2018 Pocono Raceway Starting Lineup: NASCAR Cup Series

Pocono Raceway qualifying results featuring the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on July 28, 2018

Before they race, they must qualifying. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is ready to set the field for Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway.

View the full 2018 Pocono Raceway starting lineup below.

UPDATE: #4 and #18 fail post-qualifying inspection at Pocono Raceway!

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Round 1
Qualifying

It’s a 15 minute session in round 1. The top 24 advance to round 2.

Jeffrey Earnhardt is the first car on the track. The surface has sat dormant

Joey Logano was the fastest car in practice earlier today. Kevin Harvick just turned a lap about a half second quicker in his qualifying run. Harvick sits at the top of the board.

Kevin Harvick at Pocono Raceway
Kevin Harvick at Pocono Raceway

Round 1 Results: 1. Kevin Harvick; 2. Kurt Busch; 3. Erik Jones; 4. Brad Keselowski; 5. Martin Truex Jr; 6. Ryan Newman; 7. Daniel Suarez; 8. Kyle Larson; 9. Joey Logano; 10. Paul Menard; 11. Chase Elliott; 12. William Byron;

Round 2
Qualifying

It’s a five minute session in round two. The top 12 will advance to the final round.

2 minutes into round two, Kevin Harvick returns to the top of the board. 50.986, that’s the fastest lap of the day. 2.5 tenths quicker than Keselowski.

6 minutes remain, William Byron jumps to the top of the board! That’s a surprise. 4 minutes remain, Erik Jones to the top. This was looking to be an easy pole for Harvick, not the case.

Erik Jones wins round 2 in Pocono Raceway qualifying!

Round 2 Results: 1. Erik Jones (50.942); 2. William Byron (50.971); 3. Kevin Harvick (50.986); 4. Kyle larson; 5. Brad Keselowski; 6. Daniel Suarez; 7. Jamie McMurray; 8. Joey Logano; 9. Austin Dillon; 10. Chase Elliott; 11. Denny Hamlin; 12. Kyle Busch;

Round 3
Qualifying

It’s the run for the pole position at Pocono Raceway!

Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick are the first cars on the race track. It’s a 50.633 for Harvick. That’s nearly a half second quicker than Hamlin.

Byron is on his lap. He has to catch the car exiting turn 1. He lost a bit of time. Similar troubles for Erik Jones, he’s completely sideways off turn 2. Kyle Busch had a mistake on his lap as well, he was able to crawl most of it back.

Kevin Harvick takes the pole at Pocono Raceway!

UPDATE

The #4 of Kevin Harvick and the #18 of Kyle Busch have both failed post-qualifying inspection. Their times will both be disallowed. The Stewart-Haas Racing #4 and Joe Gibbs Racing #18 qualified 1st and 2nd.

Kevin Harvick (#4): The 1st place qualifier failed the body scan in post qualifying inspection at Pocono Raceway.

Kyle Busch (#18): The 2nd place finisher failed the chassis scan in post-qualifying inspection.

Those two aren’t alone. In total, 13 cars failed post-qualifying inspection.

Cars failing inspection at Pocono: Kevin Harvck (1st);  Kyle Busch (2nd); Kyle Larson (4th); Joey Logano (5th); William Byron (6th); Austin Dillon (12th); Jimmie Johnson (15th); Paul Menard (17th); Ryan Blaney (18th); Aric Almirola (19th); Clint Bowyer (21st); Bubba Wallace (22nd); Kasey Kahne (24th);

They will now start at the tail of the field on Sunday. Daniel Suarez inherits the pole position.


Pocono Raceway
Qualifying Results

Pos | Driver | Time

1. Kevin Harvick
50.633

2. Kyle Busch
50.723

3. Daniel Suarez
50.851

4. Kyle Larson
50.853

5. Joey Logano
50.969

6. William Byron
50.993

7. Denny Hamlin
51.012

8. Erik Jones
51.023

9. Brad Keselowski
51.050

10. Jamie McMurray
51.103

11. Chase Elliott
51.112

12. Austin Dillon
51.184

13. Kurt Busch
51.322

14. Martin Truex Jr
51.356

15. Jimmie Johnson
51.398

16. Ryan Newman
51.498

17. Paul Menard
51.504

18. Ryan Blaney
51.530

19. Aric Almirola
51.534

20. Alex Bowman
51.540

21. Clint Bowyer
51.553

22. Bubba Wallace
51.595

23. Matt Kenseth
51.654

24. Kasey Kahne
52.168

25. Chris Buescher
51.990

26. Michael McDowell
52.023

27. AJ Allmendinger
52.118

28. Ty Dillon
52.174

29. David Ragan
52.241

30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
53.319

31. Matt DiBenedetto
52.517

32. Jeffrey Earnhardt
53.313

33. JJ Yaley
53.323

34. Corey LaJoie
53.346

35. Gray Gaulding
53.557

36. Kyle Weatherman
53.767

37. Landon Cassill
53.976

38. Reed Sorenson
54.276

39. BJ McLeod
54.286

40. Timmy Hill
54.652

Starting Lineup following inspection: 1. Daniel Suarez; 2. Denny Hamlin; 3. Erik Jones; 4. Brad Keselowski; 5. Jamie McMurray; 6. Chase Elliott; 7. Kurt Busch; 8. Martin Truex Jr; 9. Ryan Newman; 10. Alex Bowman; 11. Matt Kenseth; 12. Chris Buescher; 13. Michael McDowell; 14. AJ Allmendinger; 15. Ty Dillon; 16. David Ragan; 17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr; 18. Matt DiBenedetto; 19. Jeffrey Earnhardt; 20. JJ Yaley; 21. Corey LaJoie; 22. #15; 23. Kyle Weatherman; 24. Landon Cassill; 25. Reed Sorenson; 26. BJ McLeod; 27. Timmy Hill; 28. Kyle Busch; 29. Kevin Harvick; 30. Joey Logano; 31. Clint Bowyer; 32. Kyle Larson; 33. Ryan Blaney; 34. Aric Almirola; 35. Jimmie Johnson; 36. Paul Menard; 37. Austin Dillon; 38. William Byron; 39. Bubba Wallace; 40. Kasey Kahne;

Daniel Suarez at Pocono Raceway
Daniel Suarez at Pocono Raceway
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