NASCAR Chevy Teams Score In 2023 Cup Series Bristol Dirt Heats

Things are done a little differently at the annual Bristol dirt race, as the Cup Series lineup is set by results of four consecutive heats rather than by traditional time-trial qualifying. The NASCAR Chevy teams performed well in their heats, and will start at the front of the field when the green flag falls on the Cup Series race on Sunday.

Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Chevy Camaro ZL1 and Tyler Reddick’s No. 45 Toyota TRD Camry battled hard for the win in the first heat race. Dillon managed to throw the No. 3 past the No. 45 Camry of Reddick on his way to the first heat win.

Meanwhile, the second heat belonged to the Ford teams, as Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Ford Mustang held off Chase Briscoe’s No. 14 Mustang for the win. William Byron’s No. 24 Camaro quietly finished third.

Veteran dirt racer Kyle Larson easily guided the No. 5 Camaro into the lead during the third heat, and never looked back. He led the No. 41 Mustang of Ryan Preece across the line when the checkered flag dropped.

Finally, in the fourth heat, Bubba Wallace’s No. 23 Camry held off a charge from the No. 8 Camaro of Kyle Busch, who was last year’s Bristol dirt winner.

Drivers were given finishing points as well as rewarded points for making passes during their heats. Larson’s No. 5 Camaro will start on the pole, having performed the best out of any vehicles in the field, with the No. 3 Camaro of Dillon starting beside him in second. Kyle Busch’s No. 8 Camaro, meanwhile, will start fifth, and the other NASCAR Chevy to start in the top 10 is the No. 24 of Byron in 10^th.

The Cup Series race on the Bristol dirt track will start on Easter Sunday, April 9^th, 2023 at 7 p.m. ET.

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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