Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin continued his recent qualifying dominance and took the pole position for Sunday's 160-lap Great American Getaway around the three-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) Pocono Raceway oval in Long Pond, Pennsylvania oval during Saturday's qualifying session.
The driver of the No. 11 Toyota, who is a seven-time Pocono race winner (and has crossed the finish line first on eight occasions), topped the speed charts by recording a lap speed of 173.25 miles per hour.
Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson, whom Hamlin beat to the top spot by just 0.055 seconds, it set to start beside him on the front row behind the wheel of his No. 5 Chevrolet. Reigning race winner Chase Briscoe is set to start fifth behind the wheel of his No. 19 Toyota.
Here's a look at the full starting lineup for Sunday's Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. Note that pre-race penalties are not factored into the chart below.
Full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Pocono
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
2 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
4 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
5 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
6 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
7 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
8 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
9 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
10 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
11 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
12 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
13 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
14 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
15 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
16 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
17 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
18 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
19 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
20 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
22 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
23 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
24 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
25 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
26 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
27 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
28 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
29 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
30 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
31 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
32 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
33 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
34 | Daniel Dye, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet |
35 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
36 | Casey Mears, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet |
37 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
38 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
Amazon Prime Video's live coverage of the Great American Getaway 400 is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 14. Note that this is different from the initial 3:00 p.m. ET start time, as NASCAR moved up the start by two hours due to the threat of rain. Catch all of the action from Pocono Raceway!
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