NASCAR: 2022 Pocono qualifying – Full starting lineup

Keep tabs on Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session for Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway, the M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400.

For the first time since the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series season, Pocono Raceway is only scheduled to host one race in 2022, and that race, the M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400, is scheduled to take place this Sunday afternoon.

For the first time since 2019, qualifying is scheduled to take place at the three-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometeR) Tricky Triangle in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Qualifying was canceled for most races in 2020 and 2021, and that was the case for both races at the track in both seasons. The track hosted a doubleheader both years.

The qualifying format introduced for 2022 is set to be used this weekend, with drivers split up into two groups based on the results of the most recent race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The qualifying order is determined by the qualifying formula.

This qualifying session is a single-car session, and each driver makes a single-lap qualifying attempt. The fastest five drivers in each group advance to the second round for another single-lap qualifying attempt to set the top 10 in the starting lineup. The rest of the starting lineup is set based on speeds from the first round, irrespective of group.

Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the 2022 M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400.

Round 1, Group 1 – Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 169.259
2nd – Chris Buescher – #17, RFK Racing, Ford – 168.155
3rd – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 168.124
4th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 167.983
5th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 167.907
6th – Chase Briscoe – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 167.738
7th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 167.666
8th – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 167.177
9th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 167.044
10th – Austin Cindric – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 166.911
11th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 166.605
12th – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 166.516
13th – Ty Dillon – #42, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 166.236
14th – Harrison Burton – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 166.061
15th – J.J. Yeley – #15, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 164.327
16th – Erik Jones – #43, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 164.186
17th – B.J. McLeod – #78, Live Fast Motorsports, Ford – 161.798
18th – Cody Ware – #51, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 160.239

Round 1, Group 2 – Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 169.348
2nd – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 169.055
3rd – Bubba Wallace – #23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 168.508
4th – Kurt Busch – #45, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 168.401
5th – Daniel Suarez – #99, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 168.309
6th – Christopher Bell – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 168.067
7th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 167.848
8th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 167.695
9th – Tyler Reddick – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 167.573
10th – Alex Bowman – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 167.181
11th – Ross Chastain – #1, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 166.716
12th – Noah Gragson – #16, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 166.667
13th – Corey LaJoie – #7, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 166.639
14th – Brad Keselowski – #6, RFK Racing, Ford – 166.479
15th – Todd Gilliland – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 165.987
16th – Justin Haley – #31, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 165.32
17th – Josh Bilicki – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 164.718
18th – Cole Custer – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 164.345

Round 2 – Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 169.991
2nd – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 169.498
3rd – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 169.364
4th – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 169.014
5th – Chris Buescher – #17, RFK Racing, Ford – 168.922
6th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 168.36
7th – Bubba Wallace – #23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 168.312
8th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 167.976
9th – Daniel Suarez – #99, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 167.942
10th – Kurt Busch – #45, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 0

Full starting lineup

Starting lineup
1st – Denny Hamlin
2nd – Kyle Busch
3rd – Chase Elliott
4th – Kyle Larson
5th – Chris Buescher
6th – Ryan Blaney
7th – Bubba Wallace
8th – Martin Truex Jr.
9th – Daniel Suarez
10th – Kurt Busch
11th – Christopher Bell
12th – Aric Almirola
13th – Chase Briscoe
14th – Joey Logano
15th – Austin Dillon
16th – Tyler Reddick
17th – Alex Bowman
18th – William Byron
19th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
20th – Austin Cindric
21st – Ross Chastain
22nd – Noah Gragson
23rd – Corey LaJoie
24th – Kevin Harvick
25th – Michael McDowell
26th – Brad Keselowski
27th – Ty Dillon
28th – Harrison Burton
29th – Todd Gilliland
30th – Justin Haley
31st – Josh Bilicki
32nd – Cole Custer
33rd – J.J. Yeley
34th – Erik Jones
35th – B.J. McLeod
36th – Cody Ware

Tune in to USA Network tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 p.m. ET for the live broadcast of the M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 from Pocono Raceway. If you haven’t yet begun a free trial of FuboTV, be sure to do so now!