NASCAR starting positions for Pocono Raceway
Today, the NASCAR Cup Series unloads in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The 2.5-mile triangle of Pocono Raceway is set for a round of practice and qualifying.
View the 2022 Pocono starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Pocono Menu
ARCA: Race
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
The field has been split into two groups for the first round of qualifying. The top five from each group advance into round two and make a run for the pole position.
Pocono Qualifying Results (Stage 1) : 1. Kyle Busch (53.173); 2. Chris Buescher (53.522); 3. Kyle Larson (53.532); 4. Martin Truex Jr (53.577); 5. Ryan Blaney (53.601)
Pocono Qualifying Results (Stage 2) : 1. Denny Hamlin (53.145); 2. Chase Elliott (53.237); 3. Bubba Wallace (53.410); 4. Kurt Busch
(53.444); 5. Daniel Suarez (53.473)
Kurt Busch advanced into round two. However, he spun off turn three and backed it hard into the wall.
Denny Hamlin will roll from the pole position on Sunday. He turned a 52.944 in the final round of qualifying, an average speed of 169.348.
Pocono Raceway
Starting Lineup
July 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Denny Hamlin
52.944
2. Kyle Busch
53.098
3. Chase Elliott
53.140
4. Kyle Larson
53.250
5. Chris Buescher
53.279
6. Ryan Blaney
53.457
7. Bubba Wallace
53.472
8. Martin Truex Jr
53.579
9. Daniel Suarez
53.590
10. Kurt Busch
No Time
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Christopher Bell
53.550
12. Aric Almirola
53.620
13. Chase Briscoe
53.655
14. Joey Logano
53.669
15. Austin Dillon
53.678
16. Tyler Reddick
53.708
17. Alex Bowman
53.834
18. William Byron
53.835
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
53.878
20. Austin Cindric
53.921
21. Ross Chastain
53.984
22. Noah Gragson
54.000
23. Corey LaJoie
54.009
24. Kevin Harvick
54.020
25. Michael McDowell
54.049
26. Brad Keselowski
54.061
27. Ty Dillon
54.140
28. Harrison Burton
54.197
29. Todd Gilliland
54.221
30. Justin Haley
54.440
31. Josh Bilicki
54.639
32. Cole Custer
54.763
33. JJ Yeley
54.769
34. Erik Jones
54.816
35. BJ McLeod
55.625
36. Cody Ware
56.166
Pocono Raceway
Practice Results
July 23, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Ross Chastain
53.661
2. Christopher Bell
53.688
3. Daniel Suarez
53.781
4. Kurt Busch
53.808
5. Kyle Larson
53.833
6. Erik Jones
53.891
7. Kyle Busch
53.918
8. Tyler Reddick
53.920
9. Alex Bowman
53.921
10. Chase Elliott
53.948
11. Denny Hamlin
54.092
12. Bubba Wallace
54.125
13. William Byron
54.173
14. Martin Truex Jr
54.176
15. Austin Cindric
54.181
16. Joey Logano
54.266
17. Chris Buescher
54.284
18. Austin Dillon
54.303
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
54.362
20. Chase Briscoe
54.410
21. Michael McDowell
54.454
22. Brad Keselowski
54.499
23. Harrison Burton
54.521
24. Cody Ware
54.553
25. Corey LaJoie
54.559
26. Ty Dillon
54.562
27. Aric Almirola
54.603
28. Ryan Blaney
54.607
29. Todd Gilliland
54.700
30. Kevin Harvick
54.707
31. Noah Gragson
54.752
32. Justin Haley
54.785
33. Cole Custer
54.991
34. JJ Yeley
55.228
35. Josh Bilicki
55.299
36. BJ McLeod
55.623
