Joe Gibbs Racing will lead the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the race at Chicagoland Speedway in July. Denny Hamlin won the pole for the 2026 eero 400 at Chicagoland this weekend. Kyle Larson will join Hamlin on the front row for Sunday evening’s event. It is Hamlin’s fourth pole position of the 2026 season.
Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Ryan Preece, Erik Jones, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez, Corey Heim, Shane van Gisbergen, and Joey Logano all start 20th or worse for Sunday afternoon’s event. It was a relatively smooth qualifying session.
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The full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Chicagoland in July 2026 is below!
NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Chicagoland (July 2026)
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No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
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No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR starting lineup for Cup Series race at Chicagoland in July 2026
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