Starting lineup, TV schedule for Saturday’s Cup race

Alex Bowman is on the pole for Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race NASCAR Cup Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Three Hendrick Motorsports cars will lead the field to the green flag on Saturday, with Kyle Larson starting second and William Byron third. This is Bowman’s first pole of the season.

Saturday’s race is the final of three playoff races in the Round of 16, and the bottom four drivers in the playoffs point standings will be eliminated after the race.

Here’s the full starting lineup for Saturday’s NASCAR race in Bristol.

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NASCAR Bristol TV schedule, start time for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Green Flag Time:  Approx. 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 21

Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (0.533-mile oval) at Bristol, Tennessee

Length:  500 laps, 266.5 miles

Stages:  125 laps, 125 laps, 250 laps

TV coverage:  USA Network

Radio:  PRN (102.5 FM in Nashville)

Streaming: FUBO (free trial available); NBC Sports app (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)

The Bass Pro Shops Night Race will be broadcast nationally on the USA Network. Streaming options for the race include the NBC Sports app and FUBO, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

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Bass Pro Shops Night Race starting lineup

Row 1

1. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 2

3. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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

Row 3

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

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

Row 4

7. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

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

Row 5

9. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

10. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 6

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

12. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Row 7

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

14. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 8

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

16. Noah Gragson, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 9

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

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

Row 10

19. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

20. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

Row 11

21. Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

22. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

Row 12

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

24. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford 

Row 13

25. Josh Berry, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

26. Justin Haley, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

Row 14

27. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

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

Row 15

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

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

Row 16

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

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

Row 17

33. Zane Smith, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

34. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

Row 18

35. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

36. Kaz Grala, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford

Row 19

37. Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Power Source Ford

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