KYLE LARSON (42) LEADS Joey Logano (22) on a restart during a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race on Friday in Bristol, Tenn.

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Larson capitalized on Kyle Busch’s early exit to win the Xfinity Series race Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, his first victory ever at the track he calls his favorite.

The race went into overtime after Daniel Hemric spun with two laps remaining. Larson held off a challenge from Justin Allgaier on the restart.

Allgaier ended up in third place, behind Christopher Bell.

Larson has won four of the six Xfinity Series races he has entered this season. The latest victory came hours after he earned the pole for Saturday night’s Cup Series event.

Busch led for the first 70 laps until he got a flat right front tire that caused him to hit the wall and damaged his car enough that he couldn’t return.

NASCAR XFINITY-Food City 300 Results

Friday; At Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol, Tenn.

Lap length: 0.533 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (3) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 310 laps, 0 points.

2. (2) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 3139.

3. (10) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 310, 46.

4. (9) Cole Custer, Ford, 310, 39.

5. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 310, 0.

6. (6) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 310, 39.

7. (22) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 310, 32.

8. (15) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 310, 0.

9. (14) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 310, 37.

10. (5) Matt Tiff t, Chevrolet, 310, 32.

11. (21) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 310, 26.

12. (18) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 309, 25.

13. (19) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 308, 24.

14. (17) Austin Cindric, Ford, 308, 23.

15. (8) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 307, 0.

16. (25) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 305, 21.

17. (16) Ryan Reed, Ford, 304, 20.

18. (26) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 304, 19.

19. (23) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 304, 18.

20. (27) Jario Avila Jr, Chevrolet, 304, 17.

21. (32) David Starr, Chevrolet, 303, 16.

22. (12) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 302, 22.

23. (20) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 301, 14.

24. (11) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, accident, 300, 14.

25. (35) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 299, 12.

26. (29) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, fuelpump, 298, 11.

27. (38) Bayley Currey, Toyota, 288, 0.

28. (28) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, suspension, 278, 9.

29. (7) Brandon Jones, Toyota, suspension, 260, 11.

30. (30) Chad Finchum, Chevrolet, accident, 195, 7.

31. (39) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, overheating, 192, 6.

32. (34) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, transmission, 179, 5.

33. (36) Carl Long, Chevrolet, suspension, 174, 4.

34. (13) Chase Briscoe, Ford, accident, 142, 3.

35. (37) Josh Bilicki, Toyota, transmission, 102, 2.

36. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, accident, 74, 0.

37. (24) Ray Black Jr, Chevrolet, engine, 36, 1.

38. (31) Timmy Hill, Toyota, overheating, 22, 1.

39. (40) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, vibration, 12, 1.

40. (33) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, brakes, 9, 1.

NASCAR CUP QUALIFYING

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Larson won his third pole of the season as he eyes his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the year.

Larson turned a lap at 127.792 mph Friday in qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway. Chase Elliott was second at 127.665.

Kyle Busch was third on a track that he’s mastered throughout his career. Busch will be seeking his eighth Cup victory at Bristol in Saturday night’s race.

Larson calls this his favorite track, but he’s never won here. He believes that could change Saturday night.

Larson’s chances of winning could depend on whether he can hold off Busch, who already has seven Cup victories at Bristol.

Busch has won six Cup races this year and holds a narrow lead over Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. in the season standings.

Harvick qualified sixth.

Truex didn’t make it out of the second round of qualifying and will start 17th out of 40 cars Saturday. That represents his lowest qualifying position since he started 36th on July 1 at Chicagoland, where he went on to finish fourth.

Saturday night marks the 40th anniversary of Bristol’s traditional late-summer Cup race. The threat of inclement weather has caused the starting time for Saturday’s race to move up to 5:45 p.m. (Central), an hour earlier than the originally scheduled start.

NASCAR Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Lineup

Qualifying Friday; Race Saturday

At Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol, Tenn.

Lap length: 0.526 miles

1. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 127.792 mph.

2. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 127.665.

3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 127.639.

4. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 127.605.

5. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 127.554.

6. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 127.039.

7. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 126.896.

8. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 126.880.

9. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 126.863.

10. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 126.762.

11. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 126.253.

12. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 125.988.

13. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 125.922.

14. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 125.856.

15. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 125.691.

16. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 125.675.

17. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 125.650.

18. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 125.592.

19. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 125.461.

20. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 125.404.

21. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 125.363.

22. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 125.117.

23. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 125.068.

24. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 124.347.

25. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 124.897.

26. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 124.387.

27. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 124.315.

28. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 124.210.

29. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 124.066.

30. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 123.937.

31. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 123.682.

32. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 123.261.

33. (96) Jesse Little, Toyota, 122.310.

34. (7) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 121.798.

35. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 121.767.

36. (51) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 121.274.

37. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 120.816.

38. (99) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 120.687.

39. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 120.407.

40. (23) Blake Jones, Toyota, 119.173.