Starting lineup for GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway

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6 years ago

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The starting lineup for Monday's GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway (3 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) has been set. Martin Truex Jr. will start from the pole position, with Denny Hamlin joining him on the front row to lead the field to green for the 188-lap, 500-mile race. RELATED: Talladega schedule | Limited number of guests allowed at track The lineup for the race was determined by a random draw, with results airing on FS1's "Race Hub." The parameters for the draw were as follows:

Positions 1-12 determined by a random draw from charter teams in those positions in team owner points
Positions 13-24: Random draw among charter teams in those positions in owner points
Positions 25-36: Random draw among charter teams in those positions in owner points
Positions 37-40: will be filled out by open, non-chartered teams in order of owner points

Here is a look at the full lineup:

Starting spot	Driver	Car #	Team
1	Martin Truex Jr.	19	Joe Gibbs Racing
2	Denny Hamlin	11	Joe Gibbs Racing
3	Kyle Busch	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
4	Jimmie Johnson	48	Hendrick Motorsports
5	Kevin Harvick	4	Stewart-Haas Racing
6	Brad Keselowski	2	Team Penske
7	Kurt Busch	1	Chip Ganassi Racing
8	Alex Bowman	88	Hendrick Motorsports
9	Joey Logano	22	Team Penske
10	Clint Bowyer	14	Stewart-Haas Racing
11	Chase Elliott	9	Hendrick Motorsports
12	Ryan Blaney	12	Team Penske
13	Matt Kenseth	42	Chip Ganassi Racing
14	Ryan Newman	6	Roush Fenway Racing
15	Aric Almirola	10	Stewart-Haas Racing
16	Tyler Reddick	8	Richard Childress Racing
17	Austin Dillon	3	Richard Childress Racing
18	Erik Jones	20	Joe Gibbs Racing
19	William Byron	24	Hendrick Motorsports
20	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	JTG Daugherty Racing
21	Chris Buescher	17	Roush Fenway Racing
22	John Hunter Nemechek	38	Front Row Motorsports
23	Matt DiBenedetto	21	Wood Brothers Racing
24	Bubba Wallace	43	Richard Petty Motorsports
25	Corey LaJoie	32	Go Fas Racing
26	Michael McDowell	34	Front Row Motorsports
27	Brennan Poole	15	Premium Motorsports
28	Cole Custer	41	Stewart-Haas Racing
29	Gray Gaulding	27	Rick Ware Racing
30	BJ McLeod	77	Spire Motorsports
31	Ryan Preece	37	JTG Daugherty Racing
32	Quin Houff	00	StarCom Racing
33	Ty Dillon	13	Germain Racing
34	JJ Yeley	53	Rick Ware Racing
35	Christopher Bell	95	Leavine Family Racing
36	Joey Gase	51	Petty Ware Racing
37	Daniel Suarez	96	Gaunt Brothers Racing
38	Timmy Hill	66	Motorsports Business Management
39	Brendan Gaughan	62	Beard Motorsports
40	Garrett Smithley	78	B.J. McLeod Motorsports