Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session for Sunday's Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway is set to be a single-car qualifying session, and each driver is set to get one single qualifying lap.
There is no second round shootout for the pole position like there is for superspeedway races, even though Pocono is a 2.5-mile oval.
The qualifying order was set by the two-variable formula that NASCAR introduced ahead of the 2025 season as the replacement for the four-variable metric which was in place from mid-2020 through the 2024 season. This formula factors in both the owner standings and each car's result in the most recent race.
Since this past Sunday's race at Michigan International Speedway, three changes have been made to the lineup. The No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet, which was driven by J.J. Yeley at Michigan, is not on the entry list for the 160-lap race at the three-turn "Tricky Triangle", while two other non-chartered (open) cars are.
The No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet is set to be driven by Casey Mears, while the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet is set to be driven by Daniel Dye. Both cars are locked into the race.
Here's a look at Saturday's full qualifying order for Sunday's Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway.
NASCAR Cup Series qualifying order at Pocono
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Casey Mears, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet |
2 | Daniel Dye, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
4 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
5 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
6 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
7 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
9 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
10 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
11 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
12 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
13 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
14 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
15 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
16 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
17 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
18 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
19 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
20 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
21 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
22 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
23 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
24 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
25 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
26 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
27 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
28 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
29 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
30 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
31 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
32 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
33 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
34 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
35 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
36 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
37 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
38 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
The Great American Getaway 400 is set to be shown live on Amazon Prime Video from Pocono Raceway beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, June 14. Don't miss any of the action from the "Tricky Triangle!"
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