NASCAR: 2021 Pocono race two – Full starting lineup
By Asher Fair
The starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway has been solidified following Saturday’s race at the track.
The first of the two races of this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series doubleheader at Pocono Raceway is in the books, and as a result, the starting lineup for the second has been solidified.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher is set to start this afternoon’s 140-lap Explore the Pocono Mountains 400 around the three-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) triangle in Long Pond, Pennsylvania from the pole position behind the wheel of his #17 Ford.
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He earned this pole position by finishing Saturday’s race, the 130-lap Pocono Organics CBD 325, in 20th place.
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As opposed to the setting the starting lineup via the starting lineup formula, which has been used for most races this year, NASCAR set the starting lineup for today’s race based on the results from yesterday’s race.
The top 20 drivers will be inverted, while the drivers who finished in 21st and lower are set to start where they finished. So Saturday race winner Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports is set to start Sunday’s race in 20th place behind the wheel of his #48 Chevrolet alongside second place finisher Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing behind the wheel of his #18 Toyota in 19th.
Set to join Buescher on the front row in second place is Front Row Motorsports’ Michael McDowell behind the wheel of his #34 Ford. He finished Saturday’s race in 19th.
Here is the full starting lineup for the 2021 Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 at Pocono Raceway.
NOTE: This lineup does not take into account pre-race penalties that will result in cars dropping to the rear of the field.
Starting Lineup
1st – Chris Buescher
2nd – Michael McDowell
3rd – Martin Truex Jr.
4th – Christopher Bell
5th – Aric Almirola
6th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
7th – Bubba Wallace
8th – Daniel Suarez
9th – Chase Elliott
10th – Tyler Reddick
11th – Brad Keselowski
12th – Kyle Larson
13th – Kevin Harvick
14th – Joey Logano
15th – Kurt Busch
16th – Ryan Blaney
17th – Denny Hamlin
18th – William Byron
19th – Kyle Busch
20th – Alex Bowman
21st – Austin Dillon
22nd – Erik Jones
23rd – Ryan Preece
24th – Chase Briscoe
25th – Cody Ware
26th – Anthony Alfredo
27th – Justin Haley
28th – James Davison
29th – Garrett Smithley
30th – B.J. McLeod
31st – Quin Houff
32nd – Matt DiBenedetto
33rd – Ross Chastain
34th – Josh Bilicki
35th – Timmy Hill
36th – Corey LaJoie
37th – Ryan Newman
38th – Cole Custer
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Be sure to tune in to NBC Sports Network at 3:30 p.m. ET this afternoon for the live broadcast of the Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 from Pocono Raceway.