Rain Cancels Nashville Qualifying, Hamlin Starts on Pole

Intermittent light rain showers forced the cancellation of Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Pole Qualifying at Nashville Superspeedway. Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position for Sunday night's Cracker Barrel 400. Championship points leader Tyler Reddick will start alongside Hamlin on the front row.

Daniel Suarez will start third, followed by Christopher Bell in fourth and Kyle Larson in fifth on the 38-car grid.

Starting lineup set by practice results NASCAR used practice session times to determine the starting order after qualifying was cancelled. Bell, who posted the fastest practice lap, said the change would not significantly affect race strategy. "Well, it's good for me today, because I have a good metric, so I'm okay with that," Bell said.

Drivers react to track conditions Other drivers expressed relief at having completed practice laps before the rain arrived. Brad Keselowski noted that crews had applied extra resin to the corners and said the additional track time helped teams prepare.

"They put a lot of resin down in both corners, more than they've done in the past and we're really curious how the cars are going to drive," Keselowski said. m. ET on Sunday.