NASCAR Cup 2021 Nashville
| Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Time | Gap | Mph | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 29.557 | 162.357 | ||
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 29.572 | 0.015 | 162.275 | |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 29.583 | 0.026 | 162.215 | |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 29.612 | 0.055 | 162.056 | |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 29.648 | 0.091 | 161.859 | |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 29.722 | 0.165 | 161.456 | |
| 7 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 29.752 | 0.195 | 161.293 | |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 29.811 | 0.254 | 160.974 | |
| 9 | 43 | Erik Jones | Chevrolet | 29.835 | 0.278 | 160.845 | |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 29.837 | 0.280 | 160.834 | |
| 11 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 29.839 | 0.282 | 160.823 | |
| 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 29.898 | 0.341 | 160.506 | |
| 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 29.905 | 0.348 | 160.468 | |
| 14 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | 29.925 | 0.368 | 160.361 | |
| 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 29.934 | 0.377 | 160.313 | |
| 16 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 29.945 | 0.388 | 160.254 | |
| 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 29.986 | 0.429 | 160.035 | |
| 18 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo | Ford | 29.998 | 0.441 | 159.971 | |
| 19 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 30.003 | 0.446 | 159.944 | |
| 20 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 30.027 | 0.470 | 159.816 | |
| 21 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 30.048 | 0.491 | 159.704 | |
| 22 | 99 |  Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 30.098 | 0.541 | 159.439 | |
| 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 30.104 | 0.547 | 159.407 | |
| 24 | 7 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 30.144 | 0.587 | 159.196 | |
| 25 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 30.169 | 0.612 | 159.064 | |
| 26 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 30.207 | 0.650 | 158.864 | |
| 27 | 77 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 30.215 | 0.658 | 158.822 | |
| 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 30.235 | 0.678 | 158.717 | |
| 29 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 30.250 | 0.693 | 158.638 | |
| 30 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 30.299 | 0.742 | 158.381 | |
| 31 | 78 | B.J. McLeod | Ford | 30.375 | 0.818 | 157.985 | |
| 32 | 51 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | 30.555 | 0.998 | 157.054 | |
| 33 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Toyota | 30.804 | 1.247 | 155.785 | |
| 34 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Ford | 30.821 | 1.264 | 155.699 | |
| 35 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 30.931 | 1.374 | 155.145 | |
| 36 | 53 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 31.091 | 1.534 | 154.347 | |
| 37 | 15 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 31.145 | 1.588 | 154.079 | |
| 38 | 13 | David Starr | Toyota | 31.691 | 2.134 | 151.425 | |
| 39 | 00 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet |