NASCAR CUP Series

Qualifying Results

The 2019 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series qualifying results feature the drivers' lap times, positions, and who secured pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Food City 500

Sunday, April 7th, 2019

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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Bristol Motor Speedway
59th Annual Food City 500
Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
Age: 23
Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the 59th Annual Food City 500 with a lap of 14.568 seconds, 131.713 mph.
This is his fifth pole in 121 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2019.
This is his first pole in seven races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
William Byron (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2019 and his second in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Ryan Blaney (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his third in eight races this season.
Daniel Hemric (26th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Drivers Entered: 38
Laps Scheduled: 500
Margin of Victory: 0.722 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 56 Minutes 38 Seconds
Average Speed: 90.527
Cautions: 11 for 77 laps
Lead Changes: 21
Green Flag Passes: 1,830 (4.3 passes per green flag lap)

Bristol Motor Speedway
59th Annual Food City 500
Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 33
Team : No. 18 - Skittles Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
Kyle Busch won the 59th Annual Food City 500, his 54th victory in 506 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2019.
This is his eighth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Kurt Busch (second) posted his 19th top-10 finish in 37 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2019.
Joey Logano (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 21 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Ryan Preece (25th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 27 points over Denny Hamlin.