Jimmie Johnson qualified 22^nd for Sunday’s Food City 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 48 Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala for Hendrick Motorsports turned a lap of 15.532 seconds at 123.539 mph on the .533-mile oval.

Greg Biffle captured his 10^th career Sprint Cup pole, his first of the season and his first at Bristol by posting a lap of 15.324 seconds at 125.215 mph.

A.J. Allmendinger will start on the outside of row one as he timed in at 15.325 seconds at 125.207 mph. Ryan Newman (15.331 seconds at 125.158 mph) was third, while Jeff Gordon (15.340 seconds at 125.085 mph) and Brad Keselowski (15.367 seconds at 124.865 mph) rounded out the top five.

Forty-four drivers attempted to qualify for the Food City 500. The lone driver not making the cut in the 43-car field was Timmy Hill.

As far as manufacturers went, Ford took the top spot thanks to Biffle’s pole-winning effort. Dodge was next best at the hands of Allmendinger. The top Chevrolet was piloted by Newman, and carrying the flag for Toyota was ninth-quick Joey Logano (15.392 seconds at 124.662 mph).

The Food City 500 gets underway at 1 p.m. EDT on Sunday with live coverage provided by FOX beginning with a pre-race show at 12:30 p.m.