Following a rain-marred weekend across the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR will once more set the beginning lineup by the metric as rain washed out Nashville Cup qualifying.
Denny Hamlin, who completed second within the Coke 600 and sits second in factors, will lead the sphere to the inexperienced flag. He’ll share the entrance row with championship chief Tyler Reddick.
Daniel Suarez, who earned a shock win in NASCAR’s longest race, will begin third. Christopher Bell will begin fourth and Kyle Larson fifth.
The rest of the highest ten will function Ty Gibbs, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Joey Logano, and Shane van Gisbergen.
Wanting deeper within the discipline, some notables with work to do on Sunday embody Chris Buescher in twenty second, Ryan Preece twenty eighth, Chase Briscoe thirty first, Austin Cindric thirty sixth, and Connor Zilisch thirty eighth — final.
Moreover, two former Nashville Cup winners shall be beginning the 400-miler from very deep within the discipline, with 2022 race winner Chase Elliott twenty ninth, and 2023 race winner Ross Chastain thirty fifth on the grid.
Corey Heim, who simply introduced plans to affix 23XI full-time in 2027, will begin twenty fourth in a fourth entry for the staff this weekend.
2026 NASCAR Cup Nashville Beginning Lineup
We wish your opinion!
What would you prefer to see on Motorsport.com?
– The Motorsport.com Group
