Denny Hamlin won the Busch Pole Award for Sunday’s YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race at Talladega Superspeedway (2 p.m. ET on NBC/NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The lineup was determined using NASCAR’s competition-based formula, which is a total number based on the 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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The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver will be joined by Kurt Busch on the front row in the No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet.
In the majority of national series events since NASCAR’s May return, starting lineups have been set by random draws. The new structure 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.

Starting spot
Driver
Car #
Team

1
Denny Hamlin (P)
11
Joe Gibbs Racing

2
Kurt Busch (P)
1
Chip Ganassi Racing

3
Martin Truex Jr. (P)
19
Joe Gibbs Racing

4
Alex Bowman (P)
88
Hendrick Motorsports

5
Kevin Harvick (P)
4
Stewart-Haas Racing

6
Kyle Busch (P)
18
Joe Gibbs Racing

7
Brad Keselowski (P)
2
Team Penske

8
Joey Logano (P)
22
Team Penske

9
Clint Bowyer (P)
14
Stewart-Haas Racing

10
Chase Elliott (P)
9
Hendrick Motorsports

11
Aric Almirola (P)
10
Stewart-Haas Racing

12
Austin Dillon (P)
3
Richard Childress Racing

13
Matt DiBenedetto
21
Wood Brothers Racing

14
Ryan Blaney
12
Team Penske

15
Chris Buescher
17
Roush Fenway Racing

16
Erik Jones
20
Joe Gibbs Racing

17
Jimmie Johnson
48
Hendrick Motorsports

18
Cole Custer
41
Stewart-Haas Racing

19
Ryan Newman
6
Roush Fenway Racing

20
Matt Kenseth
42
Chip Ganassi Racing

21
William Byron
24
Hendrick Motorsports

22
Christopher Bell
95
Leavine Family Racing

23
John Hunter Nemechek
38
Front Row Motorsports

24
Michael McDowell
34
Front Row Motorsports

25
Ryan Preece
37
JTG Daugherty Racing

26
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
47
JTG Daugherty Racing

27
Bubba Wallace
43
Richard Petty Motorsports

28
Ty Dillon
13
Germain Racing

29
Corey LaJoie
32
Go Fas Racing

30
Tyler Reddick
8
Richard Childress Racing

31
Daniel Suarez
96
Gaunt Brothers Racing

32
Brennan Poole
15
Premium Motorsports

33
Quin Houff
00
StarCom Racing

34
JJ Yeley
27
Rick Ware Racing

35
Justin Haley
77
Spire Motorsports

36
Joey Gase
51
Petty Ware Racing

37
Timmy Hill
66
Motorsports Business Management

38
James Davison
53
Rick Ware Racing

39
Brendan Gaughan
62
Beard Motorsports

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