NASCAR Cup Bristol Night Race starting lineup: Kyle Larson on pole as rain cancels qualifying
For the second time in the first three races of the Chase, the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup will be decided by the metric. Lightning and rain forced series officials to cancel qualifying for both the Cup and O'Reilly Series. The metric is a weighted average of a car's place in the owner standings (30%), and the entry's finish in the most recent race (70%). Kyle Larson, who won last ... Keep…
At Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, the NASCAR Cup Series' qualifying session was canceled due to afternoon rain showers. Kyle Larson, who previously won at World Wide Technology Raceway, secured the pole position for Saturday night's 500-lap event. The starting order was determined by a metric that took into account 70 percent of the car's position in the most recent race and 30 percent of the car's position in the team owner points standings.
Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, and Carson Hocevar followed Larson in the top five positions.
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