Darlington Starting Lineup: September 2020 (NASCAR Cup Series)

NASCAR starting grid for the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway

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.

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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

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