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Starting lineup, rosters for Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard

By Staff Report | Published: September 7, 2018 40
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*Editor's note: Inclement weather forced the cancellation of Saturday's Busch Pole Award qualifying session. The field has been set in accordance to the NASCAR Rule Book. Since cars have not taken to the track yet this weekend, the schemes pictured are not from Indianapolis.

Kyle Busch will start first in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Adam Stevens
Spotter: Tony Hirschman

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Kevin Harvick will start second in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Crew chief: Rodney Childers
Spotter: Tim Fedewa

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Martin Truex Jr. will start third in the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Cole Pearn
Spotter: Clayton Hughes

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Kurt Busch will start fourth in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Crew chief: Billy Scott
Spotter: Tony Raines

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Joey Logano will start fifth in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Crew chief: Todd Gordon
Spotter: TJ Majors

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Brad Keselowski will start sixth in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Crew chief: Paul Wolfe
Spotter: Joey Meier

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Kyle Larson will start seventh in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Chad Johnston
Spotter: Derek Kneeland

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Clint Bowyer will start eighth in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Crew chief: Mike Bugarewicz
Spotter: Brett Griffin

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Ryan Blaney will start ninth in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Crew chief: Jeremy Bullins
Spotter: Josh Williams

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Denny Hamlin will start 10th in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Mike Wheeler
Spotter: Chris Lambert

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Chase Elliott will start 11th in the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Alan Gustafson
Spotter: Eddie D’Hondt

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Aric Almirola will start 12th in the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Crew chief: John Klausmeier
Spotter: Joel Edmonds

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Erik Jones will start 13th in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Chris Gayle
Spotter: Rick Carelli

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Jimmie Johnson will start 14th in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Chad Knaus
Spotter: Earl Barban

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Alex Bowman will start 15th in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Greg Ives
Spotter: Kevin Hamlin

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start 16th in the Roush Fenway Racing Ford
Crew chief: Brian Pattie
Spotter: Mike Herman Jr.

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Ryan Newman will start 17th in the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Luke Lambert
Spotter: Jason Jarrett

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Austin Dillon will start 18th in the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Justin Alexander
Spotter: Andy Houston

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Paul Menard will start 19th in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Crew chief: Greg Erwin
Spotter: Stevie Reeves

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Daniel Suarez will start 20th in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Scott Graves
Spotter: Chris Osborne

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Jamie McMurray will start 21st in the No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Matt McCall
Spotter: Tyler Green

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William Byron will start 22nd in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Darian Grubb
Spotter: Tab Boyd

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Chris Buescher will start 23th in the No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Trent Owens
Spotter: Brandon Benesch

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AJ Allmendinger will start 24th in the No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Tristan Smith
Spotter: Coleman Pressley

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David Ragan will start 25th in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Crew chief: Seth Barbour
Spotter: Steve Barkdoll

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Michael McDowell will start 26rd in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Crew chief: Derrick Finley
Spotter: Rocky Ryan

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Regan Smith will start 27th in the No. 95 Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Jon Leonard
Spotter: Doug Campbell
*Kasey Kahne is sidelined with heat exhaustion

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Bubba Wallace will start 28th in the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Drew Blickensderfer
Spotter: Freddie Kraft

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Matt Kenseth will start 29th in the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford
Crew chief: Matt Puccia
Spotter: Roman Pemberton

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Ty Dillon will start 30th in the No. 13 Germain Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Matt Borland
Spotter: Billy O’Dea

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Matt DiBenedetto will start 31st in the No. 32 Go Fas Racing Ford
Crew chief: Randy Cox
Spotter: David Pepper

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Ross Chastain will start 32nd in the No. 15 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Pat Tryson
Spotter: Carl Miller

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Corey LaJoie will start 33rd in the No. 72 TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Frank Kerr

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Landon Cassill will start 34rd in the No. 00 StarCom Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Rick Bourgeois

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J.J. Yeley will start 35th in the BK Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Tony Furr
Spotter: Toby Whealdon

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David Starr will start 36th in the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Ken Evans

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Jeffrey Earnhardt will start 37th in the Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Mark Hillman

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Reed Sorensen will start 38th in the No. 7 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Peter Sospenzo

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Timmy Hill will start 39th in the No. 66 Motorsports Business Management Toyota
Crew chief: Robert Scott
Spotter: Tyler Monn

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B.J. McLeod will start 40th in the No. 52 Rick Ware Racing Ford
Crew chief: George Church
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