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.
, 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 .
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, who earned a shock win in NASCAR’s longest race, will begin third. will begin fourth and fifth.
The rest of the highest ten will function , , , , and .
Wanting deeper within the area, some notables with work to do on Sunday embody in twenty second, Â twenty eighth, Â thirty first, thirty sixth, and thirty eighth — final.
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Moreover, two former Nashville Cup winners might be beginning the 400-miler from very deep within the area, with 2022 race winner twenty ninth, and 2023 race winner thirty fifth on the grid.
2026 NASCAR Cup Nashville Beginning Lineup
Pos.
Driver
1
Denny Hamlin
2
Tyler Reddick
3
Daniel Suarez
4
Christopher Bell
5
Kyle Larson
6
Ty Gibbs
7
Ryan Blaney
8
William Byron
9
Joey Logano
10
Shane van Gisbergen
11
12
13
14
15
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Chris Buescher
23
24
Corey Heim
25
Austin Hill
26
27
28
Ryan Preece
29
Chase Elliott
30
31
Chase Briscoe
32
33
34
35
Ross Chastain
36
Austin Cindric
37
Chad Finchum
38
Connor Zilisch
Pictures from Nashville – SaturdayRicky Stenhouse Jr., HYAK Motorsports
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., HYAK Motorsports
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Moist climate
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Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing
Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing
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Ryan Blaney, Crew Penske
Ryan Blaney, Crew Penske
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Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports
Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports
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Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing
Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing
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Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing
Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports
Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports
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Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports
Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
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Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing
Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing
Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing
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Denny Hamlin, Corey Heim, 23XI Racing
Denny Hamlin, Corey Heim, 23XI Racing
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AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing
AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing
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Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports
Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Corey Heim, 23XI Racing
Corey Heim, 23XI Racing
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Denny Hamlin, Corey Heim, 23XI Racing
Denny Hamlin, Corey Heim, 23XI Racing
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Joey Logano, Crew Penske
Joey Logano, Crew Penske
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Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing
Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing
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Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
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Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing
Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing
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Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
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