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Brad Keselowski won the Busch Pole Award for Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at MartinsvilleSpeedway (2 p.m. ET on NBC/NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), host of the Round of 8 elimination race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
The lineup was determined using NASCAR’s competition-based formula, which is a total number based on the series’ previous event: 15% of a fastest lap time position, 25% of the driver’s final race finish position, 25% of the owner’s final race position and 35% of the owner points position.
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Joining Keselowski and the No. 2 Team Penske on the front row will be Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
In the majority of national series events since NASCAR’s May return, starting lineups have been set by random draws. This structure, first introduced in early August, draws on performance from both individual races and season-long results, rather than leaving a range of starting spots up to chance.
See the full starting lineup for Sunday’s race below (P = playoff eligible):
Start
Driver
Car #
Team
1
Brad Keselowski (P)
2
Team Penske
2
Martin Truex Jr. (P)
19
Joe Gibbs Racing
3
Alex Bowman (P)
88
Hendrick Motorsports
4
Denny Hamlin (P)
11
Joe Gibbs Racing
5
Kurt Busch (P)
1
Chip Ganassi Racing
6
Kevin Harvick (P)
4
Stewart-Haas Racing
7
Joey Logano (P)
22
Team Penske
8
Chase Elliott (P)
9
Hendrick Motorsports
9
Kyle Busch
18
Joe Gibbs Racing
10
Ryan Blaney
12
Team Penske
11
Christopher Bell
95
Leavine Family Racing
12
Matt DiBenedetto
21
Wood Brothers Racing
13
William Byron
24
Hendrick Motorsports
14
Austin Dillon
3
Richard Childress Racing
15
Cole Custer
41
Stewart-Haas Racing
16
Clint Bowyer
14
Stewart-Haas Racing
17
Tyler Reddick
8
Richard Childress Racing
18
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
47
JTG Daugherty Racing
19
Erik Jones
20
Joe Gibbs Racing
20
Aric Almirola
10
Stewart-Haas Racing
21
Ryan Newman
6
Roush Fenway Racing
22
Ryan Preece
37
JTG Daugherty Racing
23
John Hunter Nemechek
38
Front Row Motorsports
24
Michael McDowell
34
Front Row Motorsports
25
Ty Dillon
13
Germain Racing
26
Corey LaJoie
32
GoFas Racing
27
Jimmie Johnson
48
Hendrick Motorsports
28
Chris Buescher
17
Roush Fenway Racing
29
Daniel Suarez
96
Gaunt Brothers Racing
30
Brennan Poole
15
Premium Motorsports
31
Matt Kenseth
42
Chip Ganassi Racing
32
Bubba Wallace
43
Richard Petty Motorsports
33
Josh Bilicki
7
Tommy Baldwin Racing
34
Timmy Hill
66
Motorsports Business Management
35
Quin Houff
00
StarCom Racing
36
Garrett Smithley
77
Spire Motorsports
37
James Davison
53
Rick Ware Racing
38
JJ Yeley
27
Rick Ware Racing
39
Joey Gase
51
Petty Ware Racing
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