Only six races are remaining on the NASCAR schedule for the regular season in the Cup Series, making Saturday’s qualifying results even more important. The NASCAR standings are tightening, with playoff spots and a regular-season championship all at stake. Back on the ovals, the NASCAR starting lineup for Sunday features plenty of familiar names near the top of the field.
Unfortunately, Saturday’s practice and qualifying was wiped out due to rain at Dover Motor Speedway. As a results, the NASCAR starting grid for tomorrow is based on the metric scores that would’ve determined the qualifying order.
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Let’s dive into the NASCAR starting lineup for Sunday’s race at Dover Motor Speedway.
NASCAR starting lineup for Dover: Cup Series qualifying results
Here is the starting lineup for the NASCAR race tomorrow. The order is based on the reverse metric score for qualifying, courtesy of JaySki.com. We’ve included their metric score since there is no qualifying speed.
- Chase Elliott – 2.700
- Chase Briscoe – 3.800
- Christopher Bell – 5.300
- Tyler Reddick – 5.700
- William Byron – 5.9000
- Shane van Gisbergen – 8.500
- Michael McDowell – 8.800
- Joey Logano – 9.600
- Ty Gibbs – 10.300
- Kyle Busch – 11.800
- Ryan Preece – 12.600
- Chris Buescher – 14.200
- Denny Hamlin – 15.200
- Josh Berry – 15.400
- Brad Keselowski – 15.800
- Alex Bowman – 16.900
- AJ Allmendinger – 17.700
- Daniel Suarez – 18.500
- Ross Chastain – 19.500
- Justin Haley – 20.100
- Ty Dillon – 21.200
- Bubba Wallace – 22.100
- Austin Dillon – 23.100
- Todd Gilliland – 24.400
- Kyle Larson – 25.400
- Austin Cindric – 25.500
- Erik Jones – 26.000
- John Hunter Nemechek – 26.200
- Cole Custer – 26.300
- Zane Smith – 26.400
- Ryan Blaney – 27.300
- Riley Herbst – 28.000
- Carson Hocevar – 29.600
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 30.000
- Cody Ware – 34.600
- Noah Gragson – 25.800
- JJ Yeley – 42.200
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NASCAR starting grid for Sunday
- Row 1: Chase Elliott, Chase Briscoe
- Row 2: Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick
- Row 3: William Byron, Shane van Gisbergen
- Row 4: Michael McDowell, Joey Logano
- Row 5: Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch
- Row 6: Ryan Preece, Chris Buescher
- Row 7: Denny Hamlin, Josh Berry
- Row 8: Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman
- Row 9: AJ Allmendinger, Daniel Suarez
- Row 10: Ross Chastain, Justin Haley
- Row 11: Ty Dillon, Bubba Wallace
- Row 12: Austin Dillon, Todd Gilliland
- Row 13: Kyle Larson, Austin Cindric
- Row 14: Erik Jones, John Hunter Nemechek
- Row 15: Cole Custer, Zane Smith
- Row 16: Ryan Blaney, Riley Herbst
- Row 17: Carson Hocevar, Ricky Stenhouse Jr
- Row 18: Cody Ware, Noah Gragson
- Row 19: JJ Yeley
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