With the heat races rained out, the starting lineup for the Cup race was determined by the mathematical formula that NASCAR uses for races without qualifying.
Drivers’ starting positions for the Food City Dirt Race (3:30 p.m. ET TV time, 4 p.m. green flag; Fox, TSN5, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) were based on four factors:
Driver’s finishing position from the previous race (25 percent) Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race (25 percent) Team owner points ranking (35 percent) Fastest lap from the previous race (15 percent)
Below is the starting lineup for Monday’s NASCAR race on the 0.533-mile dirt track at Bristol, which was set without qualifying.
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Who won the pole for the NASCAR race at Bristol?
Kyle Larson was awarded the pole position after Saturday’s heat races were canceled. Larson is second in the Cup Series point standings after six races, with one win, three top-fives and five top-10s. Points leader Denny Hamlin will start on Larson’s outside in the second position. Hamlin has no wins but five top-five and five top-10 finishes.
Larson’s championship experience as a dirt racer should make him an even bigger favorite to win Monday’s race.
The rest of the top 10 after Larson and Hamlin: Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick, Alex Bowman, William Byron, Austin Dillon and Joey Logano.
NASCAR starting lineup at Bristol
The starting lineup for Monday’s race at Bristol was determined through a mathematical formula NASCAR adopted late in the 2020 season. The formula produced this starting lineup for Monday’s NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the Food City Dirt Race:
