NASCAR: 2021 Darlington throwback race – Full starting lineup
By Asher Fair
The full starting lineup for Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway has been set by the starting lineup formula.
In the continued absence of practice and qualifying at most tracks on the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, NASCAR again turned to the starting lineup formula to set the starting lineup for Sunday afternoon’s Goodyear 400 throwback race at Darlington Raceway.
For the second consecutive race, it is Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski who is set to lead the field to the green flag behind the wheel of his #2 Ford.
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The starting lineup is based on the following three factors:
- 50% based on the finish in the most recent race
- 25% (50% of the 50%) based on the driver’s finish
- 25% (50% of the 50%) based on the car owner’s finish
- 35% based on the team’s rank in owner standings
- 15% based on the rank of the driver’s fastest lap in the most recent race
Keselowski took the pole position for this 293-lap race around the four-turn, 1.366-mile (2.198-kilometer) egg-shaped oval in Darlington, South Carolina due to the fact that he finished the most recent race at Kansas Speedway in third place after recording the fastest lap, coupled with the fact that his #2 team sits in sixth in the owner standings.
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The top three finishers at Kansas Speedway are set to start the race in the top three at Darlington Raceway, but in reverse order.
Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick is set to start on the front row alongside Keselowski in second place behind the wheel of his #4 Ford while Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch, the Kansas Raceway race winner, is set to start in third behind the wheel of his #18 Toyota. He is set to start alongside teammate Martin Truex Jr. in fourth behind the wheel of his #19 Toyota on the second row.
Here is the full starting lineup for the 2021 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.
Starting Lineup
1st – Brad Keselowski
2nd – Kevin Harvick
3rd – Kyle Busch
4th – Martin Truex Jr.
5th – William Byron
6th – Chase Elliott
7th – Denny Hamlin
8th – Matt DiBenedetto
9th – Austin Dillon
10th – Tyler Reddick
11th – Chris Buescher
12th – Joey Logano
13th – Michael McDowell
14th – Kyle Larson
15th – Daniel Suarez
16th – Ryan Blaney
17th – Kurt Busch
18th – Ross Chastain
19th – Alex Bowman
20th – Ryan Newman
21st – Christopher Bell
22nd – Chase Briscoe
23rd – Bubba Wallace
24th – Cole Custer
25th – Anthony Alfredo
26th – Erik Jones
27th – Aric Almirola
28th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
29th – Ryan Preece
30th – Corey LaJoie
31st – Justin Haley
32nd – B.J. McLeod
33rd – Cody Ware
34th – J.J. Yeley
35th – Quin Houff
36th – James Davison
37th – Josh Bilicki
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Tune in to Fox Sports 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET this Sunday, May 9 for the live broadcast of the Goodyear 400 from Darlington Raceway.