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Aric Almirola Surprises In Nashville, Wins NASCAR Cup Series Pole

Aric Almirola and his early run on a cooler Nashville Superspeedway won the pole for the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday.


Almirola, with a time of 29.557 seconds at 161.992 MPH, was the second car to attempt a time and laid down his top lap. The No. 10 Ford has struggled mightily this season (28th in points) after making the playoffs each of the last three seasons.


Several cars slipped and slid through the corners as the session progressed, with the track heating up. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Martin Truex Jr. and Tyler Reddick all had to regain control of their cars after sliding through turns 1 and 2.


Kyle Busch, the Xfinity Series winner at Nashville on Saturday, will start second. Joey Logano and William Byron will start on the second row.


The Cup Series race is scheduled for green flag around 2:45 p.m. CT from Nashville Superspeedway, with the broadcast on NBC Sports Network.


Ally 400 starting lineup

Row 1


1. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford


2. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota


Row 2


3. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford


4. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet


Row 3


5. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet


6. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet


Row 4


7. Cole Custer, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford


8. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet


Row 5


9. Erik Jones, No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet


10. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford


Row 6


11. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford


12. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford


Row 7


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


14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet


Row 8


15. Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Team Penske Ford


16. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford


Row 9


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


18. Anthony Alfredo, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford


Row 10


19. Ross Chastain, No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet


20. Ryan Preece, No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet


Row 11


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


22. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Toyota


Row 12


23. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford


24. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet


Row 13


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


26. Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet


Row 14


27. Justin Haley, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet


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


Row 15


29. Ryan Newman, No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford


30. Kurt Busch, No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet


Row 16


31. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford


32. JJ Yeley, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet


Row 17


33. Chad Finchum, No. 66 Motorsports Business Management Toyota


34. Josh Bilicki, No. 52 Rick Ware Racing Ford


Row 18


35. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota


36. Garrett Smithley, No. 53 Rick Ware Racing Ford


Row 19


37. Joey Gase, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet


38. David Starr, No. 13 Motorsports Business Management Toyota


Row 20


39. Quin Houff, No. 00 StarCom Racing Chevrolet


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