By Lonnie Hugh Skinner

Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports, scored his second pole of the season Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Bowman will lead the NASCAR field for Sunday’s race after a lap of 128.675 mph. He had a lap of 128.563 mph. Kyle Larson (128.511 mph) qualified third. Denny Hamlin, who is going for his third consecutive Cup win, qualified fourth with a lap of 128.460 mph. Ryan Blaney (128.305) completed the top five.

NASCAR Food City 500 at Bristol qualifying results, starting lineup

1. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
3. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
6. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
7. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
9. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
10. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
11. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
12. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
13. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
14. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
15. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
16. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
17. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
18. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
19. Jesse Love, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
20. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
21. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
22. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
23. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
24. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
25. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
26. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
28. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
29. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
30. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
31. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
32. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
33. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
34. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
35. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
36. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
37. Corey Lajoie, No. 01 Rick Ware Racing Ford
38. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
39. Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

• Green Flag Time:  Approx. 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 13
• Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (0.533-mile oval) in Bristol, Tennessee
• Length:  500 laps, 266.5 miles
• Stages:  125 laps, 125 laps, 250 laps
• TV coverage:  FOX Sports 1
• Radio:  PRN

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