NASCAR at Bristol, starting lineup for 2026 Food City 500

The NASCAR Cup Series is in Tennessee on Sunday, April 12, for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway after a week off.

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.

It promises to be an exciting afternoon of racing on the World’s Fastest Half-Mile.

Kyle Larson (+340) is favored to take home the checkered flag, followed by Denny Hamlin (+470) and Blaney (+600), according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Sunday’s 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.

The Food City 500 will run 500 laps around Bristol’s 0.5333-mile. Stage 1 will run 125 laps, Stage 2 is 125 laps, and the final 250 laps will make up Stage 3.

Where will your favorite driver start Sunday afternoon’s race?

A full look at the starting lineup for the Food City 500 can be seen below.

Food City 500 starting lineup

Row 1

1. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

2. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

Row 2

3. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

4. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

Row 3

5. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

6. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Row 4

7. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

8. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 5

9. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

10. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 6

11. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

12. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

Row 7

13. Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

14. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 8

15. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

16. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

Row 9

17. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford

18. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 10

19. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

20. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

Row 11

21. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

22. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 12

23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet

24. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Row 13

25. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

26. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Row 14

27. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

28. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

Row 15

29. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

30. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet

Row 16

31. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

32. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 17

33. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

34. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 18

35. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

36. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

Row 19

37. Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

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