Starting lineup for Saturday’s Michigan NASCAR Cup Series race
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The starting lineup for Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway (4 p.m. ET on NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) -- the first of two races at the 2-mile track -- has been set.
Joey Logano will start from the pole position, while Denny Hamlin will start alongside him on the the front row for the 156-lap, 312-mile race.
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The lineup for the race was determined by a random draw, with NBC Sports announcing the results online. 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 37-39: will be filled out by open, non-chartered teams in order of owner points