Starting lineup for Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway

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6 years ago

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The starting lineup for Saturday's Pocono Organics 325 in partnership with Rodale Institute NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) has been set. Aric Almirola will start from the pole position, with Ryan Blaney -- last Monday's winner at Talladega Superspeedway -- joining him on the front row to lead the field to green for the 140-lap, 325-mile race. RELATED: Pocono schedule 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	Aric Almirola	10	Stewart-Haas Racing
2	Ryan Blaney	12	Team Penske
3	Denny Hamlin	11	Joe Gibbs Racing
4	Kyle Busch	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
5	Chase Elliott	9	Hendrick Motorsports
6	Joey Logano	22	Team Penske
7	Kurt Busch	1	Chip Ganassi Racing
8	Brad Keselowski	2	Team Penske
9	Kevin Harvick	4	Stewart-Haas Racing
10	Alex Bowman	88	Hendrick Motorsports
11	Martin Truex Jr.	19	Joe Gibbs Racing
12	Jimmie Johnson	48	Hendrick Motorsports
13	Ryan Newman	6	Roush Fenway Racing
14	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	JTG Daugherty Racing
15	Tyler Reddick	8	Richard Childress Racing
16	William Byron	24	Hendrick Motorsports
17	Austin Dillon	3	Richard Childress Racing
18	Clint Bowyer	14	Stewart-Haas Racing
19	Erik Jones	20	Joe Gibbs Racing
20	John Hunter Nemechek	38	Front Row Motorsports
21	Matt DiBenedetto	21	Wood Brothers Racing
22	Matt Kenseth	42	Chip Ganassi Racing
23	Bubba Wallace	43	Richard Petty Motorsports
24	Chris Buescher	17	Roush Fenway Racing
25	Cole Custer	41	Stewart-Haas Racing
26	Michael McDowell	34	Front Row Motorsports
27	Brennan Poole	15	Premium Motorsports
28	Joey Gase	51	Petty Ware Racing
29	Corey LaJoie	32	Go Fas Racing
30	Ryan Preece	37	JTG Daugherty Racing
31	Garrett Smithley	53	Rick Ware Racing
32	Quin Houff	00	StarCom Racing
33	JJ Yeley	27	Rick Ware Racing
34	Ty Dillon	13	Germain Racing
35	James Davison	77	Spire Motorsports
36	Christopher Bell	95	Leavin Family Racing
37	Daniel Suarez	96	Gaunt Brothers Racing
38	Timmy Hill	66	Motorsports Business Management
39	BJ McLeod	78	BJ McLeod Motorsports
40	Josh Bilicki	7	Tommy Baldwin Racing