KANSAS CITY – July 22, 2020 (Source: NASCAR.com)
The starting lineup for Thursday’s Super Start Batteries 400 presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) has been set.
Kevin Harvick will start from the pole position, with Joey Logano joining him on the front row to lead the field to green for the 267-lap, 400-mile race. Harvick enters the race with three wins at the 1.5-mile track with two of those coming from starts in the pole position.
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The lineup for the race was determined by a random draw, with NBC Sports announcing the results. The parameters for the draw were as follows:
Positions 1-12 determined by a random draw from charter teams in those positions in team owner points Positions 13-24: Random draw among charter teams in those positions in owner points Positions 25-36: Random draw among charter teams in those positions in owner points Positions 37-40: will be filled out by open, non-chartered teams in order of owner points Here is a look at the full lineup:
Starting spot Driver Car # Team 1 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 2 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske 3 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing 4 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske 5 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing 6 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports 7 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske 8 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 9 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing 10 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports 12 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing 13 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing 14 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 15 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports 16 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing 17 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports 18 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing 19 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing 20 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports 21 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 22 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing 23 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing 24 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing 25 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing 26 Garrett Smithley 77 Spire Motorsports 27 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports 28 JJ Yeley 27 Rick Ware Racing 29 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports 30 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports 31 Corey LaJoie 32 GoFas Racing 32 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing 33 Josh Bilicki 53 Rick Ware Racing 34 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing 35 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing 36 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing 37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing 38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management 39 Reed Sorenson 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing 40 BJ McLeod 78 BJ McLeod Motorsports
