Alex Bowman’s No. 48 Nascar Chevy Camaro ZL1 was the best of The Bow Tie racers during qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway for the shot track’s annual night race on Saturday, September 17th. He is one of only two Nascar Chevy teams that will take the green flag within the top 10.
Bowman wheeled the No. 48 Camaro around the half-mile oval track in 14.97 seconds, topping out at 128.176 mph. He will trail a front row of Nascar Ford teams on the way to the green flag, following polesitter Aric Almirola, whose No. 10 Mustang posted a 14.946 second lap at a top speed of 128.382 mph. Starting just ahead of Bowman in second will be the No. 14 Mustang of Chase Briscoe with a 14.968-second lap.
The No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry of Denny Hamlin will start fourth, while Bowman’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson will round out the top five in the No. 5 Camaro. The next-best Bow Tie machine is that of Ross Chastain, who will drive the No. 1 Camaro from a 12th-place starting position.
No penalties were assessed in pre-qualifying inspection, and every driver was able to complete a lap. The race under the lights at Bristol will commence at 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 17th.
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford BlueOval City Ford | 14.946 | 128.382 | Ford Mustang |
| 2 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Magical Vacation Planner Ford | 14.968 | 128.193 | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Ally Chevrolet | 14.97 | 128.176 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | FedEx Ground Toyota | 14.972 | 128.159 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 15.001 | 127.911 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Menards/Pennzoil Ford | 15.008 | 127.852 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | Busch Light Ford | 15.03 | 127.665 | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Yahoo! Toyota | 15.057 | 127.436 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric # (P) | Freightliner Ford | 15.078 | 127.258 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Kohler Generators Ford | 15.083 | 127.216 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 41 | Cole Custer | Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford | 15.047 | 127.52 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 15.051 | 127.487 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Action Industries Chevrolet | 15.092 | 127.14 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 45 | Bubba Wallace (P) | MoneyLion Toyota | 15.096 | 127.107 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 15 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 15.125 | 126.863 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Acronis Chevrolet | 15.153 | 126.628 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (P) | Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 15.159 | 126.578 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 15.176 | 126.436 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 15.182 | 126.387 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | First Phase Ford | 33.055 | 136.137 | C |
| 20 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 15.184 | 126.37 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch (P) | M&M's Toyota | 15.188 | 126.337 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 22 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 15.22 | 126.071 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 23 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hooters Chevrolet | 15.248 | 125.839 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 24 | 43 | Erik Jones | U.S. Air Force Chevrolet | 15.265 | 125.699 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 25 | 23 | Ty Gibbs(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 15.266 | 125.691 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 26 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Thomas' Chevrolet | 15.379 | 124.768 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 27 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 15.382 | 124.743 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon (P) | Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road Chevrolet | 15.388 | 124.695 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 29 | 99 | Daniel Suarez (P) | Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet | 15.39 | 124.678 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 30 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | Long John Silver's Ford | 15.45 | 124.194 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Schluter Systems Chevrolet | 15.451 | 124.186 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 32 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Ford | 15.46 | 124.114 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | Down N Dirty Ford | 15.501 | 123.786 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 42 | Ty Dillon | EG3 Technologies Chevrolet | 15.604 | 122.968 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 77 | Landon Cassill(i) | Zeigler Auto/LoJack Chevrolet | 15.684 | 122.341 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 36 | 15 | JJ Yeley(i) | World Supercross Championship Ford | 15.722 | 122.046 | Ford Mustang |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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I wonder what GM is going to do for a NASCAR Cup car after 2023.
Does anybody watch NASCAR anymore? It died after Earnhardt was killed.
Dudes been dead 21 years give it a rest lmao