This weekend, NASCAR rolls into South Carolina. Darlington Raceway is set to host the playoff opener for the NASCAR Cup Series.
View the 2020 Darlington starting lineup below.
Starting positions have already been set. Chase Elliott has the pole position on the 1.366-mile oval. Denny Hamlin is set to complete the front row.
How do they set the lineup for Darlington?
There’s no practice or qualifying sessions for the rest of the year. Previously, race lineups were set via a random draw. Now, a weighted system determines the starting lineup.
-50% on finishing position from previous race.
-35% on points position after previous race.
-15% on fastest race lap from previous race.
Darlington Raceway
Starting Lineup
NASCAR Cup Series
September 6, 2020
Car No | Driver | Sponsor
1. #9 Chase Elliott
NAPA Auto Parts Throwback
2. #11 Denny Hamlin
Federal Express
3. #24 William Byron
Liberty University Throwback
4. #88 Alex Bowman
ChevyGoods.com / Truck Hero
5. #2 Brad Keselowski
Discount Tire
6. #19 Martin Truex Jr
Bass Pro Shops
7. #12 Ryan Blaney
Menards / Maytag
8. #4 Kevin Harvick
Busch Beer Throwback
9. #14 Clint Bowyer
Peak Throwback
10. #10 Aric Almirola
Go Bowling
11. #21 Matt DiBenedetto
Motorcraft / Quick Lane
12. #3 Austin Dillon
American Ethanol
13. #22 Joey Logano
Shell Pennzoil
14. #41 Cole Custer
HaasTooling.com
15. #18 Kyle Busch
M&M’s
16. #1 Kurt Busch
Monster Energy
17. #43 Bubba Wallace
Cash App
18. #38 John Hunter Nemechek
Citgard
19. #34 Michael McDowell
Love’s Travel Stops
20. #17 Chris Buescher
TBA
21. #95 Christopher Bell
Rheem
22. #48 Jimmie Johnson
Ally Throwback
23. #15 Brennan Poole
TBA
24. #8 Tyler Reddick
Cat Power
25. #13 Ty Dillon
Geico
26. #42 Matt Kenseth
McDelivery
27. #32 Corey LaJoie
Trump 2020
28. #96 Daniel Suarez
Arris Now Commscope
29. #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Kroger
30. #20 Erik Jones
Sport Clips
31. #6 Ryan Newman
Oscar Mayer
32. #00 Quin Houff
Pematex
33. #66 Timmy Hill
TBA
34. #77 Ross Chastain
TBA
35. #37 Ryan Preece
Bush’s Beans
36. #53 James Davison
TBA
37. #27 JJ Yeley
TBA
38. #7 Josh Bilicki
Insurance King
39. #51 Joey Gase
TBA
Links
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