NASCAR: Homestead starting lineup - Denny Hamlin on pole

Denny Hamlin took the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway via an owner points-based random draw.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin has won two of the first 11 races of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, but he has not yet started a race from the pole position. That is slated to change this Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Hamlin is set to start this Sunday afternoon’s Dixie Vodka 400 from the pole position in his #11 Toyota after drawing the top spot in an owner points-based random draw. This marks four consecutive pole positions for Hamlin at Homestead-Miami Speedway going back to the 2017 season finale.

Set to start this 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) oval in Homestead, Florida alongside Hamlin in second place is Team Penske’s Joey Logano, who has also won two races so far this season in his #22 Ford. Despite having two wins to his name, he has not yet started a race on the front row in 2020.

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The second row is also slated to feature one Team Penske driver and one Joe Gibbs Racing driver. Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski is set to start in third place in his #2 Ford alongside Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch in fourth in his #18 Toyota.

Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott drew the highest starting position among the Chevrolet drivers, as he is set to start in fifth place in his #9 Chevrolet alongside Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. in sixth in his #19 Toyota.

Set to share the fourth row are Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick in seventh place in his #4 Ford and Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman in eighth in his #88 Chevrolet.

Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kurt Busch are set to round out the top 10 on the fifth row in ninth and 10th place in their #48 Chevrolet and #1 Chevrolet, respectively.

Based on the rules of this draw, the top 12 drivers in the standings all had a chance to take the pole position. Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Clint Bowyer were the two drivers among this group of 12 competitors who were left outside of the top 10. Blaney is set to start in 11th place in his #12 Ford while Bowyer is set to start in 12th in his #14 Ford.

Here is the full starting lineup for the 2020 Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Starting Lineup
1st – Denny Hamlin
2nd – Joey Logano
3rd – Brad Keselowski
4th – Kyle Busch
5th – Chase Elliott
6th – Martin Truex Jr.
7th – Kevin Harvick
8th – Alex Bowman
9th – Jimmie Johnson
10th – Kurt Busch
11th – Ryan Blaney
12th – Clint Bowyer
13th – Chris Buescher
14th – Ryan Newman
15th – Erik Jones
16th – Austin Dillon
17th – Bubba Wallace
18th – John Hunter Nemechek
19th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
20th – Matt Kenseth
21st – Aric Almirola
22nd – William Byron
23rd – Matt DiBenedetto
24th – Tyler Reddick
25th – J.J. Yeley
26th – Corey LaJoie
27th – Josh Bilicki
28th – Brennan Poole
29th – Joey Gase
30th – Michael McDowell
31st – Quin Houff
32nd – Ty Dillon
33rd – Ryan Preece
34th – B.J. McLeod
35th – Cole Custer
36th – Christopher Bell
37th – Daniel Suarez
38th – Timmy Hill
39th – Reed Sorenson

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Fox is set to broadcast the Dixie Vodka 400 live from Homestead-Miami Speedway beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET this Sunday, June 14.

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NASCAR: Homestead starting lineup – Denny Hamlin on pole

By Asher Fair | Jun 11, 2020

Denny Hamlin took the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway via an owner points-based random draw.