Rain washed out qualifying Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway so Furniture Row Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. will line up third and Erik Jones 14thfor Sunday’s Food City 500 based on the current 2017 NASCAR Cup Series owner point standings.
Truex will start the No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota Camry on the inside of Row 2 while Furniture Row Racing teammate Jones will line up the No. 77 Sport Clips Toyota Camry on the outside of Row 7.
Jones was fastest in the afternoon practice session, running a best lap of 15.009 seconds at 127.843 mph on the 0.533-mile high-banked oval. Truex was the fourth fastest of the 39 drivers who posted a time, with a best of 15.113 at 126.964.
Point leader Kyle Larson will start from pole with Chase Elliott second and Truex Jr. third. The balance of the top 10 are: Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Jamie McMurray, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick.
Saturday’s two practice sessions are scheduled from 6:30-7:25 a.m. MT (8:30-9:25 a.m. local ET) and 9-9:55 a.m. MT (11-11:55 a.m. local ET). Both will air live on FS1.
Sunday’s Food City 500 will be televised live on Fox network at noon MT (2 p.m. local ET).