The NASCAR playoff schedule has taken us to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend for the Cup Series race at Loudon. It’s the first race in the Round of 12 for the NASCAR playoffs, making the Cup Series qualifying results today critical for who could advance to the Round of 8.
Let’s dive into the NASCAR starting lineup for Roudon. We’ll first provide the Mobil 1 201 lineup for Sunday, followed by the NASCAR starting grid for tomorrow. You can find the full Cup Series qualifying results from Loudon included below. We’ve also included the 10 fastest speeds in qualifying and the speeds for all playoff drivers in the Round of 12.
Related: NASCAR Truck Series Playoff Standings for Round of 8
NASCAR Starting Lineup for Loudon: Mobil 1 201
Here is the NASCAR starting lineup today based on the Cup Series qualifying results at Loudon. As always, we mark playoff drivers with a (**).
- Joey Logano** — 29.159 seconds
- Ryan Blaney** — 29.329 seconds
- Josh Berry — 29.354 seconds
- Tyler Reddick** — 29.356 seconds
- William Byron** — 29.373 seconds
- Carson Hocevar — 29.398 seconds
- Alex Bowman — 29.402 seconds
- Ross Chastain** — 29.405 seconds
- Denny Hamlin** — 29.409 seconds
- Shane van Gisbergen — 29.409 seconds
- Michael McDowell — 29.424 seconds
- AJ Allmendinger – 29.467 seconds
- Ty Gibbs — 29.477 seconds
- Bubba Wallace** — 29.485 seconds
- Chris Buescher — 29.488 seconds
- Kyle Larson** — 29.496 seconds
- Brad Keselowski — 29.500 seconds
- Chase Briscoe** — 29.511 seconds
- Christopher Bell** — 29.527 seconds
- Zane Smith — 29.547 seconds
- Justin Haley — 29.559 seconds
- Austin Cindric** — 29.592 seconds
- Ryan Preece — 29.601 seconds
- Kyle Busch — 29.614 seconds
- Riley Herbst — 29.620 seconds
- Erik Jones — 29.632 seconds
- Chase Elliott** — 29.659 seconds
- Austin Dillon — 29.681 seconds
- John H. Nemechek — 29.756 seconds
- Ty Dillon –– 29.760 seconds
- Cole Custer — 29.773 seconds
- Daniel Suarez – 29.788 seconds
- Noah Gragson –– 29.940 seconds
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr — 29.995 seconds
- Cody Ware — 30.123 seconds
- Todd Gilliland — 30.254 seconds
Related: NASCAR Results from Truck Series
NASCAR Starting Grid for New Hampshire
Here is the Mobil 1 201 starting grid for today’s race.
- Row 1: Joey Logano**, Ryan Blaney**
- Row 2: Josh Berry, Tyler Reddick**
- Row 3: William Byron**, Carson Hocevar
- Row 4: Alex Bowman, Ross Chastain**
- Row 5: Denny Hamlin**, Shane van Gisbergen
- Row 6: Michael McDowell, AJ Allmendinger
- Row 7: Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace**
- Row 8: Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson**
- Row 9: Brad Keselowski, Chase Briscoe**
- Row 10: Christopher Bell**, Zane Smith
- Row 11: Justin Haley, Austin Cindric**
- Row 12: Ryan Preece, Kyle Busch
- Row 13: Riley Herbst, Erik Jones
- Row 14: Chase Elliott**, Austin Dillon
- Row 15: John H. Nemechek, Ty Dillon
- Row 16: Cole Custer, Daniel Suarez
- Row 17: Noah Gragson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr
- Row 18: Cody Ware, Todd Gilliland
Fastest Speeds in Cup Series qualifying at New Hampshire
Here are the 10 fastest speeds from Saturday’s Cup Series qualifying results.
- Joey Logano – 130.622
- Ryan Blaney – 129.875
- Josh Berry – 129.754
- Tyler Reddick – 129.745
- William Byron – 129.67
- Carson Hocevar – 129.5
- Alex Bowman – 129.542
- Ross Chastain – 129.529
- Denny Hamlin – 129.511
- Shane van Gisbergen – 129.511
Here are the qualifying speeds for Cup Series playoff drivers at Loudon
- Joey Logano – 130.622
- Ryan Blaney – 129.875
- Tyler Reddick – 129.745
- William Byron – 129.67
- Ross Chastain – 129.529
- Denny Hamlin – 129.511
- Bubba Wallace – 129.178
- Kyle Larson – 129.129
- Chase Briscoe – 129.064
- Christopher Bell – 128.994
- Austin Cindric – 128.71
- Chase Elliott – 128.42
Who is on the pole for the NASCAR race today?
Joey Logano is on the pole for the NASCAR race today at Loudon. Rounding out the top 10 in the NASCAR starting grid for tomorrow are Logano and Ryan Blaney in Row 1, Josh Berry and Tyler Reddick in Row 2, William Byron and Carson Hocevar in Row 3, Alex Bowman and Ross Chastain in Row 4 with Denny Hamlin and Shane van Gisbergen in Row 5.
Who had the fastest car in NASCAR qualifying this weekend?
Joey Logano had the fastest car during NASCAR Cup Series qualifying on Saturday, earning the pole with a fastest lap time (29.159 seconds) that was 0.17 seconds faster than Ryan Blaney (29.329 seconds), who is second in the NASCAR starting grid. Logano was the only driver with a sub-29.2-second qualifying time.
Where is Kyle Busch starting in the race today?
Kyle Busch is starting 24th in the NASCAR starting lineup today at New Hampshire, putting him in Row 12 alongside Ryan Preece.
Where is Chase Elliott starting today?
Chase Elliott is starting 27th today for the NASCAR race at New Hampshire. Elliott, in Row 14, is the lowest among the Round of 12 drivers in the NASCAR starting grid today in Row 14. Elliott, Austin Cindric and Christopher Bell are the only playoff drivers starting in Row 10 or below today.
