NASCAR Xfinity Series: Starting lineup for Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway

After the Kansas Lottery 300, the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series shifted to Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.

Food City 300 will be live on USA Network and PRN at 7:30 pm ET. The first race of the playoff season will be contested on the 0.533-mile track. A total of 38 Xfinity drivers will compete over 300 laps in a 160-mile race to secure a chance at driving down Victory Lane.

Motorsport journalist Bob Pockrass revealed the starting line-up for Food City 300 on his official X account, formerly Twitter.

In Friday’s Xfinity Series qualifying race (Sept. 15), Stewart-Haas Racing driver Cole Custer won his fifth pole of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. He posted a lap time of 15.684 seconds and a speed of 122.341 mph, marking the 16th pole of his Xfinity career.

JR Motorsports driver Josh Berry will share the front row with him after turning in a lap of 122.123 mph. They will be followed by John Hunter Nemechek, Chandler Smith, Daniel Hemric, Sammy Smith, Ryan Sieg, Brandon Jones, Jeremy Clements, and Justin Allgaier in the starting lineup for the main event.

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2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series starting lineup at Bristol Motor Speedway

Here are the starting positions of the 38 Xfinity Series drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway:

1. #00 - Cole Custer
2. #8 - Josh Berry
3. #20 - John Hunter Nemechek
4. #16 - Chandler Smith
5. #10 - Daniel Hemric
6. #18 - Sammy Smith
7. #39 - Ryan Sieg
8. #9 - Brandon Jones
9. #51 - Jeremy Clements
10. #7 - Justin Allgaier
11. #1 - Sam Mayer
12. #19 - Trevor Bayne
13. #48 - Parker Kligerman
14. #31 - Parker Retzlaff
15. #88 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
16. #98 - Riley Herbst
17. #45 - Jeffrey Earnhardt
18. #11 - Derek Kraus
19. #38 - Joe Graf, Jr.
20. #92 - Josh Williams
21. #2 - Sheldon Creed
22. #43 - Ryan Ellis
23. #08 - Chad Finchum
24. #91 - Josh Bilicki
25. #44 - Rajah Caruth
26. #21 - Austin Hill
27. #28 - Kyle Sieg
28. #6 - Brennan Poole
29. #24 - Connor Mosack
30. #4 - Kyle Weatherman
31. #26 - Kaz Grala
32. #78 - Anthony Alfredo
33. #02 - Blaine Perkins
34. #66 - Timmy Hill
35. #07 - Stefan Parsons
36. #25 - Brett Moffitt
37. #27 - Jeb Burton
38. #35 - Patrick Emerling
39. #53 - BJ McLeod

Catch the NASCAR Xfinity Series teams and drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway for Food City 300 on Friday (September 15) on NBC and PRN.