NASCAR: Pocono starting lineup - Aric Almirola on pole

Now back in the top 12 in the standings, Aric Almirola drew the pole position for Saturday’s Pocono Organics 325 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway.

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Aric Almirola put himself back in the top 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings following his third place finish in this past Monday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway, giving himself a chance to draw the pole position for this Saturday’s race at Pocono Raceway.

That is exactly what happened, as Almirola is set to start Saturday’s 130-lap Pocono Organics 325 at the three-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) triangle in Long Pond, Pennsylvania from the pole position in his #10 Ford.

Almirola had been outside of the top 12 in the championship standings for two consecutive races before this week. For each of the last four races which he has entered inside the top 12 in points, he has drawn the front row. This is, however, his first pole position.

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The front row for this race is set to be the same as it was for the race at Martinsville Speedway two and a half weeks ago, but with a different order. Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney is set to start in second place in his #12 Ford.

While the front row was swept by Ford drivers, the second row was swept by Toyota drivers, specifically Joe Gibbs Racing drivers. Denny Hamlin is set to start in third place in his #11 Toyota while Kyle Busch is set to start in fourth in his #18 Toyota.

Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott drew the highest starting position among the Chevrolet drivers and is set to start in fifth place in his #9 Chevrolet. He is set to be joined on the third row by Team Penske’s Joey Logano in sixth in his #22 Ford.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kurt Busch, Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick and Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman are set to round out the top 10 in the starting lineup in their #1 Chevrolet, #2 Ford, #4 Ford and #88 Chevrolet after drawing seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place, respectively.

The two drivers who entered this race in the top 12 in the championship standings with a shot at taking the pole position but did not manage to even draw top 10 starting positions were Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. and Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson. They are set to start in 11th and 12th place in their #19 Toyota and #48 Chevrolet, respectively.

Here is the full starting lineup for the 2020 Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway.

Starting Lineup
1st – Aric Almirola
2nd – Ryan Blaney
3rd – Denny Hamlin
4th – Kyle Busch
5th – Chase Elliott
6th – Joey Logano
7th – Kurt Busch
8th – Brad Keselowski
9th – Kevin Harvick
10th – Alex Bowman
11th – Martin Truex Jr.
12th – Jimmie Johnson
13th – Ryan Newman
14th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
15th – Tyler Reddick
16th – William Byron
17th – Austin Dillon
18th – Clint Bowyer
19th – Erik Jones
20th – John Hunter Nemechek
21st – Matt DiBenedetto
22nd – Matt Kenseth
23rd – Bubba Wallace
24th – Chris Buescher
25th – Cole Custer
26th – Michael McDowell
27th – Brennan Poole
28th – Joey Gase
29th – Corey LaJoie
30th – Ryan Preece
31st – Garrett Smithley
32nd – Quin Houff
33rd – J.J. Yeley
34th – Ty Dillon
35th – James Davison
36th – Christopher Bell
37th – Daniel Suarez
38th – Timmy Hill
39th – B.J. McLeod
40th – Josh Bilicki

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Fox’s live broadcast of the Pocono Organics 325 from Pocono Raceway is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 27.

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NASCAR: Pocono starting lineup – Aric Almirola on pole

By Asher Fair | Jun 25, 2020

Now back in the top 12 in the standings, Aric Almirola drew the pole position for Saturday’s Pocono Organics 325 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway.