The starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway was set by applying the statistical formula NASCAR has been using for most of its 2021 race.
The starting positions of the drivers for the Instacart 500 (3:30 pm ET; Fox, MRN, SeriousXM NASCAR Radio) were based on four factors:
- Driver’s finishing position from last race (25 percent)
- Car owner’s finishing position from last race (25 percent)
- Team owner ranking (35 percent)
- Fastest lap from the previous race (15 percent)
Below is the starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR race at the 1-mile track in Phoenix and how it was set without qualification.
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Brad Keselowski will climb the pole following his performance last weekend in Las Vegas. He finished second in the Penzil 400 after Kyle Larson and won Stage 1 of the race. Keselowski is second in the Cup Series point standings, but he is just two points ahead of Larsen, who is in third place.
Larsen would line up outside Keselowski in Sunday’s first line. ()Update: Larsen would have to leave behind for a fast interval as his car failed a two prerese technique inspection on Saturday. William Byron and Cody Ware will also have to go backwards because their cars failed two inspections.)
Joe Gibbs Racing partners Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell and Martin Truex Jr. will finish third, fourth and fifth respectively. Hamlin leads the point standings with three top-fives, three stage wins and 150 laps, all series heights in the first four races.
NASCAR starting lineup in Phoenix
The starting lineup for Sunday’s race in Phoenix was determined through NASCAR, a mathematical formula that was adopted late in the 2020 season. The same process is being used for the majority race in 2021 to establish lineups without qualification.
The source prepared this starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR race at the Instacart 500, Phoenix Raceway.
| start over. | Driver | Car no. | Team |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Team penske |
| 2 | Kyle Larsen | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 3 | Danny Hamlin | 1 1 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 5 | Martin trux jr | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 4 | Chase Elliot | 4 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| . | Kyle Busch | 1. | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| . | Ryan Blane | 12 | Team penske |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team penske |
| 10 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 1 1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | ४ 47 | JTG Daughter Racing |
| 12 | Kurt busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 13 | Austin dillon | 3 | Richard Bal Racing |
| 14 | Eric jones | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 15 | Rayon preis | 3. | JTG Daughter Racing |
| 14 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front row motorsports |
| 1. | Chris buescher | 1. | Russia Fenway Racing |
| 1. | Kevin harvick | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 19 | Ryan newman | 4 | Russia Fenway Racing |
| 20 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 21 | Alex bowman | ४ 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 22 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 23 | Tyler radic | . | Richard Bal Racing |
| 24 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 25 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI racing |
| 24 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 2. | Daniel suarez | 4 | Trackhouse racing team |
| 2. | Anthony Alfredo | 38 | Front row motorsports |
| 29 | Justin Haley | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
| 30 | BJ McLeod | 78 | Live fast motorsports |
| 31 | Cody vessel | 51 | Rick ware racing |
| 32 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 33 | Corey Lajoie | . | Spire Motorsports |
| 34 | JJ Yele | 53 | Rick ware racing |
| 35 | Quinn Hof | 00 | StarCom Racing |
| 37 | Josh Biliki | 52 | Rick ware racing |
| 3. | Timmy hill | 66 | MBM Motorsports |
| 38 | James davison | 15 | Rick ware racing |
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