Ryan Blaney clinched the pole position for the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, marking his first pole since April 2022 and the 10th of his career. Blaney, the reigning NASCAR champion, led the field in both practice and qualifying sessions with a time of 15.568 seconds, securing the top spot over Josh Berry, who will start the race alongside Blaney on the front row. This achievement also represents Blaney's first pole position at this track. The qualifying results placed Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, and Chase Elliott among the top five starters for Sunday's race. The event, known as the Food City 500, is set to begin at 3:47 PM ET, promising 500 laps of intense racing action.
Alright, who is ready for 500 laps of racing at Bristol?!?! Today’s #NASCAR Cup Series #FoodCity500 has a 3:47 PM ET green flag time. Ryan @Blaney is on pole, @JoshBerry alongside on the front row. Full starting lineup: https://t.co/7WyOFF6GL8
Reigning NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney wins pole for Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway https://t.co/h4zvvS2Wnd
Ryan @Blaney will lead the #NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag for Sunday's race at Bristol (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Full qualifying and practice recap on @NASCAR.com: https://t.co/Rk0rLjyjGV
It's NASCAR Cup Series Pole #🔟 for @Blaney, who captured the top spot in qualifying for Sunday's #FoodCity500 over @JoshBerry88. https://t.co/BMFsq7c8qa
REPORT - Ryan @Blaney has earned his first #NASCAR Cup Series pole in nearly two years, beating @joshberry to P1 at Bristol. He led the way in both practice & qualifying. https://t.co/n0B6Wd0e9d
Ryan Blaney will lead the field to green tomorrow in Bristol! #HotPass https://t.co/eN9AT5M0DK https://t.co/5sabMMBf5e
Ryan @Blaney holds on and will start Sunday's #NASCAR Cup Series #FoodCity500 from the pole. @JoshBerry will start alongside on the front row. Full starting lineup and qualifying results: https://t.co/SkeMJbLgOq
Pole man: Ryan @Blaney earns the top starting spot for tomorrow's #FoodCity500 at Bristol (first at the track). 15.568 seconds for driver No. 12 to continue his hot start to his title defense. @joshberry (‼️) P2, @dennyhamlin, @joeylogano and @chaseelliott the top 5 starters.
Blaney on the pole for Cup race at Bristol. Berry on the front row.
Qualifying is complete at @ItsBristolBaby Blaney wins the pole. He will be followed by Berry Hamlin Logano Elliott Briscoe McDowell Byron Wallace Larson
The fastest car in Bristol this weekend @Blaney wins the pole for tomorrow's race. It's the 10th career pole for Blaney and the first since the spring Richmond race in 2022. #NASCAR
NEWS: @Blaney wins the pole for Sunday's #NASCAR Cup race at @ItsBristolBaby - his first pole since April 2022