Kyle Larson wins pole for Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray

It will be an all-Hendrick Motorsports front row leading the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag in Wednesday's Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (6 p.m. ET, Fox). 

Defending Cup Series champion Kyle Larson won the pole for the 200-lap race, with his HMS teammates in William Byron joining him on the front row. 

"Caught a bit off guard there, I was not expecting to get the pole," Larson told Fox Sports. 

Ty Gibbs, Chase Briscoe and Christopher Bell rounded out the top-five, with Denny Hamlin, Bubba Wallace, Chris Buescher, Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick completing the top-10. 

Other notable qualifying efforts include defending Clash winner Chase Elliott in 11th, Kyle Busch in 13th, Joey Logano in 14th, Ryan Blaney in 16th and Connor Zilisch in 19th. 

"It's gonna be nice being able to watch the last-chance race form the grandstands and not be in it," Zilisch said.

What qualifying results mean for LCQ

Josh Berry and Michael McDowell will start on the front row for the 75-lap last-chance qualifier (4:30 p.m. ET, Fox). The top-two finishers in that race will transfer into the 23-car field for the main event. 

Alex Bowman will start fifth in the LCQ, but is locked into the Clash by virtue of being the driver highest in the 2025 standings who was not locked into the race. 

The Cook Out Clash will go green shortly after 6 p.m. ET, with coverage on Fox, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.