NASCAR 2023 Xfinity Series: What is the qualifying order for Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway?

The Bristol Motor Speedway will host NASCAR's Food City 300 this weekend. The 27th race of the 2023 Xfinity Series season and first playoff race of the season kicks off at 7:30 pm ET on Friday, Sept. 15, in a 300-mile action-packed contest.

The Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, is a 0.533-miles short track. It opened in 1961 and will host the 42nd annual Food City 300.

Food City 300 will feature 38 out of 39 drivers. Just like the other NASCAR Xfinity Series races, practice sessions will open this week’s Xfinity race at 2:35 pm ET on Friday, Sept. 15. That will be followed by qualifying sessions, at 3:10 pm ET, which will set the starting order for the main event.

Noah Gragson is the defending champion of the Xfinity Series Food City 300.

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Qualifying order for NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway

FOX Sports journalist Bob Pockrass shared the qualifying order for Friday’s Xfinity race at the Bristol Motor Speedway on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The qualifying order for NASCAR Food City 300 is set to kick off with Dale Earnhardt Jr running the first lap and John Hunter Nemechek running the final lap.

Here’s the full qualifying order for Food City 300:

1. Dale Earnhardt Jr - 41.350
2. Rajah Caruth - 39.950
3. Timmy Hill - 37.250
4. Josh Bilicki - 35.350
5. Stefan Parsons - 34.600
6. Kyle Weatherman - 34.550
7. Joe Graf Jr - 33.950
8. Patrick Emerling - 33.600
9. #53 TBA - 33.400
10. Blaine Perkins - 33.150
11. Jeffrey Earnhardt - 32.750
12. Chad Finchum - 31.250
13. Kyle Sieg - 29.600
14. Brennan Poole - 28.500
15. Anthony Alfredo - 27.050
16. Ryan Sieg - 24.400
17. Ryan Ellis - 21.100
18. Connor Mosack - 19.600
19. Riley Herbst - 19.600
20. Jeremy Clements - 18.450
21. Josh Williams - 18.000
22. Kaz Grala - 14.650
23. Parker Retzlaff - 13.600
24. Brett Moffitt - 11.400
25. Derek Kraus - 10.200
26. Brandon Jones - 7.500
27. Sam Mayer - 23.400
28. Daniel Hemric - 21.700
29. Sammy Smith - 21.650
30. Chandler Smith - 21.500
31. Trevor Bayne - 20.750
32. Cole Custer - 19.550
33. Jeb Burton - 12.750
34. Justin Allgaier - 10.650
35. Parker Kligerman - 8.250
36. Josh Berry - 6.200
37. Sheldon Creed - 5.700
38. Austin Hill - 4.700
39. John Hunter Nemechek - 1.300

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Catch all NASCAR Xfinity Series teams and drivers at the Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, Sept. 15, live on NBC and PRN.