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Teams are expected to use the same vehicle from the very first race since Sundays race is the second in a weekend doubleheader. Five teams, though, have actually been approved to go to a backup car and for that reason will need to fall back prior to the green flag: the No. 00 StarCom Racing Chevrolet of Quinn Houff (expected to start 40th), the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet of Tyler Reddick (supposed to begin 30th), the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Erik Jones (supposed to begin 38th), the No. 22 Team Penske Ford of Joey Logano (expected to start 36th) and the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Alex Bowman (expected to start 27th).
Sundays lineup was based upon the completing outcomes from Saturday, which consisted of an inversion of the leading 20 finishers.
Also, four other drivers will lose their beginning spot for various reasons. Chase Elliotts No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and B.J. McLeods No. 78 B.J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet had their transmissions altered. Elliott and McLeod were set to fire off 25th and 39th, respectively. William Byrons No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and Ryan Preeces No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet had their engines altered. Byron was going to start seventh, while Preece originally had the pole position.
Numerous cars and trucks in the NASCAR Cup Series will drop to the back before the start of Sundays Pocono 350 (4 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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