{"id":599137,"date":"2026-04-12T13:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/599137\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T13:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:07:11","slug":"nascar-at-bristol-starting-lineup-for-2026-food-city-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/599137\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR at Bristol, starting lineup for 2026 Food City 500"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0NASCAR Cup Series<\/a>\u00a0is in Tennessee on Sunday, April 12, for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway after a week off.<\/p>\n

Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Team Penske Ford will start in the pole position, with Tyler Reddick and the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota on the outside.<\/p>\n

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It promises to be an exciting afternoon of racing on the World\u2019s Fastest Half-Mile.<\/p>\n

Kyle Larson (+340) is favored to take home the checkered flag, followed by Denny Hamlin (+470) and Blaney (+600), according to FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sunday\u2019s race will begin at approximately 3:00 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1, with live streaming on Fubo, the FOX One app, and HBO Max.<\/p>\n

The Food City 500 will run 500 laps around Bristol\u2019s 0.5333-mile. Stage 1 will run 125 laps, Stage 2 is 125 laps, and the final 250 laps will make up Stage 3.<\/p>\n

Where will your favorite driver start Sunday afternoon\u2019s race?<\/p>\n

A full look at the starting lineup for the Food City 500 can be seen below.<\/p>\n

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Food City 500 starting lineup\"\"<\/p>\n

Row 1<\/p>\n

1. Ryan Blaney, No. 12\u00a0Team Penske Ford<\/p>\n

2. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota<\/p>\n

Row 2<\/p>\n

3. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<\/p>\n

4. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota<\/p>\n

Row 3<\/p>\n

5. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<\/p>\n

6. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Row 4<\/p>\n

7. Chris\u00a0Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford<\/p>\n

8. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n

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Row 5<\/p>\n

9. Austin Cindric, No. 2\u00a0Team Penske Ford<\/p>\n

10. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Row 6<\/p>\n

11. Denny Hamlin, No. 11\u00a0Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<\/p>\n

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12. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota<\/p>\n

Row 7<\/p>\n

13. Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n

14. Christopher Bell, No. 20\u00a0Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<\/p>\n

Row 8<\/p>\n

15. Zane Smith, No. 38\u00a0Front Row Motorsports Ford<\/p>\n

16. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford<\/p>\n

Row 9<\/p>\n

17. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford<\/p>\n

18. Chase Elliott, No. 9\u00a0Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n

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Row 10<\/p>\n

19. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n

20. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford<\/p>\n

Row 11<\/p>\n

21. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford<\/p>\n

22. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Row 12<\/p>\n

23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n

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24. Austin Dillon, No. 3\u00a0Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Row 13<\/p>\n

25. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford<\/p>\n

26. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Row 14<\/p>\n

27. Alex Bowman, No. 48\u00a0Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n

28. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota<\/p>\n

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Row 15<\/p>\n

29. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n

30. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Row 16<\/p>\n

31. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota<\/p>\n

32. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Row 17<\/p>\n

33. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n

34. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n

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Row 18<\/p>\n

35. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford<\/p>\n

36. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Row 19<\/p>\n

37. Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford<\/p>\n

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