny Hamlin, and Joey Logano.

Round 1, Group A results: The first group ran their qualifying laps and Daniel Suarez was the fastest driver. The rest of the top five advancing to the final qualifying round include Ross Chastain, Tyler Reddick, Justin Haley, and Kyle Larson.

NASCAR qualifying gets underway at lunch time on Saturday in Lebanon, Tennessee. The Xfinity Series runs qualifying for the Tennessee Lottery 250 at 12 p.m. ET and the Cup Series runs qualifying for the Ally 400 at approximately 1 p.m. ET. Both events air on USA Network.

We’ll be tracking Cup Series qualifying results as the drivers complete their turns on the track. Cup Series qualifying at Nashville Superspeedway opens with a 15-minute warm-up, with the drivers separated into two groups. Group A will then run one-lap, single-car qualifying with the five fastest drivers advancing to the final round. Then, Group B will run the same format and advance the five fastest drivers to the final round. The ten remaining drivers will then compete for the pole and the rest of the top ten in the Ally 400 starting lineup.

Kyle Larson heads into qualifying as the favorite to win Sunday’s race at DraftKings Sportsbook. He’s installed at +550 and is followed by Martin Truex, Jr. (+750), Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin (both +750), and William Byron (+850).

Here is the full entry list for the Ally 400 Cup Series race. We’ll update it with the full starting lineup as qualifying wraps.