NASCAR’s headed against a busy weekend with the Cup Series putting on a doubleheader on Saturday and Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
After winning the final three races, Kyle Larson will begin on the pole for Saturday’s Pocono Organics CBD 325 (3 p.m. ET, NBCSN), a 130-lap match around the 2.5-mile “Tricky Triangle.” (Sunday’s Uncover the Pocono Mountains 350 is a small longer at 140-laps.)
For neutral eight sprint weekends this season reserved for spacious races or modern tracks, NASCAR is holding practice and qualifying sessions. Nonetheless that doesn’t include Pocono.
On epic of the challenges related to racing during the COVID-19 pandemic, most sprint weekends is not any longer going to include practice or qualifying sessions. So in the absence of qualifying, NASCAR determines the starting lineup with a formula in response to these factors:
- 25 percent: Driver’s finishing dwelling from the old sprint
- 25 percent: Automobile proprietor’s finishing dwelling from the old sprint
- 35 percent: Crew proprietor points ranking
- 15 percent: Quickest lap from the old sprint
For the 2nd sprint on Sunday, the starting lineup shall be determined after Saturday’s results are authentic, per NASCAR. The finishing remark for the top-20 drivers Saturday shall be inverted for Sunday’s sprint, with the remainder of the drivers starting in the remark they finished Saturday.
Here’s a look at the starting lineup for the Pocono Organics CBD 325 at Pocono on Saturday.
1. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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2. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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3. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
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4. Joey Logano, No. 22 Crew Penske Ford
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5. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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6. Ross Chastain, No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
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7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
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8. Kurt Busch, No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
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9. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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10. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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11. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
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12. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
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13. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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14. Daniel Suárez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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15. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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16. Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
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17. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
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18. Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Crew Penske Ford
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19. Ryan Newman, No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford
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20. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
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21. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 21 Wooden Brothers Racing Ford
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22. Erik Jones, No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
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23. Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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24. Anthony Alfredo, No. 38 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
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25. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford
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26. Cole Custer, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
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27. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Crew Penske Ford
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28. Breeze Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
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29. Breeze Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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30. Garrett Smithley, No. 53 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
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31. Ryan Preece, No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
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32. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Immediate Motorsports Ford
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33. Josh Bilicki, No. 52 Rick Ware Racing Ford
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34. Justin Haley, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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35. Cody Ware, No. 51 Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
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36. James Davison, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
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37. Quin Houff, No. 00 StarCom Racing Chevrolet
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38. Timmy Hill, No. 66 Motorsports Business Management Toyota
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NASCAR at Pocono: Starting lineup for the Pocono Organics CBD 325, first in doubleheader weekend