Chase Elliott wins Bristol pole
Chase Elliott now has a pole at a track other than Daytona or Talladega.
Elliott got the fifth pole of his career on Friday and will start first in Sunday’s race at Bristol. His first four poles came at Daytona and Talladega, meaning Bristol will be the first time Elliott will start first in a non-restrictor plate race.
Elliott’s joined on the front row by Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron, Ryan Blaney and Erik Jones will start in the second row and the top five is rounded out by Denny Hamlin, who won last week at Texas.
Starting lineup
1. Chase Elliott
2. William Byron
3. Ryan Blaney
4. Erik Jones
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Aric Almirola
7. Joey Logano
8. Clint Bowyer
9. Paul Menard
10. Jimmie Johnson
11. Ryan Newman
12. Brad Keselowski
13. Kevin Harvick
14. Alex Bowman
15. Austin Dillon
16. Kyle Larson
17. Kyle Busch
18. Michael McDowell
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
20. Daniel Suarez
21. Matt DiBenedetto
22. David Ragan
23. Martin Truex Jr.
24. Ty Dillon
25. Chris Buescher
26. Daniel Hemric
27. Kurt Busch
28. Bubba Wallace
29. Matt Tifft
30. Ryan Preece
31. Landon Cassill
32. Corey LaJoie
33. Gray Gaulding
34. Bayley Currey
35. Timmy Hill
36. Quin Houff
37. Ross Chastain
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Nick Bromberg is a writer for Yahoo Sports.
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