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 |