Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Team Penske Ford, secured pole at Bristol Motor Speedway with a 15.101-second lap, his 13th career pole and second at Bristol.
Tyler Reddick, championship leader and driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, will join Blaney on the front row after a 15.124s lap; Chase Briscoe, driver, qualified third and Riley Herbst, driver, recorded a career-best fourth. Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports driver returning from vertigo, qualified 27th while William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports driver, started 34th; Ross Chastain, driver, was top Chevrolet in sixth.
All 37 entries posted times and there were no incidents during qualifying, but five cars will lose pit stall selection and had a team member ejected for pre-race inspection violations; Team Penske will begin the race from pole. Ryan Blaney said the team made good adjustments and called it "a cool start to the weekend."
This summary is based on coverage by Motorsport.
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