NASCAR: Bristol All-Star Race starting lineup – Alex Bowman on pole

The full starting lineup for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race has been set. Martin Truex Jr. is set to drop to the rear, giving Alex Bowman the pole position.

Following the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open at Bristol Motor Speedway, the full 20-car starting lineup for tonight’s All-Star Race at the same venue has been set.

The first 16 drivers were given their starting positions for tonight’s 140-lap race around the four-turn, 0.533-mile (0.858-kilometer) high-banked oval in Bristol, Tennessee based on a random draw that was conducted on Monday evening.

Three more drivers qualified for the race for $1 million by winning one of the three stages in tonight’s 85-lap All-Star Open at the track, and one more driver qualified for the race by winning the NASCAR Fan Vote.

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Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. drew the pole position alongside Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman in second place. But Truex’s #19 Toyota failed pre-race inspection twice, so Bowman’s #88 Chevrolet is set to start from the pole position.

Bowman is set to be joined on the front row by Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney in second place in his #12 Ford. Technically, Blaney is the driver slated to advance to Truex’s number one starting spot since he is the driver who was initially slated to line up behind him in third. Blaney is set to have lane choice, but Bowman is still set to be the control car. While there will be a choose cone rule utilized for this race, that rule will not apply at the start.

The winners of the three stages of the All-Star Open were Stewart-Haas Racing’s Aric Almirola, Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron and Wood Brothers Racing’s Matt DiBenedetto. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Clint Bowyer won the NASCAR Fan Vote.

These four drivers are set to line up in 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th place in their #10 Ford, #24 Chevrolet, #21 Ford and #14 Ford, respectively.

Here is the full official starting lineup for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Starting Lineup
1st – Martin Truex Jr.
2nd – Alex Bowman
3rd – Ryan Blaney
4th – Justin Haley
5th – Kevin Harvick
6th – Matt Kenseth
7th – Kurt Busch
8th – Cole Custer
9th – Brad Keselowski
10th – Kyle Busch
11th – Ryan Newman
12th – Joey Logano
13th – Chase Elliott
14th – Jimmie Johnson
15th – Denny Hamlin
16th – Erik Jones
17th – Aric Almirola
18th – William Byron
19th – Matt DiBenedetto
20th – Clint Bowyer

But because of Truex’s penalty, which drops him to 20th place, the other drivers in the odd starting positions are all set to move up by one row. The exceptions are Bowman, who is set to move from second to first place, and Bowyer, who is set to move from 20th to 19th.

Here is how the 20 cars are set to take the green flag following Truex’s penalty.

Starting Lineup
1st – Alex Bowman
2nd – Ryan Blaney
3rd – Kevin Harvick
4th – Justin Haley
5th – Kurt Busch
6th – Matt Kenseth
7th – Brad Keselowski
8th – Cole Custer
9th – Ryan Newman
10th – Kyle Busch
11th – Chase Elliott
12th – Joey Logano
13th – Denny Hamlin
14th – Jimmie Johnson
15th – Aric Almirola
16th – Erik Jones
17th – Matt DiBenedetto
18th – William Byron
19th – Clint Bowyer
20th – Martin Truex Jr.

Fox Sports 1 is set to broadcast tonight’s NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race from Bristol Motor Speedway beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET.