{
  "id": 8315950,
  "title": "NASCAR Cup Bristol Night Race starting lineup: Kyle Larson on pole as rain cancels qualifying",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/nascar-cup-bristol-night-race-starting-lineup-kyle-larson-on-pole-as",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T21:30:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-cup-bristol-night-race-starting-lineup-kyle-larson-on-pole-as-rain-cancels-qualifying/10856990/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Kyle Larson Gets NASCAR Cup Bristol Pole After Qualifying Canceled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/kyle-larson-gets-nascar-cup-bristol-pole-after-qualifying-canceled",
        "published": "2026-09-18T21:46:14.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}