Who is on the pole for the NASCAR race tomorrow? NASCAR Cup Series drivers hit the track at Pocono Raceway on Saturday afternoon to determine the starting grid for Sunday. There were quite a few surprises and a few DNS, resulting in an intriguing NASCAR starting lineup for Pocono.
Below you can find the full Cup Series qualifying results from Saturday, along with the NASCAR starting lineup and starting grid for Sunday’s Pocono race.
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NASCAR starting lineup for Pocono
Here is the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup following Pocono’s qualifying results.
Row 1
- Denny Hamlin – 52.144 seconds
- Chris Buescher – 52.227 seconds
- Carson Hocevar – 52.379 seconds
- John Hunter Nemechek – 52.39 seconds
- Cole Custer – 52.436 seconds
- Chase Briscoe – 52.444 seconds
- Ty Gibbs – 52.464 seconds
- Tyler Reddick – 52.500 seconds
- Christopher Bell – 52.525 seconds
- Daniel Suarez – 52.631 seconds
- Erik Jones – 52.632 seconds
- Joey Logano – 52.673 seconds
- Ryan Preece – 52.727 seconds
- Brad Keselowski – 52.781 seconds
- Zane Smith – 52.803 seconds
- Austin Dillon – 52.811 seconds
- Noah Gragson – 52.813 seconds
- Chase Elliott – 52.820 seconds
- Austin Cindric – 52.836 seconds
- Ryan Blaney – 52.837 seconds
Row 2
- Ross Chastain – 52.861 seconds
- Justin Haley – 52.927 seconds
- Shane Van Gisbergen – 52.962 seconds
- Kyle Larson – 52.966 seconds
- Alex Bowman – 52.978 seconds
- Kyle Busch – 53.095 seconds
- Ty Dillon – 53.107 seconds
- Michael McDowell – 53.140 seconds
- Riley Herbst – 53.159 seconds
- Chase Elliott – 53.505 seconds
- Ricky Stenhosue Jr – 53.661 seconds
- William Byron – 57.645 seconds (crash)
- Todd Gilliland – 59.181 seconds
- A.J. Allmendinger – 64.077 seconds
- Bubba Wallace – DNS
- Josh Berry – DNS
- Cody Ware – DNS
- Brennan Poole – DNS
NASCAR starting grid for Pocono
Here is the NASCAR starting grid for Sunday’s Cup Series race.
Note: William Byron (No.24) is going to the back of the field after his car crashed during qualifying, requiring the move to the backup car.
- Row 1: Denny Hamlin, Chris Buescher
- Row 2: Carson Hocevar, John H. Nemechek
- Row 3: Cole Custer, Chase Briscoe
- Row 4: Ty Gibbs, Tyler Reddick
- Row 5: Christopher Bell, Daniel Suarez
- Row 6: Erik Jones, Joey Logano
- Row 7: Ryan Preece, Brad Keselowski
- Row 8: Zane Smith, Austin Dillon
- Row 9: Noah Gragson, Chase Elliott
- Row 10: Austin Cindric, Ryan Blaney
- Row 11: Ross Chastain, Justin Haley
- Row 12: Shane Van Gisbergen, Kyle Larson
- Row 13: Alex Bowman, Kyle Busch
- Row 14: Ty Dillon, Michael McDowell
- Row 15: Riley Herbst, Ricky Stenhouse Jr
- Row 16: Todd Gilliland, AJ Allmendinger
- Row 17: Bubba Wallace, Josh Berry
- Row 18: Cody Ware, Brennan Poole
- Row 19: William Byron (backup car)
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NASCAR starting lineup FAQ
Who is on the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR race?
Denny Hamlin is on the poloe for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway.
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